dr dog — shame shame

isle of palms, sc, april 2010, originally uploaded by minervacat. Dr. Dog — Shame, Shame. Out 4/6, Anti- Records. Dr. Dog is a band that I probably would have paid very little attention to, if not for Bristol Rhythm & Roots and my friend Hank. I’d snagged their last two albums prior to Bristol, because…

sullivan’s island, sc, april 2010

sullivan’s island, sc, april 2010, originally uploaded by minervacat. “A good snapshot stops a moment from running away.” — Eudora Welty

baseball: mississippi state @ south carolina

baseball: mississippi state @ south carolina, originally uploaded by minervacat. Sixteen. Extra special thanks to Ash‘s mom K. for our tickets; which were great seats and we had a lovely time at the game, although I got a bit sunburnt on one shoulder. South Carolina has a beautiful stadium, SEC baseball is good times, and…

isle of palms, sc, april 2010

isle of palms, sc, april 2010, originally uploaded by minervacat. The moment one gives close attention to anything, even a blade of grass, it becomes a mysterious, awesome, indescribably magnificent world in itself. — Henry Miller

happy national poetry month!

wye oak @ local 506, originally uploaded by minervacat. Loud Music (Stephen Dobyns) My stepdaughter and I circle round and round. You see, I like the music loud, the speakers throbbing, jam-packing the room with sound whether Bach or rock and roll, the volume cranked up so each bass notes is like a hand smacking…

worth getting up for: march

shoe container gardens, originally uploaded by minervacat. Worth getting up for in March: my 30th birthday; days off for my birthday; Frightened Rabbit’s The Winter Of Mixed Drinks, the Drive-By Truckers’ The Big To-Do, and the Morning Benders’ Big Echo; ACC college baseball, even when we lose series; TEAM WAYNE GRAHAM1; a rash of Suburban…

two sentence reviews of new albums i listened to in march

shearwater @ local 506, originally uploaded by minervacat. I slacked on album reviews this month — I had very important baseball things to attend to, yo — but here’s a grab bag of stuff I acquired and listened to this month. Sea Bear — We Built A Fire: Icelandic indie pop; this album sparkles in…

baseball: ga tech @unc, game three

baseball: ga tech @unc, game three, originally uploaded by minervacat. Fourteen. Now I know why the basketball team’s season didn’t fuss me; I was saving the heartache for baseball.

baseball: ga tech @ unc, game two

baseball: ga tech @ unc, game two, originally uploaded by minervacat. Thirteen. shep. bought herself a Sigma 70-300mm lens, and it’s kind of glorious. Way more glorious than last night’s game, alas. I love the baseball team fiercely and without reserve, mostly for themselves but in a small part because everyone loves the basketball team…