was kind of good. mostly, there were amazing moments that i won't give away for those who haven't seen it yet.
nicko is an ass.
Saturday, May 24
Thursday, May 22
broken social scene
I first heard "Anthems for a Seventeen Year Old Girl" when I was sixteen, at Oxbow, the art school I went to junior year of high school. The band had forever been primarily associated with that place for me, but in the last 5 years (jesus, I can't believe it's been that long) the group has stayed with me and I've stayed with them.
But I'd never seen them in concert before tonight.
I went with Zach, and we walked up to the venue to see a bunch of be-checkered and be-tsunami'd and be-other-bullshitted teenagers. We both groaned. NOT inwardly. Then we noticed that "Cobra Starship" the one-hit-wonder novelty band associated with "Snakes on a Plane" was also playing, and all the idiots were in line for that concert. We breathed a sigh of relief. Not inwardly.
We found out that the doors opened an hour early, so we bought a bottle of Tesco brand (I shit you not) wine, and drank it outside in a gazebo together while we waited for the show to start.
We went in and watched "The Brunettes" from New Zealand (I think). They were cool as they had a chick singer who PLAYED THE CLARINET! AND THE HARMONICA! So cool.
BSS went on and they were just awesome. Unbelievably humble, not pretentious, clearly loved the music and just wonderful at it. They opened with "Pacific Theme" and "7/4 (Shoreline)" and closed by asking us to all scream out our heartache and angst. It was crazy cheesy, but they beautifully swept into "Ibi Dreams of Pavement (A Better Half)," which is just a wonderful, passionate song. They played lots of new stuff too, but I remembered the stuff I knew already much better. Also, Feist was not there to sing "Anthems for A Seventeen Year Old Girl," which they did play, but Amy Millan and Torquil Campbell (I think) from their friend-band Stars were there, and Amy did sing, and she was great. All in all it was an amazing show, and the night ended wonderfully with more friends, a hookah, and then I found a cute-ass toad. Oxymoronic? No, cute. Seriously.
Pictures:
"Taking a picture of the marquis" but actually taking a picture of tools.
Kenyon kids will laugh at this.
Zach + "Australian" wine.
Me + Same
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The Brunettes
Broken Social Scene:
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And the perfect end to my night:
But I'd never seen them in concert before tonight.
I went with Zach, and we walked up to the venue to see a bunch of be-checkered and be-tsunami'd and be-other-bullshitted teenagers. We both groaned. NOT inwardly. Then we noticed that "Cobra Starship" the one-hit-wonder novelty band associated with "Snakes on a Plane" was also playing, and all the idiots were in line for that concert. We breathed a sigh of relief. Not inwardly.
We found out that the doors opened an hour early, so we bought a bottle of Tesco brand (I shit you not) wine, and drank it outside in a gazebo together while we waited for the show to start.
We went in and watched "The Brunettes" from New Zealand (I think). They were cool as they had a chick singer who PLAYED THE CLARINET! AND THE HARMONICA! So cool.
BSS went on and they were just awesome. Unbelievably humble, not pretentious, clearly loved the music and just wonderful at it. They opened with "Pacific Theme" and "7/4 (Shoreline)" and closed by asking us to all scream out our heartache and angst. It was crazy cheesy, but they beautifully swept into "Ibi Dreams of Pavement (A Better Half)," which is just a wonderful, passionate song. They played lots of new stuff too, but I remembered the stuff I knew already much better. Also, Feist was not there to sing "Anthems for A Seventeen Year Old Girl," which they did play, but Amy Millan and Torquil Campbell (I think) from their friend-band Stars were there, and Amy did sing, and she was great. All in all it was an amazing show, and the night ended wonderfully with more friends, a hookah, and then I found a cute-ass toad. Oxymoronic? No, cute. Seriously.
Pictures:
"Taking a picture of the marquis" but actually taking a picture of tools.
Kenyon kids will laugh at this.
Zach + "Australian" wine.
Me + Same
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The Brunettes
Broken Social Scene:
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And the perfect end to my night:
Wednesday, May 21
Stupid Animal Trends
Oh boy do I love cute things. Ask anyone who's ever seen me see a cute (little) dog, or spent a good 45 minutes perusing CuteOverload.com with me.
I love some trends that have come out of this cute culture, like:
- LOLcats
- designer mutts
- the odd walrus
But one thing I cannot deal with is the exploitation of an already stretched thin "funny" idea, such as this one:
Seriously? THANKS FOR THAT CAPTION, BECAUSE WE TOTALLY DIDN'T GET THAT FROM THE TITLE. Jesus. Unfunniness pisses me off. It's not that hard guys, really. Use your brains.
I love some trends that have come out of this cute culture, like:
- LOLcats
- designer mutts
- the odd walrus
But one thing I cannot deal with is the exploitation of an already stretched thin "funny" idea, such as this one:
Seriously? THANKS FOR THAT CAPTION, BECAUSE WE TOTALLY DIDN'T GET THAT FROM THE TITLE. Jesus. Unfunniness pisses me off. It's not that hard guys, really. Use your brains.
Tuesday, May 20
Monday, May 19
that is all.
...i have time for because i'm writing two papers.
note: sorry, i know family guy is played out but i pretty much pee my pants when i watch this video so...i hope you do too.
note: sorry, i know family guy is played out but i pretty much pee my pants when i watch this video so...i hope you do too.
Sunday, May 18
A very fine week
So I have a big week ahead of me:
- Monday I have a make-up tutorial (left over from having to switch tutors) in which we'll discuss a poem I wrote
- Tuesday my friend Carmen from high school is gonna be visiting for the day, so I have an excuse to do touristy things around town
- Wednesday I'll be furiously writing a paper for my normal tutorial, which is on
- Thursday, and after my tutorial I'm going to see Broken Social Scene in concert!
- FRIDAY: Nicko is coming to spend the weekend, which will almost certainly be jawesome
Now, I just have to motivate myself to finish the reading for my upcoming tutorial and start writing my paper for next Tuesday's...
Please enjoy this video, I know [Nina and] I do:
- Monday I have a make-up tutorial (left over from having to switch tutors) in which we'll discuss a poem I wrote
- Tuesday my friend Carmen from high school is gonna be visiting for the day, so I have an excuse to do touristy things around town
- Wednesday I'll be furiously writing a paper for my normal tutorial, which is on
- Thursday, and after my tutorial I'm going to see Broken Social Scene in concert!
- FRIDAY: Nicko is coming to spend the weekend, which will almost certainly be jawesome
Now, I just have to motivate myself to finish the reading for my upcoming tutorial and start writing my paper for next Tuesday's...
Please enjoy this video, I know [Nina and] I do:
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