January 2009
33 posts
ryan adams & the cardinals -...
“new orleans is no longer struggling to recover from hurricane katrina. instead,...”
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page six magazine(via defendneworleans:mdfsmash))
oddly enough i’m heading to the big easy on thursday for a short vacation - not that i’m the definition of an upscale traveler. i was there prior to katrina but haven’t been since, and when i was it was really just to see...
philosophical question of the day
my coworker’s away messsage on aim is “if god is as dj, then life is a dancefloor.”
so i ask you - does that mean death is the afterparty or the hangover?
Watchsamuel - “good” (demo version)
so stoked to be working on a project like samuel. there are so many awesome demos that i wish i could put up here, but i can’t. i’ve been waiting for this one to go public and here it is. sam cut the above video together to the song so there’d be a visual - it’s weird and different, and very him [via imakemusic]
(fre)e music
for the last few years i’ve seen the e-music ads on the back of my cmj badge, or in my sxsw swag bag, or in a copy of rolling stone, and i’ve ignored the offers of “50 free mp3s” because it seemed like a hassle.
cut to: tonight when it’s cold as hell outside and i’m sitting on my couch with my laptop disappointed by the nip/tuck episode on my dvr and flipping...
required reading →
brilliant piece from rolling stone - an open letter to our new president, “what obama must do.”
“i just can’t envision myself, you know, the big straw hat and a hawaiian...”
– george w. bush on retirement [source: the ny post]
new orleans itinerary
as i mentioned in an earlier post, the girl and i are heading to new orleans at the end of the month to visit my friend marc who has lived there for the last five years. in preparation for our visit he just emailed us an itinerary for our stay.
what follows is the first activity on the each day’s agenda that he sent:
day 2: wake up with a hangover and get bagels at stein’s deli
day 3:...
sunday morning reading
the girl is still asleep, and while others are sitting on their couches with the new york times, i’m going through my google reader, so i decided to throw some links up.
the new york times has this piece on loyalty rewards points and the recession.
also from the nytimes, an analysis of the burger king facebook app.
deadline hollywood reports that watchmen will be released on time...
perry is having her 25th birthday party tonight...
big in 09: january
this isn’t really me forecasting trends. it’s just what i’m stoked on right now.
quick trip to washington dc to visit jesse and michelle and their new dog ella.
vacation with the girl in new orleans to explore the city and visit my friend marc who has lived their for five years and is leaving to move to florence.
will farrell’s one man show you’re welcome america:...
