i biked up to the ault park jungle gym to swing in the sunset, and there was this mom trying to coax her daughter off the tower. "just one more minute!" the daughter pleaded. this kid knows the value of time ( Read more... )

Here's a couple of dope tracks about environmentalism, for those what're into that whole scene. doseone (of Themselves) and Subtitle are my #1 & #2 favorite rapsters...though I hated them both when I first heard 'em.

A public transportation love song: Subtitle - Subtalk
On the uprooting of the organic: Themselves - Revenge of the Fern

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We had to write a sonnet for Creative Writing...here's what I came up with:

Barking at the PikeIt's three days to Friday and we're at the pier ( Read more... )

I have an unhealthy addiction. I spent $70 today, up $30 from last week. This is seriously burdening my steady debt obliteration.

Blackalicious, Battles (!!), The Pharcyde and Portishead.

Yes Eli, I bought it off my roommate.

Here's the short stack story I've been slaving over this past week, some of which was posted below. I have neither the wherewithal nor the desire to go through and edit it right now (I just finished), so accept any typos with benevolence and grace. lols. The last page's queries were written for class, but feel free to chime in (brutally) if you ( Read more... )

So I have to write two short stories for creative writing. I'm not talking 5 page jackoffs- the prof said that somewhere around 25 pages per should suffice. Oof. In preparation for the first one (which is due on the 7th), he had us first write 4 paragraphs describing settings we might like to use, then a 3 page scene employing deja vu to ( Read more... )

I floated in a sensory deprivation tank today; it was pretty neat. I have to write a paper about how the experience relates to our political culture. Weird, right!

Poem assignment: write a persona piece from the perspective of a historical figure.

The GreatestYou never quite get over that first punch ( Read more... )

I think this one is more miss than hit, but whatever! If in the future I post more than one piece at a time, I'll use a cut. Don't want to clutter your Friends page! Hahahaha, yeah.

Top BunkIt was the cover of a book, my reoccurring dream ( Read more... )

Good god, there sure are a lot of independent record stores around me and up into Lakeview/Wicker Park. This is DANGEROUS for my bank account but AWESOME for me ( Read more... )