1. This has been an interesting week. Just saying. 2. So, I’m back at Target, but not anything out on the floor–I’m going to be working at the Starbucks inside a new store they’re opening in a month or so, so that’s at least something different. I’ve always wanted to do barista work, so here’s… Continue reading

Work (yeah, work–more on that later) + Law and Order: Criminal Intent on USA + general procrastination = late T13. Sorry. Anyway… This week: 13 favorite articles of clothing. 1. A red skirt from American Apparel I bought in New York that’s seriously one of the most comfortable things I own. 2. My “Keep Waco… Continue reading

This week: Cover songs. 1. Alien Ant Farm, “Smooth Criminal” 2. U2, “All Along the Watchtower” 3. Joe Cocker, “Come Together” 4. The Frames, “40” 5. Kevin Max, “Save Me” 6. Counting Crows, “Friend of the Devil” 7. Lisa Hannigan and Damien Rice, “Get the Party Started” 8. Johnny Cash, “Hurt” 9. Lori McKenna, “Fake… Continue reading

1. I’m in that strange period of moving to a new city when I don’t really know anyone and I don’t have anything to do (not really), so I’ve been reduced to spending lots of time wandering around the city burning gas and spending lots of time reading at Starbucks and browsing the Internet. I’m… Continue reading

This week: Because I’m really uncreative at the moment, 13 things that are on your mind that you can disclose. 1. I’ve had one of my friends weighing heavy on my mind for a while, and I don’t know why. Nothing’s really wrong, but something’s been bothering me and it’s driven me to my knees… Continue reading

This week: Your ridiculous music–the songs that make you laugh, the ones that make you wonder “Why do I have this?” until you listen to it and it’s so goofy that it makes you smile. For example: 1. Flaming Lips, “Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots, Pt. 1” (Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots) 2. Party Ben,… Continue reading

*clap clap clap clap* …somewhere outside of Austin. Too many streetlights here to see the stars; I’d probably have to hop on I-35 and wander outside the city quite a bit to see them. But yeah, I’m in Austin. This is sort of surreal. Blogging thanks to Comcast and my father, who is good at… Continue reading

I wrote the third draft or so of this during church on Sunday (sorry, Bill); this is the final version (for now): I came to meet God today I came to hear the voice that spoke the stars into space the voice that was Word, Word that was flesh flesh that is body and blood… Continue reading

This week: 13 good quotes from miscellaneous places. 1. “What we do of necessity can drag us down, and all too often the repetitive and familiar become not occasions for renewal, but dry, stale, lifeless activity. When washing dishes, I am no better than anyone else at converting the drudgery of the work into something… Continue reading

This week: Songs over 7 minutes long. 1. Counting Crows, “Mrs. Potter’s Lullaby” (August and Everything After) 2. Waterdeep, “Take Jericho” 3. The Decemberists, “The Mariner’s Revenge Song” (Picaresque) 4. Adelaide, “Elegy in A Minor” 5. Bob Dylan, “It’s Alright Ma (I’m Only Bleeding)” (Bringing It All Back Home) 6. Sufjan Stevens, “Majesty Snowbird (live)”… Continue reading