Eruptions and disasters

Thirty Nine

2009-11-01T19:07:53Z

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A Three For One Special on Downloadable Albums

2009-10-17T00:50:19Z

Memory Tapes - Seek Magic

It has been SO LONG since I've done this! Like ages! And I love sharing music! So I decided to be spontaneous and upload three sort of short albums instead of one big album. And they all fit roughly into the same genre, so it works out great. Anyway - all of these are what you would call "synth-pop", I guess. But they're also glam and lo-fi and electronic and a bunch of other things. Suffice it to say, they just sound old. Like old demo cassettes you find in your dad's briefcase from 1971 old. And I won't bore you with the details, but I WILL say that 'Washed Out' is by far the best album of the three, so pay special attention to that one. Let me know what you think, too! Positive, negative, I would love to hear it! These have been playing non-stop on my ipod, I'm sort of obsessed.

Washed Out - Life of Leisure

Memory Cassette - The Hiss We Missed, Rewind While Sleeping

Two hearts; No More - A Chuck/Blair Fanmix

2009-10-03T22:23:43Z

I tried to do this in sort-of chronological order, but I don't really have any specific episodes to define a linear progression. So. Anyway, I hope you like!

1. All The King's Men - Wild Beasts (both)

Blair: "watch me! watch me!
the belle of the ball
my heart, my hand and everything I own

and we are the boys
with new shiny shoes
we've seen 'em all
and we've chosen you
now no one will find your limit"

Chuck: "girls astride me
girls beneath me
girls before me
girls between me
you're birthing machines
and let me show my darling what that means

hatch me! hatch me!
and baby, turns out I'm evil
in all my dreams, girls who'll clothe me
girls who'll feed me
girls who want me
girls who need me
all you pretty things waiting for somebody
number my babies and my broken body"

2. Ilya - Martina Topley-Bird (Chuck to Blair)

"overthinking,
smoking and drinking
you're in my head
it's time for bed
one word I kno' tho
I can't be havin'
when you say
goin' away"

3. Overcome - Tricky (Blair to Chuck)

"don't wanna be on top of your list,
monopoly improperly kissed
we overcome in sixty seconds the strength we had together.
but for now, emotional ties they stay severed.
and when there's trust there'll be treats
when we funk we'll hear beats"

4. Two Dancers (ii) - Wild Beasts (both)

"O, do you want my heart between your teeth?
your hands are curling up like floating leaves
you who shall deserve
you who shall deserve

O, unpluckable flower of the moon!
O, untetherable bird of the blue!
you who shall deserve
you who shall deserve"

5. Weak Man - Good Old War (Chuck to Blair)

"I'm not playing a game with you
to show that I can get ahead
just like any weak man would do
when he's losing

you can't just give it all away
this is all we have saved
there is nothing here between us
this is not what we had planned
there is so much more
got nothing without each other
we've got nothing"

6. My Maudlin Career - Camera Obscura (Blair to Chuck)

"I'll bail you out again
I've got the readies
I'm not a child I know
we're not going steady"

7. My Mistakes Were Made For You - Last Shadow Puppets (Chuck to Blair)

"she was bitten on her birthday, and now
a face in the crowd, shes not
and I suspect that now, forever the shape
she came to escape, is forgot
and it's a lot to ask and not to sting
give her less than everything
around your crooked conscious she will wind"

8. Summer of Love Is Over - Marissa Nadler (Blair to Chuck)

"and I'm sick of crying for a love that's dying
for a love that's dying
long before the sun has set
and I'm sick of crying for all the dying
that I ever met

9. All the Flowers - Bibio (Chuck to Blair)

"and even though I sent you flowers
you didn't know that they were ours
don't wait to find what's in the past
don't wait to see what doesn't last
don't fret about what doesn't suit ya
try to forget about the future
and even though it took you hours
I didn't notice all the flowers "

10. Possibly Maybe - Bjork (both)

"electric shocks?
I love them
With you, a dozen a day
but after a while I wonder
where's that love you promised me?
where is it?"

11. She's the One - Caribou (Chuck to Blair)

"call her shallow and insincere
cause you'll never see just how perfect she could be
then she's gone and my friends could come along
and they tell me that I'm happier
one more fight yeah you tell me all the time
how do I swallow my pride

12. Bluish - Animal Collective (Chuck to Blair)

"I'm getting lost in your curls
I'm drawing pictures on your skin, so soft it twirls
I like your looks when you get mean
I know I shouldn't say so but when you
claw me like a cat, I'm beaming
I like the way you squeeze my hand
pulling me into another dream,
a lucid dream."

