[ im feelin this: slightly hungry ]
[ im feelin this: crampy ]
[ im feelin this: arm ache ]
[ im feelin this: Stressed ]
[ im feelin this: sleeepy ]
[ im feelin this: whoa ]
[ im feelin this:meh!]
[soundtrack to life : NPR discussing Jenny Lewis' "Rabbit Fur Coat" ]
So Everyone and their mother won't stop talking about Jenny Lewis, it's almost as bad as when Rilo Kiley hit its stride with the pop culture. Not that I am not guilty of such, but I guess I thought I would have to compensate for Jenny's sake. Apparently I was wrong, especially because NPR is doing most of the work for me. NPR has a deep love for things that I love, Jenny Lewis, Sufjan Stevens, David Sedaris and old jewish women calling in to complain about politics. Here I am sitting in a mostly dark room listening to some woman dissect Rabbit Fur Coat on the radio and my thoughts go to how the semester, although it has just started, may as well be over. There is still so much more ground to cover in the coming months, but we will not have a break until mid april but as soon as the Shakespeare Festival commences it will really be mid-terms and they are going to open in two weeks. So I am here thinking about how I needed a new computer but I really don't need this computer after the semester is over, but I certainly cannot use William's computer mainly because of the amounts of personal time we each spend using our little macs and also the amounts of personal material on each. But I guess it isn't in excess because I know people who have two computers and they have a laptop simply for the portability. I will begin classes at the Upright Citizen's Brigade Theatre on March 22, fulfilling another one of my highschool dreams. Once I realized the show that I really felt and still feel at times, was the only one who understood it had a theatre where I could study the art that causes such results as the show that was on television, I knew what I had to do. It has been a slight struggle to get myself in the door there, meaning monetary and time conflicts, but I decided the next big purchase I needed to make was one that would not only further my career, but also give me a fricking chance to act this semester.
In other news I need to give my two cents on Wolf Parade, Issac Brock's newest project. I say project in the sense that he produced it, not that he even guests on a track. I think after listening to it a few times that it has the sound of Beck and the Strokes getting together and using simple Mouse-esque dissonance. The tracks are good and based on each one you can hear either Beck or Julian wailing about something abstract. Check it out!
in love with love and lousy poetry
Kindel blogged at 4:55 PM
Monday, February 13, 2006
[soundtrack to life: Theme to Brokeback Mountain]
A late nod to the grammy winners, of whom I didn't realize there were so many! Kanye West went home with a few and of course U2's "how to dismantle an atomic bomb" basically swept its categories. I would like to point out that B.Y.O.B. took home an award from System of a Down, how that happened, I don't know but if the music academy wants to recognize it, I say good on ya mates. Also Get Behind me Satan took a category, proving to the world that the white stripes are a damn good band. Usually I don't speak to fondly of the awards but with the wave of Alt. Rock becoming a force to be reckoned with, see Greenday, winning an award for Boulevard of Broken Dreams, et all from last year where they won repeatedly for American Idiot, I can only comment as a music lover to say, YAY to all those nominated and all those winning awards. In other news, Jenny Lewis of Rilo Kiley fame and recent solo fame for Rabbit Fur Coat, one of my new favorites, got a full page spread in the Newsday on long island(strong island, if you will). The review wasn't unlike the ones online, excpet for a little less informed, making no mention of her boyfriend playing with her and the audience being full of celebs etc. But the article surprised me to the fact that they made note of it in such a perodicle like the newsday.
Also, internet= best place to hear live shows. I have recently stumbled upon many of my favourite artists, see Decemberists, Jenny Lewis, Sufjan Stevens, shows cut up in mp3 format per track and also as one long stream. This included the tour that Colin Meloy finnished up recently, fortunately giving my little hands a song to grab on to such as the one for his little baby on the way. I've also been privy to some un released tracks in the US due to the fact I am re-addicted to the Australian version of clearchannel/infinity, Triple J.
A brief intro to triple J: they curse, they play really crazy music including such things as australian rap..., they play new Living End music because it has already been released in Oz and the tracks i have heard are off the chain, if you will. The channel is still a bit more poppy than an indie station and a bit more radical than a rock station, but great all the same. They also were the first to release information about Brit's second little bump, which has no business being born, if you can't put your child in a car seat and you have like 6 platinum records, you don't deserve another one.
Check out K-fed on myspace music. I'm sure its the "bomb-diggity"
I was snowed in the other day, but what that translated to was I went to hoboken in the snow storm and had to navigate my way home with a pack of friends and snow blowing in our eyes, and there were three pee-walkers, no crab-pee-walkers, because well it was a blizzard, no way im gonna let my bits be out in it. John's paintings can be seen at the Frozen Monkey on Washington st. Hoboken, by 6th street. I hope they sell, they are rather large. sunday was filled with ciders, pasta and fake white castles, as well as thumbsucker, which I can't say i was all that pleased with, although the cast did include Vince Vaughn and Vincent D'Norfrio, who never did that thing he always does, cock his head to one side and talk like he does on L&O.
