blurred vision in a time of blindness

2009

December 4
November 7
October 9
September 12
August 22
July 32
June 70
May 129
April 60
March 68
February 59
January 73

2008

December 26
November 79
October 125
September 71
August 145
July 30
June
May
April
March
February
January
May 31st
May 31st
May 31st

A Joke.

Q: How many surrealists does it take to screw in a lightbulb? A: Three. Two to fill the bathtub...
May 31st
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You, Atmosphere ~ This one goes out to Holly… when life gives you lemons, you paint that shit...
May 30th
May 30th
May 30th
May 30th
May 30th
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Free Fallin’ (Live), John Mayer ~ I’m pretty much agnostic when it comes to John Mayer,...
May 30th
Warch Watch
I remember staying up late to watch Carson’s legendary farewell. Even then I knew Jay Leno sucked...
May 30th
“Tough economic times? Whatever… insist companies offer...”
— Ringleader
May 30th
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Say it Ain’t So, Weezer ~ The rare song that fits at all times, in all places, and with all people.
May 30th
May 30th
May 30th
“Don’t act brand new.”
— Genocide & Juice ...
May 29th
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Galactic Center of Milky Way Rises ~ As a fun little insomnia project, I layed down Njósnavélin...
May 29th
May 29th
It took an act of freakin’ Congress, but we’re...
May 29th
Kickin’ it old school…
May 29th
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Here’s What’s Left, RJD2 ~ This track is perfect for making out on a leather couch at a hazy...
May 29th
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The Fresh Prince Of Daft Punk ~ Wow. Spot on. I still think this is better, but good times all...
May 29th
May 28th
May 28th
“It’s an open secret in the music industry that Regina...”
— The funniest thing I’ve...
May 27th
Fuck Prop 8 again edition of GPOYW…
May 27th
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“This is about the human heart.” Still relevant, still totally true.
May 27th
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Rich Girls, The Virgins ~ It completely changes the meaning whether you interpret the lyrics...
May 27th
May 27th
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Stanhope on Marriage ~ It’s a repost, but appropriate today.
May 27th
May 27th
May 26th
Four Reasons Why You Don't Exist
May 26th
“You should see the size of these speakers they’re...”
— Fuck yeah, it’s gonna be...
May 24th
I’m back, bitches…!
May 24th
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Drives Me Crazy, Fine Young Cannibals ~ We don’t get to make ‘em like this anymore.
May 24th
Polaroid going back in business!
May 24th
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Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone, DJ Jazzy Jeff and Pete Kuzma Solefull Mix ~ Yo shorty, turn up them...
May 24th
May 23rd
May 23rd
May 23rd
“Perfer et obdura; dolor hic tibi proderit olim.”
— If I had to get a tattoo, it...
May 23rd
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Imagining the Tenth Dimension ~ Okay, this makes sense… can anybody tell me if it’s...
May 23rd
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Skinny Love, Bon Iver ~ Come on skinny love, just last the year…
May 23rd
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“Crossroads of the World my dick…!” Fuckin’ hilarious…
May 23rd
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Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa, Hot Chip & Peter Gabriel ~ Wow. A Vampire Weekend cover no less....
May 23rd
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Mac’s is the Canadian equivalent of 7-11. Their Slurpee is called a Froster. They unveiled a new...
May 23rd
May 23rd
2nd Round TKO by Mark Alums…!
May 23rd
“Oh lovers! be careful in those dangerous first days! Once...”
— Milan Kundera
May 23rd
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Sometimes, there just aren’t enough bullets…
May 20th
May 20th
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Hitchens just plain nails it when it comes to religion and morality. Check out Part II, religion...
May 20th
Drink this wine with a beautiful woman…
May 19th
“I wash my hands of those who imagine chattering to be...”
— Kahlil Gibran
May 17th
Click through for something very cool…
May 16th
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In The Air Tonight, Phil Collins ~ What do the the Cadbury Gorilla and Mike Tyson have in common? ...
May 16th
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There is too much awesome in this trailer…
May 16th
May 16th
“If you want to know who your friends are, get yourself a...”
— Bukowski
May 15th
Click through for some trippy-fun eye-candy…
May 15th
May 15th
May 14th
“I have come to believe that the whole world is an enigma, a...”
— Umberto Eco
May 14th
May 14th
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Wonderwall, Cat Power ~ This annihilates the Ryan Adams cover. Cat Power is five gallons of sultry...
May 14th
May 14th
Teresa smells good edition of GPOYW…
May 14th
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Girls Just Wanna Have Fun, Greg Laswell ~ Greg brings a whole new meaning to this song… trust...
May 13th
May 13th
May 13th
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Better, Regina Spektor ~ Why yes, Regina… if you kiss me where it’s sore, I promise...
May 13th
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Frontier Psychiatrist, The Avalanches ~ Kuntz & Maguire may be my favorite commercial/music...
May 13th
May 12th

