December 2011
4 posts
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-12-25) →
Charlotte Gainsbourg (42) She & Him (37) Sufjan Stevens (26) Ted Leo and the Pharmacists (16) Rilo Kiley (9) Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Dec 27th
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-12-18) →
The New Pornographers (84) Stars (63) The National (43) Yeah Yeah Yeahs (36) Dr. Dog (34) Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Dec 20th
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-12-11) →
The Shins (45) Vetiver (37) Bright Eyes (26) Spoon (26) Generationals (7) Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Dec 14th
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-12-4) →
Phantogram (41) Wye Oak (32) My Morning Jacket (23) The New Pornographers (21) Thao (14) Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Dec 6th
November 2011
6 posts
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-11-27) →
Vetiver (27) Los Campesinos! (1) Brendan Benson (1) Fran Healy (1) Atlas Sound (1) Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Nov 29th
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-11-20) →
Atlas Sound (11) Feist (10) The Wooden Birds (1) Fran Healy (1) Efterklang (1) Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Nov 24th
Katie West: Today at work →
therealkatiewest: Today I was talking with one of my fellow teachers at work and she was talking to me because she wanted to help me network with whatever it was I wanted to do. I told her that what I did wasn’t really the most appropriate thing to bring into a school of business. She didn’t understand so I showed… I get this a lot. I am a chemist by trade, and one of the few that...
Nov 16th
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Things That Have Pissed Me Off This Week: 1) Loud Talkers. You know, the ones who sound like they’re purposely talking loud so everyone can hear their conversation. I don’t care that your kid likes the chocolate frosted cinnamon buns even though you think they’re revolting.  2) People who lack self-awareness. This includes people who blog about not knowing what to blog about,...
Nov 15th
It’s days like today that make me really love my job. I don’t know what I’m going to do when our company dissipates. I’m trying to picture a scenario in my head that even comes close to the work environment I have right now. I’m failing. I’m using my degree. That’s first and foremost. I got a degree in something I love, and, luckily, it pays. I spend...
Nov 2nd
“Here’s a TOTALLY GNARBALLS story to cheer you up: We’re all going to die and...”
– - lieslieslies I want Alan to write a TV show that gets canceled after the first season because it was never watched by the mainstream general public despite the overwhelmingly positive underground critical reviews. (via whydoihaveablog) For Jess!
Nov 2nd
80 notes
October 2011
9 posts
Oct 21st
Oct 18th
The light is changing, finally. Not just getting darker earlier. The gloam. The sunrises and sunsets. Fall has the best light. And the leaves are finally changing. Two days of rain and, boom! it’s fall. I pretend like I dread winter. I don’t. It is colder, yes, but infinitely more interesting to look at than summer. I’m ready for the cold. Bring it on.
Oct 17th
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-10-9) →
Feist (43) Owen Pallett (18) Wilco (12) Fran Healy (9) Explosions In The Sky (8) Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Oct 15th
I’m antsy. I feel like jumping out of my skin. I keep thinking about ditching chemistry and working in a bakery in London. I don’t think I would hate that. Not that I hate this, not even a little bit. But what if I did something entirely different? What if I just jumped ship? I feel like I’m too young to be thinking this way already. Especially with my endless student...
Oct 10th
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Oct 7th
4 notes
Keep It Weird.: This is Water →
whataweirdgirl: “But most days, if you’re aware enough to give yourself a choice, you can choose to look differently at this fat, dead-eyed, over-made-up lady who just screamed at her kid in the checkout line. Maybe she’s not usually like this. Maybe she’s been up three straight nights holding the hand of a husband who is dying of bone cancer. Or maybe this very lady is the low-wage clerk...
Oct 5th
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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-10-2) →
Jens Lekman (69) Yo La Tengo (51) Belle and Sebastian (31) M. Ward (25) Beck (23) Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Oct 4th
5 tags
“I say enough of that, sweet pea. Enough of that. I’ve written often about how...”
– It’s been a sort of lousy afternoon. A work day from which you’re going to heave yourself back up and at ‘em. Tomorrow, I guess. Late in the day, as usual, Sugar dropped in and delivered a lecture I’ve been needing to hear. Gave me back my heart. Because it’s a shameful amount of time I’ve been...
Oct 4th
77 notes
September 2011
6 posts
1 tag
Sep 27th
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1 tag
Sep 27th
1,756 notes
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Sep 22nd
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Sep 22nd
2 tags
Katie West: 6 Steps to Awesomeness! →
therealkatiewest: what advice would you give someone who is self concious about their body? how do you overcome insecurites? you just exude confidence & always inspire me :) thosequietnights I’ve been thinking about how to answer this question for a long time. I’ve been taking the time to really… Give no fucks!
Sep 13th
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I have become so anti-social. Jesse and I left a party thrown by my boss so we could listen to Travis. We also didn’t talk to anyone for a long period of time at this party. Instead, we sat at a table and talked about music and books. I think, by looking at the way we were talking, you wouldn’t guess we lived together. You wouldn’t guess that most of our free time over the...
Sep 11th
August 2011
5 posts
Me and Jesse are watching Howard the Duck. I’m not sure if I love it or I hate it. I think I love it. Don’t tell Jesse.
Aug 22nd
Aug 18th
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Aug 13th
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We have been home for a few days now, and I am aready jonesing for another vacation. I wish I could put into words just how awesome our South Dakota road trip was. 11 days. 14 states. 4666.8 miles. 6 campgrounds. 1 hotel. 2 family visits. 2 friend visits. 1 night sleeping in the car. Scranton. Toledo. Chicago. Madison. Soux Falls. Mitchell. Wall. The Badlands. Rapid City. The Black Hills. Jewel...
Aug 11th
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Aug 1st
Aug 1st
July 2011
6 posts
Jul 25th
Listenbeenthinking: dontshushme: Fleet Foxes,...
Jul 22nd
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Does anyone know a good place to get black and white film developed without having to do it yourself? Other than superexpensive local places?
Jul 15th
Jul 14th
Today, three minutes ago to be exact, I had one of those mind-altering realizations that seem to go tragically unnoticed in normal, everyday life. At four o’clock this evening, we had our monthly company social. Just for some context, our company is comprised of approximately 35 people. About 25 of these people make an appearance at these socials, and somewhere between 5 and 15 people...
Jul 14th
June 2011
5 posts
Jun 26th
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-6-19) →
Simon & Garfunkel (131) Against Me! (22) Radiohead (19) Beck (6) Arcade Fire (5) Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Jun 23rd
Three things:
The new Bon Iver? Woah. I had a dream last night that involved being at work and having some sort of HPLC purification race. The worst part? I was having fun. My meager 401(k) has already lost me $5. This makes me extremely anxious for the future. That is all.
Jun 22nd
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-6-12) →
My Morning Jacket (156) Ted Leo and The Pharmacists (24) Conor Oberst (23) Travis (21) The Beatles (12) Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Jun 22nd
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-6-5) →
Wilco (48) My Morning Jacket (34) Radiohead (31) Bright Eyes (19) The Flaming Lips (13) Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Jun 6th
May 2011
11 posts
May 31st
May 31st
May 27th
“Imagine waking from your gloomy sleep to be ushered into a vestibule only to be entertained by someone drawing a map of the universe for you, someone explaining with chalk the unarguable laws by which we live. The secret forces to which we are all slaves. The possibilities of life beyond these physical plains. The hidden beauty held in an arc of white light. No moral grey areas. No low...
May 26th
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May 23rd
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May 18th
May 18th
May 18th
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