I do believe that I just had an excellent weekend. Or week. whatever.
well. see, there was that pretty awesome concert we went to on thursday night... The Decemberists. (Shoutout to their opening act: Cass MCCombs!) Sea-shanty-like melodies, with a folky, rock edge.. which was simply amazing and filled with the adventure of them smashing the mandolyn. & me touching the lead singers feet.
And then later bartering with the British merchandise guy who gave us some pretty interesting pearls of wisdom including:
"wear it tight! i keep seein' girls buyin extra lahge boys clothin'. There was a tiny li'l girl that came in and bough' en XL! That can't be good for business, eh?"
"you'll ge' a boyfriend, if you buy this CD! and in fact, you may just get 'er boyfriend!"
"no, go ahead, ask me what i think of them decemberist records! no! this one? crap! this one? complete crap! this one? it's all shit compared to this one."
and he let us walk out with two CDs for 12 dollars and half a shirt... lol well.. allie has the other half. Oh yeah, and a giant vat of popcorn and cheez its. and plus the mandolyn player was soooper cool too.
And then on friday, i somehow managed to get out of doing or finishing my homework in time.. and at lunch, this cooool band that goes to our school, Ice Cap Fortune, had a free concert. And I got a shirt for only $5, because I'm nice and the guy was nice and I get discounts on everything...
so i went home and watched the OC, reading the American Girl catalogue, while being sent an entire Franz Ferdinand folder! by the coolest person in the entire fucking world. Then I caught a fresh new Degrassi. And HOLY SHIT. liberty's pregnant. yes. liberty. yes. pregnant.
&&& today...
Woke up at 1. spent about 6 hours listening to Franz Ferdinand's You Could Have It So Much Better. Go buy that today. THen did my one problem of geometry homework as compared to the 30 we get usually. And then I went to the Memorial High School production of Anne Frank. Which was *spectacular*! I cried through the entire thing.. and all my friends were like "Awwww... you cried?" And i just love that cast. So I was floating around until I got home.... and then my brother handed me the brand new Series of Unfortunate Events... that he was sooooo thoughtful and bought.
"Just to let you know, Chet, you're the best." I said, as Chet was patching up the Harry potter book he broke (mine, by the way).
"I try."
Seeing a future for all that's in shreds, that's where all of my travels have led.
Saturday, October 22, 2005
Thursday, October 06, 2005
YAYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
new Strokes song.. got leaked a few days ago.
It's better than the last one. It's called, You Only Live Once. It has an upbeat melody and is somewhat poppy in some parts.
Get it here
new Strokes song.. got leaked a few days ago.
It's better than the last one. It's called, You Only Live Once. It has an upbeat melody and is somewhat poppy in some parts.
Get it here
Tuesday, September 27, 2005
Monday, September 26, 2005
I have had a very strange epiphany. I have decided that Hilary Duff does not bug me anymore. And Fall Out Boy is actually mildly touching.
It just seems pointless wasting any energy on fighting music that I choose not to invest in. I mean, we're all good people. We're all into different sounds, yet they are all connected. And we all like different things but we're all the same. And besides, Hilary Duff seems a whole lot different and better now. Like, she listens to the Clash. So maybe her music reflects it? And I figure you can't be overly critical of genres or music that you don't listen to because they were not made to please you. They were made to benefit the person who wrote it and let them share their emotion with the world. And honestly, no ones forcing you to listen to music you don't like. And no emo boys are claiming to be rockers.
And if a band is trying something new, I say "Good for them" because they're not making music to keep recording the same song every time.
Also, to those who are big music snobs, it is realllly hard to write songs... especially if one is a female artist trying to get cred in the male-driven rock world. The Bikini Kill was never as popular as Nirvana was it? So if it's not all brilliant, remember that it takes a lot of practice before brilliance is achieved.
That said, it is important, for me, at least, to like a variety of music ranging form pop to rock to reggae to indian to african to really.. anything. You shouldn't dislike something based on it's label.And you shouldn't be afraid to like it. Because the whole point of music is to express ourselves through not completely verbal means. And it's supposed to heal, and make you feel. And you can't find music that does that unless you, yourself, seek out the music that makes you feel.
So really right now, for myself, I wanna end the musical hate. But I'll still probably gag if I see a bunch of kids with Good Charlotte sweatshirts.
That being said, that doesn't mean that I can't be a little bit helpful and poke you in the direction of music that will help.
