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Sara P

eradicateapathy

About Me



"My personal hobbies include reading, listening to music and silence." Edith Sitwell

I want a tiny house.

Tumbleweed Tiny Houses
E6
Whatzup
Amp Camp
CHOW - Cooking ala Hipster
Random Kitten Generator
NPR- All Songs Considered
Cinema Center
Southern Shelter
Tell Me What to Think, Pitchfork!
IKEA
Largehearted Boy
Oh Harp, Take Me Away
Village Books
Powell's Books-Rock Reference & Criticism

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My Interests



books, music, cooking, writing, gang dang, and succinctness

I'd like to meet:





Music:



My Whatzup Review for Favorite '06 Album

Bejar-o-Matic

Last Week's Listens

Television:

IFC, TCM, PBS, The Simpsons, Gilmore Girls, Jeopardy

Books:

Dostoevsky, Philip Roth, Edith Wharton, David Sedaris, Tom Robbins, Hubert Selby Jr., JK Rowling, Jonathan Franzen, Ian McEwan, Don DeLillo, Stephen King, Cormac McCarthy, Michael Chabon, Jose Saramago, Jay McInerney, Ayn Rand, Iris Murdoch, Zadie Smith, John Updike, cookbooks, the classics, the classical classics

Heroes:

Julia Child and Jim Beeson

My Blog

My November Blarg

1.  How depressing that lovely October has come and gone so quickly; depressing for depressives that is.  Those of us who aren't prone to moping just shrug our shoulders and wait for Decembe...
Posted by Sara P on Tue, 13 Nov 2007 05:31:00 PST

October Ginger Tea

1.  Bloomington has been good to me.  I haven't felt this well in a few years and I am expecting to feel better as time goes by.  Don't roll your eyes, but I've been mostly vegan for th...
Posted by Sara P on Wed, 10 Oct 2007 06:55:00 PST

Bloomington Bound

1.  Well, after months of claiming that a job in Bloomington was within reach, an actual job has materialized.  I will be the Coordinator of Development for the IU Physical Plant, taking car...
Posted by Sara P on Wed, 29 Aug 2007 07:20:00 PST

Pitchfork Recap & Whatnot

1. Categorical Recap of Pitchfork Music Festival:    a.  Great Sets from Currently-Listened-to Bands          i.     Sonic Youth...
Posted by Sara P on Mon, 06 Aug 2007 07:28:00 PST

Spoils from a B-town Shopping Spree

I spent 3 days in Bloomington and went crazy with any leftover graduation gift money I received:Exhibit A:  Dover Thrifty ClassicsExhibit B:  New Replacement Pair of Beloved ChacosExhibit C:...
Posted by Sara P on Tue, 10 Jul 2007 11:44:00 PST

Top Albums of Mid-2007

1.  Here's my top 30 albums of mid-2007.  Listing the rankings of a top 30 may be senseless of me, in that I only have bought around 40 albums total this year.  Oh well, here goes:30.&n...
Posted by Sara P on Thu, 28 Jun 2007 11:06:00 PST

Music is the Brandy of the Damned...

...so says George Bernard Shaw1. Currently listening to the newest from:       -David 'Hottie' Vandervelde= 60/70s inspired glam pop, Allmusic influences include; David Bowie...
Posted by Sara P on Tue, 27 Feb 2007 08:09:00 PST

Watered Down Gin

1.  Have I mentioned the Bring Wilco to Fort Wayne campaign?  Go to Bring Wilco to FW website and sign the petition...who knows what will happen?  Even if you don't like Wilco or Jeff T...
Posted by Sara P on Mon, 22 Jan 2007 05:19:00 PST

The Sara 1980's Re-education Project

1.  So, I was wrong about Oakley Hall.  Both of their 2006 releases are pretty darn good after repeated listening.  Perfect drinking music or after-drinking music.  I think a Rolli...
Posted by Sara P on Thu, 04 Jan 2007 07:57:00 PST

Bests of 2006

I probably keep revising this as I think of more bests, so it will be a fantastically lengthy blog...Top 20 Albums:I just started listening to Rock Plaza Central this Tuesday and believe to have liste...
Posted by Sara P on Sun, 17 Dec 2006 06:17:00 PST