January 2010
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Nate's Top Songs of the Year
Picking the best songs of the year is an entirely different process than picking albums. Albums have to be cohesive and diverse, they have to pull you in and take you along for the ride. Songs, well, songs can be any number of things; a quick diversion, a jolt of inspiration or a righteous jam that makes you want to make an ass out of yourself in any number of ways, from dancing to singing at the...
December 2009
Nate’s Top Songs of the Year →
Picking the best songs of the year is an entirely different process than picking albums. Albums have to be cohesive and diverse, they have to pull you in and take you along for the ride. Songs,…
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WatchNice to see that, on a network that has been flat-out destroying Leach without all the facts, there is still someone at ESPN with enough integrity and cojones to say, “look, I don’t know all of the facts and don’t forget that there are two sides to this story”.
Good on ya, Matich!
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Nate's Top Albums of 2009 List
Once again, as another year draws to a close, I’ve been scrambling, trying to work out which albums this year were my favorites. Remember, this list is totally subjective and not meant to imply that these are the ten best albums of the year, period. They are simply my favorite albums of 2009, the ones that I personally thought were the best. Go ahead and strap yourself in, it’s going...
Nate’s Top Albums of 2009 List →
Once again, as another year draws to a close, I’ve been scrambling, trying to work out which albums this year were my favorites. Remember, this list is totally subjective and not meant to imply that…
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The 2000s
It seems like everyone these days is either feverishly compiling their “Best Of” lists for every conceivable bit of minutiae that can be counted from the last decade or arguing over what exactly to call the years from 2000 to 2009 (The Aughts? The Zeros? A complete waste of time?) In this crush to quantify the last ten years of our lives, it seems like many people have forgotten the...
The 2000s →
It seems like everyone these days is either feverishly compiling their “Best Of” lists for every conceivable bit of minutiae that can be counted from the last decade or arguing over what exactly to…
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Racism
Racism →
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-12-27
I hate the airport, yet I love to fly. Yet another of life’s many cruel contradictions. Screw you, life, for making me go thru hell to fly. # HELLO OMAHA!!! Lock up your women and children. It’s too cold for them to be outside, anyway. Why do I feel the urge to eat corn? # There really is nothing like being stared at by motorists because you’re walking somewhere instead of...
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-12-27 →
I hate the airport, yet I love to fly. Yet another of life’s many cruel contradictions. Screw you, life, for making me go thru hell to fly. #
HELLO OMAHA!!! Lock up your women and children….
Snow-maha →
Get that. It’s punny, right? Overheard it on the Omaha local news. Classic.
Look, I know that it’s Christmas Eve and I should be all full of cheer, but seriously, fuck that. We have had a…
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Snow-maha
Get that. It’s punny, right? Overheard it on the Omaha local news. Classic. Look, I know that it’s Christmas Eve and I should be all full of cheer, but seriously, fuck that. We have had a very nice week with Sara’s family, enjoying our time with our niece and nephews and everyone else, but that doesn’t mean that I wasn’t looking forward to going home tomorrow. Check...
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-12-20 →
Went into work @ 8 this morning, only to find out that I don’t work until 10. Awesome way to start my Sunday. Thanks, world. #
@KlausTaus A real man never apologizes to his ice cream. For…
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-12-20
Went into work @ 8 this morning, only to find out that I don’t work until 10. Awesome way to start my Sunday. Thanks, world. # @KlausTaus A real man never apologizes to his ice cream. For shame. in reply to KlausTaus # Never apologize to ice cream RT@KlausTaus: I take back every bad thing that I’ve said about Neopolitan ice cream, I’m sorry and I was wrong. # Anyone out there in...
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You're Welcome
Smokey’s Steakhouse was a big deal growing up. The original Steakhouse was in the tiny village (re: huddle of ten or so houses and one paved street in the middle of a vast prairie) of Ardoch right across the Red River from where I grew up. By the time I got to college in the late 90’s, they had established themselves in the Fargo/Moorhead area and I took every chance I could to head...
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Smokey’s Steakhouse was a big deal growing up. The original Steakhouse was in the tiny village (re: huddle of ten or so houses and one paved street in the middle of a vast…
Musings: Dolla Dolla Billz, Y’all →
One of, actually, the only perk of working part time at a restaurant is the fact that at the end of every shift, I get to split tips with my fellow drones. Cash is not something that I usually…
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Musings: Dolla Dolla Billz, Y'all
One of, actually, the only perk of working part time at a restaurant is the fact that at the end of every shift, I get to split tips with my fellow drones. Cash is not something that I usually carry. I’m a debit/credit card person. Don’t even ask about a checkbook, I haven’t even seen one in the past seven years. I’m all about the plastic. At least until they finally...
