The weather today is warm and rainy. There are no words.
Today's Horoscope: Cloudcover; can't read the stars...Sorry.
As a general rule I do not regularly read the blogs of others. However, I keep tabs on two blogs.
http://thebenevolentspung.blogspot.com/ --If I ever curated a museum I'd have a room full of these on permanent exhibition. I'd sink lots of money into a hyper advanced audio-detection system that would pick up criticism and then tar and feather anyone who did not think it was anything but good. Let that be a lesson to all the denizens of my hypothetical exhibition.
http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/ --A blog with teeth. Spanning all ends of the spectrum, the strange world of Liuzhou in which I will soon be a resident.
Speaking of which; I have a shortlist of things to do before I leave.
1) Record Hellen Keller album
2) See something at the Double Door
3) Drunk sledding
So yeah, best get planning.
Friday, December 31, 2010
Thursday, December 30, 2010
12.30.10
Melting snow is my all time favorite part about winter.
Today's Horoscope: The melting snow gives up a fine mist into the aether. Cool.
Saw True Grit with Justine, great movie. At first I thought about opting out thinking that it'd just be a bunch of cowboys and overblown dialogue with some lesson about women's rights as the creamy center. Boy was I wrong.
Today's Horoscope: The melting snow gives up a fine mist into the aether. Cool.
Saw True Grit with Justine, great movie. At first I thought about opting out thinking that it'd just be a bunch of cowboys and overblown dialogue with some lesson about women's rights as the creamy center. Boy was I wrong.
Tuesday, December 28, 2010
12.28.10
Today is a beautiful sunny day. Temperatures in the greater Chicago area must be at around 30 degrees Fahrenheit.
Today's Horoscope: The Jiminus constellation shifted .5 mu-degrees over towards the legendary Icelandic Ryjfklnmnyzjirhj cluster. Bad news for anyone with a vowel in their name.
I really thought that I was going to plow through Zinn's book at a bored-person pace, but even I have my limits. I'm stuck in the Robber-Baron era, and I'm a hair disappointed in the description of the Civil War.
Today's Horoscope: The Jiminus constellation shifted .5 mu-degrees over towards the legendary Icelandic Ryjfklnmnyzjirhj cluster. Bad news for anyone with a vowel in their name.
I really thought that I was going to plow through Zinn's book at a bored-person pace, but even I have my limits. I'm stuck in the Robber-Baron era, and I'm a hair disappointed in the description of the Civil War.
Monday, December 27, 2010
12.27.10
Haven't been outside today, so uhhh...just wing it I suppose.
Today's Horoscope: Fill the humidifier with pee.
Album of the Week feature has been neglected, so I'll put up the two I owe right now. The Fresh and Only's self-titled is great. Justine and I went through the Girls EP, not so great. NEW Fresh and Only's is pretty good, but I haven't really given it a good listen. AOTW for this week should have been Era Vulgaris by QOTSTA; Pete's been on it non-stop in his car--lotsa chainsaw guitar tone there. Also scooped the new(?) Arctic Monkeys in Pete's car, very melodic drum lines, bass lines, guitar lines, it's a crazy unraveling thread. Again, still haven't had anything special on the repeat.
Zinn's History of America informs us that Capitalism coalesces into monopolies which are then configured into socialistic entities. Zinn then tells us that the beating heart of America lies in his savage breast.
Today's Horoscope: Fill the humidifier with pee.
Album of the Week feature has been neglected, so I'll put up the two I owe right now. The Fresh and Only's self-titled is great. Justine and I went through the Girls EP, not so great. NEW Fresh and Only's is pretty good, but I haven't really given it a good listen. AOTW for this week should have been Era Vulgaris by QOTSTA; Pete's been on it non-stop in his car--lotsa chainsaw guitar tone there. Also scooped the new(?) Arctic Monkeys in Pete's car, very melodic drum lines, bass lines, guitar lines, it's a crazy unraveling thread. Again, still haven't had anything special on the repeat.
Zinn's History of America informs us that Capitalism coalesces into monopolies which are then configured into socialistic entities. Zinn then tells us that the beating heart of America lies in his savage breast.
12.26.10
The weather is late today. I am upset about this but I remind you that when I'm in China the reports are bound to fragment, for that is the nature of things out There. I promise, one way or another, every day of the Gregorian calendar will be represented.
Today's Horoscope: Same thing.
Working through Zinn's book, lotsa gems in here. Gaze, for instance, upon this remarkable yarn:
"And so it came to pass that Howard Zinn had had enough of counting the grains of sand in the great Mojave desert. Howard Zinn found the vast armies of men he used as Personal Escort into this strange land had started perhaps the most bizarre and poorly comprehended war in American History. Dear reader, were you tempted to skip this chapter just as you skipped the chapter about Woman's struggles because you had a headache and just wanted to 'get to the good stuff'?" (P. 132)
Today's Horoscope: Same thing.
Working through Zinn's book, lotsa gems in here. Gaze, for instance, upon this remarkable yarn:
"And so it came to pass that Howard Zinn had had enough of counting the grains of sand in the great Mojave desert. Howard Zinn found the vast armies of men he used as Personal Escort into this strange land had started perhaps the most bizarre and poorly comprehended war in American History. Dear reader, were you tempted to skip this chapter just as you skipped the chapter about Woman's struggles because you had a headache and just wanted to 'get to the good stuff'?" (P. 132)
Saturday, December 25, 2010
12.25.10
Today the snow is melting into ice. Be careful on the roads, assholes.
Today's Horoscope: That's one small step for man...one (breathe in) giant leap...for mankind.
From Zinn's History of America:
"Howard Zinn's teeth clenched as Washington placed his pen on the parchment. 'Sign it.' said Zinn. 'But...but...but--' stammered George Washington, fear in his dilated eyes and the faint smell of urine emanating from his pantaloons. 'Sign the document' Zinn said with air pushing fast through his teeth. George's pen started to move gingerly, staining the foul and acrid parchment with his vile signature. Upon the last swoop of the N Zinn unleashed with lightning speed his .38 caliber pistol and murdered the first president of the republic. 'Good work' said Howard Zinn." (P. 79)
Today's Horoscope: That's one small step for man...one (breathe in) giant leap...for mankind.
From Zinn's History of America:
"Howard Zinn's teeth clenched as Washington placed his pen on the parchment. 'Sign it.' said Zinn. 'But...but...but--' stammered George Washington, fear in his dilated eyes and the faint smell of urine emanating from his pantaloons. 'Sign the document' Zinn said with air pushing fast through his teeth. George's pen started to move gingerly, staining the foul and acrid parchment with his vile signature. Upon the last swoop of the N Zinn unleashed with lightning speed his .38 caliber pistol and murdered the first president of the republic. 'Good work' said Howard Zinn." (P. 79)
Friday, December 24, 2010
12.24.10
Today might be described as a "White Christmas."
Today's Horoscope: Your holiday fortune may or may not involve burned fields of broken human civilization that extends as far as the eye can see.
Justine hooked me up with Zinn's History of America. So far so good, in fact, I like it so much that I would like to quote some of my favorite passages while I go through the vast yarn of American History as told by the Eternal Historical figure Howard Zinn, whose adventures through the space and time of Americana is said by him to be "100 percent true." (P. 5)
Here's a good one:
"And so Howard Zinn [always referred to in the third person in the book btw --Charlie] landed on the shores of modern day Cuba after a long and treacherous voyage. His first course of action was to break the locals' spirits by shattering their Priest-King's spine over his iron knee and drinking his ever flowing cerebral-spinal fluid, whose greyish and pulpy density flowed like sweet summertime Mead into Howard Zinn's maw." (P. 12)
Today's Horoscope: Your holiday fortune may or may not involve burned fields of broken human civilization that extends as far as the eye can see.
Justine hooked me up with Zinn's History of America. So far so good, in fact, I like it so much that I would like to quote some of my favorite passages while I go through the vast yarn of American History as told by the Eternal Historical figure Howard Zinn, whose adventures through the space and time of Americana is said by him to be "100 percent true." (P. 5)
Here's a good one:
"And so Howard Zinn [always referred to in the third person in the book btw --Charlie] landed on the shores of modern day Cuba after a long and treacherous voyage. His first course of action was to break the locals' spirits by shattering their Priest-King's spine over his iron knee and drinking his ever flowing cerebral-spinal fluid, whose greyish and pulpy density flowed like sweet summertime Mead into Howard Zinn's maw." (P. 12)
Thursday, December 23, 2010
12.23.10
Huge ups to Kim and Tim today on their recent engagement. With my bad luck I'll be in Asia for the most kick ass wedding of the millennium. :(
Today's Horoscope: Iiiiiiiiiissssssssssss lookin' okay.
Christmas always sneaks up on me like this. I have no Christmas cheer until you remind me that it's like, two days away. Then yeah I'll get a little cheery.
Today's Horoscope: Iiiiiiiiiissssssssssss lookin' okay.
Christmas always sneaks up on me like this. I have no Christmas cheer until you remind me that it's like, two days away. Then yeah I'll get a little cheery.
Tuesday, December 21, 2010
12.22.10
Charlie does not feel like writing the weather report for today, so here instead are Captain Beefheart's Ten Commandments of Guitar Playing. May he rest in peace.
Budding guitarists take note.
1. Listen to the birds
That's where all the music comes from. Birds know everything about how it should sound and where that sound should come from. And watch hummingbirds. They fly really fast, but a lot of times they aren't going anywhere.
2. Your guitar is not really a guitar
Your guitar is a divining rod. Use it to find spirits in the other world and bring them over. A guitar is also a fishing rod. If you're good, you'll land a big one.
3. Practice in front of a bush
Wait until the moon is out, then go outside, eat a multi-grained bread and play your guitar to a bush. If the bush doesn't shake, eat another piece of bread.
4. Walk with the devil
Old Delta blues players referred to guitar amplifiers as the "devil box." And they were right. You have to be an equal opportunity employer in terms of who you're brining over from the other side. Electricity attracts devils and demons. Other instruments attract other spirits. An acoustic guitar attracts Casper. A mandolin attracts Wendy. But an electric guitar attracts Beelzebub.
5. If you're guilty of thinking, you're out
If your brain is part of the process, you're missing it. You should play like a drowning man, struggling to reach shore. If you can trap that feeling, then you have something that is fur bearing.
6. Never point your guitar at anyone
Your instrument has more clout than lightning. Just hit a big chord then run outside to hear it. But make sure you are not standing in an open field.
7. Always carry a church key
That's your key-man clause. Like One String Sam. He's one. He was a Detroit street musician who played in the fifties on a homemade instrument. His song "I Need a Hundred Dollars" is warm pie. Another key to the church is Hubert Sumlin, Howlin' Wolf's guitar player. He just stands there like the Statue of Liberty — making you want to look up her dress the whole time to see how he's doing it.
8. Don't wipe the sweat off your instrument
You need that stink on there. Then you have to get that stink onto your music.
