"Are you excited to move to New York?" I have recently come to dread this question as much as "So, what do you want to study?" (see: High School Graduation). Not because I'm NOT excited. Oh yes, I've been waiting almost two years for this moment. I'm just too tired to show you my overflowing excitement. Trust me. I am the most excited person you know.
I've had a bout of the wide-awakes at 3 am recently which is really fine. Seriously! I love working at 3am because I'm wide awake. I need to find a way to empty my brain before bedtime. Like in Harry Potter- I need a pensieve to extract the thoughts, the forever To Do lists, the workplans-movingplans-lifeplans.
Today, all of it- the exhaustion and the stress manifested physically in my body; just in the crook of my neck.
I was explaining Pilates to a few coworkers today and my reasons for why I cannot take Pilates ever again. The 70-year-old ladies farting was just too much.
This morning I listened to the All Songs Considered podcast featuring music producer Joe Boyd, who is responsible for musicians like Nick Drake and probably a whole iPod worth of music you've heard before. The man is simply profound in his spot-on analysis of music then and music now without being condemning to either era (the 1960s vs. present music culture). He has a new book out now and I am looking forward to picking it up soon.
He read the final paragraph from the book, which ends on a rather doom-and-gloom note, but what stuck with me the most was his assessment that the music industry has created music which is superfically subversive (hence, the title of my post). And with those words came a flood of clarity. Superficially subversive. It makes me really question what, if any "mainstream" art is truly subversive? Are we as people capable of being genuinely subversive or provoking? I have my doubts because its subversive to make witty commentary about hipster chic, which is being mass produced in a...you guessed it, superficially subversive way.
"But do you believe in something beautiful? Get up and be it." -Ted Leo
You may not like his music, but he's one of the most intelligent, thoughtful artists out in the world right now. I would highly recommend his interview in The Onion's AV Club from a few weeks ago.
Tuesday, April 17, 2007
Friday, April 06, 2007
Lily Allen + Me =s True Love.
Lily Allen calls George W Bush an “a**hole” and claims she is “probably bisexual”
A drunk Lily Allen ,probably lost it on stage last week.
British singer Lily Allen has launched an astonishing drunken rant during a concert in San Diego, California, calling George W Bush an “a**ehole” and claiming she is “probably bisexual”.
The 21-year-old turned angry after guzzling beer and cider onstage during her performance at the city’s House of Blues last week (30Mar07).
She said, “George Bush is an assehole and a cunt” before also directing her vitriol at Tony Blair.
Allen then claimed she was bisexual because she was sick of men with “tiny dicks”, reports British newspaper The Sun.
A concert-goer tells the newspaper, “Lily got really drunk on stage."
“She then started calling Bush names and the audience went a bit quiet. She also said that San Diego has the best crack whores she has ever seen and that she was thinking of becoming a lesbian.”
The singer has hinted she is considering quitting her US tour - an attempt to crack the lucrative Stateside market - because she’s bored. She writes on her MySpace page, “Is it really important to break America? I’m bored.”
Source
A drunk Lily Allen ,probably lost it on stage last week.
British singer Lily Allen has launched an astonishing drunken rant during a concert in San Diego, California, calling George W Bush an “a**ehole” and claiming she is “probably bisexual”.
The 21-year-old turned angry after guzzling beer and cider onstage during her performance at the city’s House of Blues last week (30Mar07).
She said, “George Bush is an assehole and a cunt” before also directing her vitriol at Tony Blair.
Allen then claimed she was bisexual because she was sick of men with “tiny dicks”, reports British newspaper The Sun.
A concert-goer tells the newspaper, “Lily got really drunk on stage."
“She then started calling Bush names and the audience went a bit quiet. She also said that San Diego has the best crack whores she has ever seen and that she was thinking of becoming a lesbian.”
The singer has hinted she is considering quitting her US tour - an attempt to crack the lucrative Stateside market - because she’s bored. She writes on her MySpace page, “Is it really important to break America? I’m bored.”
Source
Thursday, March 29, 2007
Yes, I love technology.
At work today, I could barely hide my excitement for my new favorite feature Google has (no, not the themes, but those are good too) is Google Calendars. I love that I can keep my schedule in a variety of colors and I made all my coworkers share it with me. Upon my jumping about with the beautiful color coded calendar in my hands, our artist-in-residence and receptionist extraordinaire laughs at me and says,
"Who are you? Seriously, Jen, are you really 25? Because what are you going to be like when you're 40?"
