December 2011
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It’s the last day of 2011, and old habits allegedly die hard, so I felt compelled to make a top ten:
10. Starfucker- Reptilians
9. Ólafur Arnalds- Living Room Songs
8. Amor de Dias- Street of the Love of Days
7. Vetiver- The Errant Charm
6. Kurt Vile- Smoke Ring for My Halo
5. The Pains of Being Pure at Heart- Belong
4. Veronica Falls- Veronica Falls
3. Summer Camp-...
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tonight's menu:
moussaka; Isolation Ale
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Dependencies:
Dad—any type of car trouble
Mom—customer service problems
Boss—tricky advocacy issues
Aric—“Wait, is it ‘who’ or ‘whom’ in this instance? It’s the subject, so…’whom,’ right? No?”
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“I don’t trust or love anyone. Because people are so creepy. Creepy creepy...”
– Vincent Gallo
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My mom’s adorable ragdoll kittens are cuddling with me in bed. I’d post a picture, but it’s too adorable. You wouldn’t be able to handle it. Plus I haven’t brushed my hair today.
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-12-25) →
Belle and Sebastian (6)
Los Campesinos! (5)
Summer Camp (4)
Dolly Mixture (4)
Bearsuit (4)
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“‘I see a vacant seat,’ replied the Ghost, ‘in the poor chimney-corner and a crutch without an owner, carefully preserved. If these shadows remain unaltered by the Future, the child will die.’
‘No, no,’ said Scrooge. ‘Oh, no, kind Spirit! Say he will be spared.’
‘If these shadows remain unaltered by the Future, none other of my...
“Ron Paul has integrity! He has ALWAYS supported letting rich white straight men...”
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WatchI like when he says that most of his daughter’s molecules are from the dumpster.
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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-12-18) →
Allo Darlin’ (12)
Frédéric Chopin (11)
Johann Sebastian Bach (9)
Ludwig van Beethoven (9)
Ludovico Einaudi (8)
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Watching Home Alone 2: Lost in New York with Aric...
“What the hell? This movie is like Saw for children.”
and
“He’s MURDERING them!”
tonight's menu:
braised beef stroganoff over pappardelle; assorted winter ales
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-12-11) →
All Girl Summer Fun Band (13)
Ólafur Arnalds (7)
Los Campesinos! (7)
Ludovico Einaudi (5)
Casiotone for the Painfully Alone (5)
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“Several times throughout Topdog/Underdog, Booth claims to engage in sexual...”
– a favorite sentence from the paper I’m (very) slowly writing
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“The author of A Guide for the Greedy by a Greedy Woman was not the usual...”
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holiday baking projects:
pumpkin bars
gingerbread bundt cake
s’mores bars
mocha cupcakes w/Bailey’s frosting
What are you baking in the next few weeks?
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“Please. What’s your name?” Coraline asked the cat. “Look, I’m Coraline. Okay?” The cat yawned slowly, carefully, revealing a mouth and tongue of astounding pinkness. “Cats don’t have names,” it said. “No?” said Coraline. “No,” said the cat. “Now, you people have names. That’s because you don’t know who...
weekend highlights:
Winning the “my cat is cuter than your cat” award at our work holiday party—Chester is vindicated.
Berry-infused vodka
Aric and I have been dating for two years. It’s been pretty okay.
We finished a NYT crossword over breakfast this morning. That’s about as exciting as it gets on a Sunday morning ‘round these parts.
I’m going to start saying “R’hllor take the wheel!” as an expletive and everyone will give me brief weird looks until one day I’ll say it and someone will laugh and I’ll know I’ve found a bro or maybe just another poorly socialized person.
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Saturday Looks Good to Me— The Girl’s...
tonight's menu:
creamy chicken & rice soup; pretzel rolls; redneck mothers
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-12-4) →
Belle and Sebastian (12)
Akron/Family (9)
Camille Saint-Saëns (7)
Leonard Cohen (6)
Los Campesinos! (5)
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