ACV

June 6
via picturesofwalls.com
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June 4
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Curumin - Guerrieiro

Hammering out a backyard BBQ mix, now that the season of grillin’ get-togethers is in full swing. Samba-funk pairs quite nicely with bison burgers and a few Fuller’s London Porters.

June 2
It may be my least favorite sport to watch on TV, but I love a night at Camden Yards!
It may be my least favorite sport to watch on TV, but I love a night at Camden Yards!
May 29
This is gonna be a party.
This is gonna be a party.
May 28
Go on, admit it - LIFE IS FUN!
Go on, admit it - LIFE IS FUN!
May 20
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boringloser:

Al Green - I’m So Tired Of Being Alone

Snuck up on iPod random this morning. Pretty tune.

Rawr. Pretty indeed, but the word that first came to mind was more like, gritty-sexy-that-sets-fire-to-your-heart-and-a-shiver-through-your-bones.

May 19

Forget Chanel No. 5

This season its all about Eau de fresh-lit BBQ charcoals on a late spring afternoon.
May 15
So, it’s my last finals week ever and my ability to earn a degree depends on passing all my classes this semester. Last night I stayed up to finish the only paper I had left. Or that’s what I meant to do at least. What did I do instead, you ask? I saw this and decided, in my sleep deprived delirium, to HELVETICA MY FACE. I know it’s cheating because its mostly parentheses and slashes, and I considered devoting more time to it to make it real nice and such, but then I realized: Holy hell, I am not going to graduate college because I spent the night before my final paper was due CONSTRUCTING A SELF-PORTRAIT OUT OF INDIVIDUAL CHARACTERS OF SOME STUPID FONT. But then I was struck by another bolt of epiphany: Hey! If I just dropped out, I could make a living off my “art”, right? Right!? - Cut to me smoking scavenged butts with the other caricature artists and name calligraphers on 42nd St: “Yo! Lady with the fanny pack! Yeah, you! Lemme do your kid in comic sans!” - Ohhh shit… The lyrical modes of Yasunari Kawabata it is!

So, it’s my last finals week ever and my ability to earn a degree depends on passing all my classes this semester. Last night I stayed up to finish the only paper I had left. Or that’s what I meant to do at least. What did I do instead, you ask?

I saw this and decided, in my sleep deprived delirium, to HELVETICA MY FACE. I know it’s cheating because its mostly parentheses and slashes, and I considered devoting more time to it to make it real nice and such, but then I realized: Holy hell, I am not going to graduate college because I spent the night before my final paper was due CONSTRUCTING A SELF-PORTRAIT OUT OF INDIVIDUAL CHARACTERS OF SOME STUPID FONT.

But then I was struck by another bolt of epiphany: Hey! If I just dropped out, I could make a living off my “art”, right? Right!? - Cut to me smoking scavenged butts with the other caricature artists and name calligraphers on 42nd St: “Yo! Lady with the fanny pack! Yeah, you! Lemme do your kid in comic sans!” - Ohhh shit… The lyrical modes of Yasunari Kawabata it is!

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eatsleepdraw: nada surf ftw Listening to this song in the shower before a night on the town guarantees its gonna be worth your while. Sing it til the mirror shatters, rinse and repeat.

eatsleepdraw:

nada surf ftw

Listening to this song in the shower before a night on the town guarantees its gonna be worth your while. Sing it til the mirror shatters, rinse and repeat.

May 14
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themarkpike:

Prediction: Chester French is going to be huge.

  • Harvard degrees.
  • Great taste in covers (Shangri-Las!).
  • Prep aesthetic.
  • Pharrell’s blessing.

“Remember (Walking In The Sand)” Live In Richmond, VA

This video has 279 views. I think they’re gonna blow up.

This tune made my fingers move a little faster. Which is greatly appreciated, as I have high hopes of making it through the second half of the paper in the first half of the night.

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“ I arise in the morning torn between a desire to improve the world and a desire to enjoy the world. This makes it hard to plan the day. E.B. White
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Heartbreak, or alternatively The Light at the End of the Tunnel [via]
Heartbreak, or alternatively The Light at the End of the Tunnel [via]
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Virginia is for lovers, euphemisms are for shopaholics. And chronic gamblers.
Virginia is for lovers, euphemisms are for shopaholics. And chronic gamblers.
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“ I might have been given a bad break, but I’ve got an awful lot to live for.

Lou Gehrig from his July 4, 1939 “The Luckiest Man on the Face of the Earth” farewell speech.

This gets to me on more than a few levels. The sanctity of sports aside, these are words from a man who knew why he got out of bed every morning. In a world where cynicism seems to be perennially en vogue, it can sometimes help to step back and take stock of what really matters. So today, I’ve got a southpaw from New York to thank for reminding me that, well, I’ve got a whole hell of a lot to be thankful for.


Lou Gehrig (l) and Babe Ruth (r) on “Lou Gehrig Appreciation Day” (July 4, 1939) at Yankee Stadium, following Gehrig’s retirement.

(n.b. I just purchased John Drebinger’s July 5, 1939 article “61,808 Fans Roar Tribute to Gehrig” from the NYT archives. If anyone has any interest in reading it, let me know and I’d be happy to pass along the pdf)