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Standup Friend
This is an old, old friend of mine, Adam Quesnell. I’ve known this guy since we were both little kids in high school(like, fucking, 13 years ago, jeez..). We used to perform against each other at Speech Meets. He was funnier than I was then, too. While I was performing overwrought anger pieces for shock value and an excuse to terrify my competition, he was cracking everyone up. Funny with...
Standup Friend →
This is an old, old friend of mine, Adam Quesnell. I’ve known this guy since we were both little kids in high school(like, fucking, 13 years ago, jeez..). We used to…
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-12-13
Published a new post: ( http://tinyurl.com/yj49x4t ) # Published a new post: ( http://tinyurl.com/yha4tar ) # Who likes waking up super-early and braving the bitter cold? Oh, oh, meeee!!! # Listening to Japandroids’ “Young Hearts Spark Fire.” Is there anything higher than five stars I can rate this on my iTunes? So awesome. # For as cold as it’s been here in Portland (20...
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-12-13 →
Published a new post: ( http://tinyurl.com/yj49×4t ) #
Published a new post: ( http://tinyurl.com/yha4tar ) #
Who likes waking up super-early and braving the bitter cold? Oh, oh,…
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Malaise
So, I just looked up to see that we are creeping ever closer to Christmas. It’s already the middle of December. Where did the last three weeks go? Between trying to get ready for the holidays, working, trying to lose some of the turkey-weight and mourning the end of college football, I haven’t had much time to look up. Or, perhaps I just haven’t wanted to. Who knows? I turn 30 a...
Malaise →
So, I just looked up to see that we are creeping ever closer to Christmas. It’s already the middle of December. Where did the last three weeks go? Between trying to get ready for the holidays,…
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The Case For Suh
Ndamukong Suh is someone to be afraid of. Everyone who has faced the Nebraska Cornhusker defense knows it and the NFL is going to find it out soon enough. At 6’4” and 300lbs, he certainly passes the smell test as far as NFL scouts are concerned. But there is more to him than that. The fire, intensity and sheer destructiveness that he plays with have made him stand on almost every down...
The Case For Suh →
Ndamukong Suh is someone to be afraid of. Everyone who has faced the Nebraska Cornhusker defense knows it and the NFL is going to find it out soon enough. At 6′4″ and 300lbs, he certainly…
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Late For Work
My day today. FML.
Late For Work →
My day today. FML.
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-12-06 →
RT @rainnwilson: RT @RainnWilson #letsmakethisstupidhashtagsentenceatrendingtopic #
Sitting down to watch the Pearl Jam ACL performance. They’re in late-80’s Rolling Stones mode. Please…
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-12-06
RT @rainnwilson: RT @RainnWilson #letsmakethisstupidhashtagsentenceatrendingtopic # Sitting down to watch the Pearl Jam ACL performance. They’re in late-80’s Rolling Stones mode. Please no new album songs, just the old hits. # Amongst the Waves- Pearl Jam songs should never have the word “darlin” in them. It just sounds weird and wrong. # Have to say, when I first started...
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Religious Truthiness
The older I get, the harder it is for me to get worked up over anything. The stuff that used to get my blood all angered up just doesn’t quite do it, anymore. It’s like I lost all desire to get all unhinged over the slightest outrage. But certain topics do still get me going. People acting more self-righteous than they have the right to be is one of them, and this is a perfect example...
Religious Truthiness →
The older I get, the harder it is for me to get worked up over anything. The stuff that used to get my blood all angered up just doesn’t quite do it, anymore. It’s like I lost all desire to get all…
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It's That Time Again
Preparations have begun. Chris, Kelly and I are hard at work scribbling away in notebooks about how much we love this album or that album, using superlatives normally reserved for junior high love letters. It’s Top Ten Album of the Year time, people! Of course, I’m sure we’ll all be very unbiased in our reviews and have a healthy respect for each other’s opinions. Music...
It’s That Time Again →
Preparations have begun. Chris, Kelly and I are hard at work scribbling away in notebooks about how much we love this album or that album, using superlatives normally reserved for junior high…