the soundtrack is rilo kiley, in particular their song silver lining. i’m not going to go into depth about why, especially as it’s going to be talked about in the body of the post. but suffice to say, they’re dope, musically amazing and i’m in love with the singer. silver lining is also one of [...]
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Thursday, February 12th, 2009
crushes, jewelery and ruminations on sacrifice
the soundtrack to this blogpost will be… exit clov, a DC area band that i am absolutely in love with. they have this trippy mix of hipster indie pop sensibilities with a strong undercurrent of socio-political commentary mixed with i-generation humour. the lead singers, twins Susan and Emily Hsu have this ethereal quality to their [...]
Tags: love, music, ruminations, sacrifice
Tuesday, December 2nd, 2008
i feel fat, don’t you think that’s sexy?
I hope everyone had a good thanksgiving. I definitely did, heading home, seeing the family, both immediate and extended. Eating. A lot.
Which is one of the best things about coming home, the availability of food. As someone who lives by himself, one of New York’s many lonely, I just don’t have the same [...]
Tags: chapbook, hair, jits, thanksgiving
Monday, November 24th, 2008
remiss, a new poem, messages, jits
i’ve been horribly remiss with posting.
and for that i’m sorry. things have been hectic and i’ve been running around like a chicken-clown, juggling a hundred balls with me head chopped off. if that’s not one hell of a mixed metaphor i don’t know what is.
but i will do better. i have the ability in me [...]
Tags: jits, poetry, thanksgiving
Tuesday, October 21st, 2008
NAGA, the search for connection and why pain is good
In 17 days and 8 hours the North American Grappling Association with be having its tournament in New Jersey.
I’m at 158 right now… and ideally, i’d want to compete at 139. 17 days, almost twenty lbs, the problem is obvious. i honestly believe that i could do it, cut that much weight…
if i had the [...]
Tags: jiu jitsu, naga, pain, philosophy, weight cutting
Thursday, October 9th, 2008
it’s the small things that count. you have a dirty mind.
going to jits really does fundamentally ground me. there’s something about this particular physical activity, this moving meditation and 4 dimensional kinetic chess match that touches something fundamental in me. the strange part of it is, that this part of myself isn’t an ugly part, or an aggressive part, or even a fundamentally violent force.
when [...]
Wednesday, October 8th, 2008
XARM and teh yogaz
thanks to fightlinker, i have discovered the next big sport. i present to you XARM, what i believe will be the next big thing. come on, how do you not love it? toughman competition plus over the top plus mma gloves? epic wins.
on a more serious note, as some of my friends will know, i’ve [...]