April 2009
74 posts
YES
I’ve had an overwhelmingly inspiring weekend. The problem lies in the fact that the inspiration flew at me from two parts of my life competing for attention. And now here I am pursuing positions in one world that would essentially eliminate any chance of following dreams in the other lane. Bummer but not. Is this growing up time?
I just contemplated for about 45 seconds on whether or not to follow Suze Orman on Twitter.
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I live in a creepy neighborhood. Not classic matured suburb creepy, but more Edward Scissorhands/very few trees creepy (It’s near where they filmed the Secret Life of Alex Mack).
Streetlights have a tendency of flickering off when I am near, and with the golf course, there are already vast expenses of darkness. Tonight, while running, an unlit yard featured a young gentleman (I’m...
NEA funding is still less than New Zealand’s culture budget
– Jeff Chang, The Creativity Stimulus
Return to Junior High (Capski Jungle DJ Mix)
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The story:
I used to listen to a lot of jungle in middle school thanks to cds and mixes passed on from my brother. So with the resurgence of people playing the stuff in concert with dubstep sets and what not, I figured I’d throw a quick mix together. Mostly old stuff cause I don’t even know what’s happening in the scene now. I just hope...
Currently
I’m writing a brief/proposal for a charter school’s ‘safe school’ systems. It is wide ranging and absurd, and addressing bullying and bioterrorism in the same document has been a struggle.
21 Gun Salute:
Anyways, I was cheerily washing my dishes when I suddenly realized that Aerosmith is the worst band of all time. Not even the detachment armor of Irony can defend me against how fucking hideous they are. Big stadium rock! Blistering blues riffs! Harmonicas and horns, to reflect their creative time in New Orleans, presumably! After the 47th chorus in Cryin I was like “Jesus...