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<rss version="2.0"><channel><description>Oh hai! i’m brandon.  these are the descriptions, ramblings, musings, and clippings from a left-handed half-italian/half-polish environmentally-conscious cat-loving ice cream-obsessed antique book-collecting impassioned queer traveler [who has the misfortune of being from the detroit-area] whose soul is regenerated by the powers of beauty found in music and mountains.  It might also be said that i have canadian and jew envy.  i hope that you will find yourself wanting to comment, follow and/or stalk.  this is a rather eclectic collection of things i find interesting usually best served with a comfy cushion and some delicious tea.</description><title>Left of Sound</title><generator>Tumblr (3.0; @leftofsound)</generator><link>http://leftofsound.tumblr.com/</link><item><title>Celebrity Sighting:</title><description>A smiling and [very] slightly more petite Bea Arthur.

Automatic win of the day.</description><link>http://leftofsound.tumblr.com/post/264357423</link><guid>http://leftofsound.tumblr.com/post/264357423</guid><pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 22:34:04 -0500</pubDate><category>famous peeps</category><category>celebrity sighting</category></item><item><title>marcusallenthecat:

incanto:CATS WHO STARE AT « Lolcats ‘n’...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://9.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ktohagYZxA1qzp10go1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://marcusallenthecat.tumblr.com/post/257316241/incanto-cats-who-stare-at-lolcats-n-funny" target="_blank"&gt;marcusallenthecat&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://incanto.tumblr.com/post/257181597/cats-who-stare-at-lolcats-n-funny-pictures-of" target="_blank"&gt;incanto&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;a href="http://icanhascheezburger.com/2009/11/25/funny-pictures-who-stare-at-goats/" target="_blank"&gt;CATS WHO STARE AT « Lolcats ‘n’ Funny Pictures of Cats – I Can Has Cheezburger?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;i love goats.  i love cats.  and i was apparently one of very few people who actually also loved the movie.  so basically i’m cool with this.&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://leftofsound.tumblr.com/post/257867819</link><guid>http://leftofsound.tumblr.com/post/257867819</guid><pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:21:33 -0500</pubDate><category>cat</category><category>i want goats</category><category>photo</category><category>movie</category></item><item><title>discodazzler:

Anya Marina - Whatever You Like (TI...</title><description>&lt;embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://leftofsound.tumblr.com/swf/audio_player.swf?audio_file=http://www.tumblr.com/audio_file/252538029/tumblr_ktfz7pgcqU1qa25k6&amp;color=FFFFFF" height="27" width="207" quality="best"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://discodazzler.tumblr.com/post/251525282/anya-marina-whatever-you-like-ti-cover" target="_blank"&gt;discodazzler&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Anya Marina - Whatever You Like (TI Cover)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I’m a huge fan of both Anya Marina and ridiculous covers, so obviously this song is true love.&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://leftofsound.tumblr.com/post/252538029</link><guid>http://leftofsound.tumblr.com/post/252538029</guid><pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 21:55:06 -0500</pubDate><category>anya marina</category><category>song</category><category>cover</category><category>music</category></item><item><title>Sad people dance too</title><description>—the wise words of Thao Nguyen</description><link>http://leftofsound.tumblr.com/post/252516106</link><guid>http://leftofsound.tumblr.com/post/252516106</guid><pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 21:31:26 -0500</pubDate><category>music</category><category>quote</category><category>thao</category><category>dancing</category><category>angst</category></item><item><title>apsies:

annelisegraceless:

Ingrid Michaelson covers “The Fresh...</title><description>&lt;object width="400" height="336"&gt;&lt;param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/hqSmYWREfJQ&amp;rel=0&amp;egm=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;fs=1"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="wmode" value="transparent"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/hqSmYWREfJQ&amp;rel=0&amp;egm=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://apsies.tumblr.com/post/244859510/annelisegraceless-ingrid-michaelson-covers-the" target="_blank"&gt;apsies&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://annelisegraceless.tumblr.com/post/244831400/ingrid-michaelson-covers-the-fresh-prince-of-bel" target="_blank"&gt;annelisegraceless&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Ingrid Michaelson covers “The Fresh Prince of Bel Air”&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;heart you, ingrid&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://leftofsound.tumblr.com/post/245283723</link><guid>http://leftofsound.tumblr.com/post/245283723</guid><pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 18:19:31 -0500</pubDate><category>music</category><category>video</category><category>song</category><category>teevee</category><category>cover</category><category>ingrid michaelson</category><category>fresh prince</category></item><item><title>folkinz:

pangaykes.

BRILLIANT! Finally a way of making brunch...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://2.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kt3wgrDBxS1qz7o2oo1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://folkinz.tumblr.com/post/243713529/pangaykes" target="_blank"&gt;folkinz&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;pangaykes.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;BRILLIANT! Finally a way of making brunch even gayer…it’s like a dream come true!&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://leftofsound.tumblr.com/post/243767373</link><guid>http://leftofsound.tumblr.com/post/243767373</guid><pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 12:06:57 -0500</pubDate><category>homogeigh</category><category>food</category><category>brunch is my favorite meal</category></item><item><title>I love everything about this photo.

