American Eyes

2009

December 16
November 12
October 20
September 33
August 33
July 36
June 61
May 21
April 29
March 30
February 24
January 47

2008

December 31
November 30
October 10
September 8
August 23
July 36
June 27
May 34
April 32
March 37
February
January

True Confession.

i got into a cab tonight as the radio was playing sheryl crow’s “my favorite...
Jun 1st
Clinton's Cringe-Inducing Design Contest
May 30th
“This could be interpreted as collective punishment,”...”
— seriously.  this is...
May 30th
Warch Watch
THANK GOD FOR THIS. 
May 30th
wow, i think i have to listen to this. i need to know if a jesus walks/etc./superbowl shuffle mix...
May 28th

Conversation Upon Receiving An Invite to...

Work BFF: Um, yeah. No way can I go to this. I have 97 agreements to review by Friday morning and just spent 4 hours reviewing the first 12 of them! Ha! Pretty crazy. And I'm pretty sure everyone else is in the same boat.
Me: [Attorney-client privileged bitching.]
Me: I won't be eating any ice cream until next week, and then only if it's cookies-and-valium flavored.
May 28th

Our Doppleganger.

this is amusing enough on its own (at least to dorks like me with a certain specific frame of...
May 28th

Joos

hey friendly new commenter person! we are glad to hear what you have to say!
May 28th
“I made a mix called boner jamz, and I seriously think I was...”
— my brother sent me this last...
May 26th
the flyest new mama on the block.  mara and dottie in...
May 25th
i ran ten miles with a bunch of people this weekend. it was...
May 25th
“People here are not as funny or as angry. I miss both;...”
— Jessica Hopper on LA v....
May 22nd

The Future of America Is Bright

coffeeflavored: I just passed a group of preschoolers on Houston, and one girl was shrieking to her...
May 22nd
update: thanks, google images. (update to the update: ...
May 22nd
“There’s a tiny shop called Avalanche in Edinburgh....”
— frightened rabbit guy in...
May 22nd
“Hey Girls! As you all know (or should), Sex and the...”
— Friend of Ours Who Should Know...
May 21st
douglaswolk: Another event from early 1992, still...
May 20th
“It inspires me to be spiritual and moral in turn. If...”
— one of the attendees at a...
May 19th
coffeeflavored: My friend and I were discussing the...
May 16th
Listen Listen
silver jews - “party barge.”  not much to say about it, but this song makes me very...
May 16th

Phrase That Mysteriously Appeared on My...

“ball or fall.”
May 16th

Oh, HELL No.

(what i inadvertently yelled just now at the television, probably startling my neighbors.) ...
May 16th

Oh No!

this is not cool.  my comment is third-down, so i won’t repeat myself here.
May 15th
Ida - Audio Archive - New York, NY
May 13th

Pals.

loren and ben are homeowners!!! i miss those kids so very, very much. and scout too, of course. ...
May 10th
“Within months of his arrival, he won the Mr. Bolivia beauty...”
— —NYT, “American Rancher...
May 10th
szymon: bento box another crazy bento box…clever,...
May 9th
Listen Listen
the coctails - don’t got time enough said. 
May 6th
Warch Watch
the camerawork is vertigo-inducing, but you only need to watch the first 27 seconds.
May 4th
“Gilmour originally wanted a better known jazz saxophonist...”
— Money (Pink Floyd song) -...
May 4th

First Impressions Of That Frightened...

this sounds like a hybrid of snow patrol and okkervil river, but only to the extent that each is...
May 2nd

Jenny, Andrew And Me.

DON’T SLEEP, esp. in light of the unfortunate news mentioned two posts ago…
May 2nd

Where To Begin. . .

this went from the most hilarious thing i’ve ever read, to soul-suckingly depressing, in the...
May 1st

Real Talk.

balanced, realistic mainstream commentary on the middle east?  did i fall on my head or something?
May 1st

Happy Indie Rock News, Sad Indie Rock...

the happy: 1. a pas/cal album. finally! those e.p.’s are nearly flawless - lovely,...
May 1st