Good Morning

Another hit from the Rogue Wave bug.

Rogue Wave - Good Morning from Rogue Wave on Vimeo.

I love this music video. I wish I could romp around some barren wasteland with feathers in my hair. Can I? Oh please can I?

Solitary Gun

Rogue Wave - Solitary Gun from Rogue Wave on Vimeo.

I know I've been raving for years about how much I love Rogue Wave, so don't read on if you are sick of it because there's a whole lot more about to spew out.

Their new album 'Permalight' is sincerely awesome. I love every second of every song. Their last album 'Asleep at Heaven's Gate' was a bit of a dud in my opinion. It wasn't bad, don't get me wrong, it just wasn't what I was looking for in a Rogue Wave album. I love all of the color and depth that 'Permalight' has. There are a lot of pertinent issues that the band deals with in these songs and that's one aspect that keeps me coming back for more. I'm listening to this almost as obsessively as I listened to 'Descended Like Vultures' back in the day (and sometimes nowadays). But let's not forget the early stuff either. 'Out of the Shadow' was a great one too. There's more of a playfulness to this early album than the rest, therefore it's good in my book. But for some reason I just can't put my finger on, it doesn't have the same oompf, or pizazz, or whatever it is that 'Descended Like Vultures' and 'Permalight' do.

Nope, there's no getting around it. I absolutely adore Rogue Wave. I doubt very much that will ever change.

However, Zac recently turned me onto Freelance Whales. They're pretty awesome as well. And not only is the music that they make incredible, their website is amazing on top of that. They're almost on par with Rogue Wave in my book, and that's saying something. I really like the song 'Hannah'.

Here's a little taste of who they are...

Freelance Whales - Generator 2nd Floor

Freelance Whales | MySpace Music Videos

PogoMix

Thanks to Faye who showed these to me. They're amazing remixes of well known movies into really interesting and cool songs.


From the movie 'UP'


Alice in Wonderland


My favorite Disney movie 'The Sword in the Stone'


And of course 'Mary Poppins'

Not only is the imagery amazing, the music is great. I love it.

.Best.Thing.Ever.

Thank you to Meesh for showing me this excellent video. HILARIOUS!

We Walk

We Walk by The Ting Tings

A Nice Little Holiday

Another visit from a friend from home. Allison, someone I used to work with back at Telefund, came to visit me as my last visitor. I probably did the best showing her around town and Ireland of all the visits (even my parents). It probably has something to do with the fact that I had a lot of practice with Jamie and then my parents. She got in on a Saturday, left on the next Friday and we did enough things to fit into three weeks. We did all the typical things like the Guinness Storehouse, the Hop On Hop Off bus tour around the city, and ate fish and chips with a bit of Guinness on the side. Duh, things you HAVE to do if you come to Dublin.

In addition to those fun adventures we took a trip out west. We booked a hostel for one night in Galway City and took a day trip to the Aran Islands. For how many times I've been to Galway, I never stayed over night. So it was fun and new for me as well as Allison. We went for a walk around the city when we first got there and then at night we went out to a local pub that had traditional Irish music. Galway, and the west for that matter, is known for the music. The weather was in our favor as well, surprisingly enough. That never happens on the west coast because you're right on the Atlantic so the winds bring bad weather quickly, but just as quickly take them away again. We saw a few rainbows (no leprechauns or pots of gold though). On our second day there we took the ferry out to Inis Mór which is the largest of the Aran Islands. Again this was something that I had never done so it was new for both me and Allison. We were only there for a few hours and did a short little bus tour and a bit of a hike up to see an old stone fort. It was excellent weather again and we had a great time. I can't even explain how pretty it was, but I do have some photos (obviously).

The River Corrib.

Allison walking down Quay Street.

Allison jumping under the Spanish Arch.

Me jumping in Eyre Square.

A fun shop front.

Allison and I in front of the River Corrib.

The name of the stone for that we hiked up to on Inis Mór.

Me and Allison in front of the fort.

The cliffs on the Island.

I laid down on the edge of the cliff and looked down. This is what I saw.

I'm so glad Allison was able to visit. I think she had a great time, I know I did.

