I really don't think there's anything in the world more profoundly satisfying and heartening than the sight and sound of middle schoolers singing out with all their hearts ( Read more... )

Song lyrics are capturing what mere words can't...

Oh! Yeah! Feels good to be free ( Read more... )

HOW IS IT POSSIBLE THAT I HAD NOT HEARD OF THIS PERSON UNTIL TONIGHT.

friends, perhaps i can introduce you to katy perry.
her first two singles? "UR so gay" and "I kissed a girl." the latter is currently #2 on itunes' most downloaded list.

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pulling on my liberal-art-overeducated-borderline-PC-police chapeau, there is SO MUCH that is wrong with ( Read more... )

on the subject of household herbs and spices...

sexy:
basil
cardamom
cloves
cilantro

not sexy:
thyme
oregano
cinnamon
nutmeg
turmeric
parsley
rosemary

could go either way, depending on context:
sage
cumin
ginger

not angsty, just blown the crap away by this song:

anais mitchell / cosmic american

i’m a live wire, i’m a shortwave radio, do you copy ( Read more... )

i might be a 11 year old boy, but this very nearly made me cry tears of mirth.

When our hearts are wintry,
Grieving, or in pain
[Spring's] touch can call us
Back to life again

Fields of our hearts
That dead and bare have been
Love is come again
Like wheat that springeth green.

i'm a bit in awe right now of my computer and my handyman abilities ( Read more... )

two recent thoughts on pop music ( Read more... )