9. Keep your guitar in a dark place
When you're not playing your guitar, cover it and keep it in a dark place. If you don't play your guitar for more than a day, be sure you put a saucer of water in with it.
10. You gotta have a hood for your engine
Keep that hat on. A hat is a pressure cooker. If you have a roof on your house, the hot air can't escape. Even a lima bean has to have a piece of wet paper around it to make it grow.
Budding guitarists take note.
1. Listen to the birds
That's where all the music comes from. Birds know everything about how it should sound and where that sound should come from. And watch hummingbirds. They fly really fast, but a lot of times they aren't going anywhere.
2. Your guitar is not really a guitar
Your guitar is a divining rod. Use it to find spirits in the other world and bring them over. A guitar is also a fishing rod. If you're good, you'll land a big one.
3. Practice in front of a bush
Wait until the moon is out, then go outside, eat a multi-grained bread and play your guitar to a bush. If the bush doesn't shake, eat another piece of bread.
4. Walk with the devil
Old Delta blues players referred to guitar amplifiers as the "devil box." And they were right. You have to be an equal opportunity employer in terms of who you're brining over from the other side. Electricity attracts devils and demons. Other instruments attract other spirits. An acoustic guitar attracts Casper. A mandolin attracts Wendy. But an electric guitar attracts Beelzebub.
5. If you're guilty of thinking, you're out
If your brain is part of the process, you're missing it. You should play like a drowning man, struggling to reach shore. If you can trap that feeling, then you have something that is fur bearing.
6. Never point your guitar at anyone
Your instrument has more clout than lightning. Just hit a big chord then run outside to hear it. But make sure you are not standing in an open field.
7. Always carry a church key
That's your key-man clause. Like One String Sam. He's one. He was a Detroit street musician who played in the fifties on a homemade instrument. His song "I Need a Hundred Dollars" is warm pie. Another key to the church is Hubert Sumlin, Howlin' Wolf's guitar player. He just stands there like the Statue of Liberty — making you want to look up her dress the whole time to see how he's doing it.
8. Don't wipe the sweat off your instrument
You need that stink on there. Then you have to get that stink onto your music.
9. Keep your guitar in a dark place
When you're not playing your guitar, cover it and keep it in a dark place. If you don't play your guitar for more than a day, be sure you put a saucer of water in with it.
10. You gotta have a hood for your engine
Keep that hat on. A hat is a pressure cooker. If you have a roof on your house, the hot air can't escape. Even a lima bean has to have a piece of wet paper around it to make it grow.
Monday, December 20, 2010
12.21.10
Looks like I dropped the bomb on yesterday's forecast. Therefore I shall abstain from predicting today's forecast for fear of being wrong.
Today's Horoscope: The eclipse of the winter solstice is heavy with astrological importance. Too bad it's waaaay snowy with zero visibility.
Great plays coming from the Bears tonight. At the time of writing we're 10 minutes left in the 3rd, but I can say with total and unapologetic conviction that the Viking's season is going to be a painful slow-motion replay of the collapse of the Hubert "Pig Fucker" Humphrey Metrodome.
Today's Horoscope: The eclipse of the winter solstice is heavy with astrological importance. Too bad it's waaaay snowy with zero visibility.
Great plays coming from the Bears tonight. At the time of writing we're 10 minutes left in the 3rd, but I can say with total and unapologetic conviction that the Viking's season is going to be a painful slow-motion replay of the collapse of the Hubert "Pig Fucker" Humphrey Metrodome.
12.20.10
Today seems like it is going to be overcast and cold. Although, yesterday was a nice little break from the frigid pattern of cold temperatures, so who knows.
Today's Horoscope: Man I had a serious batch of nightmares last night. Woke up with a giant headache.
Serious sympathy for my friend Linda and the passing of her cat. "Death is a debt to nature due, which I have paid and so shall you." --Charlie Harper
Today's Horoscope: Man I had a serious batch of nightmares last night. Woke up with a giant headache.
Serious sympathy for my friend Linda and the passing of her cat. "Death is a debt to nature due, which I have paid and so shall you." --Charlie Harper
Sunday, December 19, 2010
12.19.10
Here we have a nice warming that is relative only to the recent spate of coldness.
Today's Horoscope: Recently I have been plagued at night by visions of being buried alive. I wonder how much training I would have to undertake to be able to punch through more than five inches of high-quality wood.
I've had a great weekend. Very relaxing, very exciting. I was able to take in some new music and movies with my boo, always a good time. I always have been and always will be a big Girls fan. When Justine and I saw them live I got to tell the frontman personally that his album (entitled Album) helped me quit smoking. Took in Grinderman 2, the new Girls EP, the Animal Collective movie ODDSAC, and my all time favorite low-light album, Now He Sings Now He Sobs by Corea. Very refreshing stuff.
Today's Horoscope: Recently I have been plagued at night by visions of being buried alive. I wonder how much training I would have to undertake to be able to punch through more than five inches of high-quality wood.
I've had a great weekend. Very relaxing, very exciting. I was able to take in some new music and movies with my boo, always a good time. I always have been and always will be a big Girls fan. When Justine and I saw them live I got to tell the frontman personally that his album (entitled Album) helped me quit smoking. Took in Grinderman 2, the new Girls EP, the Animal Collective movie ODDSAC, and my all time favorite low-light album, Now He Sings Now He Sobs by Corea. Very refreshing stuff.
Friday, December 17, 2010
12.18.10
According to fellow meteorologist T. Skilling, Chicago is going to be locked into winter weather for the next week.
Today's Horoscope: According to fellow meteorologist T. Skilling, Chicago is going to be locked into winter weather for the next week.
According to fellow meteorologist T. Skilling, Chicago is going to be locked into winter weather for the next week.
Today's Horoscope: According to fellow meteorologist T. Skilling, Chicago is going to be locked into winter weather for the next week.
According to fellow meteorologist T. Skilling, Chicago is going to be locked into winter weather for the next week.
12.17.10
Now what we have here today is what those of us in the meteorology business call "sum co-razy kinda klimate." Go google it if you don't believe me.
Today's Horoscope: Sure, dark-room developing might be going out of style, but whatever. If anyone wants to get into it over the boons of digital photography I got a tray full of stop-bath heading straight for their smart-alecky face.
Fun times at the homewood bars tonight. I wasn't sure if my experience was authentic until my entire right leg was bathed in spilled Michelob Ultra. All night I asked myself "where do these people go when the bar closes?"
Today's Horoscope: Sure, dark-room developing might be going out of style, but whatever. If anyone wants to get into it over the boons of digital photography I got a tray full of stop-bath heading straight for their smart-alecky face.
Fun times at the homewood bars tonight. I wasn't sure if my experience was authentic until my entire right leg was bathed in spilled Michelob Ultra. All night I asked myself "where do these people go when the bar closes?"
Thursday, December 16, 2010
12.16.10
Today is overcast and cold, pretty much exactly what you'd expect from a Chicago December.
Today's Horoscope: It is important to make sure you have had your coffee before you sit down to spit out another half-assed blog post.
Europe Central is picking up steam. There's something about the second-time around that made me realize just how young I was when I first gave it a read.
Caught LoveLine two nights in a row with young Pete. Glad to see the show's back on its feet, sans Carolla. It'll be nice to make it a regular thing again.
Today's Horoscope: It is important to make sure you have had your coffee before you sit down to spit out another half-assed blog post.
Europe Central is picking up steam. There's something about the second-time around that made me realize just how young I was when I first gave it a read.
Caught LoveLine two nights in a row with young Pete. Glad to see the show's back on its feet, sans Carolla. It'll be nice to make it a regular thing again.
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
12.15.10
Today will be slightly warmer than today, maybe not so much of that kick-in-the-pants wind we all know and hate, but something.
Today's Horoscope: Lately I've been trying to curb it on the "loose language." (Read: swearing.) But today I stepped outside and saw a bright, distant object falling down into the far north horizon. I'm still not sure what it was, but when I saw it the only thoughts that went through my head were "fuck. shit." and then the image of a bright light followed by nuclear death. Thankfully none of this came to pass. Satellite? Meteorite? Christ, who knows.
With a little alone time to myself I was able to turn the amps up to ten and start work on the concept album I want to put out before I move: The Story of Hellen Keller: Savage Woman of the Deep South. This track is a bare-bones out line of the first track, "The Birth of Hellen Keller." It represents HKs time in the womb and her immediate departure into the dark, noiseless and cruel reality of the Confederate-ruled deep south. The recording is shit, no bass, and two (out of two) vocal-drones are missing but what can I say? I'm still excited about this.
http://soundcloud.com/charles-harper/the-birth-of-helen-keller
Not much is known about the "Blind Lame idiot poet of the south," but we do know that at some point her master introduced her to Mark Twain. Oooooh, right?
Today's Horoscope: Lately I've been trying to curb it on the "loose language." (Read: swearing.) But today I stepped outside and saw a bright, distant object falling down into the far north horizon. I'm still not sure what it was, but when I saw it the only thoughts that went through my head were "fuck. shit." and then the image of a bright light followed by nuclear death. Thankfully none of this came to pass. Satellite? Meteorite? Christ, who knows.
With a little alone time to myself I was able to turn the amps up to ten and start work on the concept album I want to put out before I move: The Story of Hellen Keller: Savage Woman of the Deep South. This track is a bare-bones out line of the first track, "The Birth of Hellen Keller." It represents HKs time in the womb and her immediate departure into the dark, noiseless and cruel reality of the Confederate-ruled deep south. The recording is shit, no bass, and two (out of two) vocal-drones are missing but what can I say? I'm still excited about this.
http://soundcloud.com/charles-harper/the-birth-of-helen-keller
Not much is known about the "Blind Lame idiot poet of the south," but we do know that at some point her master introduced her to Mark Twain. Oooooh, right?
12.14.10
Today is sunny and chilly with mild winds coming from the west?
Today's Horoscope: Switzerland has the most guns per square mile of any place in the world.
It is very hard to keep from writing about topical events, especially as I become more and more interested in the daily news. Not having a car is great, but when I need to do very menial errands, banking and 711, things get agitated. Goodness I'm hungry.
Today's Horoscope: Switzerland has the most guns per square mile of any place in the world.
It is very hard to keep from writing about topical events, especially as I become more and more interested in the daily news. Not having a car is great, but when I need to do very menial errands, banking and 711, things get agitated. Goodness I'm hungry.
Monday, December 13, 2010
12.13.10
Today is quite chilly, about 14 degrees F. Nevertheless, the sun is shining and the occasional breeze kicks up a cloud of snow.
Today's Horoscope: The life of a shut-in is glorious. I know this from experience.
It has come to my attention that Blogspot.com is blocked out in China. Thus I am preparing for the hiring of The Weather Today's Secretary of Foreign Affairs (TWTSOFA).
I remember last time I was out there the youtubes were blocked. That wasn't so bad, but then when I needed a video for one reason or another I had to bump up against the ugly reality of youku.com.
Today's Horoscope: The life of a shut-in is glorious. I know this from experience.
