This was actually taken back in spring, but I went hiking here again today. One of my favorite places ever.
OKAY I DELETED THAT POST BECAUSE I HATE "REBLOG" POSTS
But I hate Catcher in the Rye with the fire of 10,000 suns.
“Ohhh I’m so saaaaad goddamn it Jiminy Cricket damn hell. I just want to get a hooker to show you the full range of my angst.” Hey, Holden? Go fuck yourself.
If Holden Caufield were a real person, I’d give him a wedgie, dunk his head in a toilet, and poop in his shoes.
I agree, I never really got the appeal of that book. Although it still changed my life. Without reading it, I never would have been able to say “Catcher in the Rye sucks.”
(via kreachar)
TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD BY HARPER LEE
The Picture of Dorian Gray - Oscar Wilde
stargirl by jerry spinelli <3
dolores claiborne by stephen king.
The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
Number the Stars by Lois Lowry
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
Kushiel’s Dart ~ Jacquelyn Carey
My side of the mountain- Jean Craighead George
props to Dolores Claiborne, mine was Infinite Jest
The Catcher in The Rye - J.D. Salinger
1984 by George Orwell (also, and in an equally significant but entirely different way, America the Book by Jon Stewart)
There have been few books that I have read that haven’t changed my life, but I’m gonna have to go with Slaughterhouse Five - Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.
If I have a soulmate, she’s out there, somewhere, with a drawer full of these.
Haha, Larges are out of stock… figures.
If you’re wondering why Steve McQueen is in the foreground and leaning forward onto a cactus in the background, I don’t think you understand what Steve McQueen was all about.
THIS SCENE. THIS IS THE SCENE.
If you’re not completely sold on the pure retarded awesomeness that is 2012 yet, watch this. I don’t even know what the fuck.
HIGHLIGHTS:
-Faux-Schwarzenegger
-Everything descends into madness in like 1 second
-Driving through the building
-FUCK IT, EVERY SINGLE GODDAMN FRAME
The Mayan calendar predicted the world would end in 2012. One thing the Mayan calendar didn’t predict: JOHN CUSACK
I just spent a couple hours organizing all my music
It’s still not as organized as I want it, but at least I have everything in one folder. Although I am a bit nervous because now ALL my music is on my external hard drive so if anything happens to that, I’m screwed.
I guess it’s better than having all my music on my 5 year old laptop, which could die any second now.
One thing in particular caught my eye, or more accurately, my ear. M. Ward backing a Budweiser commercial? Naturally, this led me on a gratuitously long Google journey of-sorts to uncover the more bizzare/obscure indie-rock + mainstream advertising couplings.
For instance, Joanna Newsom’s “Sprout and the Bean” was the sex music Victoria’s Secret chose in marketing their Dream Angels push-up bra. The newest zombie action video game (how many ARE there exactly??), Left 4 Dead, uses Elbow’s “Grounds for Divorce,” which I believe I also remember hearing in a preview for House. Honda used the friggen’ Great Lake Swimmers (“See You on the Moon”) in promoting their Insight hybrid. My favorite, though — and I feel a little ashamed for not making the connection before — was that Outback Steakhouse re-wrote their theme song to of Montreal’s “Wraith Pinned to the Mist and Other Games.” The band was none too pleased.
In the process, I found splendAd, which simplifies the process of “I wonder who sang that?” into a nifty little table that lists a plethora of mainstream commercials and their accompanying musical treats. The site itself is a little crude in terms of organization/layout, but it was an instant add to my bookmarks.
Still a little unsure of how I feel when I hear The Submarines on every other Apple commercial — but it’s undeniable that the potential benefits a lesser-known indie group accrue in signing a lucrative advertisement deal pose a significant challenge to the notion of “selling out.” I’m just sayin’.
Actually there are conflicting stories about the Of Montreal thing. I’m pretty sure the band was cool with it and I’m pretty sure even sang the alternate version. I say why the hell not? If any band ever sells an album, t-shirt or sticker, they’ve already “sold out.” Why not get more exposure? And personally, I’d rather hear commercials with M. Ward, Submarines, Of Montreal, and other musicians I like than Lady Gaga, Black-Eyed Peas, etc.
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Radiohead - Reckoner
I’m not a Radiohead aficionado like a lot of people on the internet seem to be, but In Rainbows is a really good album.
