keeping a notebook

'why did I write it down? in order to remember, of course, but exactly what was it i wanted to remember? how much of it actually happened? did any of it? why do i keep a notebook at all?'
joan didion

keeping.a.notebook at gmail dot com
Jun 04
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Okay, new rule, guys.

Anything you eat while locked in your mother’s pantry after driving home drunk does not count towards the day’s calorie count.

I’m pretty sure that at that point your life is depressing enough that you shoudn’t have to worry about getting fat. The reason I’m pretty sure about that is because I’m THERE.

Jun 01
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Good places to cry:

1. The window seat of an airplane
2. The shower
3. Anywhere this song is playing (e.g. the window seat of an airplane or the shower)
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“ 69 Love Songs is not remotely an album about love.  It’s an album about love songs, which are very far away from anything to do with love.
— Stephin Merritt.
(via thisismyfavoritesong)
May 31
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His name is so uncommon but still I see it somewhere once or twice a day now. Is this The Secret, Cate? Can it just bring me a cheap flight to Burkina Faso instead of camping gear and would-be senators from Minnesota?
His name is so uncommon but still I see it somewhere once or twice a day now. Is this The Secret, Cate? Can it just bring me a cheap flight to Burkina Faso instead of camping gear and would-be senators from Minnesota?
May 30
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“ I don’t understand a recent graduate doing a mediocre job, finding an apartment, getting into a routine in the hope of advancement. I do understand, with Huck Finn, the wish to light out for the territory ahead of the rest.
— Paul Theroux. This hit some chords. I disagreed with some of it, but also, some chords.
May 29
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Camera Obscura - ‘Country Mile’

It’s this one, you guys. This is my current Life Jam. It’s definitely this one.

May 26
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Okkervil River - ‘Do What You Gotta Do’

Hold up, this one. This is the one about my life.

(Expect frequent updates like this throughout the week.)

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Oh these? They’re just something I own now. You know, to help out my 20/20 vision. Christ, I feel like Brittany. The boy I think about while listening to the previous song thinks I don’t look hot in them, but he also doesn’t think he looks hot in his [prescription] glasses and I know he’s wrong about that.
Oh these? They’re just something I own now. You know, to help out my 20/20 vision. Christ, I feel like Brittany. The boy I think about while listening to the previous song thinks I don’t look hot in them, but he also doesn’t think he looks hot in his [prescription] glasses and I know he’s wrong about that.
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Deer Tick - ‘Dirty Dishes’

Did you want an update on my life? Well here it is.

May 14
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tesslynch:lieslieslies:

Broken Social Scene, Major Label Debut [Fast]

Might be one of my top 10 favorite songs.

It is my last day of this motherfucking horrible job so I am eating Krispy Kremes and listening to this and thinking about my impending freedom.