December 2011
29 posts
VACATION GRUMPASAURUS.
Vacation makes me a grumpasaurus rex. It doesn’t agree with me to do nothing, or to race around to do 10,000 activities (boat rides, house tours, snorkeling, etc.) when I’m supposed to be “relaxing.” I’m constantly confused as to what level of participation is expected of me, so today I just gave up. I’m simply out of my depth as far as normal human interaction...
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-12-25) →
Okkervil River (199)
The Black Keys (51)
Arcade Fire (16)
Battles (8)
Radiohead (7)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
dear the internet:
i will be gone for a few days. don’t do anything fantastic while i’m gone, ok?
So, just ignore my face if you can.
So Tuesday I got hit in the face with a stapler. I was holding the stapler, trying to un-jam it and the little (but surprisingly strong) springy thing went “no way, cubby,” and sprung itself and the thing flipped in my hand, turned over and hit me in the face like a teeny roundhouse kick.
Last Sunday, I walked into a pole with the other side of my face. I was standing next to it, then...
Wake up and fight.
Boing Boing.
Banksy, via Wooster Collective.
—30—
In journalism-land, at the end of your copy/story/press release/whatever, you add a —30—. If a story is not finished, you write “No 30” at the end to say you’re submitting more material. My first journalistic experience, and where I learned this, was in seventh grade, at my jr. high newspaper. I was 11- or 12-years old, and have been generally a practicing journalist (scholastic,...
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-12-11) →
The Black Keys (144)
Neutral Milk Hotel (135)
The Shins (59)
Death Cab for Cutie (35)
TV on the Radio (7)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Baked Ideas, via BoingBoing.
Shortest horror story ever
Moffat & Gatiss: Did we say Jan 2012 Sherlock season 2 was going to air? We meant Jan 2013
Natalie Dee.
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-12-4) →
The Babies (187)
Okkervil River (41)
Built to Spill (31)
Neutral Milk Hotel (21)
Death Cab For Cutie (19)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Collection of Light by humans since 1982 via Design Milk.
English Settlement.