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work music 5-15-14

aaagh make it stop!!!

Great video by the Times Op-Doc series, which, in general, has been great. One note: The neurological sensation he describes, where the body feels a meditative euphoria when it's accelerating at a pace that does not cause stress has a direct corollary in surfing: "The Stoke." That feeling is accessible to nearly anyone -- if you can get yourself to Cowell's in Santa Cruz or San Onofre in Orange County or Waikiki and prop yourself up on a 10 foot longboard and catch a long, rolling wave, you'll feel the same sensation. Best feeling in my life is still the first wave I rode and for a while, I dedicated every day of my life (2 years) to replicating that feeling.

its too bad Sebald wasn't around for this. h/t runofplay

Obsessive reporting sometimes too concerned with showing its obsessiveness but still, obsessive reporting yields some valuable information about Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold. Perhaps a bit too confident in its own conclusion that Eric was a psychopath, driven by psychopathy, who committed one massive psychopathic act and dragged along his depressive friend. Still, the definitive book on Columbine. Worth reading if you want the actual story and not the media bullshit about trenchcoat mafias, jocks, racism and bullying.  

Paris Review

He looks so tired. 

"think of the easy dreamer who believed in you..."