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the 2000s in review, part I: introduction and setting the stage...

kite_head Sep 10, 2011 14:58

N.B. This is to be the first in a multi-part entry arch, detailing changes that have occurred for me in the past decade. One of the underlying themes will be the political and social changes in which I, basically, came of age and grew up in ( Read more... )

high school, spanish, change, health, death, march, synthesis, republican, election, bush, english, 1999, the beatles, jefferson airplane/starship, clinton, grandparents, continuity, blondie, september, economics, grateful dead, 2001, decade, 2000s, dark side of the moon, pink floyd

a broken record, once more

kite_head Aug 24, 2011 17:35

This entry will be an attempt to describe and note some of the various musical trends of the year 2011. The year may not be over, and there may be many more drastic changes, but the following observations jump to mind:

From January to March, I was very enamoured with Sleater-Kinney, in particular. One BeatMarch was in flux ( Read more... )

history, health, album, wednesday, technology, the beatles, jefferson airplane/starship, april, present, future, employment, pink floyd, incremental progress, television, americana, 2005, the woods, the simpsons, republican, personal history, third week in the chelsea, presidents, family, 2004, obama, sun ra, 2000s, lyrics, war, may, change, bark, 1990s, john lennon, smashing pumpkins, self, music, sobriety, carrie brownstein, fellowship, miles davis, summer, phone, recovery, politics, 2008, january, 1960s, closure, 2003, flexible response, psychology, iraq, evening, the smiths/morrissey, august, march, alcoholism, one beat, mideast, 1970s, days with multiple entries, time, sleater-kinney, jazz, credential program, 2001, 24, george harrison, songs

a maintenance entry, and a new beginning

kite_head Aug 06, 2011 22:56

Where have I been since last I updated on 29 July? I'm not sure. I could, if I wanted, go upstairs, look at the records, think about it and try to reflect, but I'm just not sure it'd be worth the time and effort --considering that I wanted to be asleep almost an hour ago, and also considering that I'm trying to make this brief ( Read more... )

spanish, suicide, turlock, night, walking, communism, nixon, society, exercise, rcia, culture, anniversaries, sleep, school, music, april, july, bowling, george orwell, medication, politics, socialism, mania, pink floyd, incremental progress, fascism, marxism, education, high school, flexible response, calvoter, sandy herndon, goals, evening, social skills, august, republican, alcoholism, schedule, sunday, polemic, 7, life, productivity, 29, family, sleater-kinney, 20th century, saturday, livejournal, happy, credential program, napping, catholicism, driving, dark side of the moon, internet, bipolar, leftism, lyrics