The Useless Critic 2.0

Oh my gawd. Nope, it's not Robert Pattinson, but that would be awesome! It (he) is a screenwriter from Dear John and We Are Marshall . He is...a producer as well. He is...Jamie Lindon. I don't know who this dude is, but he seems cute in a dorky way and he is not Ben Gibbard, so there is that. Also:  I still wish this was Robert Pattinson. What can I say? I'm a romantic.

oh wait you're married to Ben Gibbard WELL NEVER MIND. but seriously! SERIOUSLY! this music video is too adorable. I haven't been this excited about a music video since Feist's "1234." And Volume Two? OH MY GOD, OH MY GOD, OH MY GOD. She & Him - In The Sun from Merge Records on Vimeo . They will be in CLEVELAND come June 10th. words cannot describe.

before bed- I am going to asleep now, I am old before my time- in the light of recent current events, I feel like concentrating on small things of happiness is a good idea. here you go: 1.) this song (ignore the video) 2.) "Train Song (With Ben Gibbard )"- Feist VASHTI BUNYAN COVER 3.) this news 4.) CARLA BRUNI - MICHELLE OBAMA PHOTO OPS 5.) Wow, I just got the February 2009 issue of Paste ... since when did the CDs go digital? and also I love how Feist is on the cover even though she just has a brief write-up. ha, ha. still though: good music sampler! 6.) Stephen Dunn's poetry: "Welcome" if you believe nothing is always what's left after a while, as I did, If you believe you have this collection of ungiven gifts, as I do (right here behind the silence and the averted eyes) If you believe an afternoon can collapse into strange privacies - how in your backyard, for example, the shyness of flowers can be suddenly overwhelming, and in the distance the cl...