It has come to my attention that Blogspot.com is blocked out in China. Thus I am preparing for the hiring of The Weather Today's Secretary of Foreign Affairs (TWTSOFA).
I remember last time I was out there the youtubes were blocked. That wasn't so bad, but then when I needed a video for one reason or another I had to bump up against the ugly reality of youku.com.
Sunday, December 12, 2010
12.12.10
The weather has taken a turn for the serious. Joe H. informs me that the recent Minnesota white out was conspicuously omitted from preceding reports. He will be placed under scrutiny. The roads here will become ice after the recent rain. Tomorrow will be a gloomy afterthought of today.
Today's Horoscope: Silence all thoughts, and then consider what life would be like for you in prison.
People say that September is usually a pretty bad month for the stock market. There is, I am told, evidence to back this up. Regardless I submit that December is the historically baneful month for the stock market. I am prepared to offer no evidence for this argument. Good day.
Album of the Week: Grinderman 2. Sometimes when I hear an album a special gland in my brain secretes a dissenting voice that admonishes me for not finding out about this sooner. There is a Grinderman 1, a host of show's that I have missed, and more likely than not plenty of musical threads to chase that aren't Nick Cave. (Today I thought that it would be cool if he released another album of covers. I bet he'd change the way we think of Here Comes the Sun and Crimson and Clover.)
Today's Horoscope: Silence all thoughts, and then consider what life would be like for you in prison.
People say that September is usually a pretty bad month for the stock market. There is, I am told, evidence to back this up. Regardless I submit that December is the historically baneful month for the stock market. I am prepared to offer no evidence for this argument. Good day.
Album of the Week: Grinderman 2. Sometimes when I hear an album a special gland in my brain secretes a dissenting voice that admonishes me for not finding out about this sooner. There is a Grinderman 1, a host of show's that I have missed, and more likely than not plenty of musical threads to chase that aren't Nick Cave. (Today I thought that it would be cool if he released another album of covers. I bet he'd change the way we think of Here Comes the Sun and Crimson and Clover.)
Friday, December 10, 2010
12.10.10
Now today is more of what I'd like to see. Cold? Yes, but full of sunshine, and really not all that cold once you spend some time outside.
Today's Horoscope: The skyscrapers from within downtown this morning shone very beautifully in the morning mist. It is what I imagine whenever someone mentions St. Augustine's City of God. One could argue that this is why I never actually understood that book; too much of that philosophy and no lengthy descriptions of a really cool city. (With really cool buildings and shit, ya know?)
I had the most fucked up dream. I dreamt that I was on this beach, kinda like the beach at Mount Baldy. First one Pontiac came out from the ocean, and then a multitude, and I saw from a high vantage a fleet of Pontiac's driving up and down the beach. I followed them to a turnoff where one rogue Pontiac crashed into a nearby gas station. The man in the Pontiac (lookin' like Charles Manson)got out and started killing this trucker, eventually chaining him to his truck's hood. The Manson guy hit a button and the guy's truck started to rise up to the awning of the gas station, and I was terrified because this poor trucker was about to get pancaked, so I attacked the Manson dude and started fucking him up with my hands, eventually throwing him into the trucks cabin. Manson then tried to stab me but I bested him and took his knife, and when I stabbed Manson I saw he was enjoying it so I stopped. I locked him in the truck and booked it to try and find something I could bash his head in with, but I made it to this barn, and I started to climb up this barn, and I was wearing these sweet leather gloves, and then some Ariel Pink song started playing, and then I looked down and I was waaaaay the fuck up, and I had to take off one of these gloves to hang on for dear life, and there was this really pretty sunshine streaming through all the hay and pitchforks and stuff, and then I woke up because my dumbass set an alarm for 7am.
Today's Horoscope: The skyscrapers from within downtown this morning shone very beautifully in the morning mist. It is what I imagine whenever someone mentions St. Augustine's City of God. One could argue that this is why I never actually understood that book; too much of that philosophy and no lengthy descriptions of a really cool city. (With really cool buildings and shit, ya know?)
I had the most fucked up dream. I dreamt that I was on this beach, kinda like the beach at Mount Baldy. First one Pontiac came out from the ocean, and then a multitude, and I saw from a high vantage a fleet of Pontiac's driving up and down the beach. I followed them to a turnoff where one rogue Pontiac crashed into a nearby gas station. The man in the Pontiac (lookin' like Charles Manson)got out and started killing this trucker, eventually chaining him to his truck's hood. The Manson guy hit a button and the guy's truck started to rise up to the awning of the gas station, and I was terrified because this poor trucker was about to get pancaked, so I attacked the Manson dude and started fucking him up with my hands, eventually throwing him into the trucks cabin. Manson then tried to stab me but I bested him and took his knife, and when I stabbed Manson I saw he was enjoying it so I stopped. I locked him in the truck and booked it to try and find something I could bash his head in with, but I made it to this barn, and I started to climb up this barn, and I was wearing these sweet leather gloves, and then some Ariel Pink song started playing, and then I looked down and I was waaaaay the fuck up, and I had to take off one of these gloves to hang on for dear life, and there was this really pretty sunshine streaming through all the hay and pitchforks and stuff, and then I woke up because my dumbass set an alarm for 7am.
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
12.09.10
Today will hopefully be a perfectly identical sequel to today, this was an OK compromise I'd say.
Today's Horoscope: You will find your answers to all the questions buried deep in the strata of hip-hop history.
Today's update comes a day early because I'm going to be moving around in the city for what is currently an unknown length of time.
Got through Beatles Anthology disks 5 and 6 today. They were on shuffle. There's some tracks that made me say "glad they re-recorded," and then there's others, like the Sexy Sadie cut that made me wonder why they ever changed the song.
This all comes from me hearing a bloatedly hilarious interview with Ringo Starr the other night. He was asked to describe a song on his new record, he described it in a few short words, and then when the song was played the lyrics were basically the exact same thing. Later in the interview he'd talk about drumming technique, inteersting.
Today's Horoscope: You will find your answers to all the questions buried deep in the strata of hip-hop history.
Today's update comes a day early because I'm going to be moving around in the city for what is currently an unknown length of time.
Got through Beatles Anthology disks 5 and 6 today. They were on shuffle. There's some tracks that made me say "glad they re-recorded," and then there's others, like the Sexy Sadie cut that made me wonder why they ever changed the song.
This all comes from me hearing a bloatedly hilarious interview with Ringo Starr the other night. He was asked to describe a song on his new record, he described it in a few short words, and then when the song was played the lyrics were basically the exact same thing. Later in the interview he'd talk about drumming technique, inteersting.
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
12.08.10
Today oughta be a real winner. What is amazing about this is that it will still be cold and shitty, but we can always draw inspiration from the true story of the Jamaican bobsled team that won the gold medal in the Olympics.
Today's Horoscope:
These flamin' hot cheetoes are going to kill me. All day I've been asshole enough to jam a chili-powdered finger into my ears and eyes.
I had something else I was going to write, but I can't remember it just now.
Today's Horoscope:
These flamin' hot cheetoes are going to kill me. All day I've been asshole enough to jam a chili-powdered finger into my ears and eyes.
I had something else I was going to write, but I can't remember it just now.
Monday, December 6, 2010
12.07.10
According to a radio report I heard somewhere this week is going to be the epitome of a week in winter.
Today's Horoscope: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTWGx9EIjnk
When the earth freezes I freeze. I need warm air and sunshine to live. I'm like a really wimpy plant.
Today's Horoscope: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTWGx9EIjnk
When the earth freezes I freeze. I need warm air and sunshine to live. I'm like a really wimpy plant.
12.06.10
Temperatures in the twenties today, I think, I'm actually just about to go outside. I'm not a fan of this winter crap.
Today's Horoscope: I'm drawing a blank today, it must not be my lucky day.
Getting nostalgic for that winter Chicago, despite the fact that I hate winter. Something about the cold makes me want to punish my ear drums--time to make that noise-cocoon. Besides, I've seen all my favorite concerts during the winter.
Today's Horoscope: I'm drawing a blank today, it must not be my lucky day.
Getting nostalgic for that winter Chicago, despite the fact that I hate winter. Something about the cold makes me want to punish my ear drums--time to make that noise-cocoon. Besides, I've seen all my favorite concerts during the winter.
Saturday, December 4, 2010
12.05.10
50% chance of continued snowfall throughout the morning and afternoon with temperatures at an estimated high of 26 degrees in the day and then a low of 14 degrees at night. High pressure spots hanging around the Dakotas possibly blowing some harsh winds our way in the next few days.
Today's Horoscope: The small fish hang around the shore, but the big fish are far out in the deep sea.
I've been reading this book my mom gave me. It's a pre-release, an unpublished but bound copy and for this reason I don't think I'm allowed to give out the title or the author, but I will say that this is possibly the most fucked up piece of bat-shit crazy I've read. I'm halfway through and I'm depressed. This book is making me miserable.
I've read some shit--I've read American Psycho and I've read De Sade, I can take whatever you can throw at me, but to give you an idea of how fucked up this book is imagine if you were reading a Harry Potter novel and suddenly one of those dandy wizard-Brits begins to eviscerate someone in colorful detail. (Because I think this is supposed to be a book for young adults. Specifically: black female young adults.)
It actually kinda reminds me of Richard McBeef by Cho Seung-Hui.
Album Of The Week: It's been a pretty long week so I'm not sure I can remember to what I've been listening. Monoliths and Dimensions by Sun((O)))) or however you write it wins. It is a fine album, and I'd like to reccommend this album.
Today's Horoscope: The small fish hang around the shore, but the big fish are far out in the deep sea.
I've been reading this book my mom gave me. It's a pre-release, an unpublished but bound copy and for this reason I don't think I'm allowed to give out the title or the author, but I will say that this is possibly the most fucked up piece of bat-shit crazy I've read. I'm halfway through and I'm depressed. This book is making me miserable.
I've read some shit--I've read American Psycho and I've read De Sade, I can take whatever you can throw at me, but to give you an idea of how fucked up this book is imagine if you were reading a Harry Potter novel and suddenly one of those dandy wizard-Brits begins to eviscerate someone in colorful detail. (Because I think this is supposed to be a book for young adults. Specifically: black female young adults.)
It actually kinda reminds me of Richard McBeef by Cho Seung-Hui.
Album Of The Week: It's been a pretty long week so I'm not sure I can remember to what I've been listening. Monoliths and Dimensions by Sun((O)))) or however you write it wins. It is a fine album, and I'd like to reccommend this album.
Friday, December 3, 2010
12.04.10
"For death is certain to one who is born; to one who is dead, birth is certain;therefore, thou shalt not grieve for what is unavoidable."
-The Upanishads
Today's Horoscope: As snow falls it is wise to take cover. In future excavations of our society by alien archaeologists the discovery of winter sports will be a source of much confusion. The party line will eventually come to read that the "Men" of "The Globe" exiled their own and forced them to do insane things with long, pointy shoes--men of great folly who pay for their insolence by performing crazy tasks on the slopes of cold mountains. One young alien anthropologist will be ostracized by his peers and damned to teach Alien Anthropology at a forgotten Alien Community College for suggesting that the humans did this for pleasure.
