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"When they are alone they want to be with others, and when they are with others they want to be..."

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 21:10:05 -0500

“When they are alone they want to be with others, and when they are with others they want to be alone. After all, human beings are like that.”

- Gertrude Stein (via psychotherapy) (via sometimesagreatnotion)

Gotta question for you.

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 01:40:33 -0500

What do you think your local public archives/historical society does? Keeps? And along those lines, what do you think an archivist does?

distorte: My parents have turned my bedroom into a library. I was home over the weekend helping to...

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:51:09 -0500

distorte:

My parents have turned my bedroom into a library. I was home over the weekend helping to assemble the couchbed that replaces my bedbed. Bookshelves have been erected. Paint has been daubed. Lamps have been stolen.

One of the few interesting classes I took in college was a primer on linguistics. It’s all I ever got on the subject. First day, our lecturer described the difficulty of compartmentalising and defining language. “What makes a human?” he said, and we wrote down the some attributes that make people. Two legs, two arms, eyes, memories, teeth. “So if we make an extensive list we can check a thing against that list and, if it meets the criteria, we can call it a person.” Right. “Now remove an arm. Is it still a person? Remove memories. Remove both legs. Still a person? So how do we define a person?” He wasn’t entering a philosophical discussion on the human soul but rather pointing out soft and unreliable nature of words we use.

Anyway, the point is: my bedroom is gone. My bed has been evicted. But somehow home is still home.

sometimesagreatnotion: I Cover the Waterfront - Billie Holiday

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:03:19 -0500

sometimesagreatnotion:

I Cover the Waterfront - Billie Holiday

exergian: for all my fellow nerds out there ;-)

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:30:15 -0500

exergian:

for all my fellow nerds out there ;-)

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"There is no such thing as a casual Big Star fan. There’s a reason they had that show in a Temple—it..."

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:25:19 -0500

“There is no such thing as a casual Big Star fan. There’s a reason they had that show in a Temple—it was like being at a revival. A very, very geeky revival.”

- Laura, Needles + Pins (via bigstar)

I’m fairly sure I had a relationship with a man because of Big Star. He pointed at his desktop image and said, do you know who they are? And I said, well yeah, that’s Big Star. His jaw dropped and his eyes shone and I was sure he fell for me that very moment.

This is probably my all time favourite Led Zeppelin song. My...

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:16:32 -0500

This is probably my all time favourite Led Zeppelin song. My favourite “of the moment” changes (right now it’s Ten Years Gone) but this. This is penultimate Zep.

somesongsconsidered:

“Hey Hey What Can I Do” – Led Zeppelin
(Words/music: John Bonham, John Paul Jones, Jimmy Page, and Robert Plant, available on “Immigrant Song” Single (Atlantic 1970), Led Zeppelin: The Complete Collection (Atlantic 1990))

Like many American males, I went through a Led Zeppelin phase as a teenager. I remember buying the Remasters CD set as an introduction to the band and playing “Communication Breakdown” to break in the first subwoofer I ever owned. For a variety of reasons, I went a long time after this phase ended without actively listening to the band. Whether it was from overdosing on them at age fifteen, never getting into the mystical lyrics (never been a Lord of the Rings devotee), or just becoming preoccupied with other bands, my time in the cult of Zeppelin gave way to a begrudging respect from afar. I still worshiped John Bonham’s quick hands and feet, but again I felt myself pulled toward other drummers. This seemed emblematic of my relationship with the band in general – they seemed so far out of my league that I never felt a strong connection.

Now, when I think of Led Zeppelin, I’m drawn toward the less canonical songs – perhaps because of the seemingly millions of times I’ve heard “Black Dog” on the radio, or maybe because I still harbor contrarian tendencies. Regardless, these are the songs that pique my interest, in part because something like “Hey Hey What Can I Do” still manage to sound like Led Zeppelin songs without the aggressive guitar riffs. Instead, it draws on the blues more for subject (in this case, heartbreak) than style, relying on the less-heralded arranging skills. Specifically, the lively mandolin dances around the acoustic guitar chords in a playful way, and the backing vocals (a relative rarity in the Zeppelin catalog) build on the song’s campfire feeling. Of course, it still gives Robert Plant’s caterwaul an opportunity, particularly in the song’s outro, but it also features the rare experience where Plant’s narrator isn’t in control. Perhaps I’m letting the strength of his voice influence my memory, but Plant’s characters generally have a sense of control or power (or, if nothing else, at least a sense of action). In this song, his protagonist has little else to do but leave behind a wild woman.

