OutdoorType

Davy and Peter Rothbart kick ass.
Did you miss this awesome show? See them Thursday night, 6pm at GMU.
Perhaps more reflective thoughts later. Right now it’s too late and time for sleep.
I might be hitting the hay, but at least we know that…
The Booty Don’t Stop
I tell you that you’re special, that you’re the […]

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The thing about the theremin is, it is way less cool in person.
Or maybe it’s just experimental theremin that is less cool than expected.  Or perhaps it was as cool as expected, but I missed it because Echolalia/Amber was on the floor for most of her performance and it’s kind of hard to see what’s […]

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Vending, originally uploaded by outdoor_type.
Of all the cool things we saw on our tour (and there were many) I think this shot of the vending machines brought the […]

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My Nina Totin’ Bag arrived in the mail today. It arrived at work and my co-workers wanted to know what was in the box because what’s usually […]

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Five rules from the NPR drinking game
1. Nina Totenberg reads a transcript (1 drink)
2. Oboe is heard (2 drinks)
3. Malcolm Gladwell reference (1 drink)
4. Scott Simon cracks himself up (1 drink)
5. Daniel Schorr mentions Watergate (3 drinks)

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I haven’t been sleeping much. Let’s blame it on that.
Now, to say that I have not been sleeping much isn’t entirely accurate. I sleep every day. Really, I do. And sometimes I even sleep for as many as four consecutive hours! It’s the falling asleep part that I cannot seem to wrap my brain […]

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Sarah Vowell @ Lisner Auditorium 003, originally uploaded by outdoor_type.
Sarah Vowell returned to GW’s Lisner Auditorium last night for a reading, question and answer session, and book signing.The show was to begin at 8pm but 8pm came and went without any sign of my favourite author. Shortly after the expected start time a woman […]

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