August 2008
3 posts
June 2008
1 post
May 2008
5 posts
spring.
i found dace online. awesome clothes.
April 2008
13 posts
The Great Ubuntu-Girlfriend Experiment →
March 2008
7 posts
““People cope with adversity in many different ways, ways that are deeply...”
– http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Million_Little_Pieces
"a million little pieces."
I recently finished reading the memoir entitled “A Million Little Pieces,” by James Frey. The story is an account of Frey’s 13 year addiction to alcohol and drugs, folowed by his 6 week stay in rehab. Regardless of his cynicism towards Alcoholics Anonymous, the 12-Step Program provided by the rehab center, and life in general, Frey is able to overcome his demons and establish...
ben folds at purdue.
I saw Ben Folds at Purdue University this past Friday and it was probably the best concert I have ever been to. He sounded great and he is an unreal piano player- I think I could watch him bang out songs all day on it. He recently finished recording a new CD, and we were one of the first people to hear some of the new songs. They sounded great, and he added new sounds to his music that I have not...
February 2008
1 post
matt costa at miami university.
Matt Costa came to Miami! I was so damn excited and nobody here had ever heard of him, so I went by myself. He played in the Heritage Room at Shriver, which I thought was super random (it’s a really small, old fashioned room). Johnathan Rice opened for him, and he was awesome. He told funny stories between all of his songs, and although he appeared to be soft-spoken, he had a great voice...
January 2008
8 posts
deadly influenza.
In 1918, there was an influenza epidemic that swept across the world. It was first seen in US soldiers, and led to a massive pandemic in a short amount of time. About 80% of the US army casualites in WWI were attributed to influenza infections, and approximately 25-37 million people around the world died in only 18 months! To put it into perspective: World War I led to the deaths of 9 million...
"paint it black."
I recently finished reading the novel, “Paint it Black” by Janet Fitch. The story focuses on Josie Tyrell, a young and troubled girl whose boyfriend, Michael, commits suicide. As she struggles to understand Michael’s sudden death, she develops a tumultuous relationship with his mother, Meredith. Although the story had potential to be interesting, it fell flat. I was annoyed by...
global warming vs. the lifestock sector.
A 2006 UN report found that 18% of global warming emissions come from raising cows, chickens, pigs, turkeys and livestock, which is 40% more than all of the cars, SUVs, airplanes, and other modes of fossil-based transportation in the world. For further comparison, every house, residential and office building in the world accounts for just 8 percent. The livestock sector is contributing to land...
great books.
here are some of the more recent books that i have read and loved: Blackbird (By: Jennifer Lauck) Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close (By: Jonathan Safran Foer) Dress Your Family in Cordoroy and Denim (By: David Sedaris) Little Children (By: Tom Perrotta) Lovely Bones (By: Alice Sebold) Me Talk Pretty One Day (By: David Sedaris) Special Topics in Calamity Physics (By: Marisha Pessl Still Waters...
future films.
here are some films i would like to see: 4 Months 3 Weeks 2 Days Atonement Bat 21 Before the Devil Knows Your Dead Gone Baby Gone Iris Kramer vs. Kramer Lantana Maria Full of Grace Mississippi Burning No Country for Old Men Out of Africa Silkwood The Deer Hunter The Diving Bell and the Butterfly The Gangs of New Year The Great Santini This Boy’s Life
independent films.
independent and/or foreign films i’ve seen and loved in the past 2 years: Amelie Away from Her Babel Capote City of God Clean Darjeeling Limited Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind Evening Into the Wild Jindabyne Life is Beautiful Little Children Little Miss Sunshine Science of Sleep The Hours The Lives of Others The Painted Veil The Savages The Squid and the Whale There Will Be Blood...
December 2007
1 post
spawn liste.
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