Again, I'm pushing back my Oregon tales for tomorrow. Yuh. Deal!
Party tomorrow. My parents will be 'present,' so I can't 'go all out.' Poo.
It should be fun though. Too bad I can't drink beer or wine. I can serve my country at 17, yet I can't taste a freaking Merlot without being ticketed. Where is this country coming to?
Four more years — unless I actually go on that European adventure next summer before I escape to college in the NW — before I can experience this magical liquid I see my parents consume every evening. They seem a lot happier on the stuff.
Gonna leave you with some BLACK LIPS! Saw these guys at Pitchfork. Incredible. Great Live Performance.
Here are some pics of them playing at P4k. Great Experience.
Photos by Cody Bralts (me!)
And, I have to ask: should Bjork sue this lady for plagiarizing her work on The X Factor? Just Sayin'
Today, I slept in until 2 pm. From 2 - 5 I did 'whatever' then at 5, I went to work for 5 hours.
And here I am.
Sometimes I wonder if there's more to 'life' than sleeping and working. I'm sure there is; I just have yet to find it.
My Ferrous Sulfate pills are making me constipated. Seriously, I haven't 'gone to the bathroom' in like two days. In case you don't know what Ferrous Sulfate is, it's a prescription grade iron supplement that helps fight anemia, which I have. It's also supposed to 'fight ADHD,' which I also seem to 'have.' My iron level is about 25, when it should be around 150. Hopefully, it will permanetly change so I don't have to keep taking this stuff. I also need to start running more. I try to get up at 6 am, but I am simply incapable of doing so. I hate running in the middle of the day. It's too bright outside.
Tomorrow, I'm going to 'wake up' at 5 am and drag myself to the gym and then run about '4 miles' so I can feel 'accomplished' for the day. Then I'll probably 'chill' at caffe paradiso for a bit and pretend to 'get stuff done'. then work at 5 until, presumably, 10 again.
Here are some cool new bands that I 'appreciate'
I know Iron & Wine might get overplayed sometimes, but you can never tire from this song. It reminds me of climbing a mountain at sunset. It's a 'calm' song, yet I feel I'm 'where the wild things are.'
country is cool again.
not sure where this man is 'from.' I think European. But there's more than one 'harlem' band:
I like these blokes better.
not sure why there are cowboys and 'sk8ers' in this video, maybe it's supposed to act as a 'cultural connection.' No idea.
gr8 song. I had it on repeat a few nights ago. It was ill.
saw these guys last night at a party. they're gonna be huge. The BL definitely influenced them..when they were probably like 14/15 (they're almost 18 now) http://www.myspace.com/thestrangerwaves
night yall.
Tomorrow, I'm going to write abt how I 'left my soul' in Portland, OR. There will be images.
So The Seeds & MGMT had a baby... and it's called 'glo-fi'
Here is a good glo-fi song:
So, judging by the song, it's 'enhanced' low-fi. BTW, I really like what Neon Indian is doing to promote his music. He's just really chill about it and doesn't really gloat that he's all over the blogs. Good name brand, too.
Interestingly, I've seen this new genre everywhere.
Here are some glo-fi goodies I've discovered: I love these guys. They come from Belgium (a place you hear little about) and will be taking the radio by storm pretty soon. I guarantee it.
You can get 'lost' in this music:
Then this...
This is a cool band that has a neat Spanish name:
Not sure what it translates into.
I like these guys, too. They use what is apparently old stock footage of a citrus farm slash kids running around town. Neat!
Now, this might not be all that glo-fi, but it definitely has the right 'film quality' of being glo-fi.
So today, I hung out with my good friend who is visiting from California. We met up, unsurprisingly, at a cafe here on campus. As soon as we sat down, she told me about how she got caught up in the 'law.' Apparently, she was caught stealing liqueur (the vodka, and tequila) from her local Costco. Yikes.
It got to the point where she had stolen 500+ dollars worth of alcohol that was then sold to her friends. Good business, poor execution. So anyway, the police inevitably got involved and her mom...well, was (and still is) furious. I'm not too sure why my friend went this far. Was she desperate for money? She comes from a pretty wealthy background, so that's certainly not it.
Or, frankly, she just likes getting drunk. Who knows? I didn't interrogate her like I probably should have.
I'm not sure how she stole that much alcohol without being noticed. She used her Mom's 60 dollar Costco membership, and hid behind 'old people,' so I think the employees there just assumed she was with her parents.
Regardless, I think it's a great story idea: a privileged, inconspicuous 17-year-old steals hundreds of dollars worth of hard liqueur from a local Costco that she sells to friends; is eventually caught, reflects her actions and herself as a human, and the reasons behind what she did. Perfect!
All in all, my friend is a good person. I just think she was (and maybe still is) confused. I'm surprised she isn't in in Juvie. Luh her though.
Photos by Cody Bralts (me!)