Bit of an episode with the car this evening. Many parties (parents and bosses) will certainly be displeased with the recent automotive turn of events, this is all after we give thanks that no one was seriously hurt (except for the car, which died a painless, natural death.)
-The Upanishads
Today's Horoscope: As snow falls it is wise to take cover. In future excavations of our society by alien archaeologists the discovery of winter sports will be a source of much confusion. The party line will eventually come to read that the "Men" of "The Globe" exiled their own and forced them to do insane things with long, pointy shoes--men of great folly who pay for their insolence by performing crazy tasks on the slopes of cold mountains. One young alien anthropologist will be ostracized by his peers and damned to teach Alien Anthropology at a forgotten Alien Community College for suggesting that the humans did this for pleasure.
Bit of an episode with the car this evening. Many parties (parents and bosses) will certainly be displeased with the recent automotive turn of events, this is all after we give thanks that no one was seriously hurt (except for the car, which died a painless, natural death.)
12.03.10
Today we will see an unprecedented meteorological event of biblical proportions. There's no stopping it, and there's no preparation against it, all you can do is stay seated and wait. Wait.
Today's Horoscope: According to the "Scientific Community" the amount of stars in the universe is three times greater than previously thought. When I brought this up in conversation last night I got some pretty incredulous responses. I don't think anyone believed me.
My Super Chorus pedal keeps popping up in my dreams. (All my dreams are nightmares btw.) One time it showed up as a paperweight on someone's desk. More than once it magically devolved into a normal chorus pedal. Maybe I should give it back to its rightful owner.
Today's Horoscope: According to the "Scientific Community" the amount of stars in the universe is three times greater than previously thought. When I brought this up in conversation last night I got some pretty incredulous responses. I don't think anyone believed me.
My Super Chorus pedal keeps popping up in my dreams. (All my dreams are nightmares btw.) One time it showed up as a paperweight on someone's desk. More than once it magically devolved into a normal chorus pedal. Maybe I should give it back to its rightful owner.
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
12.02.10
Today's weather is predicted with sublime accuracy, (almost to the point of satanic intervention,) a day early because this is the last time I'll be at a computer for what could be more than 48 hours.
Today's Horoscope: It's curtains for your political convictions once you see a grizzly meltdown from someone you admire on the political stage.
In this case, for me, it might be the sudden disappearance of Julian Assange. He has truly engineered something the fear mongers of the world can shit their pants about. Although some voices on the web stipulate that Mr. Assange and Wikileaks are a CIA front. Hmmm.
Today's Horoscope: It's curtains for your political convictions once you see a grizzly meltdown from someone you admire on the political stage.
In this case, for me, it might be the sudden disappearance of Julian Assange. He has truly engineered something the fear mongers of the world can shit their pants about. Although some voices on the web stipulate that Mr. Assange and Wikileaks are a CIA front. Hmmm.
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
12.01.10
This morning is going to be the most gorgeous morning ever. It will have the perfect balance between balmy and chilly--it is Winter, remember?--and there won't be any snow or crap like that. In the afternoon, however, the sky will turn black as a cumulonimbus cloud full of wind and snow will unleash a bad spell of Winter Hurt on us. I know this because I have to go outside and crawl all around the city in the afternoon.
Today's Horoscope: Working at home can either be a meditative practice in self-abnegation, or a Homer Simpson in his mumu kinda day. I think this accurately describes the first and second half of my day respectively.
I spent one of my breaks at the guitar, and the clenching pressure I put on the pick left me unable to give myself a proper thumbs up, such was the pain. It's still a little sore. I don't know why I ever use those things. I should just grow out my fingernails like some kind of creepy man with long fingernails.
Today's Horoscope: Working at home can either be a meditative practice in self-abnegation, or a Homer Simpson in his mumu kinda day. I think this accurately describes the first and second half of my day respectively.
I spent one of my breaks at the guitar, and the clenching pressure I put on the pick left me unable to give myself a proper thumbs up, such was the pain. It's still a little sore. I don't know why I ever use those things. I should just grow out my fingernails like some kind of creepy man with long fingernails.
Monday, November 29, 2010
11.30.10
Today might be heavy with rain. Moisture will coat the earth like a blanket of mirrors. The sheen of the frost will scream up to the heavens. Just like a rerun.
Today's Horoscope: The impulse to gun it 90 down the highway in the middle of a torrential rainstorm stems from that same sociopath's instinct to cut in line at McDonald's.
I feel a great pang of sympathy for the countless and brave men and women who work in Pediatrics. This day was an important day for me because I better understood two things I neither like nor truly understand: Pediatric-workplace-culture, and lo-fi indie-disco. The life of a pediatric doctor, nurse, orderly, janitor, bureaucrat is not an enviable one, but my perspective might be skewed since I fucking hate kids. Furthermore, in contrivance to the latter; this is not a trashy hipster blog, and I refuse to devote space to slamming music that I don't like, that's been done, is being done, and will be done well until the internet collapses along with the rest of industrial society.
Today's Horoscope: The impulse to gun it 90 down the highway in the middle of a torrential rainstorm stems from that same sociopath's instinct to cut in line at McDonald's.
I feel a great pang of sympathy for the countless and brave men and women who work in Pediatrics. This day was an important day for me because I better understood two things I neither like nor truly understand: Pediatric-workplace-culture, and lo-fi indie-disco. The life of a pediatric doctor, nurse, orderly, janitor, bureaucrat is not an enviable one, but my perspective might be skewed since I fucking hate kids. Furthermore, in contrivance to the latter; this is not a trashy hipster blog, and I refuse to devote space to slamming music that I don't like, that's been done, is being done, and will be done well until the internet collapses along with the rest of industrial society.
11.29.10
Today is going to hover around 40 in the greater Chicago area with a better than slight chance of rain in the later afternoon.
Today's Horoscope: Bad tidings for the Moon People according to a recent Neptunian loop. Maybe another great NASA inflicted rape and pillage of the noble people of the Moon.
Going through Before Today by Ariel Pink. I don't get it. Is this supposed to be some kind of fucking joke?
LUNCH EDIT: Although I did not like Before Today I do not think it warranted itself any criticism. In truth, I started to warm up to it near the end, and although I don't jive with those lo-fi disco sounds I can't hate on artists and audiences who do. My bad.
Today's Horoscope: Bad tidings for the Moon People according to a recent Neptunian loop. Maybe another great NASA inflicted rape and pillage of the noble people of the Moon.
Going through Before Today by Ariel Pink. I don't get it. Is this supposed to be some kind of fucking joke?
LUNCH EDIT: Although I did not like Before Today I do not think it warranted itself any criticism. In truth, I started to warm up to it near the end, and although I don't jive with those lo-fi disco sounds I can't hate on artists and audiences who do. My bad.
Sunday, November 28, 2010
11.28.10
We are very very lucky. Try and enjoy this weather today with a sombre gravity, for that is the only appropriate way to take in this pristine weather with a grade of measured humility. That wordy sentence sho' was wordy!
Today's Horoscope: Think of a number between one and ten. You have cancer.
Album of the Week: This was a difficult week, I cycled through a lot of my old favorites. In lieu of their recent, ass-kicking new album, I am giving this week to Deerhunter's EP, Rainwater Cassette Exchange. This EP is a pleasure and a gas. Five or six tracks of good old timey music. I remember listening to Circulation while at work at the Library, bad circulation, I worked in circulation, get it?
Birds were flipping their shit this morning in Rogers Park. I had a good breakfast. Big ups to Justine and Matt for helping me bring that god damn fucking lazy boy chair to its final resting place. It will never leave the basement.
Today's Horoscope: Think of a number between one and ten. You have cancer.
Album of the Week: This was a difficult week, I cycled through a lot of my old favorites. In lieu of their recent, ass-kicking new album, I am giving this week to Deerhunter's EP, Rainwater Cassette Exchange. This EP is a pleasure and a gas. Five or six tracks of good old timey music. I remember listening to Circulation while at work at the Library, bad circulation, I worked in circulation, get it?
Birds were flipping their shit this morning in Rogers Park. I had a good breakfast. Big ups to Justine and Matt for helping me bring that god damn fucking lazy boy chair to its final resting place. It will never leave the basement.
Friday, November 26, 2010
11.27.10
Today will be a logical continuation of this frigid descent into Frigid Hell.
Today's Horoscope: Frigid Hell is where all the ice-trolls and abominable snowmen congregate to discuss how much fun it is to not be able to feel your fucking fingers.
There are days when I feel popped and sagging, all deflated. Today was definitely one of those days. It's not a bad thing, not always in any case, and especially not today. All the melatonin in the turkey and all the apathy in the world made me just want to go out and buy something stupid. (I didn't)
Today's Horoscope: Frigid Hell is where all the ice-trolls and abominable snowmen congregate to discuss how much fun it is to not be able to feel your fucking fingers.
There are days when I feel popped and sagging, all deflated. Today was definitely one of those days. It's not a bad thing, not always in any case, and especially not today. All the melatonin in the turkey and all the apathy in the world made me just want to go out and buy something stupid. (I didn't)
Thursday, November 25, 2010
11.26.10
Since it is Black Friday the sky will be black and hell will rain down upon the world.
Today's Horoscope: One popular theory about the moon is that our Earth was hit by a very large, renegade object and was thus split asunder. This is a good theory.
Europe Central is going well. I only remember the dramatic interplay between Shostakovich and Paulsen, I forgot about this dreamy interlude in the first two hundred pages.
I should probably just finish Imperial if I'm going to devote a whole month to a book.
Today's Horoscope: One popular theory about the moon is that our Earth was hit by a very large, renegade object and was thus split asunder. This is a good theory.
Europe Central is going well. I only remember the dramatic interplay between Shostakovich and Paulsen, I forgot about this dreamy interlude in the first two hundred pages.
I should probably just finish Imperial if I'm going to devote a whole month to a book.
Wednesday, November 24, 2010
11.25.10
Today better be nice. The recent spate of wet weather might be construed as proof of God hating Chicago. I am not ready to dismiss this postulate.
Today's Horoscope: If you look closely at the Mayan Calendar you might actually spot yourself seeing people you haven't seen in a long while out in public.
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I'm always behind these things, but I managed to get this onto my Ipod before the long thanksgiving hell-drive towards home (through hell.) I only made it through about 50 minutes today, but I have plans for it and its backlogged brethren for tomorrow.
I will continue another proud holiday tradition of mine and stay inside during Black Friday. The last place I want to be is the mall, and the only condition for me to go there is that it is not crowded. I hope this line of logic guides you to an obvious conclusion.
There's something so new and plastic-smelling about that holiday. Burning fuel to the petroleum palace and Chipotle for dinner. You go home and your headache matches the fumes released in t...never mind.
Today's Horoscope: If you look closely at the Mayan Calendar you might actually spot yourself seeing people you haven't seen in a long while out in public.
