i've been really enjoying these two songs lately.

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both of the songs are about something ineffable, and this feeling quite literally transcends words in the choruses, which consist of high-pitched oh's and ah's. but these are not in the same category as the 'oi oi' alarum of punk rock or the jingly trills of the Beach Boys. these choruses are ( Read more... )

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the world's too big a ballast, i will flip it out and float away.

sometimes when you're driving around at night, it feels like your presence in the world is the very thing that holds it in synthesis.

BOOSH

the way i see it, there are two kinds of love: tough love and love-no-matter-what. tough love means wanting growth and strength and change and what's best for the object of your love. love-no-matter-what is to love someone no matter what choices they make or who they are. i don't think you can rely on only one.

O generation of the thoroughly smug ( Read more... )

it's kind of a shame that i was forced to read so much classic literature throughout high school before i even knew what any of it meant. before i'd ever really interacted with someone of the "upper class", i was shown their hollow existence in The Great Gatsby and before i even knew what kind of career i wanted to pursue, Fitzgerald taught me ( Read more... )

i realized today after some wikipedia research that this bullshit movement that is enveloping and disheartening average people our age is a revival of dandyism:

A dandy is a man who places particular importance upon physical appearance, refined language, and leisurely hobbies. Historically, especially in late 18th- and early 19th-century Britain, ( Read more... )

( some thoughts on c.s. lewis )

sarah and i saw "the wicker man" a few years ago when it came out. it was horrible and we laughed for days about some of ol' nicholas cage's... less than adequate moments in the movie. 2 years later, we realize that cage's performance in that movie has established a moderate-sized cult following on youtube and that we were not alone in mocking his ( Read more... )