Awful things happen all the time everywhere (like hey, another Exxon pipeline spill). But lately they have been happening adjacent to me. A good friend’s mother passed away. A good friend of some of my close friends, Elyse Stern, was struck and killed by a drunk driver who sped away and left her to die. Another bicyclist friend of friends survived a freaking Molotov cocktail attack on Minneapolis’ Midtown Greenway, in broad daylight. And Roger Ebert died.
I’ve been feeling pretty down this week so it is harder to come up with my usual five good things. But I’m going to do it anyway. Because it will make me feel better.
Five good things for this Friday:
- Edison High innovator engages kids, reaches finals in Teach-Off. What a wonderful teacher! Watch the videos and vote here for Christopher Leonard Pennington.
- So much new music to enjoy right now. I love the new Low. And the new Kurt Vile. And the new Marnie Stern. And the new Julianna Barwick single. Been listening to the Knife’s New album Shaking the Habitual, streaming via Pitchfork. Live music-wise we saw Low at The Fitzgerald last month and Sigur Ros Wednesday night. This weekend we’re going to see Iceage and next week Julia Holter will be at The Walker.
- This is an incredible project. “Beijing Silvermine is a unique photographic portrait of the capital and the life of its inhabitants following the Cultural Revolution. It covers a period of 20 years, from 1985, namely when silver film started being used massively in China, to 2005, when digital photography started taking over. These 20 years are those of China’s economic opening, when people started prospering, travelling, consuming, having fun.”
- Your Morning Cry: Volunteer Pilots Fly Rescue Puppies to New Forever Homes
- Lastly, fantastic scotch tape portraits. I need to set aside some time to do this with the guys at home. For sure.
Speaking of the guys at home…the boyfriend is all moved out of his old apartment, as of Monday morning. But definitely not all settled into mine (now ours). This is the first time I’ve attempted cohabitation since 2006. So far so good but we have a lot of work to do to de-clutter and get everything situated. I’m de-cluttering in other areas of my life too. Even just unsubscribing from the countless email lists I was receiving and trying to reduce other distractions as well. Going away up North to the solar barn home in Biwabik was the best thing ever. I kinda wish we were still there, where life is simpler.
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