Jen would have been 23 today. The two things that I learned from knowing her that can be applied to all of us is to love and express love freely and secondly to wear your seat belt. She would be here celebrating today if she had put her seat belt on. Please do both, friends.
Feminist with a Penis: This is only the beginning
My daughter, aged seven, walked out of the bathroom last night after her shower. She looked said in a somber voice “I’m 53 pounds. I’m heavy.” She pointed to a miniscule bit of her belly. I spent a good 20 minutes going over what I’m sure I’ll have to drill into her head for the rest of my time as…
This year I’ve seen the following live: Wilco, Deerhoof, of Montreal, Jeff Mangum, Radiohead, tUnE-yArDs, St. Vincent and David Bazan (thanks Marivy).
Before we call it quits on this year, you can add the following to that list: Sigur Ros (in San Francisco and Iceland), Beck, Stevie Wonder, Grandaddy, and Sharon Van Etten. I have tickets to Outside Lands Festival in SF in August and today, I purchased my Iceland Airwaves festival tickets.
2012 will easily be the best year of my life for live music.
Decisions, decisions
I saved up a bunch of money to record some songs in a proper studio. I am now considering spending that money on a trip to Iceland to see Sigur Ros in November. I am massively torn.
oh damn John with Matt’s face on shirt
nice ride man
It’s so sweet that this dude would take me on a bike ride. Less than three!
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This is what I did with my evening. Message me if you’d like a copy.
This was the cake made for my 28th birthday by my friends Amanda and Bree.
That’s So Modesto
A shameless plug
I now have four blogs on here. I guess I want to focus my efforts into the things that I care about most. Here is the rundown:
Feminist with a penis - feministwithapenis.tumblr.com
That’s So Modesto (a photoblog) - thatssomodesto.tumblr.com
Grammar Sex - grammarsex.tumblr.com - Proper Grammar is sexy.
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