February 2012
Motivations
I make the right decision not because I want to be good, but because I am afraid of the risks. Or rather, I don’t believe in risks. This is not about cynicism, but about the ability to know with “certainty” the way things will happen in the end. This is about results. This is about life as narrative. There is the beginning, the middle, and the end. Or if you are like me, this is...
On Uniforms:
I.
I was described as the girl that looks like a disco ball. I was described as the girl that dresses like it’s New Year’s Eve everyday.
II.
She said, “I didn’t know you liked going out or anything … because of how you dressed.” She wore jeans and t-shirts. I wear dresses and skirts and pants and blouses and shorts and weird strange things that don’t...
A Reaction:
What is that feeling of seeing yourself make bad decisions, and doing them anyway? Of knowing the consequences, and still feeling like this is the right thing for right now? To be young is to see the choices and consequences, and choose what feels right over what is right. I am not someone that normally does that, but the older I get, the more I see myself falling into the pattern. It takes a lot...
Stream 'Tramp' by Sharon Van Etten →
What is it, that thing about Sharon Van Etten’s voice? I’ve been trying to figure it out for the past months and I can’t quite articulate why she is so compelling. There’s this apparent detachment, but further listening suggests a vulnerability in her lyrics and little moments of catharsis in her intonation. None of her words are reckless, but she invokes this sort of...
January 2012
Racialicious: Some Notes on Rape Culture →
She commented on my hair, how it was no longer straight, but acquiring that kinky, natural texture that we either love ferociously or feel annoyed with constantly as black women.
I said I thought it was fine. But also, that I was tired with people, with anyone commenting on my looks. One comment makes me believe there are other comments and things said that I am only unaware of because I am not...
Anonymous asked: What was it like growing two inches in college? That sounds so cool.
“Forget” by Liana La Havas (Shlohmo...
Another consistently good mix from the Indie...
“Lafaye” by School of Seven Bells
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Light to Dark
Mostly, I’ve realized a lot of people are unhappy or dissatisfied, that it is not just an internal frustration, but also a universal, generational worry. But I’ve also realized that people have many goals and aspirations, and the older they get, the more hesitant they are to admit them. Goals begin to feel like things that young people do and accomplish, and now my goals should be...
The Commute
You have two choices in your walk home in the cold: be like everyone else and keep your head down, or turn the next 10 minutes into a moment for a Naomi Campbell Walk. Glide over those patches of ice like the graceful swan you are. This block right here is your runway. A moment of rest is never in order. To rest is to stop moving. To stop moving is to feel the cold. Remember, the prize is heat,...
“ICBYS” by Zambri
A stark, but...
“Watching You Without Me” by Kate...
“Lights” by Dave.I.D.
Another missed...
acoldwar asked: Hey Britt, I think you're awesome (and we share the name name! and we're both writers!) Since I turn to you for all things indie and avant-garde-y, I was wondering: Do you tend to find indie/alt covers of hip-hop and r&b songs to be fun exercises in genre exploration, exasperating displays of irony, or something else? I just came across Sondre Lerche's cover of Beyonce's...