Category Archives: Music

YOU.DON’T.OWN.ME.

Posted on November 6, 2012 by

No explanation required. Dedicated to my mom, my grandmas, my aunties, mis primas, my students.

Posted in Family, Friends, Life, Music, Politics, The Future, true stories | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

“I run this land you understand, I make myself clear!”

Posted on May 5, 2012 by

The first time I saw this album CD cassette cover it was hot off the presses in the fall of ’86. I was a high school junior listening to it in the little red (was it a Datsun?) pick up truck of … Continue reading →

Posted in Life, Music | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

The Illusion of Perfection, Part 2

Posted on May 2, 2012 by

Ahh… the Illusion of Perfection. So illusory (and elusive) that people actually believe they can not only obtain perfection, but that it might matter. I have long been called a perfectionist, by myself and others I suspect. My grade school … Continue reading →

Posted in Life, Music, Perception, Philosophical Underpinnings, Relationships, true stories, Writing | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Broken.

Posted on February 26, 2012 by

Going to leave this brokedown palace, On my hands and knees, I will roll, roll, roll. I went to see a friend tonight that I had not seen in years. We were thinking that it had probably been Pre-Y2K the … Continue reading →

Posted in Chasing the Life I was Supposed to Want, Friends, Life, Music, San Francisco | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Washing out the dirty laundry…

Posted on January 17, 2012 by

Dirty little secrets Dirty little lies We got our dirty little fingers in everybody’s pie We love to cut you down to size We love dirty laundry I generally have the news on in the morning while I am getting … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Education, Life, Music, Perception, Work | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

One of the best love stories of all time. Like, totally fer sure.

Posted on January 10, 2012 by

I’ll stop the world and melt with you You’ve seen the difference and It’s getting better all the time There’s nothing you and I won’t do I’ll stop the world and melt with you I own this movie, though I … Continue reading →

Posted in California, Life, Movies, Music, Silliness, true stories | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

I am not broody. But I do like to rock.

Posted on December 19, 2011 by

When I heard about this show at first I was feeling sort of tepid. I mean, I love a good Victims Family show, and Jello Biafra is certainly worth the price of admission (or, what I thought would be the … Continue reading →

Posted in art, Music, San Francisco, true stories | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

A letter, #5

Posted on October 18, 2011 by

After I saw you last, I got to thinking about The Newlywed Game. This is probably going to be a poor analogy because I never really watched The Newlywed Game. Unfortunate because there are few people who would likely notice … Continue reading →

Posted in Chasing the Life I was Supposed to Want, Letters to Friends, Life, Music, Perception, Relationships, true stories | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

This pisses me off.

Posted on October 18, 2011 by

I am trying to be in a good mood and often that requires purposefully not thinking about things that piss me off, but this has been impossible to ignore (though I’ve done a pretty good job up until now.) In what … Continue reading →

Posted in Absurd Shit, Movies, Music, Philosophical Underpinnings | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

Summons.

Posted on October 5, 2011 by

Dedicated.

Posted in Life, Music, true stories | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment