May
14
Long overdue.
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Forgive me, dear readers. It has over two months since last I updated this page, and I am remiss.
Much has occurred since last we spoke. I got engaged to a beautiful, brilliant woman. I got a job with my dear friends at the BIC Offices. I presented two papers at academic conferences in West Chester […]
Mar
21
O Thou who changest not, abide with me.
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This song opened The Mountain Goats concert I attended last night (more on Katie’s blog). It’s beautiful, and I can’t get it out of my head. (Also, don’t fret that you can’t see the actual video; the lighting in the venue was terrible for filming. Simply enjoy the beauty of the vocals.)
Mar
21
“I am young and I am good.”
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Tonight, I saw the Mountain Goats live in concert. While I admit that a band whose name recalls barnyard livestock doesn’t initially sound like the kind that might equally evoke beautiful acoustic poetry, these folks do. Fronted by a guy that looks like an early 90s cable access version of Bob Saget, the Goats played […]
Oct
7
You Can’t Fail Me Now
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Any of you who knew me this summer, when I was preparing to jaunt off to Philadelphia and indulge in the urban experience, knew that part of my excitement in spending (at least) four months in the City of Brotherly Love was due, in a large part, to the number of concerts I knew I […]