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inheritance
"The radio station I listen to is state owned, so it is free of advertising, and news programs alternate with the latest hit songs. The next station on the dial is privately owned; there is advertising instead of music, but the ads resemble the latest hits to such an extent that I never know what station I am listening to ..."
- Milan Kundera, ( Read more... ) -
these broken wings
One Sunday, I was waiting for the Green Line T on my way back to campus after bagels in flirty sunshine with a friend near City Hall in Boston. Our paths split, and I stood without company on that particular platform, typically crowded with strangers. Each time I find myself here, I take note of the especially moving performances of the same ( Read more... ) -
all you see here? tree fitty.
My apologies for the latest entry. Meant it, of course, to be private ( Read more... ) -
you won't be happy with me / but give me one more chance / you won't be happy anyway
i have a mandolin
i play it all night long
it makes me want to kill myself
i also have a dobro
made in some mountain range
sounds like a mountain range in love
but when i turn up the tone
on my electric guitar
i'm afraid of the dark without you close to me -
i'll buy you a beer and we'll drink it deep because that keeps me from falling asleep
Ah Boston in the springtime. With the blossoms come the social activists. Invariably, they populate the length of Commonwealth and torment enrolled students (as well as prospectives) with their various convictions. I especially loved the one who got up in my face and yelled, "WE'RE NOT IMPOTENT PROTESTERS WE JUST WANT TO HAVE A DISCUSSION." I ( Read more... ) -
nobody ever believes / they just leave / and they'll see you in their own sweet time
It's less about being beautiful, smart, sociable, or kind and more about being functional. So take beauty, intelligence, friendliness, and kindness and mix them until that bread will rise ( Read more... ) -
"I must love him because I don't even like him"
So the beautiful Hannah Ratcliffe has been staying with me for about a week now, and we've had some good times and invigorating conversations while romping through the city and spending nights together on Zach's futon at Holworthy. I must admit, Hannah and I got into a three hour fight with Zach Saturday at 2 AM that made him hate us but whatever ( Read more... ) -
if you're feeling sinister
"OK, I'll see you tomorrow ( Read more... ) -
of granfalloons and philistines
Today I spent some time considering the various proud and meaningless associations of human beings in this world that are very commonly considered to be composed of men and women of the same type and with the same purpose. Among these are: those who attend the same college, those who obtain the same degree, certain groups of friends, members of ( Read more... ) -
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Yesterday evening I saw a preview of Memoirs of a Geisha because of which I cried a little and during which I somehow sprained my upper thigh. Afterward, I walked with a friend around Boston Common until my thigh stopped functioning and the cold became uncomfortable. Little did we know that the cold would soon become ( Read more... )