::: all I want for Christmas :::

this will be the first in a continued list:
1. THIS album
Jim James, Cat Power, Sufjan, Yo La Tengo, The Hold Steady, AND Iron & Wine…
2 disks!
please. and thank you.
(special thanks to steve for cluing me in on all this)

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::: a revolution never comes with a warning :::

A revolution never come with a warning
A revolution never sends you an omen
A revolution just arrived like the morning
Ring the alarm, we come to wake up the snoring
They tellin’ you to never worry about the future
They tellin’ you to never worry about the torture
They tellin you that you’ll never see the horror
Spend it all today [...]

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:: taking a moment from my day ::

What was the highlight of your day?:
laughing with tripp
Who’s car were you in last?:
mice elf’s
When is the next time you are going to kiss someone?:
when he finishes tshirt printg
What color shirt are you wearing?:
white tshirt with black shirt over it
How long is your hair?:
its the longest its been since i chopped it all off, BUT [...]

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::: big TABOOT news :::

The company I work for, Taboot Art, is going to be featured in Rolling Stone Magazine’s Holiday Gift Guide for 2007. The issue comes out next week and will feature Jay-Z on the cover. We are additionally going to be in THE SHOP section in the back. The gift guide will feature our original, hand [...]

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::: one :::

(above: original manuscript from walt whitman’s “this is what you shall do”)
1. Where is your cell phone?
desk
2. Your boyfriend/girlfriend?
genuine
3.Your hair?
blah
4. Work?
art
5. Your father?
jolly
6. Your favorite thing?
travel
7. Your dream last night?
hmmmm
8. Your favorite drink?
milk
9. Your dream car?
pathfinder[old]
10. The room you’re in?
shop
11. Your pets?
wiggly
12. Your fears?
failure
13. Where do you want to be in 10 years?
free
14. Where did [...]

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::: power of love vs. love of power :::

http://www.zeitgeistmovie.com/
its eye opening, shocking, and powerful.
take 2 hours from your day and watch this film. it is free to watch on the website.
just watch it. and think. watch it in its entirety.
this is important.
the revolution is now.
“‘I’M AS MAD AS HELL, AND I’M NOT GOING TO TAKE THIS ANYMORE!’ I want you to get up [...]

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::: loyalty and exclusion :::

its funny how loyal ive been to youfrom day oneand yet now i feel excluded by youexcluded for something elsesomeone elsesomeones else“such a beautiful way to break my heart”
you know whats inside thatinside himinside herinside themyet you still clingyou still let it in
open your eyessee whats been done?you shouldnt need to see, because youve knownknow [...]

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