i don't know where i am with music right now. as most of you know, i've made a mix of new stuff every six months for the last four years, but i decided to discontinue it for the time being.

that said, there're some incredible things right now that restore my faith in what music can do and what it can mean. i'm tempted to say that the best of '08 can ( Read more... )

i spent the weekend in santa cruz. this morning i had an hour to kill, so i went into a bookstore on pacific. i found a copy of infinite jest for $9. this excited me, because i've wanted to buy the book for several months. i went to the counter and the cashier looked at me gravely. "so, you heard the news..." "what news?" "david foster wallace ( Read more... )

and this is peace. a weekend of reclaiming myself. i am unapologetically myself right now. so, to all the people i've known from oak park and its surrounding areas: i like maybe, oh, six of you, but that's enough for me to be truly happy. that's more than enough.

i give,
and i give,
and i give.

when do i receive something
in return?

"tried to pull the rope down from the sky
it wouldn't come down so i started to climb
i've got a great work to do and i can't come down."

this is what i've been doing when not studying french (which is rare):

moping in my apartment and spending an inordinate amount of time on facebook--
taking several hours to work on a big huffman prairie project--
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why yes, i did just spend an hour looking at youtube videos of bunnies!

my god, i just saw what is fast becoming one of my favorite movies ever. it won't be everyone's cup of tea, but do at least try to see guy maddin's "docu-fantasia," my winnipeg. best 80 minutes i've spent in an extraordinarily long time. i'll probably see it again on sunday.

monday:

9-10 am, french 3
10-11 am, english 166 (nabokov seminar)
1-2 pm, english 127 (modern poetry)
6-8 pm, gws 198 (pt anderson decal)

tuesday:

9-10 am, french 3
2-3:30 pm, english 100 (parasites in postmodern lit seminar)
6-7 pm, gws 198

wednesday:

9-10 am, french 3
10-11 am, english 166
1-2 pm, english 127

thursday:

9-10 am, french 3
2-3:30 pm, english 100

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movie weekend! i've wanted one for the longest time, and now five films rated 80 or higher on metacritic have happily conspired to play in berkeley on the same weekend!

today i saw the dark knight (WHOA @ ledger, rad @ rest of film) and chris and don (lovely! i wonder where i can find a coffee-table book of bachardy's drawings...); tomorrow is tell ( Read more... )

i'm listening to aimee mann on loop. those who know me (and her) best are aware of what that means ( Read more... )