Say Hi

It’s been a really long time since I’ve posted here.

I just wanted to point out that there is a site that does something that I tried to do here, with varying degrees of success: capture what I was thinking or feeling at a particular moment. Say Hi seeks to map physical location with personal experiences. It has a nice low key approach, doesn’t require a real name, and puts some interesting constraints on communication that keeps things positive and light. (One of the creators explains the site in more detail here.)

Check it out. And let me know if you find me.

Tacoma Elf Storage

I’ve been digging what is pretty much the perfect Christmas EP. Yeah, I know it is February. Barry Phipps and his friends make a Christmas EP every December, and they put it out free ( for a limited time ) on Barry’s label Tight Ship Records. This year the record wasn’t out as usual, and I was pretty bummed. However, I just checked earlier this week, and it came out the day after Christmas.

The 2010 vintage of Holiday Music is whimsical, delightful, and fun–pretty much the dead opposite of what you hear in the stores over the holidays. Titled “Tacoma Elf Storage”, the EP give you a great view into the life of the elves when they aren’t working at the North Pole. Go grab this free download now — you can safely enjoy it all summer and into next holiday season. (While you are there, pick up another indie label of love… I recommend The Like Young’s Six at Midnight.)

Go to: Tacoma Elf Storage

paul theroux – what i’m reading now

The Old Patagonian Express: By Train Through the Americas

i bought this book second hand a couple years ago to read on my trip to peru. i wound up getting bogged down, and lending it out in exchange for some Neruda. the book was  finally returned to me recently.

it has flashes of brilliance, but like the author, i am sometime bored on the trip and my attention wanders.

i like reading about trains while i ride BART on my commute.

will check in again when i finish.