Peace,
Having a good conversation is one of my favorite feelings. That moment when you feel almost buzzed with the excitement of how much you want to respond to and absorb what the other person is saying. These conversations happen both with the people I love most and oddly, the people I know least. With the latter category, the buzz comes from the fact that neither one has any expectations for what the other will contribute. I live for these chats.
Peace,
Blog title from “The New Year” by Death Cab for Cutie
Some of my favorite album covers…due to their clever or aesthetically pleasing natures:
(clockwise from top left)
Sky Blue Sky by Wilco: download “On and On and On”
Hail to the Thief by Radiohead: download “A Wolf at the Door”
New Moon by Elliott Smith: download “Miss Misery”
Don’t Believe the Truth by Oasis: download “Keep the Dream Alive”
Neon Bible by Arcade Fire: download “No Cars Go”
Narrow Stairs by Death Cab for Cutie: download “Grapevine Fires”
Is This It? by the Strokes: download “Hard to Explain”
We All Belong by Dr. Dog: download “Keep A Friend”
No Code by Pearl Jam: download “Off He Goes”
Dizzy Up the Girl by the Goo Goo Dolls: download “Acoustic #3”
Chutes Too Narrow by the Shins: download “Gone for Good”
Ganging Up on the Sun by Guster: download “Manifest Destiny”
Peace,
Title from “E.M.I.” by Sex Pistols
How cool is this picture? Obsessed with this movie.
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These are fantastic songs:
“Satellite Skin” by Modest Mouse
“We’re from Barcelona” by I’m From Barcelona
“Pieces of What” by MGMT (I really want to see them in concert…)
“Little Bribes” by Death Cab for Cutie (Check out their video)
“D.J.S.” by Sublime
“Lost Coastlines” by Okkervil River
Happy jamming!
Peace,
Here’s a lovely little montage of my favorite movie quotations from some of my favorite films.
Garden State
Zach Braff and Natalie Portman in Garden State
“OK, so… so… sometimes I lie. I mean, I’m weird, man. About random stuff too, I don’t even know why I do it. It’s like… it’s like a tick, I mean sometimes I hear myself say something and think, Wow, that wasn’t even remotely true.”
Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Javier Bardem and Scarlett Johansson in Vicky Cristina Barcelona
“The trick is to enjoy life, accepting it has no meaning whatsoever.”
Stand By Me
River's potential saddens me to no end.
“OK. You guys can go round if you want. I’m crossing here. And while you guys are dragging your candy-asses half way across the state and back I’ll be waiting for you on the other side, relaxing with my thoughts.”
Before Sunrise
Julie Delpy and Ethan Hawke in Before Sunrise
“You know what drives me crazy? It’s all these people talking about how great technology is, and how it saves all this time. But, what good is saved time, if nobody uses it? If it just turns into more busy work. You never hear somebody say, “With the time I’ve saved by using my word processor, I’m gonna go to a Zen monastery and hang out”. I mean, you never hear that.”
Almost Famous
Almost Famous
“Jim Morrison is a drunken buffoon posing as a poet. Give me the Guess Who. They have the courage to be drunken buffoons, which makes them poetic.”
“The only true currency in this bankrupt world… is what you share with someone else when you’re uncool.”
Dazed and Confused
Dazed and Confused
“Behind every good man there is a woman, and that woman was Martha Washington, man, and everyday George would come home, she would have a big fat bowl waiting for him, man, when he come in the door, man, she was a hip, hip, hip lady, man.”
Sex and the City
Sarah Jessica Parker turns heads in Sex and the City
“Forever mine, forever thine, forever ours.” (I fully understand that this line did not originate from the movie.)
Gone With the Wind
Gone with the Wind
“I’m very drunk and I intend on getting still drunker before this evening’s over.”
“I can’t think about that right now. If I do, I’ll go crazy. I’ll think about that tomorrow.”
Milk
Beautiful Candle Light March in Milk
“If a bullet should enter my brain, let that bullet destroy every closet door.”
Annie Hall
Diane Keaton and Woody Allen in Annie Hall
“After that it got pretty late, and we both had to go, but it was great seeing Annie again. I… I realized what a terrific person she was, and… and how much fun it was just knowing her; and I… I, I thought of that old joke, y’know, the, this… this guy goes to a psychiatrist and says, “Doc, uh, my brother’s crazy; he thinks he’s a chicken.” And, uh, the doctor says, “Well, why don’t you turn him in?” The guy says, “I would, but I need the eggs.” Well, I guess that’s pretty much now how I feel about relationships; y’know, they’re totally irrational, and crazy, and absurd, and… but, uh, I guess we keep goin’ through it because, uh, most of us… need the eggs.”
Elizabethtown
Orlando Bloom and Kirsten Dunst in Elizabethtown
“Because we have a moment here, let me tell you that I have recently become a secret connoisseur of ‘last looks’. You know the way people look at you when they believe it’s for the last time? I’ve started collecting these looks.”
Into the Wild
Emile Hirsch ponders materialism in Into the Wild
“Happiness only real when shared.”
“Rather than love, than money, than faith, than fame, than fairness… give me truth.”
Peace,
Title from “A Movie Script Ending” by Death Cab for Cutie
I happen to be starting a new job tomorrow working as a hostess at a swanky seafood restaurant. When a friend asked if my uniform consisted of any sort of sea creature emblazoned fabrics, I got to thinking about animal/nature-inspired clothing in general. To accompany the whole flora theme of this season, there has definitely been a lot of fauna as well. I have noticed a few celebrities recently sporting animals and have yet to own anything of this variety. Scratch that if you count a ripped Death Cab concert tee with a green bird smack dab in the middle. All kinds of wildlife have been popping up including butterflies, birds, horses, felines, elephants, etc. Lauren Moshi’s designs have been the culprit behind many of these nature-donning celebrity sightings.
I realize this blurb has been relatively uninspired but I think I can blame this on the fact that I am partially undecided on whether I even like this trend. So, tell me what you think!
Rachel looking aquatic in a dolphin dress.
Sienna goes shoeless and bottomless but flawless.
Liv is adorable in her feisty little tee.
I have a friend who is obsessed with elephants. I kind of see the appeal!
Peace,
Title from “One Sweet World” by Dave Matthews Band