And then we both fell over in giggle fits. Because its true. And I had this flashback to being a kid and I was sitting in the hospital waiting room making imaginary schedules and bar graphs. Its completely true, I've always been like this (and by "this" I mean, weirdly paradoxical in my organizational skills). My room may be a mess, but my life is color coded and organized, people.
"Who are you? Seriously, Jen, are you really 25? Because what are you going to be like when you're 40?"
And then we both fell over in giggle fits. Because its true. And I had this flashback to being a kid and I was sitting in the hospital waiting room making imaginary schedules and bar graphs. Its completely true, I've always been like this (and by "this" I mean, weirdly paradoxical in my organizational skills). My room may be a mess, but my life is color coded and organized, people.
Wednesday, March 28, 2007
Secret confessions of the tiny morsels of a joyful life.
It is entirely possible that the sunshine and warm weather and running my toes through the itchy grass on my one hour escapes from work gulping back green tea alternating with Diet Coke has caused me to listen to pop music and female vocalists almost exclusively lately:
+Rudebox by Robbie Williams
I have love for Robbie Williams because he's defiant and rebelious and that Gallagher fellow from Oasis called him the fat dancing guy in the British boy and. So not true. And those Gallagher brothers are complete morons.
+Traffic and Weather by Fountains of Wayne
This band always comes full forced with the great lyrics (although, to be fair, I thought Stacy's Mom had kind of weak lyrics, but still catchy as hell and an awesome homage to the Cars), and their new album is poppy and the sounds are lush and I just like them, ok?
+The Pipettes by The Pipettes
I dig these girls- I'm also going through a big female vocalist phase right now and I can't get enough of the hand claps and the 1960s girl group revival.
+The Bird & The Bee by The Bird & The Bee
Something about the synths and the pretty lady's sweet smooth singing evokes Ella Fitzgerald singing Desafinado. That kind of statement sounds mighty crass, but I am all about it this duo from Sweden, or wherever it is that synthy-pop duos are born.
+Mes Amours by Edith Piaf
This woman sounds like she led a wild life and I would have given anything to have seen her perform live in the 1950s. This is generally the album I start my morning with at work, its gentle but vibrant.
+Sound of Silver by LCD Soundsystem
LCD Soundsystem makes me want to have a dance party in my living room (or perhaps more appropriately, my kitchen which has more open space for dancing although the last time I was dancing in the kitchen, I broke my wrist in the 3rd grade- simply the mere beginnings of my clutzy nature). How you feel about Sound of Silver probably depends on how you feel about LCD Soundsystem. I feel extra crispy good about LCD Soundsystem so I am ALL ABOUT Sound of Silver.
In other news:
My days consist of working so hard my brain gives out on on my body by about 3pm most days, then coming home to make dinner and pack another box full of clothes or other junk I toted all the way to this state. My time to get myself together and Back to NY! is getting down to the wire as every day passes- most of next week is really out of the question since I'll be out of town then hosting my mum for Easter weekend. Per usual, I'm staying calm like its nothing and will probably be shoving things into beaten up boxes like its no big deal April 13th.
I think from now I'll just ruffle baby powder in my hair instead of washing it. George Washington wig style, everybody!
And now it is warm enough that I can stop at the coffee shop on the way to work each morning and order "one large, Iced Coffee please with room for cream," but they know that about me now. Instead of speaking of coffee, the girl who wears cute hats and I talk about the music they play- the other morning it was "the new Shins, don't you think its great?" and the morning before that....well, I don't remember. But I remember liking it even at such atrocious hours as 7:45 am. Maybe I will make them a CD, those friendly faces at the coffeeshop, although, maybe they'd find that presumptious. Or maybe I'll start giving one copy of my weekly mixes to one random person every week. Just to spread musical joy in the world. Yes, I feel a project forming.
There's a lot going on in my world right now, come share it with me.
+Rudebox by Robbie Williams
I have love for Robbie Williams because he's defiant and rebelious and that Gallagher fellow from Oasis called him the fat dancing guy in the British boy and. So not true. And those Gallagher brothers are complete morons.
