soundtrack to this blogpost will be steve earle, more specifically my new favourite song, johnny come lately, as well as everything else in the now classic copperhead road album. add in tennessee blues, a coupla beers and you’ll have yourself a mighty fine night. steve earle has that classic americana sound that speaks to me [...]
Tag: jits
Monday, April 20th, 2009
love poems on rainy days: can you tell i’m too tired to be clever?
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 [...]
Saturday, April 4th, 2009
daikons, donnybrooks and damnable dreams
the soundtrack to this blogpost will be what english subbed epik high songs you can find on youtube. lam, one of my readers and a really dope photog, turned me onto ‘em and they’re actually pretty decent. pay special attention to map my soul, ’cause that’s the song lam recommended me for and to love [...]
Tags: economy, jits, jiu jitsu, poetry, ruminations, sacrifice, show, women
Monday, March 16th, 2009
subtle jokes and east meets boy
the soundtrack to this blog will be meiko, who i honestly believe to have one of the most compelling voices i’ve ever heard. it’s relative simplicity manages to lend it an air of elegance, fundamentally graceful without gauche and unnecessary accoutrements. Furthermore, she can write damned well… in a world where singer-songwriters are a dime [...]
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
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 [...]