it’s YOUR alt-country, I’m just borrowing it for the day

or you could use your vote to sink Jon’s bracket further. Just saying

what can I say? “Love and Theft” is very inspiring to me, I guess

I just made something so impossibly ridiculous for tomorrow’s blog post. I haven’t felt this proud of my artistic abilities since I made that “Love and Theft” album art

oh this is awesome!!!

Three books displayed on a wooden counter: The Shape of Dreams - April Reynolds Kin - Tayari Jones Good People - Patmeena Sabit

going on tv to talk about books and library events!

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It's National Library Workers Day, our favorite day of #NationalLibraryWeek where we celebrate the hardworking, dedicated professionals who power possibility in our neighborhoods, our schools, and our places of higher learning.

Thank you, library workers - libraries work because YOU do! #NLWD26

Best Album of 2001: (52) Old 97s – Satellite Rides vs. (77) The Knife – The Knife N: I was feeling really motivated yesterday, so I listened to this Old 97s album while making a lasagna. It was the exact correct length for making a lasagna–I started it while I was pulling everyt…

good morning @bestalbumbrackets.bsky.social voters! today’s match is between the old 97s and the knife! one of these sounds like the gin blossoms (which is good or bad depending on which one of us you agree with) and one has a moment that sounded (to me!) like a cat barfing

your mileage may vary…

Screenshot from an email: The chaperone dance is now...the Macarena! Brush up on your skills before the big night.

glad I learned this before I volunteered to be a chaperone at the middle school dance

“peace of mind” is my jams

I am, indeed, writing about Bob Dylan

@putnam39.bsky.social will be so proud of me

came home from work, ate half of a cannabis Rice Krispie treat, gonna maybe write about Bob Dylan

happy 4/20 to all who celebrate

yeah being a shitty person in the best album discourse earns you a mute at first but keep it up and I will block your ass

I was down in the stacks doing some work before the library opened and I sneezed so loud that one of the janitors who was working halfway across the second floor asked me if I was okay

(This was a normal volume sneeze for me. I am a loud sneezer.)

all of the album art is good album art!

I’m not going to say Illinois gets everything right—we don’t—but the anti-book banning law is pretty rad

now she’s really not gonna be your girlfriend

tempted to reply to every pro-Rilo Kiley post with “Jenny Lewis is never going to be your girlfriend”

I wasn’t a reviewer so I wasn’t involved in any of those conversations!

I was the cruel headmistress, reminding all the boys that Jenny Lewis will never be their girlfriend

that’s right, here I am extolling the virtues of a Blink-182 album! yes, I’m surprised too! no, this is not a joke!

Best Album of 2001: (13) Rilo Kiley – Take Offs and Landings vs. (116) Blink-182 – Take Off Your Pants and Jacket N: I have to tell you, friends, last week was rough. By Friday afternoon I was asking myself if I was “sick of music.” And for a minute I thought “well yeah, I kind of am.” But what I think I’m sic…

good morning, @bestalbumbrackets.bsky.social voters! today’s match is between Rilo Kiley and Blink-182! also: am I sick of music?, genre is satisfying, and one of the best headlines I wrote when I was adding headlines to angry emails from Pitchfork readers circa 2001

Fatboy Slim is fucking in heaven
Fucking and fucking and fucking in heaven

SAME. After last week, it’s nice to have something to listen to that’s innocuous and effortless

in the basement with the kids and the cats, waiting for this to pass

I am very proud of OK GOpeth!

if it makes it to round 2 (guessing it probably will) I would love to read your DC!

I heard a lot of silence so maybe the foghorn noises were outside the range of my hearing. either that or I was so annoyed that I just wanted nine minutes of silence

f u Jonathan!!!!!!

library school circa 2002 (derogatory)