had a morning coffee at la bento and I wrote some one liners.

Here is page 2:

The incessant barking of the distant dog tears my concentration to shreds.

Trash day brings opportunity for those with and without truck.

Today the black cars look grey and the blue shine bright.

There are some that talk like that, but they are not here.

The acrid smell of old dirt distracts my nostrils from the fresh felled rain.

If grammar was your study, why accept such a trivial and exhausting position?

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page one: twitter.com/jackmaatman

page three: facebook

Albums that I’ve spent most of time with in 2009:

Midnight Organ Fight – Frightened Rabbit(*)

For Emma, Forever Ago – Bon Iver*

Sigh No More – Mumford and Sons

Atlantic Ocean – Richard Swift*

Langhorne Slim – Langhorne Slim**

Hometowns – The Rural Alberta Advantage

Dark Was the Night – Disk 1 - Various Artists

Sun Giant – Fleet Foxes

Not Animal – Margo & the Nuclear So and So’s*

I and Love and You – The Avett Brothers*

Honorable Mentions:

Veckatimest – Grizzly Bear

Gather, Form & Fly – Megafaun*

North Hills – Dawes*

In Rainbows  – Radiohead

Most of these albums came out in ’09, but not all. I picked the self titled Langhorne Slim album because it has my favorite songs on it. He released an album this year too, Be Set Free, but I spent a lot more of my time with the rest of his work this year. My list isn’t all encompassing or exhaustive, it’s just what I enjoyed listening to this year. Most of what I discovered this year is due to Brian and Jon. Thank you both for consuming and recommending so much good music.

* denotes seeing them live this year. I was going to see Frightened Rabbit, but it sold out–I’m retarded.