Trying to think of what song I'll audition with for Lost Highway. Right now, I'm trying to decide between David Bowie's "Moonage Daydream" and Al Green's "Let's Stay Together". But you know what just came up on my shuffle? "O'Malley's Bar" by Nick Cave, the singe most evil song ever recorded. A fifteen minute murder ballad about killing everyone in ( Read more... )

Back at Oberlin, back for some time now. Didn't bother putting internet in my room until today, so I've been Mr. Recluse for awhile now. But I'm back and in business.

Coming down with a case of black clouds again. It's the time of the season for it. I don't have much experience with being a Senior yet, but it seems uniquely lonely, uniquely ( Read more... )

Couple hours until I'm on a plane.

Now the summer truly begins.

Watched Kentucky Fried Movie last night for the first time. Hilarious. The very height of sketch comedy and post-modern decadance.

Here's a movie pitch: stoner executives. C'mon. It could be the next Harold and Kumar. Plus the Kids In the Hall did it fifteen years ago - we're on a steady trend here. They could square off against drunk executives, or ( Read more... )

Tom Waits puts on a hell of a show. He strikes a scarecrow of a silhouetted pose behind the curtain, and bursts onstage, with a tip of his hat and a herky-jerky dance. And he launches into the opening set, and he really rocks. I mean, he does - I was surprised that he could rock so hard, in fact. So many of his songs are very dark and scary, even ( Read more... )

Hey, score.

On the country music station that plays ceaselessly at work, I heard a song that sounded almost EXACTLY like "Blue Velvet". The chorus even began with "Bluuuuuu-eeeee", just like in David Lynch's creepy-ass movie. I almost lost it ( Read more... )

I am ready to quit working at the metal shop ( Read more... )

Tom Waits' Louisville show is all sold out. Matter of fact, all shows on the tour are sold out. Crap.

Maybe if I keep trying and trying, I might get one if I'm lucky. Sometimes they release limited numbers of tickets as the date grows closer. I'll keep trying - I've got to - but I might be SOL.

In preparation for the concert, I've been working on a ( Read more... )

Did a guy at work a favor today. He wanted me to help him pick up a bedroom set from the furniture store and take it back to his house. I had to company truck, so I said okay, I'd help. I waited at the furniture store for an hour after work, sweaty, dirty, hot and tired, before he arrived clean and changed, with a friend. He was an hour late. He ( Read more... )