hyphy part 2

hyphy word count today: 6. all said in my photo class. all talking about e-40. 6 too many times.

gitten all hyphy

i think the hyphy craze will be the first bandwagon i am not on.

but i will continue to use the word.

coachella dilemmas

saturday
the section quartet
celebration
white rose movement
the walkmen or lady sovereign (probably the walkmen)
wolfmother
animal collective
common or deerhoof (probably deerhoof)
kanye west or my morning jacket or tv on the radio or imogen heap (probably my morning jacket)
sigur ros or damien marley or devendra banhart (probably sigur)
cat power or the juan maclean (tough call)
depeche mode or atmosphere (probably some of both)
daft punk or she wants revenge (im so glad daft punk is not up against anything)

sunday
the octopus project
giant drag or youth group or be your own pet (probably giant drag)
mates of state
amadou and mariam
phoenix or metric (probably phoenix)
wolf parade or jamie lidell (probably jamie lidell)
bloc party
gnarles barkley
seu jorge or editors or digable planets or yeah yeah yeahs (probably seu jorge)
madonna or mogwai (tough call)
massive attack or mylo (tough call)
tool or scissor sisters or jazzanova or art brut (tough call)

speaking of seu jorge.....there is a new american express commercial with wes anderson.

m____________________

sometimes i feel that seniority is the most beneficial thing going for me. in many aspects. i feel that if i have been doing something, or i have been in one location for a longer period of time, i should be next in line for a prize or something. not really a prize, but next in line for something.

looking at this from a business persepctive, it is so hard to see people move past you, and make more money and have more opportunity.

its similar with everything.

ive prayed about it for years. when will this happen? when will she happen? when will that happen? when?

its frustrating. anyone can have seniority, it isnt a gift, it is just for the determined. i feel that i turned seniority into a gift. it makes me feel as if i have gotten something out of my labor, out of my trials, out of my frustrations, out of my life.

who could use 3 weeks in europe? maybe the one who has worked in the same place for 4.5 years, or the guy who has lived in the same room for 23 years, or the guy who has been waiting for some "one" forever. too bad its out of my pocket. oh well. enjoy the weekend all.

rembrandt van rijn's prodigal son



my eyes have been studying this, with the help of henri nouwen and his book.

this is what was shouted at me today

as i walk from my class to the light rail station a car drives by, and a man yells out the window, with a huge smile.....

"some of our forefathers drank the blood and some did not. praise the lord!"

he was so happy. i was happy he said that because i dont get it.

we played telephone in college today

ive been really excited the past few days. or day i guess. and its a nervous excitement, and i dont know what it is. im tracing it down to these:
- coachella in 2 weeks. or moreso sigur ros (1) at sunset.
- 48 days until europe.
- new location for church.
- graduation (date=???).
- sharks making the playoffs.

the nervousness must come from any of the last 4, and you can drop out the sharks because that really doesnt deal with my life. i have no control over that, unless i cheer harder. the graduation thing i just throw in the back of my mind because i dont want to get stressed about stuff like that. europe will be fun, the days with friends and the solo days (which is where my nerves are). the new location for vintage is fun. im excited for it. it was nice driving over the hill yesterday morning with the fog still settled and the mist everywhere, while im listening to sigur ros (2). sometimes sigur ros (3) just does something awesome.

time to figure it out and all that.

i've got knives in my eyes, i'm going home sick



see it.

"you ever read any Tolkien?"
"what?"
"you know, those Hobbit books?"
"yeah"
"i really like his description of things. makes you feel like you're there"

lights out

division day has their new cd out. and i couldnt be happier. lights out might be one of my favorite songs ever.

Division Day - Lights Out

i'm tired of admirable people

maybe not admirable people, but i hate it when different people can be in one room, and then when one other person enters the room, the mood shifts and people change. so i was bored today looked at what was on our tivo. i saw the apprentice and i figured i could watch that. they do the whole boardroom thing, with trump and his two buddies on each side. and the two "wannabe apprentices" were fighting as if trump knew the right answer. (i do realize he is the determing factor in who wins this whole game). but i bet these people cannot immagine trump as any other human. i dont think anyone realizes that. sure he is rich/well known.....etc. but he is a human. i am a human. you are a human. there is this basis that i wish everyone could see.

i guess it also comes into play with peoples overt fascination with celebrities. i could care less who is dating who. it doesnt affect me at all. i still go see movies with these people, but i dont want to know them any other way. who really cares that mariah carey got a parking ticket. who cares that screech is dating stephanie tanner (i probably would in that scenario).

just look at entertainment magazine.

it isnt entertaining. its a time waster. you read stories (un-entertaining) and the only thing you could come away with is being the first person at your job that would know some information like that.

im not saying i have never cared about any of this, but i hate the fact that we as humans will separate eachother into divisions and subdivisions, all the while wasting time caring about it.

remember jesus? maybe he read magazines about tax collectors and gypsys. but he didnt care. i mean he overly cared. there was no separation.

can we just be humans.

song for the day:
Broken Social Scene - Stars and Spit

change is normative

"As a missional church that seeks to bless the city with the whole gospel, growth and change is normative"
-rick of imago dei. and requoted by dan kimball.
last night was the last night at the one place and i didnt want it to go to the new, smaller location at first. i felt comfortable there. i felt like i didnt want it to end. but after last night i got excited for the move. this would be perfect for us people from the valley to get to know everyone else because no one will have their favorite seats to sit at and everyone is slightly vulnerable. i see good. anyone want to go with me to the new mission street location on easter?

at this rate we will all have nothing and be happy

throwing away stuff feels good. it could be files on a computer or random stuff in my room. today felt productive. a step closer to the move out i guess. but it feels so good to find a notebook full of notes from my meteorology class 2 years and to throw it away knowing that i dont need that information anymore. or throwing away all these files for this webiste that i made for a band that no longer is around. it feels good. and i realized i never had OK computer on my computer. so i fixed that.

i'm on this anticon fix

after seeing why? the other night, and listening to 13 & god about once a week, i figured i should give the other anticon artists a listen. now i'm on an alias kick.

John Vanderslice - Exodus Damage (Alias remix)
Alias & Tarsier - Dr. C
Alias & Markus Acher (notwist) - Unseen Sights
Alias & Ehren - Cobblestoned Waltz

while i'm at it, check this its crazy.

the well

when he spoke she wanted to believe
the things he said
but who could this man be
that she might never thirst again
her heart raced
could he be the one we've waited for
the one we've waited for

-david bazan