&lt;3 U AFP</title><description>&lt;img src="http://6.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kszckhW3hh1qzp36vo1_400.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;I love everything about this photo.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;3 U AFP&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://leftofsound.tumblr.com/post/241132365</link><guid>http://leftofsound.tumblr.com/post/241132365</guid><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:17 -0500</pubDate><category>amanda palmer</category><category>music</category><category>photo</category><category>travel</category><category>awesomeness</category></item><item><title>Just a heads up...I just received a call from a restricted number that resulted in a voicemail filled with crazed alien noises, so I might be getting abducted tonight</title><description>and disappearing for realsies, instead of just in the world of tumblr.

PS: I’ve missed you!</description><link>http://leftofsound.tumblr.com/post/237432747</link><guid>http://leftofsound.tumblr.com/post/237432747</guid><pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 18:17:00 -0500</pubDate><category>aliens?</category><category>somehow my tumblarity is not at zero but it should be</category></item><item><title>GAY MARRIAGE WILL MEAN THE END OF OUR SOCIETY'S FUNDAMENTAL INSTITUTION!!!</title><description>daveholmes:

In Massachusetts, divorce rates since the legalization of same-sex marriage have...</description><link>http://leftofsound.tumblr.com/post/230943087</link><guid>http://leftofsound.tumblr.com/post/230943087</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:32:54 -0500</pubDate><category>homogeigh</category><category>politics</category><category>social action</category></item><item><title>My mom knowing that ICP refers to the Insane Clown Posse is raising some red flags</title><link>http://leftofsound.tumblr.com/post/230930616</link><guid>http://leftofsound.tumblr.com/post/230930616</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:14:15 -0500</pubDate><category>mid-life crisis?</category><category>family</category><category>random thoughts</category><category>music (kind of)</category></item><item><title>10 Reason's to Love ABC's Castle:</title><description>Nathan Fillion dresses up as Captain ‘Mal’ Reynolds for Halloween on this weeks...</description><link>http://leftofsound.tumblr.com/post/226661418</link><guid>http://leftofsound.tumblr.com/post/226661418</guid><pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 01:26:00 -0400</pubDate><category>teevee</category><category>castle</category><category>jeezus i love mr. fillion</category></item><item><title>haleyleigh:

sheshallbefree:

fuckyeahstrangefinds:

Dinosaur...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://17.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ks9ark5w9A1qzflvuo1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://haleyleigh.tumblr.com/post/226617645/sheshallbefree-fuckyeahstrangefinds-dinosaur" target="_blank"&gt;haleyleigh&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://sheshallbefree.tumblr.com/post/226561813/fuckyeahstrangefinds-dinosaur-condom-a-bit-of" target="_blank"&gt;sheshallbefree&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://fuckyeahstrangefinds.tumblr.com/post/226559653/dinosaur-condom-a-bit-of-a-sexual-fossil-then" target="_blank"&gt;fuckyeahstrangefinds&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Dinosaur Condom&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;A bit of a sexual fossil? Then this dinosaur condom is for you! It costs £2.50 but although you can actually use it as a condom, the product page doesn’t guarantee you will be protected. (&lt;a href="http://www.willywardrobe.com/dinosaur-novelty-condom-21-p.asp" target="_blank"&gt;Source&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;I LOVE DINOSAURS! but i can’t imagine this is a good idea…&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://leftofsound.tumblr.com/post/226659031</link><guid>http://leftofsound.tumblr.com/post/226659031</guid><pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 01:23:04 -0400</pubDate><category>dinosaurs are awesome</category><category>photo</category><category>that sexual feeling</category></item><item><title>thepoliticalpartygirl:

Louvon Harris (L) stands alongside her...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://17.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ks8zd723ak1qz6f4to1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://thepoliticalpartygirl.com/post/226332851/louvon-harris-l-stands-alongside-her-sister" target="_blank"&gt;thepoliticalpartygirl&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;Louvon Harris (L) stands alongside her sister Betty Byrd Boatner (2nd R), both sisters of James Byrd, Jr. , as she embraces Judy Shepard (2nd L), mother of Matthew Shepard, as US President Barack Obama looks on after Obama spoke in honor of the enactment of the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. , Hate Crimes Prevention Act during a reception in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, October 28, 2009.
&lt;p&gt;In 1998, when he was a college student in Wyoming, Shepard was murdered because he was gay. Byrd, an African American man, was dragged behind a pickup truck to his death in Texas the same year.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;
(&lt;a href="http://www.daylife.com/photo/03nd1oKfaKelH?q=hate+crimes" target="_blank"&gt;Getty&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://leftofsound.tumblr.com/post/226336149</link><guid>http://leftofsound.tumblr.com/post/226336149</guid><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 19:21:31 -0400</pubDate><category>politics</category><category>photo</category><category>obama</category><category>homogeigh</category><category>social action</category></item><item><title>notthatkindagay:

