Dance number

Just stumbled across the Brooklyn electropop group Infernal Devices. They have noice beats. My favorite track from their EP, Lost in Sound, has got to be "Fast Enough."

Lost in Sound EP by Infernal Devices
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Genre: electropop, synthpop
Released:  October 1, 2010


Tracklist:

1. Blind Faith
2. Fast Enough
3. More Things Change
4. Lost in Sound

little things

1. Coming home to an empty house
2. And knowing that it will be empty for a while
3. Saying "Hello?" aloud anyway
4. Hearing your voice echo down the halls for the first time
5. Listening to jazz while eating lunch in complete quietude

killer beats

I love songs with killer beats.

The list goes by artist and then song.

The songs I immediately thought of in terms of killer beats are:

1. Fabian - Heatwave
2. Chilly Gonzales - You Can Dance
3. Phoenix - Lisztomania (Classix remix)
4. Washed Out - Feel It All Around
5. Jim Rivers - I Go Deep (MY ALL-TIME FAVORITE? MAYBE.)
6. Friendly Fires - Paris (Aeroplane remix ft. Au Revoir Simone)
7. Major Lazer - Hold the Line ft. Mr. Lexx & Santigold

 And there's a couple more that probably wouldn't be what you'd expect. You can discover them for yourself.



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people I'd like to see on tour/in concert

I've never seen a concert in my life. Ever. Isn't that blasphemous and ludicrous?

Sure, I've seen the occasional Kennedy Center piano recital and classical music sort of thing, but by concert, I mean I've never seen any of my favorite singers/groups/musicians perform live.

Lately I've really wanted to see certain people live. Here's my list for now:

1. Anna Calvi
2. Ladyhawke
3. Lykke Li
4. The xx

I don't want your money
I want your trust
I want your faith
I want your love
I want your support
But even if I don't have it
I'm gonna go my own way anyway.

mixtape #1

Lately I've discovered a handful of people who have really awesome music tastes and I find myself wanting to post music on everybody's Wall all the time, so it's easier to do a compilation post here instead of flooding everyone's Facebook...

I really like discussing and sharing things I like so this is pretty much what I'm gonna do with music, too, from now on...

People who I (always) keep in mind about music: Kanna, Astrid & Dylan, Shannon, Lynh 



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Those were select songs. Here's the complete list I had in mind for this mix since May:

• Esthero - That Girl
• Gang Starr - Mass Appeal
• Ani DiFranco - Overlap
• Chris Botti - If I Could
• Hooverphonic - Someone
• The High Violets - Cool Green
• Crocodiles - Mirrors
• Dave's True Story - Crazy Eyes
• Local Natives - Camera Talk
• Mazzy Star - Fade Into You
• Jenny O. - Well O.K. Honey

 All-time faves

• Asobi Seksu - Goodbye
• Ladyhawke - My Delirium
• Sade - Bulletproof Soul
• Friendly Fires - Paris (Aeroplane remix ft. Au Revoir Simone)
• The Pipettes - Because It's Not Love (But It's Still A Feeling)
• PJ Harvey - We Float
• The Radio Dept. - Heaven's On Fire
• Stevie Wonder - My Cherie Amour
• Two Door Cinema Club - Undercover Martyn
• Washed Out - Feel It All Around

EVERYTHING/ANYTHING from the following groups/artists:

• Miles Davis (favorite album = Kind of Blue)
• Anna Calvi (my favorites are "Moulinette," "Blackout" and "Suzanne & I")
• The xx (favorite song: Islands)
• Spangle Call Lilli Line

you are invited

Allo.

The people I tagged--well, obviously I had a reason for specifically choosing you.

I'd like to do a shoot with you again because you are fantastic/awesome/amazing/wonderful/lovely, and here's why. Okay, wait, just kidding--I think this is self-explanatory. But if you need more convincing, let me know.


Jane and Chloe - one last time?


Shannon (and your puppies?)


Megan - I'm daring to cop a 'tude for a shoot ;)


Caro - oh come on. Please? We can work on that English project of yours, too...?


Lyzan - ;)


Ariana - we have so many things planned out. this isn't an invitation for you. it's a reminder.

People not pictured (meaning, I've never taken your portrait before) who should be: Jenna, Hannah, Diana

Umm yeah. I realize that, with the exception of three or four people, the rest of you are graduating seniors. This might be the last opportunity for me to photograph you seriously again and that makes me genuinely sad and aww well I don't know. Just a thought/invitation. Get back to me, will you? (But do not by any means feel obligated to accept this if you don't want to.)

Okay, that's all!

Thanks!

roads are all the rage

So I've noticed that I've taken a fair number of photographs involving roads lately. And inadvertently, they've become some of my favorite photographs as of late.

quantitative results and "standardized tests" will never be indicative of a person's true substance.

 I will never have the satisfaction of hearing you praise me—that has never happened before, and I doubt that it ever will. Is it so much to ask for even the smallest, tiniest bit of recognition for what I’m successful at instead of always only ever hearing all my flaws over and over again on repeat like a broken record?

How much shit do I have to do and take to get even the slightest bit of hope or support from these people?

Today has been a relatively okay day. Nothing really upsetting has happened yet.
Brief review of what went down at science fair this morning:

I was the only participant not in formal wear. Call me an idiot--I'd agree--I somehow jumped to the conclusion that everyone was supposed to wear their science fair t-shirt today when presenting, so I came in grey jeans, my science fair t-shirt, and my leather combat-ish boots. Oh good lord. That was probably the worst part about science fair--feeling like I didn't belong at all (when I probably in fact didn't anyway) and sticking out like a sore thumb and looking completely unprepared for the occasion...

Aside from that uh, mistake--I feel like I presented myself quite well. I handled the situation very well. I presented smoothly in front of the judges--and it went great, considering I didn't have a speech prepared compared to the other participants. Damn, I was looking at the girl whose booth was across from mine and she was rehearsing this long speech like mad. She had it typed with all the graphs and was reading off of it and saying it aloud. It was intense. But I held my own under those circumstances. I didn't come off sounding like a robot unlike some of the folks around me. I sounded natural, conversational, and hell, I did have conversations with my judges. It wasn't as scary after I got through the first judge. Admittedly, that was my worst presentation out of the six that I did in total--I was a mess, I had to allow for some silence for me to finish my sentence--I had paused mid-sentence, unsure of what to say... but it was the first try, and the lady was nice, so I recovered and adapted and pretty soon I was talking smoothly. I amaze myself sometimes. I can be a glib talker when I need to be.

I am not expecting any awards--my fellow participants were damn incredible, I'll acknowledge flat out--but I am proud to say that I did my best out there, and that's all there is to it--all that matters to me, anyway. I held my own, and my project was not groundbreaking like the other ones there, but I gave it my all.

After that, I went home, took a walk with my aunt, and did some gardening work with her. It wasn't so bad--the weather was refreshing, and I am currently basking in the sun by the patio's sliding door.

It's been a good day today.