{ feeling : super lazy
{ hearing : heligoats – a guide to the outdoors

Standard happy: YAY OBAMA WON!
Personal happy: Got my ideal final semester schedule.

So I’ve been terrible the past couple weeks where I really don’t feel like doing work. I go to class and all but I usually don’t have a lot done. Basically, I was doing so well in the beginning of the semester with homework getting done days and days before it was due. Now, I am lucky to finish everything.

Senioritis? Maybe. The moment I stop going to class, I will worry but I don’t think I’ll do that. I think I’m just in some sorta slump … I want to watch a movie.

Oh yes, here is my last schedule ever (maybe):

MONDAY
9 – 11:50AM: Authoring Interactive Media
1 – 4:50PM: Advanced Typography

TUESDAY
1 – 4:50PM: Professional Portfolio

WEDNESDAY
8:30 – 12:20PM: Contemporary Issues in Printmaking
1 – 4:50PM: Publication Design

THURSDAY & FRIDAY
Nothing.

I also have a workshop worth one credit on the first Friday & Saturday of February that’s 8:30AM to 4:50PM. Don’t matter too badly since it’s one weekend. I’m pretty happy I got what I wanted for my last semester. I just need to get through this one.

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{ feeling : lazy
{ hearing : the hood internet – frozen age

So what’s fun about the CTA is that when sometimes when a train conductor says a train is immediately following, it’s not 5 minutes but more like 30. Just saying but seriously, I do still heart the CTA.

I also heart graffiti … The pictures on the side just appeared but are old … Still fun, though.

That said, you can now scroll through all images I’ve posted thanks to Mr. Joe. He’s crazy good at all sorts of coding. It’s ridiculous.

Nothing new here. Not like anyone checks anyways, har. I’m still doing the schooling but currently procrastinating. I voted early a couple weeks ago so … Nothing there. Um, work is still kind of crappy but good because it has been ridiculously slow. Halloween is coming and I think I’m going to a concert and that’s about it. It’s a Canasta concert and they’re going as The Decemberists.

I’m being myself. Ooooo … Scary.

Real scary though is to be a senior. Well, a senior at an arts and communications school. I went to this event for seniors last week and realized I am totally unprepared. The thing they stressed at said senior event? Jobs and portfolio. Um, I don’t really have much experience in the industry (still) plus I went to the Portfolio Center for the first time JUST today.

It was like I was with a classmate and we were the only seniors there. Everyone else were youngins. Yay! I’m old! I’m doomed!

I get to choose my last classes EVER … maybe … next week. It’s cool but still scary cause then there’s after and I have no idea what that’s going to entail.

Man, I think my writing is just getting worse. Maybe just here but it can’t be good since I have a 20 page paper on Harold Washington due in like a month. YAY.

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{ feeling : sickish
{ hearing : random commercials on wgn

So I saw an old face on the bus today. Made me feel weird in the way wandering Facebook profiles. Basically, since I went to the grandiose Northside College Prep, every single one of my many acquaintances are doing about … A million times better than I am life-wise. It just sort of makes me feel like … Eep.

The thing is about going to Northside is that I still sort of wonder how I ended up going there. During elementary school, I never once got straight A’s … Come to think of it, I don’t think I ever got anywhere near that at Northside. Even further, I didn’t want to attain perfection in any classes I went through.

I was pretty content with just passing the lot of classes I had.

Every single time I would hear the gripes of not getting at least a 4.5GPA or later, at least a 32 on the ACT, I’d just sort of be like I am now. Y’know … Eep.

But it’s also weird because during times like these, I randomly hear the lyrics to “More” by Rhymefest.

I don’t really know how to express how I feel. It’s just, as much as I’ve been raised to aim to get more, I’m pretty content with what I got. When I see there’s more to what I got, I just sort of think, would it really be that much better? Would I really be happier with say a better brand of clothing or a higher end of electronics?

Probably, maybe, sure?

I guess this entry was kind of rambly. It’s just with the chances I got, I found myself lucky rather than pressed to succeed to the max. I feel like, I try my best and hope for the best. If it’s not good enough in some circles, I move on. Kinda lame but I don’t know, I don’t want to go on living life always wanting more (“No matter how much I get.”).

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{ feeling : sore
{ hearing : harvest moon ds music

Another year, another Lolla. I had a nice weekend except for the fact I kind of suck at keeping energy up, picking shoes that don’t give me terrible blisters, and tolerating thousands more people than I’m used to (I’m convinced I’m slightly agoraphobic). I didn’t get to stay all day yesterday because the pain of the blisters were too much. Basically, I was being miserable at the LollaLounge even when thousands of people weren’t in my face … so there was no point in me staying.

I like watching random episodes of ‘Til Death (with Margaret Cho for some reason?) and reruns of The Simpsons and Family Guy in bed anyways.

Anywhoos, from the acts I saw all weekend, I loved The Go! Team, DJ Bald Eagle, and The Octopus Project. Nice little finds for me (yeah, I am still new music challenged so bear with me) were Holy Fuck, Cadence Weapon, DeVotchKa, Jamie Lidell, Brazilian Girls, Dierks Bentley, and Sharon Jones. Why I am mentioning this? Because I need to remind myself to grab some of their tunes. Y’see, I always forget.

In other news, I had a mini-breakdown at work last week so I’m convinced that’s why my boss gave me the weekend off and didn’t give me hours till Thursday. My blisters are still terrible and yes, I knows I am a pussy for whining about some lame blisters so I may not do much until then, har. Possibly watch The Dark Knight on a non-IMAX screen and maybe Pineapple Express, too? Who knows! For now, the Harvest Moon calls to me this morning. I like farming games … I blame Phillip Ozaki for that.

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{ feeling : accomplished
{ hearing : tom freaking skilling

Guess who saw The Dark Knight last night and had three point five hours of sleep because of it? Go ahead! Don’t worry, I’ll wait.

