Aqualung - "Thin Air"

Aqualung, you've done it again!

("it" = created a beautiful song I can't stop listening to on repeat)

Kari on the Olympic Opening Ceremony

I've been meaning to document this for a while, and figured with the closing ceremony tonight, this is my last chance.

My mother is quite possibly the sweetest woman I know. But every once in a while, she has a snarky side that comes out that I absolutely love. I got a quick glimpse of it the last time I was home when the two of us watched the Olympic opening ceremony (it was On Demand) and I quickly learned that she had a lot to say about it. In case you missed it or wanted a different perspective, here is a quick recap from the eyes of Kari:


Chronologically...


"These people sound boring, probably because they are." - Mom on the announcers.

She wasn't the only one annoyed by Matt Lauer. Check out Shut Up Matt Lauer for more. Image credit.

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"Look at that frightening baby, what is that?!?!" - Mom

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In response to the announcer saying "[JK Rowling's] books made it cool to read again"

"No they didn't. Goosebumps did!" -  Mom

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"Yea, right." - Mom

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"This is just weird." - Mom

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"Looks like a mess." - Mom

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"Probably could've used a little less grass." - Mom



And my personal favorite:

"What are they gonna do with all that grass after this?" - Mom

Excerpt from the Steve Jobs Biography: Jobs on Fox News

[Steve] Jobs got [Rupert] Murdoch to hear him out on Fox News...

"You're blowing it with Fox News... the axis today is not liberal and conservative, the axis is constructive [and] destructive. And you've cast your lot with the destructive people. Fox has become an incredibly destructive force in our society. You can be better, and this is gonna be your legacy if you're not careful."

Alphabet Playlist - "Sleepyhead" - Passion Pit

Alphabet Playlist - "Sometime Around Midnight" - The Airborne Toxic

A depressingly resonating song about the painful, intoxicated decomposition that inevitably ensues when you combine exes and alcohol.

Alphabet Playlist - "She's On My Arm Now" - Cinema

This whole album (My Blood Is Full Of Airplanes) is one of my favorites. Check it out.

Fleetwood Mac - Rumours Album Art

Wish I could say I took this - via

"A Good Man" - Third Eye Blind

I may have posted this before, but I think this lyric is beautiful:


How do you do it? 
Roots in the soil, untangled; releasing in sweet summer oil
Still I recoil like mace
In all the little moments I pushed you away that I can't erase 

Alphabet Playlist - "She Came Along" - Sharam ft. Kid Cudi

Lesson learned: always have a gun in the bathtub.