Love of the Common Zan
March 2011
83 posts
February 2011
62 posts
“At least half of your mind is always thinking, I’ll be leaving; this won’t last. It’s a good Buddhist attitude. It prepares you for life as a Buddhist. If I were a Buddhist, this would be a great help. As it is, I’m just sad.”
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Anne Carson, in her interview with the Paris Review. (via mcnallyjackson)
In the context of the interview, this quote is about moving from town to town as a child. But read on its own… I’m just sad. Sigh.
Can NPR just make a Best of Carrie Brownstein on All Songs Considered Podcast already?
Get on it, public radio! Fly on the coattails of Portlandia hype!
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“I did not say what I wanted to say: “I think you’re really great because you give me hope that people will be nice to my daughter later on, and so this is a completely platonic thing and it’s O.K.!”
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Lives - Nice Girls - NYTimes.com
(via evany)
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Twitter Never Sent
New rule: for every hashtag comedy trend or ff…er f’s sake, you get ONE SHOT. #ONE
Polly Jean, you know I love you girl, BUT THAT FUCKING BUGLE in “The Glorious Land” is the worst thing to happen to your music since Steve Albini and it just might be the death of me.
Little known fact: that’s Steve Albini on the bugle.
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