ten_years

Jul
25th

Sat

Things I Didn’t Like 10 Years Ago But Like Now #023: Weezer’s Pinkerton

I’m sorry
here I go
I know I’m a sinner
but I can’t say no

Thursday night I’m making Denise
Friday night I’m making Therese
Saturday night I’m making Louise
Oh, why can’t I be making Love come true?

Jul
24th

Fri

Things I Liked 10 Years Ago But Don’t Like Now #021: Armageddon

Jul
23rd

Thu

Things I Didn’t Like 10 Years Ago But Like Now #022: Rewatching Old Cartoons From My Childhood

At my parents’ house are old VHS tapes still lying around of cartoons my brother and I used to watch and always like rewatching whenever we visit during the holidays. Included are such greats as Dino-Riders, M.A.S.K., Sky Commanders, Voltron, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and, saving the best for last, Denver, the Last Dinosaur (because it’s the easiest to make fun of while watching).

Jul
22nd

Wed

Things I Liked 10 Years Ago But Don’t Like Now #020: Chicken Divan

Jul
21st

Tue

Things I Liked 10 Years Ago But Don’t Like Now #019: Siding with Brandy in “The Boy is Mine”

I’m shifting my allegiance over to Monica.

Jul
18th

Sat

Things I Didn’t Like 10 Years Ago But Like Now #021: Sour Cream

Jul
16th

Thu

Things I Didn’t Like 10 Years Ago But Like Now #020: Folk Implosion’s “Natural One”

You want to know how I found out about this song?

Moby.

Moby was hosting some music video program on MTV late one night and, as many terrible musicians getting such a privilege will do, played music videos from bands that were all far better than the host. I guess this means Moby has done something good in my eyes.

But that’s not really the point I wanted to make about this song. The point is *puts on his best Smoove B impression and starts the track* ladies?

Jul
15th

Wed

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Things I Didn’t Like 10 Years Ago But Like Now #019: Galaxie 500

For whatever reason I had recently been thinking about what song had caused me to cry the most. I was able to remember specific singular instances where a song had done it (Hello, Weezer’s “Only in Dreams!”) but the one that had claimed the most tear-frags escaped me.

Then I remembered the closing track to Galaxie 500’s 1989 masterpiece On Fire*- their tasteful, delicate, but above all gut-wrenching cover of George Harrison’s “Isn’t It a Pity.” I’m getting dangerously close to being able to count on two hands the number of times I have cried to this song driving to/from Boston on Route 2 alone.

*back on vinyl again!

Jul
14th

Tue

Things I Liked 10 Years Ago But Don’t Like Now #018: Kix Cereal

I ate this just about every day during my freshmen year of college until, as far as I can tell, they changed the ingredients in the cereal. It was enough to turn me off for good, however slight the changes to the recipe were.

Jul
13th

Mon

Things I Liked 10 Years Ago But Don’t Like Now #017: Writing in Pencil

Jul
10th

Fri

Things I Didn’t Like 10 Years Ago But Like Now #019: Balsamic Vinegar

Jul
9th

Thu

Things I Didn’t Like 10 Years Ago But Like Now #018: New Order

Jul
8th

Wed

Things I Liked 10 Years Ago But Don’t Like Now #016: TI-92 Graphics Calculator

Did I want a Nintendo 64 or some handleheld video game system for Christmas sophmore year of high school? Nope, I wanted one of these bulky bad boys to plot sinc functions to my heart’s content.

Jul
7th

Tue

Things I Didn’t Like 10 Years Ago But Like Now #017: Indian Food

Jul
2nd

Thu

Things I Didn’t Like 10 Years Ago But Like Now #016: Upright Citizens Brigade

Darren: But I had sex with a dog, too!
Tony: Well, did you know it was a dog when you had sex with it?
Darren: Yeah…

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