“ Look at the valedictorian, scared of the future while I hop in the Delorean.
— “Good Morning,” Kanye West.
22
Aug
A stage for the pastor without a pulpit, the rebel without a cause, the politico without a vote: Meaning that the below will invariably be my narcissistic and condescending commentary on any range of subjects, which, when taken together, symbolize my attempts to justify my internalized conception of 17 year-old intellectual superiority.
22
Aug
“ They don’t love you like I love you.
— “Maps,” Yeah Yeah Yeahs. Pitchfork, on its top songs of the decade, was definitely right on calling this the ballad of the 2000s. Further commentary on the list forthcoming.
19
Aug
No offense
But I know there’s someone out there who is right for me. I’m just not going to waste my time looking. I’d rather enjoy life and just let things fall into place because truth is, I don’t want to play a game when my feelings are at stake. If someone cared enough, I figured they would find a way to prove to me that not all guys are scums.
Scum is plural. You don’t need the s. And I think that phenomena is rather unique to the boys you choose to surround yourself in.
19
Aug
After over a year of fighting non-working pieces, I’m fairly happy to have a new, functional Samsung Propel. It plays music and takes pictures!?!?!? Who knew we had this technology?
18
Aug
18
Aug
“ Put down your iPhones, put down your cameras; this is a fuckin’ memory, so live it!
— Billie Joel Armstrong. Last thing I want to do is stroke the ego of this guy, but apparently that was his comment to a sold out Madison Square Garden. Considering the modern concert world, it is one I am rather inclined to agree with.
18
Aug
I was a bit further back and quiet a bit more to the left (nonetheless surrounded by just as much American Apparel and iPhones) but my position doesn’t change one fact: The Flaming Lips live is quiet an experience. Their ($6 dollar!) show at the Del Mar Racetrack this weekend was a thing of epic beauty.
17
Aug
“ I don’t know. I keep going to a lot of places and ending up somewhere I’ve already been.
— Don Draper. On a night like tonight, am I the only one left wondering how much better Mad Men might be if it was on HBO? Cheers to AMC for letting this show be a reality, but between the use of “witch” to my lusty need to see the rest of that stewardess, I felt a little cheated. Not by the content though, of course.
15
Aug
“ there’s a science to fear
it plagues my mind
and it keeps us right here
and the less we know
the more we sit still
it plagues my mind
and it keeps us right here
and the less we know
the more we sit still
— The Temper Trap’s “Science of Fear,” another of the stand-outs from Conditions.
15
Aug
[Flash 9 is required to listen to audio.]
Plays: 12
Since seeing it three weeks ago, I’ve been jamming the (500) Days of Summer soundtrack almost daily, and considering the presence of such indie-approved artists like the Smiths, Regina Spektor, and Doves, I’m sure I am not the only enamored. The most fresh track there, though, has to the Temper Trap’s “Sweet Disposition.” The track is the lead single from the Australian band’s debut album, Conditions, which dropped in the UK this week, but which still does not have a US distributor. And although “Sweet Disposition” holds up as the group’s strongest effort, the album proves to be one of the best in the still weak musical year that has been 2009. Dear music executives, if you aren’t too busy watching your industry die, you might want to do something about these guys.
15
Aug
Am I back? Yeah, I think I'm back.
After all what is blogging about? It is about me, not you. If I wanted a public forum through which I could subtly and passive-aggressively launch missives at those I’m too afraid to confront directly, then I wouldn’t be me. I’d be you.
Oh, I do see how that can fun though. Don’t think I didn’t enjoy myself doing it just now.
Now, I just need to transfer over those worth following. And maybe then find a way to restore anonymity. For now I suppose this will suffice.
23
May
I'm not sure:
If I can give up the 300+ follower audience of the below to come back here and assume true self. Perhaps I can combine the two.
