these 5 songs will be my life
...until December 23, when FAC32 takes the stage at the Knockout for Jess Beard's 32nd birthday party. She and Josh Yule and I are going to be playing all Factory Records stuff all night, and as a special bday treat a cover band was assembled to play all the best Factory hitz. The band consists of:Albert Claybourne Pearson: DrumsSarah Grant: KeyboardsBrendan Brehm: GuitarJosh Miller: BassMelanie Ann Berlin: vocals These are the five songs I will be listening to 5 times a day and practicing 5 more times a day, in preparation for our debut (and only) performance next month. Come see us! We had our first practice last night and it's a

Running Jamz
So, I've started running again. I do this from time to time. Every year, I go through a period of a few weeks where I'll go running 2-3 times a week, until I get lazy and go back to sitting on my ass, watching old episodes of Intervention, and eating fried butter and cheeseburger pizza. Erin gave me one of those Nike Plus doobobs that tells you how many miles you've gone and how many calories you've burned, and it's pretty neat and has been motivating me to push myself just a little bit harder every time. The one thing that pumps me up the most while I'm running is blasting a playlist of sick-as-fuck dancey james in my ear. Here ar

An Afternoon in Chinatown: A Photo Essay
I love SF's Chinatown. I love the weird-smelling alleys, the chorus of shrill electronic bird chirps you hear as you pass every gift shop, the delicious varieties of savory buns from the bakeries, the clothing stores for tiny people such as myself, the cheap and crappy fireworks, the wacked-out and awesome fashion sense of the old ladies, and the general loudness and constant bustle of it all. Recently Hellyn (my roomie and partner in funemployment) and I rode our bikes there and spent an afternoon rambling around and taking pictures.Here are some of our highlights:

The Little Wizard Hour Flies Again
YES. After a year of silence, my music show The Little Wizard Hour is back! You can listen to it in the embedded player below, or subscribe here. I'll also be looking for guests to play tunes and shoot the shit with me, so let me know if you wanna be on the show. HOORAY.

HAPPY HALLOWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEENNNNNNNNNNN
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