trevor

just finished Underworld about a month ago. It was a slog to get thru, but a slog worth making.

umm we just saw ben kill someone, in the desert, at the start of episode 9. so that puts a bit of a hole in that theory.

i dunno, this show just keeps getting stranger and stranger. these theories always sound kinda lame on paper (or in hypertext, rather) but seem to work well on-screen. we'll see what happens over the next few episodes, there's a lot to tie up in 4 hrs

yeah, of the 4 books i've read by him, Choke was by far my least favourite. think I enjoyed Survivor the most; I read them all during my senior years at high school, and really have zero desire to read any of his stuff again.

interesting theory floating around about claire possibly being a ghost--maybe she died in the episode last week, when the house exploded? it would explain miles' sudden interest in her, her disappearing, being able to see christian, etc.

also, in the last episode when the boaties were attacking, she said something like "i'll live" after the explosion, and miles said "i wouldn't be so sure about that."

i dunno, it's a reeeeeeeeal stretch and would require a lot of explanation, but i just read the theory on another site and it piqued my interest. one thing's for sure, i do feel we're going to be getting some answers about the nature of charlie, christian, and jacob before the end of this season.

CAN YOU TAKE ME HIGH-AH!

I don't understand Sonic Youth

14 yrs ago, i would've been 7. i shudder to think what my mixtapes would've consisted of.

can i play this game in another 7 years? i'll be ready by then.

fun bliss-pop record for the summertime. not much more than that, but still pretty fun.

still think i like diorama more, or neon ballroom. i think that's when they showed the most potential.

its length is not remotely justified. should be 4 minutes, not 8 or 9 or whatever it actually is.

is that issue of spin out yet? although that magazine has really gone downhill the past couple years, i'd still love to read a cover article on the "James gang"

that basement scene is still so, so creepy

the main guy, robin, has been posting lots over on ateaseweb, and is real humble, and totally down to earth. these guys have their hearts and heads in the right place.

chinese sleep chant?

hah.

this guy's been my hero since i was 6. sad day for the canucks. what a guy.

had the privilege of meeting him once, too, randomly in public. just as nice off-ice as on.

the fact that only one person so far suggested condoms perplexes me. not that i'm one to promote sleeping around or anything, but...it's...well...it's kind of the university experience. or it can be, for a lot of people (i'm not one of those people).

but yeah.

condoms.

U2 live really is something else.

goddamn, i am loving this record. the hype on this one is actually worth it for once.

am i the ONLY one who prefers Boys and Girls to Separation Sunday?

basically my morning jacket meets grizzly bear. considering how much i enjoy both bands, though, there's absolutely nothing wrong with that.

so i'm listening to the NPR stream of the SXSW gig right now for the 1st time, and dear lord, a soundboard version of this new stuff sounds just fantastic.

just wanted to make sure people were paying attention...since no one else seems to be willing to talk about this except to correct my error, which was intended as a joke.

loving this album, guys. loving it.

man, this is growing on me already. vocal harmonies throughout are top-notch, especially the ones with bonnie prince billy and will oldham.

for the most part, the album is much more laidback and relaxing than i expected. some pretty intricate guitarwork throughout. isn't as lush as Ghosts was, and so it's a bit of a return to Red House Painters material in that respect. this one's gonna grow a lot, i think...listening to it for the 2nd time now, "Lost Verses" has got to be hands-down one of the best things Kozelek's ever done.

downloading this as i type. should be done by the time i jump in the shower and jump back out.

so pumped.