August 2009
69 posts
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-8-30) →
Ida (54)
Aereogramme (32)
Mew (29)
Ólafur Arnalds (28)
Low (26)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
blogstats.
i moved the ol’ blog over here to tumblr back a few months ago. since that time, most of my readers come from either:
1. virginia
2. pennsylvania
3. new york
way to go, you guys!
there are three states from which i have received no visitors whatsoever:
1. montana
2. north dakota
3. new hampshire
now, i don’t know if they have the internet in these states, but if they...
the unwinding hours
one of my all-time favorite bands is the scottish band aereogramme.
back in college i used to hang out at the local record store and just soak in the recommendations and advice of the dudes working there. the manager of the store, a dude named jimmy, seemed to get the hang of the stuff i was into pretty quickly. one day when i came in, he was like “you have to buy this record.” ...
party jams.
hello tumblr. i gotta ask you… what song is your go-to party starter jam? i’m looking for indie pop dancy stuff mostly, but i’m open to anything.. whatcha got?
it's friday!
every day i walk to work through our parking garage instead of walking through the main door. the woman who operates the little booth at the entrace of the parking garage is the most pleasant person on earth. every SINGLE morning without fail she says “good morning! how you doin’?”
but on FRIDAYS it’s the fucking best, because she sings a little song:
it’s...
mad men.
so, very recently, diana, billy and i started watching mad men. we got a hold of the season 1 dvd, and everyone had been raving about it, so we figured we’d better jump on the pop cultural bandwagon. we’re about 5 episodes in and i definitely like it, but i’m not sure what to think half the time.
first off, i’m not trying to make myself out to be some modern...
nada surf - hyperspace
it’s never too late...
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Things That Make Me A Bad Fiancé: Cubic Zirconia
(The amazing folks at shmittenkitten.com continue to give me a great venue to post my continued thoughts on why I’d make a terrible boyfriend. Go check them out and read all the other hilarious musings on dating/life/craziness.)
Welcome to another installment of the Bad Boyfriend Chronicles. We’re going to venture into a HIGHLY FICTIONAL realm here and imagine a scenario in which...
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-8-23) →
Low (66)
Ólafur Arnalds (31)
Bat for Lashes (31)
Taylor Swift (23)
Seas (19)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
ben would be so embarrassed to know that the dude who runs his record label listened to taylor swift more than his own record this week.
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missed connections: best friends day
best friends day weekend missed connections are a GOLD MINE of hilarity. mostly because everyone got completely shithammered and can’t remember what happened - making craigslist missed connections a valuable necessity.
today was especially hilarious because there were two missed connections that i think were based on the drunkenness of one person. here’s the first one:
You checked...
ryan adams - wish you were here
reasons you should move to richmond: best friends...
(this is me saluting best friendship)
i have a growing contingent of non-richmonders who read this blog and this entry specifically is directed at you. because, by not living in richmond, you are sacrificing some VERY SERIOUS FUN.
each year, richmond celebrates a tradition known as BEST FRIENDS DAY. it’s part music festival, part drunken party, part scavenger hunt, but most importantly...
busy/alcoholic
sorry about the general lack of updates lately, blogreaders.
it’s been a busy week full of BOOZING. okay, not really.. but kinda. monday and tuesday night found me drinking beers on the company dime at various work events. tonight i’m off to celebrate the birthday of my buddy adam. tomorrow the lovely ladies of cherry bomb are djing a party for RVA magazine. and then, of course,...
“I know people for whom music is just background noise. They don’t listen to it....”
– Rob Sheffield, Love Is A Mix Tape. (via omgjellybeans : thebrowncoat)
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-8-16) →
Seas (52)
Mark Kozelek (49)
Bat for Lashes (39)
Ólafur Arnalds (34)
Ida (32)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
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missed connections: "stuck up whore"
amazing woman at krogers on broad - 31 (richmond va)
I know you heard me say Hi…. But you chose to be a stuck up priss…. So I made sure to call you a stuck up whore loud enough for everyone to hear……. Then I noticed yo got super read, like you where mad…. But you could have avoided this by being a polite bitch and just saying hi back… Truly it would have...
TWITTERSTATS!
bjork - the anchor song (live)
At last, it's time for me to move to BROOKLYN. →
Oh, Yes
whiskeyandgoatsmilk:
there are worse things than being alone but it often takes decades to realize this and most often when you do it’s too late and there’s nothing worse than too late. Charles Bukowski (via:ryandestroys:)
the best way to start any conversation:
phil: hey!
diana: you're part of it!
amandalynferri:
Hanover Start Clapping - Tellison
...
good morning, you guys! it’s phil...
fairweather - i dread the time when your mouth...
adventures in brooklyn.
as i mentioned earlier, i woke up saturday and impulsively decided to drive to brooklyn to hang out with my awesome friend mari.
the trip itself was amazing. i know most people don’t relish six hour drives, but for some reason, i was craving a roadtrip and the serenity that comes along with being by yourself for six hours listening to music. 95 north always brings back a lot of memories...
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-8-9) →
Ólafur Arnalds (83)
Bat for Lashes (44)
Seas (34)
Low (23)
Antony and the Johnsons (22)
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Socialized medicine!
(copied and pasted from reddit via thebrowncoat and a bunch of others)
This morning I was awoken by my alarm clock powered by electricity generated by the Public Power Monopoly regulated by the US Department of Energy. I then took a shower in the clean water provided by the Municipal Water Utility. After that, I turned on the TV to one of the FCC regulated channels to see what the National...