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christian

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About Me

my name is christian. i married the best singer on the planet. i listen to a lot of music. i watch a lot of movies. i have a degree in english lit and i'm working on my master's degree in secondary education. what now, kanye!?

i am currently in a band called colonies.

MYSPACE.COM/COLONIES

My Interests

alessandra rose
LOST
wes anderson
words
sufjan stevens
candy
christmas
turn wheel synth voice
the beatles

Music:

the kindness kind
alessandra rose
wilco
andrew bird
the national
band of horses
spoon
chet baker
iron & wine
the fugees
sam cooke
the strokes
grizzly bear
lupe fiasco
interpol
wolf parade
the zombies
four tet
the arcade fire

Movies:

it's a wonderful life
the life aquatic with steve zissou
eternal sunshine of the spotless mind
rushmore
adaptation
magnolia
punch drunk love
21 grams
city of god
the royal tennenbaums
pootie tang
lost in translation
the graduate
cannibal! the musical
meeting people is easy

Television:

LOST
house
human giant
tim and eric's awesome show
the wire

Books:

walden
cat's cradle
the sound and the fury
dubliners

My Blog

Three stories from a complete stranger.

I already know that this is no ordinary day.A young man arrived at the Multimedia Services desk where I work and said hello to his friend Shannon, a coworker of mine. He was simple -- a bit of hair j...
Posted by christian on Fri, 24 Aug 2007 11:24:00 PST

the music of 07 thus far...

new musicso there are truckloads of wonderful albums being released every week in 2007. the obvious notables so far include:the national - boxerspoon - gagagagagafeist - the reminderbjork - voltaandre...
Posted by christian on Tue, 19 Jun 2007 08:43:00 PST

taking over the world.

so. modest mouse debut at #1 on the billboard charts this week. this is close on the heels of #2 debuts from the shins and the arcade fire. i know this is where a lot of people put on their pretension...
Posted by christian on Thu, 29 Mar 2007 08:44:00 PST

A LOOK AHEAD TO 2007...

Many people saw 2006 as a disappoint in music. I am NOT one of those people, but nonetheless, 2007 is shaping up to be UNBELIEVABLE. CHECK IT:Arcade Fire - Neon BibleRadiohead - TBAInterpol - TBAWilco...
Posted by christian on Tue, 02 Jan 2007 11:19:00 PST

FAVORITE SONGS AND ALBUMS OF 2006...

--> -->THIS IS NOT A  "BEST-OF"  LIST.  THESE ARE MY FAVORITES. NOTE THE DIFFERENCE. THANKS. --> --> ALBUMS:  Band of Horses - Everything All the Time --Unbelievable debut. Bre...
Posted by christian on Thu, 21 Dec 2006 02:37:00 PST

a little story.

Every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday I run sound for chappel at PLU. In order to do this, I have to check out a set of keys for the building where chapel is held. This morning I drop by Bob's office to...
Posted by christian on Fri, 29 Sep 2006 12:23:00 PST

FAVORITES OF 2006 SO FAR!

band of horses - everything all the timeunbelievable debut. breath of fresh air. huge and intimate at the same time.grizzly bear - yellow houseexpansive. gorgeous. detatched. worth the effort.joanna n...
Posted by christian on Mon, 18 Sep 2006 07:18:00 PST

THIS IS INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT.

William Faulkner's Nobel Prize in Literature 1949 Acceptance Speech: I feel that this award was not made to me as a man, but to my work - a life's work in the agony and sweat of the human spirit, not ...
Posted by christian on Thu, 17 Aug 2006 08:11:00 PST

SASQUATCH [review + photos]

SASQUATCH MUSIC FESTIVAL 2006 we figured it was a wise decision to skip friday all together. yeah, tv on the radio was playing and wolfmother was gonna bring it home, but i had just seen TVOTR in sea...
Posted by christian on Thu, 22 Jun 2006 05:14:00 PST

BRING IN DA NOIZE/BRING IN DA FUNK -- CHRISTIAN'S FAVORITE SONGS OF 2005

if youre looking for the hottest mix on the block, fire up soulseek and check it: [absolutely no specific order] block pary - this modern love (silent alarm) okkervil river - a stone (black shee...
Posted by christian on Tue, 17 Jan 2006 11:12:00 PST