Just a Little Taste

There's a couple of songs that are played constantly at all of the night clubs here in Ireland. Some are getting on my nerves, some make me want to dance... hah, me, dancing, hah. Here are just a few:

Infinity 2008 -Guru Josh Project (This is one that makes me want to dance. The music video is a bit weird though, and I like the original version of the song better, but this is all I could find)


Poker Face -Lady Gaga (This is one that's getting on my nerves)


I Kissed A Girl -Katy Perry (Nerves again)


Sex on Fire -Kings of Leon (I think I would get jumped in a dark alley if I said that Kings of Leon are 'ok' but this song doesn't get on my nerves, I just don't like it that much)


They also tend to play a lot of MGMT which I'm not complaining about either. Kids seems to be the DJs' favorite song too.

MGMT

'Kids' by MGMT is my new favorite song, and I don't know why.


'Electric Feel' is good as well.

Beds Aren't Only For Sleeping

This is my new favorite thing.


As is this.


I like the simple things in life. I lead a simple life, that might have something to do with it.

Shut Up, It's Fun

iTUNES! What?!

How many songs? - 2,671
Hours worth? - 6 days, 22 hours, 43 minutes, and 6 seconds

Sort by song title:
First song: A.M. World -Loudon Wainwright III
Last song: /=/=/ -Andrew Bird

Sort by time:
Shortest song: Muh Nuh, Muh Nuh -Space Ghost (0:17)
Longest song: Troubadours The Annoying Noise Of Death -Rilo Kiley (22:03)

Sort by album
First Song: 3 A.M. -Matchbox Twenty
Last song: C'mon N' Ride It (The Train) -Quad City DJ's

Sort by artist
First song: On The Table -A.C. Newman
Last song: Let Me Go -3 Doors Down

First five songs that come up on shuffle:
1) A Better Son-Daughter -Rilo Kiley
2) The Sound Of Silence -Simon & Garfunkel
3) I Want To Break Free -Queen
4) Hey You -Pink Floyd
5) Madonna -CocoRosie

Search the following and see how many songs come up: (and favorite song):

Sex: 8, I'm Too Sexy -Right Said Fred
Love: 132, One More Night (Your Ex-Lover Remains Dead) -Stars
Hate: 3, Whatever Gets You Through The Night -John Lennon
Death: 60, I Will Follow You Into The Dark -Death Cab for Cutie
You: 327, You -Rogue Wave
Heart: 46, Kicking The Heart Out -Rogue Wave
Rain: 22, Red Rain -The White Stripes
Day: 96, Salesman at the Day of the Parade -Rogue Wave
Night: 30, The District Sleeps Alone Tonight -The Postal Service
God: 35, Motorcade -Beck



I don't know I have some of these songs, don't make fun of me because I have some crap music on my computer. (I don't know if you can tell from the last section, but I still love Rogue Wave the best.)

I Like Dogs

I also like the Brits.


Couldn't believe this one until I saw it. And then I cried. Shut up I'm emotional. Ha.

I Like the Randoms

So, I'm officially bored. Out of my mind. Doing a bit of sewing to keep my mind off the fact that I have nothing to do anymore, but obviously that's not working. It's been weird since school ended. I mean, it ended so abruptly. All of a sudden, everything in my life changed. And all the people in it. Friends are leaving, but I'm staying here. It's odd. Whatever, because of this boredom I've been finding random things on the interweb. Here are some of my discoveries.

Apparently, according to Urban Dictionary, a 'pfeiff' is a 'girl who is similar to a hermit crab'. Ok, what does that mean? I don't get it.

I do like this one though.

'pewpew'
-a noise that laser beams makes
(notice the grammatical error. Even with the error though it's still funny)

This is intense, how do people think up stuff to do like this?!

You have to admit though, this is kind of awesome.

Now I know this one's kind of a throw back but I still love it. And boy am I not coordinated enough to even try a stunt like this.


Ok yet another thing that I am just not coordinated enough to do.

This one's pretty amazing. And creative.

This movie looks beautiful, anyone want to go see it with me?

It looks like how my dreams are. Finally, someone who sees into my head.


On Saturday Meg and I are going to see these guys play. I'm really excited. If you haven't seen 'Once', it's definitely one of my recommendations. And not just because I love the land of Ire, which is where the movie is set, but because it's an amazingly inspirational story. Just go see it.


