January 2011
23 posts
Friday Trifecta 008
Interview Day edition. In honor of the fresh-faced prospective graduate students who will be knocking on my door all day. This is your warning.
1) Sunshine - Jonathan Edwards
Some man’s gone and tried to run my life; he don’t know what he’s askin’…
2) Frankly Mr. Shankly - The Smiths
Obviously a toss-up between this and “Heaven Knows I’m Miserable...
More Buffy Birthday-ness
welcometothehellmouth:
CNN gave us a shout-out! Hooray!
This great article by Ann Hoevel not only hot-links our re-watching effort but also has some great quotes from fellow travelers in the Buffyverse and some mad spoilage on the critically acclaimed Buffy Season 8 comic from Joss Whedon and Dark Horse. It’s a great start to our Buffy birthday bash. Thanks, CNN Geek Out!, for helping us...
Friday Trifecta 007
Thawing Out Edition. Songs to follow a week of being snow/ice-bound.
1) Everybody’s Talkin’ - Harry Nilsson
Goin’ where the weather suits my clooooothes…
2) Let’s Get Out of this Country - Camera Obscura
I’ll admit I am bored with me.
3) I Can’t Go For That - The Bird and the Bee
No can do.
“Students here at the University of Georgia have a name for some of the fancy...”
– NYTimes (via meredithbklyn)
NYT, I demand to know what “students” you spoke to about these fancy cars, because no one in my six years on campus has ever uttered the word Hopemobile.
(via brklyn)
I lived in Athens almost continually from 1998 until the summer of 2007 and I also never heard that...
Friday Trifecta 006
Slightly Subdued Edition. Insomnia last night (exacerbated by reading Mockingjay) requires quieter Friday music.
1) Mirrorball - Everything But The Girl
I have an ongoing fantasy where I sing like Tracey Thorn. In my car, alone, it sometimes happens.
2) Strange - Galaxie 500
I prefer my friend Meg’s cover version, though.
3) Honeycomb - Helium
Working backwards from Wild Flag to...
Once More With Feeling →
John and I have started watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer again from the beginning, and we’ve been documenting our progress here.
Un-Friday Trifecta
New Year’s Day edition.
1) Ready to Start - Arcade Fire
2) The New Year - Death Cab for Cutie
3) Waiting for the Great Leap Forward - Billy Bragg
Happy 2011!
