tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3073101430490354222024-03-05T03:52:30.763-05:00Songs for Starlit BeachesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger69125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-307310143049035422.post-18832915543801425082010-03-24T00:52:00.000-04:002010-03-24T00:53:16.171-04:00My lifeListening to hipster metal and critiquing short stories. Wadduppppp.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-307310143049035422.post-69696395582876188982010-03-10T20:22:00.002-05:002010-03-10T20:32:18.612-05:00If you take some of the Bible literally...<object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/rHaVUjjH3EI&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/rHaVUjjH3EI&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br />And <a href="http://www.humanistsofutah.org/2002/WhyCantIOwnACanadian_10-02.html">here</a> as well.<br /><br />Because you can't pick and choose your scripture, not when you're choosing between some ancient laws and others. Either they're all valid for all time periods or they're all temporally limited, markers of a previous culture's way of life. You can't say God meant some of them and was just kidding about the others; all that is is looking for reasons to back up your discrimination against things you're already prejudiced against.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-307310143049035422.post-74417010055700299192010-03-01T02:48:00.001-05:002010-03-01T02:48:46.299-05:00Now I am..<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/n8H7Jibx-c0&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/n8H7Jibx-c0&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-307310143049035422.post-55675954158134995482010-02-17T01:39:00.001-05:002010-02-17T01:39:17.625-05:00BearsBears, yo.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-307310143049035422.post-589039732116952232010-01-12T22:55:00.002-05:002010-01-12T23:01:12.112-05:00Psst, hey guys...Conan sucks and is only marginally better than Leno. Network variety shows are not funny.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://s.bebo.com/app-image/6649312749/6649008016/PROFILE/i.idlestudios.com/img/q/u/08/04/15/chris_rock.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 355px; height: 302px;" src="http://s.bebo.com/app-image/6649312749/6649008016/PROFILE/i.idlestudios.com/img/q/u/08/04/15/chris_rock.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />YEAH AH SAID IT. (You have to read that in Chris Rock's voice)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-307310143049035422.post-74032349591399510062010-01-02T00:30:00.002-05:002010-01-02T00:30:49.333-05:00Apparently Soundgarden is reunitingI guess they wanted to try being actively irrelevant.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-307310143049035422.post-39385174431992262062009-12-28T22:23:00.002-05:002009-12-28T22:26:38.454-05:00I'm So Glad It's The End of the DecadeNow I can say, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that this is the best song of the decade:<br /><br /><div><object width="480" height="485"><param name="movie" value="http://www.dailymotion.com/swf/x211a6&related=0"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.dailymotion.com/swf/x211a6&related=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="480" height="485" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always"></embed></object><br /><b><a href="http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x211a6_kelly-clarkson-since-u-been-gone-go_music">Kelly Clarkson - Since U Been Gone [good quality]</a></b><br /><i>Uploaded by <a href="http://www.dailymotion.com/darklibra">darklibra</a>. - <a href="http://www.dailymotion.com/us/channel/music">See the latest featured music videos.</a></i></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-307310143049035422.post-7658191933532664952009-11-16T22:54:00.002-05:002009-11-16T22:56:54.645-05:00One of my favorite thingsThe music, not necessarily the clip.<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/kOoeOGu8_L8&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/kOoeOGu8_L8&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />Ps I quit facebook.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-307310143049035422.post-2402714766384918402009-10-29T01:00:00.003-04:002009-10-29T01:04:28.752-04:00CompressionI'm going through the process of decreasing my internet activity, especially in regards to social networking, in light of a fear of my dependence on it, a fear of my inability to process complex information due to the immediate and simple nature of internet discourse, and in part on this article, which confirms that my fears are shared: <a href="http://marksarvas.blogs.com/elegvar/2009/10/a-little-night-reading.html">Reading</a><br /><br />Twitter is gone forever. Bye Twitter.