Anyways, I have about one and a half more weeks of school left and it’s nice just because for once when a semester is winding down, I don’t feel swamped. I pretty much have just about everything done. Maybe tweaks here and there but yes, I’m almost done!

Did you guess yet?

I don’t really know what to do with myself right now. I would play the Wii only I am out of batteries. I would play a PC game only I don’t really have one I want to play. I would do NetFlix only I haven’t gotten that yet. I would do homework, but just like I said, I totally have it pretty much done.

So yes, I watched the movie. I guess this is what critics and Hollywood folk feel like when they see movies weeks and weeks before its actual release. Too bad it was terrible. Awful! Don’t come to the theatre and pay fifteen bills for it.

You know I’m kidding … Or am I? Oh ho, “Why So Serious?” Just to say this, it’s weird that I’ve been everywhere the movie was but never actually around during the time of filming. It’s like, how do I miss a mass of people and cameras at a corner I pass by quite a lot?

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{ feeling : still sick
{ hearing : girl talk – give me a beat

People hate people. It just sorta happens. People hate me and I can hate me. Whenever I get into lame states, I wander MySpace and get reminded of the people who probably now hate me. I wonder why but then not really.

Probably cause I’m fat or something, har.
They have reasons! Can’t really read people minds.

I try not to haterize… Y’know, except hipsters. They hate everything so why can’t I hate them? I don’t know.

You know what I do know? I’m really digging Girl Talk’s new shit. Granted, all the songs I’ve heard before mixed by The Hood Internet (ABX’s “I’m a Flirt” is much better), still really really really good. You make Avril Lavigne sound good? You’re pretty set.

I Wikipedia a lot and Wikipedia told me Mr. Girl Talk spoke in a documentary about mashups so that’s totally downloading right now.

This entry of nonsense is brought to you by the letter Q.

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{ feeling : lazy
{ hearing : happy birthday, lisa via the simpsons

“This is Logan Square.
This is a Blue Line train to O’Hare.”

And look! A bear! I don’t know, I still get amused by the robot announcer thing rhyming. I’ve been showing myself to the Blue Line more often these days. I had been on Brown since Fall since all that massive construction near Jefferson Park. Granted, it’s still going on but not so much so I have to take a shuttle bus to get to downtown.

Brown Line is good still but generally slow … … And full of yuppies.

So I’ve been sick for approximately 1.5 weeks. Mostly a cough but it’s making it so I’m lazy and stuck with all work I have to get done. For example, I suppose I should be working on two genre posters for tomorrow, a book title and layout but I’m not. Ever since I got home at 1:30pm this afternoon, I’ve been playing the Penny Arcade game.

On break now because I’m having trouble with the final boss, har.

But yes, I have about three or four more weeks left and this is no time for dilly-dallying. I hope this cough isn’t serious because man, it sucks.

I wonder if concerts knock sickness out of you. Probably not. I don’t know what my problem is.

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{ feeling : strange
{ hearing : al piemonte ford commercial?

So literally a few minutes, I got a call from Columbia about how Political Philosophy has been canceled due to low enrollment.

So, I instantly get my ass on Oasis and promptly look for a new class to replace it. Sadly, as much as another language class or yoga class seems interesting, I’m taking Figure Drawing. Hooray for summer nudies!

It’s with a professor I had before. Should be interesting. So yes, instead of dealing with Libertarians from 9 to 1pm, it’s nudies and sketchbooks. Sweet.

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{ feeling : relaxed
{ hearing : tom skilling, chicagoweatherman-man

Spring semester is basically over. It’s like, fuck yes … No more dreary days in the darkroom. I guess I have one more class tomorrow afternoon but I stopped caring cause doing an entire ad campaign in less than two weeks, fuck that.

Technically, we had four weeks only no one understood the assignment until the second and I was absent for that second week of work. Also, the thing about my advertising art direction teacher is that she was trying to get us into real jobs. The first and only other huge assignment was a real job and I managed to get chosen so in addition to a confusing ad campaign in two weeks, RAIN GARDENS … the new frontier!

I still have like a couple more things to do for mounting and presentation but then I’ll be done!

It’s been an interesting semester. As much as I generally dislike the population at this art school, I’ve met a couple people I hope I can keep contact with. It just dawned on me that I won’t be able to have neat chit chats with them in class anymore. I guess Facebook helps but I’m bad with that shit, yo. I am awkward and constantly paranoid of being perceived as a creep or something.

Why do I think of Radiohead being sung by Eric Cartman when seeing that word on screen?

I had two or three hours of sleep last night. Ain’t that neat? I don’t seem sleepy but I’ll try it in a few. I have a whole week of not much and then it’s back to school … I hope this week of not much involves lots of GTA IV playing with Joe. I’d totally be hoggin’ that shit if it was here right now. It is so pretty.

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{ feeling : ok
{ hearing : little chit chat in the design lab

Who has so much of school: I do! I’m taking summer school and I just got registered to Fall. It’s weird to be knowing what your schedule will be looking like for the next half of the year … More so even!

It’s kind of crazy but not really. For example, summer looks like:

MONDAY
9 – 12:50PM: Sign, Symbol, Image

TUESDAY
9 – 11:30AM: Political Philosophy
1:30 – 5:20PM: Intermediate Typography

WEDNESDAY
9 – 12:50PM: Sign, Symbol, Image

THURSDAY
9 – 11:30AM: Political Philosophy
1:30 – 5:20PM: Intermediate Typography

FRIDAY
Nothing.

