insomnia;

don't ask me why i am not sleeping right now.

the national have a new song out, "so far around the bend." it's for the red zone's new benefit compilation, dark was the night, which comes out february 16th, incidentally the same day that girl talk plays at wellesley. they are streaming a new song every day on the cd's myspace:

here is the song, too (courtesy of 4ad's cute little widget)



bryce dessner is collaborating with visual artist matthew ritchie for a two-day arts and music and performance piece wonderful nonsense extravaganza at mit this wednesday and thursday. special guests include aaron dessner and an mit/wellesley chamber string group (. . .) it's called darkness visible and i'm really excited to go. also, it is free!

wintersession has come and gone with nary a whisper. we start school again in a little bit over a week, but not before serena and i journey to new york for restaurant week at convivio, bklyn vs. bmore curated by todd p and possibly even drinks at pdt. one of janna's friends bartends there, so it's not a sure thing but far more likely than if we weren't friends-of-friends. also also, totally didn't know that janna had an argentina blog, even though one) it is not defunct as janna is home and two) she knew about my blog.

e.b. came and went and left a trail of broken hearts in her wake (kidding) though her visits to wellesley have all been epic. the last one also brought a most welcome guest, the famed (infamous?) phillipp s. penka, real person. eebs, know that every theme party and inevitable shitshow that happens this spring will be thrown in your honor, and that you will always be an honored guest in spirit. but in a less creepy, pseudo-eulogizing way. it is 3:15 in the morning after all, you can't expect me to be that coherent.

i'm going to rename this blog.

good night.

so maybe i lied

now that no one's reading this anymore,

i've discovered the perfect recession-diet food: kale. at super stop and shop in old saybrook (that's in connecticut), kale is 50 cents a pound. and it's bulky but light, so yesterday at said super stop and shop, i bought a rather humongous bunch of anti-oxidant-packed kale for a frugal 37 cents. steamed with a little bit of garlic and then dressed with olive oil and salt, it is both delicious and almost absurdly healthy for you, being a 'superfood' as designated by diet gurus everywhere, and more legitimately, the usda.*

if you want a side of cholesterol with your leafy greens, kale is also much like sage, eminently fry-able. once again, i would first heat some garlic in a sauté pan until carmelized and then throw in the kale until it's crisped up a bit and bright-green. blame it on the top chef marathons, i think.

* claim has in no way been sustantiated through internet research. but i bet it's true, really.