Boats and Birds
“Oooo. Shoot me in candlelight, bro. So emotional” -Fil Johnson That was the first bit of feedback I received when I initially published ‘Boats and Birds’, originally done by Gregory and the Hawk. Why do you start off this blog post with such a snarky and somewhat perplexing quotation from a person who seemingly doesn’t … Read more
The Soros Project
“It’s been a long time. I shouldn’t have left you without a dope beat to step to” -Timbaland Did I really just start off a blog post quoting Aaliyah’s 1998 seminal hit ‘Try Again’? Yes, yes I did. I’ve been out of the blogging game for a while and what better way to succinctly summarize my … Read more
I’m Sitting in A Chair…in the Sky: Musings From The Middle Seat
The following is a collection of thoughts collected in a 25 hour period as I departed from San Francisco to Singapore. Please note that I did not have the convenience of proper sleep while on the plane, so the nature of this post is meant to come off as Charlie Sheen in the middle of … Read more
All My Friends
Thanks, everyone.
When The Moral Kicks In: A Fond Farewell to LCD Soundsystem
On one particular hazy and dreary Sunday morning, my sleepy slumber was suddenly shocked into awareness by a roommate, frenzied by a silent panic. Immediately, I thought something tragic must have happened. Was my car stolen? Was someone in an accident? Did they close down the KFC three blocks away from my apartment? All legitimate … Read more
Modern Guilt: Why Amy Chau is Dead Wrong, featuring a 24 year-old Asian-American Male and Marshawn Lynch
“Tiger got to hunt, bird got to fly; Man got to sit and wonder, ‘Why, why, why?’” -Kurt Vonnegut (Cat’s Cradle) At the tender age of seven, a group of my elementary school friends would have weekly sleepovers. Being that I was an adolescent, in addition to thinking that SNICK and ‘Are You Afraid of … Read more
Abortion Solved by a 12 Year-Old Girl
If there is one thing that binds us all together as human beings, it is this one simple idea: Children are the worst. Sure, I understand the appeal of wanting children. As narcissistic as it may be, it’s kind of cool to see a MINI-YOU run around doing MINI-VERSIONS of things that you do. For … Read more
Treasure Island Music Festival 2010 Review Part 1- SATURDAY
If you are unfortunate enough to experience the daily droll that comes with being my friend then you probably know that, in the past three months, there were two things on my mind: 1. Nailing the LSAT. Seriously, making that bastard excuse for a standardized test my bitch. I’m not sure if I nailed it, … Read more
The Smartest Guy in the Proverbial Room: Afterthoughts on David Fincher’s The Social Network
The Smartest Guy in the Proverbial Room: Afterthoughts on David Fincher’s The Social Network I don’t know about you, but I distinctly remember the day my family bought their first PC. In retrospect, it was kind of a technological rite of passage, but instead of knocking our molars out with a stone or heading out … Read more
You Wanted a Hit!: September 26th, 2010
First and foremost, let me take this opportunity to pay tribute to summer 2010 (appropriately dubbed, by me at least, as Slip and Slide Summer ’010). You have been good to us Sun, for the most part at least. You treated us like how Muhammad Ali treated Sonny Liston in ’65, or how a stripper … Read more
