Author Archives: Liam Keane
April
I haven’t written anything in a while so I’ll try to sum up this past month as best I can. Back in late March I wrote a paper, which you can read online, about Buddhist themes in pop music. The … Continue reading
Buddhism in Music
Information License: Creative Commons by-nc-sa 3.0 Whitepaper: download as pdf Published: March 27, 2006 Audio player This player features 15 of the songs discussed in this paper, appearing here for purposes of education and commentary. They are intended to be … Continue reading
Amhran na bhFiann
Happy Saint Patrick’s Day! I’m extremely busy right now as it’s finals week here at UCSB but of course Saint Patrick’s Day is a good time for a break and a bit of craic. Recently in my Anthropology class, “Nationalism … Continue reading
News Off The Press
If you live in Santa Barbara, you may be aware of the current controversy surrounding the Santa Barbara News-Press. Basically, this billionaire, Wendy McCaw, bought the newspaper in 2000. As owner, she felt she should have a say in the … Continue reading
The Treasure Heist
Here’s a short film (~11min) that I made two years ago with some of my friends. I’m currently testing video uploading for a project I’m working on and so I’m putting this here. (By the way, youare.tv is awesome!) I, … Continue reading
twenty
I was born twenty years ago on this day. An interesting age, being two decades, one-fifth of a century, and deserving of some contemplation. Every year people ask, “do you feel older?” Usually I don’t feel any different than the … Continue reading
Who is Liam Keane?
So, now that you’re at liamkeane.com you might be wondering “who is this?” Well, I’m a nineteen year old Californian. I grew up in the Santa Ynez Valley and I am currently a student at UC Santa Barbara.* “What’s in … Continue reading
Hiatus
Well, where to begin? I have not written here for some time (in fact, my at-least-one-post-a-month format has been broken). This quarter has been extremely busy, hectic, and distracting and I just haven’t felt like journaling. Adjusting back to college … Continue reading
One year later
Today marks this site’s first year of operation. A year ago I wrote the first post and I just thought I’d mark the date. I had fun typing up stuff about what I was up to and although updates may … Continue reading
Summer Half Begun
Finally updated! So. I haven’t spent that much time on the computer recently because (1) I’m at home and we only have dial-up (which has recently been unreliable due to some sort of problem with the phone lines) and (2) … Continue reading
First Year of College
I am happy to say I am done with my first year of college. I completed my last final on Friday and am currently enjoying my summer break. My first year was very interesting. It was nothing like I thought … Continue reading
Slay the Lizards
Douglas Adams wrote in his book, So Long, and Thanks For All the Fish, about an ancient democracy where lizards ruled the people. Ford Prefect attempts to explain to Arthur Dent how the people allowed this to happen: “They’ve all … Continue reading
The best classes at UCSB
As I sign up for next year’s classes, I’ve found some opinions by fellow Gaucho’s to be quite interesting. Take a look at the discussion about UCSB’s best classes. Here are their suggestions: English 122NW – Narratives of War with … Continue reading
Busy Lately
Sandcastle Day 2006, Cienega House team (winner of the “People’s Choice” award) You have four years to be irresponsible here. Relax. Work is for people with jobs. You’ll never remember class time, but you’ll remember time you wasted hanging out … Continue reading