November 2005

November 28, 2005

I’ve been using the famed ‘oblique strategies’ cards to snap myself out of my funk; the cards are now available as a free program that you can install on your Mac (thanks to Flavorwire for the tip). (PC users get no love as per usual.) In five years when Google and Apple merge into one [...]

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chelonis.

November 27, 2005

I’m going to try to move the discussion on this blog in a happier direction, so take your protein pills, put your helmets on, and let’s go back to Berlin for a little adventure. Over the summer I visited the Get Physical label offices, conveniently located about a ten-minute walk from my apartment. The offices [...]

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on. some. faraway.

November 25, 2005

I haven’t been listening to music for weeks, which is strange. It’s partially because all of my CDs and vinyl are in storage–stacked and packed neatly away in black milk crates–and that my stereo isn’t even plugged in. I’d been thinking about selling all of my records. It was such a pain to move my [...]

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November 23, 2005

Ian Penman is back, with some poetry for the ol’ soul.

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how to move on.

November 23, 2005
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in a beautiful place out in the country.

November 16, 2005

REMEMBERING FB THROUGH RECORDS 1. The Orb – “Little Fluffy Clouds” The scene: Black Rock City, 2001. The sun was setting, in that typically stunning Nevada-desert way, and the sky was purple and red. FB was working on something in the camp, as usual. The dude was always working on something–building shade structures for the [...]

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November 15, 2005

Today is my birthday. Here’s my birthday wish for you: Take good care of yourselves. Get in touch with friends you haven’t talked to in years. Rebuild, regenerate, renew.

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November 15, 2005

Also: my sub-zero email account is down, and will probably stay that way. From now on, please send all emails to my gmail account — theoriginalsoundtrack ( at ) gmail ( dot ) com.

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November 14, 2005

One of the most brilliant, creative, and open-minded people I ever met in my life died yesterday. I knew him for about eight years, and considered him a friend. Over the years, we had our ups and downs, for sure. Burning Man and Steer Roast and cross-country road trips and parties and blurry memories that [...]

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whoa! (bot)

November 11, 2005

Woebot on bhangra in the year 2005

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