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Monthly archives for May 2010
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My Secret Garden
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World Enough and Time
Naturally, I have waited until the last day of the SOTD’s month of dialectics to implement some spiffy new HTML5, which makes it possible to listen on devices that don’t play well with Flash. (It’s a work in progress. Let me know about bugs in the comments.)
Yes, I know you don’t really care what the site is coded in, and, yes, it has indeed been a month since we embarked on this yin-yangy journey. Time’s wingèd chariot, et cetera, et cetera.
So, without further ado …
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Suum Cuique
We must not say every mistake is a foolish one.
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Faithless
Every tomorrow has two handles. We can take hold of it with the handle of anxiety or the handle of faith.
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Out in the Starlight
I will love the light, for it shows me the way, yet I will endure the darkness, for it shows me the stars.
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How I’ve Been
Today’s SOTD was sent to me by John, who says about our featured artist:
… they have all the gifts to be smug hipsters, but instead they’re playful and lovely.
I’d have to agree … and not only because they ♥ rock horns and marching band—let’s face it, who doesn’t?
In order to work around a certain video site’s no-embed rule for these, they’re kinda low-quality screen cap videos. If you want to listen to them in all their lo-fi mp3 glory, here ya go:
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Many thanks, John. When we get our new fancy-pants cheese for dinner decals, you’ll be the first to get one.
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This Day in History
Just a little fun from the wayback machine.
And, as I said at the time, it should be “pretty much understood that if there were an equivalent list aimed at skewering women, it would describe me to a T.”
And, yes … we still say “tool” in the future.
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Knockin ‘Em Down Like Seventh Grade
Probably okay for the immature and mature alike … if you don’t Google the lyrics, that is.
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Could Be Wrong
Okay, maybe I’m phoning it in at this point, but I will at least make it to one entire month of SOTD … so help me. Seriously, though, tell me when’s the last time you heard song number two? We’re talking seriously deep cut here. (Read: I’m expecting some props.)
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Out Sick
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I’ll Get Along
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A Case of the Mondays
For mature audiences only.
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It’s Later than It Seems
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The Sound of Thunder
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Onomatopoeia
For mature audiences only.
Hey, I’m no Tipper Gore. If you want to explain to your kid why someone might address a lover as “son,” be my guest.
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Can’t Live for Tomorrow
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Wherein I Throw Myself on Your Mercy
Okay, technically, I have not let you down. It is “tomorrow” and this is a new post … a post post, no songs. Hoowwwevvvver, this is not the post to which I referred yesterday, and you will see soon enough that it is anything but replete with big words and long-winded explanations. No worries, though. That one’s still in the works, and it will be everything you’ve dreamed of and more.
*digs hole deeper*
Until such time as I’m able to complete said post, I offer a link—for those of you who are into Lost. Jeff Jensen, over at Entertainment Weekly, writes some of the best Lost stuff to be found, and today’s recap was just stellar. (It’s entirely possible I’m dreading the end of his column almost as much as the end of Lost itself.)
SPOILERESQUE: STOP NOW IF YOU HAVEN’T SEEN THE EPISODE
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______________________________________________________Jensen spends a lot of time on two story lines that have always been among my faves (Jin/Sun and Jack/Locke), and … well, see for yourself.
I took a break after writing that last paragraph to wipe away some tears and read some other reviews of the episode. It seems everyone is agreed that the married entity that was Sun/Jin was a moving, compelling presence on the show. Their love for each other and commitment to each other was inspiring. Yet there are those who will also say that Lost didn’t quite do justice to Jin and Sun as individual characters, especially over the past two seasons, when their storylines were all about their respective quests across space and time to be reunited. […] What the hell is so wrong with only focusing on Jin and Sun as a marital unit? Let me tell you what’s wrong with that: Nothing. I think it’s awesome that Lost chose to tell us a story about two people who took their marriage seriously, who worked through their problems when their union was in crisis, who forgave each other for their sins and redeemed their transgressions by using them as opportunities to build a stronger relationship (Jin’s admission in ”Ji Yeon” that he was basically responsible for Sun’s infidelity was a powerful expression of grace and reflection), who saw themselves as better and greater when they were together than apart. I am grateful that Lost told that story. Lost is better for telling that story than not telling any other Jin and Sun story. I am not saying it was perfect. I’m saying I appreciate it for what it was, not what it wasn’t.
If you’re not into Lost, this post works less well as a distraction/time-buying vehicle. Unless … unless this is the moment that you decide to see what all the fuss is about and promptly add Lost Seasons 1–5 to your Netflix queue. If that is the case—and, no judgement, it SHOULD be—then this post marks the first day of the rest of your life. You’re welcome.
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Reign O’er Me
Being a fan of Lost is not required to appreciate today’s SOTD, but … my god … the humanity.
Your pain is the breaking of the shell that encloses your understanding. Even as the stone of the fruit must break, that its heart may stand in the sun, so must you know pain.
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Your Favorite Song
The Great Song of the Day Experiment has been going on now for two weeks, and it’s been … well, exhausting. Let’s just say, my sideways self almost certainly is not a DJ in Los Angeles.
It’s been great fun, too, of course, and I hope you’re enjoying it—at least a little. For me, the best part’s been developing the habit of posting every day … something I’m hoping to maintain, even if/when my daily song posts peter out.
In the meantime, welcome to SOTD: Week Three and check back for a new post post—replete with big words and long-winded explanations of perfectly obvious things—later today or tomorrow.
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Shimmering and White
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Name's Kirsten. I'm a splitter of hairs, a hillbilly, a rock horns devotee, an ellipses-lovin' fool, and queen of the conceptual jinx. I'm also a geek and the grateful human of littleblackdog. I do this and that and some of the other … up to and including writing this here blog.
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