March 2012
A few points of clarification
As you all might have seen, a reader (presumably a State fan) decided to chime in by commenting on my last post. She appears to be upset with my characterization of State’s basketball program. I noted that they were “utterly obscure and depressingly mediocre.”
I should have known this would have upset some folks, and I guess the best way I could have backed up my claim would...
Mega Million
Well folks, I’m sure you all heard. The Mega Million drawing is up to $640,000,000. Which is absurd. Unfortunately for you all, I’m going to win. I just have this feeling. And because I’m going to win, I want to go ahead and tell you exactly what I’m going to do next week. In order…
(1) I’m going to call the University of North Carolina and ask how much I...
Best music of 2012 - March Issue
I was recently asked to chronicle the best albums of 2012 by doing a monthly top 5 list. If you remember, I posted a best albums of January and February a few weeks ago. Click here for that list. What I plan on doing is updating the list each month. That being said, albums from previous months that stand up to the test of time will remain on the list. I’ll denote how many months that...
Anonymous asked: Have you ever listened to Nada Surf? Similar sound to Band of Horses on a few of their songs for sure. I love Band of Horses and Nada Surf is one of my favorites. They've definitely had some different sounds over the years, but their "The Weight is a Gift" album is one I could listen to over and over again. if you haven't already, check them out!
Best songs of 2012
A couple of friends and I started a playlist on Spotify where we could all add songs from 2012 that we wanted to share with each other. Pretty solid idea. That being said, I went back yesterday and listened through some of the playlist, and I think I’ve narrowed down 10 songs from the first few months that are by far better than the others. These are in no particular order. Enjoy.
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hallandoates asked: I would consider Band of Horses and My Morning Jacket to be fairly similar with some obvious differences as well. How would YOU explain to someone who hasn't heard either band how they are similar and how the two bands differ?
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On Cheers -- From The Pastor
A few weeks ago, Loafers and I started watching Cheers. We wanted to independently watch, process, and critique a piece of iconic 1980s television comedy from our different perspectives. I started with a blank slate, having never seen a single episode of the show before. I’ve read Loafers’ post and he’s right about one particular aspect of our mutual task: it is harder than you think. Many of...
My friend Paul's take on coffee -- click here. →
Top 5 Albums from 2000-2012
Last week, I was asked to come up with my favorite albums since Y2K. At first, I breathed a sigh of relief because the question posed had the word “favorite” in it rather than the word “best” in it. I’m not an art critic; I’m not a music critic. I listen to music because I enjoy it. And I don’t listen to music I don’t enjoy. So I figured —...
Question from a reader - Guys on Pinterest
Hey Loafers, First off - big fan. My bro graduated from law school in D.C. and now works as a lawyer, so naturally he followed the blog and passed it along to me last year. I’m a straight girl who fully appreciates BL Monday as much as the next guy. A friend sent me this blog post about guys using Pinterest (the digital land of manicure art and fantasy webdding obsession), and I think you...
For my friend Swedish -- you're welcome
Kate Upton is a new discovery to me. My friend Swedish is in love. Seriously.
Anonymous asked: Will you post your five favorite albums since y2k?
