remusisdying

the man works with broken coconuts all day, what do you expect?

no, its certain that im just annoyed with people associating my taste in music with my personality too strongly. i know that not listing music that i like is not going to stop people from judging me based on my preferences, but i really hate how people who are into a certain band get grouped together, as if the fact that i like radiohead is the most defining tenet of my personality. the fact that i put louis sullivan as one of my favorite artists should categorize me more as a pseudo-intellectual than the fact that i own 'the bends' does. it reminds me of a dave barry chapter in his book on japan, in which he describes seeing a bunch of bands play on adjacent stages in a park or something. each band had fans that dressed a certain way and were attempting to be different in uniformity. bah to that. and also, i think that i was too quick to assume the reason that the question was placed in my profile was something to do with being hip. oh well. judgemental luke.

i think it's essentially similar to my issues with having blue hair. when i have blue hair, i immediately get categorized into the "rebellious kids" group, and most adults don't really listen to a single thing i say, because i'm just some punk kid. for a long time, i figured that it's ok, because after a while, they'll come to realize that i'm actually a mega-genius, and will be forced to reconsider their ignorant belief system, and i'll have done some good in the world. and then i got really fucking tired of always starting out behind, and having to constantly prove myself, and know that in some cases, i was doomed to failure from the get go, because some people simply REFUSE to listen to anything that a blue-haired person has to say. i desperately miss my blue hair, i am less happy without it, and less myself, ultimately, but my life is also, in many ways, much easier. i don't get stared at all the time, i don't have to put up with as much shit, etc.
so i think with music, it's the same thing. yes, i could prove that even awesome badasses like me can love ABBA, but really, do i want to put up with a ton of crap just to make my point? no. i'm lazy.
but man oh man, do i miss my blue hair. damn society managed to get over nose rings, can't they hurry up and evolve?

if it makes it any more believable, remember, you're not the only one here, pal.

it's definitely up there.

philly diner! oh dude! i had completely forgotten! AND family guy? man, why don't i just move into your closet right now?!?

stop feeding the ulcers so much coffee, they'll like you more.

Well, I was going to poste Too Blue, one of my favorite Langston Hughes poems, but my copy of his works is in Boise and amazingly enough, I can't find a full version of it online. Argh. So we can pretend.

dude. that is an odd picture of you. then again, i guess the rest of us aren't much better...

what humbling letter? what are you right about now? why are you never online at the same time as me?
i'm trying to picture someone called 'the baron' but it's not working.

i had big plans to read it over spring break, but yeah, who was i kidding? thinking i had TIME?

so any thoughts on zaha hadid?

hurrah.