January 2011
23 posts
“Great things are not accomplished by those who yield to trends and fads and...”
– Jack Kerouac
Top Docs on Netflix
When you’re too poor for cable there’s always Netflix. It’s a very beautiful thing, but I’ve found that I almost spend as much time surfing through the instant stream menu as I do watching films and shows.
II’m a fan of a good documentary with proper focus and a follow-able story line.
5. Touching the Void- Kevin McDonald (2003)
I always wanted to be more...
“Walking Far From Home” Iron &...
WatchPartners and Spade.
This Will Be a Top 10 Album of the Year →
The Decemberists never fail. And this is Colin Meloy’s big stab at true Americana. I’ve only listened once through, but I’m a fan. Go buy it on Tuesday.
Dear Jack,
You’re great. Really you are, you probably don’t get a lot of credit because you never do anything long enough for people to realize your worth, but i mean it - you’re great.
But, this whole ‘of all trades’ thing you got going on just isn’t working out for you. I’m glad you can change light bulbs, navigate an excel spreadsheet, fix the squeaky door, come...
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There Are Days
photo credit Parker Fitzgerald
I went home at Christmas. A lot of people do, but home wasn’t quite home this year. My parents moved from my old home of Fort Mill, South Carolina back to the great state of Louisiana. This holiday season was the first time I was able to visit the house where my parents reside and currently call home. It was strange. It was like wearing someone else’s favorite...
This is the Only Thing On My Birthday Wish-list
$200k can’t put me on the moon, but it can get me weightless. I’m serious Virgin Galactic is now booking flights into space. I will gladly accept this as a birthday gift, and also reciprocate by bringing back pictures from 65 miles above the earth. This is on the bottom of the bucket list, but if I get into zero gravity then I think I can burn the rest of the list.
Sign me up....
Albums of the Year According to Blake
I’ll admit this is usually my favorite time of year because of the world wide return of the top ten list. There are tons of lists I could’ve made, but the only media I consume enough of to warrant making a top ten list is music. I’ve always been an album guy. I love listening to singles, but bands that can write an album with landscape, themes, highs and lows are the ones that...
“Yea, i guess. It’s like taking a bath, it just feels good.”
– Dylan Leblanc, from an NPR World Cafe interview when asked if writing music was therapy.
WAVE Alliance →
This won’t be the last time you hear of this brand.
WatchNew Year’s Eve takes prep work. Lots of it.
Can't Hold Me Back
For whatever reason tumblr erased my account. I’m really not even going to put up a fuss. I like new things. It almost seems fitting that this occured around the beginning of the year.
I had two options: give up posting things on a public forum or attack it from a different angle.
I’m choosing option B. I think it’s because I’ve always enjoyed creating, and even though...