22.

Geesus.

karamazov urged me to complete a top ten album list. Honestly, I'd rather do a top ten song list, as I rarely listen to albums as albums any more. But I'll defer: here's a top ten album list, and though I didn't put very much time into it, I feel it's fairly accurate:

10. Iron & Wine - Our Endless Numbered Days

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Let's face it, when times get rough, most people turn to an old standby song that warps perception enough by crowding it with memories to provide at least 4 to 5 minutes of respite.

Mine's David Gray's Babylon.

What's yours?

The Silversun Pickups are going to be the biggest indie band of this year. Kite Flying Society is also really, really good. No they're not--I heard one song that was great, but it sounds nothing like the rest.

Also, is this the best mashup ever? I don't know, but I like it A LOT.

Clint Mansell vs. Usher: Requiem for Usher (mp3)

on this day in 1667, "John Milton (pictured), blind and impoverished, sold the copyright of Paradise Lost for £10."

That's incredibly, monstrously depressing to me.

In Bosnia, in fact.

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Also, can someone who speaks Japanese tell me what the hell they're saying and what that writing means? Thanks.

I was listening to Stevie Wonder's song, My Cherie Amour, just a moment ago and this line struck me as (probably unintentionally) hilarious ( Read more... )

Someone living in my house has a beauty product called Mask of Magnanimity. I noticed it sitting on the shelf today.

Mask of... Magnanimity? WHAT. THE. HELL.

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