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Laura Ashley Style, 1987

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Smashing!

This is also what goes on in my mind when I have to pretend I'm an actual adult.

WHEN I’M SITTING AT A TALK OUTSIDE MY FIELD

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Life in your 20′s:

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When a guy actually takes the initiative to ask me out on a date

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Human life is but a series of footnotes to a vast obscure unfinished masterpiece.

Vladimir Nabokov, Lolita (via victoriousvocabulary)

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Throw Back Spring Saturday

I’m pretty sure one of my cousins has me singing the hook on this song somewhere. 

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Kaitlyn Greenidge at Greenlight Bookstore, 3/10/16

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Get your work done. If that doesn’t work, shut up and drink your gin.

Ray Bradbury, The Art of Fiction No. 203 (via theparisreview)

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When I Try To Binge Date

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Too adorable.

(photo via fingercup)

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Pillar Point - Dove [OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO] from Polyvinyl Record Co. on Vimeo. 

Everyone’s freaking out about Life of Pablo and I’m just listening to Billy Ocean and this. Note: I’ve heard parts of Kanye’s album it’s great. I’m just not going to use tidal for it. 

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Wandering Around Music

The Suffers finally dropped their full album and I can’t recommend it enough.

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What I Drank

 by Death Wish Coffee Co.

Note: I have a real camera, I just prefer to use my phone because I’m lazy like that. I bet you thought I’d just review booze, eh? (No, I am not Canadian)

Looks: Dark, like those Norse legends that involve a surprising amount of horse fucking and months without sunlight. Huh, those two things might be related. Or the crow which carries Odin’s eye allowing him to see the entire world. 

Nose AKA How It Smells: Earthy, like topsoil with a bit of resin. Like a... jazz cigarette.  A really, really, good ... jazz cigarette. The kind that grows high in the California mountains on a tiny co-op that is officially sanctioned to do that sort of thing. Dank. Also, hints of chocolate and nutmeg. 

Taste: Incredibly smooth and conspicuously absent of the acrid burned note that can come with some dark roast coffee. Bright with a bit of tobacco and woodsmoke on the finish. There’s also a fruity note that I can’t quite nail down. I rarely drink my coffee black, but I recommend that you do with this coffee. 

Price: A 12 oz bag goes for 15.99 plus shipping. You can choose between whole bean or ground. Not cheap, but if you’re like me, you go through 8 oz or 10 oz of decent coffee in 2 weeks or less so, this isn’t that much more expensive. I usually drink Lavazza Crema e Gusto so it’s comparable for me.   

Verdict: If you’re a seasoned strong coffee drinker who’s usual brew isn’t doing it for you anymore I’d recommend a tiny splurge and give this a go. It’s available from the company’s website and amazon. 

Bonus Association:

I know this coffee was created for a kick-ass metal guitarist, but eh, I haven’t listened to metal since I was in high school. Also, caffeine makes me happy.  

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Brian Evenson at Skylight Books, 2/11/16

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