I'm having some trouble getting into my writing tonight. The difficulty stems from a short story that I would like to revise, but I think I might still be a little too close to it. I love the writing and I really love the main character, but I don't know that I'm sold on the … Continue reading Best Albums of 1996
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My Top 10 Albums Released in 2010
These are going to be in no particular order, mostly because I was having a hard time putting them in some kind of order. A few opening comments: There are two notable releases from this past year missing from this list, by the Black Keys and The National specifically. I have them, I just haven't … Continue reading My Top 10 Albums Released in 2010
Biographical Mix 2009: Pop Culture
I can only assume that anyone reading this has been anxiously awaiting this moment ever since I started posting these things. After all, you're getting this one fresh, as it just happened, as opposed through the misty, water color memories of the previous years. Since this is fresh, I'm going to take things a bit … Continue reading Biographical Mix 2009: Pop Culture
Pop Essay #1: Weezer
The summer of '94 was pretty great. I'd just graduated from high school and was getting ready to go college that fall. It seemed as if my parents had either become completely lax in their enforcement of my curfew or just no longer cared, as such a thing would soon be out of their hands, … Continue reading Pop Essay #1: Weezer
Biograhical Mix, 2008: The End Is Here (for now)
And here we are, at long last, to the final of my annual mixes. Thankfully for you, gentle reader, the next one is just three short months away. Looking at it now, I can say with some confidence that there will be some surprises on there, unless something very strange happens between now and the … Continue reading Biograhical Mix, 2008: The End Is Here (for now)
Biographical Mix, 2007: Repeat Offenders
Spinto Band reads my blog! Or, at least, they read the last one. Most of you who read this do so through Facebook, but the blog is imported from a blogspot site. Well, turns out Spinto Band found my last entry and commented on it! Pretty sweet. While I had a fairly steady stream of … Continue reading Biographical Mix, 2007: Repeat Offenders
Biographical Mix, 2006: Hell Yes
This mix is freaking awesome. I don't say that lightly, either, as I'm quickly approaching my 20th mix. But I was extremely energized during most of 2006, and I think the music on this music reflects that. I don't know where it came from or what it was about, but clearly I was ready to … Continue reading Biographical Mix, 2006: Hell Yes
Biographical Mix, 2005: Disjointed
Really, looking at this mix makes me wonder if I was more than one person during the course of 2005. I came pretty close, really, but I think most people would claim the same thing, given the circumstances. There's something about meeting someone that you will spend the rest of your life with that amplifies … Continue reading Biographical Mix, 2005: Disjointed
Biographical Mix, 2004: Best Yet?
I might not actually be referring to the mix in that title. As I look back on my Christ-like existence (by which I mean I have now been alive for 33 years), I have a hard time finding a better single year than 2004. Sure, there have been other years where good things have happened … Continue reading Biographical Mix, 2004: Best Yet?
Biographical Mix, 2003: The Love Affair Begins
Apropos of nothing, some day I would like to start a blog entitled "Damn This Inebriated Brain!" I'm saving that for when I'm famous, though. And lo, in the darkness, there would come a light. And said light would be kind of sappy and a little poppy and occasionally even cheesy. But I would love … Continue reading Biographical Mix, 2003: The Love Affair Begins
