I've just returned from an excellent Mountain Goats show in Grand Rapids. It was, without a doubt, one of my favorite live experiences to date. Here are some (mostly paraphrased) gems from the always-quotable John Darnielle:

Douchebag in audience: "FREE BIRD!"
JD: "I'm going to assume you're doing that because you want to hear my thing about how I ( Read more... )

I wrote about it on the other blog. Read the post here.

Teo's gone. He's at peace now. No more pain.

I don't understand how the world can keep existing when such a large part of one's own world has left it.

It might be time to say goodbye to Teo. He has gone downhill over the weekend and is having trouble walking to & from the paddock. He almost fell today. The vet is coming tomorrow; if he thinks it's time, we'll do what's right.

This is the hardest thing I've ever had to do.

I AM DONE WITH STANDARDIZED TESTS FOREVER AND THE NEW MOUNTAIN GOATS ALBUM IS ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC AND I JUST BOUGHT MY TICKET TO SEE THEM AND FINAL FANTASY IN GRAND RAPIDS ON NOV. 4.

All is right with the world.

New blog post on the eve of my weekend in Seattle! Time to face the phobia and board that plane!

New post up at the big girl blog. Read it here, along with a few others I've forgotten to advertise on the old LJ.

1. I never thought I'd live to see the day where someone could win a freestyle with a 90%. NINETY. It still blows my mind that people score over 80. But still, holy Edward Gal and Totilas, Batman. I am salivating:

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I also LOVE the epic, semi-spooky music. It just screams "Prepare yourselves, because I have the BEST HORSE IN THE WORLD AND POSSIBLY ( Read more... )

I am obsessed with Mad Men. OBSESSED.

Funny how I start watching both it and Arrested Development, the two shows most beloved by Trinity staff, only after my internship ends.

I'm also an insomniac now, apparently. No more coffee after 5pm. Yikes.

Courtesy of ortugatay :

Rules: Don't take too long to think about it. List fifteen books you've read that will always stick with you.

1. The Mysteries of Pittsburgh (Michael Chabon)
2. England, England (Julian Barnes)
3. The Good Soldier (Ford Madox Ford)
4. The Sun Also Rises (Ernest Hemingway)
5. The Catcher in the Rye (JD Salinger)
6. Mrs. Dalloway (Virginia ( Read more... )