February 2012
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“Fuck the Smiths, fuck Orange Juice, Felt, FELT, FELT!!”
– Stuart Murdoch
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“Sunlight Bathed in Golden Glow” by...
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“Never half-ass two things. Whole-ass one thing.”
– Ron Swanson
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“Clutter is a physical manifestation of fear that cripples our ability to grow.”
– H.G. Chissell
I’m quite vexed by this quote and I don’t like it one bit, but I am forcing myself to consider the inevitable truth(s) behind it.
It’s sunny and I’m feeling so great and I’m using my cell phone to make a tumblr post but I don’t care because it’s sunny and I feel so great!
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The Clean announce U.S. tour dates →
telepathicaffair:
I’M GONNA THROW UP.
If I don’t get tickets to this show, I will probably just die.
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“Among the formal breakthroughs accomplished by the Velvet Underground was...”
– J.D.C., opening the Feelies entry in The New Rolling Stone Album Guide.
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“You Know You’re Right” by...
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“The success of his children’s books was to become a source of considerable...”
– from the Wikipedia article on A. A. Milne
This sentence, guys!
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“One of the advantages of being disorderly is that one is constantly making...”
– A. A. Milne
I actually just found a bookmark with this quote on it while cleaning my room.
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“If you don’t read the newspaper you are uninformed; if you do read the newspaper...”
– Mark Twain
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“We can see our breath drifting out from us as we talk.”
– from Raymond Carver’s “Where I’m Calling From”
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gen·u·flect
intr.v. gen·u·flect·ed, gen·u·flect·ing, gen·u·flects
1. To bend the knee or touch one knee to the floor or ground, as in worship.
2. To be servilely respectful or deferential; grovel.
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“Memory is funny. Once you hit a vein the problem is not how to remember but how...”
– Tobias Wolff
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Dash Jacket on KXLU →
We haven’t played a show or anything in ages, but we’re playing Mukta’s radio show tomorrow morning (Wednesday, 2/15) on KXLU. The show runs from 6 to 9 AM (PST) and we’ll be playing at some point between those times. It’s gonna be acoustic and probably a lot of fun. I think we’ll also be spinning some records and what not. So tune in to nurse those...
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“A Friend Like You” by Aberfeldy
My...
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APA is so gross, guys.
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ap·pog·gia·tu·ra
n. Music
An embellishing note, usually one step above or below the note it precedes and indicated by a small note or special sign.
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“As everyone knows my dream as an actor is to appear in every movie ever...”
– Nicolas Cage
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catastrophicwaitress:
Arghhh I went to have a nap at midday til maybe three but I forgot to put an alarm and I woke up and it is eight and now I will NEVER sleep and be tired for the rest of my life.
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A Couple Things I've Been Wondering Lately
What did British singers like Mark E. Smith or Jon King or Eddie Argos or the guy from the Shitty Limits sound like when they were kids?
How old will Michael Cera have to be before he can no longer be considered for the starring role in a Harold and Maude remake?
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“Any activity becomes creative when the doer cares about doing it right or...”
– John Updike (Currently wondering how I can apply this to running.)
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The 54th Grammys
If memory serves, I stopped watching the Grammys about a decade ago. At that point I had discovered Nirvana, the Ramones, the Sex Pistols, Crass, the Meat Puppets, The Clash, The Vaselines, Sonic Youth, and other musical groups similar in style and philosophy. I realized, after discovering this music, that perhaps the Grammys were not really a showcase of greatest music being released each...
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Kurt Vonnegut, The Art of Fiction →
INTERVIEWER:
Do you really think creative writing can be taught?
VONNEGUT:
About the same way golf can be taught. A pro can point out obvious flaws in your swing. I did that well, I think, at the University of Iowa for two years. Gail Godwin and John Irving and Jonathan Penner and Bruce Dobler and John Casey and Jane Casey were all students of mine out there. They’ve all published wonderful...
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“The problem with life is it’s so daily.”
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Unknown (as far as I know)
I thought this was pretty great until a quick google search directed its attribution to evangelist Chuck Swindoll.
(via balkon)
D’oh. Actually, I remember that now. Either way, I enjoy the sentiment (almost as much as I enjoy your pointing out of his name...
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“The problem with life is it’s so daily.”
– Unknown (as far as I know)
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I Wouldn't Be Bummed If, Say, Pt. 1
I wouldn’t be bummed if, say, Cocteau Twins’ “Lorelei” was, oh, seven hours long.
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“Hi Howard, I’m Back” by Small...
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My Role in the Somewhat-Distant Dystopian Future...
[I wrote the bulk of this a long time ago and recently remembered I never finished it. So I finished it and here it is. It’s silly and fun and it’s one of those things I write in between writing “serious” fiction and “school work.” You know, so I don’t go crazy.]
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R.I.P. Hollywood/The Prophet →
He was known by many names, but everyone will agree he was a South County institution.