Glósóli

Sigur Ros - "Glósóli" ("Glowing Soul" in Icelandic)
So someone said this song is about a boy who wakes up to find the sun has disappeared, and the world is engulfed in darkness. He looks for the sun, and finds it at the end. Cool video . . .



So talking about travel and feeling that feeling of deep nostalgia prompted me to begin reading through my diary that I kept while I was in Europe two years ago. I decided it may behoooooove me to have an electronic copy of some of these experiences so I plan to scan the notebook and post several pages periodically to document my crazy journey somewhere other than this torn up thing.

So I will start with my second semester I spent in Spain. The semester before I had attended Saint Louis University in Madrid, Spain and had an incredible . . . crazy beautiful time living with D'Orsi and well . . . I will account for those adventures some other time. The second semester I wanted to be FREE! haha, I didnt want to be surrounded with other American students. SO I enrolled in classes online for a school in southern Spain, Málaga. What I didn't know is that this particular school did not actually exist. And so tha saga begins:

Define travel

Awesome movie, awesome song:


^"Where is my mind" by the Pixies - video from Fight Club^

So career fair madness implanted a bit of chaos into my life today. Though it was entertaining stepping back, watching all the stressed out seniors trying to disguise their insecurities, doubts about graduating, and uncertainty about what the hell they want to do with their lives . . . hiding under their business suits and holding their portfolios as though their function was to shield them from weapons of all sorts.

I kind of floated around, set up a few interviews, but nothing seems probable to fit. Flight attending is actually now in the running for top career choices for me. All the frequent flier mileage would allow me to go ANYWHERE on my days off. We all know travel is probably my greatest passion in life. And by travel I do not mean vacationing! Es decir:

I want to go to Serbia, find the most awful area, lie down, look up at the sky and say “I am in Serbia.” I want to go to Ukraine, find the most depressing area, lie down, cry, look up at the sky and say “I am in Ukraine.” I want to meet people in Slovenia, speak to them in their language and hear THEIR stories. I want to prove it’s not the setting, but your perspective of the setting. When I say I strive to live I am not saying I want to forget the worries in life rather face them, ALL of them, even if they are not your personal worries, even if you have to go to Morocco to find/feel them. Recognize your most painful situations (I am not talking about the “I hate school” pain, rather the “I wish he were alive” pain, the painful kind of pain) look up at the sky and say “I am here. I am alive. Live.” Because if you can survive/live through those moments you have nothing to fear. Not even death. Everything else seems so trivial. Life instructions are so basic . . . LIVE. Don’t complicate things. I re-iterate: JUST LIVE.

Virgin Suicides

“After all this time the only thing we are certain of is the insufficiency of explanations” -Air


^ Air- "Run" (live at Montreux Jazz Festival)^

"It didn't matter in the end how old they had been, or that they were girls,
But only that we had loved them, and that they hadn't heard us call; still did not hear us,
Calling out of those rooms where they went to be alone for all time, alone in suicide,
Which is deeper than death, and where we will never find the pieces to put them back together " - Air, "Suicide Underground" (Virgin Suicides Album)

Today is one of those really difficult days in remembrance. I have over-analyzed everything for over six years now. Is it possible to heal from a blow so hard? I don’t think so. If it were possible, would I want to? No, I don’t think so. It’s gotten to a point to where I almost want to keep the wound fresh. Its so hard for me to remember yesterday, but this . . . I never want to forget. Him, I never want to forget. I sometimes hold my breath hoping something will happen, that somehow I can change the past. Is this perspective hindering my progression in life? If anything it has only empowered me to live more courageously, more audaciously, more sensually, more. Sometimes you have to lose your sanity. Sometimes you just have to breathe and realize what is, is, and will be forever. You will not heal from this. Ever. But the last thing you want is to let life pass you by. Breathe. Remember. Be fearless. Just Live.

Detektivbyrån

So one of my favorite bands = Detektivbyrån. They are from Sweden, the band name means "detective agency." Many of you may recognize them from their song, "Nattöppet," which was featured in the 2007 Sprint Nextel commercial.

Their Swedish electronica/folk style features a mixture of instruments like the accordion, music box, drums, sound box, small bells, glockenspiel, traktofon, AND MY FAVORITE, the toy piano! oh and sometimes scissors?? haha I love them

Noticing a trend? My brain loves layering and original, crazy sounds!

la moda

Good golly, I smell a new idea for a project. Inspiration for unique print dresses, if I start now, it should be ready for spring. It also makes me crave a tattoo!

I want the shoes, bag, helmet, purpose for the helmet AND the town. No wonder she's wearing such a big smile!




Bike with a basket. Is it bad that I think of it as an accessory? Oh but it would be quite functional, once all this ice melts!!! I have a bit of spring fever I am afraid.




(All photos from the infamous Sartorialist (as seen on Style.com) . . . I am addicted!)

Il est difficle de vaincre ses passions, et impossible de les satisfaire

<-- Yann Tiersen Photo :i223.photobucket.com/.../61-yann-tiersen1.jpg

"Il est difficle de vaincre ses passions, et impossible de les satisfaire": It is difficult to master your passions and impossible to satisfy them. - De La Sabliére.

I must be in the mood for French culture! And having mentioned Yann Tiersen (French composer/musician) in the previous post, I do believe it be more than necessary to dedicate a post entirely to him. He is known internationally for composing the score to the Jean-Pierre Jeunet movie Amélie. If you do decide to look him up, you will find that his work usually reflects styles of European classical music or something like French folk music. What I find irresistible, besides his sexiness haha, is his genius combinations of various instruments - primarily the piano, accordion or violin together with instruments like the melodica, xylophone, toy piano, ondes martenot, harpsichord and typewriter! So that you can see the genius at work - here you go- (I love the banjo!!!)

दवेठेमुसिक

ok so one more (actually I can't promise that this will be the last) recognition of Dave Thomas. I actually found him while searching through youtube videos of Yann Tiersen, a french composer/musician/GENIUS . . . aka GOD! Anyways, Dave has done a lot of covers of Tiersen's work. I know nothing of the ways of a piano, but I have started learning this song because, well, wouldn't it be cool if when people ask you if you play piano and you honestly answer "no, but i do know one song" and then you sit down and play this . . . . yeahhhhh, that would be prrrrretty cooool:

रिकॉर्ड व्रेच्कर

OK I have no idea why it translated my title into Hindi. Cool, but that may get old. I'll look into it. What it should read:

Record Wrecker

God bless Pandora! I was listening to the "Sigur Ros station" and I just feel like I stumbled upon an alternate universe . . . fabricated solely of orgasmic melodies, angelic voices, rare pitches, and . . . wow I just fell into a trans, that's how good this is. Three new bands/artists that have seemingly changed my life today:

1) Cyann and Ben
2) Eluvium
3) Dave Thomas

The latter of which just blows my mind with his musical ingenuity and raw talent . . . . just crazy!!! Take a look, Dave Thomas (Waking Dream) -->