December 2010
29 posts
to those who asked: yes, the tattoo is real, and yes, it is of ferdinand the bull from the story of ferdinand, written by munro leaf and illustrated by robert lawson. yes, elliott smith also had a ferdinand tattoo. mine was done by the wonderful mark bode at sacred rose tattoo in berkeley, ca.
EVERYTHING TURNED OUT BETTER THAN OKAY
I’M NERVOUS
the nerves, when you find out
the beatles, this boy
pangs in the solar plexus, today’s edition
1. planned but never completed pinkwater masterpiece “i snarked with a zombie”
2. that moment in “this boy” where john lennon’s voice cracks on “oh my-y-y”
3. remembering every time i’ve ever leaned out of a window
4. a slice of pizza face down on the sidewalk
5. bird-print on a window
i had a dream that there was snow on the beach and in a seashell, i heard george harrison’s echoey voice singing, “i don’t know, i don’t know.” now i’ve been sad all morning, that i’m awake.
bonnie ‘prince’ billy & tortoise...
neil young, powderfinger
not that the live...
LOOK OUT, MAMA, THERE’S A WHITE BOAT COMIN’ UP THE RIVER…
the absolute worst things you can do during a review week that has been entirely unproductive and motivation-sapping and lazy and you woke up three hours later than planned and you just started eating peanut butter out of the jar with a spoon and wallowing and buying shoes that you really don’t need, goddamnit yael, i don’t care if they’re cheap:
1. listen to neil...
pipistrelle:
“I was dreaming of the past.
And...
that first “cause i’m a fish and...
“i was on the upward stride when the moon hit my tide”