<br />This blog rarely enters my consciousness, so I may or may not leave it up just out of laziness.<br /><br />The question is facebook, of course. It's used in so many different ways--it's connected to my job at the very least--that I feel I cannot quit fully. Refusing to login would be ridiculous and would also carry the threat of people trying to contact me and not being able to/feeling like I'm ignoring them. I'm not sure what that leaves me with other than my own willpower not to use facebook very often, and I'm not sure what that does.<br /><br />We'll see what happens, but deactivating facebook sounds really nice recently.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-307310143049035422.post-15346598817691373942009-10-20T00:40:00.001-04:002009-10-20T00:41:35.680-04:00Good<a href="http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/10/19/good-without-god-atheist-subway-ads-proclaim/">Good Without God campaign</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-307310143049035422.post-84474698226536703402009-08-02T23:34:00.001-04:002009-08-02T23:35:20.814-04:00Sunday NightSunday night is for Lucero and My Bloody Valentine. <br /><br />One week. Both excited and upset.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-307310143049035422.post-59198211026566444852009-07-19T15:17:00.002-04:002009-07-19T15:18:14.610-04:00Dag, yo.I'm not sure if I like this new layout/colour scheme that much, but then again I haven't posted anything here in a while anyway so does it really matter? I'm just trying to make good use of these final three weeks before everything changes again.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-307310143049035422.post-53788129055307629512009-06-28T15:54:00.001-04:002009-06-28T15:55:32.572-04:00My newest hobbyArbitrarily assigning nicknames to people. If you don't have one yet, just wait. You'll soon join the ranks of Team Sister's Bed, Cocktail Dress, Chuckster, Tits McGee, Stumbles, Notre Dame, Grad School, and Team Sledgehammer.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-307310143049035422.post-34725617115489259252009-06-24T22:42:00.002-04:002009-06-24T22:55:16.906-04:00Everybody DownA few more things:<br /><br />-I found a voice recorder in my house. Those of you who know me should know exactly what I intend to use this for, and how amazing it will be.<br /><br />-Someone kicked my garage door last night and left a big fkkn footprint. That was more than a little bit creepy. I'm assuming these were Daniel's enemies/punkass friends.<br /><br />-I swam today and in a practice 100 free, hit my freshman year of high school time. Maybe I'm not in as bad of shape as I thought. Then again, I was a fkkn horrible swimmer freshman year of high school.<br /><br />-I've been hit on by girls recently, which is a step in the right direction, I suppose. The girl at Moe's Monday said I smelled good, and a super-cougar at the pool today said I was handsome. So you know, at least these are females.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-307310143049035422.post-22055834945830979672009-06-22T01:23:00.002-04:002009-06-22T10:37:36.102-04:00Everything.Everything that begins as a comedy ends as an empty laugh on your back porch.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-307310143049035422.post-47527477692423072992009-06-14T23:13:00.002-04:002009-06-14T23:21:50.962-04:00Over My HeadA few more updates:<br /><br />-I think the Antlers' album is rivaling Grizzly Bear for best of the year.<br /><br />-I'm completely addicted to Law and Order. Case in point, it came on last night at 11. I was already tired. I stayed up till 2 am watching it, then watched the end of Good Will Hunting.<br /><br />-Speaking of which, I've decided that I want to marry Minnie Driver's character from that film. I figure I just call her up and be all, "Yo, want an acting gig? For the rest of your life?"<br /><br />-I was at Starbucks tonight and a guy came over and gave me a napkin with his number on it. This marks the second time that something like this has happened recently, as I got a facebook message from someone I've never met before basically asking the same thing last week. Now, I have absolutely no problem with homosexuals whatsoever, but it makes me wonder: do I give off the impression that I'm gay? Or are these guys just naturally brazen and approach any guy regardless of his perceived sexuality? Because if it's the first one, this could explain why my love life has been such a train wreck. Also, I feel like I should text this kid and be like, "Yo, sorry dude." I mean, it just seems rude to ignore him, am I right here?Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-307310143049035422.post-75199795340472267202009-06-14T15:45:00.002-04:002009-06-14T16:47:20.205-04:00These Are ThingsMy mother is convinced that I had a girl over at 2 am last night, because she heard us talking. The only thing is that I was sitting on the couch watching Law and Order at 2 am, and there was definitely no one else here at that point (that I know of....). Given how straightforward I've been with my parents all summer, it's weird that all day she's been convinced that someone was here, though I've told her otherwise. But then again she's marginally insane from time to time, so I guess it's not that surprising. <br /><br />I'm about done with this whole not raining thing: please start raining agin. Not even because I want my lessons cancelled, just because it would be nice for it to rain.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-307310143049035422.post-52905919905831271382009-06-11T19:06:00.002-04:002009-06-11T19:19:40.516-04:00Last update about lessons, I swearMy one tonight farted in the water, multiple times. It's taken me six years, and now, now I've seen or heard everything.<br /><br />It's like, kind of still tax return season, and so I feel like spending money on myself. The only problem is that I didn't get any returns with my taxes. I got a bill for more, and a warning that I can't declare myself eligible to withhold anymore. So really, I don't have extra cash to spend on myself. Maybe I'll get myself some fiscal irresponsibility presents instead. Or some "Damn, it's nice to not pay for meals at home" presents, since home does have the redeeming factor of almost no expenses.<br /><br />That's about it in terms of redeeming factors though, and as much as I love everyone down here, I can't wait for fall to start. My little brother is making a blog. I'm not sure if I should follow him or not. Probably anonymously. We'll see.<br /><br />Oh and Animal Collective in three phrases or less: music was awesome, crowd was a doucheopolis, miss mah friendz.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-307310143049035422.post-71524954723451827362009-06-08T23:46:00.002-04:002009-06-08T23:56:44.610-04:00Our Dreams Escape FireKeeping with tradition, another update about my lessons: almost all of them are absolutely adorable this year, which is a nice change from bratty rich kids that I'm used to. Parents are an entirely different matter, as I'm convinced that most of them are marginally insane. I'm wondering if this is something that happens to all people when they have children, or only when they have children, rich husbands, no job, and large disposable incomes. <br /><br />I ordered 2666 today because I needed an extra $15 to get free shipping on Amazon, and because it's $10 cheaper there than the list price, but also because I absolutely loved Savage Detectives, as you all are more than aware. It's something like 988 pages. Add this to Gravity's Rainbow and right there you have a summer reading list built on masochism. <br /><br />I have a feeling my blackboard email isn't working. By that I mean I know there were emails sent to me that I have not received. This is very upsetting, because there's a chance that I should have heard back from a few different publications, who now think that I am snubbing them because I haven't responded. Things like this keep me up at night, even though it's far more likely that they just didn't send me anything in the first place.<br /><br />My knees hurt today. No idea why. Perhaps I'm dying; pretty sure this is a symptom of bird flu (what up 2004 reference?).Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-307310143049035422.post-50020800070820849092009-06-06T15:07:00.001-04:002009-06-06T17:39:09.909-04:00SaturdayMy lesson pooped in the pool today. Thankfully, it was after I had gotten out of the water. For those keeping score at home, that makes it two gross things my lessons have done, and zero that have happened to me.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-307310143049035422.post-24379398941670832402009-06-05T14:30:00.002-04:002009-06-05T14:45:27.307-04:00FridayFalse alarm on 8:30 lessons meant that I got up infinity hours earlier than I needed to, but seeing as I've gotten about 12 hours of sleep in the last 24 hours, this wasn't a big deal. I've been listening to Beirut a lot recently, and by recently I mean today, but Ifeel that I grossly overlooked how good Realpeople Holland is. March of the Zapotec is only ok, but I'm really digging Realpeople. <br /><br />I should go to the gym at some point today, and I might, but right now I really just want to read and write and enjoy how it's like, almost raining, and has been on and off all day. Sometimes I think I could totally live in Seattle, although other times I realize that I do like sunshine a lot.<br /><br />Ice Cream man in my neighborhood is very annoying. He must know that there are children in my house and my neighbor's house, because he always pauses in our court. It's easy to say he's a child molester, and funny too, but most likely he's poor and trying to keep his family afloat. Doesn't mean that I appreciate his music or want to buy ice cream from him, just that he's more of a tragic than a comic figure, if you really think about it.