January 2011
16 posts
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…I’ve got to respectfully disagree with you there, Herr Roberts.
While I do concur that Mr. Oswalt’s anger amounts to little more than the gripes of a grumpy old(-ish) man, and that his neurotic, detailed account of the constitution of an “American Otaku” (also agree—love the term) does go overboard in its efforts to establish his geek cred, I have to side...
December 2010
13 posts
Top Songs of 2010.
Favorite Songs Of 2010
Honorable Mention:
Deftones, “Rocket Skates”
Torche, “Cast Into “Unknown”
Gil Scott-Heron, “New York Is Killing Me” and “Me and The Devil”
Black Keys, “Everlasting Light”
Kayo Dot, “Calonyction Girl”
Grinderman, “Evil,” “Heathen Child,” and “Worm Tamer”
20)...
Two sentences.
My enthusiasm for baking hasn’t necessarily waned; it’s more that I’ve found the ceremony of bringing all of my ingredients from their various positions in places other than cupboards and cabinets to be entirely too laborious for me to continue doing on a regular basis. After this past Xmas, however, it’s good to know I’ve still got the touch.
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-12-19) →
Sparklehorse (99)
dälek (83)
Storm and Stress (58)
Flying Lotus (38)
Gonjasufi (34)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Neal Conan makes my words sound just a little bit...
another religion rant.
I was raised by two weird parents. I know everybody says that, but it’s true—my parents were and continue to be two weird-ass people. Dad was always the most overtly strange—severely bipolar, chaotically neurotic, and fundamentally anti-social, despite projecting a public identity of being even-tempered, focused, and charming as hell. It’s the last thing that confuses...
albums of the year.
Darryl Zero’s Top Albums of 2010
[Edited to include the Thou album, which I meant to include but for some reason forgot.]
If I thought last year was weak for albums, 2010 was even worse. It seems the music industry has finally pushed its way toward the completely single-driven business model. Not that I’m especially bothered by this—there are still good albums out there, for...
“Let me be the first to say that I abused cocaine and was arrested for it in...”
– Aaron Sorkin
“That man could make a woman wear gingham and read the goddamn Bible.”
– Abstract Machines
As a heads-up.
I haven’t been around much, mostly because I don’t want to repeat myself endlessly. I’ll be back when I have something different to say.
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-12-5) →
Dead Kennedys (24)
DJ Krush (18)
Nine Inch Nails (17)
The Black Keys (17)
Grinderman (14)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
nihilism
Looking at job postings for the billionth time in the past few months, updating my résumé for what feels like the two billionth time, surveying a list of things I could probably do just well doing for a little while before the malaise sets in again and I get the urge to leave, frustrated with the fact that I’m not teaching or getting a degree that will allow me access to anything other than...
as short as i can make it.
i wish i could dream forever.