Friday, February 4, 2011

Frak It Friday: Bright Eyes - "Shell Games"



Lyrics:
Took the fireworks and the vanity

The circuitboard and the city streets
Shooting star, swaying palm tree
Layed it at the arbiters feet
If I could change my mind, change the paradigm
Prepare myself for another life
Forgive myself for the many times 
I was cruel to something helpless and weak
But here it come, that heavy love
I'm never gonna move it alone

Here it come, that heavy love
Tag it on a tenement wall
Here it come that heavy love, someone gotta share in the load
Oh, here it come that heavy love, I'm never gonna move it alone

I was dressed in white, touched by something pure
Death obsessed, like a teenager
Sold my tortured youth, pissed in vinegar
I'm still angry with no reason to be
At the architect who imagines
For the every man, blessed sisyphus
Slipping steadily into madness, now that's the only place to be free

But here it come, that heavy love
You're never gonna move it alone
Here it come, that heavy love
Tattooed on a criminals arm
Here it come that heavy love, someone gotta share in the load
Oh, here it come, that heavy love, you're never gonna move it alone

No I don't wanna play, it's a shell game
It's a shell game

Distorted sounds on a oscilloscopes 
Distorted facts I could never cope
My private life is an inside joke
No one will explain it to me

We'll be everything that we ever need
Everyone on the count of three
Everyone on the count of three
All together now

Here it come that heavy love
We're never gonna move it alone
Here it come that heavy love, playin as a cylinder rose
Here it come that heavy love, I only want to share in the load
Oh it here it come that heavy love
I'm never gonna move it alone

Thursday, February 3, 2011

White Stripes Call It Quits



Its like they wanted to be a noted band of the 2000s decade.



I'm a little upset that this means that I will never, ever be able to see them live.



The White Stripes will be missed.

[WhiteStripes.com]

Wednesday, February 2, 2011

The 150 Book Challenge for 2011

Last year, after making the decision to keep track of all the books I read, I finally got an accurate count of how many books I read in a year.

One hundred, thirty seven.

Or 137.

However you put it, its a lot.

Here's the end of the list:


And this year, I thought: can't I do a little bit better than that? Why not go for 150? It averages out into 12.5 books a month. Finishing a book every 2 or 3 days.

So far, its going okay:


Yeah, that's right. I included Zombicorns by John Green (apparently, the spreadsheet has it misspelled) on the list, despite the fact that its not quite polished yet. Is that cheating? Since I made the rules...no, no its not! Plus, I donated $25 to Partners in Health to get that PDF'd to me, so I totally get the credit.

Anyway. I hope I stay on target. Its a long year ahead.