Dear god, please don’t let me sit that close to my boss in a meeting ever again
It was just a perfect storm of discomfort for me. I’ve felt kind of jumpy
all day, and we’re in this department meeting, and my boss is talking one
chair over and even though I know everyone is looking at her, it
feels like they’re looking at me and I get freakishly self-conscious
when I feel like people are looking at me. So, I’m on the verge of jumping
out of my skin. So I’m doodling right in front of her to dispel some nervous
energy and the net result is a mountain range with a row of trees
disappearing into the horizon and about 300,000 individually drawn blades of
grass.
Swear to god, my heart was pounding a little. I really need to start taking
sedatives or something.
Now listening to:
Now reading:
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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
The Book of Regrets“This dick in front of me…accused JH of making him miss his dinner.”
The SparrowWhen Edith sings my mind conjures up grainy, sepia-toned black and white photographs of Paris in the forties. Her voice embodies that tinkling piano that everyone hears in a neighbouring apartment, but never our own. When Edith sings I hear her say (in French), “At first there was no applause, and then the house came [...]
Stupidity Still Reigns in Cari LandI had a primo opportunity to chat with a guy and instead I just kept walking. And yesterday, I could have shown interest on an escalator and blew it. Honestly, I panic. A little, mini, teeny tiny, makes dust particles look huge, quark-sized panic attack. I’m walking around fine and confident and happy and then [...]
Our Venture Funding Finally Kicked In“Our dedication to finding art and absurdity in the world around us has only gotten stronger.”
If You’re Wondering When You Get to Stimulate the Economy“Dear Government and IRS: you guys are dicks.”
