September 2008
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2008-8-31) →
Vampire Weekend
Boy Genius
The Velvet Underground
The Killers
John Lennon
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
August 2008
New Orleans
I really don’t want it to flood again.
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2008-8-24) →
Ratatat
Vampire Weekend
Jason Mraz
Ben Folds
Hélène Grimaud
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
… and those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could...
– Nietzsche (via saramcpherson)
That’s the way things come clear. All of a sudden. And then you realize how...
– Madeleine L’Engle, The Arm of the Starfish (via projectionist)
Well,” said Pooh, “what I like best — ” and then he had to stop and think....
– A.A. Milne (via into) (via alumina) (via bluorchid) (via amandoline) (via dannyliberty)
How Steve Jobs’ obit got published - Apple 2.0 →
Wow, somebody at Bloomberg is getting fired.
Evacuation?
defeatism:
According to the government agency I work for, we get much, much better reports than every single news/weather outlet in the country. And so far they’re predicting a direct hit on New Orleans as a major hurricane.
Due to the extreme sensitivity of my job, the government is paying for me to temporarily relocate to Alabama until the storm passes. Which means my MacBook will probably...
Happiness, only real when shared.
– [written into book] Christopher McCandless (Into the Wild) (via thresca)
McCain Settles On VP →
(via NPR)
Hey, so I just landed in New Orleans
Hey, so I just landed in New Orleans and I am sitting around baggage claim, waiting for my grandfather to pick me up. I am happy to be here, but I spent a long time at the Atlanta airport and I am definitely ready to go to bed. listen Powered by Jott
What you didn't see at the 2008 Olympics →
Pictures from Beijing
ben:
yourmonkeycalled:
New Packing System
Also: me with bedhead.
I did that once… recently.
Very economical!
And then I kissed a star
Yes I did
I wrapped it up inside of a golden bow
And...
– Jason Mraz - Galaxy
The cliche gotcha question of journalism is asking candidates the price of a...
– NPR: John Ridley’s Visible Man
Leitmotif
topherchris:
Jason Kottke’s posts about leitmotifs — those recurring musical themes which we associate with a person, place, or idea — got me thinking dorky thoughts.
It’s interesting to me when these leitmotifs transcend the work they were created for and are used in other contexts while relying upon the original evocation. That is to say, they’re not reused because of how they sound, they’re...
Great way to listen to and experience the music of... →
(via bunkercomplex)
“These are the days, my friends.”
iPhone
Using Mom’s iPhone makes me want to get one. Typing on it now.
My chosen career →
I came to a realization tonight as I was driving home in the car. I am really really lucky to be studying what I want to study in college. Many people I know have chosen (or their parents have…