a true modern classic

the john waters bit of advice that only an amateur responds to their critics is something a lot of people could stand to learn

i love the names of things. i've always enjoyed knowing them

my friend and i watched fox and his friends the other day, and he said that night he had a series of nightmares where a creature in the nightmare kept telling him he wasn't viewing his own dreams, but fassbinder's dreams, which were being preserved for him

i've been a pessimist on contemporary rock music for like the last 20 years but this is one that deserves its place among any of the greats, it's that good

tbh i started doing both these things the summer of 2019 and my life became worse or the same. the epigraph for my next book is from rilke: “nobody can counsel and help you, nobody”

i’ve never once looked at another person’s likes, almost in disbelief it was so common. i’m learning a lot about many of you…

i've been listening to and watching this off and on all day today, stevie wonder on sesame street in 1973. somehow not only allowed to play the full song, but an extended outro added as well. this one kid totally losing his shit

Under the Volcano taught me that it's okay to be an insanely drunk British consul in Mexico

eggs sausages hash browns biscuits a coffee and an orange juice. thinking about eating this meal made me feel so lightly happy for 5-8 seconds that i felt compelled to post this...

found this in an old box. the angelus was my favorite prayer when i was a religious boy, mostly because i preferred mary to jesus. i always felt jesus had it easy (by being god) but mary was just some random person who they put through quite a lot

there was a video from the old internet that i believe was from a documentary where they ask different musicians if they prefer noise or music. every few years i try to find it again but still no luck

a book that feels like talking to a close friend you haven't seen for a while, who's telling you something important about their travels. a little like montaigne

good will hunting is my movie that i know is not good but i am obsessed with and have watched like 15 times. i would watch it right now

It’s hard not to be romantic about Movies

if you want to add a light saudade to your scene have dogs barking in the distance while your narrator is alone

is there a phrase more elegant than a chevron of geese

in the 1986 movie back to school rodney dangerfield has a massive sandwich in front of him, grabs a knife and says, 'i learned this in europe,' and slices the sandwich in half. i think of this with sandwiches now