But according to the course description, I’ll probably be in class only Tuesday and Thursdays for most of summer school. Sign, Symbol, Image is a apparently a 5 week course or something like that. Not too terribly weird … Fall on the other hand is kind of way weird. It’s like this:

MONDAY
8:30 – 12:20PM: Branding Idenity

TUESDAY
8:30 – 12:20PM: Packaging Design
1:00 – 4:50PM: Digital Illustration I

WEDNESDAY
6 – 9:50PM: Photo Communications

THURSDAY
Nothing.

FRIDAY
Nothing.

SATURDAY
9 – 11:50AM: History of Chicago

The things I do to graduate on time … Hopefully. J-Session (aka Winter School) is probably in my future according to my advisor. My initial thought was all these classes were what I needed only no because I need a certain amount of hours which explains Political Philosophy. I just need some electives. Any electives. Me wanty hours.

Currently, photo isn’t killing me as bad. Well, I guess it is only I’m sort of getting used to going to the darkroom up to twice a week for up to 6 hours each time.

Our final project can be anything we like that we’ve done so I’m doing concert photography. Seeing as my teacher’s first suggestion was to go to outdoor concerts doesn’t work (seriously, it doesn’t seem like a concert is going to be outdoors till May), she then suggested to try to get hookups to bands so I can use a tripod or something. Anyone know a band? Give me the hookup, kthx.

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{ feeling : sleepy
{ hearing : kyle mann combo – lyrical rhapsody for the cell phone abusers

Wandering arbitrary areas in Facebook could be good sometimes. I was cleaning out my groups a little bit and decided to click on the group called Hey Columbia, Macs Suck and found this loverly post by some bloke named Neal describing what you get with a Mac:

Let’s see…I pay a premium for third rate hardware, fisher price accessibility, monotonous product design, and limited compatibility, limited upgradeability, and an insufferablely condescending userbase. Sounds like a good deal to me!

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{ feeling : kinda hungry
{ hearing : wgn news at noon

So hooray for being on break for one week! For some strange reason, winter break this year is kinda longer and I have no idea why. I’m off till January 28. Technically January 29 just because … Take a gander at my schedule next semester.

MONDAY
Nothing.

TUESDAY
8:30 – 12:20PM: Jewelry and Objects I

WEDNESDAY
8:30 – 12:20PM: Foundations of Photography I
1 – 4:50PM: Introduction to Graphic Design

THURSDAY
8:30 – 12:20PM: Darkroom Workshop I
1 – 4:50PM: Advertising Art Direction

FRIDAY
Nothing.

I’m such a terrible blogger on this thing. There isn’t much in store for break for me. Probably just trying to catch up with all the games I’ve gotten and work. I don’t really have a list of best albums just cause … I listen to The Hood Internet and mostly old shit. Um … Here’s an awesome music video!

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I’m excited.

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{ feeling : sick
{ hearing : will & grace rerun

So I’m sick today possibly to too much inside or wandering near the lake the evening it was going to be 39 degrees out. Most likely the prior but feels more like the later.

School begun. I’m kind of on and off stressed because I’m working during the week as well. This week, Transformers comes out but I actually still don’t want to see it so I may skip the screening to begin watching Gossip Girl and the new season of Top Model. Yes, I’m a sucker for bad TV.

Does anyone else love Kanye’s “Stronger” as much as me? Whenever I hear it, I’m just really happy because memories of last year’s Lolla and this year’s Lolla merge into wonderfulness.

Also the video is good.
This one for “The Good Life” is pretty damned good as well.

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{ feeling : tired but accomplished
{ hearing : dj stv slv – la femme d’monsieur jones

I was wandering the facebook and found that like … 50 of my friends were tagged in an album in which they all went to the IMAX for Harry Potter this weekend.

It’s like, if I worked this weekend, would they have noticed me? But it’s also like … They wouldn’t have had to pay $15 per person if they kept in touch with me.

Just saying!

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{ feeling : sleepy
{ hearing : abx – wouldn’t grip far

It’s so awkward whenever someone asks about Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix at work. I mean, with Spider-Man 3, I could have just said, “It was ok,” but with Harry Potter, it’s just awkward simply because … I read the books and the fifth book was my least favourite. I mean, it was good but it was only as good as my least favourite book of the series. It’s a good movie but angsty Potter pisses me off.

Although, I can indeed say the 3D part of it was pretty damned bitchin’. “Stunning” as the ads say, perhaps?

OMG!!! FINALLY ON ACTUAL SUMMER BREAK!
Well, more hours at work will be involved but still.

Pitchfork? Don’t know how to feel. I’m mostly following Joe around as usual. I’m pretty much looking forward to Girl Talk and that’s it. I don’t know enough about everyone else to care, har. We’ll see how things go. I’m not looking too forward to crowds as massive as last year but it’s inevitable.

Intonation was my favourite last year.
Sad times with lacking of it this year.
BAH I need a layout change.

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{ feeling : itchy
{ hearing : the white stripes – icky thump

Although it’s not 100% sure, I’m told our screening of Harry Potter 5 is going to be the same time as a reviewers’ screening. It is at 9am on July the 9th. Works for me since I can just go to class afterwards but probably not for most. I guess that’s another lonely day of screening. Oh well … I tried!

I’m burnt out on hearing about the goddamn Transformers and iPhone. Michael Bay has a 33% on Rotten Tomatoes. Apple annoys me. I’m pretty content in watching Sicko or the new Pixar joint.

Two more weeks of summer school! I have to write a six-page research paper about Nazi propaganda by Monday … Then I don’t have too much to worry about! YAY!

Easier said than done. Poo.

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{ feeling : achy
{ hearing : rhymefest – devil’s pie

So maybe it’s because me and my coworker are members of the IMAX at Navy Pier or maybe it’s because we aren’t critics but fuck Rotten Tomatoes. Pirates of the Caribbean the third time around was much better than Spider-Man 3. I think those critics were way too lenient on that thing.

We agreed that we’d go back and pay to watch Depp and company again but even when we have unlimited free screenings of the man in blue (then black), we would not sit through that shit thing again.

