When my brother left for camp earlier this month, he cleaned the flat out of headphones. Seriously. The one pair I could find is weirdly deformed and does not allow me to listen to my iPod unless I hold it a few inches from my face. Instead of listening to, say, Tori Amos’s new albumContinue reading “Monday Music: the “I want my freaking headphones back” edition”
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Monday Music: the I love Helen & Shimalsky & Sasha edition
Because they introduce me to cool new music, and are willing to hear me out when I start babbling about the grand failure that is, at present, my life. This first song is like a corkscrew to my heart (thanks for the metaphor, Bob, sorry someone called the cops on you): Tennessee – Leatherbag OverContinue reading “Monday Music: the I love Helen & Shimalsky & Sasha edition”
Monday Music: Vova’s 21 glasses of champagne on the wall edition
Today is my cousin Vova’s 26th birthday. From a really lovely boy, he has turned into a really lovely man. I’m really lucky to have him in my life, in whatever capacity (we don’t see each other as often as we should). So this one is for him. Because it’s a special occasion and becauseContinue reading “Monday Music: Vova’s 21 glasses of champagne on the wall edition”
Tuesday Music: the kappamaki/Kappa Mikey edition
I had a teacher in high school, an old-school Chinese dissident, who used to say “why are you so tired? It’s only Tuesday,” upon encountering our miserable faces in miserable little rows on Tuesday mornings. I think he had a point. It was a lovely, hot Tuesday, anyway. My new hairdresser convinced me to goContinue reading “Tuesday Music: the kappamaki/Kappa Mikey edition”
Monday Music: the post-25th birthday wind & rain edition
This is good weather for staying in to work with a cat hanging around in your general vicinity. The sun comes and goes, and never stays long enough. I recently fished out this picture taken with Fanty in Amman, shortly before leaving for London earlier this year. There’s something about it. That entire “photo-session” completelyContinue reading “Monday Music: the post-25th birthday wind & rain edition”
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