the soundtrack to this blogpost, and the lead into the meat of it, will be kanye west’s platinum selling album, 808s and heartbreak. at once lauded for being the most honest and least guarded / least image-conscious of kanye’s albums, as well as being a fundamental divorcement from the sound that he had before and [...]
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Monday, March 23rd, 2009
green days, heinlein knights
as last week was saint patty’s day, and i definitely got me share of green guinness and jameson, i think it’s appropriate that the soundtrack to this blogpost be a randomized collection from the pogues. god, if any man could be as creative as shane mcgowan without being so monumentally fucked up, in many, many [...]
Wednesday, February 18th, 2009
damage, the making of a man
the soundtrack to this blogpost will be the tripped out reggae crew Brown Rice Family, coming straight outta brooklyn with a really funky, feel easy sound. at the same time, there’s a strong layered musicality to their work that shows the true depth of their work, even as their lyrics speak to universal subjects of [...]
Thursday, February 5th, 2009
living vicariously and all my favorite mental bits and pieces
i am almost ashamed to say but… the soundtrack to this blogpost will be lily allen and her new album, ‘it’s not me, it’s you.’ there’s something about her voice that i love, and the relatively simple melodies of her music, as well as the sharp tongue in cheek of her lyrics combine in such [...]
Monday, January 26th, 2009
chuc mung nam moi
new year’s is my favorite holiday so i figured i had to make a post… especially as i’ve just finished cleaning up my room for tet… yes it’s still somewhat dirty and i realize i’m hella late, but hey, it’s the thought and effort that counts. so forreal, chuc mung nam moi, may the new [...]
Saturday, December 13th, 2008
is this a sign i’m an alcoholic?
In an effort to be somewhat productive as I procrastinate on yet another paper for school, felt that I should write a blog post, especially since, as always, I’ve been so infrequent with them recently. I love pubs. I like the easy camaraderie that is available in the best examples of the public house. I [...]
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 [...]
Tags: jits, poetry, thanksgiving
Friday, November 7th, 2008
obama, on weight and oh cornell.
first and foremost, i know this is late for me to say but… goddamn, barack obama is our new president. and i am still honestly speechless at that fact. the giddy happiness is like nothing else i’ve experienced. i still sometimes wake up and believe it’s all been some amazing dream. barack obama is our [...]
Wednesday, October 8th, 2008
the sky is falling, let us laugh, lest we cry
i saw something horribly scary to me today. two parsons fashion majors i know, both of whom are barely aware there is an election going long, much less what a derivative is, were talking about how bad the economy was. sure, all their facts were all over the place and they obviously had very little [...]
Tags: lulz, wall street
Monday, October 6th, 2008
oh sweet day
so here it is… just in time for my birthday. vinh the kid hua’s webpage, put together in all of its glories by Erik Ryerson, his great friend and zhoo zhitzu professor. welcome. take a look around, tell me what you think. most importantly, please give me a heads up if anything is broken. welcome. [...]