music obsession

It's seems like my favorite tune du jour is the only thing I talk about these days . . . but sometimes when you're trying to escape the things you're feeling, someone else's words can strike an unexpected chord and tap into the thoughts in the back of your mind that would otherwise remain bottled up. Until eventually you lose it and throw an all-out tantrum in Starbucks when some unsuspecting barista doesn't blend the ice in your tall light mocha frappuccino well enough. I mean, hypothetically.

Anyway, "White Daisy Passing" is a gorgeous indie folk song by Rocky Votolato, and you must go listen to it and wait for this (near the end):

" . . . all those evenings on the back deck of our first apartment
they meant everything but the wind just carried em off
and you can't go back now just a passing moment gone."

Those lines express one of the most heartbeaking facets of the human condition in such a simple and true way. Or maybe I'm just a bitter, cynical girl who's looking for a reason to be mad at the world. Either way, it's a good song.

Elton vs. Muppets

This is truly ridiculous and yet somehow makes life seem worth living. How can anything be wrong in the world when you're watching Elton John (attired in what appears to be a technicolor turkey costume) singing along with/ being attacked by muppet crocodiles?

to watch: just click the video twice and it will take you to youtube. it's more than worth it.

Priceless.

Zombies are taking over the world.

Or at least iTunes. Here are some bands that popped up while
I was searching for music:

The Zombies
Music For Zombies
Mambo Zombies
Zombies and Pirates
Zombies a Go-Go

more music

Songs I downloaded a while ago and have heard everywhere I go lately (bars, stores, etc):

Scissor Sisters (coming to NYC on Oct. 21st!)-- I Don't Feel Like Dancin' . . . I LOVE this song. And hey, when you've got Sir Elton penning your tunes you're guaranteed at least a little playtime aren't you?

Phoenix-- Consolation Prizes & Long Distance Call. See- I told you people they were cool.

Songs I love right now from bands you might want to know about:

Phoen-- no. I'm not going to say it again. If you haven't caught on to the brillance of Thomas Mars et ses amis by now then I can't help you. On to the list . . .

A.M. Slow Golden Hit . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hotel Lights (they'll be in NYC on Nov. 1st at Tonic!)

Countdown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Black Keys (in NYC Nov. 3rd)

Here It Goes Again . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .O.K. Go- how can you not love this? And the video is the best thing ever (looks they're only playing in the UK right now- boo).

Skeleton Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Margot & the Nuclear So and So's- weird name, good band. Really good. And they're coming to the Knitting Factory on November 5th!

Parade of Punk Rock T-Shirts . . . . . . . .Maritime (Oct. 21st @ Mercury Lounge)

Home Schooling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Down Dexter

kids of the world, rejoice!

I'm guessing it'll be quite a while before your parents pull out the old "eat your spinach-- it's good for you" line again.

a list

stuff i like today:
silk chocolate soymilk
phoenix (the rockinest band ever)
staying up too late
gokusen (it's a show. don't ask.)

stuff i don't like today:
the lines at Whole Foods in Union Square
fruit flies
my life

I'd apologize for not posting in ages . . .

but no one reads this damn thing anyway. So screw it- I'm not sorry. Anyway, I've got a life. Sort of. I can't be posting something funny and clever up on here every day. Plus I left my computer in a cab, so there's that too. Luckily, I have a shiny new one now which is very exciting because I can return to my old habits of checking email eight hundred times a day and wasting hours on end on iTunes. Goody!

A word of advice:

If you're entertaining dreams of visiting an idyllic South American paradise for your next holiday (or any holiday for that matter)⎯ taking in the sights and sounds of the forests, zipping through the canopies and just generally getting in touch with the lush green wonderland that is Costa Rica, Belize or similar destinations whilst you smile and reflect on the shimmering beauty of God's creation in all its splendor (and perhaps snap a candid or two of an adorable lemur)⎯ do not read this.


Disney World, here I come.

diet coke

The following is, word for word, an email I sent out to a friend about five minutes ago. I was going to continue the rant contained therein on this blog but then I remembered that I'm lazy and it would be just as effective to copy and paste what I'd already written. I left in the beginning for authenticity, even though it has nothing to do with the point of my post:

heya!

Do you still want to try to catch Monster House on sat? I'm going to be in NJ for part of the day but I'm hoping to get back into the city before it gets too late. It looks like such a fun movie. I miss Diane- she totally would've seen it with us :( ....

Do you like Keane or The Fray? I'm going to both of those shows in the fall if you're interested in catching either of them (tickets are general admission- I just bought mine today). I freaking hate ticketmaster-- their fees seem to get more and more ridiculous. They have their stupid convenience charge of 8.50 (convenience charge? what the hell does that mean? they make it sound like they're doing you a favor by taking your money) and then whatever that other stupid charge is- they make you pay $4+ for something. Service charge, I think it is. Which is somehow entirely different than the convenience charge. And THEN I noticed that they're also charging for that ticketfast service where they email you an attachment and you print the tickets out yourself. It's $2.50!! Is that new???? I mean, they don't have to print your tickets or put them in the mail and yet they can somehow charge you for that???? I bet it's to screw people who buy tickets at the last minute and can't use their free standard mail option (which I'm shocked still even exists). What exactly does the convenience charge- or the service charge, for that matter- cover if they're going to go ahead and charge you AGAIN for the "convenience" of printing the tickets at home and the "service" of sending you the email with the tickets attached (which I'm so sure is a completely unautomated, labor intensive process)? Furthermore, they apply their stupid charges to every ticket you buy. The way I see it, whether I buy one ticket or six, they're only providing me a "convenience" once if it's all in the same transaction. Fucking ticketmaster.

See. This is what happens when I have too much caffeine and can't fall asleep. (this was in the email as well)