If you were a James Bond villain, how...

May 12th
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Carl Jung on Belief ~ “I don’t believe. I must have a reason for a certain hypothesis. Either...
May 12th
May 12th

I'm an Asshole: Reason #437

Sometimes stereotypes are spot-on accurate. Black people talk to the movie screen. Homeless people...
May 12th
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That’s Not My Name, Ting Tings ~ The music video should feature oral arguments in the...
May 12th
A tree pulpit? Amen…
May 11th
So many lives, each the star of his or her own show, each at...
May 11th
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The Funeral, Band of Horses ~ The girl who introduced this song to me is the reason why such songs...
May 11th
I want a desk like this in my private study…
May 11th
“Got tight last night on absinthe. Did knife tricks.”
— Ernest Hemingway (…ah,...
May 11th
May 10th

'Mama' is the easiest pair of syllables...

Mother’s Day was originally conceived as a universal ceasefire — a day when mothers would have...
May 10th
May 10th
“In my next hundred days, I will strongly consider loosing my...”
— President Obama at the...
May 10th
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Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels), Arcade Fire ~ They climbed the scaffolding and sang this through...
May 9th
May 9th

Cognitive Dissonance

An uncomfortable feeling caused by holding two contradictory ideas simultaneously. There are three...
May 9th
May 9th
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1. Invent time machine 2. Travel back to 1950’s Harlem 3. Book Daft Punk into the Savoy...
May 9th

Five years. I made it.

I’m not a cancer patient anymore. An hour ago, my doctor shook my hand and congratulated me. ...
May 9th
Come on, Hunter S. Thompson… gimme back my sunglasses....
May 8th
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Ribs & Whiskey, Widespread Panic ~ Yep, that did it. Cheered up now. (The first time I ever...
May 8th
I’ve never had a Big Mac in my life. Not once.
May 8th
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Here Comes The Sun, George Harrison ~ Tryin’ to cheer myself up a little… this seems to...
May 8th
A perfect visual metaphor for my mood…
May 8th
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No Surprise, James Yuill ~ I predict this catchy lil’ tune will be snatched up for the next...
May 7th
May 7th
May 7th
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To Build a Home, The Cinematic Orchestra ~ This song recreates the emotional state of being in love...
May 7th
May 7th
May 7th

My neighbor's traditional family recipe...

I doubt even the military has a weapons-grade can of air-freshener concentrated enough to compete...
May 7th
May 7th
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Where Is My Mind, City Wolf ~ This track is single-handedly curing my Cinco de Mayo hangover…
May 6th
Champagne brunch edition of GPOYW…
May 6th
Champagne legs edition of GPOYW…
May 6th

Fourth Wave

By michauxfochaux It can be tidy and fun to break down your life and cultural attributes into a...
May 6th
Iglu & Hartly, Live at the Roxy
May 6th
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In This City, Iglu & Hartly ~ …and then boom.
May 6th
May 6th
“Life isn’t divided into genres. It’s a horrifying, romantic,...”
— Alan Moore
May 6th
Have you heard the one about the Southern...
May 5th
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Take Five, Dave Brubeck ~ When a squirrel asks a chickadee, “wanna fuck?” this better...
May 5th
May 5th
May 5th
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Stanhope of the Week
May 5th
May 4th
May 3rd
“You ask me, “What is punk?” I kick over a trash can and...”
— Ringleader
May 3rd
May 2nd
“All relationships that don’t end in break up, end in death.”
— Dr. Gregory House
May 2nd
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Little Secrets, Passion Pit ~ I can already tell… this is gonna be the album that defines my...
May 2nd