M.orning S.now

I've spent the afternoon listening to Best Coast and St. Mannequins. Pleased as can be except for the fact that I can't take the music with me. *sigh* I'll have internet at *home* soon enough.

And back on track . . .

A new mix cd is on the way. And weirdly enough, this one I've actually already burned the discs for but it's the artwork and the title that have me at a standstill. I have a few ideas rolling around in my head, but nothing that's snappy enough to make me want to start cracking on it.

So far, the titles I'm thinking of are

"A Shot In The Dark" ( with the intention of creating another cd later that is titled "Calculated" )

or

"Coolness By Mistake", inspired by Sara Hickman's song that is on the mix.

Fall is going to be the theme of the artwork I think. But how I'll work with that I don't know yet.

It's in your heart. It's in your art, your beauty.

It's been a while (I must have hundreds of entries that start out sounding like that). Don't really know what to say for myself. I'm living a real black and white life right now. I'm so completely happy and entirely unsatisfied all at the same time. I want to improve my situation, but as usual, I can't find the motivation for it. Perfect. However, I've met someone who continues to surprise and delight me. I feel like I can honestly say that I haven't been this content in a relationship in a while. I feel like these shoes are really comfortable. I'm not looking far enough into the future to worry myself over anything. It's just so pleasant to have someone to share with. There is absolutely no rush with this, which is so comforting.

And through the whirlwind of this unexpected gift, I'm allowing myself to be so distracted from what I'm really supposed to be doing this fall/winter. Scholarships, grants, funding. So much 'homework', and none of it as fun or as satisfying as spending an evening with him. However, I'd much rather be in Boston than anything else. I always need to remember that. Always.

As soon as I get a work schedule mapped out I feel like I'll have a better understanding of what my free time will look like. Right now, I'm just making it up as I go along, which leaves no room for research. Bad idea.

Focus.

As Gently As We Please

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Skinny Love by Bon Iver
Adventures In Solitude by The New Pornographers
Furr by Blitzen Trapper
For My Family by The Devil Makes Three
June Eyes by Winterpills
Don't Ask by Grizzly Bear
Blindsided by Bon Iver
Not Your Lover by Blitzen Trapper
Handkerchiefs by Winterpills
Black River Killer by Blitzen Trapper
Re: Stacks by Bon Iver

November 2005

'andrew and i went walking downtown on saturday. as we were driving through harmony to find a spot i kind of just froze because i saw drew. eh. literally, thinking was optional after that point. i didn't know if i should be excited, pissed off, upset. . . i felt nothing, a big emptiness. we parked in the garage. i prayed we wouldn't run into him because i wouldn't know what to say. we walked to experienced goods. guess who was walking out. i didn't want to hold his stare. i wanted to pretend i didn't know who he was, pretend that i didn't notice him. but i held it and he did a double take and went to hug me even though i was already in andrews arms. i huged him. i don't even care what he said. it was all lies. i'm used to that. ugh. what is it that still tugs at me about him? that nothing happened? that i wish something had? i thought, i'm glad nothing did. i wouldn't be where i am today if it had gone as he wanted it to.

i don't care for that.

andrew chuckled when we walked into the store, 'that must have been awkward.' i wanted to smack him for being funny about it. there was nothing funny about it. '






Oh, isn't that funny!

You know that Black River, baby, it's as black as sin

In the last few weeks and I have been introduced to:

Blitzen Trapper
Bon Iver
The Devil Makes Three

I am currently working on a "cowboy" themed playlist and album art.

More later.

KOL 11/12/08

These are in an order that somewhat reflects the order they were played in at the concert. The first two, and the last one, definitely. And the last four were their encore as well.

1.] Closer
2.] Crawl
3.] Razz
4.] Charmer
5.] The Bucket
6.] King of the Rodeo
7.] Four Kicks
8.] Molly's Chambers
9.] Sex On Fire
10.] Cold Desert
11.] Slow Night, So Long
12.] My Party
13.] Taper Jean Girl
14.] Revelry
15.] Use Somebody
16.] On Call
17.] Milk
18.] McFearless
19.] Knocked Up
20.] Ragoo
21.] Manhattan
22.] Black Thumbnail