Some jams I'm seriously digging.

October 20, 2011 Casey

I'm seriously digging these jams.

Let go of what you know.

I'm not walking away, I'm just hearing what you're saying for the first time.

I'll miss you someday.

The only mistake is if you stand still.

Be my lover, my lady river.

I finally figured out how to make Spotify less overwhelming by just finding other peoples' playlists. These were on one called "best indie songs of 2011" and I'm inclined to agree.

October 17, 2011 Casey

I'm having serious trouble focusing.

You may recall the post from a while ago about how busy I am.

Yeah, that hasn't changed.

But a bunch of bullshit has gone down the last few days in my life and in the lives of so many that I love that I just cannot even begin to think that ploughing through this homework for tomorrow matters.

I know that I can't like, fail my classes and attribute it to the pain of my friends. That's not helpful.

But I just can't see the harm in not writing these pages right now.

Tomorrow, if it's not done, I'll be mad about that.

Vicious cycle.

Mad Men

October 13, 2011 Casey

So, I've started watching Mad Men. I know, I'm very aware that I am always like years late to every party. It usually happens when I have a major paper to write. I see what Netflix Instant has to offer me.

My dear friend Dylan loves this show very much -- we've been known to call him Don Draper on occasion. It's funny, because watching Don Draper, I see little pieces of Dylan's mannerisms, etc. I've been known to say that Dylan is my sexiest friend, so, there we are.

After just one episode, I wanted to dress like Betty (or maybe Joan) and have a cigarette and a scotch with a man in a three-piece suit and skinny tie. Mmm, girl.

But then they drive drunk! And they're racist! And SO sexist, and so heteronormative, and I couldn't last a minute at Sterling Cooper or in any of their houses.

But they're just so glamorous...

...And that's the end of my frivolity for the evening. Back to writing a paper about politics and religion in the 60s. Hey, watching this show all afternoon has been research, right? :)