With love and squalor

Alright everybody.
Starting a summer series, since I have such a jam-packed next two and a half months.
And even though it's out of order, I will start with my camping trip to Killbear with Jeremy.
Now, aside from the essentials (*tent *sleeping bed *etc), this is what I will require, supplies-wise, to get through those four days and three nights:







1. Bee Raw Blueberry Honey($12.00 for 10.5oz jar) 2.Reusable Foam Ear Plugs ($0.57) 3.Magnesium Survival Fire Starter ($5.05) 4.Sorapot ($250) 5.Coleman Classic Two Burner Stove ($79.99) 6.McCann's Irish Oatmeal ($6.99 for 28oz) 7.French Press by Bodum ($49.99) 8.Swiss Army Pocket Knife ($29.59)

More to follow!

The Jer and I had a very full day of iced americano and east city grass.
Walking and tire realignment.
Joanne's as well as the main ingredient.
Taxes and lovely cupcakes.


Together, next Thursday afternoon, we are going to see the Kills play at the Pheonix.
The opener is the Horrors.
It's going to be incredible.
An epic way to kick off this summer.



Last Day of Magic


U.R.A. Fever
U.R.A. FEVER by The Kills


Tape Song

Summer come faster!

I need the sunshine.

And the music festivals.

Alright kids, it's better late than never.

Top Ten Albums from 2008

i) Safeashome - Not What Happens :: Top Track - Grid
ii) Beck - Modern Guilt :: Top Track - Chemtrails
iii) Dungen - 4 :: Top Track - Det Tar Tid / Fredag
iv) Deerhunter - Microcastle/Weird Era Con't :: Top Track - Agoraphobia
v) M83 - Saturdays=Youth :: Top Track - Kim & Jessie
vi) This Will Destroy You - This Will Destroy You :: Top Track - Threads
vii) The Brian Jonestown Massacre - My Bloody Underground :: Top Track - Who Fucking Pissed In My Well?
viii) Little Joy - Little Joy :: Top Track - With Strangers
ix) Bon Iver - For Emma, Forever Ago :: Top Track - Wolves (Acts i & ii)
x) Sigur Ros - með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust :: Top Track - Illgresi


Honorable Mention

i) The Teenagers - Reality Check
ii) Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes
iii) Shocking Pinks - Emily
iv) Sloan - Parallel Play
v) Hayden - In Field & Town

Biggest Disappointments

i) The Virgins - The Virgins
ii) The Dandy Warhols - Earth to the Dandy Warhols
iii) Land of Talk - Some Are Lakes
iv) Tokyo Police Club - Elephant Shell
v) She & Him - Volume One

Top Ten Albums I listened to the most, not from 2008

i) Thurston Moore - The Trees Outside the Academy
ii) Frank Sinatra - In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning
iii) Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream
iv) Sonic Youth - Murray Street/Rather Ripped/Sonic Nurse
v) Buffalo Springfield - Buffalo Springfield Again
vi) Radiohead - In Rainbows
vii) Ride - Nowhere
viii) The Pixies - Bossanova
ix) Swervedriver - Mezcal Head
x) Efterklang - Parades