I’m one of those mofos that don’t really hate movies or consider them only good when inebriated. Spider-Man 3 wasn’t that terrible but as said, I would pay to go back to Pirates … Not so much Spidey.

Perhaps I’m too partial to Johnny Depp and my coworker’s a bit partial to Orlando Bloom.

That’s just us though. I think the movie is going to break records either way since I did try watching it Thursday evening at Pickwick but 1,200 screaming teenage girls isn’t something I like.

Summer school is going ok. I was worried last week but I think I’ll be ok. I get to learn about power tools AND Nazis! Who wouldn’t love that?

I don’t know what else to write about. I got my first GameFly game today. I’m not sure if I’ll have time to play through it but it’s kind of spiffy.

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{ feeling : bored
{ hearing : abx – i’m a flirt (shoreline)

Damnit, it’s a good song.

So, I was such a smart cookie Friday evening. After Lupe Fiasco’s set at a parking lot near Columbia, I jumped over a fence (since there was one exit and many people) and landed on my left foot. It now hurts when I walk and I’m a limpy mcgee! So although I could have stayed out for Looptopia (I ended up calling in sick Saturday), it was hell to walk around. Joe gave me numerous piggyback rides and I am eternally grateful.

I guess I should be resting more but I can’t stand staying in bed for so long. Hurts to be up around but yeah …

I was just wandering my Last FM and among finding the names Weird Al next to Bright Eyes and Kanye West, found it amazing that I’ve only known about Amy Winehouse for a few weeks and it’s number 12 on my overall top artists. Oh Last FM, you amuse me.

Tonight’s the Top Model finale and I’m not especially fond of the leftovers. I had a little paragraph written about it only it sounded superbly dorky so … Nevermind!

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{ feeling : ok
{ hearing : abx – i’m a flirt (shoreline)

It’s strange how tacky plus boring equals wonderful. Mash-ups are wonderful. You all go to The Hood Internet for some fabulous ones. I guess I’m pretty partial to this one. Although I’m not sure if it’s because Joe’s been listening to it like crazy or of its natural awesomeness.

School is over! Manifest has Lupe lined up on the same night as Looptopia so Joe calls it Luptopia. I don’t know what else we’re doing but whatever. I just know I’ll be a baby and go home after Lupe due to work in the morning. I haven’t checked if it’s sold out all weekend again because everyone basically saw it last week and it’s been agreed by critics (and most of my co-workers) that it was pretty mediocre in comparison to the first two.

Sixty feet high faces of Tobey Maguire and Kirsten Dunst actually bothers me a bit.

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{ feeling : lazy
{ hearing : abc world news

Two more weeks of school and my African lit essay didn’t turn out as bad as I thought. My professor was all amazed that I was such a great writer although considered the grade I got a bad one. It was weird. I don’t think I’m that great of a writer.

My art history paper I know is terrible but I guess I’ll really find out this week or next week.

I should sleep because I have work tomorrow morning! I just wanted to blog about how I love my mandolanjo. What is a mandolanjo? It is my instrument for my Physics of Music class! It’s like …

Mandolin + Banjo = Mandolanjo <3

I just need to write an original song for it. I managed to figure out some notes from “Kevin is Gay”. At this point, I’m just fooling around with it. I need a pick or something cause I got a tiny bump on my finger from plucking it so much, har. It’s strange just because I only finished it like … four hours ago.

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{ feeling : icky
{ hearing : random ac, typing & the occasional scream

I didn’t really know Paul very well. He was in my Physics class Junior year. I just knew him to be very nice and cool and possibly the only person from Caw! Caw! that I thought completely kindly of.

I remembered that I was having trouble getting myself to ask if the band had any new music considering I hated Tim and Evan was quiet but completely intimidating to me but I ran into Paul. Initially, I was generally weird and awkward about asking about something to someone I don’t normally talk to but he was really nice about it and told me he would let me know.

I got a package in the mail from him a few weeks later with a copy of their previous CD. I had a copy of it already only with the label faregsone but I found it really sweet that he went to the trouble … And I always enjoy getting mail!

This week is just massive amounts of bad news coming at once. I thought research papers and my aunt flo were bad enough news but nope, dwarfs in comparison.

If I was a religious individual, I’d be praying for the families but since I’m not, they’re just in my thoughts. It’s just as good.

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{ feeling : annoyed
{ hearing : amy winehouse – tears dry on their own

That was unpleasant. It seems if you are staying around Chicago for spring breaks, you are pretty much screwed all around. I just remember it raining the duration of my spring break and although last week wasn’t stormy, it was fucking cold and now this week, hey! Snow!

I just thought of this because I remember Liz being all, “At least we have our spring break DURING SPRING!”

Not much to write about. I’m uber stressed about two research papers due. One of which I haven’t started but is due in two weeks and the other for that class that makes me want to die. I guess I’m getting along with an outline but that’s it.

I guess I also wanted to watch Grindhouse but since I’m not a hardcore movie-goer who likes the comeback of the double feature, I went to watch Blades of Glory instead. I guess I still want to watch it only I’m just not sure if I’m ready for sitting for three hours for two different stories. I mean, I can stay seated for a good continuous story for three hours but for two stories? Not so sure.

I’m sure the DVD will turn out superb anyways.

New Facebook layout again. Don’t even start bitching about it. The world isn’t going to end with the change, you’re going to get used to it anyways so why bother putting the energy into complaining about it? If you can’t handle it, quit the networking site.

I want to change my layout again only I don’t really write much here and I don’t think I would have the time to make one, code one, and recode it into textpattern.

Eh, maybe during my two week break between spring and summer semester. Yup, I am in fact taking summer school … IT NEVER ENDS YAY …

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{ feeling : sleepy
{ hearing : the octopus project – music is happiness

I never blog, do I? I really don’t know what to say about stuff.

