December 2008
136 posts
An Alphabet Filled with Some of My Favorite 2008...
A Woman Left Lonely – Cat Power
Blind – Hercules and The Love Affair
Courtship Dating – Crystal Castles
Dreaming of Plum Trees – White Hinterland
Evident Utensil (MGMT Remix) – Charlift
Furr – Blitzen Trapper
Great DJ – The Ting Tings
June Evenings - Air France
Hurricane Jane – The Black Kids
I’m Good, I’m Gone – Lykke Li
Kids - MGMT
Lost Coastlines – Okkervil River
M79 – Vampire Weekend
Nylon...
“Tender Buttons by Gertrude Stein: I think I started reading this on New Year’s Day as a joke, I think this is the greatest standup routine ever written, it is very funny, I think it was funny on purpose for all reasons, I want to lick Gertrude Stein’s nose.”
I love Blake Butler. Reading his blog makes me feel nice and warm, like I’ve got a warm mug in my hands and...
ratatat - mirando (yacht remix)
i like remixes of...
Kimchi Heaven Inn
Two unfortunate incidents that would not have occurred at all were I not in Korea:
-Groggily head towards the bathroom upon reaching the waking hour. Forget that I took a shower last night. Wouldn’t be a big deal, except here, showers, toilets, and washers are all connected to the same water source. Forgot to push or pull some button. Get showered while trying to whet my toothbrush.
...
tesslynch:
ladynasty:
Phoenix- Too Young
The...
“I think that novels that leave out technology misrepresent life as badly as...”
– K.V., A Man Without a Country
“I’ve told my husband I think I should have a headstone someday that reads:...”
– Judy Blume
"Who in their right mind lives here? (Zoom out.)" →
nickdouglas:
(via Reddit. More about this town here.)
i’m reblogging only because someone on the comments liveblogged their reaction to the google map. and it’s spot on.
Okay, it’s kind of secluded, who cares?
Oh, they’re near a cliff. Whatever.
Oh, wow, they’re right up against a little volcano. That’s slightly crazy.
Whoa, that volcano’s not that...
orillia opry - i lied
killa.
Like Le Corbusier, I am known for my stark...
magicmolly:
Tonight’s decision is whether or not to go to a party with a bunch of kids I knew in high school. Except it isn’t really a decision, because there’s no conflict. I don’t want to go, and I ain’t gonna.
It is always hard to know whether I should heed my perennial urge to be alone or force myself to socialize. I spent so long feeling ashamed of my (involuntary) aloneness that I feel...
7 Points
peterwknox:
Write a post on your blog telling your readers SEVEN things about yourself they are not very likely to know (through the blog specifically or people in general might not know) about you! (via ginobambino and englishgirls and lfarm)
People who know me in person have heard most of these are they are my go-to interesting facts but here goes…
1. My right arm is a little longer than...
who are your fashion icons?
sarazucker:
“little” edie bouvier beale
bob dylan
dolores haze
iris apfel
paul bunyan
broken social scene - hotel
Narcissus to Achilles
Yesterday, I passed over a bridge and saw a boot underwater. Such thoughts I had, I cannot tell you.
—Frank Stanford, from The Singing Knives
Thanks for books, parents. (Who added a note: “We know you were probably worried when the last package didn’t have any of these.”)
neko case - christmas card from a hooker
(tom...
Little Yeddie (11:15:29 AM): forgot to tell you
Little Yeddie (11:15:29 AM): my bro and I were in this guitar shop on Willy
Little Yeddie (11:15:29 AM): and the dude from Bon Iver was in there
blubeadsandbones (11:15:53 AM): OMG NO
blubeadsandbones (11:15:55 AM): NOOOOOOOOOO
Heel
First the twitch of our dog in her dream, then the half-green, half-burnt log turns over & takes on the cold side of night.
-Nance Van Winckel
sorry. can’t sleep. watching gilmore girls and posting. felt: slight flush of shame. pope john paul II pray for me and robert creeley, too.
literature map →
pretty self-explanatory. fun for at least five minutes or so. especially cuz everyone names sort of rolls around like marbles for awhile. although, when i put in marukami, theivery corporation came up as an answer. beats me.
“i like the books POSTMODERNISM: THE LOGIC OF LATE CAPITALISM and also THE POSTMODERN CONDITION: A REPORT ON KNOWLEDGE. i think that after reading those two books i actually knew what postmodernism meant, not just like: “oh there’s a giraffe eating fritos and watching himself on television” type of postmodernism.”
- sam pink.
WANT. it’s very difficult to find books about...
white stripes - candy cane children
skeetonmischa:
“Oh! You Pretty Thing” by Au...
sia - buttons (css remix)