Twenty four. Proof that I cannot work the internets correctly: I bought tickets to last night’s Mudcats game, cheerfully thinking that they were to a Mudcats game against the West Tennessee Diamond Jaxx — not, you know, the Jacksonville Suns, who take the obvious abbreviation JAX on the Southern League schedules. Luckily the Diamond Jaxx…
Author: brandnewkindof
Photographer, baseball fan, lover of rock music, sweet tea, chili cheese hotdogs, and Matt Wieters.
carrboro farmer’s market
carrboro farmer’s market, originally uploaded by minervacat. Rocking my world in terms of inspiration this week: 500 Photographers: a blog project focusing on and spotlighting 500 up and coming photographers. Want to see people who’re doing amazing things? This is for you. A Collection A Day, 2010. Photographs of collections. Love this photo a day…
on over-thinking, staying grounded, and robert mapplethorpe
holy ghost tent revival @ local 506, originally uploaded by minervacat. I am one of those people whose mind generally moves faster than she can keep up with it. I am constantly thinking, constantly cooking up ideas and projects and making lists of things to do and see and eat and listen to and achieve…
futurebirds @ local 506
94% of the time, if you say to me, “Hey, I’ve got an extra (free) ticket to this show, do you want to go with me?”, I will say yes, even if I have never previously heard of the band. I like live music and I like discovering new bands, and most of the people…
the national — high violet
the national @ the lincoln, originally uploaded by minervacat. The National — High Violet. Out 5/11, 4AD. I have a big vocabulary; I know a lot of multi-syllabic words and generally can string together a sentence pretty well. But I’ve been trying for two weeks, and I can’t write about the National’s new album. I…
poetry for monday
baseball: wake forest @ unc, game 2, originally uploaded by minervacat. Antilamentation (Dorianne Laux) Regret nothing. Not the cruel novels you read to the end just to find out who killed the cook. Not the insipid movies that made you cry in the dark, in spite of your intelligence, your sophistication. Not the lover you…
baseball: wake forest @ unc, game 2
baseball: wake forest @ unc, game 2, originally uploaded by minervacat. Twenty three. A large part of Carolina’s problems this season can be linked to the fact that, before yesterday, they hadn’t won a game on a Saturday since March 20. It’s nice to go into Sunday knowing that you’ve already taken the series, and…
baseball: swb yankees @ durham bulls
baseball: swb yankees @ durham bulls, originally uploaded by minervacat. Twenty two. North Carolina has ten minor league teams (if you count the Charlotte Knights, who technically represent Charlotte but play in South Carolina), which is the fourth most in the nation. (Florida at 13, California at 12, and New York at 11 come out…
holy ghost tent revival @ local 506, may 2010
Never, ever a bad show from these guys, and sometimes a tremendous one, like last night. A few more shots behind the jump, and the rest of the set is here. I’ve been frustrated with my shooting lately — the last month or so — and am finding that I’m harder on myself than I…
the love language @ local 506
the love language @ local 506, originally uploaded by minervacat. My reactions to local-to-me bands blowing up nationally is usually mixed; depends on the band, depends on the tenor and type of press. In some cases, like with Lost in the Trees, it’s intense pride with a tiny dollop of not wanting to share them…
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