birthday!

good times, lots of cake

but still many rivers to cross.

release

i'm turning 19 on tuesday. for me release ties in a lot with youth, something i've been thinking of often as my final year as a teenager draws near.

Lay Lady Lay by Bob Dylan

"Lay Lady Lay" was originally written for the soundtrack of the movie Midnight Cowboy, but wasn't submitted in time to be included in the finished film. - wikipedia, this is how you know it's good.

unfortunately there isn't a very good video of this song on youtube, click this to hear the mp3.
good luck getting it out of your head.

Oyasumi Punpun by Asano Inio

a brilliantly dark and insightful slice of life manga.

it follows punpun, a naive child, as he faces a difficult time in his family life,

as he falls in love with a girl,

and experiences the joys of adolescence with his faithful group of friends.

You can read it all here.