"Let us all be thankful for this day, for we have learned a great deal; if we have not learned a great deal, then at least we learned slightly; if we did not learn slightly, then at least we did not become sick; if we did become sick, then at least we did not die*. So, let us all be thankful."

Bolded by telepathicbotox , because it's that last line where he finds ( Read more... )

 I have no idea whether or not I want to go to graduate school ( Read more... )

This song's gonna sing me to tears
This semester's gonna shorten my years

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 Let's see...my New Year was spent at a little party held by a married couple Laurel and I know. Twas a good time, especially after all the smokers came off the cold-ass porch and hung out inside. It was one of those silly occasions where most of the party seemed to shift from the living room to the kitchen and back again every twenty minutes or so ( Read more... )

 My new year's resolution: To back the hell off.

I'm way too...demanding, interpersonally. I need to relax, reconsider whether or not people actually want to hear my random crap, be less RIDICULOUSLY talkitive all the time, enjoy silence a little more often.

"I bring home the bacon and eat myself
Here's to my health
Hope that I'm feeling well
I'm ( Read more... )

 If I ever had one dream in life, it would be to recreate The Microphones' album "Mount Eerie" in some sort of live venue. Or at least those first two songs.

That album is so damn good.

For all the things I do wrong, I think I am doing one thing right: Calling myself on my own bullshit. When I'm alone to myself, I find myself thinking silly things. What gives me hope is that, if they cycle in my skull enough times, a safety catch pops up and socks it down for the count: 3, 2, 1, and the winner (and still champ!)...PERSPECTIVE!

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 5. Fleet Foxes -- He Doesn't Know Why
Another of the handful of tracks that make me understand why these guys have the cult following that they do. Though I personally find "Your Protector" to be the one that got me to really stick with these guys and give them a fair shake beyond the hype machine, it was this song that I really think shows all the ( Read more... )

MERRY MOTHERFUCKING CHRISTMAS MOTHERFUCKERS!!!

5. Fleet Foxes -- He Doesn't Know Why
Another of the handful of tracks that make me understand why these guys have the cult following that they do. Though I personally find "Your Protector" to be the one that got me to really stick with these guys and give them a fair shake beyond the hype machine, it was this song that I really think shows all the ( Read more... )