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Archive for May 2009

shape of a rocket ship

MASQUERADING AS A DEEP THOUGHT One of the most infuriating phrases in history has to be “You'll understand when you're older.” It was infuriating then because MOTHER HOW DARE YOU. It is infuriating now because I am older, and I kind of do understand. Grrr it's just a carnival of fury. SKINNY LEGS AND CHAPTER […]

other guy sleeping at the Hyatt

THE ENUMERATED DOLDRUMS 1. Nora's class is having all these goofy themed days to end the year, related to the alphabet because kids like strict order and holidays and 1:1 ratios, and today was H. They were supposed to wear hats and Nora picked a plastic novelty Viking helmet that I probably got as a […]

sir it seems you may lack employment

COMPULSIVE, REPETITIVE Recent downloads, mostly golden oldies, that I just want to hear over and over and over: Deerhunter, “Nothing Ever Happened.” Particularly the last two minutes or so, after the vocals stop and it gets properly rhythmic and shoegazer.Northern State, “Sucka Mofo.” I wish they had left out the dated bit about the Democrats, […]