In high school I was pretty close to the last desk of the viola section (which takes some doing) of the Central Kentucky Youth Orchestra. It was a fine way to keep me out of the pool hall, I suppose, but what’s particularly fun and absurd about it in retrospect is that our conductor was […]
Archive for the ‘Whatever’ category
A funny thing happened at BYU graduation
Let’s take our rays of hope where we can get ’em, people. Today, that means BYU. From this Washington Post article: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints considers same-sex marriage to be a “serious transgression” — and, until this spring, treated Mormons involved in these unions as apostates, subject to church disciplinary hearings […]
2015?!! Shit. Mixmas got delivered in February. All the better. Xoxo
2015: Will get better from seroquel on 8tracks Radio. 2015: Happy to be Here from seroquel on 8tracks Radio. Hey my loves, I guess I can’t help myself. I still make a mixmas. In fact I made two. Two different vibes. It made sense to me. What made it a bit more fun this year […]
Movies in 2013
Hi everyone and happiest of 2014s to you all. Here are a bunch of movies that I saw in 2013 that I really enjoyed. Top 10 Movies I Saw This Year Her In A World… Inside Llewyn Davis Mud Short Term 12 Spectacular Now 12 Years a Slave The Wolf of Wall Street The World’s […]
Our stupid awesome inevitable Afterlife
Why do I want to write about Kenneth Goldsmith and Sheila Heti and Social Media and The Afterlife? Cause they all add up to this really hot sweaty tangled love story. With a surprise ending. Here, come with me… I’ve been running along this intellectual trail for a few months. It’s got some awesome leaps […]
Pretty songs to get you through your winter crushes
So here it is: the second half of mixmas 2012. This is a much more easy-going set of songs. These songs, unlike part one, don't demand running shoes and gas pedals and hurtling velocity. They feel comfortable in a living room. Or on a brisk walk with a hat and gloves. Or with a glass […]
In Praise of Messy Lives: A soundtrack
God it feels weird getting up on this TGW stage again. It's been a real long time since I was up here. It was May 2012. It was to share something called Farrell and Trixie's Memorial Day mix. That was nine months ago. Just weeks before all the changes. All the conclusions. The untanglings. The […]
Movies of 2012
2012 is more than half over. Let’s take a look at some movies that have come out this year. The Top 5 So Far (In No Particular Order) Cabin in the Woods – Joss Whedon’s incredibly fun horror/action/comedy is a movie that you should really watch in a room with other people. I guarantee we’ll […]
Monday photo 6/18/12
I’m assuming that the poor soul who wrote this was in a hurry so’s not to get busted for writing on the restroom wall.