The President signing the Defense...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://15.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ks8n5dC6AW1qzptilo1_500.png"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://notthatkindagay.com/post/226123289/the-president-signing-the-defense-authorization" target="_blank"&gt;notthatkindagay&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The President signing the Defense Authorization Bill which includes the Matthew Shepherd and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Thank you, sir.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://leftofsound.tumblr.com/post/226269801</link><guid>http://leftofsound.tumblr.com/post/226269801</guid><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 18:03:56 -0400</pubDate><category>homogeigh</category><category>politics</category><category>obama</category></item><item><title>stef-lee:

lindsaykatai:

putthison:

Q&amp;A
Jacob Morril...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://3.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ks3io7Ibb41qa2j8co1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://stef-lee.tumblr.com/post/226238923/academicstyle" target="_blank"&gt;stef-lee&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://lindsaykatai.tumblr.com/post/226091955/academicstyle" target="_blank"&gt;lindsaykatai&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://putthison.com/post/226048581/academicstyle" target="_blank"&gt;putthison&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Q&amp;A&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Jacob Morril writes:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;I’m a teacher.  What should I wear?&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;1. As you know, I’m not rich.&lt;br/&gt; 2. I’m 32.&lt;br/&gt; 3. I have two kids.&lt;br/&gt; 4. I teach physics.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I love this one.  As a teacher, you have a great uniform to tap into and tweak to your heart’s content.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Here’s what I recommend:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Some slim-fitting, flattering chinos, like the Uniqlo Vintage Chino.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Some tasteful raw blue jeans.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Some slim-fitting cords — J. Crew after Christmas is a great source.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;A few vintage corduroy and tweed sportcoats.  You can get lovely vintage Harris and Donegal tweeds  very inexpensively on Ebay.  Avoid exaggerated 70s styles (super-wide lapels) and you’ll be fine.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Plain, well-fitted white and blue oxford shirts.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Some boots.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Knit ties and v-neck sweaters as appropriate.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Mix at will.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Optional next steps:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;accessorize with beard and/or glasses&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;go to Lindsay Katai’s house&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;and then &lt;i&gt;take this off&lt;/i&gt;, if you know what I mean&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;HEY-O! UP TOP!&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;hilarious! “HEY-O! UP TOP!”&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I think it’s a safe assumption that if this man had been any of my teachers, I would have been far more distracted and would have done decidedly much worse in school.  I mean…seriously? And back to the advice part…can teachers really afford to be shopping at J. Crew? Certainly none of the ones I knew.  Unless you’re talking about business professors at high-ranking universities.&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://leftofsound.tumblr.com/post/226256738</link><guid>http://leftofsound.tumblr.com/post/226256738</guid><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:48:46 -0400</pubDate><category>photo</category><category>homogeigh</category><category>shopping</category><category>fashion</category></item><item><title>synecdoche:

spike jonze in a short film about one of maurice...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://15.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ks5je2fljV1qz5yb4o1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://synecdoche.tumblr.com/post/226225114/spike-jonze-in-a-short-film-about-one-of-maurice" target="_blank"&gt;synecdoche&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;spike jonze in a short film about one of maurice sendak’s memories.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Dave Eggers introduced this before the screening of &lt;i&gt;Where the Wild Things Are&lt;/i&gt; that I saw explaining that it was an 80th birthday present from Spike Jonze to Maurice Sendak.  It was very funny and Catherine Keener was pretty ridiculous/amazing.&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://leftofsound.tumblr.com/post/226240627</link><guid>http://leftofsound.tumblr.com/post/226240627</guid><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:29:19 -0400</pubDate><category>short film</category><category>famous peeps</category><category>screen capture</category></item><item><title>You know what's really frickin' delicious? Orange Sherbet and Nutella</title><description>but then again, everything is better with nutella, amiright?</description><link>http://leftofsound.tumblr.com/post/225518100</link><guid>http://leftofsound.tumblr.com/post/225518100</guid><pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 23:14:53 -0400</pubDate><category>food</category><category>sherbet is a poor substitute for ice cream</category><category>nutella</category><category>sherbet is a stupid word</category></item><item><title>And I said, Connie Chung, you did the right thing</title><link>http://leftofsound.tumblr.com/post/225492563</link><guid>http://leftofsound.tumblr.com/post/225492563</guid><pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 22:47:49 -0400</pubDate><category>30 rock</category><category>teevee</category><category>quote</category></item><item><title>After being set up on a blind date, it became apparent I had to come out to my grandparents</title><description>and a few days later, I’m still shocked by their response.  Without batting an eyelash my...</description><link>http://leftofsound.tumblr.com/post/225230345</link><guid>http://leftofsound.tumblr.com/post/225230345</guid><pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:59:45 -0400</pubDate><category>homogeigh</category><category>random thoughts</category><category>family</category><category>me</category></item><item><title>Bea Arthur's Lasting Gift to Fight LGBT Homelessness</title><description>Bea Arthur's Lasting Gift to Fight LGBT Homelessness:...</description><link>http://leftofsound.tumblr.com/post/225210910</link><guid>http://leftofsound.tumblr.com/post/225210910</guid><pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:37:05 -0400</pubDate><category>famous peeps</category><category>link</category><category>homogeigh</category></item></channel></rss>
