in my cd player... Stephen Malkmus Eponymous   on the page... Matthew Klam Sam the Cat and Other Stories   into... coco wheats; a balanced checkbook; Steven Soderbergh's acceptance speech; 7/10 correct Oscar picks   a lane of memories... The David Horowitz article seems to have brought back college memories for a lot people, including Kanani:   "The thing I remember most about that time is that on that Thursday evening when I returned to my room, I found one of those thin letters in an Ohio State School of Journalism envelope that officially declared that I had met all the requirements and I was officially proclaimed a journalism major. I had made that momentous leap out of the undecided category. I now was headed down the road on which I thought my life was going to take. My reception into the school was coming in conjunction with one of the biggest issues that had I had ever faced in my young life. It was, I think, ironic."   And she promised to track down Cal and tell him that I really prefer Kristen over Fluff. Time to forgive.   gardens and hideaways... I spent Sunday in the gardens of Dumbarton Oaks, among the periwinkle hillsides which made me feel like I was inside one of Leonard Bast's dreams.   just one expectation... Three days in Madrid provides the possibility for a Javier Bardem sighting. And though I can't really expect to come face to face with those irresistibly sleepy eyes, I can dream about it.