screw facebook. after much deliberation (read: sitting on my ass, watching too much House Hunters international on HGTV), i have decided to reclaim what little remains of my brain from the zombieland that is Facebook, and temporarily eschew microblogging in favor of actual blogging, which is infinitely more creative and satisfying. be prepared for an onslaught of violent cupcakes, photos, and music that will dig into your core and shake it like i'm mad at your mama.
Prodigy - Smack My Bitch Up
Showing posts with label mp3. Show all posts
Showing posts with label mp3. Show all posts
Sunday, March 20, 2011
Monday, November 15, 2010
the safest place to hide
"chapel"
date taken: march 6, 2009
photo by: me
this post is a half-truth.
i don't feel guilty at all.
taking back sunday - makedamnsure
Thursday, November 11, 2010
you're not so bad when we're alone
"precarious"date taken: february 7, 2009
photo by: me
subject: drunken jenga!
after listening to this song about 400 times or so the past two weeks, i think it's safe to say i like it enough to share. if you know me at all, one listen is all it will take for you to recognize that this is exactly my kind of jam.
the sample is instantly familiar. "hello it's me" by todd rundgren is an old favorite of mine, as it reminds me of soulmate number 4 (wutup henry!) who had some mild obsession with the old skool, possibly because he is old. smiley face. anyway, back to the song. "hello it's me" has been covered by everyone and their mama, at least in the R&B genre. the isleys. brian mcknight. john legend. all of which is particularly awesome because todd rundgren is literally a male lady gaga: white, scrawny, and constantly wearing strange costumes.
this song takes the original sample and spins it. instead of a man wistful for erstwhile love, and expressing uncertainty about the end of the relationship and the possibility of rekindling, this song is about a relationship long over, but continued between the hours of 1-5 a.m. on the weekends, if you catch my drift. there is some gentle expression of regret, bitterness, and feigned indifference, like it's totally functional and healthy to wake up to each other on sunday mornings and avoid eye contact everywhere else.
the thought has crossed my mind before, but the answer is always a clear no. if we're not together, i gotta keep my physical and emotional space free of clutter, you know, in case john cusack shows up.
tv girl - if you want it
todd rundgren - hello, it's me
Sunday, November 7, 2010
isn't that enough
"working hands"
date taken: may 15, 2010
photo by: me
subject: kenny
i don't know what it is about 2010, but rather than easing into the quiet calm of fall, my playlist this year has run amok with tense electronica. it's possible this is just what's available, but far as i can tell there is no dearth of the acoustic folk that rounded out the list of my hype obsessions in previous years. it's possible i've just ignored or repressed this side of me for so long, this year has served as a kind of grandiose coming out.
this year i am wearing my hair messy. i am swimming in the ocean after the sun goes down. i am wearing those lime green, patent leather heels and i really do love them. i am eating with my hands and it's delicious. i'm not trying to be contrary. my colors are brilliant, and i just don't feel like hiding them anymore.
crystal castles - not in love (feat. robert smith)
Thursday, November 4, 2010
right on time and timeless
date taken: august 3, 2008
photo by: me
subject: the austins
there is just something about that cee lo green, isn't there?
Wednesday, November 3, 2010
heading for the final precipice
date taken: april 29, 2010
photo by: me
subject: switchfoot on guam
see. here's the problem with taking a break from blogging. when you get back in, you end up posting stuff out of order because really important stuff takes precedence. i can't believe i almost totally forgot to blog about switchfoot.
when my little brother domo first told me switchfoot was playing, i rolled my eyes. he ain't exactly the poster child for reliability. but he came through!! sneaking both me and bffff LGR into naval station for a free switchfoot show was possibly the nicest thing he's ever done for me. maybe the only nice thing he's ever done for me. just kidding. i'm sure he's done one or two more nice things. just kidding. mostly.
anyway, switchfoot was exactly what i needed. inspirational but not jesusy. i'm not entirely sure if their music went over so well with the military crowd they were playing to, especially when they started preaching about peace. their encore was a combination of a sublime "dare you to move" and an interesting cover of the beastie boys' "sabotage." though i tried to get video, the sound isn't so great because I was standing right next to the stage.
the show was outdoors, on a patch of grass across from the Navy Exchange, it was all ages, and it was free on account of NEX appreciation week. AND the band took pictures with absolutely anyone who wanted a photo after the show, which i thought was pretty classy.
"dare you to move" will always be my favorite song of theirs, but this song was certainly memorable.
Switchfoot - Yet (Live)
Thursday, October 28, 2010
because you're mine
date taken: august 29, 2010photo by: me
subject: at the bachelorette
this is my favorite halloween song. it's moody, obsessive, and unlike the novelty halloween joints, it's dead serious, pun intended. to me, the nina simone cover of the screamin jay hawkins original is the seminal version of the song, mainly because nina simone simultaneously enchants and scares the crap out of me, which i think may be the point of the song. when she says "you're mine," i'm not about to argue with her. she sounds like she could do something crazy if i said no, like get me drunk, throw me over her shoulder, carry me down to her basement and lock me up for days till i acquiesce to her unreasonable demands, all of which make her so damn attractive.
anyone who denies it is lying. there is something about them crazy bitches.
