Le sacre du printemps
I haven’t been blogging much lately and that’s a shame. With Memorial day today, I thought I’d write about something that is very close to me. One of my absolute favorite pieces of music, La Sacre Du Printemps, or The Rite of Spring. Igor Stravinsky wrote this ballet to be the soundtrack to a sacred pagen ritual [...]
The Church of Baseball
I believe in the Church of Baseball. I’ve tried all the major religions, and most of the minor ones. I’ve worshipped Buddha, Allah, Brahma, Vishnu, Siva, trees, mushrooms, and Isadora Duncan. I know things. For instance, there are 108 beads in a Catholic rosary and there are 108 stitches in a baseball. When I heard [...]
Flying Trapeze!
Last week we did this: It’s really fun and not terrifying (the second time). If you’re in Seattle, this place is great.
the decade from my lens
I wrote this around New Years Day and never got around to publishing … This is what the last decade looked like from my lens: On the mind: college, hanging chad, hijacking, war, protest war, graduation, media bar, house, wedding, twitter, HOPE Presidents: b. clinton, gore, bush, h. clinton, obama Love: love, heartbreak, love, marriage, love, love [...]
Favorite Music of 2009
We’re in a culture that is obsessed with making lists and calling things the ‘best’. It’s all subjective. Here’s my list. If I re-did this tomorrow, it’d probably be different. Please argue with me. Grizzly Bear – Veckatimest :: Gets better with every listen. Mos Def – The Estatic :: Really glad he’s back, the [...]