Sounds kinda like Willie Nelson

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Posted by: amy, 0 comments

There is something uniquely charming about Anthony Bourdain's "No Reservations." What would be a better employment than being allowed to travel the world, write, be sarcastic, and entertain myself through culturally themed hobbies and activities? I think that would be absolutely marvelous.

Life has been pretty simple lately. I should recant when using such words given everything going on. I think being able to try so many new things has given me a new perspective to life. The more I can experience the more at ease I tend to be. I think that has to do with the longing to be prepared and know. I guess I was taught to be ready for any situation, and I know I'm not.

I'm really thankful for being given the chance to work where I do. Shared iTunes playlists are only a mere drop in the bucket of perks for being here, but from these and some very cool members of staff (one being an ex-magazine music writer) I have found some pretty groovy tunes.

One of my favorite new bands is White Lies. Every time I start to listen, I find myself totally immersed in the music, sinking deeper in the rhythm and beat into some delicate flavor of music that I find quite enchanting. Okay... So some of the songs are mildly cliche and typical. There's definitely mixtures of a lot of different groups already on the market, but it's a lot of what I already like that's out there mixed together in some grand blender that knows to disgard what I don't particularly enjoy. It makes me want to dance.

"Let's grow old together, and die at the same time. "

I love Santogold. I'm going to go ahead and get that out there. I haven't found a group that I liked this much over all in... Well, a long time. "I'm a lady" is one of my favorites out of the whole cd. I can't come up with any one song that I didn't like on the cd though, which is a very rare or absolutely non-existent predicament to find myself in. (Yes, it did beat the ever famous "Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends" but only due to the emphasis on whole cd versus one song. I still love the title song. The video... Not tons. I thought Apple did a better job.)

"I pay for what's called eccentricity and my wish to evolve."

Those are probably my two absolute favorites from everything. I do love Elbow, Spinerette, Roisin Murphy, Yael Naim, Feist, Manu Chao (of course!!!), but I haven't gotten the chance to listen to all these guys enough to decide how much. Feist and Yael Naim is too slow to really get into now and I don't have Elbow or Spinerette's cd's. Roisin Murphy seems like the music lacks depth but again I have not decided overall. I've been much too busy listening to my other new loves.

Something that I did not think that would happen is the redeveloped interest in The Raconteurs. Since seeing their show at Bonnaroo on the site I have decided I need to see them live. The album's not thriller by itself, but that set was amazing, and now I must go to Bonnaroo some day.

I must! (The lyrics to Consoler's of the Lonely follows this thought too well. "I'm bored to tears yeahhhhhhh.")

It would be fun.


Shove your hope where it don't shine.

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Posted by: amy, 0 comments

I probably should not be writing right now, as I've just had a fairly emotionally disturbing conversation with someone fairly close and may sound cynical and bitter at some point in my little ruse tonight, however, I will take that chance. A lot has been going on lately, and there's even more than ever to do this weekend. I sit here tired... I don't know if this is more physical or mental at present, although both are probably stemming from emotional instability.

I'm cutting myself off from something very dear to me. I've done it before, but I've never been able to do it for very long because how attached I am. I don't want my return to stem from loneliness or anything other than I must go back because of true love.

Life for me is too easy. I don't have to deal with all of the drama going on with so many other people because in a way I'm locked where I am to avoid disrespecting my family's wishes. The last few weeks have been a bit traumatizing in general because most of my school plans were changed completely. Now I also have no real way to study abroad. (That may be a good thing if my resolve holds.) I verge on anger every time I think about how all of the plans have been changed. It's really frustrating me... And that is odd. Maybe I'm just normally really good at channeling that elsewhere. I don't know.

The simplicity has its charm, and then there's always the parts that sting. I've been invited to who knows how many things lately that I could not go to if I wanted to. In the case of a few invites, I really would have wanted to be involved. Some of the invites would be a matter of deciding if they were too secular or not. I am not interested in drinking, and I don't judge people for doing so on occasion, but I don't know if I could be hanging out somewhere with that going on. For instance, I want to go dancing, but do I want a bunch of drunk people around me doing who knows what? Not so much... I do need to work on finding more friends that relate more to me spiritually. It's hard for me to break through the facade of a lot of 'religious' people, but I long to be close to people that have similar beliefs. I don't think I deserve that though right now. I still long for something to belong to that I can accept and take for face value. The hodge podge group of people I know are so random and different, but a lot of them are a lot more 'worldly' than I am, probably because I've never been around them in those situations where I'd feel uncomfortable. There's a lot of things I have to think about on this end. Friends show who you are. Acquaintances are another matter. However, in getting closer to the people just living for pleasure and stuff, I don't know what I'm losing or missing from these relationships between me and God.

For now, rest. Tomorrow, education will be the focus.

Ugh.


 
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