Monday, August 16, 2010
oh love, stay here with me
date taken: august 11, 2010
photo by: me
subject: jamie
the blues is not something you feel.
the blues is something you know.
-- m.h.
Thursday, August 12, 2010
but i still dreamed of you
"think of something you wish for"
date taken: august 11, 2010
photo by: me
subject: the lovely jamie
one day at a time. one foot in front of the other.
and maybe i'll get somewhere eventually.
just not today.
Friday, August 6, 2010
Monday, August 2, 2010
i won't let this happen
date taken: june 7, 2008
photo by: me
subject: ronnie's setup
i feel like i haven't slept in 3 d a y s.
Thursday, July 29, 2010
everything i love gets lost in drawers
ceremony has been my favorite song for two years now, so i guess i've already answered this question. and so concludes this 30 day project, albeit in an anti-climax.
but i guess i can leave you all with a little bit of gold. this song is on repeat. and may actually prove appropriate, since this time last year, i was 29 and in punchdrunk love.
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
taking this crazy chance
date taken: i'm guessing sometime in 1983 or 1984
photo by: no idea
subject: mel, grandma, grandpa, and me
day 29 - a song from your childhood
of course i'm tempted to post something a little more high-brow, but let's get real. when i was a child, i didn't give a shit if something was critically acclaimed or not. and honestly, i still appreciate this song for the same reason i did back then: melody.
the story goes that i called the radio station in iloilo when i was 5 or 6, and gave a shout out to my great aunt, mama meloy, on her birthday. and i also wanted to request a song.
i didn't understand what was so funny.
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
there wasn't much
"lost at sea"
date taken: december 3, 2009
photo by: anthony balajadia
day 28 - a song that makes you feel guilty
Monday, July 26, 2010
a promise made
"mutual surrender"
date taken: january 24, 2010
photo by: me
subject: jess and mason
easy.
though the piano was my instrument growing up, there aren't too many contemporary songs i wish i could play on the piano. and if i really REALLY wanted to learn a song on the piano, i probably could.
but i can't say the same about the guitar. i've had joni for about ten years now, and i still don't know jack. if i woke up one day as a guitar virtuoso, i'd probably play this song first.
Saturday, July 24, 2010
all of heaven away
"all of heaven away"
date taken: january 29, 2010
photo by: logan reyes
subject: me and my joni
day 26 - a song that you can play on an instrument
i love the psychedelic furs original, but (and i hesitate to say this) i think i love this version more. and i wasn't intending to post multiple songs by the same artist, or any cover songs at all. but when i play this song on the guitar, i am not covering the original. i am covering the cover.
this song appeared on the clueless soundtrack.
adam duritz has this voice that sounds the way crying feels. so when he sings this song, he really milks every word, makes you feel the simultaneous melancholy and optimism of a person who can't shake a lost love.
i play a few songs on the guitar, none of them very well. but when i play this song, i feel it in spades.
that's why they call them business socks
"come here"
date taken: april 17, 2008
photo by: me
subject: the tofts
day 25 - a song that makes you laugh
two years later and i'm still rofling.
Friday, July 23, 2010
what a beautiful dream
"from agana beach"
date taken: august 3, 2008
photo by: me
day 24 - a song that you want to play at your funeral
i hope to die in my sleep, at the end of a good, but not necessarily long, life. i want people to remember me as a kind person and a kickass lawyer. and i want to be cremated and scattered over the pacific ocean, between guam and the philippines. and i want a little plaque somewhere, at the foot of a big beautiful tree, where my family can go for comfort.
awesome. now that that's out of the way, i better get my living on, 'cause i got a lot of stuff to do before my glorious cremation.
this song is one of my favorite songs ever, and my favorite song immediately before ceremony. the album, in the aeroplane over the sea, is one of my favorite albums ever, and the first album i bought on vinyl. needless to say, this is a very important album and a very important song to me.
this song is all about being young and beautiful and eating life like ice cream from the carton.
Thursday, July 22, 2010
every dream inside my soul
"nuzzle"
date taken: march 9, 2008
photo by: me
subject: rachel and shaunboy
day 23 - song that you want to play at your wedding
i don't get carried away much thinking about marriage anymore. i used to.
i guess i've filed that dream away. for now.
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
just lessons we haven't learned yet
"albino redwood tree"
date taken: october 31, 2008
photo by: me
day 22 - a song you listen to when you're sad
when i was young and masochistic, i would play the sappiest songs ever when i was sad. because all i knew of sadness was the temporary self-loathing that came with unrequited love. getting older, i witnessed and experienced suffering that is so enormous, it swallowed generations whole. possibilities, moments, altered without warning or logic. my pain was dwarfed, and i started to look at it with fresh eyes.
i've been known to sit on the pity pot from time to time, but i have come to accept that i am a grown ass woman and we grown ass women have other ways to approach our problems. this is not the worst pain in the history of the universe. this is not extraordinary. there is no grand conspiracy against me. it's just life.
so these days, when i'm upset, i don't necessarily want to play fake plastic trees on repeat, excellent as it is. i prefer to play this song, acknowledge the pain i feel, and move on with more grace than i knew i had.
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