It just seems pointless wasting any energy on fighting music that I choose not to invest in. I mean, we're all good people. We're all into different sounds, yet they are all connected. And we all like different things but we're all the same. And besides, Hilary Duff seems a whole lot different and better now. Like, she listens to the Clash. So maybe her music reflects it? And I figure you can't be overly critical of genres or music that you don't listen to because they were not made to please you. They were made to benefit the person who wrote it and let them share their emotion with the world. And honestly, no ones forcing you to listen to music you don't like. And no emo boys are claiming to be rockers.
And if a band is trying something new, I say "Good for them" because they're not making music to keep recording the same song every time.
Also, to those who are big music snobs, it is realllly hard to write songs... especially if one is a female artist trying to get cred in the male-driven rock world. The Bikini Kill was never as popular as Nirvana was it? So if it's not all brilliant, remember that it takes a lot of practice before brilliance is achieved.
That said, it is important, for me, at least, to like a variety of music ranging form pop to rock to reggae to indian to african to really.. anything. You shouldn't dislike something based on it's label.And you shouldn't be afraid to like it. Because the whole point of music is to express ourselves through not completely verbal means. And it's supposed to heal, and make you feel. And you can't find music that does that unless you, yourself, seek out the music that makes you feel.
So really right now, for myself, I wanna end the musical hate. But I'll still probably gag if I see a bunch of kids with Good Charlotte sweatshirts.
That being said, that doesn't mean that I can't be a little bit helpful and poke you in the direction of music that will help.
Ah. The Strokes.
One of my most favoritest modern rock bands. Only second to the Shins.
They've been working on their new album forever. It's been so hyped. And finally now some kind kind soul has leaked the single on to the internet.
You can find it
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Monday, September 19, 2005
My life is doing that weird shifty thing. Transition. It's like I'm frozen in the moment where I'm walking out of one room and into the other, the only problem is.. I'll never be able to go back to the past room. Or, it still won't be the same room even when I go back to it. It's sad, but exciting.
It's like when you watch the new season of a TV show, and they have to like, break up the couple.. and then so, to add a plot they add more characters. That's what I feel like.. like all the the plotlines at my old school, with all my friends are exhausted, so now in search for more story lines, they put me in a new atmosphere with new, exciting characters. And sure, it's inevitable. But it's just like when Jess and Rory break up on Gilmore Girls and then she goes to college. And everything's weird and different, but sort of the same in college. Or like on the OC, when Summer and Seth break up and then this new guy, Zach commands Summer's attention and the new rocker chick, Alex comes into the picture and steals Seth heart with her glitter and her stardust and bisexuality. The OC will never be as entertaining as it once was. The chemistry is gone. That won't happen to me, will it?
Or maybe it'll be better than it was before?
Even over the past 2 years, I've changed immeasurably. I remember like 2 years ago, sitting in my bedroom, writing in my journal about how in love I was, listening to Michelle Branch, reflecting.. and.. I had the strangest urge to go back. To sit and pour my emotions onto my blog and listen to the same music.. I love this song. I miss the love I felt at such a young age.. I miss dreaming. At some point, we have to open our eyes to the harsh light of reality. But maybe I wasn't ready yet. Just like, when something amazing and pretty happens (think Sethummer falling in love) and then you realize that it comes with all these billions of problems attached (think sail-away on a boat, "you only want me when you can't have me").. is it impossible to just crystalize and preserve the perfection of the moment? Can't you just be in love and be happy, without wondering what's happening next? Can't you enjoy a moment? Or is everything part of some plan, are we always and forever frantically looking forward and forgetting to live in the moment? I've been planning and thinking and analyzing for so long, thinking of where everything I do and everything I say will put me in the next year, in the next four years.. but what about now? I miss being young. I miss living my life.. instead of planning for the life I'll one-day lead. I've only loved once. But I remember, that.. when I was in that emotion, time was an eternity, life was in the second. Nothing in the past, nothing in the future. And all I want is that feeling again.. nothing not even reciprocation could be better, but I doubt it will come back.. we're in the fourth season, not the first. I miss feeling new.
I feel as if my life as a history book. I have no more renaissances or rebirths. I don't want to ever say something that reflects badly because I know I can never take anything back. My life is set into a stone. The things that I do, the things that I say are set in stone. I find it really hard to vocalize my emotions sometimes, because I know.. after I do, they'll be set in stone. Forever, it will be remembered as something I thought or something I felt. It scares me.
