i know it's been a while.
a quick note to say that i just dug through some old papers about punk music and jamaica, among other semi-not-totally-academic papers that i had written in my years as an undergrad. surprisingly good stuff. i might even post the snippets of which i'm still proud.
Monday, February 7, 2011
Saturday, January 22, 2011
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
It's Been Almost a Week...
A few points of note:
Work is hectic.
NEW APARTMENT!
Stone Roses are phenomenal.
Stone Roses station on Pandora is a perfect anecdote to hectic work days.
Busted out the heavy winter coat for the first time this year.
I always want pizza.
Villa signed Darren Bent and Jean Makoun.
Hopefully they'll get Kyle Walker on a permanent.
<3
Work is hectic.
NEW APARTMENT!
Stone Roses are phenomenal.
Stone Roses station on Pandora is a perfect anecdote to hectic work days.
Busted out the heavy winter coat for the first time this year.
I always want pizza.
Villa signed Darren Bent and Jean Makoun.
Hopefully they'll get Kyle Walker on a permanent.
<3
Thursday, January 13, 2011
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Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
We Only Get What We Will Settle For...
Seriously one of my favorite songs right now. The acoustic version is great because it hammers on with a bit more sincerity than the thrashy/faster original. I like the Oasis version; Liam's sneer adds a bit of angst to the lyrics, but there's a lot being said in this song and it makes me so stoked.
Monday, January 10, 2011
Fire Play Burnt, etc.
Just saw this via TPM.
It seems evident that when you mobilize demographics using a rhetoric of war, use the language of "terrorism" to undermine your political opponents, those that become "energized" to take action do so through violence. This guy's situation seems a bit more unique, in that he was upset over a personal issue, but come on--we need to realize that the way that we talk about things encourages others to react using the same language.
It's no stretch of the imagination. Language has powerful, far-reaching impacts, and frames the way in which people view and interpret their surroundings. It's devastating to see that the mainstream media toys with those impacts rather than mitigating the words that encourage others to act violent.
Tragic. Once again.
It seems evident that when you mobilize demographics using a rhetoric of war, use the language of "terrorism" to undermine your political opponents, those that become "energized" to take action do so through violence. This guy's situation seems a bit more unique, in that he was upset over a personal issue, but come on--we need to realize that the way that we talk about things encourages others to react using the same language.
It's no stretch of the imagination. Language has powerful, far-reaching impacts, and frames the way in which people view and interpret their surroundings. It's devastating to see that the mainstream media toys with those impacts rather than mitigating the words that encourage others to act violent.
Tragic. Once again.
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