Wednesday, October 1, 2008

swamped edition 09/29/2008

fury |ˈfyoŏrē|
noun ( pl. -ries)
1 wild or violent anger : tears of fury and frustration | Rachel shouted, beside herself with fury.
• ( a fury) a surge of violent anger or other feeling : in a fury, he lashed the horse on.
• [in sing. ] violence or energy displayed in natural phenomena or in someone's actions : the fury of a gathering storm | she was paddling with a new fury.
2 ( Fury) Greek Mythology a spirit of punishment, often represented as one of three goddesses who executed the curses pronounced upon criminals, tortured the guilty with stings of conscience, and inflicted famines and pestilences. The Furies were identified at an early date with the Eumenides.
• dated used to convey a woman's anger or aggression by comparing her to such a spirit : she turned on him like a vengeful fury.
PHRASES
like fury informal with great energy or effort : she fought like fury in his arms.

it's the first big wave of the term. up until 2am doing a powerpoint, up again at 7am to draw in order to make it to work for the first time in almost a week and not be completely behind.

am i ever behind? still ahead.

my room, on the other hand, destroyed.



this past weekend exploded with absolute, joyful phenomena. shows that i still jump up and down about when I talk about them. big beds and sleepovers. 3am descendents sing-a-longs, 4am mario tennis, and 6am hash-outs (it's never too late). the vegan straightedge. reunion brunches and family dinners.



and i don't think i could ask for a better crew of ladies to back me up, ever.


ari, amanda, and bridgette joined me for the show on monday. popular topics included gossip girl, dva and the bed bugs, and postcrossing!

1) Gotteslust- Zann
2) Take The Risk- In My Eyes
3) Polar Bear Club- Silent Majority
4) Power Chord Blues- Dangers
5) Scum- Sick Fix
6) The Price of Medication- The Effort
7) High Society- The Suicide Machines
8) Books About Miles Davis- The Ergs!
9) My Friend Peter- Alkaline Trio
10) Young. Brash. Hopeful.- Fairweather
11) I Like The Nightlife Baby- The Suicide File
12) Writing Letters- Dead To Me
13) From Nothing to Nowhere- Pinback
14) Casey's Song- City And Colour
15) Call It Off- Tegan & Sara
16) Don't Save Us From The Flames- M83

The work will get done. Tonight I'm seeing Pinback in DC. Tomorrow, Tegan & Sara and City And Colour. Saturday, Think Fast, Wild And Crazy Kids (LAST SHOW!), Mindset, Werewolves, Cult Classics at CCAS hollerrrr.

oh, and this is in a week and a half and you should go:

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