December 2009
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“Be always at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let each new...”
– - Benjamin Franklin
New Year’s Eve in Birmingham this year, due to some unforeseen circumstances with my brother’s work. Failing to find another ride to Tampa, there will be no Outback Bowl for this girl.
Although I am insanely pissed off understandably disappointed to miss it,...
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somethingintellectual:
Devendra Banhart - Forget...
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On, well, humanity.
“The sky darkens from ultramarine to indigo. God bless the names of oil paints and high-class women’s underwear, Snowman thinks. Rose-Petal Pink, Crimson Lake, Sheer Mist, Burnt Umber, Ripe Plum, Indigo, Ultramarine - they’re fantasies in themselves, such words and phrases. It’s comforting to remember that Homo sapiens sapiens was once so ingenious with language, and not...
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On male jealousy and female evasion.
““Who told you that?”
“Oh, someone,” said Oryx. Someone played a big part in her life.
“Someone who?” Jimmy hated him, this someone - faceless, eyeless, mocking, all hands and dick, now singular, now double, now a multitude - but Oryx had her mouth right next to his ear and was whispering, Oh, oh, some, one, and laughing at the same time, so how could he...
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An explanation on the non-Christmas-y posts.
Christmas is the 26th at the Wells household this year. When the little ones arrive!
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On Oryx and Crake.
As much as sitting at the airport and then on the runway for an eternity sucks, it does give you a ton of time to read. Just finished Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood, which I really enjoyed. What does it say about you if you love post-apocalyptic novels?
“His mother on the other hand could never seem to recall how old Jimmy was or what day he was born. He’d have to remind her, at...
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A Holiday Treat...(FREE!)
fuckyeahavettbrothers:
Do you love The Avett Brothers?
What kind of question is that? Do you read this tumblr?
Do you wish some of the things you’ve heard them sing on in concert would be released in a random “album” you could download for free?
I like free and downloadable things. But I’m not so sure about those quotation marks around “album”. They seem tricksy.
Do you...
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Star Wars on Christmas Eve.
Me: Daddy, turn it down!
Dad: No!
Me: It's offensively loud!
Dad: I'm deaf!
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U.S. states (+ D.C.) listed from happiest to...
Alabama, top 10! Illinois, top 50. Also, I think SEC states have a clear advantage in this poll. Good football makes people happy.
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sarahspy:
According to a new study analyzing 1.3 million participants’ self-reported well-being, plus their state’s weather, home prices, etc:
1. Louisiana 2. Hawaii 3. Florida 4. Tennessee 5. Arizona 6. Mississippi 7....
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Watchpragerd:
Yes! The Hood Internet put a full version of the Juvenile Passion Pit mashup. Yes.
I mean, I know everyone already checks the Hood Internet, but this is too fun.
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This is the last I'll ask to meet me here at dawn.... →
“Meet Me Here at Dawn” by Cass McCombs. Andrew Bird covered this last night. I’ll take music recs from him, I guess.
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“Come, Miss Bennet, and play for us. Music is my delight. In fact, there are few...”
– Lady Catherine de Bourgh, Pride and Prejudice.
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Jonsi Birgisson - Boy Lilikoi.
Solo single by...
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“Brothers and sisters judge one another with a far more cruel lucidity than...”
– Andre Maurois. From Lelia: The Life of George Sand.
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WatchOh, I’m not done. Here’s another video.
Pursuit of Happiness. The accompanying video radicalness to the song you know. I’m just waiting for the Stuff White People Like entry on KiD CuDi. ‘Cause I am and I do. Cudderisback.
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Video Post. 'Cause you know there's nothing that...
Except Iron Chef. Battle Zucchini. Duh.
Lykke Li singing “Little Bit” on the beach in Bermuda with a guitarrista who looks just like David Bowie. Sounds awesome with the ocean in the background. Lykke Li makes me want to be weirder and cooler. Crackerfarm just always delivers.
From the same label that launched The Avett Brothers we now have Sam Quinn and the Japan Ten. Quinn...
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“The artist must be blind to distinctions between ‘recognized’ or ‘unrecognized’...”
– Kandinsky (great post on “The Spiritual in Art” at Art in Transit) (via crashinglybeautiful)
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idlewildsouth:
I’m Not Gonna Teach Your...
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nonwriting:
Hey everybody, all you need to know...
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15 Weirdest Science Stories of 2009 →
Do you know what THAT is?
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“Kindness in words creates confidence, kindness in thinking creates profoundness,...”
– Lao Tzu
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Two (Great-ish) Beyonce Covers.
Halo.
Single Ladies.
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Aurore Dupin (George Sand) wrote this when she was...
“The Just Man has, strictly speaking, no sex: he is man or he is woman according to the Will of God: but the code by which he lives is always the same, whether he be a General or the mother of a family. The Just Man has no fortune, nor is his house full of slaves. Those who serve on him are his friends, if they are worthy to be. His roof belongs to the vagabond, his purse and his clothing to...
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Stereomood: Emotional Internet Radio →
Answer the questions, “how do i feel? what am i doing now?” and stream music that fits your situation.
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Writing tips from Allen Ginsberg →
Just filled with random good stuff.
Catch yourself thinking. —A.G.
“The purpose of art is to stop time.” —Bob Dylan
“One touch of nature makes the whole world kin.” —Shakespeare
“Candor” —Whitman
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copycats:
Merry Christmas Baby - Otis Redding
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Chipping away NU tradition. →
“A group of students hacked decades of paint off the Rock. But can paint alone define our history?”
Or, without the paint, is The Rock just a rock? Or a rock that used to be a fountain? I think it would be kinda cool if it were a fountain again.