Jeffrey Clayton
@paranoidprof.bsky.social
English Professor who loves books, movies, road trips, old cemeteries, photography, the Astros, and my Auburn Tigers.
I picked up two of Criterion‘s recent Blu-ray releases. I remember seeing Eyes Wide Shut in a Waco theater back in 1999 and being impressed. It may not be Kubrick’s best, but it was a worthy ending to his career.
November 29, 2025 at 9:25 PM
I picked up two of Criterion‘s recent Blu-ray releases. I remember seeing Eyes Wide Shut in a Waco theater back in 1999 and being impressed. It may not be Kubrick’s best, but it was a worthy ending to his career.
One of my favorite things is a restaurant mural, and I found a good one at Mumphord’s BBQ here in Victoria. Just look at that bad boy grilling the meats!!
November 21, 2025 at 8:46 PM
One of my favorite things is a restaurant mural, and I found a good one at Mumphord’s BBQ here in Victoria. Just look at that bad boy grilling the meats!!
HARPSICHORD MADNESS
November 14, 2025 at 5:49 PM
HARPSICHORD MADNESS
Always nice to catch up with an old friend…
October 13, 2025 at 5:45 AM
Always nice to catch up with an old friend…
I know I’m a nerd, but I can’t tell you how excited I am to have gotten my new library card! (And I dig the stained-glass design)
September 20, 2025 at 5:44 PM
I know I’m a nerd, but I can’t tell you how excited I am to have gotten my new library card! (And I dig the stained-glass design)
I was at the local library’s used book sale, and this note had fallen out of a book. If I’m reading this right, it says “p. 309 — eating and preparing rotten meat.”
Really? This is what we’re taking notes on now?! 
Really? This is what we’re taking notes on now?! 
September 18, 2025 at 5:48 PM
I was at the local library’s used book sale, and this note had fallen out of a book. If I’m reading this right, it says “p. 309 — eating and preparing rotten meat.”
Really? This is what we’re taking notes on now?! 
Really? This is what we’re taking notes on now?! 
I went to the B&N at Deerbrook to shop the Criterion sale one more time, only to find dozens of police cars surrounding the mall. I think the universe is telling me to cool it on the blu-rays. 🤷🏻
July 27, 2025 at 10:50 PM
I went to the B&N at Deerbrook to shop the Criterion sale one more time, only to find dozens of police cars surrounding the mall. I think the universe is telling me to cool it on the blu-rays. 🤷🏻
Guys, I finally found the perfect pillow…
July 26, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Guys, I finally found the perfect pillow…
As of Saturday, this “snack” is FIFTY years old. 😭
July 7, 2025 at 7:11 PM
As of Saturday, this “snack” is FIFTY years old. 😭
The first of what I fear will be multiple trips to the 50% off Criterion sale at Barnes & Noble!
June 29, 2025 at 10:25 PM
The first of what I fear will be multiple trips to the 50% off Criterion sale at Barnes & Noble!
March 4, 2025 at 7:00 PM
One of my former students brought me a chocolate-covered scorpion as a late Christmas present! It really only tasted like chocolate, but there was a kind of grittiness that reminded me of sunflower seeds.
January 14, 2025 at 8:20 PM
One of my former students brought me a chocolate-covered scorpion as a late Christmas present! It really only tasted like chocolate, but there was a kind of grittiness that reminded me of sunflower seeds.
The worst driver since Toonces! Mural at Ben and Jerry's in Rice Village.
December 28, 2024 at 10:07 PM
The worst driver since Toonces! Mural at Ben and Jerry's in Rice Village.
December 8, 2024 at 11:34 AM
Have I mentioned my new obsession?!
December 4, 2024 at 11:41 PM
Have I mentioned my new obsession?!
Spent the afternoon grading to one of my favorite eras of Bob Dylan!
December 1, 2024 at 11:18 PM
Spent the afternoon grading to one of my favorite eras of Bob Dylan!
Throwback to Dia de los Muertos 2023 ♥️
November 21, 2024 at 9:31 PM
Throwback to Dia de los Muertos 2023 ♥️
One of my students did her presentation on Jack the Ripper, and she made buttercream cupcakes with bloody axes embedded in them for the class!
She earned an A. 😭
She earned an A. 😭
November 19, 2024 at 7:37 PM
One of my students did her presentation on Jack the Ripper, and she made buttercream cupcakes with bloody axes embedded in them for the class!
She earned an A. 😭
She earned an A. 😭
Got this CD set yesterday; it's an impressive reissue of the original 1971 live album from Harrison's benefit concert. Not only does it have some of his fantastic songs, it has Harrison and Dylan performing six Dylan songs as well! Best of all, this reissue benefits UNICEF.
November 19, 2024 at 4:42 PM
Got this CD set yesterday; it's an impressive reissue of the original 1971 live album from Harrison's benefit concert. Not only does it have some of his fantastic songs, it has Harrison and Dylan performing six Dylan songs as well! Best of all, this reissue benefits UNICEF.
The canceled TV show you never stop thinking about.
Does anyone other than me even remember this one?!
Does anyone other than me even remember this one?!
November 16, 2024 at 8:39 PM
The canceled TV show you never stop thinking about.
Does anyone other than me even remember this one?!
Does anyone other than me even remember this one?!
I've entered another one of my Shakespeare phases! I've read The Winter's Tale and A Midsummer Night's Dream in the last week, and next up is Cymbeline, a play I last read during my grad school days at Baylor...maybe 1998?!
#RootRootRead
#RootRootRead
November 15, 2024 at 3:40 AM
I've entered another one of my Shakespeare phases! I've read The Winter's Tale and A Midsummer Night's Dream in the last week, and next up is Cymbeline, a play I last read during my grad school days at Baylor...maybe 1998?!
#RootRootRead
#RootRootRead
My dad gives Johnny a Benadryl every night in a spoonful of peanut butter. He claims that Johnny will only eat Jif and refuses to touch Peter Pan or Skippy.
This dog has a more refined palate than I do.
This dog has a more refined palate than I do.
June 13, 2024 at 9:49 PM
My dad gives Johnny a Benadryl every night in a spoonful of peanut butter. He claims that Johnny will only eat Jif and refuses to touch Peter Pan or Skippy.
This dog has a more refined palate than I do.
This dog has a more refined palate than I do.
Two shots from this past April in Rockport Cemetery, on the Texas coast.
June 12, 2024 at 7:09 PM
Two shots from this past April in Rockport Cemetery, on the Texas coast.
Cindy Walker mural in Mexia. Walker was a Country Music HOF songwriter who lived her entire life in Mexia, writing songs each day on her trusty typewriter. Her songs were hits for decades, from the '30s to the '80s. Listen to Willie Nelson's 2006 tribute album to hear her music!
June 6, 2024 at 12:17 AM
Cindy Walker mural in Mexia. Walker was a Country Music HOF songwriter who lived her entire life in Mexia, writing songs each day on her trusty typewriter. Her songs were hits for decades, from the '30s to the '80s. Listen to Willie Nelson's 2006 tribute album to hear her music!