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...and good riddance to it. Beware, folks. This could be a long one. So...that thing happened last night. You may have caught it on the news. Some black guy won something-or-other in some country. I know. Kinda crazy, right? So, about a month ago I outted myself as a racist on my girl Charles' mog. Sorry, this isn't quite coming together the way I planned. It's sort of like...where to start? The first time I was ever called a nigger was by my best. ... MORE
So I really wanted to get one done and I went to the Lone Wolf Tattoo shop, where I had got my previous piercings, to get it done. The lady said that I had really dainty ears and that even though the barbell doesn't feel heavy in your hands, on the cartialage it's really heavy. And as a result you can get a collapsed ear, I looked up pictures, it's gross....
So, I was sad but then I listened to the song that always makes me feel better:
So I've hit the last of my birthdays in the 30's, and having trouble finding the right song for the day. I am enjoying a leisurely day though.
I don't know any specific lyrical quotes for age 39 but I think "Float On" may be the right mood with which to start my year.
I think I finally get Modest Mouse. For that last 18 months or so that I've owned Good News for People Who Love Bad News, I've thought of it as something that should have been released as a single. "The World at Large" and "Float On" are great songs and work together beautifully as the second one seems to answer the first (that first drum fill in "Float On" is a powerful moment). But then the rest of the album has always fallen flat for me. The other day, however, I li... MORE






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