COMPLETE ZIP DOWNLOAD HERE

If anyone has specific requests for songs, just tell me!

aloneinthetown @ 2009-06-08T18:35:00

2009-06-09T01:21:02Z

These are mixed really old and new :(

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SPAM

2009-02-15T01:49:24Z

Picspam - 500 Days of Summer

2009-01-31T19:39:31Z

I love Joseph Gordon Levitt. LOVE HIM. Especially in cardigan sweaters and business suits and being romatic. I also love Zooey Deschanel, she's adorable. So - a picspam.

The End! :D

Jim/Pam fanmix - There Was Love All Around

2008-12-06T03:41:35Z

Okay, so - little intro. I know this is going to be super corny and super cliche, but I've had this idea in my head for...probably a year now.
The Beatles are on of my favorite bands in the whole world, and who knows how to illustrate love through music better than they do? So I decided to make a fanmix completely out of their songs. And as unoriginal or lazy as that may seem, they have a lot of songs to choose from, and I narrowed it down to fifteen. I also included quotes
to make it fit better and make it seem more cohesive. I ordered them chronologically as well (in the timeline of the Jim/Pam relationship). So - here it is.

1. I've Just Seen a Face

I've just seen a face I can't forget the time or place where we met
She's just the girl for me and I want the world to see we’ve met

Falling, yes I'm falling
And she keeps calling me back again

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Jim: Well, I'm going to the outlet mall on Saturday, so if you wanna save big on brand names...
Jim: ...and Roy has to work, which he will, because I'm also competitive, you should feel free to come along.
Jim: I think I'll see you at the mall. (pretends to think about it) Yeah.

2. I'll Get You

Imagine I’m in love with you,
It’s easy cause I know
I’ve imagined I’m in love with you
Many, many, many times before
It’s not like me to pretend
But I’ll get you in the end
Yes I will, I’ll get you in the end

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Jim: Pam and I are good buddies. I'm sort of Pam's go-to guy for her problems.
Jim: You know, with stuff like work or, ah, her fiancé, Roy. Or um...nope, those are pretty much her only two problems.

3. Do You Want to Know a Secret

You'll never know how much I really love you
You'll never know how much I really care

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Jim: That's just a figure of speech, you know? Blow your brains out? Come on. All it really means is that we're friends.
Jim: I mean, who else is she gonna talk to...
Jim: ...if I'm gone, right? I mean, if she left, I wouldn't blow my brains out. Of course, I would take that job in Maryland. Because it's double the pay, and soft shell crab just happens to be my favorite food.

4. You Really Got a Hold On Me

I want to leave you
Don't want to stay here
Don't want to spend
Another day here
I want to split now
I just can't quit now
You've really got a hold on me

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Michael: Well, it's nice for you. Your friend got engaged.
Jim: She was always engaged.
Michael: Roy said the first one didn't count.
Jim: That's...great. You know, to tell you the truth, I...used to have a big thing for Pam. So.
Michael: Really? You're kidding me. Y-you and Pam? Wow. I would have never...put you two together. You really hid it well, God!

Pam: No, I didn't mind helping Jim with his problem. That's what friends do. I help Phyllis all the time. Just yesterday, I untangled a piece of tape from her hair. So, yeah.

Pam: What's up?
Jim: Oh, nothing. I just feel bad. I feel like things were a little weird today... or something.
Pam: What do you mean?
Jim: I just think I should tell you that... I've sort of started seeing someone. And uh...
Pam: Oh. That's totally cool. You can do whatever you want.
Jim: O..ok. Um..good.
Pam: We're friends. We'll always be friends.

5. You've Got To Hide Your Love Away

How can I even try
I can never win
Hearing them, seeing them
In the state I’m in.

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Angela: I have to watch our shoes so they don't get stolen. Who were you texting?
Pam: No one.

Pam: Sorry I almost got you killed.
Jim: Yeah, that was nuts.
Pam: He could have broken your nose or something. Crazy. It's just so stupid. I mean, getting back with Roy and everything. I mean, what was I thinking, right?
Jim: No, I mean, you guys really seem to have a strong connection.
Pam: Not anymore. It's, um... It's completely over now.
Jim: We'll see. I'm sure you guys will... find you way back to one another someday.
Pam: Jim... I am really... sorry.
Jim: Oh, yeah. Don't worry about it.

6. I'm So Tired

I'm so tired, I don't know what to do
I'm so tired, my mind is set on you
I wonder should I call you but I know what you would do

You'd say I'm puttin' you on
But it's no joke, it's doing me harm
You know I can't sleep, I can't stop my brain
You know it's three weeks, I'm going insane
You know I'd give you everything I've got
for a little peace of mind

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Pam: Jim, I called off my wedding because of you. And now we're not even friends. And things are just like weird between us, and that sucks. And I miss you. You were my best friend before you went to Stamford, and I really miss you. I shouldn't have been with Roy. And there were a lot of reasons to call off my wedding. But the truth is, I didn't care about any of those reasons until I met you. And now you're with someone else. And that's... fine. It's... whatever. That's not what... I'm not... Okay, my feet really hurt. The thing that I'm just trying to say to you, Jim... and to everyone else in this circle I guess, is that I miss having fun with you. Just you, not everyone in the circle. Okay, I am going to go walk in the water now. Yeah. It's a good day.

