March 2011
26 posts
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Fiddle
If I could play the fiddle,
I’d play it every day.
Everyone’d be happy,
And our smiles always stay
February 2011
27 posts
6 tags
Argh.
Oh, to be a pirate
It is the life for me
Living for each moment
Yes, living on the sea
—jsm
(This post inspired by another’s post: http://roughwaterjohn.wordpress.com/2011/02/26/pirate-training/; go check him out.)
This post ends with an answerable rhetorical...
I’ve never had a desire in life to disappear or start over or anything quite so dramatic (quite the opposite, really), but sometimes I wish I had an outlet where I could simply say whatever I want to say without anyone’s preconceptions or expectations getting in the way of whatever that might be—that is, I could speak it and not worry about offending or being rebuked by those who...
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Fruits, Roots, & Vegetables: A Brief Allegory
The field was supposed to bring forth a mighty tree.
Unmovable. Steadfast. Fruitful.
It would yield a miracle harvest. Bring sustenance to the hungry as it taps the nearby rushing, crashing, living river.
But a survey reveals… a field of vegetables.
Vegetables everywhere. They cover the ground and they do nothing.
Above, they are starch. Uniform. Rows, columns.
Though they are filling, they are...
Jefferson St.
Dance Dance Dance
Party Party Party
Dance Dance Dance
Party Party Party
My head is sore
My feet are more
Dance Party
For 15 minutes
And I wished you were out there with me.
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Poetry reading tonight @ 7!
Participating in an open poetry reading tonight
and I look forward with delight, knowing that
My words will not just be my own
My words will be unowned by one but they will be yours too
I await hearing your voices and your words
As they blend with mine
And we will craft a story
A story with known archetypes
But an as yet unknown plot
The stage is set
And our tongues and our ears begin a...
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WatchAs with the last post (which is temporarily hidden, but don’t worry, it will be back soon), I’m again posting a reading of a poem. I hope you’ll enjoy it. It’s part self-criticism, part making crappy ideas work for me. It’s a reflection of frustration with being unable to come up with unoriginal thoughts and then kind of saying, well, if that’s all I’ve...
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WatchI’m trying to stop treating my poetry with such a heavy bias on the written part and place more emphasis on the sound when read or spoken aloud. I’ve been writing poetry for years, but intermittently. But I’m trying to take it a little more seriously and trying to own my own style.
Here’s a poem I wrote yesterday (first draft on pen and paper even, which was refreshing...
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-2-20) →
The Civil Wars (16)
Flyleaf (15)
Copeland (14)
Broken Bells (11)
Nirvana (10)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
That One Hello World Guy: What if you only paid... →
thatonehelloworldguy:
For example, you buy an album by your favorite artist on iTunes. You find the album to be so freaking awesome that you bought it on vinyl as well.
When you bought the music on iTunes, a large portion of that purchase was to pay for a license of the artists’ intellectual property (the songs they…
It’s what I’ve always thought was fair. I like to get my...
Stop
No, I wasn’t talking about you.
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-2-13) →
The Avett Brothers (23)
Eminem (17)
B.o.B (12)
The Dharohar Project;Mumford & Sons (2)
The Dharohar Project;Laura Marling;Mumford & Sons (1)
Imported from Last.fm…
I’m not sure why I follow so many feminists on Tumblr. Perhaps I should find a good old-fashioned misogynist to balance it out. But then again, the feminists all disagree with each other, so maybe they cancel each other out?
I’m thankful for women, but I’m glad to be a dude.
Whoisarcadefire.tumblr.com →
ireadintothings:
HAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHA
Oh dear God, please enlighten the masses. May all hear your gift of Arcade Fire.
Valentine's is a time to reflect on the true...
I figure if I post something sappy enough, I’ll get reblogged. Either sappy or ironic. Tumblr loves that stuff, right?
Gag me.
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A Gentleman's Guide to Staying Cool in the 21st... →
clocktowermadness:
learningeverythingandnothing:
guys, every word on this list is truth.
“Would you like some perspective with your coffee this morning?” = Gold.
Love this.
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Oh well, whatever, nevermind
I had more fun last night than I had any right to, I believe. Here’s to downtown Lynchburg, and more especially Rivermont Pizza. Lynchburg, I won’t be yours forever, but we can have some fun while it lasts.
It smelled a lot like teen spirit. The only things missing were an albino and a mosquito. I felt stupid and contagious. Yeah, hey, yay.
Oh yeah, I guess it makes me smile.
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-2-6) →
Philip Glass (42)
The Decemberists (20)
Sufjan Stevens (20)
Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band (16)
Neko Case (15)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
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Thoughts?
Does God speak through coincidence?
The White Stripes are done as of today. The world... →
