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Keith is a writer, blogger, musician, and wannabe cultural critic living in Washington, DC. All Things That Are Good is his personal blog. More »
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The Day’s Events, Condensed
This morning I beat my high score in Geometry Wars by almost double (618,000). I then immediately had to leave for work. I was five minutes late. I went to Starbucks instead of Pegasus today. This is a long story. My favorite barista ever—Maria—who showed a lot of (friendly) interest in me, was fired from [...]
Posted in Life Also tagged 2008, 360, Bon Iver, Geometry Wars, Pegasus, phone calls, Politics, Work Leave a comment
My Hands
Yesterday I started biting my nails again in earnest. I acquired the nervous habit of nail-biting when I was a wee lad and oddly enough, gave it up nearly cold turkey when I was about a sophomore or junior in high school. Yesterday, though, I was sitting in Starbucks reading Uncle Tom’s Cabin, reflecting upon [...]
Posted in Life Also tagged classes, Grist, nail-biting, nervous tics, registration, Tarski problems, Uncle Tom's Cabin 2 Comments
Old and New
Something I didn’t know until this evening was that the film Say Anything is set in Seattle. It’s been out for almost two decades at this point and I hadn’t seen it until tonight; it’s one of those epic love story movies that everyone knows about. It’s memorable and endearing without being reaching or unrealistic [...]
Posted in Music Also tagged movies, recording, Say Anything, Sleepless in Seattle, songs, studio, Westlake Center 1 Comment
Sit Down, Stand Up
Very early this morning I was going to write out a big bitchy diatribe about my problems with the administration and the student body at this school. Instead of blogging about it, I channeled my energy into an indignant anonymous letter to the editor of the school newspaper. I present it here for your approval [...]
Posted in Angst Also tagged angry letters, camera, downtown adventures, Nordstrom, Urban Outfitters, Westlake Leave a comment
Endgame