jumped.

i jumped.
i never do that.
i am learning that it is necessary.
things can't be handed to me.
i need to pursue things on my own.
i jumped.
i jumped.
i jumped.
and i feel warm.

juno
add this to my top twelve movies of the year.

atonement

add this to my top eleven movies of the year.

where i am at

yesterday i finished college. i finished the two classes i was told i needed to officially graduate. now it is in the hands of the administration to let all of the paperwork process that i paid them to do a few months back. i still get worried. i want this over so so so so bad.

in other news.

last night, sometime between midnight and 2am, dani and i were driving in a van over to what we know as "The Stalks". i guess you could say it is a local hangout / secret thing along the coast, near all these corn fields. but it takes patience to drive there as it is easy to get lost. we show up at the wrong spot, but it is nearby, so we decide to walk to the "point" (meanwhile it is so light out, like the middle of the day, weird). anyways, we walk over there and drew and jon are leaning against this fence railing thing. the fence is blocking them from a long, 400-500 foot drop along rocky coast and thrashing ocean. i freak out by staying away from the railing. i turn around and realize that the fence is broken and jon and drew are gone. dani and i get scared. we hear a faint "help" in the distance, knowing that they fell down into the rocky ocean / coast combo. dani and i agree they are probably dead, so we go back to our respective homes. sometime later that night jon appears and he has a cut on his head. he is ok with our choice for not helping. he said when they landed down below, there were two vans there waiting for them, and they strapped jon and drew to the top and drove them to their respective homes. i guess jon lives with me.

top two performances of 2008

january 20:
Freaks and Geeks Speak!
Reunion Panel and Q&A with original cast members Dave Gruber Allen (Jeff Rosso), Steve Bannos (Mr. Kowchevski), Linda Cardellini (Lindsay), John Francis Daly (Sam), Samm Levine (Neil), Busy Phillips (Kim Kelly), Martin Starr (Bill) and creator Paul Feig.
moderated by Patton Oswalt.
@ Cobbs Comedy Club

january 25:
upright citizen brigade: asssscat
with matt besser, ian roberts, matt walsh, rachel dratch and rob riggle. with guest monologist neil patrick harris.
@ the eureka theater

top ten performances of 2007 (that i witnessed)

ten is a lot. but i couldnt make coachella one concert. its the performances. so here are ten. in the order i saw them.

girl talk on january 12 at the independent in sf

video is from that actual show, look for me, i probably cant be seen

lo-fi-fnk / fujiya & miyagi on february 13 at the mezzanine in sf

went for fujiya & miyagi. was amazed by lo-fi-fnk. no longer cared about fujiya & miyagi

zack galifianakis / brian posehn / patton oswalt on april 27 at coachella

perfect way to start the weekend

lcd soundsystem on april 28 at coachella

i think i was standing somwhere near where this video was taken

the arcade fire on april 28 at coachella

you can probably see me somewhere in the crowd

grizzly bear on april 29 at coachella

i was surprised i could listen to mellow music on a 110 degree day

jose gonzales on april 29 at coachella

another relaxing time there.

teddybears on april 29 at coachella

i did not know anything about them before this, and this could be one of the best things i have ever seen. it was crazy. i was standing next to selma blair and andrew bird while watching them.

cocorosie on april 30 at the rio theater in santa cruz

kristin probably hated the show at this point. i loved it more than anything

last song they played. kristin liked it at this point

chromeo / flosstradamus on july 23 at the mezzanine in sf

being free helped a lot

top ten movies of 2007











edit: reign over me lost its spot to heima. sorry reign.

top ten of 2007


the cinematic orchestra: ma fleur
this album guides my drives and it guided my whole trip to europe. i kick myself for not going to see them at bimbos a few months ago.


animal collective: strawberry jam
the sequence of [For Reverend Green - Fireworks - #1 - Winter Wonderland] is so good.


the arcade fire: neon bible
one of my favorite bands sounding like one of my favorite singers.


cocorosie: the adventures of ghosthorse and stillborn
"I'ma shake you off though, get up on that horse and ride into the sunset, look back with no remorse"


andrew bird: armchair apocrypha
i physically rubbed shoulders with him


st. vincent: marry me
girls don't normally impress me as much as she does with this.


radiohead: in rainbows
i realized i listen to the song, nude, over 40 times


múm: go go smear the poison ivy
every year i need someone from iceland on this list


midlake: the trials of van occupanther
i was apprehensive at first, but it has totally redeemed itself marvelously


lcd soundsystem: sound of silver
everything in one. as cheesy as that sounds. it sounds so cheesy, but it is heartfelt