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Open Thread #42
by | August 8, 2008 | 38 Comments
  (This is actually the model daughter of female former basketball star Park Chan-sook — silver medalist at 1984’s Olympic games — who’s just made a CF deal with SK Telecom. But I just like the shirt.) Cuz the T-shirt message is awesome: SONG OF THE DAY Tristan Prettyman – “Simple As It Should Be”... More »


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Open Thread #41
by | August 1, 2008 | 10 Comments
  It’s AUGUST?? Where does the time go? What happened to all the awesome wonderful exciting productive things I was supposed to do this year? Better get on it. Her Space Holiday – “Famous to Me” (Hurtful Kid Mix). Her Space Holiday’s usual sound, as in the original version of this song, is more indie... More »


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Open Thread #40
by | July 25, 2008 | 5 Comments
  Holla. The Stills – “Gender Bombs.” I’m kind of ambivalent on The Stills — I like some shoegazer-y, Manchester-style dream-pop stuff but it’s not really my favorite genre. But they do have a few songs I really like; I was hooked on this one at the line, “Logic will break your heart forever.” ‘Cuz... More »


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Open Thread #39
by | July 18, 2008 | 25 Comments
  Friday at last! Oh thank heaven. Morcheeba – “Sao Paulo,” my favorite Morcheeba song. [ Download ] RELATED POSTS Open Thread #38 Open Thread #37 Open Thread #36 Open Thread #35 No tags for this post.... More »


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Open Thread #38
by | July 11, 2008 | 26 Comments
  Everyone have a good three-day holiday last weekend? (Anyone get caught with fireworks? The neighborhood was uncharacteristically quiet this year, I thought.) What’s going on? SONG OF THE DAY The Ditty Bops – “Sugar and Spice.” How can you not love The Ditty Bops? They’re quirky and offbeat but never in a way that... More »


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Open Thread #37
by | July 4, 2008 | 32 Comments
  Happy Fourth of July!! May you all have too much to eat and drink, plenty of sun in which to bask (heed faux Vonnegut! Wear sunscreen), and lots of fireworks to watch. Me, I’m gonna have a nice, relaxing day that hopefully requires as little thinking as possible. Something tells me that shouldn’t be... More »


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Open Thread #36
by | June 27, 2008 | 11 Comments
  Phew, I’ve had a crazy-busy week. I had so many more posts planned, so many more hours of drama-watching intended, but I’m just pooped. Maybe I’ll have a restful weekend and catch up on everything that fell behind then. TGIF indeed. SONG OF THE DAY Ingrid Michaelson – “Let Go” [ Download ] RELATED... More »


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Open Thread #35
by | June 20, 2008 | 43 Comments
  Phew, I haven’t gotten out of town in a long while. I’m heading down to San Diego for zee weekend, and I have one singular goal: to spend as little of that time as possible sober. Woo, mojitos and sake! Erm, not together, of course. (Although…) What do y’all have planned for this hot,... More »


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Open Thread #34
by | June 13, 2008 | 21 Comments
  So this week I was a good little citizen bee and served out my jury duty, which was a big ol’ plate of annoying. Not the jury duty itself, which is something I agree is an important civic obligation (the nice way of saying, if ya wanna be an American and enjoy its attendant... More »


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Open Thread #33
by | June 6, 2008 | 33 Comments
  I try to keep my political opinions to myself (nothing gets volatile opinions flaring faster than discussions on politics and religion), but it’s Open Thread day so I’ll just say: OBAMA! (Policies and party affiliations aside, the man sure can speak.) SONG OF THE DAY Mates of State – “The Re-Arranger.” This song makes... More »