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pygmalion & sisyphus all at once
"The idea of telling one of these guys that smoking or drinking to excess was bad for his health was too ridiculously middle class to entertain. It bespoke a supreme ignorance of what their lives were really like - Hobbesian - not to put too fine a point on it. Nasty, brutish and short. The idea that you would try to prolong your grueling, dead- ( Read more... ) -
life is good(?)
I seriously never use LJ anymore. Should I keep making an effort or abandon it entirely?
Tumblr and Instagram appeal to me much more, because let's face it, I take pictures far more than I write words these days, and writing lyrics fulfills my writing needs. Meanwhile Facebook fulfills my social needs.
LJ, you are the buggy whip of the weblog -
NOW AN ADULT: car purchase
So, we bought a car ( Read more... ) -
Frightened Rabbit - "State Hospital"
i think that the video treatment here suggests an over-simplified encapsulation of mental health issues, and maybe they just shoulda gone in a totally different direction with it; but i'm really loving this poignant new tune by Frightened Rabbit. it will be difficult to follow up the grandeur of "The Winter of Mixed Drinks", but if the title track ( Read more... ) -
2011 was music heaven
argghh i hardly ever write a livejournal entry anymore. here are my top ten favourite albums of 2011 ( Read more... ) -
"you confused being a pioneer with hard times"
best three albums of 2011 so far:
john vanderslice - white wilderness
the mountain goats - all eternals deck
roddy woomble - the impossible song & other songs
all equally grand. -
hypothetical mix
according to my last.fm fav tracks of the last year, this would be an awesome double mix tape ( Read more... )
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