My name is Crystal. I'm a physics and international studies major at Northwestern University. I write for Something for the Ladies. I was an unfortunate looking child. The people in my life are funnier than I am. I am probably just an overgrown cat.
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[Flash 9 is required to listen to audio.]won’t you take me back to texas where it’s warm?
Relevant.
Audio reblogged from There's Nothing Here
[Flash 9 is required to listen to audio.]On your request, I compile a list of my top five resolutions for this year. I declined ‘cause I decided that I do not believe in the new year anymore. And you must confess that at times like these, hopefulness is tantamount to hopelessness. And I accept that it’s time for a change but not in places like this with people like these.
(Source: cxianet)
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Things Made in 2011 that I Listened to:
I have tried to do this alphabetically. This list is probably incomplete. Artist then album/EP name. Maybe I’ll write a little more about the items on this list later.
- Astro Kid - SWPPP EP
- Beyoncé - 4
- Childish Gambino - EP
- Cold Cave - Cherish the Light Years
- Common - The Dreamer/The Believer
- Copy Haho - S/T
- Da Bang - Bone Hug
- Dananananaykroyd - There Is A Way
- Destroyer - Kaputt
- Drake - Take Care
- Dum Dum Girls - He Gets Me High EP
- Dum Dum Girls - Only in Dreams
- Feist - Metals
- Frank Ocean - Nostalgia, Ultra.
- Jhene Aiko - sailing soul(s)
- Johnny Foreigner - Certain Songs Are Cursed EP
- Johnny Foreigner - Johnny Foreigner vs. Everything
- Justice - Audio Video Disco
- Katy B - On a Mission
- Los Campesinos! - Hello Sadness
- PK Fire - These Bleak Weeks EP
- Rihanna - Talk That Talk
- Siriusmo - Mosaik
- Slow Club - Paradise
- St. Vincent - Strange Mercy
- Summer Camp - Welcome to Condale
- Tellison - The Wages of Fear
- Terius Nash - 1977
- Thao & Mirah - S/T
- The Pains of Being Pure at Heart - Belong
- The Roots - undun
- The Throne - Watch the Throne
- Those Dancing Days - Daydreams & Nightmares
- Times New Viking - Dancer Equired!
- Transit - Listen & Forgive
- Tubelord - R O M A N C E
- Wild Beasts - Smother
- Wild Flag - S/T
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On North Korea, death, and brainwashing:
As the situation in North Korea unfolds, I hope that news reporters are kind to the people of North Korea, as it’s not their fault that they’ve lived under a terrible regime and know no other life than one that they’ve entrusted with Kim Jong-il. I’m a little disappointed with the mocking tone that some journalists and bloggers have taken at the disbelief with the funeral procession and the grandeur of it all.
At dinner on Wednesday night, I asked my parents, uncle, and my uncle’s roommate what the death of Mao Zedong was like for China. They told me that it was similar; my uncle claimed that schools shut down so that people could cry. My mother said that if you didn’t stand there and openly weep in the streets, the adults would look at you funny.
My parents aren’t dumb people. They have two masters degrees each. My uncle is working on his PhD in electrical engineering, and my uncle’s roommate has a master’s degree in EE. But fear and ignorance are strong, especially if you grow up in an environment where the government and ideology mean more to everyone than anything else.
Don’t get me wrong; Kim Jong-il was a bad, bad man who did terrible things, but the people of North Korea suffered (and still suffer) for it. Even if the funeral is really quite absurd, let’s not let this disintegrate into jokes about the NK people, okay?
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Today, I sliced off the tip of my thumb.
- EMT#1: Hey, how'd you do this?
- me: Making tomato soup. I cut my thumb on a kitchen knife.
- EMT#1: (laughs) Thought your hand was a tomato, eh? I've done that before.
- me: Ah, yeah. Silly mistake.
- EMT#1: Well, the good news is that the pain you feel right now is nothing compared to what you're going to feel tomorrow.
- me: (laughs)
- EMT#2: (unamused) Yo man, how about we keep the bedside chatter to a minimum?
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My favourite songs made in 2011:
Not intended to be a “Best of 2011” list because there’s not any opinion that’s definitive for everyone. Keep in mind these are just songs that came out this year and not songs released as singles this year.
This list is probably incomplete. I didn’t really figure out how great “F.I.L.A.” was until the beginning of this year. Things will change. Maybe I will mature (unlikely).
I have tried to include links to songs as much as possible. There is no order except number 1.
Beyoncé - “Countdown”
Boof boof.
Frank Ocean - “Thinking About You”
Decided after this song that I wanted to kiss Frank Ocean on the mouth. Felt really confused about it because of the way I feel about Odd Future. Resolved to pull him away from those kids draggin’ him down.
Azealia Banks - “212”
I’m glad that someone is popularizing the word “cunt” because I’ve liked it for years. Though it’s kind of one of those things where if you don’t have one/don’t belong to that group, you can’t say it. (see also: “faggot”, “nigger”) While I dig it when Azealia says it, I’m not sure I’m ready for a 2012 where I have to explain why straight, white males can’t. Anyway, this song makes me dance.
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Skream, wubstep originator, on Skrillex: →
The whole interview is pretty great, but even The Quietus knows this part is particularly interesting:
But what are we gonna do, form a united front against Skrillex? Honestly, it’s pathetic, I think, it’s ridiculous. Either listen to it or don’t listen to it. There’s still nights playing the stuff those people want to hear. It’s just bitchiness, it really is. You haven’t got to like his music, you don’t particularly have to like him, but there’s no reason you can’t like what he’s done - he’s smashed it. He’s up for five Grammys. He must be doing something right, you know what I mean?
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But in all honesty it genuinely doesn’t bother me. I like the music he makes. People will fucking burn me for saying that [laughs]. There’ll be effigies out in the fucking street! It just is what it is man, you’ve just got to keep yourself moving. The fact that dubstep, the word - you know I hate saying the word, I love what it is but I just hear it so much now. But even though it’s so big now, that means that everybody else is earning a bit more money. Even if you’re playing the deepest deepest sound, you’re still earning that little bit more money because you’re playing dubstep. Whether you want to admit it or not, you are.
As ridiculous as I find Skrillex (seriously) and as much as I really hate his music, Skream’s argument is great. Ultimately, making music is expensive and if there’s any kind of trickle down effect to yr so-called “real” artists, then you should be god damn happy. Also, in the age we live in with the internets, there’s so much stuff being made, so much collaboration, so many events for everyone that you can find whatever you want. We don’t live in a time that’s completely co-opted by the major labels anymore. Be happy! Go find what you like!
This argument goes for anything, not just dubstep. Purists sometimes (see: always) need to shut up.
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Rap Industry Fan Fiction: Kanye West plans his furniture exhibition →
“What u think about noguchi jay?” Kanye texted to his best friend. He hoped Jay would respond soon. Jay always knew what to do.
Jay texted back instantly. “noguchis the shit but bey thinks he sux. she doesnt kno shit about furniture anyway doe” read Jay’s response. Kanye smiled, satisfied. He knew Jay would help him figure it out in the end.
Kanye West set aside his sketchbook and stretched out on his king bed, staring beatifically into the mirror on his ceiling. “You did good, ye,” Kanye whispered to his reflection. “You did good.”
I can’t even.
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