<br /><br />My fingers are shaking. I really haven't had caffeine in a long time, as these two cups of coffee are totally affecting me.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-307310143049035422.post-25439957761210335522009-05-31T22:03:00.003-04:002009-05-31T22:14:49.365-04:00What's outside the windowI'm currently waiting for my chai tea to steep. I tried to make chamomile a few minutes ago, but something went horribly wrong and it was perhaps the worst cup of tea I've ever made in my entire life. I'm not sure why, but in any case it was the last of the chamomile that we had (perhaps that's why), so I switched to chai. I may or may not be up all night now. I haven't had much caffeine since I've been home. It was only today that I learned how to make coffee with my parents' coffee machine.<br /><br />I finished <i>The Savage Detectives</i> today covered in goosebumps, though I knew what was written on the last page long ago. I may be premature in this declaration, but it is perhaps one of the best books of the last ten years (if we count English versions, since the Spanish came out in 1998, if you want to get technical). I won't say anything on the plot because I want everyone who reads this to read that instead of my stupid ramblings about it. Just know that it was at least equally if not more powerful than <i>All The Pretty Horses</i>. Those of you who know me know exactly what that means.<br /><br />That's about it for now. I had more to say but I think my tea is ready. I'm very fond of spending the night in with a book, much to the dismay I'm sure of my friends who are home and bored. Like I said, Savage Detectives....<br /><br />Oh and for those keeping score at home, the obsession with the nature cameras has officially ended.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-307310143049035422.post-75413149024269543742009-05-27T19:08:00.002-04:002009-05-27T19:38:54.887-04:00Two thingsOne of my lessons threw up on the side of the pool today. That was fun.<br /><br />My family is currently freaking out about a live video feed of an Eagle's nest. I don't really get it, since they've been doing this since noon.<br /><br />UPDATE--They were watching this video feed when I woke up today. Just overheard: "OH THEY HAVE OTHER WILDLIFE CAMERAS". My living room now sounds like a zoo.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-307310143049035422.post-13251497141557886812009-05-23T18:45:00.003-04:002009-05-23T18:57:12.902-04:00I haven't really had anything to write about here in a whileI've done much of my writing elsewhere, mostly by hand, which is very strange for me. I've broken my obsession with ink and gone back to using a pencil. I'm not sure why. Today was hands down one of the best in recent memory, and driving home from the pool listening to Grizzly Bear was as close to perfection as I think I can hope for. I'm feeling better about this summer than I was earlier this week. I actually swam today for the first time since probably January; it was at least the first time I've done any sort of workout since March. Maybe that will be my hobby this summer. God knows I need it.<br /><br />I'm having trouble finishing Savage Detectives. Probably because I can feel how epic the end is going to be, and I'm not sure that I'm quite ready for it. I've been reading a lot of Levis and drinking tea and listening to Sun Kil Moon this week, all of which have been influenced by this perfect rainy day weather that we've been having. I honestly do not care that I've barely made a cent this summer, perhaps because I have plenty in savings, but also probably because its been very nice not working very hard yet, combined with my general lack of affinity for money.<br /><br />That's really all for now, not that what I typed above amounts to much anyway. Maybe I've been using pencil because I want these thoughts to fade, or maybe its because it reminds me of a simpler time, and I've been walking backwards recently.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-307310143049035422.post-76115870184607225602009-05-12T13:33:00.008-04:002009-05-12T13:38:09.295-04:00WHERE IS TRAIN<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.superpoop.com/042409/i-paid-money.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 354px;" src="http://www.superpoop.com/042409/i-paid-money.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.superpoop.com/042409/i-paid-money.jpg"><br /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.superpoop.com/042409/i-paid-money.jpg"><br /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.superpoop.com/042409/i-paid-money.jpg"><br /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1