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I'm always behind these things, but I managed to get this onto my Ipod before the long thanksgiving hell-drive towards home (through hell.) I only made it through about 50 minutes today, but I have plans for it and its backlogged brethren for tomorrow.
I will continue another proud holiday tradition of mine and stay inside during Black Friday. The last place I want to be is the mall, and the only condition for me to go there is that it is not crowded. I hope this line of logic guides you to an obvious conclusion.
There's something so new and plastic-smelling about that holiday. Burning fuel to the petroleum palace and Chipotle for dinner. You go home and your headache matches the fumes released in t...never mind.
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
11.24.10
Continuing yesterday's cold spell will be a batch of scattered light showers later tomorrow. Things will start to freeze, and certain meteorologists better start really committing to quitting their smoking so as to avoid the usual litany of winter ailments.
Today's Horoscope: Sometimes it helps to play the voice of Obi Wan saying "Use the force," when you're merging onto a crowded highway.
The situation on the border of the Koreas is heating up. This is a scary development, and when the radio mentioned Kim Jong Il's asshat son I started pounding the steering wheel and yelling "someone oughta assassinate that asshole!" Because at that point I was pretty sure I knew what this was actually about. Some mishandled, hackneyed transfer of power within the ranks of a bureaucracy more apt to handling the duties of one of those old school computers that used punch-cards than an actual population of human beings.
Today's Horoscope: Sometimes it helps to play the voice of Obi Wan saying "Use the force," when you're merging onto a crowded highway.
The situation on the border of the Koreas is heating up. This is a scary development, and when the radio mentioned Kim Jong Il's asshat son I started pounding the steering wheel and yelling "someone oughta assassinate that asshole!" Because at that point I was pretty sure I knew what this was actually about. Some mishandled, hackneyed transfer of power within the ranks of a bureaucracy more apt to handling the duties of one of those old school computers that used punch-cards than an actual population of human beings.
11.23.10
Today's weather is extremely nice. I'm not technically a "meteorologist" but I do have evidence to establish the theory that the weather itself is just trying to impress my blog. The weather is very vain.
Today's Horoscope: Sometimes it is necessary to point out the existence of large, intricate social designs that are both invisible and possibly entirely imagined. Sure, you might sound crazy.
Anxiously waiting for a phone interview over Skype. I've never been a good Skyper and I don't do it enough to feel comfortable. What my prospective employer out in beautiful Guangxi province does not know is that there is not a pair of nice pants to go with this shirt, for I am wearing my basketball shorts. Furthermore, only a small vantage of my room is clean. My integrity will compensate for all this Hollywood fakery.
Today's Horoscope: Sometimes it is necessary to point out the existence of large, intricate social designs that are both invisible and possibly entirely imagined. Sure, you might sound crazy.
Anxiously waiting for a phone interview over Skype. I've never been a good Skyper and I don't do it enough to feel comfortable. What my prospective employer out in beautiful Guangxi province does not know is that there is not a pair of nice pants to go with this shirt, for I am wearing my basketball shorts. Furthermore, only a small vantage of my room is clean. My integrity will compensate for all this Hollywood fakery.
Monday, November 22, 2010
11.22.10
Today's report is late thanks to bad weather. That and bad traffic. Bad traffic which is caused by bad drivers. In my universe people have their licenses confiscated like crazy.
Today's Horoscope: Torrents of rain pelt you during an unplanned run to the nearest gas station.
My cursory review of the reviews for MGMT's Congratulations were not all that great. Gave it the full listen I hadn't yet today. I thought it was pretty good, and I wasn't even that big on the last one. Seems like MGMT are passing through an aesthetic phase that really jives with me.
Today's Horoscope: Torrents of rain pelt you during an unplanned run to the nearest gas station.
My cursory review of the reviews for MGMT's Congratulations were not all that great. Gave it the full listen I hadn't yet today. I thought it was pretty good, and I wasn't even that big on the last one. Seems like MGMT are passing through an aesthetic phase that really jives with me.
Sunday, November 21, 2010
11.21.10
Today is overcast and less than cold, but not quite warm.
Today's Horoscope: Nanobots could, theoretically, be coursing through our water supply. Their function could be to alter human consciousness enough to limit it from grasping the true scope of our reality. Who made these nanobots?
Tooth pain. Totally insane. This retainer is shifting my teeth back to where they should be and it really hurts. Pain is progress, people.
Album of the Week: It's a tie! No. De Stijl by the White Stripes wins follow up to I Am Not Afraid of you And I Will Beat Your Ass by Yo La Tengo.
De Stijl rules, but IANAOYAIWBYA by Yo La Tengo achieves triumph solely for the last track on the album, The Story of Yo La Tango (sic). Awesome song to pump in the car if you have a car and 13 minutes to spare.
Today's Horoscope: Nanobots could, theoretically, be coursing through our water supply. Their function could be to alter human consciousness enough to limit it from grasping the true scope of our reality. Who made these nanobots?
Tooth pain. Totally insane. This retainer is shifting my teeth back to where they should be and it really hurts. Pain is progress, people.
Album of the Week: It's a tie! No. De Stijl by the White Stripes wins follow up to I Am Not Afraid of you And I Will Beat Your Ass by Yo La Tengo.
De Stijl rules, but IANAOYAIWBYA by Yo La Tengo achieves triumph solely for the last track on the album, The Story of Yo La Tango (sic). Awesome song to pump in the car if you have a car and 13 minutes to spare.
Saturday, November 20, 2010
11.20.10
Today is going to be nice and sunny.
Today's Horoscope: Things are going to start turning around for you and your army of small problems.
Put my retainer back in--so much pain. Missed the Dirt Merchants last night because I had to stay in and take antibiotics and smell the infected polyp in my nose. Not the best time right now.
Today's Horoscope: Things are going to start turning around for you and your army of small problems.
Put my retainer back in--so much pain. Missed the Dirt Merchants last night because I had to stay in and take antibiotics and smell the infected polyp in my nose. Not the best time right now.
Friday, November 19, 2010
11.19.10
Today could not get any nicer. I'd say this weather is a fair compromise between late fall and late summer.
Today's Horoscope: A very happy birthday to Justine. Good luck for all! (And some crap about Venus retrograde motion.)
Holding mouthwash throughout this entire composition. Needless to say there will be no editing done today.
In Infinite Jest there is mention of Mouthwash abuse at Ennet Recovery House. That book taught me many things about all kinds of addictions. Started reading Europe Central again but I left it at home. I forgot that book and a delicious pork-chop sandwich (with fries) leftover from Hog Wild. This is unfortunate.
Today's Horoscope: A very happy birthday to Justine. Good luck for all! (And some crap about Venus retrograde motion.)
Holding mouthwash throughout this entire composition. Needless to say there will be no editing done today.
In Infinite Jest there is mention of Mouthwash abuse at Ennet Recovery House. That book taught me many things about all kinds of addictions. Started reading Europe Central again but I left it at home. I forgot that book and a delicious pork-chop sandwich (with fries) leftover from Hog Wild. This is unfortunate.
Thursday, November 18, 2010
11.18.10
Today oughta be sunny and a sort of chilly that only comes this time of year. It's nice to see that I still don't understand Global Warming enough to be angry about the cold weather.
Today's Horoscope: Monsters await you behind closed doors. Let them out; check every door. If you don't find any just punch yourself in the face until you pass out. For it is you who are the monster.
Every now and then I go youtubing and see what I can find under these two categories
--Ghosts
--UFOs
And as of yesterday
--Anti-Obama content (home-made Tea Party stuff)
I figured this new category was on level with the other two in terms of predictable amateurish beshitment of what could be a pretty deep topic. Turns out I was right.
Still, I came across an old internet favorite. Always whips those sciency types into a frenzy whenever I bring it up. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloop
Today's Horoscope: Monsters await you behind closed doors. Let them out; check every door. If you don't find any just punch yourself in the face until you pass out. For it is you who are the monster.
Every now and then I go youtubing and see what I can find under these two categories
--Ghosts
--UFOs
And as of yesterday
--Anti-Obama content (home-made Tea Party stuff)
I figured this new category was on level with the other two in terms of predictable amateurish beshitment of what could be a pretty deep topic. Turns out I was right.
Still, I came across an old internet favorite. Always whips those sciency types into a frenzy whenever I bring it up. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloop
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
11.17.10
Today is going to be overcast and chilly. Not the good kind of chilli with beans and sauce; the bad kind.
Today's Horoscope: A Horoscopy is where your Urologist probes your prostate for heavenly bodies.
With a little reflection I realized that I did not read Dark Tower 2 and am not reading History Of Western Philosophy by BR. I listened to the Dark Tower 2 and am listening to HOWP. There's some weird dissonance between reading and listening for me, I don't think listening to a full audio book counts in the same way that sitting and reading counts.
Actually, The Death of Bunny Munro by Nick Cave, read by Nick Cave, with music and sound effects provided by Nick Cave and Warren Ellis was really awesome. I don't think I would have made it through TDOBM if I had actually picked up the paste-and-cloth version.
HOWP is really really long. I don't think I took account of this when I put it on the pod. In any case I'm making some pretty righteous progress.
Today's Horoscope: A Horoscopy is where your Urologist probes your prostate for heavenly bodies.
With a little reflection I realized that I did not read Dark Tower 2 and am not reading History Of Western Philosophy by BR. I listened to the Dark Tower 2 and am listening to HOWP. There's some weird dissonance between reading and listening for me, I don't think listening to a full audio book counts in the same way that sitting and reading counts.
Actually, The Death of Bunny Munro by Nick Cave, read by Nick Cave, with music and sound effects provided by Nick Cave and Warren Ellis was really awesome. I don't think I would have made it through TDOBM if I had actually picked up the paste-and-cloth version.
HOWP is really really long. I don't think I took account of this when I put it on the pod. In any case I'm making some pretty righteous progress.
Monday, November 15, 2010
11.16.10
Tomorrow is actually going to be pretty nice out. I looked this up at weather.com. 56 degrees, sunshine, boom.
Tomorrow's Horoscope: Certain pre-Socratic philosophers thought that there were people on the moon. Ancient pre-Socratic moon people with togas and grapes.
Wrapped up Dark Tower Vol. 2 and One Dimensional Man today. Most of the latter flew over my head. Yet, only the climactic parts of the former escaped my understanding. It's an odd thing about those horror novels circa 1980--the language at the end always throws me off, I can't internalize it properly.
Started History of Western Philosophy by B. "Jagerbombs!" Russel. It's all about him taking bong hits and throwing up on girls from the balcony of his frat house. The English are stupid.
Tomorrow's Horoscope: Certain pre-Socratic philosophers thought that there were people on the moon. Ancient pre-Socratic moon people with togas and grapes.
Wrapped up Dark Tower Vol. 2 and One Dimensional Man today. Most of the latter flew over my head. Yet, only the climactic parts of the former escaped my understanding. It's an odd thing about those horror novels circa 1980--the language at the end always throws me off, I can't internalize it properly.
