A place where I can write irrelevant anecdotes that make me sound like a pretentious git.
Last night, I had the pleasure of catching Neko Case at the Troubadour. In conclusion, the show was of such high quality that it temporarily destroyed my ability to compose prose with respect to proper tenses.
Spurred on by the imminent release of the too-cool-for-school music poll of 2006, I’ve compiled the hottest five individual songs, albums and live acts that I enjoyed over the past 12 months.
The Hottest 5 Individual Songs of 2006 [as taken from the JJJ Hot 100 list - released in the 2006 period]
5. Sodastream – Twin [...]
“In the present state of the world, wealth and power being the chief end of man among the millions, the reverence for wealth and for great political and military power is far more active and cordial than any other form of reverenceâ€
Joseph Buchanan M.D, Phrenologist, 1851.
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How you seduce me with your dulcet wiles.
I’ve been working pretty much solidly on my thesis research for the best part of week. By the end of today I will have clocked up around about 23 hours of research work. I’m rather pleased that I managed to get that much done, considering I also did three days of paying work, and managed [...]
If man was not to pursue his own interest then he shall fall into want and be rejected by society. If he should pursue his own pecuniary interests (and gain wealth), even by violation of justice and benevolence, he is respected. Thus we are continually impelled by the highest rewards and the severest penalties to [...]