Oh yes, I went back to school on Monday and I’m completely convinced the only purpose of having racial issue courses is to make you feel terrible about everything you are. You’d think it’d be the opposite but not so much no. Maybe I’m taking the wrong ones. That’s probably it. I’m taking an African Lit class and I’m not African.

So yes … Basically, I’m terrible because my ethnic group run businesses in neighborhoods that aren’t theirs. What right do I have, right? I know nothing about weaves! I just go, “Ching chong you likey this nice weave.”

Their words … not mine.

Also, I guess I’m an idiot because I don’t believe hip-hop is dead. In fact, rap is just commercial and doesn’t really count as hip-hop. I guess I’m a tad naive to buy into such things! I guess the only thing that matters is the B-boy. I guess I can’t name a famous B-boy. I guess it really IS dead!

I wonder if I’m also terrible for digging Banksy … Or wait, does Banksy not count either?

That class depresses me. I can’t bring myself to write a research paper for a class that depresses me. Monday was just terrible for me. I just sorta wanted to shoot myself for caring about the things I do.

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{ feeling : lazy
{ hearing : mr. food on the local news

Although not many read this bugger, I figure it was worth blogging about … Just in case anyways.

I’m required to watch all the films that come by IMAX but I haven’t done so since Happy Feet. At the staff meeting, the top boss brought it up and even decided to set a special screening for the staff this Monday. We’re allowed to bring three people.

SO … If anyone’s interested in watching 300 for free at Navy Pier’s IMAX Monday evening at 7PM (I’m sacrificing Heroes for one night, damn), email me or IM me about it … Commenting here works, too.

Joe told me he doesn’t want to watch it and well, I’m not that hyped for it either but eh, Hollywood IMAX films usually cost $15 and I get in for free so why not?

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{ hearing : married with children

The OC is over. Grey’s Anatomy killed it.

Mr. Josh Schwartz did something tricky when ending the series but it was all fine and good. I was really sad about it ending and I still am but there’s just something about your favourite musical artist doing her own version of the theme that makes you feel better.

I need a copy of that bugger. I don’t know why I never pictured Annie ever watching that show. I guess I’m weird. I consider her to be a celebrity so I don’t see her doing things I do, perhaps?

I have to wake up before 6am on a Saturday! Why? Staff meeting at 8am! Oh the wonders of living an hour away from work and having to deal with weekend CTA!

I’m so miserably lonely at Columbia! It’s not even worth being lonely for these kids but I am! The only instances when I talk to people from my school is if I have to find a lab partner in Physics or if someone in Design Lab needs a little help on something. YAY FOR BEING UNWANTED!

The Changes tomorrow should be good. Possible snowstorm? Not so much but hey! The Changes!

I should be sleeping.

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{ hearing : the oc

I don’t want this show to be cancelled.
Make it uncancelled, please?

... ... Pretty please?

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{ feeling : lazy
{ hearing : brittany murphy – boogie wonderland

I’m so ashamed for loving this song so much just because it’s from a movie about tap-dancing penguins. What is my problem? I’m due for some new music. Although … mash-ups sung by penguins are kind of great.

I’m finally feeling better from that same cold I got two weeks ago. Now I get to take a final about AIDS! Hooray!

I find it strange that I’ve only worked at IMAX for about month and have already seen about three people vomit … Two of which were employees.

I’m so content with playing Animal Crossing right now.
The last of my Art History homework will never get done, ha.

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{ feeling : deathly sore throat
{ hearing : king of the hill

I’ve been sick since Sunday evening but I did manage to go to two out of the three classes I’ve had so far. I figured one day without conspiracy theories wouldn’t hurt my grade.

I’ll go to class tomorrow hopefully and visit the campus’s health center afterwards. I don’t think it’s anything that serious but it doesn’t hurt to check. I am in fact scheduled to work but I should not be near children or food considering I’ve been coughing like crazy.

So, I accepted a friend request from someone in my grade school today. I knew her to be a quiet girl, funny but nice but I guess she had given birth to a beautiful baby girl during the time I hadn’t seen her. It was kind of strange.

I think back on the people I knew in grade school and don’t mind that I’m not tied with them anymore. I mean, they’re all so “matured” with their parties and the excessive amounts of Jack Kerouac.

Some memories are kind of great but in general, I don’t like thinking about my past. I was a dumb kid. Like … What the fuck was my problem? We were all dumb kids. I guess considering I’m not swimming in liquor in my own dorm/apartment every night, I’m still a kid but I don’t mind. I’m starting to like myself which is kind of weird.

Maybe I’m just in this state of anger towards my body cause it won’t stop being sick. My mind is kind of loopy.

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{ feeling : lazy
{ hearing : wicked – defying gravity

I want Thanksgiving food.
I’m totally working Thanksgiving.

If I suddenly have this odd obsession with penguins,
Please understand it’s because …
I’m being bombarded by them.

Nature showed a penguin show last night.
See? Even PBS wants me to love penguins.

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{ feeling : cold
{ hearing : brazilian girls – all about us

I can possibly stop bitching for now because I officially have a job. If you happen to turn into a tourist for a day in Chicago, you can visit me because I’ll be a concessions mofo at the IMAX in Navy Pier. I’m a trainee at this point but that’s ok. Unlimited popcorn, nachos, and soda? Not a whole lot to do while a movie is being shown? Early viewing of an adorable penguin movie? Not bad.

Also, I just finished my schedule for next semester. I’m glad I was able to do that today; I went through hell to get a hold off of my account.

I’m sad because as much as I want to do Columbia’s J-Session so I can quit technically being a Freshman, they aren’t offering any classes I need. I’ll probably take a few summer classes so I don’t have to deal with an extra Fall Semester in the future. I’m a weirdo and I enjoy posting my schedule on my blog so here it is! It may stay the same! It may change! WHO KNOWS!

