Fear of the City

Wednesday, September 26th, 2007

Overheard at the DMV the other day as I was registering my car: (and yes, I understand the irony/ hypocrisy here)

I asked the woman behind the counter if she knew where I could get a Victorian Village parking permit (for the streets around my neighborhood) and she scoffed that she lived way out in the suburbs and had “no idea why someone would want to live downtown!”

She was nice enough, and I let it go, but I will never live in a place where I can’t access all of the essentials within a short walk.

Anyway, this seems to be a trend in the Ohioans I’ve met, which is shocking to me… maybe a state with such a history of poor industry in cities has become afraid of them?

Looking forward to being able to bike to work.

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Fine Arts: Piles of Trash Light Up Into Fantastic Art – Gizmodo

Wednesday, September 26th, 2007

Fine Arts: Piles of Trash Light Up Into Fantastic Art – Gizmodo

Some amazing light art, thanks Ari!

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Pitchfork: Akron/Family Robbed

Monday, September 24th, 2007

Pitchfork: Akron/Family Robbed

I’ve been really busy all day, and was going to post a mini concert review (parenthetical review: AWESOME) when I read this really disappointing news. Fuckers!

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Field Notes Brand

Monday, September 24th, 2007

Field Notes Brand

Ari thinks these are great. I’ve had moleskin envy other times in my life, but would someone remind me again what makes any of these better than a $0.99 generic pocket notebook?

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NPR : Jaco Pastorius: 20 Years Later

Friday, September 21st, 2007

NPR : Jaco Pastorius: 20 Years Later

great piece. greater bass player.

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Good Luck Chuck – Movie – Review – New York Times

Friday, September 21st, 2007

Good Luck Chuck – Movie – Review – New York Times

“I’ve occasionally heard Dane Cook, one of the stars of “Good Luck Chuck,â€? described as a comedian. I find this confusing, since my understanding is that comedians are people who say and do things that are funny.”
– that about sums it up :)

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Lev and Thumpbot play "Crazy" on Vimeo

Thursday, September 20th, 2007

Lev and Thumpbot play “Crazy” on Vimeo

Somehow this is infinitely cooler than the human-played theremin version.

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Loudspeakers & Hi-Fi Systems – Welcome to Ferguson Hill

Thursday, September 20th, 2007

Loudspeakers & Hi-Fi Systems – Welcome to Ferguson Hill

Thank you for sharing Phil… Put these on the list for when I’m a multi-millionaire…

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Rock Band 2007 Tour | Rockband

Thursday, September 20th, 2007

Rock Band 2007 Tour | Rockband

Columbus Oho this weekend! Oh if only i had a video game system… and three friends in Columbus :)

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Your Favorite Assassin » About

Thursday, September 20th, 2007

Your Favorite Assassin » About

Two of my new co-workers are in this band… They’re pretty cool guys, so I look forward to hearing their disc.

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