Well thats about it for now.
in love with love and lousy poetry
Kindel blogged at 6:50 PM
Monday, January 30, 2006
[soundtrack to life :Colin Meloy live from his show in VA ]
ok, so recently I have fallen in love with Colin Meloy, who's metrosexual look is ever so appealing, along with that awkward quality his voice has. Sing to me, dear, sweet Colin. Anyways after some simple research, pretty much by accident, I was privy to some info about the decemberists. Their previous name was Tarkio, why, I dunno, ask me why the shins were called Flake Music? Cactus patch is now the signed band Army of Me. Anyways back to Colin, I was listening to some of this Tarkio and well it's pretty boring, its what the decemberists are like without an acordion, violin and giant whale made out of poster board and crayons. It actually sounded pretty country, not much unlike the music I have been steezing lately, ie, Sufjan Stevens and Jenny Lewis and the Brokeback soundtrack. At this concert that I am currently listening to he opened up with a Tarkio song and went right into some Decemberists stuff, "We Both go down" and more. I am intrigued to see what he will play next. I was informed by BrooklynVegan that at the show that was in Nyc, at Town Hall, which was like 38 dollars before service charge, Sufjan, and others possibly Bowie were present chillin to the sweet noise that comes out of Colin Meloy. Well doesn't that just make my little music sensor's tingle!?
In other news, huge party in BK the other weekend, Alyse, Rach, etc, including someone who, due to manegerial issues cannot be mentioned, ahem, were in attendance. Josh and Eric, Kellyn and Becca, Bob, Agent Moo...the list goes on, including some Long island hood rats who I was convinced stole my mouth wash and two avacadoes, but they were later cleared of the charges due to the fact that someone moved those objects for the sake of the party, does no one wanna party with listerine and a fruit/veggie? The party was a huge success and fun was had that whole weekend, which I followed up to with a trip to the upper West side, along Riverside Drive, and then down to Teany only to find that they have since gotten rid of the Tea for Two, which was the ultimate lunch, tea sandwiches, two pots of tea, scones and little petite fours. I guess I will just have to lunch at the creperie around the corner before enjoying a pot of #69, VanillaBerry- Hibiscus, my favourite, not only because of the rose hips and delicious subtle taste, but also the fact that all of the plates and cups at Teany are white, the tea is hot pink, what a great way to feel good about yourself, drinking hot pink!
Well if your girly I guess. I finished all of my knitting projects, except that billy wants a Team Zissou hat which is easily knittable on my knifty-knitter. It will match his Team Z jacket I made him last year for V-day/ B'day. I suppose that's all I have to say for now, keep yourself hip!
in love with love and lousy poetry
Kindel blogged at 4:40 PM
Wednesday, November 30, 2005
[soundtrack to life : Seven Swans, Sufjan ]
ok so here is the dish: I got a new puter, its Mac Attack! I got myself a nice 12" cute li'l mac, in fact that is its name. If you were interested. I know what you are thinking, oh great another mac-er. Well not the case, my PC friend. I just wanted a new puter cuz my old one fried, and i thought well i've been dreaming of a mac, so i got one. Now I have to pay it off. I am in need of monetary funds, like whoa. I have a credit line for my puter, but its pretty much maxed out, and i need to get headshots, yes thats right, headshots. I am going to try and get them done before the semester breaks, but that leaves me with 3 weeks to do so. I am not opposed to getting them done in Jan, because I'll be in ny in jan and maybe have a credit card to put them on. So here's hoping the credit gods are looking out for me.
School has been kicking my ass. I have been directing, acting, typing, dancing, and working 3 jobs, so if you read this at all and are wondering why i havent updated in like 3 months, well there is your answer. Right now i am in the process of memorizing 4 monologues, all due by thurs, yeah tomorrow. So i have a lot on my plate. I also need to finish my MMWW journal which i need to get to peter by next week. I'm hoping to have it done by monday, but i also need to have a new directing scene picked out and really put together, which i am not good at. Ugg
So anyways. heres to new computers, jobs, crazy life and video podcasts, yeah best idea ever!
Yoga free on my itunes updated weekly, yeah i can deal with that. My cuzin found me on myspace, utterly ruining my time on that site, so that really sux. I can't fill out any moew surveys or put up bad language junk. i hate it, it was literally, my space, and now it's like my parentally conscious space.
Fuck that! Ugg again ends my paragraph.
ok well lots of luv
in love with love and lousy poetry
Kindel blogged at 1:27 PM
Tuesday, October 11, 2005
[soundtrack to life : heater ]
Ok, so I am tired and I have not blogged in a very long time. Sorry. Well anyways, my show went off without a hitch, everything was just fine and I was so exstatic at the amount of people who came out in support. It was a free show, optional and you only had to come if you really wanted to. And we just about filled that spiegel. Not much else to say except that it was wonderful and that I am sleepy.
in love with love and lousy poetry
Kindel blogged at 10:53 PM
Wednesday, September 28, 2005
[soundtrack to life : new broken social scene ]
ok ok, so it has been like weeks. Heres whats up. My show is going up on oct. 10 and 11 in the speig. This is free to friends and anyone who wants to come see it. I recommend you see it if you like me.
hahah ok im a jerk.
