December 2010
17 posts
Dec 19th
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▲ved▲nke: 03. LCD Soundsystem | "I Can Change" →
avedanke: “Musically, “I Can Change” finds LCD Soundsystem diving wholeheartedly into early-80s synthpop. With its nagging and simplistic keyboard melody, its dry electronic percussion, and its grid of interlocking pieces, the entire backing track could’ve come off a Soft Cell or early Depeche Mode record.
Dec 17th
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The Wainwright Family Circus
When I was a kid, my dad played a lot of Loudon Wainwright III. Particularly “Dead Skunk,” but that’s a different story. I avoided delving into Loudon’s discography for a long time, probably on account of the emotional wounds I was afraid I’d reopen by doing so. Lately, though, I’ve been reading up on the Wainwright family stories and spending a lot of time...
Dec 16th
Truth:
My cat is such a weirdo. But she makes the silliest noises when she blindly runs into things.
Dec 15th
The rhythm of my footsteps crossing flatlands to your door have been silenced, forever more. And the distance is quite simply much too far for me to row, it seems farther than ever before.
Dec 9th
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Regarding the song "Dead Skunk"
Me: it's the greatest roadkill song of all time
Devon: hahaha
it's not the ONLY roadkill song?
Me: oh, devon.
sometimes i forget that you haven't had the misfortune of spending the last twelve years in the south.
Dec 8th
Dec 8th
Dec 8th
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The Million Dollar Question: Why Does The Web Love... →
Dec 8th
“Well, you know, I think the minute you mention death, people run for the...”
– Rufus Wainwright, in an interview with Vanity Fair
Dec 8th
Cigarettes and Chocolate Milk →
Dec 8th
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Appreciate quiet moments. Embrace stillness, but don’t shy away from acknowledging discord. In all things seek balance, but not complacency. Believe that the universe is unfolding just as it should, and believe it wholeheartedly.
Dec 7th
Dec 7th
All these things that I've done.
Since graduation, I’ve managed to do the following things: Establish a semi-cordial relationship with my cat. As in, she no longer hates me. At least not all the time. Pay my first student loan bill Teach my 4-year-old niece how to write “Happy Birthday” on a card for her mom Trade in my malfunctioning Nissan Maxima for a Chevy Monte Carlo Get published! Several times,...
Dec 2nd
“Never pick sides, never choose between two. But I just wanted you. I just...”
– Vampire weekend
Dec 1st
Dec 1st
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Dec 1st
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