I believe that this is just the beginning.
I believe that the economy will get worse and worse, as housing prices keep falling and unemployment keeps rising and corporations keep failing. I believe that, at some point, not only will it be difficult to find a job, it will be impossible—in fact, eventually the very idea [...]
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This I believe (pessimist edition)
2008: top-fives
Some of mine…
Film:
Let the Right One In (Sweden)
Synechdoche, New York
Tell No One (France)
Milk
The Dark Knight
TV:
The Wire
The Mighty Boosh (British import: DVD)
Gossip Girl
The Daily Show
The CBS Evening News with Katie Couric
Music:
Bon Iver: For Emma, Forever Ago
Atlas Sound: Let the Blind Lead Those Who Can See But [...]
And so my political-blog obsession comes to an end?
Like many of you in this latest political season, I was enthralled by the incessant hour-to-minute-to-second news cycle, constantly clicking refresh on my favorite news sources and blogs, from The Huffington Post to FiveThirtyEight to Matthew Yglesias to Salon’s Glen Greenwald. My consistent obsession, though, was Andrew Sullivan’s Daily Dish—but not because his blog is [...]
Why the Olympics totally blow
Ugh.
Has it been four years already?
Yes, as you all know, the Olympics are here again. (Well, not here but in China or wherever.)
Apologies to Dave, whose (admittedly tepid) “love” for the Olympics was captured earlier this week, but here’s why I pretty much loathe the Olympics and why I hope they never come back to [...]
Thursday playlist: what now? edition
So, someone dropped the ball on today’s playlist. (Yes, it was me. And, yes, apparently Thursdays fall apart when Dave’s not around to keep them going…) But, because Thursdays have been ever-changing, ranging from (initially) regular posting slots to short reviews to open threads to (most recently) playlists, I was wondering…
Should we keep up with [...]
Idle hands
Summer is treacherous. Summer scares me, just a little…
Well, actually, what I should say is—I scare me.
Before summer begins, my life is a series of duties and responsibilities, schedules and lists.
A typical weekday:
9:30 – 12:00: grade 9 papers
12:00 – 1:00: take a break, eat something (if there’s time?)
1:00 – 3:00: grade 6 more papers
3:00 – [...]
A glutton on either coast
Too jet-lagged and full after a truly debauched trip to New York and Philly, I’m going to let the images of my gluttony speak for themselves. Recommendations: having Trixie or Scotty make you a nice steak, or tracking down wonderful Bangladeshi food in Queens, or indulging in (hangover-cure) dim sum in Brooklyn’s Chinatown.
Back in Long [...]
One day of junior high school in the mid-80s in Redmond, Washington
I wake up to the sounds of 101.5 FM, Seattle’s top-40 station. Billy Ocean, perhaps. Or maybe Wham!, if I’m lucky.
I am 12 years old, in 7th grade—junior high.
I shower, brush my teeth, apply mousse.
I attempt to select the right outfit—no easy task, as the incorrect combination can and will result in instant [...]
Sweet tooth
I hate Halloween.
I hate having to come up with some stupid costume idea, worrying if it’s too silly or obvious or cryptic. Even when I was a kid, selecting a costume always seemed to me like an afterthought, an evil that was necessary to partake in the holiday ritual. My costumes were always easy, half-assed. [...]
When colonies collapse
I’m not a very sentimental person, though I have my moments.
And I’m certainly no nature lover, but lately I can’t help but fret and wonder — where have all the bees gone?
I’ve been dismayed over the last six months by the dramatically named “Colony Collapse Disorder,” the inexplicable mass vanishing of millions of bees. [...]
