"...the growing good of the world is partly dependant on unhistoric acts; and that things are not so ill with you and me as they might have been, is half owing to the number who lived faithfully a hidden life, and rest in unvisited tombs." -G.E.

( Dr. Suess Political Cartoons )

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For those who aren't aware: next Wednesday, October 27th, there will be a total lunar eclipse. Begins at 630pm, lasts till nearly 10pm - although totality only lasts from 720ish till 845 ( Read more... )

Perhaps three or four days ago I was looking around on Lynch websites, trying to find information about songs that appeared on Twin Peaks. During this quest, I happened to learn that David Lynch had written a comic strip for the L.A. Reader, called The Angriest Dog In The World.

And then, yesterday, perfectly timed for it to make sense to me, ( Read more... )

I was listening to This Mortal Coil while studying tonite, and was suddenly inspired to write a post about the most embarrassing music that I enjoy. I quickly realized that it would be time-consuming for me to remember all of the bad music I listen to, as well as list and introduce the bands - I wanted to read up on This Mortal Coil anyways, though ( Read more... )

This past day has been incredible. If you had told me six months ago that I would see The Cure live, I wouldn't have believed you. If you had told me they were going to play their most extensive set, possibly their best show, in about 13 years, I would have told you to shut your lieing mouth. But it all came true tonight. It's all true ( Read more... )

It hit me today: just how many people there are in this world less fortunate than myself. Some people just don't have the freedom I enjoy to do the things I love. Not everyone can go and see The Cure on a whim, or travel across the border after sundown. I can't change these people's unfortunate circumstances, or provide them with any hope that ( Read more... )

My good friend D.R. called me out of nowhere yesterday. I have known this fellow longer than anyone else unrelated to me and we keep up quite a good friendship, although there are often breaks in communication - we just don't bother talking when there is nothing worth talking about. So I hadn't talked to him for some time when he called me - this ( Read more... )

Today I sat down and searched and searched through The Big Lebowski to find a song that plays for about seven seconds during it; the melody introduced in the scene is constantly a part of my internal soundtrack. That gets frustrating when you've only clearly heard the vocal line for five or six seconds and the music is hidden in ambient noise; I'm ( Read more... )