You are probably the 10th person I've heard say that. I usually can't spare the change to see them live, but I know I'm going to have to get to it someday.

Aw, but the The Harder They Come soundtrack is just so good!

Ugh, I once dated a guy who loved Syd Barrett's Pink Floyd. He made me watch some live show where Syd is belting out this inhuman guttural scream for like 5 straight minutes. I think I pulled a muscle rolling my eyes so hard.

I feel the need to go back because I have a well-paying job. I'm taking the most economical route by going to CC, and I figure keeping my job will allow me to accrue as little debt as possible.

I had a feeling you were going to say that. Thank you for the vote of confidence.

I'm not counting on it, to be honest with you. After getting my transcripts from my old school, I had a good cry over the fact that I'm basically starting from scratch. However, I do know know that they have testing before you enroll in classes where you can actually skip some of the 101 courses if you get over a…

The Bends is a fantastic rock album. I could take or leave the rest of Radiohead's catalog.

I can't fucking stand Conor Oberst, but I recognize that he is a good musician.

Yeah Steve Earle.

I’m submitting my application to go back to college today, and I'm feeling very emotional about it. Dropping out of school 10 years ago is one of the stupidest decisions I’ve ever made, but since I was riding out the recession in a cushy office job while my contemporaries were moving back in to their parents’ houses…

Mikal Cronin- “I Wear Black”
Ted Leo and the Pharmacists- “Hearts of Oak”
Cat Power- “Ruin”
The Breeders- “No Aloha”
The Love Language- “Calm Down”
Nick Lowe- “Heart of the City”
Arcade Fire- “City With No Children”
Beulah- “Ballad of the Lonely Argonaut”
Fiery Furnaces- “I’m Gonna Run”
DJ Shadow- “Mashin’ on the Motorway”
War…

I don't know if you noticed, but Abe is not the brightest dude.

Dumpster diver and champion mooch.

Under the guise of internet anonymity, I can admit that I have a stupid little dance that I do to that song every time I hear it, no matter where I am. I hold my arms at a 90-degree angle at my hips, keep my hands in a fist at either side, and stiffly move my hips from side to side to the beat. My friends call it "The…

It's a non-committal "no". I speak from experience that sometimes it really is the safest answer. I just think he should move on from the whole thing.

Not true! I'm an atheist who loves a good ghost story.

That's what I said. Then again, my politics best align with a guy like Felix Arroyo so I have no horse in this race.

Ugh, Bill Maher is the worst. I can't tell you the number of reasonable people I know who will defend him to the ends of the earth. He is the embodiment of the Left-Wing Asshole.

Ah, ok. This friend skews more to the electronic side than my taste permits, but she knows her stuff. I'll check it out!

Zealots of any kind always seem to me to have a very tenuous grasp on their chosen belief structure. They want so badly to believe they are right, but cannot be comfortable with other people disagreeing with them.