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oh look char finally (somewhat) speaks her mind.
my african politics tutor finally wrote a response to the kony 2012 video that's been trending-- or rather, a response to the criticisms of it since they seem to have become even more popular than the video itself-- and posted it on our course forum. with each point of his that I read I thought, yes, this, exactly. I think that critical thinking is ( Read more... ) -
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florence and the machine concert tonight! what a great show. one of the most incredible concerts I've been for, but also the least enjoyable in terms of comfort and surrounding concert-goers. would've been loads worse without the good company of my coursemate though!
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'kay I just came back from laura marling's gig at the hammersmith apollo!
she's so young but you wouldn't really guess from her music. unfortunately I wasn't that familiar with her newest album nor did I like it best, but she was good live-- the sort that'll only keep getting better. I kept thinking things like "wow, you're so talented, and you ( Read more... ) -
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andrew bird tonight at the barbican centre with rain_ing who came down from york! I keep forgetting how much I like andrew bird and how good he is live. mostly because, compared to the record tracks, there's a lot more extended instrumentals and slight improvisation? ALSO he's hilariously awkward and tells the audience stories. and his violin just sounded ( Read more... ) -
a rare rant.
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take care, take care, take care
I went for the explosions in the sky concert tonight! it was really really good; I enjoyed myself a lot. absolutely no lyrics and no silence from start to end (which got a bit annoying sometimes when the segue music was particularly...dissonant but overall was alright and solved the problem of awkward transitions between songs I guess). the thing ( Read more... ) -
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piping hot chicken soup at pret, chilly weather, a warm maroon knit sweater, christmas stuff EVERYWHERE including gorgeous christmas lights at brunswick, a grande toffee nut latte and even though I have three essays to complete by the coming Friday...I love where and when I am right now ( Read more... ) -
hybrid regimes
I think my present position on most political and other issues can probably be summed up as "a liberal among conservatives and a conservative among liberals".
beyond having a penchant for the middle ground (which I undeniably do because I like consensus, compromise and can't we all just get along?), I often find myself thinking yeah, but when I'm ( Read more... )