December 2010
23 posts
“Here’s the danger: Etewaf [“Everything that ever was, available forever”]...”
– Patton Oswalt: Wake Up, Geek Culture. Time To Die (via andrewmcclain)
“I was just thinking that I am not very many years old, but that I am a century...”
– Paul Harding, Tinkers
My Top Ten Albums of 2010
1. The National- High Violet: I listened to this album almost exclusively over the summer, nothing else sounded as good or meant anything significant in comparison at the time. Before this album, I thought it impossible to create an album of anthems. “Terrible Love,” “Afraid of Everyone,” and “Sorrow” seem to be anthems for my life at times, and subsequently...
“When we wave
in recognition
we disperse light,
set in motion
toward
the...”
– Darrell Bourque, Lumina
more than 95 theses: G. K. Chesterton, "Christmas... →
ayjay:
There fared a mother driven forth Out of an inn to roam; In the place where she was homeless All men are at home. The crazy stable close at hand, With shaking timber and shifting sand, Grew a stronger thing to abide and stand Than the square stones of Rome.
For men are homesick in their…
“This is where cultural conservatives split ways with economic conservatives. The...”
– David Brooks, in the NYT
"Currently" Playlist
Jacksonville- Sufjan Stevens
We Looked Like Giants- Death Cab for Cutie
Sleep (Premix)- Copeland
England- The National
Sodom, South Georgia- Iron and Wine
Spilt Needles- The Shins
Down In the Valley- The Head and the Heart
Mothers- S. Carey
Sorrow- The National
Up, Up and Away- Kid Cudi
a portrait of the artist as a young man: Andrew... →
portraitoftheartistasayoungman:
Our Father who art in heaven, I am drunk. Again. Red wine. For which I offer thanks. I ought to start with praise, but praise comes hard to me. I stutter. Did I tell you about the woman whom I taught, in bed, this prayer? It starts with praise; the simple form keeps things in order. I…
“The reasonable, sensitive soul who perhaps one day while taking his rest along...”
– Paul Harding, Tinkers
“Putnam and Campbell are quantitative, liberal, and upbeat; Hunter is...”
– Douthat:A Tough Season for Believers - NYTimes.com (via ayjay)
“Isnt that the good life, a simple one? Sittin in the lawn watching weeds go bad....”
– Heaven Go Easy On Me- The Head and the Heart (via cultivatethehabit)
“I set my watch by a street-side clock
A needle in echo groove
You pierce my...”
– Jimmy Eat World, “Night Drive”
“More servants wait on man
Than he’ll take notice of; in ev’ry path...”
– George Herbert, “Man”
“You’re not obliged to swallow anything you despise.
See, those...”
– The Shins, “Sleeping Lessons”
“…both circumvented the handicap of deafness by answering only those...”
– David Mitchell, “Cloud Atlas”
“Now our lives are changing fast
Hope that something pure can last
It seems...”
– Arcade Fire, “We Used To Wait”
“When you’re hiding underground
The rain can’t get you wet
Do you...”
– Arcade Fire, “City With No Children”
a technological missive.: We sat in silence, while... →
kristieneff:
We sat in silence, while my father sipped from his glass. “You are very quiet,” he said finally. “It all started with a silly baseball game,” I said. “I can’t believe it.” “Reuven, as you grow older you will discover that the most important things that will happen to you will often come as a…