a crass and not so subtle glimpse at american consumerism, as epitomized by angelina jolie, "Patroness of the Checkout Counter, Mystic Rose of the Tabloids, Guardian of Children in Every Color of The Rainbow."

inspirational words for anyone who ever went to college and enjoyed it.

p.s. this is the best animal collective song maybe ever.

was it me, or was something just not right with everything today (may 15).

i got into a minor car accident (ran into some poor woman's pontiac grand am on the bay bridge).

the weather was funky, all cold and miserable, grey and windy.

the warriors lost (i am concerned about this more from a standpoint of local boosterism - oakland needs ( Read more... )

proof that music is embedded in the fabric of the universe

this makes going to new york in a few months sound REALLY fun

go vermont! this also makes me wonder why no major news agency has picked up on this yet

why there should be universal health care in this country NOW

i just looking on craigslist, and under the 'for sale' portion, i saw 'baby+kids,' and i thought to myself, damn, i can't believe people are selling their kids on craigslist.

and then i clicked on the link and realized they were selling kid's stuff. like toys and play equipment.

looking briefly over my playlist hobbled together over the past academic year, 2006-2007, i have noticed the abundance of pieces we have done in a minor, in uso. sibelius 4 (in a minor), mahler 6 (in a minor), and shostakovich violin concerto (in a minor). if different keys mean something in the language of western music (e flat being the key of ( Read more... )

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thanks to cheeseparade for this GEM; the very existence of this video proves why castro was and is the amazing place it is. and though i love the building, i love the people inside so much more.

props and love to eric, cathy, and DAVE. (mike too)