September 2006
23 posts
Osmosis doesn't work with books, but it works with...
-I bet there is a whole other internet out there in a different language. I mean, I know there is obviously, I’ve been to ‘other’ language websites before. But I don’t think google searches scan them like they really could. I really think, when I search “Spain”, that the first 50 results should NOT be in English. (despite the fact that the word...
Don't Think Twice it's Alright
-The Science of Sleep FINALLY comes out in Durham tomorrow. Might just go get the 12am showing… of wait they don’t do that here. Anyway, this is one of those movies that I love even before I see it. It would have to be HORRIBLE for me not to like this one. it is predetermined shall we say -The internet weather has been right a negative amount of times today. -I didn’t know...
Golf Bugs and Broken Glass
So I found broken glass in my pocket yesterday. This was surprising. When you find broken glass in your pockets, you are forced to reflect on the last 36 hours of your life a little bit more than normal. I ran the night before in my head a few times and didn’t recall any fist fights, car accidents, robberies, or explosions, so the origin of the glass continued to be a mystery. My next...
PSA sometimes stands for public service...
-I realize a lot of things these days. For instance I just realized I left my clothes in the washing machine. But being a senior, I tend to realize lots of other things too. The most recent being that up to this point in my life, I have been living “incrementally”. I’m not sure if this is the right word to describe what I’m talking about, but it’s what I’ve...
The Wonderful Story of the Man without a Hat
-I’m never really afraid of getting a parking ticket. What I AM afraid of is getting a parking ticket and then having someone steal it before I get a chance to see I’ve gotten one. That or it blowing off my windshield. Basically I’m afraid of getting one and not knowing about it until I get a second one for not paying the first one. I am afraid of being arrested, in whatever...
Under Cold Blue Stars
I really feel like I’m about to have a huge creative breakthrough, on all fronts. So right now, I’d say I’m waging creative war on the graphic design, music, and writing fronts (maybe film too). The enemy is pretty much clichés. I’m also having real trouble not boring myself. Like, I can think of a really cool website design right now no problem, but it will just...
Texas Pics (last ACL post I promise)
"Tall" shouldn't rhyme with "small"
So I’m pretty tall, 6’5 to be exact. (including the hair) Usually, I regard this as being very awesome, it’s nice being able to see over people etc. Anyway, at concerts, it is not awesome. I mean, it’s great for me because I can see over everyone, but it sucks for the three or four people behind me that can’t see anything besides whether or not I brushed my hair...
ACL Super-Post
As I mentioned, I just got back from a weekend in Texas at the ACL festival. It was amazing. Here are the bands I saw: John Mayer Gnarls Barkley Massive Attack Los Lonely Boys MUSE Matisyahu The New Pornographers Ben Harper Jose Gonzalez Phoenix Nada Surf The Shins TV on the radio Calexico Anathallo Husky Rescue KT Tunstall Ben Kweller The Raconteurs Kings of Leon Mishka Ted Leo and the...
Sorry, I confuse D and L
So I’m back from the ultimate music weekend. I felt like I did when I used to watch VH1 in the early 90’s, that is, all fuzzy inside. Anyway, I should have tons of pictures up later today, but that’s all dependent on me not dying from one of the following: lack of sleep, homework, a speeding comet, or a lemur. For now, you can just read some thoughts I had this weekend. -I...
ACL (not the knee one..)
So in about 1 hour I’m off to Austin, Texas to see John Mayer, Massive Attack, Gnarls Barkley, KT Tunstall, Matt Nathanson, MUSE, Van Morrison, Los Lonely Boys and tons of others. http://www.aclfestival.com It’s going to be amazing, and I’ll be back on Monday, when the blogging craziness can resume. -Ever wonder why it is completely impossible to stop thinking? (as in turn...
Miami '06. (it's coming)
Someone put lemons (or something with an equally high bitterness quotient) in my honey oats this morning.. -I want to go on tour right now. I’d even go on tour selling potatoes I don’t care, I just want to go. -OK, so this is going to sound like I’m complaining about a specific instance or person, but I’m not. This is just a basic complaint that I have all the time, and...
Reality TV Sucks
I hate finishing good books. I think my brain zones out on purpose when reading a book I like, so I am forced to go back and reread a few pages. (and the process takes longer) Of course, this happens when I’m reading a book I don’t like too, but I just skip pages instead of zoning out. Currently, the book I’m afraid of finishing is “Chuck Klosterman IV: A Decade of...
Winging it
I have a psychotic amount of work to do right now, and I’m not going to do any of it! HAHA! School is for fiends!! ..now that may sound rebellious, but I should mention that I can’t do any of it because I haven’t bought my book yet and need to wait until tomorrow when I can go buy it…drat
Calling all Cars
So I have this perpetual fear that I’m going to lose anything that I have just bought. I don’t know where it comes from though, cause I’ve pretty much never lost anything in my life. (knock on wood) Either way, I am still afraid that the new sunglasses I bought are going to take a dive down the storm drain or get run over by own car, or something equally rational. So in an...
It's 7:40, what aren't you doing?
I just feel like posting right now. Not anything in particular, just a useless ole’ post. Anyway, here is a list, cause, why not? Successful reasons for Today: Frou Frou Guitar Center Hamburgler Meat Unsuccessful Happenings today: Guitar Center help getting lost deep in Durham (3 days in a row) fuel
Nel Cimitero Di Tucson (Crazy)
I think, instead of saying “cheese” to get people to smile for pictures, you should have a joke on demand that you could always tell. Everyone should have their own joke though, so depending how good your individual joke was, that would determine how good your pictures were. So what would end up happening is, stand-up comedians would become the most renowned photographers. It would...
For the Birds
I love going to grocery stores late at night. I don’t think I’m ever going to shop before 9pm again. I love taking my time, not crashing into old women, not waiting to check out, and the music they play at night. Contrast that with the 5pm crowd and I think the decision is now written in stone. Why do they put nutrition facts on water? I got the memo a long time ago that all those...
People are strange
So I love having a PO box. I don’t ever take my mail out though, I just leave it in there. I consider my mailbox to be my own personal square foot of storage space. Why fill my backpack with DukeCard bills when I could just “file” them in my mailbox automatically? I have also been known to put a bottle of juice in there and come back days later for a cranberry surprise. I...
The Master's Club Diving Squad Team
In the summer of 2004 a diving team was started by my associates and I. It was called The Master’s Club Diving Squad Team. The creation of the team was in response to the “little kid diver” who is always better than everyone else. The Master’s Club was a revolution against technique. The only pre-requisite is no formal diving instruction could ever have been imposed...
The Facebook Formula
Fresh off the printing press: Step 1: Take the number of facebook friends you have and divide it by 2. This is the number of actual friends you have. Step 2: Take the number of facebook friends you have and multiply by 2.3. This is the number of people you would recognize around campus. Step 3: Take all of the facebook groups you belong to and delete them all except for two. This is the...
The Potato Eater
Now that's a bit flash..
I love my room. I love this weather.