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Stuck in the Middle With You
Once again, I just don’t know who to blame. Yes, we’re a very fat country, so yes, perhaps airlines should begin accommodating our girth. Then again…aw fuck it…decide for yourselves: Man Sues Airline For Being Seated Next To Obese Man.
We’re eating better, exercising more, and yet, the pounds aren’t coming off. You?
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Vincent Moon and Arcade Fire Walk Into An Elevator….“[T]he crowd seemed really emotionally engaged with the music.”
Water Water Everywhere…. “Water, water, everywhere,
And all the boards did shrink;
Water, water, everywhere,
Nor any drop to drink.”
- The Rime of the Ancient Mariner
Samuel Taylor Coleridge
An extended version of Bon Iver’s La Blogotheque Take Away Show of “For Emma, Forever Ago” with three versions of the song and some very startled tourists. I think this is one of my favorite things in the whole world. Not just that the song is so beautiful, and is so beautifully sung, but that [...]
So, This Stephen Malkmus-looking Guy Who Went to High School with My Boss Wrote a Children’s BookA man once said, “Childrens do learn.” and I believe childrens should learn to dream big dreams. Even better is to dream arty dreams like a hipster might draw. This hipster author’s name is Dallas Clayton. Although I do not know for sure that Dallas Clayton is a hipster, he looks like this: And, I [...]
Matilde UrrutiaIt isn’t simply that you are loved gloriously, or loved beautifully. But rather that a pitch perfect expression of love for you sounds and sounds, Rises into the very air. Though the love itself may fade, I do not know, The poetry you inspire ascends, ascending Becomes stars and you, who are so loved, Look [...]
//FROM THE ARCHIVES
Train Vigilantism“Please take your backpack off and carry it while riding public transportation.”
Holy Fucking Shit with the Babies at the Loud Music Shows“Am I the only one worried about hearing-loss in babies and toddlers?”
For Emma, Forever Ago (and Ever Again)An extended version of Bon Iver’s La Blogotheque Take Away Show of “For Emma, Forever Ago” with three versions of the song and some very startled tourists. I think this is one of my favorite things in the whole world. Not just that the song is so beautiful, and is so beautifully sung, but that [...]
The Stain of PoliticsJust for a moment, we’ll take back those things we said about the pettiness of cable news. And for a moment, we’ll recognize this as proof that there are still some teeth in the First Ammendment. Unfortunately, this will likely never result in the resignation Olberman rightly suggests, but if it results in him getting [...]
be betterI have just been catching up with my friend Laura’s life by reading her LiveJournal. It used to be that when she and I were (frequently) mutually unsociable, I would keep up with her doings and happenings online. It saved a lot of time when we finally did meet up for cupcakes and knitting. I’ve [...]