I think I may have over done this one a bit, but like I said, I'm bored. Give me something to do, please.

PUHLEASE!

Yael Naim

This is my new favorite video. It reminds me of summer, and all of the fun random things that happen in the summer.

She kind of reminds me of Feist, especially with the freeness of her video.

Only Rogue Wave

There isn't too much music out there that I feel like I can just close my eyes and take it in. I'm just not that kind of person. But, Rogue Wave does it to me. I get my kicks from 'em. I can't really explain it.

http://www.roguewavemusic.com/music/player/id/3

Go there and try it. Close your eyes, take a minute out of your busy schedule to relax a bit and listen to the music. It just gets you.

Music

I put my iTunes on shuffle, and this is what came up. Somehow it's partially true.

IF SOMEONE SAYS "IS THIS OKAY" YOU SAY?
3 A.M.
-Matchbox Twenty (I sometimes say random things)

HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOURSELF?
Fly
-Sugar Ray (Totally)

WHAT DO YOU LIKE IN A GUY/GIRL?
Foolish Games
-Jewel (This one may or may not be true)

HOW DO YOU FEEL TODAY?
Barely Breathing
-Duncan Sheik (This one's real true, I'm getting sick, and I can barely breathe)

WHAT IS YOUR LIFE'S PURPOSE?
Missing
-Everything But The Girl

WHAT IS YOUR MOTTO?
The World I Know
-Collective Soul

WHAT DO YOUR FRIENDS THINK OF YOU?
I Love You Always Forever
-Donna Lewis (Me too)

WHAT DO YOUR PARENTS THINK OF YOU?
I Can Love You Like That
-All-4-One (Well that's a nice thing)

WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT VERY OFTEN?
Sleep To Dream
-Fiona Apple

WHAT IS 2 + 2?
I Feel It All
-Feist (I failed math)

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR BESTIE?
Everybody's Got Something To Hide Except Me And My Monkey
-The Beatles

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE PERSON YOU LIKE?
Tragedy
-The Fleetwoods (This does not bode well for me does it?)

WHAT IS YOUR LIFE STORY?
The Little Green Valley
-Elana James

WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU GROW UP?
Memory
-Elaine Page (I hope I'm not only a memory)

WHAT DO YOU THINK WHEN YOU SEE THE PERSON YOU LIKE?
Deserted Cities Of The Heart
-Cream

WHAT WILL YOU DANCE TO AT YOUR WEDDING?
Golden Loom
-Bob Dylan

WHAT WILL THEY PLAY AT YOUR FUNERAL?
A Well Respected Man
-The Kinks (Apparently I'm in for a sex change)

WHAT IS YOUR HOBBY/INTEREST?
Look At Me, I'm Sandra Dee
-Stockard Channing

WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST FEAR?
You
-Rogue Wave (Didn't know that one)

WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST SECRET?
Drunk Again
-Porchsleeper (HA!)

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR FRIENDS?
Careless Love
-Madeleine Peyroux

WHAT WILL YOU POST THIS AS?
Anyone Else But You
-The Moldy Peaches

Oh music, how you make me laugh sometimes. I like you though.

I Feel it All

I love Feist. I also think this is the best song on her album.

She's so playful, and her videos tend to be just one shot, which makes me like them even more. You can tell she's always having fun with them.

I also love this one.



Yay colors. Yay one shot. Yay Feist.


I'm tired. I don't want to paint. Tell me I'm done.

Mos Def Big Band

is my new favorite thing. Chelsea and I just went to see Mos Def Big Band at Hill. It was incredible. The bassist and drummer were phenomenal, and I never use that word. When we got there I really didn't know what to expect because I just said I would go with Chelsea since she loves Mos Def. I thought it would be fun, and if not, an experience. When the first beat started, I knew it was going to be good. In the beginning, I was just appreciating the music for what it was, everyone in the band was amazing, and the energy Mos Def had was amazing. Then I started to notice my head bobbing along with the beat, and then my toe tapping, then I just started to feel it through my body. I couldn't help but move along with the music. Not all music does this, but I love it when it does. I had such a great time. I suggest everyone find the music that makes you move, and makes you smile, it's amazing when you do.

LOVED IT!