When I was younger, my dad and I used to go for long walks down the gravel roads behind his house on a ridge in eastern Kentucky. Occasionally, big trucks would rumble past to check the oil rigs, but for the most part, the roads were deserted except for us and the dogs. Sometimes we […]
Read more...Month: October 2008
Goobertown
This past weekend I drove down to Arkansas to see my cousin compete in an NCAA Division I bowling tournament. On the way down, we drove through a place called Goobertown, and Will narrowly escaped a fistfight with a one-armed man. True story. Emily bowls for the Lady Red Wolves at ASU and although she’s […]
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Freshman year, there was a girl who lived down the hall from me, who—for whatever reason—was explaining how to prepare and eat fried crickets. “The best way to kill them,” she said, “is to put them in the freezer.” I chuckled and asked if you could hear them screaming, the way lobsters cry out when […]
Read more...someday we’ll find it, the ainbow-ray onnection-cay
Being a fan of indie music is incredibly time-consuming. It’s not just that you have to jump on the bandwagon (pun intended) before they gain mainstream notoriety—although that’s certainly a large part of it—it’s also the sheer volume of material you have to wade through to find music you actually enjoy. Indie music fanship requires […]
Read more...mmm… pastey.
Paste Magazine is almost always completely in sync with my musical tastes, and now it seems they’re almost always completely in sync with my life as well: Carleton!ear-x-tacy! It’s like they’re sitting in my closet writing the copy… it’s kind of freaking me out.
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A Notebook in a Bottle to Remember in Rodanthe
I keep two pretty well maintained lists of likes and dislikes on my facebook profile. I recently added the item “everything ever written by Nicholas Sparks—I’d probably even hate his grocery lists” to my dislikes list, which gave me a grand idea. I’m pleased to present Nicholas Sparks’s grocery list: messages bottles a row boat […]
Read more...in which our heroes discuss the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers for 45 minutes
katie: a friend of mine was bringing out some serious knowledge about mighty morphin power rangers last nighttheo: oohtheo: props for thattheo: also that show like JUST ENDEDtheo: like the last incarnation just got cancelled i heardtheo: and there were SOOOO MANYkatie: no way!katie: I just saw it !theo: huh?katie: the power rangerskatie: on tvtheo: ! you […]
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On Friday the Alaska Legislative Council released a report indicating Sarah Palin did, indeed, abuse her powers as Governor of Alaska. Luckily, it was an abuse of power within the legal bounds of her position and she was only “charged” with a violation of an Alaska state ethics clause—specifically, Alaska statute 39.52.110 (a). With that […]
Read more...americans. together. maverick. my friends. drink.
“We can attack health care and energy at the same time. We’re not rifle shots, here. We are Americans. We can, with the participation of all Americans, work together and solve these problems together. Frankly, I’m not going to tell that person without health insurance that ‘I’m sorry you’ll have to wait.’ I’m going to […]
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I’m not a completely cold and heartless bitch, but I hate those group-signed office cards, especially the ones expressing “sympathy.” Are people really comforted after the death of a family member when they get a tacky card signed by co-workers they don’t even know? I understand the sentiment, but the actualization just feels so canned […]
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