mer's song & doodle blog

I have many letters to write.

Tue, 06 May 2008 17:44:43 -0400

I have many letters to write.

"I’m delighted. I love enemies, though not in the Christian way. Being always on alert,..."

Tue, 06 May 2008 10:25:54 -0400

““I’m delighted. I love enemies, though not in the Christian way. Being always on alert, catching their every glance, the hidden meaning of every word, guessing their next step, confounding their plans, pretending to be taken in and then with one fell blow wrecking the whole elaborate fabric of their cunning schemes — that’s what I call living!””

- Mikhail Lermontov, A Hero of Our Time

the fiery furnaces - widow city (2007)

Fri, 02 May 2008 11:06:00 -0400

After the buzz of playing this last year, it continues to hold up nicely. Played it at the office yesterday and Jason called it schizophrenic. I should put on Rehearsing My Choir for them. >:)

vetiver - thing of the past (2008)

Fri, 02 May 2008 11:02:57 -0400

Yawn.. there are some good tracks here, but nothing I’m particularly interested in hearing again.

I swear, sometimes my office mates just GIVE me these things.

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 13:59:47 -0400

I swear, sometimes my office mates just GIVE me these things.

A little peak at Wednesday’s comic for those watching! I...

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 00:17:27 -0400

A little peak at Wednesday’s comic for those watching!

I wonder, would anyone be interested in buying my thumbnails? They are the only paper-drawn part of the comic and I am toying with the idea of selling them.

Friday morning at the diner.

Wed, 16 Apr 2008 22:01:20 -0400

Friday morning at the diner.

the beatles - sgt pepper's lonely hearts club band (1967)

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 09:03:00 -0400

Now this one’s a little obscure, guys, but I encourage you to check it out. Brings me to tears even when I’m doing the laundry.

charlie mingus - tijuana moods (1962)

Mon, 14 Apr 2008 21:48:00 -0400

This is wonderful! Mingus at the top of his game, with a Latin flair. The things I find for $5.

Mmmm. Peek at the mug design. There’ll be a Hanna one too....

Mon, 14 Apr 2008 19:23:00 -0400

Mmmm.

Peek at the mug design. There’ll be a Hanna one too. I guess this is Eve’s “default” hair.

drive-by truckers - brighter than creation's dark (2008)

Mon, 14 Apr 2008 19:22:14 -0400

Whoa, really didn’t expect to like this. My new country road driving CD!

kraftwerk - trans-europe express (1977)

Mon, 14 Apr 2008 12:21:12 -0400

Incredible. I’m always shocked at how long ago this stuff was made. So glad to have this on vinyl!

ladytron - velocifero (2008)

Mon, 14 Apr 2008 00:11:00 -0400

Aipe yipe! Not impressed, sad to say. Ladytron’s seen better days.

vampire weekend - vampire weekend (2008)

Sun, 13 Apr 2008 23:38:58 -0400

Not sure how well this one’s holding up for me, but I do like to put it on now and then.

a tribe called quest - midnight marauders (1993)

Sun, 13 Apr 2008 21:21:00 -0400

The Low End Theory remains my fav, but it’s a close second. A+ inking music!

sun kil moon - april (2008)

Sun, 13 Apr 2008 20:47:00 -0400

Can’t deny it’s good music, but indie folk doesn’t do nothin’ for me no more.

Haul from the record fair. The one in the middle is a live...

Sat, 12 Apr 2008 12:49:39 -0400

Haul from the record fair. The one in the middle is a live Captain Beefheart album, woah!!

stars - set yourself on fire (2005)

Wed, 09 Apr 2008 15:58:00 -0400

This album makes me nostalgic for all the traveling I did that year. Somehow I never got tired of it either!

Sorry no updates, I been doing a lot of “thinky” work days and music does not help my brains. More idle music listening to come!

belle & sebastian - the boy with the arab strap (1998)

Fri, 04 Apr 2008 11:17:06 -0400

I feel like this is one of my most-memorized albums, yet I still get off on those spoony noises in “Sleep the Clock Around”.

make believe - going to bone church (2008)

Fri, 04 Apr 2008 08:40:01 -0400

Surprisingly good math rock! They really had me until the spoken poetry on the title track.