music
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The modern mix tape: What’s the perfect match?
“Trying to find the perfect match between pretentious and pop” goes the lyric from the Los Campesinos! song “It Started with a Mixx” – clearly a sentiment understandable to those of you who have ever taken to the task of creating a mix tape, CD (or flash drive?) or a friend, loved one or potential…
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Four-letter word
How do you deal with a rough day/week/month? Sure, I mean there’s the obvious: A bottle (or other container) of your substance of choice. Distraction. Intoxication. Trying to forget. But what if that doesn’t work? If you’re at all like me, you launch into a cleaning/reorganizing frenzy. Out come the creme-coloured filing folders, cue the…
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Love is..
They say that love is kind. Love is patient. Love is all you need. I think those are all too convenient. At least for today’s world. Yesterday, while riding the train to my heartless, passionless job that pays my rent (but not much else), I had to smile when I witnessed the display of true,…
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Yep, still winter.
Walking home from the train tonight, I came to three consecutive revelations: a) As I wiped snow from my eyes, I realized.. February is far from over; we’re not finished with winter yet. b) Snow covers not only sidewalks, but also dog poop. c) Upon checking the bottom of my not-so-water-proof boots: I have a…
joe erbentraut 