will haikus de-stress me tonight?

it's almost over

i tried to manage my time

still up all night long

snow falls in DC

not quite ready for the cold

need a new jacket

a normal weekend?

feels like nights at infill 2

without smelly trees

need a quiet place

but the library closes

way too early here

mexican food calls

a hunger i cannot fix

a whole coast away

this actually worked

maybe i like writing haikus?

back to this paper

call to action

get up, get active, and make a difference.

the first steps are the toughest. like getting out of bed in the morning.

but what is life without challenges?

without perseverance?

without seeing what you're capable of?

without finding your calling? it's certainly out there.

fuck being comfortable. im starting to enjoy the flux.

the stress can be a lot to deal with. but that's what beer is for.

if you're wondering whether or not to try...

...whether to put yourself outside your comfort zone...

...whether or not to see what's out there...

...whether or not to breathe fresh air...

...you already know the answer....

...yes.

this is a call to action.

mostly to remind myself that life won't slow down for me.

enjoy the ride. then blog about it.

year end list.

This is the first time I've been able to write something in a while. Better make it count, right?

I think I have a blog entry around this time every year. I think it's because I start to see these crazy year-end "best of the year" music articles in Rolling Stone, Spin, etc. and they're all so ridiculous. I start off by thinking how utterly futile it is to quantify something so subjective as music into a "top 25" list.

You basically get a single list that encompasses music throughout the year. Which in itself is ridiculous because, at least for me, context matters. I'll love something in the summertime simply because it sounds good in warm weather. Same for the fall, spring, and winter...

But fuck it, I'm jealous of the folks who get to push their music tastes out there. It really does feel nice to make your music preferences public. A little vanity never hurt anybody, right?

2010 - don't mind the countdown. it's more for dramatic effect than an actual ranking system.

12 Tame Impala - thanks Rosy

11 Beach House - the winter trip to bryce canyon wouldn't have been the same without them.

10 Wolf Parade - r.i.p.? thanks for one last go-round, fellas.

09 Sleigh Bells - loud. solid- especially live.

08 Janelle Monae - her music video is sick. and she can def sing.

07 Yeasayer - if only for 'i remember'. but the whole thing is oddly good.

06 Hot Chip - solid, once again

05 Broken Social Scene - underrated? i saw it as bss's return

04 Cold War Kids - just an EP, but it was my fix for 10 until january...

03 LCD Soundsystem - refined. anything that has folks dancing in the aisles at the bowl works for me

02 Black Keys - the best and most distinguishably different black keys album.

01 Arcade Fire - duh. you guys know me.

disclaimer - i'm going to think of 5 more albums that I should have included right after posting this.

In fact, I already forgot Cosmogramma. How could I forget the Thom Yorke contribution for 2010?

btw, I went to NYC for the first time on Thanksgiving.

Brooklyn...I get it now.