TV
I live on the side of a hill; this means my neighbors uphill can see pretty directly into my house (the Venetians have never been opened to my knowledge. I mean, our bedroom’s on that side. C’mon now.) It also means from my kitchen I can see directly into my downhill neighbor’s house, obscured only by some linen blinds. They’re renters, and I don’t know them. But holy fuck, do they watch a lot of television.
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Weird Humor
Perhaps you’ve heard of “House of Cosbys.” If not, I’ve linked the first episode. It was a Channel 101 show. The pilot episode is one of the finest 5 minutes of cartoon I’ve ever seen.
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Pop Songs
I read an article in the New Yorker, years ago, which outlined how most popular songs could be classified by ~5 variables, and the “hits” would be clustered in groups when arranged in a 5-dimensional space. Evidently, this was integral in convincing the producers of Gnarls Barkley’s Crazy bring the driving bass line to the forefront of the song. Which sounds like a fine theory - except, how the fuck do I hear the same ten shitty 80’s pop songs when I’m shopping at Whole Foods (I’m not linking to them, they’re already too mind-boggling popular for my taste), and never once do I hear 52 Girls by the B-52’s? Clearly that article was bullshit. Not to mention, there’s no accounting for changing styles - Devo (I assume) was thought to sound awesome back in the day, but now only a few people would bother listening to them, and most of the listening would be ironic. Not me, though. I’m through being cool.
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Towards a two-wheeled commute.
I’ve decided to try to become a bike commuter.
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Taxes
There’s a danger when receiving a tax refund in that, because you’re receiving money you’ve yet to have had possession of, it seems like a gift. But it isn’t, really - it’s your wages that you earned a year ago, finally returning to your hand. If you’re like me, your refund may be a significant portion of your income. Unfortunately that’s due to the small denominator, not a large numerator.
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