It's like when you watch the new season of a TV show, and they have to like, break up the couple.. and then so, to add a plot they add more characters. That's what I feel like.. like all the the plotlines at my old school, with all my friends are exhausted, so now in search for more story lines, they put me in a new atmosphere with new, exciting characters. And sure, it's inevitable. But it's just like when Jess and Rory break up on Gilmore Girls and then she goes to college. And everything's weird and different, but sort of the same in college. Or like on the OC, when Summer and Seth break up and then this new guy, Zach commands Summer's attention and the new rocker chick, Alex comes into the picture and steals Seth heart with her glitter and her stardust and bisexuality. The OC will never be as entertaining as it once was. The chemistry is gone. That won't happen to me, will it?
Or maybe it'll be better than it was before?
Even over the past 2 years, I've changed immeasurably. I remember like 2 years ago, sitting in my bedroom, writing in my journal about how in love I was, listening to Michelle Branch, reflecting.. and.. I had the strangest urge to go back. To sit and pour my emotions onto my blog and listen to the same music.. I love this song. I miss the love I felt at such a young age.. I miss dreaming. At some point, we have to open our eyes to the harsh light of reality. But maybe I wasn't ready yet. Just like, when something amazing and pretty happens (think Sethummer falling in love) and then you realize that it comes with all these billions of problems attached (think sail-away on a boat, "you only want me when you can't have me").. is it impossible to just crystalize and preserve the perfection of the moment? Can't you just be in love and be happy, without wondering what's happening next? Can't you enjoy a moment? Or is everything part of some plan, are we always and forever frantically looking forward and forgetting to live in the moment? I've been planning and thinking and analyzing for so long, thinking of where everything I do and everything I say will put me in the next year, in the next four years.. but what about now? I miss being young. I miss living my life.. instead of planning for the life I'll one-day lead. I've only loved once. But I remember, that.. when I was in that emotion, time was an eternity, life was in the second. Nothing in the past, nothing in the future. And all I want is that feeling again.. nothing not even reciprocation could be better, but I doubt it will come back.. we're in the fourth season, not the first. I miss feeling new.
I feel as if my life as a history book. I have no more renaissances or rebirths. I don't want to ever say something that reflects badly because I know I can never take anything back. My life is set into a stone. The things that I do, the things that I say are set in stone. I find it really hard to vocalize my emotions sometimes, because I know.. after I do, they'll be set in stone. Forever, it will be remembered as something I thought or something I felt. It scares me.
Sunday, September 04, 2005
Living is easy with eyes closed... Misunderstanding is all you see.. It's hard to be someone but it's not so bad.. it doesn't matter much to me. - Beatles
Okay.. all my life, I've been haunted by this single question mark. Why is it that people dislike each other? Answer: Because they don't understand why they do the things they do, why they think the way they think, etc, etc. But it all comes out to the fact that we don't get each other. Or don't want to.
But why is that? Because we live with our eyes closed. At least, that's what I think. I mean, let's face it. What we think is right, right? Right. Yeah that's right. We're too damn opinionated and stubborn for our own good. And that's all fine and dandy as long as we don't try to impose our views on others, but let's face it.. most people do. So, why is this? Why is there such a gap?
Is it because we don't want to know? Or is it that as people, we see eachother on such different spectrums that we don't even try? Is it that everyone's just too afraid to ask? Or to answer?
That's what I always wonder. Really. Aren't we all just the same? Don't we all want the same things? I really don't know.
It's a battle we always have to fight. Because someone is always not gonna wanna open up. And someone is always not gonna wanna listen.
Yeah. It should be so simple right?
Okay.. all my life, I've been haunted by this single question mark. Why is it that people dislike each other? Answer: Because they don't understand why they do the things they do, why they think the way they think, etc, etc. But it all comes out to the fact that we don't get each other. Or don't want to.
But why is that? Because we live with our eyes closed. At least, that's what I think. I mean, let's face it. What we think is right, right? Right. Yeah that's right. We're too damn opinionated and stubborn for our own good. And that's all fine and dandy as long as we don't try to impose our views on others, but let's face it.. most people do. So, why is this? Why is there such a gap?
Is it because we don't want to know? Or is it that as people, we see eachother on such different spectrums that we don't even try? Is it that everyone's just too afraid to ask? Or to answer?
That's what I always wonder. Really. Aren't we all just the same? Don't we all want the same things? I really don't know.
It's a battle we always have to fight. Because someone is always not gonna wanna open up. And someone is always not gonna wanna listen.
Yeah. It should be so simple right?