Started History of Western Philosophy by B. "Jagerbombs!" Russel. It's all about him taking bong hits and throwing up on girls from the balcony of his frat house. The English are stupid.
Sunday, November 14, 2010
11.15.10
Today will be chilly with about 40% chance of rain.
Today's Horoscope: The mercies of the fates command your every movement and their character may be read by astronomical alignment. For this is the basis of your horoscope. Chance of catching the flu: 37.2%
Fall is truly a season of change. The metaphor of a leaf wilting and falling to the ground is one against which any seasoned romantic may warm up. It gets dark early. It is cold. Only when Winter comes do we finally accept.
Today's Horoscope: The mercies of the fates command your every movement and their character may be read by astronomical alignment. For this is the basis of your horoscope. Chance of catching the flu: 37.2%
Fall is truly a season of change. The metaphor of a leaf wilting and falling to the ground is one against which any seasoned romantic may warm up. It gets dark early. It is cold. Only when Winter comes do we finally accept.
11.14.10
Today is a bad day to lose your nice blue scarf. I know this from experience. It is winter-jacket cold. Personally I go for multiple layers of heavy clothing beneath the jacket because I really can't stand the cold.
Today's Horoscope: In the astronomical scheme of things our Sun is a relative dwarf. There are stars out there waaaay bigger than the Sun. This is a message to all you serious astrologers; you should consider sun-worship. It's fun, it (could be) kinda trendy in the liberal circles, and you actually get results. Mostly in summer. (If you pray to the Sun for warm weather.) Dig?
Album of the Week: Population Override by Buckethead. In a form of his own, on his own. I think. I believe BH records everything on his own. For the most part the album is a melodic duet between keyboard and guitar. The over-arching theme of the album is the surge of the human population, and its inevitable and sudden decline. Albums like this rarely come around anymore.
In all honesty I haven't had the energy to eat up some new music. I guess I'm coming to grips with the reality of me actually having to go and get it myself. People don't tell me what to listen to anymore.
Today's Horoscope: In the astronomical scheme of things our Sun is a relative dwarf. There are stars out there waaaay bigger than the Sun. This is a message to all you serious astrologers; you should consider sun-worship. It's fun, it (could be) kinda trendy in the liberal circles, and you actually get results. Mostly in summer. (If you pray to the Sun for warm weather.) Dig?
Album of the Week: Population Override by Buckethead. In a form of his own, on his own. I think. I believe BH records everything on his own. For the most part the album is a melodic duet between keyboard and guitar. The over-arching theme of the album is the surge of the human population, and its inevitable and sudden decline. Albums like this rarely come around anymore.
In all honesty I haven't had the energy to eat up some new music. I guess I'm coming to grips with the reality of me actually having to go and get it myself. People don't tell me what to listen to anymore.
Friday, November 12, 2010
11.13.10
According to the radio--which I have been listening to--the beginnings of winter are going to sink into Wisconsin and Minnesota in the next 24 hours. What does this mean for us? Why, more summery weather of course! Let the record show that this is an optimistic website! Opah!
Today's Horoscope: It is logical to conclude that many of the stars "real" astrologers observe have been dead for millions of years.
Too much radio. No more NPR. WBEZ gets annoying. After about one collective daily hour of the stuff everyone just starts to sound like a whining bitch.
Today's Horoscope: It is logical to conclude that many of the stars "real" astrologers observe have been dead for millions of years.
Too much radio. No more NPR. WBEZ gets annoying. After about one collective daily hour of the stuff everyone just starts to sound like a whining bitch.
11.12.10
Today is probably going to be grey. It has been raining in moderate degrees all evening. The Doppler (since I last checked) revealed a light-green blur around the Elgin area.
Today's Horoscope: The memories of JFK that you never had, nor ever will, are going to rip you apart as you try to go to sleep. If you are an Aquarius you can remedy this by picturing yourself on a porch, with a banjo.
Actual conversation circa yesterday morning:
Me: Do you think I'm stupid?
Justine: No I think you're just an asshole.
Me: Why am I an asshole?
Justine: Why are you an asshole?
A good woman makes you think.
Today's Horoscope: The memories of JFK that you never had, nor ever will, are going to rip you apart as you try to go to sleep. If you are an Aquarius you can remedy this by picturing yourself on a porch, with a banjo.
Actual conversation circa yesterday morning:
Me: Do you think I'm stupid?
Justine: No I think you're just an asshole.
Me: Why am I an asshole?
Justine: Why are you an asshole?
A good woman makes you think.
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
11.11.10
Today is going to be very grey? Perhaps some chilliness coming from Canada. So I guess it is also going to be windy. Burn a candle for Fall.
Today's Horoscope: Exploding stars are theorized to send out thin, high-powered beams of radiation. (Gamma radiation? I forget.) And the idea here is that if one hit earth it would theoretically rip us into theoretical bits. Also, we won't know what star it came from because the light travels at the same speed as the death-rays. Just so you know.
Started up on book 2 of The Dark Tower. It seems like it would make a great mini-series with the right budget.
Speaking of good mini-series, The Walking Dead is a good mini-series.
Also, two corrections: The first sentence of 11.10.10 should be grammatically correct. It isn't, and I'm not going to fix it.
Furthermore it was Jason Miller who catapulted himself down those Georgetown steps. Max Von Sydow just wore hisself out.
Today's Horoscope: Exploding stars are theorized to send out thin, high-powered beams of radiation. (Gamma radiation? I forget.) And the idea here is that if one hit earth it would theoretically rip us into theoretical bits. Also, we won't know what star it came from because the light travels at the same speed as the death-rays. Just so you know.
Started up on book 2 of The Dark Tower. It seems like it would make a great mini-series with the right budget.
Speaking of good mini-series, The Walking Dead is a good mini-series.
Also, two corrections: The first sentence of 11.10.10 should be grammatically correct. It isn't, and I'm not going to fix it.
Furthermore it was Jason Miller who catapulted himself down those Georgetown steps. Max Von Sydow just wore hisself out.
11.10.10
Today will is going to be overcast without precipitation. What we in the meteorology field call "boring as hell."
Today's Horoscope: You will be pleasantly surprised to be spared a fall down a demon-inside-Max Von Sydow-from-The Exorcist-type staircase. This is because Neptune got hit by an asteroid and shoved off a few precious meters. To you I say congratulations!
Did not plan for today. I begin to see why my employer does not eat. I on the other hand DO eat. Maybe I'll get some Lunchables at CVS. : (
Today's Horoscope: You will be pleasantly surprised to be spared a fall down a demon-inside-Max Von Sydow-from-The Exorcist-type staircase. This is because Neptune got hit by an asteroid and shoved off a few precious meters. To you I say congratulations!
Did not plan for today. I begin to see why my employer does not eat. I on the other hand DO eat. Maybe I'll get some Lunchables at CVS. : (
Monday, November 8, 2010
11.09.10
Churning warm sunshine
wrapp'd around in filigrees
--all upon thine extrmeties
bright and gold to make you go blind
won't matter coz' I'll be in-fucking-side
Today's Horoscope: Tracing the stars today I outlined the North American Continent. Now that's positivism!
One of my earliest memories is of my Grandpa's old house. He always kept the TV on mute, presumably because of the commercials. Now that I've been watching more TV than I am used to, I begin to grasp the sublime logic of this.
wrapp'd around in filigrees
--all upon thine extrmeties
bright and gold to make you go blind
won't matter coz' I'll be in-fucking-side
Today's Horoscope: Tracing the stars today I outlined the North American Continent. Now that's positivism!
One of my earliest memories is of my Grandpa's old house. He always kept the TV on mute, presumably because of the commercials. Now that I've been watching more TV than I am used to, I begin to grasp the sublime logic of this.
Sunday, November 7, 2010
11.08.10
Today will be balmy and nice...hopefully. The Doppler radar confirms this, which is amazing since I haven't looked at it. (Dangling preposition, sue me.)
Today's Horoscope: Apparently my spiel about retrograde was relevant to the world of Astrology! Bulls-eye! Today is going to be a 2, enjoy that rectal bleeding.
Nice long talk on the phone today with Joe. Apparently Repressive De-Sublimation is a big topic in the book I'm reading. Huh. He talked to me about the repression of Levis and beer just as an unwelcome drop of Sam Adam's winter lager went down the wrong pipe. That this was a really good metaphor occurred to me right after a coughing fit.
Today's Horoscope: Apparently my spiel about retrograde was relevant to the world of Astrology! Bulls-eye! Today is going to be a 2, enjoy that rectal bleeding.
Nice long talk on the phone today with Joe. Apparently Repressive De-Sublimation is a big topic in the book I'm reading. Huh. He talked to me about the repression of Levis and beer just as an unwelcome drop of Sam Adam's winter lager went down the wrong pipe. That this was a really good metaphor occurred to me right after a coughing fit.
11.07.10
It is surprisingly nice out. I'll be outside.
Today's Horoscope: A few nights ago I was watching at the sky and I saw a very distant orange light passing very fast a few degrees east of the zenith. Could've been a plane. Could've been a satellite. I don't know specifically what it was but I know astrologically it spells wacky fortunes for the Libertarian party over the next 6 year political cycle. Obviously.
I remember the prime of summer. All that water in the air. Sunlight passing through hanks of branches. Everybody was pissed.
Album of the Week: Incesticide by Nirvana. In the past week I have listened to this album exactly 0 times. In the past few years I have listened to this album 0 times. It is because I have been busy and stupid that I haven't gotten around to putting it back into "Charlie Circulation." Lot of those tracks have been stuck in my head.
Today's Horoscope: A few nights ago I was watching at the sky and I saw a very distant orange light passing very fast a few degrees east of the zenith. Could've been a plane. Could've been a satellite. I don't know specifically what it was but I know astrologically it spells wacky fortunes for the Libertarian party over the next 6 year political cycle. Obviously.
I remember the prime of summer. All that water in the air. Sunlight passing through hanks of branches. Everybody was pissed.
Album of the Week: Incesticide by Nirvana. In the past week I have listened to this album exactly 0 times. In the past few years I have listened to this album 0 times. It is because I have been busy and stupid that I haven't gotten around to putting it back into "Charlie Circulation." Lot of those tracks have been stuck in my head.
Saturday, November 6, 2010
11.06.10
Today will be chilly and full of stormy looking clouds. The stiff breeze at evening will rip the dead leaves off the tree. It will be dark.
Today's Horoscope: Things seem like a 7.6 for you Aquamatarians out there, but that could just be a visual distortion; could be 7.9.
People that like to dress up really freak me out. Costumes are for suckers if you ask me.
Special Election Commentary: When I was in high-school, Super Bowl XXXVIII (Panthers v. Patriots) came around. When talking of the controversy in math class one girl (whose name I forget but who I still have great admiration for) said--when asked--"The game was rigged and the half-time show was lame." She was right.
Today's Horoscope: Things seem like a 7.6 for you Aquamatarians out there, but that could just be a visual distortion; could be 7.9.
People that like to dress up really freak me out. Costumes are for suckers if you ask me.
