Monthly Archives: February 2004

I have a dry cough, with no other symptoms. I checked, and exactly a year and a week ago I had the same thing. (Both times, it started out with a couple days of congestion.) Between these two events, I … Continue reading →

“Is your armor ever heavy? Would you roll a little secret too? Just twinkle and a false start. Do you want smoke or just a spark?”

Resisting the massive urge to re-sing all the out-of-tune parts, redo the awkward moments, and fill in all the gaps, I present a song I’ve finally gotten around to recording: Stars: mp3 | lyrics

I hadn’t listened to my Beth Orton CDs in a while, and I brought them out today on a whim, mostly because her brilliant song “Galaxy of Emptiness” was running through my head. I had forgotten about “Thinking About Tomorrow”, … Continue reading →

I haven’t been sleeping well recently, for what I assume is a variety of reasons. It’s a weird experience, as I usually have no problem sleeping till arbitrary hours, but I’ve been waking up several times a night. And I’ve … Continue reading →

The other day I mentioned to a friend that I’ve never kept a journal (except for that one time that I mentioned in my previous entry). This despite the fact that I actually use Live”Journal”, and write many “entries” in … Continue reading →

Two cool stories: http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/americas/02/04/cuba.car.ap/index.html A floating vintage car chugging toward the Florida Keys from Cuba was piloted by two of the same men who tried to sail a converted truck to the United States last year, relatives said. Marciel Basanta … Continue reading →

I have strong memory associations when listening to music. That is, the music evokes the first significant time I’ve listened to it, or memories of things I’ve been doing while it’s been playing. When I hear “Broken Bones”, one of … Continue reading →