Sunday, December 28, 2008

a year in (re)view.

things I'm into right now, because you care and I haven't updated in mucho millenia

groups of 5, ten is too hard.

in no paahticular order, five better instances in music of 2008:
only by the night - kings of leon
mgmt
lady gaga
fleet foxes
katy perry

moments in art:
Action/Abstraction: Pollock, de Kooning, and American Art, 1940-1976, SLAM. (through 1/11)
Ideal [Dis-]Placements: Old Masters, Pulitzer. (still on, go see!)
Birth of the Cool: California Art, Design, and Culture at Midcentury, Kemper.
Rachel Whiteread, MFA Boston.
Shepard Fairey, ICA Boston. (still there, check out where all those awesome Obama posters came from, for real)

things:
prez #44
the birds nest in beijing
real-life barbie shoes
the genius app on itunes
people who can do the entire single ladies dance

some resolutions for me (only 4 though, it's my blog, i get to break the pattern):
.stop complaining about being fat
.run more
.be more responsible
.try new things

some for youz guys:
>quit walking on the sidewalk like a drunk-ass fool in the middle of the afternoon
>get yourself some good taste for a change
>less strollers.
>more coral.
>keep those bakeries open later