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there have been some major musical happenings in my immediate musical sphere recently. big enough, even, that i feel obligated to share with as many people as possible what i've been digging. and like oscar and greg's poem about geral ford's head, this requires bullet points....

* last friday i attended the david byrne "welcome to dreamland" ( Read more... )

"We used to march with posters protesting this and protesting that. Today, we realize that to improve the world, the others, first we have to improve ourselves; that only through the beauty of our own selves can we beautify the others. Our work, therefore, our most important work at this stage is ourselves. Our protest and our critiques of the ( Read more... )

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"The weekend may start off with a bang and then cool off gradually. You might find yourself jumping right into the action first thing in the morning, but it's difficult to sustain your high energy level throughout the day. Unfortunately, fast and sloppy thinking can produce impulsive behavior, so make sure you have a plan before you start anything

i do not have the internet.
i am at barnes and noble.
i had to pay $3.95 for two hours of internet service.
it blows.
but whatevs.
my new apartment is beeeauuutttiiifffuuuul.
so come visit.
it's in brookline.
and i love it.

shivering in this makeshift organic diner - like saying spaceship whirlwind dinerland, the combination is staggering - i'm typing away as my waitress rolls the carpet and cleancleancleans the floor undermost where people eat and step and drop their knives. another waitress stalks with confidence to the "hostes will seat you sign" and walks away. a ( Read more... )

its nearly midnight and i should be on a train right now.
but i'm not. and i'm thinking more and more that i might throw up instead.
in it's stead.

dead mice hurt my feelings. i ask the cosmic universe if he understands my apprehension about a life being taken, even if it's small and fury. he probably answers yes, but i haven't made progress in hearing him yet... just speaking to him. he must get frustrated with me, especially when i try to report abstract things to him like dead mice and ( Read more... )