resistance to the nubile, perverse, and alluring May 9
let's get drunk and be profound!
in no particular order: the vaselines. belle and sebastian. johnny cash. aislers set. jonathan richman and the modern lovers. wire. magnetic fields and most things stephen merrit. all girl summer fun band. the blow. mirah. velvet underground. nico. bob d, julie ruin, le tigre. elvis costello. teenage fanclub. elliot smith. au pairs. raincoats. architecture in helsinki. yo la tengo. dear nora. april march. barmitzvah brothers. trans am. m coast. wilco. sonic youth. palomar. mates of state. of montreal. new grenada. th, especially the ronnettes, the shangri-las, especially "pissing in a river." dressy bessy. apples in stereo. neutral milk hotel. polaris: the "pete and pete" band. blondie. b52s. the smiths. pancakes. beat happening. early sixties r&b. especially the song, "I'm Blue" by The Ikettes
zombie movies, specifically the romero "dead" trilogy ("land of the dead" like "phantom menace, " doesn't really count). waking life. kurosawa films. "senorita extraviada." wonder boys. kevin smith films, for the most part. richard linklater films: slac
"flow my tears, the policeman said" - philip k. dick i'm still absorbing it. yesterday, i read a passage about grief that nearly brought me to tears. in addition to the text, i'm reading the pkd essay, "how to build a universe..." that relates phil's theories regarding time, space, and the nature of coincidence that blurs the lines between fiction and reality. the stuff about "flow my tears" is especially unsettling.
twee pop, vinyl records, narrative fiction, non-fiction essays, playwriting, reading books of all kinds, national public radio, pancake mountain, D&;D, DIY crafting, sewing, construction, theatre (though, not musical theatre), improving my immune system, cooking and/or baking, learning to play instruments, paper mache, journalism, public libraries, zines, vintage stores and resale shops, yard sales and flea markets, drawing, comics, lying on the couch, dogs, plastic banks, playgrounds, learning the language of subcultures outside of my immediate interests, trying to incorporate ikea into my ecclectic design mindset (it's possible!), smoking cigarettes, bartending, discerning what music a particular person might like, making mix tapes/CDs, ecology, puppetry, riding a bike, walking, listening to music music music, dancing, hair dyeing, discussing the nature of the universe in pop culture perspective, lists, learning more about obscure bands i've heard one song by, movies, secret sushi!, preparing rice, reading craigslist for entertainment purposes, not sleeping too much.