i did a thing a few years back where for half of february, i wrote about love songs (leading up to valentine's), and over the course of it, decided that "i only have eyes for you" was the best love song ever.

that ronettes song might be the single greatest pop song ever recorded.

well, to it then: how do you feel about my top tens within that timeframe?

judging by the trailer i saw, it's agonizingly racist, sexist, and homophobic.

how did i leave off deee-lite's "groove is in the heart"?!?!?!?

salo is amazing and worth watching. i just have a pretty strong reaction to fecal matter.

top ten songs, recorded pre-1950, give or take a song or ten:
10. eileen barton, "if i knew you were coming, i'd've baked you a cake"
9. billy murray, "when you come back and you will come back"
8. kenny roberts, "when it's yoo-hoo in the valley"
7. tex morton, "bonny blue eyes"
6. blind roosevelt graves and brother, "woke…

salo and dead alive. at this point, though, i've recognized the symptoms and can stop myself, i think. otherwise, traces of death and several others'd probably also be on the list.

okay.

that's all you had to be saying.

vomiting slugs

well, a truly bonkers person would provide a truly bonkers explanation. i call shenanigans.

as one of the few movies to make me vomit, i have to say, i love it.

okay, but WHY would you do this?

i'm just going to assume you're just not hearing the good stuff so i don't have to weep at reading this.

the u.s.

there are a lot more serial killers than people realize, actually. there are about 50 active right now. over the course of 11 years, catching 234 actually seems frighteningly low.

did i ever tell my ben and jerry's story? the company volunteered with us, and ben and jerry showed up at the end of the day. all well and good, but one of them had on a "hands up don't shoot" shirt. normally, i'd be encouraged not to display that message on our company facebook page, but with mr. famous person…

hmm, i detect a subtle strain of islamophobia here.

things i gleaned from this article: