man on wire

olly moss

seabear, fleet foxes, grizzly bears, band of horses...

and of course our favorite, b-b-b-birds.

Random note: Cat Power should consider the poor people who likes her stuff too. What happened to $10 tickets?

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I can't stop listening to "Sweet Disposition" by The Temper Trap. It transcends me into a world of nirvana.  The Curtis Vodka remix is okay but it still makes me feel like I'm running through a jungle. With lions running with me and stuff!

There's a line from Goodfellas that goes something like this: "...cowards have too much to prove." I can think of a few people that qualify. I don't understand why some people purposely not listen or do something stupid just to feel a tiny bit superior. Or the fact that they'll abuse their slim-to-imaginary power just to step over others (ie: a bawling episode over at the DMV 2 years ago). I hate people who constantly curse for the sake of cursing and I hate people who put others down for no reason. I don't like inequality between male and female. I don't like having my voice drowned out purposely only because I don't have that extra limb. But it's good to know that those are all just cowards who are desperately pulling others down just so they won't drown. 

It's funny to say that I watch movies to regain inspiration and creativity. I rarely look at other graphic design to learn and draw ideas. And yet I have no interest in motion graphics or media as of now. Yes, I do hope to eventually learn a bit about it but I want to do it out of pure leisure and fun. I don't want to approach learned media in a school environment with film clips and assignments and have my brain run dry. I want a career path that will allow me to express myself as an individual. I need to permeate boundlessly into other fields and climb up my own ladder. 

Question

Why is Jason Segel dating Evan Rachel Wood?

The Nick of all freaks, the Marshall of New York, the penis in his own movie... AAAAHHH!

Top 15 of 2008

Songs I OD'ed on in the past year.



1. Ratatat- Crips
2. Flight of the Conchords- Business Time
3. Midlake- They Cannot Let It Expand
4. Radio Dept- Pulling Our Weight
5. Iron & Wine- Flightless Bird, American Mouth
6. Stars- Midnight Coward
7. Nada Surf- Inside of Love
8. Lykke Li- Little Bit
9. Plushgun- Dancing in Minefield
10. Explosions in the Sky- First Breath After Coma
11. She & Him- Change Is Hard
12. St. Vincent- Marry Me
13. The Proclaimers- I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)
14. Greg Laswell- Sing, Theresa
15. VulpesVulpes- Blankets

a new year

Raedio, Noir Desir, Leonard Cohen... and a high five.

Oh winter break

Chill chill chill its snowing outside! The semester ends tomorrow with a little French holiday party in my class. My brother just helped me prepare my dish. I don't have much domestic talent but I think the ratatouille came out pretty yummy.

I rented a few films to watch over the break. 

1. Bottle Rocket (to celebrate their Criterion release!)

2. Planet Earth (because it would be enjoyable on HDTV)

3. 30 Rock Season 1 (it's tv-makeout-time)

4. It Happened One Night (for my mom to watch!)

There is so much to look forward to in 2009. Even if I end up off this premeditated map, I'd be okay with it. My resolution? To not cut my hair for a year (excluding trims). I've gotten my hair cut so many times during the past 2 months I'm actually regretting it, haha. Actually I just went to the salon yesterday. They had to buzz my back a bit. Whee!

Cheers to all the movies and music that I'm about to encounter! Cheers to the people I will meet. Cheers to future regrets and weight changes and friends I will gain and lose. Cheers to footprints and history makers, to the new President, to unemployment, to insurance, to happiness, to fulfillments, to alcohol and velvet moments. Cheers to 2009!

Ironing, whining

Last night I saw two musicians. Asia's superstar icon, Lee-Hom Wang and my beloved idol, Sam Beam. HURRAY!!!!!!




Sammy, we love your beard.
It's my safety spot.

turbulence

So I unintentionally planned out my winter break. I will be spending those few weeks learning the unfamiliar programs I listed in my resume.

I'm waiting for Rimbaud to come through the mail. 

And a career.