Welcome to my blog. Or, Today I Talk About Fiona Apple.
Photos by Jenny Rogers. Today is the day. I’m (finally) posting. It only makes sense that this debut post comes on the same day that I (finally) received in the mail The Idler Wheel Is Wiser Than The...
View ArticleFiona Killed It (Natch)
Photos by Jenny Rogers. Well, that was incredible. Fiona killed it. Set list? Perfect. Voice? Better than I’ve ever heard it. And she seemed like she had a blast up there. Thanks, lady, for a freaking...
View ArticleDon’t Call It A Comeback
You. GUYS. The cray-cray rug is baaaack! I took a last-minute trip to IKEA with my coworker/PIC Kim, and this is what I snatched up (well, in addition to animal-shaped cookie cutters, of course). I’ve...
View ArticleArrested Development and Deep-Fried Buckeyes
It’s Monday…again. How does that happen? In any case, there are few things that can make a Monday better, amirite? The above, though? Yes. That makes Monday better. Kick-Start: What to look forward to...
View Article90s Hip Hop and Summerfest
Photo by Jenny Rogers. As you may know from last week’s Kick-Start, this past Saturday was my pal Manda’s bachelorette party, and in true “more hip than you” fashion (Manda is more hip than most...
View ArticleBig Meals, Big Moments & The Death of Creativity
The meal of an Olympic male figure skater, via photographer Michael Bodiam. The Internet is full of so much garbage. But also some pretty great stuff. You just have to do some sifting to find the real...
View ArticleMumford, Maps & Myriad Links
This week was a doozy, folks. Busy, busy, busy both at and away from work. Sorry about the lack of posts… I keep telling myself that the fall will give me more time for things like HJR, but I think...
View ArticleBaseball, Bacon & Blues
Photos by Jenny Rogers. I love late-summer evenings. And with the amount of autumn-focused posts I have planned, you’d think the theme of HJR was “weather.” I know, I know. It’s soooo cliche this time...
View ArticleMusic Memory Musings
I’ve been working on a new mix tonight – for Deb, whose birthday is tomorrow and who was recently certified to teach yoga (go Deb!) Anyway, I’m attempting to make an appropriate mix for her to play...
View ArticleHibernation is for Losers
What’s Daft Punk got to do with January? Read on. Image via. The Cap City is a great place to live. There’s no doubt. But I think we can all agree that January tends to be a little… dull… no matter...
View ArticleOn Track
Courtesy Caribou/Pitchfork Back when I was young and hip and went to shows more often than work (because I was in college, get it?) I saw Caribou perform at the Wex. It was the spring of 2008, and he...
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