This photo reminded me a song, “Lazarus” by Porcupine Tree, which is rather atypical for their sound but evokes something similar to what I feel when I’m in graveyards. Strange to think that the name Lazarus Drey once signified some haphazard combination of flesh and blood and consciousness, and now it’s just two words engraved […]
Read more "Evening Light in the Zentralfriedhof"Here’s some David Bowie, because it’s summer, I’m happy, and we all love to sing about ch-ch-ch-changes… Hi friends! My apologies for being remiss in rambling on about my recent life adventures for the past month or so. I spent four weeks in Strasbourg, France because of some family stuff, and although all’s well now, […]
Read more "Ch-ch-ch-changes!"Due to certain family-related circumstances, I’ve been in Strasbourg for the past week, and will be for the next little while. But, I wrote this entry last weekend, and thought that I should post it for the sake of finishing the story of our little Budapest trip: Tales of our last day in Hungary! Here […]
Read more "Afternoon Drinking in Hungary (Part III)"Okay, I know I’ve kept you in suspense about the rest of our trip to Budapest – apparently when I work three night shifts in a row and then two day shifts I become a zombie unwilling to do anything creative. But such is life, I suppose. Here’s some Pantha du Prince to accompany your […]
Read more "Baths of Budapest (Part II)"54. Go to Budapest, Hungary This weekend Mink and I took a three-hour bus ride to meet our friend Dave in Budapest, Hungary. This song by Bonobo, called “Black Sands,” has little relevance to this trip besides the fact that I’ve just discovered this band and I am really stoked on them, and I thus […]
Read more "Buda! Pest! (Part I)"Happy April Fool’s Day, everyone! I’m not going to pull any pranks for today (via the magic of the internet?), because for literally every year for my entire life, my father has begun the day by pulling the old, “Did you see the deer in the backyard?” trick on us. It didn’t matter if we […]
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from near to far 