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New blog.

Emily — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 22:33:30 +0000

Dear Faithful Readers, I am officially no longer blogging at this account. This has just become a placeholder site to redirect you to the other places on the interwebs where I live. And to be honest, this blog has always just been a casual experiment for me to figure out what I want to really blog …

James Vincent McMorrow

Emily — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 14:42:05 +0000

I think my absolute favorite new musician of the year is probably James Vincent McMorrow, an Irish folk singer/songwriter. Loren and I got to go see his first ever headlining gig in the states at the Mercury Lounge a couple months ago, and he was fantastic. Now to bombard you with videos: This is his …

Turn something old into something new!

Emily — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 13:22:54 +0000

Totally loving this video of how to turn a men’s button-down shirt into a variety of cute women’s outfits: Now I feel all inspired to do something fun and crafty… Click here to leave a comment.

1966 computer prediction.

Emily — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 19:03:19 +0000

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Bloggy-bloggeh-blog.

Emily — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 01:34:36 +0000

Just felt compelled to share these excellent blog posts: The action movie, the other screen, and our very much divided attention. This is a hilarious, sharp, and very thought-provoking post on NPR about our increasingly shortened attention spans. A list of six writers who never lived to experience their success. A post written by my …

“Boot Or Bust.”

Emily — Sat, 06 Aug 2011 21:02:01 +0000

The Lenovo ThinkPad is a clunky-looking piece of machinery that is often left trailing in the shadows of sleek Macbooks, colorful Vaios, HP laptops with piano finishes, and other brands that have put all efforts into make their products beautiful. Consumers can’t help but judge based on aesthetics — especially when you can’t tell how …

Lady Lamb the Beekeeper

Emily — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 11:13:40 +0000

I just discovered this girl yesterday and now I’m OBSESSED. Definitely one of my new favorite musicians. “Between Two Trees” might be the song I love best — can’t stop listening to it. And this one, “The Nothing Part Two,” might be a close second: Click here to leave a comment.

Jetty lag, laggy jet, i.e. my circadian rhythm is all out of whack.

Emily — Sun, 05 Jun 2011 18:50:11 +0000

I have a couple of really good reasons why I haven’t updated in so long. They are the following: a) I finished the first year of my MFA in creative writing! Suffice it to say the end of the spring semester was hectic and a little bit exhausting, but only in the most wonderful of …

Punch Brothers cover “Reptilia.”

Emily — Fri, 22 Apr 2011 15:33:22 +0000

Why did it take me so long to see this? This is perhaps my new favorite cover. I really wish the Punch Brothers would just release an entire album covering songs by The Strokes. Click here to leave a comment.

If a wooden ball rolls down a gravity marimba in a forest and there’s no one there to hear it, does it make music?

Emily — Sun, 17 Apr 2011 05:18:57 +0000

Found this amazing commercial in my Facebook feed: Click here to leave a comment.

“Guess what I do for adventure? I hang glide on a Dorito.”

Emily — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 04:04:08 +0000

I only just discovered this: Click here to leave a comment.

Amazon’s new Kindle strategy: screensaver advertisements.

Emily — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 23:11:56 +0000

It seems that Amazon’s found yet another way to rake in money — as if selling record numbers of e-books wasn’t enough. When I loaded their homepage today, this is what I saw: I like how they call it “sponsored screensavers.” I suppose it’s slightly better than “blatant advertisements that you have to look at …

Superdog!

Emily — Sun, 10 Apr 2011 05:26:43 +0000

I pause from a late night writing marathon to share this amazing picture that I’ve been staring at for the past few days: Click here to leave a comment.

Portraits!

Emily — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 05:52:10 +0000

Busy busy busy. Been taking lots of people photos in my free time! Some of my favorites: See more here. Click here to leave a comment.

Transcribing “Reservoirs” lyrics.

Emily — Sat, 19 Feb 2011 02:47:47 +0000

I thought it’d be fun to try to transcribe lyrics to the song Vienna Teng and Ben Arthur did for Dubway Days, “Reservoirs.” I think I got most of it, but there are a couple of places where I have no idea what the heck she’s singing. If you think you can fill in the …