Wednesday, August 03, 2005
Radio Ga-Ga
Radio, I'd sit alone and watch your light
My only friend through teenage through teenage nights
And everything I had to know
I heard it on my radio
You gave them all these old-time stars
Through wars of worlds- invaded by Mars
You made em laugh, you made em cry
YOu made us feel like we could fly
So don't become some background noise
A backdrop for the girls and boys who just don't know
and just don't care
And just complain when you're not there
You've had the time
You had the power
You're yet to have your finest hour... Radio
All we hear is radio ga-ga
radio goo-goo
radio ga-ga
All we hear is radio ga-ga
Radio blah-blah
Radio what's new?
Radio- Someone still loves you..
We watch the shows- We watch the stars
on video
for hours and hours
We hardly need to use our ears
Our music changes through the years
Let's hope you never leave us friend
Like all good things on you it depends
So stick around cos we might miss you
When we grow tired of all this visual
You've had the time
You've had the power
You're yet to have your finest hour...Radio
All we hear is radio gaga
Radio goo-goo
Radio ga-ga
All we hear is radio ga-ga
Radio goo-goo
Radio ga-ga
All we hear is radio gaga
Radio ga-ga
Radio, what's new?
Someone still loves you...
Radio Ga-ga
Radio ga-ga
Radio ga-ga
You've had the time- You've had the power...
You're yet to have your finest hour
Radio....
Freddie Mercury's testament to how much better it is to have music in your life than TV and other such visual things... He talks to the Radio as if it is his friend, as many have thought of it before... The music on the radio soothed him and reassured him and now he is reassuring it... that people will love the radio once more, because they need it so much. I love this song...
Radio, I'd sit alone and watch your light
My only friend through teenage through teenage nights
And everything I had to know
I heard it on my radio
You gave them all these old-time stars
Through wars of worlds- invaded by Mars
You made em laugh, you made em cry
YOu made us feel like we could fly
So don't become some background noise
A backdrop for the girls and boys who just don't know
and just don't care
And just complain when you're not there
You've had the time
You had the power
You're yet to have your finest hour... Radio
All we hear is radio ga-ga
radio goo-goo
radio ga-ga
All we hear is radio ga-ga
Radio blah-blah
Radio what's new?
Radio- Someone still loves you..
We watch the shows- We watch the stars
on video
for hours and hours
We hardly need to use our ears
Our music changes through the years
Let's hope you never leave us friend
Like all good things on you it depends
So stick around cos we might miss you
When we grow tired of all this visual
You've had the time
You've had the power
You're yet to have your finest hour...Radio
All we hear is radio gaga
Radio goo-goo
Radio ga-ga
All we hear is radio ga-ga
Radio goo-goo
Radio ga-ga
All we hear is radio gaga
Radio ga-ga
Radio, what's new?
Someone still loves you...
Radio Ga-ga
Radio ga-ga
Radio ga-ga
You've had the time- You've had the power...
You're yet to have your finest hour
Radio....
Freddie Mercury's testament to how much better it is to have music in your life than TV and other such visual things... He talks to the Radio as if it is his friend, as many have thought of it before... The music on the radio soothed him and reassured him and now he is reassuring it... that people will love the radio once more, because they need it so much. I love this song...
Thursday, July 28, 2005
Photography
Hey people.. I'm really sick right now, so I figure, what more fun thing to do when your sick than to post pictures on your blog? But actually it's more because Allie and I had a "Photoshoot" yesterday at my house.. so you know, inspiration and what-not. Actually before I had a camera, it hadn't occured to me how incredibly fun it is to take pictures.. and incredibly unrewarding if you're photographing yourself. We were going for four themes like Quadrophenia.. the thing is that we're quadrophenics.. we're not schizo we're quadro.
Chet... pimped out
Allie thought it would look cool if he was grasping the bar... ::no comment::
Chet in my room.
Chet'n'Allie.. pimped out
By this point, Chet was getting annoying and he wasn't giving my hat back.
Aarushi le Bohémien
Let's just ignor
e the fact th
at I look gross. 
As you can se
e, I'm startin
g to get a little pissed off..
Me getting mad at Allie for being annoying.
Don't you love my shoes...?
...and my skirt?Allie le modèle
RocknRoll Suicide...
there's me... bein emo. 
Right now I'm being
musical...
See... this is why I need lessons.
i think i sneezed
just take a look at how incredibly huge my nose looks.
Yeah me being a straight-A student. I never dress like this.
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