So I went to Dc and B-more over the weekend, it was rather pleasant, with the exception of my cold, which took over my body by friday night and almost ruined a perfect night. That and having to pee.
In DC:
I went to see QandnotU's last show ever, well ever until like december and they cant take not playing together.Parking sucks there, just as much as any major city i guess, but it took like forever to park and I had to pee like a racehorse, so the necessity of a parking space was heightened. They played a wonderful set, I always whish i was one of those people who keeps track of all the songs that a band plays and then writes it down later to always remember, but I can never really keep track. I will never ever hear them play "Beautiful Beats" which has become my favourite track on Power. But I was ok with that because they played fever sleeves and this is unrelated, but Chris had the capital symbol on his face(bars and stars) and in Ny he had the word Future. Weird fella, well according to his mum who billy spoke to, "hes a nice guy". Ok mrs. Richards I believe you.
B'more:
saw my family, and bets, sulz, saps and ichy. hahaha. We spent like two hours at rache's parent's place and that was just swank. We even got brownies out of the deal. Thanx Lois. We watched Will Farrel be awful on SNL and we blamed the writers. I drove home and fixed my brothers' ipod. They have a mini to share that I wont go into how they got. I hope things are going well with it, now that me and my siblings and everyones sister has an ipod, yay we are all symbols of wealth! That reminds me, I owe my boyfriend like hunrdreds of dollars, but then I lent him like 400 bucks so maybe I don't. Who knows, love has no debt.
ok what else, I love my brooklyn apt, it is so frikin cozy there and I never want to leave. The sun comes in so bright in the morning and I have a fire escape! I know I am probably cursing myself, but I want this year to go by quickly. It already is, but there are two types of college seniors, one who wants to graduate and one who is deathly afraid. I am the former, mainly because I know where I'm going. Heck after graduation I have a home to sleep in that all of my posessions will already be in and people live there! I hate the way that school treats you. I wish I was a commuter sometimes. Not because I don't love my roomate, au contraire i love that brazillian goddess, but I am just tired of the atmosphere. It's true, there is no place like college, and i hated a lot of parts of college so I am ready for real life, bring it on baby.
Second city does a summer session, i think i want in. "UCB is the Second City of NY" said a friend who will be nameless about upright citizens brigade. However, my love for UCB will always be appreciated, but after seeing some of their final products as an improv class, i am not impressed. I do not want to have to learn the kitchen all over again. And if I want to become Amy Sedaris, then i need to go to Second City and find my soulmate writers. But I don't want to go to Chicago.
Anwyays, I saw a really annoying icon as someone's livejournal icon. It was this thing that just flashed like sayings, like this: Bi girls suck, I hate art, your photography sucks, Punch a vegan, Bush 2004!
i thought i would share how igorance rules the world.
in love with love and lousy poetry
Kindel blogged at 10:39 PM
Wednesday, September 14, 2005
[soundtrack to life : weakerthans on party shuffle ]
ok so a lot has happened i bet since i last posted but life is weird still and i dont have a permanent set up for everything yet.
school: i hate it i wan out
life: i want in, i miss it
i have an ipod which i love, he/she/it is wonderful.
other than that i live with elisa, who is wonderful. My thesis is a big pain sometimes, im happy to be working on it, but other times i am very worried.
"the Most Massive Woman Wins"
october 10th and 11th
oh needles and pins, ramones remind me of cb's who are pretty much out of the door. i cant believe a place with that much history and that much reputation is going to be gone. It will only be a memory on a shirt or mtv, when it should be alive with sweat stains from the ramones and coke remains from debby harry and broken floors from the talking heads and covered in stickers from every little band that fulfilled their dream of playing there.
oh well. ..sigh..
anyways, i work at the drama office and on this sheet it says i should only work 5 hours at another job. so i guess i just have to hope they dont care i have a job that pays what this one does in two weeks, in like an hour.speaking of which, i do not want to work right now, but i need to soon. after my thesis is over, i will be free as a bird, so dont you want me to act in your project? i know you do, because you think im fabulous, right?....
courtney is having a birthday bash to celebrate her birthday which is on my 3 year anniversary. We will be crunk this weekend.
Saturday night i am going to see peter's play in the city. i am excited. I went to cvs today and got make up for cheap, because they runned out of those fancy little swipe-ey things and they honored a price. so i didnt even have to join their stupid club card shits.
speaking of shits, i miss benny and bettie and rachel. Go single's car. whale bellys, skin suits et all.
coffee soda should be available everywhere. I need a small fridge, you got one? I feel bad because everyone that comes by to see my roomate has to see my undecorated shitty mess everywhere. They are gonna be like dont you want it to be cheerie in here? and im gonna have to smack someone and say, i am not cheerie, dearie.
ok enough. headache. sleep.
in love with love and lousy poetry
Kindel blogged at 11:00 PM
