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Monday, August 02, 2004 np: drive-by truckers - decoration day so, july 27th marked the three year anniversary of this blog's existence. how did i celebrate? by taking a two weeks and some odd days hiatus apparently. of course, that's nice every so often. i should maybe plan to do it every year. but several things collided to result in the mini-vacation: a week-long AP literature and composition workshop at UNC-Charlotte; several short trips and concerts; various and sundry laziness. even the democratic convention had its affect. strange, considering i was glued to the tv each night for the speeches (except for edwards'; i was in chapel hill seeing jesse malin play), but despite my definitely opinions and thoughts on the ongoing events, i didn't feel like commenting. now if i'd been one of the lucky, credentialed bloggers who were allowed to cover the convention as press members...if only i were that lucky. i'm going to cover this more extensively over on the j's indie/rock blog, but after seeing the drive-by truckers debut songs off the dirty south (release date: 24th august), it's going to be a crowded field for the j's indie/rock top 25 albums this year. already we have brilliant records by the streets, wilco and sonic youth and the forthcoming albums by the truckers and paul westerberg. but all that'll be discussed over there. -- school starts back on wednesday with workdays. i'm hoping that this year will go a lot more progressively/positively than my last, chaotic year did. between having a job ripped out from under me and never being in any permanent position, i am ready to be settled and focused. personal problems that erupted back in april certainly didn't help me. i just wanted the year to be done with quickly. i wanted to crawl into my apartment and disappear for the summer. i had little interest in my work. it was just a job getting me to the summer. that might be why i had my hair cut as well. symbolism. who knows. i can very, wholeheartedly and thoroughly recommend jeffrey eugenides' middlesex to you all. it is one of the most engaging and creatively written works i've read in some time. to me, it's a no-brainer that it won the pulitzer in 2003. the conversational style of writing that pulls in numerous refrences and adaptations of pop culture is a revelation in a time of writing that takes public ignorance for granted. eugenides obviously believes in the intelligence of his readers and it shows. it's refreshing. now, the real question is, do i? posted by J. Neas | 8/02/2004 12:27:00 AM
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