I have had such a great past few days with my new friend Benedikt. Benedikt was subletting my roommate Brendon's room while he was in Brazil. He's 24, German, and a phenomenal drummer. Moved here from Germany several months ago on a full scholarship to Berklee; dropped out because the school and Boston both suck, moved to NY, and soon to move to LA ( Read more... )

In a twelve hour span, I received direct messages from Chad Clark, Kristin Hersh, and Pharoahe Monch.

TWITTER FUCKING ROCKS.

Ultimate fantasy: a threesome with Groundation's two backup singers.

to eat a cow's flesh and drink its milk simultaneously...those jewish folk have no idea what they're missing.

During my 10 day silent meditation retreat in August 2005, I awoke one morning, having had a very vivid dream for which I then stole a pen and wrote it all down ( Read more... )

this is the first day in which my moving-related fear has set in.

this morning my mom and i were eating breakfast at a cute french place we've gone to many times, la provence, she with her eggs and bacon and toast, me with scrambled eggs with pesto and red peppers. she was telling me of a couple that she set up in high school who soon married, angie and jimmy. she was their bridesmaid, and they've been together ( Read more... )

I've started meditating daily. Not so much because I love it for its own sake (yet), but more because it is the sole means through which I will be capable of achieving that which I most want to accomplish in life.

i am still sleeping with the same blanket i have had since i was 12. it's a beautiful red plaid and it's soft and it's been with me through all sorts of things, but it has become so tattered. the actual cloth covering is falling apart everywhere, crumbling structurally and exposing the inner compressed cotton. having one foot in the sleep world ( Read more... )

My dad, who is himself a wealth of amazing anecdotes, recently told me one for the ages ( Read more... )