Special Election Commentary: When I was in high-school, Super Bowl XXXVIII (Panthers v. Patriots) came around. When talking of the controversy in math class one girl (whose name I forget but who I still have great admiration for) said--when asked--"The game was rigged and the half-time show was lame." She was right.
Friday, November 5, 2010
11.05.10
Sunny and balmy today. It is eighty degrees!
Today's Horoscope: The evergreens in northern Canada are poised to snap and explode in the Winter dark. Grim.
Finished Freedom today. Good stuff. Started up on The One Dimensional Man. Heavy stuff. New Eno album is alllllriiiight.
Today's Horoscope: The evergreens in northern Canada are poised to snap and explode in the Winter dark. Grim.
Finished Freedom today. Good stuff. Started up on The One Dimensional Man. Heavy stuff. New Eno album is alllllriiiight.
Thursday, November 4, 2010
11.04.10
Cold today. Cloudy too. My favorite place to be is outside; the only condition being that it must be warm.
Today's Horoscope: You might get hit by a semi-truck.
I'm really upset about this cold weather coming in. Today would have been a great day to sit outside and finish up the last half of Franzen's latest novel. Instead I have to accord with the mood of the book and read it in the dark, in the basement.
Today's Horoscope: You might get hit by a semi-truck.
I'm really upset about this cold weather coming in. Today would have been a great day to sit outside and finish up the last half of Franzen's latest novel. Instead I have to accord with the mood of the book and read it in the dark, in the basement.
Wednesday, November 3, 2010
11.03.10
Overcast today, possible drop in temperature in the evening. (Possible because it also gets dark in the evening, and without that sunlight, ya know.) I give about 60% to the possibility of rain.
Today's Horoscope: Sagittarius mixes it up with Leo: time to pick that Ukulele back up.
Haven't checked the results of the election yet. Still too far off in Charlieland to really care. The little I do know comes from last night when polls were just starting to close. Word was that the Republicans were going to have a good night.
In a completely unrelated story a Snake gave birth to a litter via Immaculate Conception.
Today's Horoscope: Sagittarius mixes it up with Leo: time to pick that Ukulele back up.
Haven't checked the results of the election yet. Still too far off in Charlieland to really care. The little I do know comes from last night when polls were just starting to close. Word was that the Republicans were going to have a good night.
In a completely unrelated story a Snake gave birth to a litter via Immaculate Conception.
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
11.02.10
Elgin IL is frosty today. Comfortable as a bunched up sock in a nice-fitting shoe. Chicago this morning was dark and chilly. A grim reminder that as the days get shorter and darker so too do they get colder. What garbage!
Today's Horoscope: In the early days of atronomy people would see the planets move back and forth in the sky. They called this "retrograde motion" or something. Let this serve as a reminder that history is fraught with lies and mistakes and should never be taken seriously.
Got to see Graceland cemetery yesterday. It was a pretty grave trip. We unearthed some neat historical information. We wanna go back but nothing is set in stone. Justine kept lookout while I took a piss on Pullman's grave.
Today's Horoscope: In the early days of atronomy people would see the planets move back and forth in the sky. They called this "retrograde motion" or something. Let this serve as a reminder that history is fraught with lies and mistakes and should never be taken seriously.
Got to see Graceland cemetery yesterday. It was a pretty grave trip. We unearthed some neat historical information. We wanna go back but nothing is set in stone. Justine kept lookout while I took a piss on Pullman's grave.
Sunday, October 31, 2010
10.31.10
Sunny and nice today. Smashing weather.
Today's Horoscope: The Pagans believe that tonight is the one night of the year where the barrier between the spirit realm and ours is at its thinnest. Cool, right?
Continuing my long-standing Halloween tradition of not dressing up in a costume and not doing anything. I just wanna stay in and watch some scary movies. Gave Rob Zombie's reboot of Halloween a go, didn't finish it. Not a scary movie, just a dramatic movie.
Today's Horoscope: The Pagans believe that tonight is the one night of the year where the barrier between the spirit realm and ours is at its thinnest. Cool, right?
Continuing my long-standing Halloween tradition of not dressing up in a costume and not doing anything. I just wanna stay in and watch some scary movies. Gave Rob Zombie's reboot of Halloween a go, didn't finish it. Not a scary movie, just a dramatic movie.
Saturday, October 30, 2010
10.30.10
Today is mildly non-warm-somewhat-chilly with wind, albeit pretty light wind. Scattered clouds. Not exactly spooky in the daytime but we could get some cool Halloween ambiance (pronounced with a french accent, read it again) at night.
Today's Horoscope: Birds are starting to migrate because the moon is pulling the water in their brains. The moon is an astronomical object so it is therefore an astrological object which licenses me to tell you that you scorpios and cancers and geminis might feel a sudden urge to drive in a V down to Memphis. Or something.
Feels like sunday. Vomited in the backyard last night, checked it out this morning, looks like all the budweiser and...budweiser left a bit of a crater. It was controlled, though. I knew it was coming and I planned, opting out of a trip to the bathroom and relegating my regurgitation to nature. You could say I'm a pro.
Revisiting Lisbon. I'd like to retract my earlier statements.
Got down with some Shadowy Men on Shadowy Planet in between brutal guitar lessons from Pete. This sabbatical in the suburbs is turning the tips of my right fingers into blunt objects. Looking forward to distributing some pokes.
Today's Horoscope: Birds are starting to migrate because the moon is pulling the water in their brains. The moon is an astronomical object so it is therefore an astrological object which licenses me to tell you that you scorpios and cancers and geminis might feel a sudden urge to drive in a V down to Memphis. Or something.
Feels like sunday. Vomited in the backyard last night, checked it out this morning, looks like all the budweiser and...budweiser left a bit of a crater. It was controlled, though. I knew it was coming and I planned, opting out of a trip to the bathroom and relegating my regurgitation to nature. You could say I'm a pro.
Revisiting Lisbon. I'd like to retract my earlier statements.
Got down with some Shadowy Men on Shadowy Planet in between brutal guitar lessons from Pete. This sabbatical in the suburbs is turning the tips of my right fingers into blunt objects. Looking forward to distributing some pokes.
Thursday, October 28, 2010
10.28.10
Today's Weather: Cold and overcast. By cold I mean like, uhh, 50 degrees? Not quite as windy as yesterday but still windy enough to know that it's kinda cold. As a lifetime resident of the greater Chicago Area I can testify that the winters and late falls aren't actually that terrible, it's just the wind that stings.
Today's Horoscope: The cloud cover has obscured my view of the heavens, but if my calculations are correct today oughta be a 7.3 for you Capricorns out there. The rest of us better stay in and read a book.
Speaking of which, I'm logged into the last few pages of Ishmael by Somebody Quinn. I shouldn't say anything about it until I've finished it but it's like Glenn Beck's book in the sense that I'm with it and into it for the first 25%, but then after that I get a little more detached with every page.
While driving today I started to think about the similarities between Bob Dylan and Salvador Dali. I'm sure this has been done before, but it's news to me. Both (and I'm going to write as if Dali were still alive since I ain't so good at grammar) are constantly producing work. Both went through this amusing little Christian phase. People who try to make sense of either put pretty abstract methodologies of thinking into play, but they ultimately just end up sounding crazy.
Despite all of this, let the record show that I still believe that Bob Dylan and Salvador Dali share more differences than similarities.
Today's Horoscope: The cloud cover has obscured my view of the heavens, but if my calculations are correct today oughta be a 7.3 for you Capricorns out there. The rest of us better stay in and read a book.
Speaking of which, I'm logged into the last few pages of Ishmael by Somebody Quinn. I shouldn't say anything about it until I've finished it but it's like Glenn Beck's book in the sense that I'm with it and into it for the first 25%, but then after that I get a little more detached with every page.
While driving today I started to think about the similarities between Bob Dylan and Salvador Dali. I'm sure this has been done before, but it's news to me. Both (and I'm going to write as if Dali were still alive since I ain't so good at grammar) are constantly producing work. Both went through this amusing little Christian phase. People who try to make sense of either put pretty abstract methodologies of thinking into play, but they ultimately just end up sounding crazy.
Despite all of this, let the record show that I still believe that Bob Dylan and Salvador Dali share more differences than similarities.
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
10.26.10
Great weather today if you too are a part of the indoor ten hour workday club. The temperature in Elgin IL is about 50 degrees. Very windy. Cloud cover is this cool frumpy pattern of cumulonimbus clouds, sun peeks through once in a while. Still cold.
Today's Horoscope: Hayley's comet is coming, it is the reason for the oncoming cold weather. This is a combination of astrological hackery and scientific jibber-jabber because that is a cold comet.
Album of the week goes to Dylan's Blonde on Blonde for doing nothing but good for passing the time in this suburb.
Today's Horoscope: Hayley's comet is coming, it is the reason for the oncoming cold weather. This is a combination of astrological hackery and scientific jibber-jabber because that is a cold comet.
Album of the week goes to Dylan's Blonde on Blonde for doing nothing but good for passing the time in this suburb.
Monday, October 25, 2010
10.25.10
Awfully suspicious weather today. Great rainstorm last night.
Tomorrow's horoscope: Don't see Paranormal Activity 2 unless you have a girlfriend and a local theater that serves booze. I can't recommend the movie any other way. If Venus performs a retrograde loop around Jupiter then disregard this advice.
Just finished reading Sartre's The Age of Reason. Pretty good, 'cept I couldn't imagine in my mind's eye any character not being Sartre himself; some bent-over crazy-eyed short man, sometimes in women's clothing. I will not be reading the Roads to Freedom Trilogy unless I have to serve some time in the future...or maybe if I become an insomniac.
Paranormal Activity 2 was pretty cool. I felt the suspense lead to a pretty overrated result. Meh.
Can't get over all the press this Assange guy is getting. Everyone's just wishing they founded Wikileaks first.
Fuckin' shitty boring ass bout with the Redskins. Between this and that awful Giants game I'm starting to think we traded out a good season for some good weather, which is what this is all really about.
Tomorrow's horoscope: Don't see Paranormal Activity 2 unless you have a girlfriend and a local theater that serves booze. I can't recommend the movie any other way. If Venus performs a retrograde loop around Jupiter then disregard this advice.
Just finished reading Sartre's The Age of Reason. Pretty good, 'cept I couldn't imagine in my mind's eye any character not being Sartre himself; some bent-over crazy-eyed short man, sometimes in women's clothing. I will not be reading the Roads to Freedom Trilogy unless I have to serve some time in the future...or maybe if I become an insomniac.
Paranormal Activity 2 was pretty cool. I felt the suspense lead to a pretty overrated result. Meh.
Can't get over all the press this Assange guy is getting. Everyone's just wishing they founded Wikileaks first.
Fuckin' shitty boring ass bout with the Redskins. Between this and that awful Giants game I'm starting to think we traded out a good season for some good weather, which is what this is all really about.
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
10.19.10
Today is cloudless and sunny, somewhat chilly but only if you hate wearing long sleeves. (Personally I can't get enough of 'em.)
