healthy-ish again. started smoking again at least ( Read more... )

i know steve albini is an asshole and all, and it's entertaining, but you think he'd at least master the records he produces to some sort of standard volume, instead of the lower-than average decibel level he uses, which of course makes the following album extra loud, as i have cranked up the last one beyond standards. You never expect to go from ( Read more... )

just a note: download and listen to "set off running" by neko case. it'll melt your guts.

i'm sure there's a very quiet minority of us that enjoy power outages. don't get me wrong, i'm blissfully conditioned into being helpless without my electric razor, crappy guitar amp, and sybian vibrator, and i'm not preaching that we all need a break from our gadgets, since it's pretty much all we have left to define our identities anymore, but i ( Read more... )

the migraines are back to clockwork again, been almost one month to the day since the last one. last night/this morning's one wasn't too bad, though. i didn't get sick, and i managed to leave the fan on without the noise killing me ( Read more... )

i retract me previous statement: do not buy the 2006 edition fo the best american non-required reading. it has massive misprints and you should wait for the reprint. which is sad, since otherwise it's wonderful

instead, buy The Blind Assassin by Margaret Atwood. it's been around for a little while now, and received many awards, but christ it's ( Read more... )

i am never having a dream again. jesus fuck last night wrapped my brain around a brick. doesn't help that i've been a moody mess the past couple of days anyway, so i'll be seeking either balance or a quiet cave to grow a beard in for the next couple of days ( Read more... )

quick update before i pass out.

yesterday was the best new record tuesday i've had in ages. both the hold steady and the decemberists put out what i feel is their best material yet. Boys and Girls in America is insightful and funny and rocks like a beast, and The Crane Wife is complex, nerdy, a bit too prog-rocky for me, but has some wonderful ( Read more... )

jesus whale harpooning christ i have a day off ( Read more... )

so, for anyone out there who already has, or will in the near future have a gigantic castle of maze-like lair, i have a foolproof way to keep those pesky fucking heroes from getting to your throne room. all you need is one corridor, and put some awesome fucking artifact at the end of it, since heroes love getting awesome fucking artifacts, since ( Read more... )