Hi. I update my Tumblr more frequently… so if you’re sad this hasn’t been updated – check that.
That’s all.
Hi. I update my Tumblr more frequently… so if you’re sad this hasn’t been updated – check that.
That’s all.
No. We don’t.
Agreed times a thousand. I appreciate those in my life who know when it is best to leave something be. I push away those who want to talk something ad nauseum and can’t seem to let go.
“Words are useless, especially sentences. They don’t stand for anything.” – (Fun Fact: Lyrics were written by Bjork)
Wow…so I haven’t posted in quite some time huh? Tsk Tsk – shame on me. Since my last post I have moved out my parent’s house in Flushing (Queens) NY to my own apt in (East) Williamsburg Brooklyn and I love it.
Some things I’ve done since my last blog:
This was supposed to be “quick” but I ended up writing more than I thought I had the energy for at 4 in the morning.
In closing, I hope everyone has a Happy, Healthy and Positive Holiday & New Year. Wish Me Luck in 2011! :D
I went to see the National on the 29th – and it had to be one of the best concerts I’ve seen til date. Their second opener – Suckers, were amazing and I am now obsessed. Studio versions are good, but can’t compare to how absolutely amazing they sound live. Love lead singer, Quinn Walker’s voice and eccentricity. Delivering vocals, while either strumming a guitar or banging on a drum; I got emotional a few times. They NEED to be seen live. Oct 1- Webster Hall, I am there :)
Few select tracks from their first full length album, Wild Smile
Save Your Love For Me (mp3)
“I hate pressure, I hate responsibility, I always show up late and it takes me so long to leave, but if you’re willing to accept my flaws, save your love for me.”
2 Eyes 2 C (mp3) This song live with the percussion…blew me away
You were afraid to test the water, I was a brave lamb to the slaughter,
You are a child, I am a child…I should have been the one to doubt it, you never gave two shits about it, you are a child, I am a child…
I feel this great, great pressure coming down on me. It’s constantly coming down on me. It’s crushing me. – Igby Goes Down
Queen/David Bowie – Under Pressure
‘Cause love’s such an old fashioned word
And love dares you to care for
The people on the edge of the night
And love dares you to change our way of
Caring about ourselves
This is our last dance
This is ourselves
Under pressure
Under pressure
Pressure
Facebook and other social networks has made cowards of us all. Let’s skip over having to talk about serious topics – such as the livelihood of your relationships and simply select or eliminate from a drop-down menu. If you weren’t sure how someone felt – well just keep checking their status instead of asking them. If you rather not have that discussion – select “single” – and do it quickly before you start to worry about the psychological implications such a simple gesture would cause (God Forbid you feel guilty). All these tools that are supposed to foster communication and help us become social, have instead been a large cause in the lack of emotional growth within some interpersonal relationships. It kind of makes me sick.
Now that my rant is over… I’m in the mood for The Organ – one of my favorite bands that I hardly listen to anymore. First time I got into them was after my first heartbreak – and I noticed recently that any time I am going through something similar – I become nostalgic for their sound. I find I gravitate towards a New Wave/Cure/Morrissey vibe when I seek comfort. They only released one album prior to the break up of their band, which they most likely spoke about in person rather than doing it through social media ;)
The Organ – Love, Love, Love (mp3)
okay, okay now that’s enough of that
I’m getting very tired of the fact that
I must be right
That’s why I’m cold and alone again
That’s why I’m all on my own again
That’s why I’m throwing things around my home again
That’s why I’m looking for love…
The Organ – Brother(mp3)
sometimes it hurts when you
care about me
but it’s going to hurt more when
they take you away from me…
Thanks also to Billy for this too… My new fav band of the moment even though they’ve been around forever =P
If the line snaps and there’s no air
Will you hold me?
If I’m asleep, will you wake me?If this rises and we hit the waves
Will you dive back down?
It’s depressing me to see you struggle.
I’m treading water with my oars
Glass galleons anchored, ocean’s floor
I’m diving down with all my gear
In search of treasure, para me corazon…
I rather have your presence than presents…
Was my birthday on Wed (24th)….I don’t care for gifts and the one thing I wanted – can’t be bought.
Maybe next time.
I’m not the kind to tell you what is true
Obsessed with this thanks to BTIII playing it at work =P
So many times we feel stuck – paralyzed by fear, pressure, comfort even. We let idle minds and idleness in general overtake our thoughts and actions. Afraid to speak up – afraid of making the wrong move, threading too carefully, allowing ourselves to walk on eggshells. Don’t you just want to scream? Dance, cry, sing out? We aren’t meant to sit all day long in our suffocating offices dedicating our lives to a paycheck and daydreaming of a life that seems impossible. It’s not true human instinct. It’s not human nature to tiptoe around what we want, and desire – to ignore primal urges and responses. We have been conditioned to act a certain way, behave properly, mind our business, keep our heads down – get to work, don’t cause trouble for anyone else. Are your personal wants and happiness impeding on those closest to you? Well, then we are taught to hold it in – march on, and hope for the best. Don’t aggravate, or annoy. It’s completely counter-productive - we walk around like bombs waiting to explode. Just MOVE.
Move on from people causing pain. Move on from those with heavy negative energies that don’t appreciate you. Move away from places that you hate. Let go of a past that weighs you down. Move toward the things that will ultimately enrich your life. Be yourself – go after that which makes you happy. Don’t just sit there and dream or talk about it – do it. Move with those that are on the same path as you - that want the same things, that will support and love you. Recognize truth, and people who will be dedicated and loyal – and don’t let them get away. How many times do we have a million excuses ready as to why we can’t have what we truly want? Are they valid – or is it just fear dictating and controlling our lives? Fear which distinguishes the passion inside of us. Fear and idleness – blinding us from the riches that are smacking us right in our face.
A tangled web inside of all the things you want and don’t have – knotted, making it difficult to breathe. That’s not a way to live. Do you want to wake up one day and think back at all the things you truly wanted but were afraid to do? Regretting the wasting away of formative years. Regretting not going after that opportunity, or the love of your life? Ugh. How many things do we just let slip on by without a fight?
Don’t run away – but keep on moving.
You can hold her hand
and show her how you cry
explain to her your weakness so she understands
and then roll over and die
or you can brave decisions
before you crumble up inside
spend your time asking everyone else’s permission
then run away and hideyou can hold her eggs
but your basket has a hole
you can lie between her legs and go looking for..
tell her you’re searching for her soul
or you can wait for ages
watch your compost turn to coal
but time is contagious
everybody’s getting oldor you can sit on chimneys
put some fire up your a@@
Stay away from open windows, and put the telephone down.
Can you run as fast as this house will fall, when the alarm bell sounds?
No, I was never much of a dancer but I know enough to know you gotta move your idiot body around.
And you can’t, can’t settle down until the idiot in your blood settles down.
So move around, oh move around, oh move around…
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