in the spirit of the shedding-of the-old, embracing-of-the-new attitude of the season, i'm going to largely (but not completely) abandon my journaling here on of orchids and such. this is part of a new year shift that began for me earlier this year that i'd like to continue with into 2009. this shift includes reading more, writing more letters, being more intentional about investing in tangible relationships wherever in the world i might find myself, and generally spending less time piddling around on the web. i've begun a stripped-down variation over at wordpress, which will be less commentary about me and my life and more about linking to current events news, other blogs, and miscellaneous interestings. it's also possible that i'm going to begin writing literature reviews for captain obvious, in an effort to get his indie kids into reading books of substance, so keep your eyes peeled there as well.
i'll leave you with the tracklist for this year's mix. i've titled it 'semper augustus', in honor of a beautiful, extinct flower, and maybe for other reasons as well... i'll be making the mix available online for select friends and relations.
to those of you i love and cherish, enjoy.
semper.augustus
1. "Walking" - The Dodos
2. "Souveniers" - Architecture in Helsinki
3. "Wedding Dress" - Samamidon
4. "Oh, La" - Ra Ra Riot
5. "Blood" - The Middle East
6. "Whole Wide World" - Wreckless Eric
7. "Alone Again Or" - Love
8. "Anna" - Hello Saferide
9. "Eraser" - No Age
10. "Ain't No Sunshine" - Bill Withers
11. "RoboCop" - Kanye West
12. "California Stars" - Billy Bragg and Wilco
13. "Furr" - Blitzen Trapper
14. "Dreaming of Me" - Depeche Mode
15. "Willow Tree" - Chad VanGaalen
16. "On Tour With Zykos" - Okkervil River
17. "The Modern Leper" - Frightened Rabbit
18. "1981" - The Tough Alliance
