Seeing bands back in the day, musings on aging, me being an idiot with Unwound, the amazing Blonde Redhead, yelling at Julie Delpy, Pavement and a drunken karaoke, the majesty and tragedy of Elliott Smith, the joy that Quasi brings, don't cheat on Beck (or anyone), and a departed friend. Stuff mentioned: Unwound "Lady Elect" (1996), Blonde Redhead "Violent Life" (1995), Blonde Redhead Melody of Certain Damaged Lemons (2000), Blonde Redhead Fake Can Be Just as Good (1997), Blonde Redhead "Futurism vs. Passéism" (1997), Pavement "Sensitive Euro Man" (1996), Pavement Slanted and Enchanted (1989), Pavement "Silence Kid" (1994), Elliott Smith "Say Yes" (1997), Elliott Smith "Coming Up Roses" (1995), Elliott Smith "I Figured You Out" (2017, recorded in 1995), Quasi Featuring "Birds" (1997), Quasi "California" (1997), Quasi "It's Raining" (2001), Beck Sea Change (2002), Beck "Cyanide Breath Mint" (1994), Elliott Smith "True Love" (2015, recorded in 2001), Edna St. Vincent Millay "First Fig" (1920), and Elliott Smith "Happiness" (2000).