the duke & the king @ local 506, originally uploaded by minervacat. A couple of weeks ago, Jody at Muzzle of Bees talked about a visit to Chicago’s new Lincoln Hall, and asked what people’s favorite venues in their town were. I sat down to comment and ended up totally paralyzed, which is when I…
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baltimore: lights on 34th street.
baltimore: lights on 34th street., originally uploaded by minervacat. I grew up in a household where holiday music, both secular and religious, was taken seriously; the Maternal Unit has one of the greatest collections of holiday music I have ever encountered. When I was a kid, she owned — still does, probably, but now the bulk of…
worth getting up for: november
unc: flowers for eve, originally uploaded by minervacat. Worth getting up for in November: Micah Schnabel’s When The Stage Lights Go Dim; the Iron Bowl, Texas/A&M, Boise State, and TCU’s dismantling of their entire conference; Thanksgiving at the beach; federal holidays (there are TWO in November); semi-trashy historical fiction; emails from major labels; Southeastern Camera…
charleston cemeteries, south carolina
charleston cemeteries, south carolina, originally uploaded by minervacat. I spent most of the weekend behind Six, who is newly back from Nikon with a working CPU and a freshly cleaned sensor, and it was brutally hard to go to work this morning.
isle of palms, south carolina
isle of palms, south carolina, originally uploaded by minervacat. “To see the ocean once is to learn how to miss it.” — Patrick Ness, The Ask and the Answer
isle of palms, south carolina
isle of palms, south carolina, originally uploaded by minervacat. like i miss the ocean when i go to sleep man, it’s gonna break my heart
shadows, isle of palms, south carolina
shadows, isle of palms, south carolina, originally uploaded by minervacat. Last Trip to the Island (Erin Belieu) You’re mad that I can’t love the ocean, but I’ve come to this world landlocked and some bodies feel permanently strange. Like any foreign language, study it too late and it never sticks. Anyway, we’re here aren’t we?–…
thanksgiving oh-four
thanksgiving oh-four, originally uploaded by minervacat. Bartlet: Stuffing should be stuffed inside the turkey, am I correct? Operator: It can also be baked in a casserole dish. Bartlet: Well, then we’d have to call it something else, wouldn’t we? Operator: I suppose. Bartlet: If I cook it inside the turkey, is there a chance I…
local 506
local 506, originally uploaded by minervacat. and i said “thank you, each and every one of you, for loving me at my worst” — the Whitlams, “Thank You”
corb lund — losin’ lately gambler
the never @ duke’s von der heyden pavilion, originally uploaded by minervacat. Corb Lund & the Hurtin’ Albertans — Losin’ Lately Gambler. Out 9/21, New West. I occasionally wonder why Corb Lund and his songwriting talents aren’t more of a hit on the American pop country radio waves and in the Nashville scene, but then…