MONDAY
12:30 – 3:20PM: Issues in African and African American Studies

TUESDAY
Nothing.

WEDNESDAY
9 – 11:50AM: History of Art II: Renaissance
1 – 4:50PM: Beginning Typography

THURSDAY
9 – 11:50AM: Physics of Music
1 – 4:50PM: Design Lab

FRIDAY
Also nothing.

I realized that now that I’m responsible for paying for my tuition (or the loans for it), I hate the idea of skipping a class … EVER. Just like … Fucking hell, I’m paying so much for this shit and I don’t want to waste a penny; I better damn well be learning shit for this amount of coin!

Two concerts tomorrow! OMG! Bring it on … ?

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{ feeling : filthy
{ hearing : ending credits of the simpsons

My two favourites on Top Model are gone.
I’m rooting for CariDee …
Or anyone but Melrose.

Who voted?! I did … About two or three weeks ago. I think I’ll do it again so I if I do ever decide to turn into a hippie, I’m justified to complain.

I totally kid.

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{ feeling : lazy & tired
{ hearing : lady sovereign – hoodie

Nice evening last night … Quite possibly the latest concert I’ve ever attended and it earns points for starting even later than advertised! It was a blast though. The opening band was cool even if they only played like six songs.

If you guys have ever seen Lady Sovereign live, there’s usually a painter at the corner of the stage. Last night was no different … Well, except for the usual hugeass canvas used throughout the show, he did a painting for each song performed it seems. He also lugged a few smaller pieces with him when setting up and passed them to the audience during the show. Joe and his tallness managed to grab the last one he had and gave it to me for an early Christmas present.

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{ feeling : lazy
{ hearing : deal or no deal

Drugs are bad, mmkay.
Why I like Indie Music.

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{ feeling : cold
{ hearing : good eats

Although it was not planned,
Columbia got me a fall break.

I finished a layout!

If you don’t know this, I have a SecondLife. It’s not much of a SecondLife, but it’s there. I even made a Blogger for it so I made a layout for it. Click if you’re interested.

Joe won’t stop making fun of me because I love this cake show on the Food Network. It’s called Ace of Cakes and I sort of just stumble upon it sometimes but they make just about the coolest cakes ever. Like the one I watched tonight had two life-sized flamingo cakes.

I guess I can understand why he’s making fun, ha.

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{ feeling : merf
{ hearing : the young republic – she comes and goes

I love that Woxy is back. I’m sad my TV died Saturday evening. I’m ultra-weirded out (but not surprised) that Lady Sovereign got up to number three on TRL.

Midterms are coming!
I don’t feel like doing anything!

Shit.

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{ feeling : hungry
{ hearing : lady soverign – love me or hate me

I have shows to watch this season. I’ve been terrible at keeping up with shows for the past few years. I’m actually following a few now. I managed to watch all of The Office and I’ve been watching Heroes from the beginning (and of course I’m watching the latest cycle of Top Model. Go Anchal or AJ!). I sort of want to follow Twenty Good Years and possibly Ugly Betty but three is enough for now.

I kind of regret not following Smallville and Charmed just because I would like to know what’s been going on (or what did considering Charmed ended last year). For example, I turned to Smallville recently and saw Lex lying on what looked like a torture table. What did I miss … ?!

I also miss Best Week Ever.
But that’s my TV’s fault for farting away my VH1.

Classes have been going ok. I managed to get an A on my first Art History quiz despite the fact I can’t remember dates and specifics very well. I have another one which I should probably be studying for right now. As for my other classes, I’m one of the few people in my design class doing ok and my AIDS class makes me feel I may turn into Mr. Monk at any moment. Too much talk of diseases lurking everywhere … oy vay.

I don’t even know what’s going on in Geometry because we went on a “Field Trip” to Grant Park a couple weeks back and then watched a rather long video on Chicago architecture last week. Drawing scares me because my professor didn’t comment on my drawing last week and it was the first drawing he was actually going to grade (as opposed to rating our skill the weeks prior). On the bright side, I’m doing a lot better now than when I was at UIC.

But then again, I’m still friendless,
I still have no job or money,
And Shumie is still missing.
There was a poster of him at Columbia.
It’s still so very scary.

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{ feeling : tired
{ hearing : thunderbirds are now! – we win (ha ha)

Another concert, another bunch of great photos taken by Joe. I don’t feel like yoinking and resizing them just to post here so just go to his flickr. As much as it seems people prefer Les Savy Fav, I like TAN! so much more. They both are fun to watch but I like Ryan Allen’s voice more.

I’m still contemplating whether or not I would have initially thought he was a girl if I hadn’t seen him perform live.

I don’t know if you guys have been following the news or anything but someone from my graduating class is missing in Iowa. I’ve been finding myself thinking about it a lot because it just hits close but not at the same time. It was just I knew Shumi to be there all that time in high school. I just didn’t know him very well besides that he was pretty much my favourite member in Caw! Caw! after the high school thing was over. I just hope he’s ok.

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{ feeling : tired
{ hearing : weird al – trapped in the drive thru

First week over! ... ... I guess technically not because I have yet to go to my AIDS class on Monday but whatever. I have nothing against any of my classes thus far. We watched Pi in Geometry, there’s no super final in Art History … I guess I have one problem with one of my classes. My drawing class requires a ridiculous amount of supplies. I had to get a ginormous drawing pad and in order to carry it, I had to get one of those big portfolios.

I’m too tiny for those things. I’m just being kind of lazy for the most of it. It seems I’ll probably do most of my homework due towards the end of the week earlier since it’s drawing and a design class. I mean, I have a project due in Art History and it’s sort of artsy but I’m so lazy to do it because it involves writing a paragraph with it! JEBUS. Drawing and design? All drawing, doodling, and Photoshop work.

