Honda UK’s New Advert

With a song written and performed by Garrison Keillor, Honda UK’s new award-winning advertisement, “Hate Something Change Something,” is the best I’ve ever seen. (The ad was created by Portland, Oregon’s own firm of Wieden+Kennedy.)
Download the ad (in a 6.6 MB .zip file). You won’t be disappointed.

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A Mind of its Own

Look at this album! It’s taking on humanoid characteristics! Or duckanoid.
I went to a party last night; it was dope. My next door neighbor turned 60. There were 100 people there. They played swing music. I saw my godparents, old friends, and kids I used to babysit for who [...]

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"I Wonder"

Ingredients:
-one part Parliament (White) Funk-one part Bobby McFerrin-one part Babybird-one part octuple-tracked vocals
Place in GarageBand. Stir frequently.
What do you get?
“I Wonder”, the newest non-hit single!
Download it now — and enjoy!

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Song of the Week

(Don’t forget the pictures!)
Guided by Voices“Hold On Hope”
Every street is darkAnd folding out mysteriouslyWhere lies the chance we take to beAlways workingReaching out for a hand that weCan’t seeEverybody’s got a hold on hopeIt’s the last thing that’s holding me
Invitation to the last danceThen it’s time to leaveBut that’s the price we payWhen we deceiveOne [...]

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Where Do You Blog?

One of Michelle’s blog pals asked the question: “Where do you blog?” Since I like looking at pictures of people’s kitchens, living rooms, and offices, I’m asking the same question on my blog.
Sometimes, I blog in the living room:

Most of the time, I blog in the currently messy spare room:

You?

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Young Writers, Unite!

The blog for this summer’s Young Writers’ Workshop course is up and running! (Note that I’ve post-dated the first entry so it won’t look like I’m a complete loser with time enough on my hands to create a new blog!)
Don’t forget Bob Pollard! And new pics! Just read the damned blog, OK?

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More Pictures in my Album!

Go here to see the best digital pictures that money can buy. Or not buy.

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Updates? Yeah, I Promised Them.

But will I deliver? Who knows? Maybe tonight.
You all must watch “Hit Me Baby One More Time” on NBC tonight. Wang Chung is performing “Hot in Herrrrrre.” Howard Jones is performing some song (not “Things Can Only Get Better,” sadly).

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Stories from Salisbury…

Updates on dinner with dad, adventures in Great Barrington, chance meeting with Robert, the dryer debacle, and more…after I catch my breath.
Back in Pomfret on Monday…

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I Remain Too Tired To Do Anything.

So today’s plan was this: get up, finish grades, go to the Apple Store. The plan changed quickly and became: get up, don’t finish grades, get oil changed, visit Dave at Victoria Station, and go to Wallingford with Bev to pick up Jonah and head down to Ikea. Bev bought lots of stuff; [...]

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