This album is my crack at the moment.


歌詞 1. Warning 2. Night Telepathy 3. Rockin’ Your Eyes 4. Spell 5. Tune On, Tune In, Surf Out 6. Cupid 7. Blind Mind 8. Doudou 9. Soul Diving 10. Silver Spring 11. Fantasy 12. Don’t Go Back 13. Ane Mone 14. Dreamin’

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This was supposed to be funny, but then I got tired. I also don't expect anyone to to look at this. Ain't no thang. Have pity on me. I spent two months in a Japanese Language intro class, which was more like an anime club consisting of 3 teenagers, 2 college instructors, and 1 very stressed out Japanese college student. It's hard to focus on anything else. (Link at the bottom)

( yabai…kare wa kakkoii )

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Although a list of music and films would probably be more substantial, this is somewhat less embarrassing.

So, here you go. A frightening look inside the mind of someone far too old for this shit.  This is more of a "what I read for fun" list.

( *** )

"I really like you, Midori. A lot.”

“How much is a lot?”

“Like a spring bear,” I said.

“A spring bear?” Midori looked up again. “What’s that all about? A spring bear.”

“You’re walking through a field all by yourself one day in spring, and this sweet little bear cub with velvet fur and shiny little eyes comes walking along. And he says to you, “Hi, there, little lady. Want to tumble with me?’ So you and the bear cub spend the whole day in each other’s arms, tumbling down this clover-covered hill. Nice, huh?”

“Yeah. Really nice.”

“That’s how much I like you.”

— Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami

This last one seems do-able. It all comes down to whether or not I can actually train my hair to part on the side.

Oh, Hi Live Journal! Here's run-down of everything I'm currently obsessed with:

Secret Garden - Gackt
Ritual Union - Little Dragon
Banana Ripple - Junior Boys
Louisiana Bob - Maximum The Hormone
Making of Cyborg - Kenji Kawai
Tsuki No Uta - Gackt
Crystalised - The XX
Break You Down - Georgia Anne Muldrow
Killing Days Are Over - Echo & the Bunnymen vs. Florence + the Machine
Itchy Fingers - Junior Boys
King Of Anything - Sara Bareilles
JET - Shonen Knife
Leeca - Gackt
Buy the Moon of Jupiter - Acid Mothers Temple
The Other Shoe - Fucked Up
Never Will Be Mine - Rye Rye (Feat. Robyn)

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Stolen from alivemagdolene, because I never had any intention of showing up to work this morning.

Da Rulez
1. People who have been tagged must write the answers on their blog and replace any question they dislike with a new, original question.
2. Tag six people. Don't refuse to do that. Don't tag who tagged you. No. Just, no.


01. Make a list of 5 things you can see without getting up.

An empty glass which was recently full of glorious skim milk, the stack of 20 essays I have left to grade this weekend, a copy of Feminism is for Everyone by Bell Hooks, my Droid X, and ummm...the ceiling fan?

02. What's the 3rd line on the 26th page of the book closest to you?

"The women of the late '60s and early '70s who clamored for abortions had seen the tragedies of illegal abortions, the misery of forced miscarriages as a consequence of unwanted pregnancies."

03. What are you wearing now?

Shiny silver cowboy boots, ripped jeans, gray t-shirt

04. What's your occupation?

Poor Virginia turd-miner

05. What do you hear right now?

This

06. What's your favorite guilty pleasure treat?



07. Are you hungry?

Not anymore, but Rich just walked in offering a McDonald's Big Breakfast, and although the thought of knocking back a rubbery sausage and snotty egg makes my insides hurt, I may steal his biscuit.

08. Write the first word that comes to mind:

Collywobbles

09. Dog person or cat person?

Get off the bed! Can't you see I'm trying to work, you dumb animal?

10. What song is currently stuck in your head?



11. What was the last thing you bought?

These, and no, I didn't pay that much for them.

12. If you could afford to go anywhere in the world, where would you go?

I'm going exactly where I want to go...in August.

13. Where do you see yourself in 5 minutes?

Unconscious

14. Last book you read?

Something by Sarah Vowel. Currently making my way through Tina Fey's book.

15. What are you doing this weekend?

I have about $30 in my account at the moment, so...grading essays, inhaling coffee, taking Drew to the park...

16. If you could play any musical instrument, which one would you play?

Lock John Cage and Brian Eno in a room for 24 hours with a hammer, some nails, a glass harmonica and a dismantled futon. That one.

17. How are you?

I'm sure most of you have been forced to witness me bitching about this already.

18. What are you doing tomorrow?

Didn't you just ask me what I'm doing this weekend?

19. What are you looking forward to the most?

See #12

Sort of a year-end thing, mainly for my benefit.  My favorite posts, tags, things that meant something to me, define me, etc.

Topics Bucket List Teaching Cultural Appropriation Poetry Gender Feminism
People Kara Walker Gorillaz Jon Stewart Stephen Colbert

Specific Posts
The Bones Dismissed Those Goddamned Senate Republicans Overreacting Profs Everyone is Beautiful The Flood Myth Belief and Technique for Modern Prose The Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear Moments of Weakness and Realization My Gorillaz Adventure More on the Rally Tumblr Goes Purple For the love of pussy... Re: Dan Savage


I actually got an email the other day alerting me to the fact that my Live Journal account expires in a few days. Not too sure what I'm going to do about it.

I'm sure quite a few of you have it by now.

Anyone care make me feel better about pages 45-57? I mean, it's one thing when she's playing a character. I'm willing to accept appropriation when it's presented through satire, but this is downright offensive.

I'm not sure how to feel, really. You know I love Amy. I know it's meant to be funny, and a majority of the book is hilarious. The chapter on Making Love is a dream come true.

But can't we be funny without constantly perpetuating stereotypes about Native Americans and Chinese people?