Today is the first lucid day I’ve had since Wednesday, when we were told that MKE was folding. Post-five-day bender, here is what I learned: 1. I can’t finish thoughts and sentences properly under duress 2. I heart Milwaukee more than I thought my officemates more than I thought was possible. 3. I need a dog. […]
June 9, 2008
Someone asked me how the Indigo Girls concert at Pridefest was last night. “Everyone was wet,” I replied. I’ve always been a huge fan of the Indigo Girls, and the thing that annoys me the most about being a big fan is how dismissive the general public is of their music because of their sexual […]
June 9, 2008
How apt. Watching Mark Kozelek in tornado weather — humid, rainy and dark — mirrored my mood inside Turner Hall. Mark Kozelek’s songs in Red House Painters and beyond colored my adolescence — and not the particularly good bits. Whenever I dealt with break-ups or deaths or mopey sadness, I played his songs. It was […]
June 8, 2008
1. “You sound like a broken record.” – “You sound like you’re stuck in repeat mode.” 2. “He’s like a walking encyclopedia.” – “He’s like a walking Wikipedia.” 3. “Don’t judge a book by its cover.” – “Dont judge a book by its thumbnail.” 4. “A picture is worth a thousand words.” – “A pixel […]
June 6, 2008
shirts from kyle, originally uploaded by lille. My friend Kyle is a GENIUS. He makes slogan shirts for Barack Obama on Barackandroll.com. I overestimated how big I was and got a large Barack to the Future shirt, which is too big for me, but awesome nonetheless.
June 6, 2008
1. It is pretty small, so driving around isn’t a hassle like Southern California. The distance, for example, from my old gym to my old house is equivalent to one end of the city to the other. 2. Like Manila, you bump into people you know. 3. Interesting things are ALWAYS going on. The bummer […]
June 4, 2008
What Mark Kozelek; Davey von Bohlen of Maritime opens When 8 p.m., Saturday, June 7 Where Turner Hall Ballroom, 1032 N. 4th St. How much $15 When I was a teenager in the Philippines, my friends and I would listen to Red House Painters songs whenever we fancied ourselves as poets. We would lie in […]
June 3, 2008
I found a Shady blog by accident today. I knew he was writing one but I didn’t think to ask if it was up yet. While there, I found the cover of his latest book, drawn in blood. “The Roberts” is about two serial killers who were never caught, and instead grow old together in […]
May 18, 2008
Statements, originally uploaded by sugarfreak. Found another IMtoon on Lia’s blog, but this made me laugh so much more
May 17, 2008
Years ago, when I was an editor at a beauty magazine in the Philippines, my life consisted of going to events, yoga class and getting goodie bags from makeup companies. The women I met at that publishing house (who edited titles like Cosmopolitan, Good Housekeeping, etc) were strong, brilliant, waaay smart, all talented and beautiful. […]
June 16, 2008
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