Today's Horoscope: You will find that Aquarius has shifted 1.2 degrees from your perspective in the northern hemisphere. This means that your ability to write horoscopes will be diminished for the next week. If it shifts back into line in the next few days, however, you will find astonishing accuracy in your readings, though that isn't always a good thing.
Staying next to my dad in the hospital today; great view of the gold coast from his room.
The medical industry was designed specifically to keep me out of the medical industry. Everything is neat and tidy and orderly, things are precise and perfect. I am none of these things. If you ever see me in a white coat with a stethoscope hanging around my neck you better fucking run.
ALBUM OF THE WEEK: This week has been a tug-of-war between Taking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy) by Brian Eno and Houndog by Houndog.
The former has been sitting in my collection since 7th grade. The latter just made its way onto my laptop about a week ago, and I'm not sure how.
Of Eno's discography I've always been partial to Here Come the Warm Jets, then Another Green World, then Before and After Science, and then Ambient 1: Music For Airports, and then Discreet Music, and then My Life in the Bush of Ghosts, and then Thursday Afternoon and then everything else. TTM(BS) has always been overlooked for whatever reason. No. There has never been a reason. I guess that line from The Fat Lady of Limbourg about the "jellyfish kiss" kind of weirded me out.
And if Bauhaus's cover of Third Uncle isn't one of my favorites on its own how I am going to take in the original properly?
TTM(BS) is defintely an A side kinda album tho. It has this strong start, Mother Whale Eyeless is a great example of that 60s-70s through-composed rock-song experiment. Still doesn't top Happiness is a Warm Gun in that field but it's still really fucking good. Back in Judy's Jungle has this really great hook, this awesome melody line that has that familiarity you just can't place, something along the lines of that weird little oompah-loompah hook in Moonage Daydream.
Houndog is just a good album. I've only been on it for today but it sounds like my kind of bag. http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=3524
It just fits the mood lately.
Today's Horoscope: You will find that Aquarius has shifted 1.2 degrees from your perspective in the northern hemisphere. This means that your ability to write horoscopes will be diminished for the next week. If it shifts back into line in the next few days, however, you will find astonishing accuracy in your readings, though that isn't always a good thing.
Staying next to my dad in the hospital today; great view of the gold coast from his room.
The medical industry was designed specifically to keep me out of the medical industry. Everything is neat and tidy and orderly, things are precise and perfect. I am none of these things. If you ever see me in a white coat with a stethoscope hanging around my neck you better fucking run.
ALBUM OF THE WEEK: This week has been a tug-of-war between Taking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy) by Brian Eno and Houndog by Houndog.
The former has been sitting in my collection since 7th grade. The latter just made its way onto my laptop about a week ago, and I'm not sure how.
Of Eno's discography I've always been partial to Here Come the Warm Jets, then Another Green World, then Before and After Science, and then Ambient 1: Music For Airports, and then Discreet Music, and then My Life in the Bush of Ghosts, and then Thursday Afternoon and then everything else. TTM(BS) has always been overlooked for whatever reason. No. There has never been a reason. I guess that line from The Fat Lady of Limbourg about the "jellyfish kiss" kind of weirded me out.
And if Bauhaus's cover of Third Uncle isn't one of my favorites on its own how I am going to take in the original properly?
TTM(BS) is defintely an A side kinda album tho. It has this strong start, Mother Whale Eyeless is a great example of that 60s-70s through-composed rock-song experiment. Still doesn't top Happiness is a Warm Gun in that field but it's still really fucking good. Back in Judy's Jungle has this really great hook, this awesome melody line that has that familiarity you just can't place, something along the lines of that weird little oompah-loompah hook in Moonage Daydream.
Houndog is just a good album. I've only been on it for today but it sounds like my kind of bag. http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=3524
It just fits the mood lately.
Thursday, October 14, 2010
10.14.10
Overcast, slightly chilly. A grim reminder that perhaps the glory days of the Chicago Indian Summer are at a close.
Chattering memories: because of global warming we will have another mild winter.
The only mild winter I'm looking forward to is the Goose Island Mild Winter line of Mild Ale. (5.6% AV)
Horoscope: Last night Neptune crossed over the Aeschylus constellation, an obvious warning to all you redheads out there.
Guided by Voices last night at the Riv. Fucking sick. Bassist injected this awesome lick into my personal GBV favorite, Tractor Rape Chain. Frontman seemed drunk. They all seemed drunk. I wonder if they have to pay any fines incurred from all the smoking they did on stage. (No one, and I mean NO ONE working for any venue would DARE go up to GBV mid-set and tell them that they couldn't smoke in the Riv.)
He also mentioned the Violet Hour--odd. I'm'a take my boo there soon.
Chattering memories: because of global warming we will have another mild winter.
The only mild winter I'm looking forward to is the Goose Island Mild Winter line of Mild Ale. (5.6% AV)
Horoscope: Last night Neptune crossed over the Aeschylus constellation, an obvious warning to all you redheads out there.
Guided by Voices last night at the Riv. Fucking sick. Bassist injected this awesome lick into my personal GBV favorite, Tractor Rape Chain. Frontman seemed drunk. They all seemed drunk. I wonder if they have to pay any fines incurred from all the smoking they did on stage. (No one, and I mean NO ONE working for any venue would DARE go up to GBV mid-set and tell them that they couldn't smoke in the Riv.)
He also mentioned the Violet Hour--odd. I'm'a take my boo there soon.
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
10.13.10
Today will be brisk and hopefully not cloudy.
Horoscope: If you work in the loop you will be unhappy when you get to the loop tomorrow morning. I know this because O'Ryan's belt was crossing over picies or some crap like that.
All tired out from music--a collective 16 (or so) hours on the mega bus within a 72 hour frame is never cool. Here's to spending a Monday and a Friday sitting in a depression tube with more children than I'd care to acknowledge.
At one point I was thinking, like, "wouldn't it be cool if there was a megabus that was like, smaller, and more selective, kinda like a first-class of road transportation," but then I realized that those are called cars.
Horoscope: If you work in the loop you will be unhappy when you get to the loop tomorrow morning. I know this because O'Ryan's belt was crossing over picies or some crap like that.
All tired out from music--a collective 16 (or so) hours on the mega bus within a 72 hour frame is never cool. Here's to spending a Monday and a Friday sitting in a depression tube with more children than I'd care to acknowledge.
At one point I was thinking, like, "wouldn't it be cool if there was a megabus that was like, smaller, and more selective, kinda like a first-class of road transportation," but then I realized that those are called cars.
Monday, October 4, 2010
10.5.10
Looks to be closing in on that fall fiftys we all know and love.
Going down with The Sinking of the Titanic by Gavin Bryars--great shit.
Today's horoscope: If you think horoscopes contain ANY truth at all then you are the same type of person that commits hate crimes.
Going down with The Sinking of the Titanic by Gavin Bryars--great shit.
Today's horoscope: If you think horoscopes contain ANY truth at all then you are the same type of person that commits hate crimes.
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
9.29.10
Bright and sunny today. Go outside.
Today's Horoscope: There are no clouds outside to align with the sun, and speaking of which, the sun is bright and hot. Go outside.
Today's Horoscope: There are no clouds outside to align with the sun, and speaking of which, the sun is bright and hot. Go outside.
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
9.28.10
Bright and sunny today. Perfect Charlie temperature (around 65 degrees or so). Looks like it's gonna be a nice one today.
Yesterday, on the train, some ominous shit to my left (I was going south) and some straight beautiful shit on my right. During the "golden hour" it put this golden black glow on this squall line of nasty cumulonimbus clouds. Of course I was not afraid--I know which way the wind blows, (towards Indiana).
Today's Horoscope: Pieces is aligned with Jupiter and they are both encouraging you to hit the nearest McDonald's and leave their faucets running.
Planning on seeing the Walkmen this October 13th, there won't be a forecast that day because I'll be indoors (seeing the Walkmen)
Also the Fresh & Onlys sometime in early November. Again, no forecast that day because I'll be the only one having a good time.
Yesterday, on the train, some ominous shit to my left (I was going south) and some straight beautiful shit on my right. During the "golden hour" it put this golden black glow on this squall line of nasty cumulonimbus clouds. Of course I was not afraid--I know which way the wind blows, (towards Indiana).
Today's Horoscope: Pieces is aligned with Jupiter and they are both encouraging you to hit the nearest McDonald's and leave their faucets running.
Planning on seeing the Walkmen this October 13th, there won't be a forecast that day because I'll be indoors (seeing the Walkmen)
Also the Fresh & Onlys sometime in early November. Again, no forecast that day because I'll be the only one having a good time.
Saturday, September 25, 2010
9.25.10
As of my last trip outside it is balmy, warm, and yet it is technically autumn. How about that?
I PREDICT that today will be warm, if not chilly--aggravatingly chilly. The next few days will be unpredictable; the weather will oscillate wildly between the warm Indian summer you want and the frigid winter you need.
I know what you are thinking, "what about global warming? Surely that will make this a MILD winter of some sort." Well let me tell you something about global warming: no matter how much warming you think the globe is currently experiencing it has nothing on the amount of freezing poised to stab us like a frigid and icy knife...stabbing you in the eye. Get ready.
Also, a 40% chance of winds up to 20 mph--basing this on a trend.
Furthermore: new Walkmen album is a slight disappointment. New Thermals album is also a slight disappointment. But these albums are disappointing because they share a very small, basic continuity with their previous efforts. Because they tried something new they are commendable to the extreme. If Lisbon sounded like a track-for-track ripoff of You and Me, well, I suppose there'd be some scathing criticism deserved.
I PREDICT that today will be warm, if not chilly--aggravatingly chilly. The next few days will be unpredictable; the weather will oscillate wildly between the warm Indian summer you want and the frigid winter you need.
I know what you are thinking, "what about global warming? Surely that will make this a MILD winter of some sort." Well let me tell you something about global warming: no matter how much warming you think the globe is currently experiencing it has nothing on the amount of freezing poised to stab us like a frigid and icy knife...stabbing you in the eye. Get ready.
Also, a 40% chance of winds up to 20 mph--basing this on a trend.
Furthermore: new Walkmen album is a slight disappointment. New Thermals album is also a slight disappointment. But these albums are disappointing because they share a very small, basic continuity with their previous efforts. Because they tried something new they are commendable to the extreme. If Lisbon sounded like a track-for-track ripoff of You and Me, well, I suppose there'd be some scathing criticism deserved.
Thursday, September 23, 2010
9.23.10
60% Chance of rain today. As of 2PM the temperature in area code 60422 is about 84 degrees Fahrenheit. The sun is popping through a scattered overcast, and the possibility of a sun shower is not to be dismissed.
Furthermore, Facebook.com has notified me that my account is being accessed by people other than me, so I guess that's the end of that.
Warm winds coming up from the south today.
Furthermore, Facebook.com has notified me that my account is being accessed by people other than me, so I guess that's the end of that.
Warm winds coming up from the south today.
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