music | another damn life

nothing is linear

Posted by lyn | Feb 24, 2017 | everyday life | 0

one It’s hard to live a normal life when you’re trying to save your country from...

now i know a few things about you that most people don’t

Posted by lyn | Sep 25, 2015 | favorites, musings | 5

One morning back in August a rainbow drew me out onto my porch but what caught my eye instead was...

days of irritation

Posted by lyn | Oct 15, 2013 | favorites, jokes, rant | 11

I know I normally like to keep this a sunny, feel-good, effervescent, ultra-optimistic space, but...

in business

Posted by lyn | Jan 22, 2012 | musings | 6

I saw the story about Neil Patrick Harris and David Burka in Out magazine via a link on Gawker last week, and was quickly enamored of this quote: “What defines a relationship is the work that’s involved to maintain it, and...

the gods of rawk

Posted by lyn | Jan 16, 2012 | rant | 9

I recently spent three days in a car with classic rock on the radio, and it gave me a lot of time...

taking shots

Posted by lyn | Dec 12, 2011 | rant | 15

I’d just put on LMFAO’s “Shots” and the beau was dancing in the most ludicrous manner possible: lots of hip-wiggling and butt-thrusting. He stuck his tongue out in concentration and pumped his arms...

mixtape 15: gonna run, run away

Posted by lyn | Jul 22, 2011 | mixtape masters | 8

I’m not gonna lie to you. It’s been a hard week. This is a week that’s been full of disappointment, swollen eyes, too little sleep, and setbacks. It’s one of those weeks where I’m tugged in so many...

mixtape 14: feel it all around

Posted by lyn | Apr 1, 2011 | mixtape masters | 6

So I know that last week I was talking about making a Cure playlist, which I never did get around to. Then again, last week was also chilly and rainy. Right now, not so much. Yesterday afternoon, in fact, it got so hot (87° F)...

mixtape 13: i told you your dreams would come true

Posted by lyn | Mar 12, 2011 | mixtape masters | 4

This is a day late, but I had to post. Sorry thank you goodbye. A year ago this weekend, I found myself with a group of friends in Newport Beach, CA. It was a perfect storm of happy coincidence: our friend Randall was in the...

mixtape 12: i don’t even know anymore

Posted by lyn | Feb 4, 2011 | mixtape masters | 7

Okay, so. I almost didn’t do this playlist. Even though I skipped last week’s playlist. I’ve just been so busy lately, and what’s more, I have been listening to the same two albums over and over and over...

mixtape 11: 1992

Posted by lyn | Jan 21, 2011 | mixtape masters | 5

The summer between sixth and seventh grade, my mom and I moved down south to join my dad, who had already settled into his new assignment ahead of us. I saw the move as my chance at reinvention. An opportunity to shed my...

mixtape 10: americanos

Posted by lyn | Jan 14, 2011 | mixtape masters | 5

Speaking of America… Bad Religion — American DreamTom Petty — American GirlTrisha Yearwood — An American Girl (Xs and Os)Wilco — Ashes of American FlagsGogol Bordello — American WeddingLos...

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