More on Led Zeppelin: Allmusic | Amazon MP3 | Emusic | Last.fm

Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Ottawa, Canada.

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:14:17 -0500

Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Ottawa, Canada.

lowindustrial: Feelings! One of my exes makes a t-shirt I think you may like.

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:54:06 -0500

lowindustrial:

Feelings!

One of my exes makes a t-shirt I think you may like.

What should I do next?

Fri, 02 Oct 2009 21:52:25 -0400

in life, I mean. Really. I thrive well with two, three, even five year plans. I don’t have one and it’s making me twitchy. I think the real answer is mellow out but. What next?

Is there an actor shortage in Hollywood?

Fri, 02 Oct 2009 21:50:24 -0400

I had similar thoughts when about half of Battlestar Galactica showed up in S1 of Dollhouse.

michaelpop:

Because it seems like the same 10 people are popping up on every show and it’s really disorienting.

Last night the principal from Glee was playing the Indian kid’s dad on Community (at least they didn’t use Ranjit from How I Met Your Mother, I guess.) Also on Community is Pete Campbell’s wife from Mad Men, except she looks about 15 years younger. Speaking of Mad Men, Roger Sterling’s child-bride is on that show Flash Forward playing a teenager, I think. Flash Forward also stars D.A. Carver from Law & Order, Penny from Lost, and, at some point, Charlie from Lost.

I’m sure there are more examples of this but seriously, what’s the deal?

viereckige-augen: Young Kubrick. How do I explain this without...

Mon, 21 Sep 2009 23:04:21 -0400

viereckige-augen:

Young Kubrick.

How do I explain this without sounding nutty. No, I can’t. So, here it goes.

I grieved the loss of Stanley Kubrick, the artist, the visionary, when he died, but I also grieved the loss of never being able to meet the man, to tell him, “thank you for bringing stories to the world, bigger in scope than any novel, any prose, into a grand visual format — you helped me evolve how I communicate with the world. You made me want to make films, and though I haven’t yet, I have an obsession with preserving them, making them available to others. This language you helped me discover saved me in more ways than I can count.”

If I were ever to be lucky enough to work in the Stanley Kubrick archives, I could reach no higher professional peak. I know that I would bound out of bed each day filled to the brim with desire to help people delve into his materials, to unravel and marvel at the tapestry that is Kubrick’s body of work.

"…By temporarily taking away your usual sources of support you will learn new ways to develop..."

Sat, 12 Sep 2009 21:09:21 -0400

“…By temporarily taking away your usual sources of support you will learn new ways to develop and grow independently. Although Saturn’s methods are extreme, he does get the results he is after - to make you stronger and more resourceful than you ever were before. Afterward you will feel as though you’ve become much more mature and seasoned. This is a month to drop any fantasies you have harbored and to see thing as they really are.”

- Susan Miller, AstrologyZone.com for Virgo, September 2009.

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lowindustrial: In praise of the sci-fi corridor. [via...

Fri, 04 Sep 2009 22:38:13 -0400

lowindustrial:

In praise of the sci-fi corridor. [via ghostinthemachine]

viereckige-augen: olympicnoodle: Lisanti’s Mad Men Power...

Mon, 31 Aug 2009 21:50:46 -0400

viereckige-augen:

olympicnoodle:

Lisanti’s Mad Men Power Rankings

2. Peggy (up) Last week: 3
“I’m Peggy Olson, and I want to smoke some marijuana!”
“I am so high!”
“I’m in a very good place right now!”
“I am not scared of any of this. But you’re scared, aren’t you? Don’t worry, I’m going to do everything you want for me. I’m going to be fine, Olive. I really am.” [Ed.note—At this point our transcription skills may have faltered somewhat, due to the “Get totally high with Peggy Olson” game we were playing. Cheeto-slicked fingertips are less than optimal for transcribing.] Peggy Olson totally tokes weed! Between last week’s Trojanless jaunt to Fellatio Falls with the dumdum from the bar, and last night’s chemical experimentation, the 60s are happening all over her. She’s sexually liberated, she’s smoking the drugs with the boys, she’s taking charge of the creative for the Bacardi account while high out of her effing mind. If Don goes another week without getting his ennui-stick wet, Peggy will threaten to wrest the top spot from his complacent grasp.

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