Not much else to say about my week. Oh yeah … In comparison to UIC, Columbia has a lot more smokers than UIC. The bold and italics are an understatement now that I look at it. Just assume a lot.

Joe is totally gone for the entire weekend. I missers him. Boohoo. :(

This CD is hilarious. I feel bad that it leaked someplace on the internet but then again, it’s one less CD I have to worry about.

Lady Sovereign does in fact have a release date! Well … I guess two claimed ones since I just glanced at her Wikipedia entry. RedEye said October 17, and Wikipedia says October 2. I’ll just have to wait and see.

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{ feeling : tired
{ hearing : george lopez for some reason

I think me and Joe are the only human beings that don’t despise the news feed. I have to admit, it’s in a kind of messy arrangement but I don’t mind it much.

Last time I checked, there were about 400,000+ people on that petition to get rid of it. Eh, I still stand by it’s coolness even if it gets cut in the end. I mean, it was something different. I’m always for something different.

So I have to wake up at 6AM tomorrow in order to get to my class. I guess I’ll crash after the news or The Simpsons. Ah … Back to being a kid and sleeping early.

Oh yes, if anyone’s interested in a $15 gift card to Tower Records, Yaris folks are giving them to anyone who test rides their car over at the corner of Clark and Belden. I got mine … Though I have yet to see if it’s actually redeemable.

I’m waiting for some CDs to come out … Like Thunderblogs are Now! and Lupe Fiasco … As well as this collaboration The Octopus Project did, The Decemberists, and Weird Al. Joe tells me maybe even Kanye but who knows!

I’m also waiting for Lady Sovereign’s CD. No release date on that that I’m aware of but yeah, want that shit, too … ... Only I’m disappointed that “Ch-Ching” may not be on it.

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{ feeling : tired
{ hearing : beefy – internet celebrity

Here’s a new layout! Ain’t it pretty? It was all hand drawn and Photoshopped again. I don’t know how long this one will last but I like it a lot. I managed to even code most of it all by myself! Joe “proofread” it.

Not much to write about. I’m still jobless. I seriously applied to 20+ places. I’m going to try for on-campus employment at “Phase II” of CCC’s orientation and if I have time, some market in Lincoln Park.

I missed Jhonen Vasquez’s signing on Saturday for fruitless shopping at some outlet in Aurora. I’m just stating this just in case you missed that entry I had before about it.

I seriously have nothing to write about. Everyone’s starting school so everyone’s left Chicago at this point. It’s just been kind of sad lately.

Canasta on Wednesday should be good.
Fuck yeah … Not 21+?

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{ hearing : papers shuffling

I officially go to Columbia! You can take note of this by visiting Facebook. Yep. Merging accounts confused me for five minutes but that’s ok.

I should be asleep since I’m working at 7AM tomorrow but laundry decided to be dumb. I feel bad cause I kicked Joe out of my house early because I was thinking my laundry was not dumb but then it was. Sorry :(.

So here’s my schedule! I’m kind of ok with it even with all those general requirements in there. Might as well get them over and done with … Or at least have ‘em with some art classes.

MONDAY
9 – 11:50AM: The Biology of AIDS: Life of a Virus

TUESDAY
12 – 2:50PM: Geometry in the Arts

WEDNESDAY
10 – 12:50PM: History of Art I: Stone Age to Gothic

THURSDAY
9 – 12:50PM: Drawing I

FRIDAY
9 – 12:50PM: Fundamentals of 2-D Design

One class per day. This is all new to me … I love how the week gets progressively more artsy/creative. Well, it seems that way … sort of. I don’t know how 2-D Design works.

Though I hate to jinx it, I’m really looking forward to see Pablo on Friday. I hope things work out. I haven’t gotten much details on that.

No pictures yet on the haircut! Joe took many a picture of me before and after but I haven’t gotten those … And the scenester/hipster orientation leaders decided to not print out my ID which would have had it on there. I lack student ID at the present time, d’oh.

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{ feeling : see above
{ hearing : caw! caw! – rudolf kristmas

I didn’t sleep much.

Oh, I dig this video …
Bullshit!

Happy July, everyone! I don’t want to jinx anything so I’m not telling you how my Friday went. Just know it involved Dr. Pepper. I discovered last week that there does exist a restaurant in O’hare that serves Dr. Pepper. That has nothing to do with anything.

Ich liebe schlaufen.

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{ feeling : ow
{ hearing : the simpsons

There are none of them in my house. I sort of need one for my bloody foot. It’s actually kind of bloody. I was wandering downtown since 10AM this morning. I was job hunting even though I have a job.

I really don’t like my current job.

I managed to apply to eleven places but I still wanted to apply to six more places. Some of them I didn’t because they were online and some I didn’t because they were out of applications. I’ll get to the online ones soon enough.

Oh yeah, one is only for tomorrow so I’ll probably wander again tomorrow before going to the Heligoats concert. I also have an interview tomorrow at Potbelly’s.

I guess it’s good I didn’t have six more written applications because my hand was pretty sore after eleven of them.

Intonation weekend! Yay! Lollapalooza schedule! Yay … ?!

I don’t know what to feel about the latter. I only have two real conflicts but they’re kind of big. Do I go see Common or The Flaming Lips? Do I go see Matisyahu or The Shins? I do not know! I may follow Joe but I don’t know, I know Common is spiffy as hell but I really don’t have much of his music. Conflict! OH NOES.

And for a helluva downer:
My dad is now unemployed;
He was laid off this morning.

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{ feeling : tired
{ hearing : canasta – sympathetic vibrations

I have to go to work soon. I don’t want to but I need the coin. I felt like blogging real quick and I have no idea why. You know what’s kind of creepy of me? Looking at my site stats based on location. I mean, I don’t really get many visitors in the first place but the few I get, interesting places. Like … ... China!