+Traffic and Weather by Fountains of Wayne
This band always comes full forced with the great lyrics (although, to be fair, I thought Stacy's Mom had kind of weak lyrics, but still catchy as hell and an awesome homage to the Cars), and their new album is poppy and the sounds are lush and I just like them, ok?
+The Pipettes by The Pipettes
I dig these girls- I'm also going through a big female vocalist phase right now and I can't get enough of the hand claps and the 1960s girl group revival.
+The Bird & The Bee by The Bird & The Bee
Something about the synths and the pretty lady's sweet smooth singing evokes Ella Fitzgerald singing Desafinado. That kind of statement sounds mighty crass, but I am all about it this duo from Sweden, or wherever it is that synthy-pop duos are born.
+Mes Amours by Edith Piaf
This woman sounds like she led a wild life and I would have given anything to have seen her perform live in the 1950s. This is generally the album I start my morning with at work, its gentle but vibrant.
+Sound of Silver by LCD Soundsystem
LCD Soundsystem makes me want to have a dance party in my living room (or perhaps more appropriately, my kitchen which has more open space for dancing although the last time I was dancing in the kitchen, I broke my wrist in the 3rd grade- simply the mere beginnings of my clutzy nature). How you feel about Sound of Silver probably depends on how you feel about LCD Soundsystem. I feel extra crispy good about LCD Soundsystem so I am ALL ABOUT Sound of Silver.
In other news:
My days consist of working so hard my brain gives out on on my body by about 3pm most days, then coming home to make dinner and pack another box full of clothes or other junk I toted all the way to this state. My time to get myself together and Back to NY! is getting down to the wire as every day passes- most of next week is really out of the question since I'll be out of town then hosting my mum for Easter weekend. Per usual, I'm staying calm like its nothing and will probably be shoving things into beaten up boxes like its no big deal April 13th.
I think from now I'll just ruffle baby powder in my hair instead of washing it. George Washington wig style, everybody!
And now it is warm enough that I can stop at the coffee shop on the way to work each morning and order "one large, Iced Coffee please with room for cream," but they know that about me now. Instead of speaking of coffee, the girl who wears cute hats and I talk about the music they play- the other morning it was "the new Shins, don't you think its great?" and the morning before that....well, I don't remember. But I remember liking it even at such atrocious hours as 7:45 am. Maybe I will make them a CD, those friendly faces at the coffeeshop, although, maybe they'd find that presumptious. Or maybe I'll start giving one copy of my weekly mixes to one random person every week. Just to spread musical joy in the world. Yes, I feel a project forming.
There's a lot going on in my world right now, come share it with me.
Tuesday, March 27, 2007
I AM FILLED WITH HEINOUS LIES.
Okay, so I am clearly a liar about the momentary hiatus.
Let's try a round of funny things people Googled to arrive here:
upshot photos of pussy
I am so incredibly sorry to have disappointed you.
ginny quit living on dreams
But dreams are all we have!
how to cross a river infested with piranhas
Carefully.
marry-a-greek
I-don't-think-hyphenating-words-is-going-to-convince-a-Greek-or-anyone-to-marry-you.
obnoxious foofy hair
See also: my cat.
honey bunches of oats review
My opinion: as long as you don't use them for bacon tang bars and Honey Bunches of Oats are delicious.
skittles bunny
I love that commercial too! Yoooooyoyoyoyoooooooo!
yummy yum yum
Are we still talking about the skittles bunny?
then i'll be the sky
Okay, I'm keeping my feet on the ground.
jenn l day
For me, that's every day!
Let's try a round of funny things people Googled to arrive here:
upshot photos of pussy
I am so incredibly sorry to have disappointed you.
ginny quit living on dreams
But dreams are all we have!
how to cross a river infested with piranhas
Carefully.
marry-a-greek
I-don't-think-hyphenating-words-is-going-to-convince-a-Greek-or-anyone-to-marry-you.
obnoxious foofy hair
See also: my cat.
honey bunches of oats review
My opinion: as long as you don't use them for bacon tang bars and Honey Bunches of Oats are delicious.
skittles bunny
I love that commercial too! Yoooooyoyoyoyoooooooo!
yummy yum yum
Are we still talking about the skittles bunny?
then i'll be the sky
Okay, I'm keeping my feet on the ground.
jenn l day
For me, that's every day!
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