Happy Ides of March y'all. As we all (should) know, today, Julius Caesar was crossed by his own trusted senators. (Remember, if you're double crossed, it must happen twice. Otherwise, that don't make sense.) I think that if Youth and Government ever falls on a March 15th, somebody has to plan a big assassination in the Senate. Come on, how often do ( Read more... )

Once upon a time there lived a man with no insight. Try as he might, he never could create a single original thought. He wrote page after page of essay, poetry, and aphorism, and yet every epiphany he created had already been thought of long before him. He grew lonely, for his curse was so complete, every phrase he thought to speak was preempted by ( Read more... )

I walked out of Westmont High School and exhaled to see if I could see my breath. I could ( Read more... )

Hey, long time no see! What's that? What have I been doing all this month that I couldn't be buggered to update this here journal? Well, I'm glad you asked that, Anonymous! It is because I've been neck deep in a sea of musical effluvia that has all come to a head, on this Tuesday, March 1st of the year of our lord 2005. Every music fan worth their ( Read more... )

The phenomenon of guilty pleasures is quite interesting in that it reveals how much of a musical snob somebody is. Much of the guilt related to a guilty pleasure is a kneejerk reaction against its popularity. It may be true that I am a scenester who can immediately dismiss music based upon how often it is played on the radio, but I can tell a good ( Read more... )

A MispronunciationWhy did the toaster hold up the bank? Possibly German Sandy coerced my butter into the standards imposed by a famous Republican president from long ago. Over and over, Phil matured the margarine. Simply fraudulent as a condiment, why would Dwight cure your myxomatosis? The answer is obvious. We must never black out the detergent ( Read more... )

Hi all. Flu season is here in all of its glory, and its latest victim is yours truly. I was able to sing and play at the Uncontrollable Few's Mojo Music show last Saturday (thanks to all who could attend, details on the next one are forthcoming), but now that I have no real reason to remain healthy, I've allowed the virus to have full reign over my ( Read more... )

I'm not a regular patron of many restaurants; I personally prefer eating at home where one does not have to worry about table manners or tips. Still, as a person who enjoys studying people's reactions to the unexpected, I find much fun to be had in the dining experience. A fine example is going to any restaurant where fountain drinks are served, ( Read more... )

Seeing as how I enjoy irony, I love being in Honors English 1st period. Our teacher, Mr. Neurauter, reads aloud passages about inspiration and deep thoughts to a class that is much more concerned with getting their cars out of a snow-blocked driveway or going back to sleep. And I suppose it's somewhat unfair - few of the great writers wrote after ( Read more... )

I'd like to take this moment to wish y'all a most splendid 'oliday season filled with all the [whatever you wish] you expect from [whatever you celebrate]. Personally, I celebrate Christmas, an obscure little celebration of the winter solstice derived from the Asatru pagan holiday of Yule. In this holiday, it is typical for celebrators to exchange ( Read more... )