“Desire is a house. Desire needs a closed space. Desire runs out of doors or windows, or slats or pinpricks, it can’t fit under the sky, too large. Close the doors. Close the windows . . . It’s not supposed to be big at all. It should be the closest it can to being your actual size.”

Almanac is my hour-long amateur radio show.  We’re nearing the end of our second season, so take a listen and let me know what you think.

Favourite just isn’t Favourite without u.

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We’re back to our old format for this week’s Almanac which deals with marriage. I speak with Lo Shewm— wait, Fisher, now! and the mystical Kenny Ryan experience.

Why is everyone so scared of marriage? I know I am. We explore.

The Bunker – Beirut
Under the Milky Way – The Church
Live as if Someone is Always Watching You – Smog
I Tried to Make You Smile – Denison Witmer
Happiness – The Weepies
The Simple Story – Jane Birkin feat. Feist
Salty Dog – Cat Power

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• I put on the Human League and start talking about Talking Heads and Cate says something like “Oh I can’t tell the difference”, I scoff and talk about how David Byrne’s voice is unique or something like that and then Afton says “Yeah I thought they were the same.”  I am of course annoyed, which I slightly suspect was the end goal there.
• I answer every single question in my math class wrong, he’ll ask us any old thing, and I chime in.  Wrong every time.  I keep answering questions though, he keep telling me I’m wrong.
• A postcard from Ted, mostly incomprehensible. Wouldn’t have it any other way.
• A letter sits, half-finished.  Can’t think of much else to say in return.
• “That blue eyed wedding cake.”  That’s me, I have blue eyes.