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Monday, July 31, 2006
Just In Case There Was Any Doubt
Friday, July 28, 2006
It's Nice to Know...
...that M. Night Shyamalan and I would totally be friends (based on his iTunes Celebrity Playlist and his American Express commercial/magazine ads). And he'd be understanding that I haven't seen his movie yet, because, you know, he's cool like that.
Monday, July 17, 2006
Overwhelmed
I am always and forever composing blog posts in my head when I'm not near a computer but am not as strong following through and actually typing and posting them. Now, that I've got a moment to sit down, I'm overwhelmed by the possibilities in the backlog. Perhaps I'll just give a couple sentences (or fragments) highlighting them.
1. Two weeks ago, I went to Cornerstone, which is a huge Christian festival with lots of bands--P.O.D., MXPX, David Crowder Band, Reliant K, The Roosevelts (a new fav) to name a few. They also were showing movies, having seminars, and other happenings. Example, I listened to a lecture entitled "Literature of the Oppressed: British Women Writers" and watched Donnie Darko.
2. I went white water rafting and rock climbing with my junior high youth group. Lots of fun. Only slight sunburn; a large accomplishment for me.
3. Cheerleading camp at my school. Large droves of girls in the exact same outfit with the exact same hairstyle. Creepy.
4. Crazy excitement over the fact that I can drill my countries in an online map quiz. Amazingly fun.
1. Two weeks ago, I went to Cornerstone, which is a huge Christian festival with lots of bands--P.O.D., MXPX, David Crowder Band, Reliant K, The Roosevelts (a new fav) to name a few. They also were showing movies, having seminars, and other happenings. Example, I listened to a lecture entitled "Literature of the Oppressed: British Women Writers" and watched Donnie Darko.
2. I went white water rafting and rock climbing with my junior high youth group. Lots of fun. Only slight sunburn; a large accomplishment for me.
3. Cheerleading camp at my school. Large droves of girls in the exact same outfit with the exact same hairstyle. Creepy.
4. Crazy excitement over the fact that I can drill my countries in an online map quiz. Amazingly fun.
Sunday, July 02, 2006
Yee-ow! Boom shak!
The Cat Empire is some of the happiest music I've ever heard. I first saw them in LA, then again the following week in Chicago. I wanted to go to Milwaukee this week for a third concert, but I couldn't really make it work. As much as I love their cd--and believe me, I've not listened this much to an album since U2's latest, maybe even more than that--seeing them live is why I love them. They are indescribably incredible, but I'll try.
Their musical style is reggae/latin/brassy/rap/spoken word/dance. It's upbeat and impossible to sit still to, but very laid back (a la their Australian nature). There are six of them, and they play together in a seamless manner, mixing all these genres with ease. When they perform live they actually perform, not just play what you hear on the cd. They spin their songs differently, but they also do a lot of improv and jamming. It's incredible--I heard a five minute bass solo and loved it!
Lyrically, they're hippies, and I love the positive attitudes. The idea that their way of waging war is through music, dance, and being good friends is refreshing and encouraging. An abridged sample from my favorite song "The Chariot":
This is a song that came upon me one night
when the news it had been telling me
about one more war and one more fight
and 'aeh' I sighed but then I thought about my friends
then I wrote this declaration
just in case the world end
Our guns
we shot them in the things we said
ah we didn't need no bullets
cos we rely on some words instead
kill someone in argument
outwit them with our brains
and we'd kill ourselves laughing
at the funny things we'd say
And bombs
we had them saved for special times
when the crew would call a shakedown
we break down a party landmine
women that so sexy
they explode us with their looks
ah we blowing up some speakers
jumping round till the ground shook
[...]
Our weapons were our instruments
made from timber and steel
we never yielded to conformity
but stood like kings
in a chariot that's riding on a record wheel
[...]
Then our allies grew
wherever we would roam
see whenever we're together
any stranger feel at home [...]
I know their music is a little expensive (imported), but it is well worth it. Or better yet, go to one of their concerts, where a musical crush will turn to obsession, and buy it from them directly!
Their musical style is reggae/latin/brassy/rap/spoken word/dance. It's upbeat and impossible to sit still to, but very laid back (a la their Australian nature). There are six of them, and they play together in a seamless manner, mixing all these genres with ease. When they perform live they actually perform, not just play what you hear on the cd. They spin their songs differently, but they also do a lot of improv and jamming. It's incredible--I heard a five minute bass solo and loved it!
Lyrically, they're hippies, and I love the positive attitudes. The idea that their way of waging war is through music, dance, and being good friends is refreshing and encouraging. An abridged sample from my favorite song "The Chariot":
This is a song that came upon me one night
when the news it had been telling me
about one more war and one more fight
and 'aeh' I sighed but then I thought about my friends
then I wrote this declaration
just in case the world end
Our guns
we shot them in the things we said
ah we didn't need no bullets
cos we rely on some words instead
kill someone in argument
outwit them with our brains
and we'd kill ourselves laughing
at the funny things we'd say
And bombs
we had them saved for special times
when the crew would call a shakedown
we break down a party landmine
women that so sexy
they explode us with their looks
ah we blowing up some speakers
jumping round till the ground shook
[...]
Our weapons were our instruments
made from timber and steel
we never yielded to conformity
but stood like kings
in a chariot that's riding on a record wheel
[...]
Then our allies grew
wherever we would roam
see whenever we're together
any stranger feel at home [...]
I know their music is a little expensive (imported), but it is well worth it. Or better yet, go to one of their concerts, where a musical crush will turn to obsession, and buy it from them directly!
Saturday, July 01, 2006
Hchello, hchello
Boy, it has been a long time. I've been super-busy learning to read French in the most unnatural way possible. Katie's been up to see me. We watched the final season of Home Movies (sniff) and the premiere of The Venture Brothers (Go Team Venture!). I went to see a minor league baseball game (and am going to another--different team--Monday). The past day and a half I've been finishing two quilt tops that have been languishing about unfinished for months. I've been reading (American Gods by Neil Gaiman, Ghosts by Paul Auster, re-reading some HP) and watching (finished Angel, Fritz Lang's M, re-watching HP, and Pirates of the Caribbean and Pride & Prejudice--it was a Keira Knightly day). I'm going to be going to Cornerstone (a Christian music festival) this weekend and then on a rock climbing/white water rafting trip with my youth group the next. Busy, busy.
Soon, I shall sit down and write anecdotally about things that have been happening (an interesting night of 'bar-hopping') and the group The Cat Empire, which I am powerless against. I can't stop listening to their cd, going to their concerts, and watching their dvd.
But, not tonight.
Soon, I shall sit down and write anecdotally about things that have been happening (an interesting night of 'bar-hopping') and the group The Cat Empire, which I am powerless against. I can't stop listening to their cd, going to their concerts, and watching their dvd.
But, not tonight.
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