7. She Loves You

She loves you yeah, yeah, yeah,
She loves you yeah, yeah, yeah
And with a love like that
You know you should be glad

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Jim: Pam. Sorry. Um, are you free for dinner tonight?
Pam: Yes.
Jim: All right. Then... it's a date.
Pam: I'm sorry, what was the question?

8. Here Comes the Sun

Little darling I feel the ice is slowly melting
Little darling it seems like years since it’s been clear
Here comes the sun, here comes the sun
It’s all right, it’s all right

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Pam: ... We're dating.
Jim: Wow! There it is.
Pam: Ah, yeah. We haven't told anybody, but it's going really great. Right?
Jim: It is going really great.

9. Ask Me Why
I can’t believe it’s happened to me
I can’t conceive of any more misery
Ask me why
I’ll say I love you and I’m always thinking of you

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Pam: Jim's just really passionate about Italian food.
Jim: Yep, I'm very passionate about Italian food. In fact, um, I'm in love with Italian food.

10. In My Life

But of all these friends and lovers
There is no one compares with you
And these memories lose their meaning
When I think of love as something new

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Pam: So, you know it means I have to go to New York for three months...
Jim: It's not a big deal. I'll come visit you. And you'll visit me. It's only two hours away. It'll be fine. That part's gonna suck, but it'll be great.
Pam: Yeah, it sucks, but it'll be great.
Jim: See how easy that is?

11. All My Loving

I’ll pretend I am kissing
The lips I am missing
And hope that my dreams will come true
And then while I’m away
I’ll write home every day
And I’ll send all my loving to you

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Pam: What are you doing?
Jim: I just... couldn't wait.
Pam: Oh my God!
Jim: Pam, will you marry me?
Pam: Oh my God!
Jim: So?
Pam: Yes!

12. Things We Said Today

You say you will love me if I have to go
You’ll be thinking of me, somehow I will know
Someday when I’m lonely, wishing you weren’t so far away
Then I will remember things we said today

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Kevin: T minus...
Jim: Six point five days.
Jim: Pam comes back from New York next week and everyone here has just been so excited for me. And involved. And intrusive. And weird.

13. It Won't Be Long

Since you left me
I'm so alone
But now you're coming
You're coming on home

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Pam: I'm coming back the wrong way. It's not because of you. I don't like graphic design. That's it. Stop smiling. I really didn't like it. It's just designing logos and stuff.... and I miss Scranton. But it is not because I missed you. I just really wanted to come home... and I know you said to come home the right way, but you can't tell me what to do. Got it?
Jim: I missed you.
Pam: I missed you too.

14. Till There Was You

There was love all around
But I never heard it singing
No, I never heard it at all
Till there was you

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Jim: So I'm still in the process of converting the garage. It's got great light in here and I'm thinking, it could be perfect for an art studio. Look, I know, I bought this without asking you and it's doesn't look great, I know that. And if you really hate it, I totally understand it's just--
Pam: I love it.
Jim: You do?
Pam: Yeah, I love it!
Jim: Really?
Pam: I mean, you bought me a house!
Jim: Oh my God...
Pam: You bought me a house!
Jim: Yeah, I did.

15. All You Need is Love
There’s nothing you can do that can’t be done
Nothing you can sing that can’t be sung
Nothing you can say but you can learn how to play the game
It’s easy
There’s nothing you can make that can’t be made
No one you can save that can’t be saved
Nothing you can do but you can learn how to be you in time
It’s easy
All you need is love, all you need is love

There Was Love All Around .zip

Forty three.

2008-11-26T01:59:22Z

I kind of hate these. I was trying to be experimental and not be stuck in some kind of rut, so I ended up doing all kinds of crazy weird stuff. And I don't really like the results, but I can't make all of that work in vain. Anyway :\

10 Dexter
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OBAAAMMMMAAA

2008-10-26T22:35:19Z

I haven't been around so...I'm sorry. Life has actually been busy, like busier than usual. But I have exciting stuff to share.

I'm actually making this entry un-friends only because I feel this needs to be shared with more than just my friends. Everyone needs to see the gloriousness of Obama (and I realize that 'gloriousness' is not a word).

