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bill_of_lading

  1. 19. Gold Panda/Quitter's Raga-your Glitch mantra, a blur of Indian detritus sliced & spiced, final answer Alex: collage Mahal. 2:31 PM May 11th via web
  2. @kt_writes work stuff, of course! 1:33 PM May 9th via Twitter for iPhone in reply to kt_writes
  3. I generally try to remain unflappable. But once in a while I am flapped. 6:32 PM May 8th via web
  4. The number of shows/concerts I've seen is much larger than the number of books I've read... At least since high school. 12:11 AM May 8th via Twitter for iPhone
  5. I often hope, in vain, that the mail will bring something exciting and mysterious, like perhaps a hand-written letter from a lost friend. 9:24 PM May 7th via web
  6. 20. The Antlers/I Don't Want Love-Falsetto anthem, power chords, a summer rhapsody light and dark, afloat on the hot breath of defeat. 6:34 PM May 7th via web
  7. 21. Bjork/Cosmogony-Delicate crystalline nobility, a silver sylph ambassador and her retinue arrives, charcoal eyes, I will follow. 6:26 PM May 3rd via web
  8. 22. I Break Horses/Winter Beats-digital squall, I sit on the bow and stick my face into you, cleansing spray above the low hum of the ocean. 5:47 PM May 3rd via web
  9. 23. Delicate Steve/Butterfly-meadow-cute, skittish, flitter-flutter guitar, transformed midway with a powerful buzz into Lepidoptera, King! 4:42 PM Apr 28th via web
  10. 24. M83/Midnight City-a bleeding purple synth bath, octave vocals floating above, machine gun drums, white sportcoat bass & hello sax solo! 6:43 PM Apr 20th via web
  11. 25. 25. Joe Godard & Valentina/Gabriel-A trembling voice, hesitant, weaving and winding a story fraught with tension, answer her now. 6:42 PM Apr 18th via web
  12. 26. Unknown Mortal Orchestra/Ffunny Ffriends-Fforte blasts out of my 1970 Fford Mustang, and you dig my Fflavor. 5:27 PM Apr 16th via web
  13. Portland needs: Turkish kebab cart downtown, a decent south indian/dosa place anywhere, good banh mi west of 82nd, good dim sum close in. 3:40 PM Apr 16th via web
  14. @spotify my spotify radio is not advancing songs, my "now playing" window will not advance on any playlist, radio or not. I have reinstalled 5:34 PM Apr 12th via web
  15. @spotify My spotify has been buggy for weeks, I need help. I pay $$, why isn't there any ability to email for help on your website? 5:33 PM Apr 12th via web
  16. Radiohead at Key was my first arena show in 20 (?) years. Sat in the last row of the farthest section, & it was still engaging & brilliant. 11:46 AM Apr 10th via web
  17. Radiohead at Key: 1) I had no idea Thom Yorke had so much energy: a dance machine 2) A stunning light show 3) 140 minutes, never boring. 11:45 AM Apr 10th via web
  18. @misslarua I was wondering if you were there! Yes, it was the best. We were in the very last row of the farthest section, and it was awesome 11:15 AM Apr 10th via web in reply to misslarua
  19. The Coterie Room: wimpiest $17 hamburger ever seen (pdx fancy hamburgers put this to shame) but delicious lamb shoulder, creamed nettles. 7:08 PM Apr 9th via Twitter for iPhone
  20. At The Coterie Room in Seattle for a (hopefully) lovely dinner before the Radiohead show. At 5:30, it's our earliest dinner reservation ever 5:51 PM Apr 9th via Twitter for iPhone