November 28, 2009

Exhaustion

After lifting slightly more than you thought possible for slightly longer than you thought possible, you feel temporarily weak but are filled with a sense of lasting strength.

At least I have found this. The ad team for the US Military has also found this. Somehow, I don’t mean the same thing they do.

November 26, 2009

November 24


Exile in Guyville by Liz Phair
Lord Willin’ by Clipse
Nebraska by Bruce Springsteen
Car Wheels On A Gravel Road by Lucinda Williams
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November 24, 2009

November 23


EP by Action Packed Thrill Ride
The Blue Album by Weezer
Suburban Light by The Clientele
The Life of the World to Come by The Mountain Goats
Negotiations and Love Songs: 1971-1986 by Paul Simon
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November 22, 2009

I’m a stranger here.

I leave Columbia in ten minutes. In three day here, I saw more familiar people than I remembered and most of the time my disposition was that of a resident rather than a visitor. I can see why people stick around. You get to remain on the current.

At the football game from our non-student section seats I saw our senior class president in the student seats. He had a Mizzou beanie and a Mizzou long sleeve t-shirt and was standing with a group of four interchangeable Mizzou students (by which I mean they had the uniforms — north face and greek letters and the like). I don’t know what his situation is, whether he too was just back for a couple days and then he will return to a new life he is building. But I doubt it. I think the current kept him. I’m stretching this analogy thin already, but I want to be the sort of person who can choose to climb to shore and turn in any direction I choose.

November 18, 2009

The Sunset

We are back in Columbia, where I graduated from college only a few months ago. We’ll be here for a few days, mostly just because.

I thought about how it would feel. It feels invigorating, and that was far from any of my thoughts.

November 14, 2009

No point fighting

this track.

At least that’s what I’ve found.

I know some very smart, thoughtful people who feel differently, but I believe you can make a sound argument that any band is good or bad or anywhere in between. There’s just way too much contradictory criteria in gauging quality.

This idea is liberating.

November 12, 2009

Blogdentity Crisis!

I’m just gonna post stuff I like for a little while here.

Like this:

November 8, 2009

November 5

November 6, 2009

November 2,3,4

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The Three E.P.’s by The Beta Band
Past Lies and Former Lives by Cat-A-Tac
II Trill by Bun B
Court and Spark by Joni Mitchell
The Blueprint 3 by Jay-Z
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November 3, 2009

October 31/November 1

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Pretzel Logic by Steely Dan
Dear Science by TV on the Radio
Stay Positive by The Hold Steady
Past Lies and Former Lives by Cat-A-Tac
Accumulation: None by (Smog)
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