it's a beautiful day in the neighborhood!

The sun was shining, with a glimmer of a breeze in the air. Such days absolutely thrill me. The orange trees are groaning with fruit. I ameliorated the burden when I made a fresh glass of o.j. Mmmmm!

top ten

My favorite radio program {that sounds like something out of the 50's} is "Morning Becomes Eclectic." The host posted his top ten faves, and I will whittle the list and post my faves. {note: lots of videos, find some time-but you must watch them all!}

1. Aqualung, memory man- mellow sound, and matt hales is pretty much his own man.

pretty savvy video.

2. Radiohead, in rainbows-of course!

3. Salt and Savour, old joy, new joy-self released with a rocky beat. {and the cover is neat!}

Here they are-in the KCRW studio!

4. Jesca Hoop, kismet -kinda funky poppy; this song isn't my favorite, but this video reminded me of sigur ros.


5. Once Soundtrack-the movie was at Sundance, and is about the people that are in the movie, and it's actually their music.

rated R for language :(

6. LCD Soundtrack, Sound of Silver-up beat, tech-y sound. The music is good, but the video's are kinda crazy.
Check one out here
I don't know how they did that.

7. Great Northern,Trading Twilight for Daylight -I like 'em.

cool video, I don't really get it, but it's cool.

8. Sea Wolf, Leaves the River-I've liked 'em for a while. Really chill.

Bottonizing Originality

It is sometimes upsetting to run into someone with your same clothing apparel. A fun way to customize your clothes is with Buttons! P-coats are quite popular in the environment in which I live so to have a one-of-a-kind coat I replaced the boring standard black buttons with these big white ones. I also added a military charcoal American flag patch on the shoulder which is hidden in this picture. Just a fun tip to help you be you!

The World As We Know It

This Sextet is truly amazing. Every song is remarkable catchy and delightful with a male/female vocal assembly, refreshing piano along with the usual guitar/bass/drums lineup. After only a few songs (The whole album is on Purevolume) I had the immediate urge to purchase the album on Itunes, which I did. This is a rarity for me after discovering sites online where albums are only 99 cents, spending 9.99 is a big deal. Anyways, it goes to show how fabulous it is. They have a good diversity. Songs vary from their gleeful single, "Reverie" to the ballad of "Shine" to the semi - hardcore "There's a bully in the Park." All I have to say about The Morning Of is WOW. Keep it up guys!

What a Rush!

I saw the film "August Rush" this weekend at the dollar theater. It is a story of the journey of a musical prodigy in search for his two musical geniuses parents. One a Julliard Cellist, the other a talented Scottish guitar/vocalist who meet at a party and the music of life connects them with love. The prodigy is the product of their meeting, but is given up for adoption unknown by the mother by her controlling father. The story revolves around the prodigy who feels a connection with his parents through the music of life. This gives him hope in his orphan state to find them. The music in the movie is fantastic and moving. The story is a little weak and a bit unreal at times, but overall satisfying. It is a definite feel good movie. I advise you to watch it in a good mood otherwise you might come out of it saying, "Yeah right, like that would ever happen." Overall it was a good film and enjoyable for all ages.

Every"Body"

Recently I have been struck with awe at the majesty of our bodies. This mainly comes from a recent study of the ear in my acoustics class. The ear is so intricately put together. Each aspect is so vital to our daily function of hearing. Most of us rarely think of what is happening as we are constantly picking up sound waves traveling through the air that enter our outer ear and travel in to be converted to mechanical energy and then to neural energy which transmits in our head and registers as sound, noise, or music. Every aspect of our bodies are just the same, perfectly designed in every way. I often am fascinated at the ability just to move my fingers. Our bodies truly are gifts and should be treated with much care. In particular we should pay heed to what goes in, what covers it, and the condition that we keep it in. Even now I am yet again impressed with the ability to type For my brain to send the synapses to my fingers to know what keys to press and the order in which to press them, at a fairly rapid pace, is truly amazing. Ironically, however, I am currently under the weather which is never enjoyable. At such a time, one might not be so optimistic about their body. I know, however, that through the intricate design of the body, this virus that I now have will be illiminated. Then in the near future I will be back to 100 %. Please take the time daily to be grateful for your body and treat it well.

urban excursion

Just checked out Urban's site for the first time in a while. I was pleasantly surprised. Here is what imaginary me would do with imaginary money at a virtual urban outfitters:

Perhaps~who knows.