This album is such a beast.  I never listened to Swans much, but I've been wearing out Spotify with this one. Hope to pick up a copy soon.

This album is such a beast.  I never listened to Swans much, but I've been wearing out Spotify with this one. Hope to pick up a copy soon.

You're right, it's obviously a coincidence that the death's head make-up  that looks like bruises is on a woman who looks like Rhianna.

You're right, it's obviously a coincidence that the death's head make-up  that looks like bruises is on a woman who looks like Rhianna.

I was 11, and mowed the neighbors' lawns for what is still to this day the highest hourly wage I've ever earned.

I was 11, and mowed the neighbors' lawns for what is still to this day the highest hourly wage I've ever earned.

180 pages into Infinite Jest. I keep thinking it would be better as a graphic novel. Not sure if I will end up loving or hating it, but I will be smugly self-satisfied either way.

180 pages into Infinite Jest. I keep thinking it would be better as a graphic novel. Not sure if I will end up loving or hating it, but I will be smugly self-satisfied either way.

Thursday I heard The Steeldrivers play.  They're an excellent bluegrass band made up of Nashville session musicians.  I was a little worried how they would sound without original singer Chris Stapleton, but the new guy was pretty decent.

Thursday I heard The Steeldrivers play.  They're an excellent bluegrass band made up of Nashville session musicians.  I was a little worried how they would sound without original singer Chris Stapleton, but the new guy was pretty decent.

Eskimos use walrus bacula to club things to death.

Eskimos use walrus bacula to club things to death.

That's the one.  The image was a little blocky/pixelated on my shitty laptop,which normally wouldn't make much of a difference except the film itself is so high-contrast and grainy that I couldn't tell what I was watching some of the time.

That's the one.  The image was a little blocky/pixelated on my shitty laptop,which normally wouldn't make much of a difference except the film itself is so high-contrast and grainy that I couldn't tell what I was watching some of the time.

I finished reading A Clash of Kings minutes before the Breaking Bad finale, which made for a pretty intense few hours of pop culture consumption.  ACOK was much more exciting and twisted than A Game of Thrones, and I'm curious to see how the second season of the show pulled it off.  Also, I think I've figured out Jon…

I finished reading A Clash of Kings minutes before the Breaking Bad finale, which made for a pretty intense few hours of pop culture consumption.  ACOK was much more exciting and twisted than A Game of Thrones, and I'm curious to see how the second season of the show pulled it off.  Also, I think I've figured out Jon…

I appreciate what this episode was going for, but thought it was pretty dull.  Liked the stand-up part and Marshall though.

I appreciate what this episode was going for, but thought it was pretty dull.  Liked the stand-up part and Marshall though.

I was definitely expecting something along those lines.

I was definitely expecting something along those lines.