One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich
This book details a single day in the life of Ivan Denisovich, a prisoner accused of spying and serving tens years in a Soviet labor camp. My major takeaways? Life can be ridiculously difficult sometimes, and even with a seemingly bleak future the average person wants to struggle on and see another day. Hard/quality work is something to enjoy and take pride in regardless of compensation. It’s actually not that cold in Tulsa right now. I’m relieved I’m not in a labor camp.
Indie Kareoke
Hush Arbors – Hush Arbors
It only took one listen to figure out this album will be going in my heavy rotation. Listen to Hush Arbors on myspace. Buy Hush Arbors from Amazon.
Leinenkugel's Sunset Wheat
It tastes like Fruity Pebbles!
Jason Chan
Jason Chan does some pretty wicked fantasy/sci-fi work in photoshop. (click above image for larger version)
The Road by Cormac McCarthy
My faithful readers, if you have not read Cormac McCarthy’s The Road then you should know that I hate you. I’ll never say it to your face, but I do hate you. Go buy it and read it immediately. It will only take you a day to read, and then I won’t be forced to hate you anymore. Not to mention it’s brilliant.
Further motivation: the story will be hitting the big screen next year.
Black Moth Super Rainbow – Drippers
Time to break out your secret stash of acid and shrooms. This is the album you’ve been saving them for all those years. Check out Black Moth Super Rainbow on myspace. If you’re trip isn’t over and you’re still feeling the groove of Black Moth Super Rainbow, check out Tobacco. It’s basically the same thing/person.
Strange Buildings of the World
Jonquil – Whistle Low EP
UK based experimental pop-rock. I love the title track (Whistle Low) from this EP. Go listen to it on the Jonquil myspace page.
Homeless Exodus?
I went to the Soundpony for trivia night on Tuesday. It was a good time, if you could stand the stench of the resident homeless guy. This guy was moving around the place like a social butterfly, and you could smell him from about 15 feet away… no exaggeration.
Somewhat related, twice in the last week I’ve received emails asking me to vote for the new Chicken of the Sea jingle (chicken on the land! fish in the sea!). Apparently, a lady from Broken Arrow is doing quite well in the voting, and if she wins the local food bank gets an entire truck full of Chicken of the Sea tuna. Seems like a good thing, right? Wrong.
Here’s the deal. Homeless people are better connected than ever. The homeless guy at the Soundpony was talking it up on a cell phone all night, presumably to his homeless friends. If a huge supply of Tuna arrives in Tulsa, he’s going to call all of his out-of-town homeless peeps, and within a matter of days Tulsa will be overrun by homeless people looking for a free can of tuna. Bad news right?
Here’s the plan. I suggest you vote for a jingle in Dallas. Once the contest is over, we’ll make a flier to distribute to the local homeless population informing them of this tuna windfall in the not so far off land of Dallas. Said flier will even have a map with large truck stops along the way marked for their convenience. When all is said and done, I’ll be able to enjoy trivia night without violently offending my sense of smell. Now go vote!
