June 2011
21 posts
Bon Iver's "Holocene"
“…and at once I knew I was not magnificent”
That line hits me hard, for whatever reason. No, not for whatever reason. For very specific reasons. Justin Vernon’s voice when he delivers it, to start. It sounds more like relief than resignation. Like he (or whomever) finally doesn’t have to try to be something he isn’t. It’s a sigh rather than a moan. But...
Side Ponytail
“I was in a hardcore band called Side Ponytail, and she was getting fucked up in the crowd at a straight-edge show. Watching her openly drink cheap vodka from a cheaper flask, I figured she was either the most punk-rock person there, or just not very bright. Both turned out to be acceptable answers.
Her name was Lola — ‘like the song,’ she would say, usually to people who...
“There’s a lot that happens with collaboration in movies and TV that is...”
– Louis C.K., who is the best.
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"You Start Caring About Things"
I didn’t see this episode of South Park. I don’t remember the last one I actually saw. Probably around the time the movie came out. I think Trey Parker and Matt Stone are geniuses, but I somehow never make the time. Maybe I will. Or should.
I only bring up an episode I didn’t watch of a show I haven’t watched in years and years because it seems to echo a thought that was...
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On Smoking
On my ride on the elevator just now, the little screen that displays facts and figures (so you don’t have to just stare at a random spot to avoid eye contact with your fellow travelers) flashed a news item about the latest attempt to get smokers not to smoke. The idea is to cover 50 percent of the packaging with, I suppose, something gross or untoward or whatever, so they’ll be...