I think one of my cousin reads because I saw a familiar location (y’know, besides the bunches from Chicago). How odd. I think I know who it may be but I’m still weird about the idea of family reading this crapola.

I’m not really close to my family really. Well, considering I’m Filipino, I’m far from that usual family closeness that you usually tie into the Asian-American lifestyle. The closest I’ve got was with my older married cousin in Michigan simply because I seeked advice on how to deal with my mom in my decision to switch majors.

Anyways, I just wanted to state my hatred toward yuppie scum. I was looking forward to watching Canasta at the Improv Olympic last night but yuppies ruined the night with their existence. We ended up not going because the chaos of nightlife.

If you aren’t aware of the band Canasta, they play mostly 21+ shows so it was pretty upsetting that the one time they weren’t doing a 21+ show, yuppies prevented me from going.

Oh fuck, at least I got an Icee. Not blue raspberry but it was still great. Also caught part of a forgotten film done by Matt and Trey called Orgazmo. It was on the Sundance channel for some odd reason. Well … ... ... I wouldn’t have heard of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert if I hadn’t been watching IFC.

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{ feeling : lazy
{ hearing : south park – succubus

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{ feeling : content
{ hearing : they might be giants – new york city

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{ feeling : sick
{ hearing : fox news chicago

I have a cold. I know it’s about 80 degrees out but I still have one!

The plan today was a Murder by Death mini-gig at Reckless Records down Broadway then a concert at the Metro. I was a trooper for the first part. I didn’t see the band at all due to my immense shortness but as the day went on, I realized I should have stayed at home.

Joe was a spiffy boyfriend and brought me home at around 5PM. I took a nap and so here I am! Since it was an all-ages show, I’m assuming the concert is over or in the process of winding down.

No sexy cello action for me tonight.

Ew, I have work tomorrow. I’m hoping it won’t be busy since it’s Memorial Day weekend. That busy thing seems more of a Monday thing in this case.

I don’t like being sick, you guys.

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{ feeling : cold
{ hearing : lauryn hill – superstar

I finished my Columbia application! Yay!
Well, I guess I still need a letter of recommendation.
But I finished my essay!
Please respond, Professor Bloggerizer!

It was Daison’s birthday a couple hours ago. I still need to write him a letter. I should really get cracking on those. I’ll do a bunch of them one of these days. I have to look for that old list I had.

I get to see a science teacher in action tomorrow! I actully paid! It’s free now. So if anyone’s interested and is over 18, The Bon Mots tomorrow night at the Metro? Well, they’re openers for Brad Peterson along with The 1900s. Just a suggestion if you’re bored tomorrow night. Free entertainment ain’t terrible.

I never blog cause I don’t know what to blog about. Um … There’s an artist I really like at the gallery I’m working at but I keep forgetting his name …? It’s like … Schwartzen … something. I’ll try remembering it when I go there next week.

Oh yes! I have built an external hard drive! It’s so pretty. I named her scarlet. Vantec is an ugly name for something so pretty.

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{ feeling : lazy
{ hearing : thunderbirds are now! – eat this city

I should be studying.
I’ve been awake for 4 hours and I have not done so yet.

I have 2.5 days until the Biology final
And 3.5 for the Psychology final.

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{ feeling : spiffy
{ hearing : the bon mots – ghetto falsetto

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{ feeling : sick
{ hearing : giant drag – swan song

I’m surprised I have this song on.
I can’t stop listening to the cover of “Wicked Games”.
It’s so good. I like it better than Chris’s.

Semester’s winding down,
I feel uneasy about Biology and Psychology.

I’ve applied to about six various art related internships but no dice so far I got one reply so far. Oh noes, interview on Thursday. But yeah, Joe reassured me that he got a call after two weeks. It still worries me because I really need it. It’d be just … Wonderful.

I’ve been slowly weening off of the SL. I need another game or something to distract me. Maybe a book, I finished reading Harry Potter (finally) and The Hard Goodbye. Harry Potter digs Giant Drag. You should too. All ages show with Pretty Girls Make Graves at the Metro?

I love my boyfriend who is also my concert buddy.
Oh the cheese! Don’t die, I rarely do this sort of thing.

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{ feeling : accomplished
{ hearing : giant drag – wicked game

So that was lame. Y’know … closing my blog like that. Well what’s even more lame is the fact I decided to just move it on over here and get rid of the name. I don’t know, that last layout on there was number thirty so I figured it was about time to retire it.

That and when I was listening to the song I named it after (not Evanescence’s version), I suddenly had the urge to get rid of it. I still like Marilyn Manson fine but y’know, I don’t listen to him as often as I used to.

Not much to say really. This is my first layout entirely done by me. No outside images or fonts were used. Well … If you count Arial Narrow an outside font. The heading there was me screwing around with a sharpie. That drawing was me, too. Not that great … Joe said the nose was odd.

I can’t draw noses.

Oh yeah, I decided to shift to getting a BFA in Graphic Design. It was inevitable. Too bad my mom didn’t realize this. She’s cutting all my funds and I’m going to be paying for the rest of my education on my own. I need a better paying job somehow.

Only problem is the getting into that portion. I’m in the College of Liberal Arts and Science and I need to get into the College of Arts and Architecture. In order to do this, I need a certain GPA but my semester has been going terrible academically. I need a tutor real bad for Psychology and Biology to get through this semester and into the Arts College.

Happier things that should be mentioned:
- The dad is cool with my decision
- Two more weeks of classes
- Giant Drag (I guess Pretty Girls Make Graves, too)
- The Bon Mots (I guess Brad Peterson, too)
- Murder by Death
- Intonation, Pitchfork, & Lollapalooza

My English Professor is psychic. He totally knew I was an Intonation kind of person. Oh my crazy blogging English Professor.

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