January 2010
24 posts
2010
Have a fantastic night, everyone, and an even better year. Thoughts, reflections, and resolutions are yet to come - tomorrow, perhaps, as a start to the next twelve months - but that’s all for now.
Counting all different ideas drifting away Past and present they don’t matter Now the future’s sorted out Watch her moving in elliptical patterns
1901 - Phoenix
It seems the earth is...
December 2009
18 posts
“I will describe my eyes and then begin the story. My eyes are blue and...”
– Everything Is Illuminated - Jonathan Safran Foer
No quote could capture the brilliance of this book. I recommend that everyone, everyone, everyone read it. Right now.
“If there is no love in the world, we will make a new world, and we will give it walls, and we will furnish it with soft,...
Currently Reading
The Good Soldiers - David Finkel Everything Is Illuminated - Jonathan Safran Foer Superfreakonomics - Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner
Positive Pessimism
I was introduced to this idea earlier today:
“Winter camping. It’s cold, but at least it’s dark. The wind’s blowing, but at least it’s snowing. Everything’s harder, but at least we have numb hands to do it with.”
I’m a big fan, and the mindset seems particularly appropriate for finals. I suffered through Ec-10 today, but (happy tone of voice begins here) at least I have two...
Update: 6:54 AM
Citations in. Editing needed.
In B Flat →
There goes my productivity. I love this concept.
Beyond Nostalgia, Vinyl Albums and Turntables Are...
From the New York Times: vinyl is back.
Yellow Bird Project →
I like it.
A lot.
Results: December 4
The XX Passion Pit Phoenix Spoon
WIN.
Late, Early
Me: Alright, it's bed time. I can barely function.
Coulter: Hm. 5:30 am?
Me: Yeah.
Coulter: That's so weak. You should be embarrassed.
Obama’s Address on the War in Afghanistan
“I have determined that it is in our vital national interest to send an additional 30,000 U.S. troops to Afghanistan. After 18 months, our troops will begin to come home. These are the resources that we need to seize the initiative, while building the Afghan capacity that can allow for a responsible transition of our forces out of Afghanistan.”
Obama speaks on a new strategy - I hope...
“We work in the dark - we do what we can - we give what we have. Our doubt is our...”
– Henry James, “The Middle Years,” Aspern Papers.
The Scientist - Coldplay
Let’s go back to...