October 2010
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Walking Down Losing-My-Memory Lane
I had a conversation with my parents about ancient Mexican civilizations recently. When learning about anything historical, I like to consult a map, so that I have a better idea of the types of weather these people were dealing with.
So I went to GoogleMaps, as my dad spoke of the Olmec, to see where the states of Tabasco and Veracruz were exactly. My dad then wanted to see where a certain...
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A Better Person Because Of It, or We Should All...
The only thing I miss about working retail is the intense, if inchoate, sense that it was all for something far more epic and beautiful than its parts. Often, as I surveyed racks for correct garment sizing (for what seemed like millenia), or attempted to ignore the petulant women scoffing at us overworked cashiers, I would entertain the desperate mantra: This-is-all-gonna-make-A-Great-Book.
If I...
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Benito's Taco Shop (Mi Otro Hogar)
We estimate the damage to be, on average, a little under $100 a month. All of the Benito’s Taco Shopkeepers know our order by heart.
One veggie burrito, no sour cream, no lettuce, with potatoes.
One veggie burrito, with potatoes.
It’s a friendly, if compulsive, cycle now: they bulk up our burritos with extra potatoes and guacamole, we keep coming back. Sometimes we’re the...
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AUTUMNAL PLAYLIST 2.0
Stravinsky - Petrouchka: The Shrovetide Fair (Evening) Why does my favorite section of music have to be shorter than a 1 minute and 5 seconds?
Discovery - Swing Tree
Ra Ra Riot - Boy (RAC Mix)
Sebastien Teller - La Ritournelle
DJ Kaos - Love the Nite Away (Tiedye Remix)
Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti - Round and Round
Rogue Valley - El-Ay
Cults - Go Outside
Phoenix -...
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