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May 04, 2006
Personal Life

Sigur Ros

I saw Sigur Ros last night at Benaroya Hall in Seattle. The show was absolutely spectacular. Nothing more really needs to be said, honestly. Set List: intro glossoli ny batteri saeglopur njosnavelin e-bow gong andvari hoppipolla...

May 02, 2006
Random Funniness

Drunkenbatman on the Notion of Marriage

I was just chatting with Drunkenbatman on Messenger. What follows is a lightly edited copy of our conversation. drunkenbatman says: was dealing with some wedding stuff aaron says: huh? aaron says: who’s getting married? drunkenbatman ...

May 01, 2006
Zoon Politikon

Stephen Colbert' Fantastic Zingers

Taken from the transcript at Daily Kos: Now, I know there are some polls out there saying this man has a 32% approval rating. But guys like us, we don’t pay attention to the polls. We know that polls are just a collection of statistics that refle...

Apr 07, 2006
Personal Life

Ticketmaster = Spawn of Satan

I’ve been going (and will be going) to quite a few concerts recently - Coldplay, Ben Lee, Belle and Sebastian/New Pornographers, Sigur Ros, Snow Patrol, etc (not the Arctic Monkeys, though, sadly). The one thing each show has in common is that I p...

Mar 31, 2006
Zoon Politikon

It' What Makes Us Better Than Them

Stodgy Seattle corporate law firm, Perkins Coie, is defending Osama Bin Laden’s former bodyguard and chauffeur. The rationale: Yes, they’re helping a suspected terrorist. But it’s not an example of “you’re with us or you’re with them.” It’s what m...