listen

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jj-0vMrZJbo
no need to watch

It's too cold for the gym tonight

Worrying about our clients signing contracts tonight... AHHH the economy!!

Ten Things I Wish I Could Say to Ten Different People Right Now

1. I'm sorry forever.
2. You broke my heart and I lost optimism.
3. You can do anything.
4. I am so happy I'm getting to know this side of you. I love you so much.
5. I forgive you, don't drift away.
6. I need your help.
7. Calm down & live.
8. I'm so proud of you.
9. You're my favorite friend; I wish I could see you everyday.
10. Thanks for everything.

Nine Things About Myself

1. I'm very flexible
2. I'm pretty emotionally weak
3. My family life is crazy and I am constantly surprised I've ended up "okay"
4. I'm not so sure what okay is
5. I would love to drop everything and just go
6. I am a good singer but I am scared to sing in front of people
7. I don't have much confidence but that doesn't ever stop me from being an outgoing person
8. I like weird strange exotic wild unusual strange unique anything
9. I don't want anyone to be like me and get annoyed when people
A) compare me to other people/characters in movies or
B) try to be like me

Eight Ways to Win My Heart

1. Make me laugh....really laugh
2. Introduce me to something new and interesting
3. Kisses
4. Have dreams and goals
5. Have hobbies in which you actively pursue
6. Give a good hug
7. Lay in bed and listen to records with me
8. Tell me stories

Seven Things That Cross My Mind a Lot

1. Success - and what that means to me
2. Him
3. What can I do to make tomorrow better?
4. To-do list
5. The future
6. The past
7. My little brother

Six Things I Do Before I Fall Asleep

1. Check e-mail
2. stretch
3. Brush my teeth and wash my face
4. Read
5. Think a lot about what went right that day - briefly consider what I want to do differently the next
6. Hugsz

Five People Who Mean a Lot (in no particular order!)

1. Justin
2. Julie
3. Biff
4. Anya
5. Christina

Four Things I'm Wearing Right Now

1. Really awesome socks
2. a cute black and gray tank top
3. black underwear
4. penguin pajama pants

Three Songs I Listen to a Lot

1. Banshee Beat - Animal Collective
2. Heers - Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin
3. A Sweet Summer's Night On Hammer Hill - Jens Lekman

Two Things I Want to Do Before I Die

1. Travel as much as possible
2. Raise a child

One Confession

1. I love confessing to strangers at bars, haha.

January 1, 2009

Happy 2009! It's a new year! 2008 was a hard year for most people; including me. I graduated college and had to move to back home to Saint Louis - leaving dear friends/memories and my wild youth behind. I started a career, wrecked my car twice and got my heart broken.
I expect great things for 2009. It's my Michael Jordan [23] year. It's my year to grow and learn, travel, try new things [sailing in the spring, horseback riding lessons, the piano]. It's my year to get over my fears - driving, dying, trust, singing [the new band I'm playing in will help]. This year I am dedicated to living more green.

REMIX

I'm going to get myself into a lot of trouble.

And I like it.



Finals this week... just a presentation and a test tomorrow, then my junior year of college will be over. Rejoice rejoice Michelob Ultra Pomegranate Cherry Beer.

The Black Angels play this friday at Randy Bacon's Monarch Studio. I can't wait to see how they go crazy on stage.

2006 in Review

2006 gave new meaning to my never-ending quest for “What to listen to this morning?” Morning wake up music is imperative to my day. It’s a great feeling to know that despite all my music swaps, reading up on & writing music - I still haven’t hit all the new albums from last year. So even though it’s late, I’m going to list my favorite albums from 2006. It was an amazing year in music. Yay.

The Album Leaf - Into the Blue Again
The Flaming Lips - At War With the Mystics
TV on the Radio - Return to Cookie Mountain [not my favorite TV album, but I have a feeling it‘s growing on me]
Marie Antoinette Sountrack
Little Miss Sunshine Soundtrack - Devochka sans vox is pretty impressive.
Belle & Sebastian - The Life Pursuit
Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin - Broom
Be Your Own Pet - Be Your Own Pet
Band of Horses - Funeral [the funeral was my anthem]
Voxtrot - Mothers, Sisters, Daughters & Wives EP [these guys know how to do it, just wish there were more tracks on it]
M. Ward - Post War
Wolfmother - Wolfmother
Peaches - Impeach My Bush
The Mountain Goats - Get Lonely
Fujiya & Miyagi - Transparent Thing [*Collarbone. dance dance dance in your underwear - you must with this album!!]
Andrew Bird - Fingerlings 3
Thom Yorke - The Eraser [Harrowdown Hill OMG!!]
Cat Power - The Greatest
Bonnie “Prince” Billy - The Letting Go [so weird. Love it.]
Gnarles Barkley - St. Elsewhere
Feist - Open Season
Ratatat - Classics [spin this al night & it’s the best party ever]
Bishop Allen - January-December EP’s [Flight 180 is my favorite track. I need to see these guys live]
The Beatles - Love [ok I know… but you can‘t beat the mixed stew of their greatest rock hits. Forever fan I am - they are timeless]
AIR - Late Night Tales
Phoenix - Its Never Been Like This
And my favorite album: ISLANDS - RETURN TO THE SEA

At least I can still count.

4 am wake up: Fully rested. WTF

3 day insanity spree: Fatback at Outland, $19 to first legal bar outing in Springpatch, Learning secrets, 2 am pirade ing Delmare Ave with a banjo/guitar/southern soul, Lisa's 22ndBDAYsuprise80'sParty, Colts win superbowl

2nd new song reminds me of Jurassic Park. I've never been so proud.

1 video of LEADBELLY: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7PUlJfC4JxU

just how i imagined it