The rally was pretty much amazing. I showed up at 12:30 PM, 6.5 hours before he was even supposed to be there. And I got a really awesome spot, maybe 25 feet from Obama. It's estimated that 35,000 people showed up to the rally so, yeah - I'd say good seats. AND I HAVE PICTURES AND VIDEOS AND STUFF.

Okay, so - got there at around 12:30. I was bored out of my skull for most of the wait. I brought a Hemingway book but that only entertained me for so long. Plus we didn't bring a blanket or chairs or anything so I had to either stand on hard concrete or sit on it. They were giving out cool stickers though, so I got a bunch and put them all over myself. We also got a yard sign, which is now proudly displayed in our yard.

ANYWAY, the crowd was insane. Even while we were waiting to get in, people were getting really riled up and pushing and surging and everything. Then campaign people would come and talk to us, and get us even more riled up, but they still wouldn't let us in. That part sucked. THEN they let people in before us, even though we'd been waiting for six hours. They let a bunch of people in with special yellow tickets who had flown in specifically for Obama or something. I don't know why people who can afford to fly around and see Obama get preferential treatment, but whatevs. People got pretty pissed and even booed at them.

So then they let us in, and everyone rushes toward security because everyone wants to get close. It's a total madhouse. We finally get up there and get as close as we can to the podium, and we do get pretty freaking close. But people still weasel their way in front of us and push forward and squeeze into places they clearly don't fit into. This tall dude next to me was being a fucking jerk, he tried to squeeze in next to me and he kept knocking into me and elbowing me and stuff. And when the thing actually started I was practically glued up against this lady's back because people were pushing so hard. Every time I moved I was accidentally touching someone's shoulder, or their back, or elbowing someone, or touching their ass, or stepping on their feet. I actually never knew how claustrophobic I was before this rally.

I really had no idea of the sheer number of people that showed up, because even on tip-toe I could only see about a five foot radius around me. Then I found a youtube video of all the people that showed up, and it made me really proud that I got to see him up close.

Anyway, they had a lot of kind-of boring people come on before him, and I got lots of pictures. This is my first election, and my first time experiencing any of this, so even the kind-of boring stuff was really exciting.

So this is the podium where he spoke. I couldn't believe how gorgeous the sunset was, the backdrop to the whole scene was really surreal and amazing. That lady standing there stood there for hours before he came on, and only took off her sunglasses when it became night. Also, she had a very stern look on her face the entire time. The man that's with her came and went, she stayed the entire time. I thought it was really cool to see a secret service agent that was a chick.

These guys came up at one point and stayed there for probably about 10-15 minutes, planning stuff out. Somebody told me that they were FBI agents looking at maps of the rooftops, because they were planning to snipe anybody who tried to hurt Obama. That freaked my shit out, because I could just see one of their fingers slipping on the sniper rifle and blowing my head off. I don't know, the idea of them watching the crowd in general was a little creepy.

So, a lot of people came up and talked - but I really didn't get pictures of them. They had this Indian Chief guy make a speech about Obama, and some other politicians that I really didn't care about (like governors from small towns and people who had jurisdiction in certain districts). A lot of it felt like killing time because Obama was stuck in traffic or something. But I did get a picture of the band that came up. They were okay - they were a cheezy pop-rock boyband duo from Santa Fe. The coolest part was when they sang 'Don't Let Me Down' by the Beatles. That was one of the highlights of the night, because everyone was singing along and waving their Obama/Biden signs. Also, the singer's face is kind of blocked here, so you can't see, but he was really cute.

Our senator Tom Udall also came up and spoke. He's a good guy - his brother was the senator in Colorado, where I lived for a long time. He gave a nice speech about Obama and promoted himself a little too. I voted early the other day and I totally voted for him, as well as Obama.

Oh - little sidenote: George Lopez also came up and spoke. Yeah, that George Lopez. Everyone here in New Mexico loves this dude and I think he's kind of a douche. Like, his humor falls in the same vein as Carlos Mencia and he's just kind of boring and lame. So I didn't really save my pictures of him. But he gave a nice speech about Obama anyway, even if it was peppered with jokes about Latinos being late on their rent and shit.

FINALLY. The main event! The doors opened at about 7 PM and he didn't actually get on the stage till about 9:15. So yeah, he was pretty late. But that's okay - I forgive him, cause he's Obama. More pictures:

AAAAANNNDD VIDEO, because pictures don't do Obama justice. I can't embed because it's fucking up for some reason, so here are links:

Obama on his grandma

Obama on mudslinging

Okay, more gripes: PEOPLE NEED TO BE MORE RESPECTFUL. The dude in the cowboy hat kept moving in front of me. Not only is he taller than I am, he's wearing a fucking cowboy hat! Like, what kind of considerate person wears a hat to a rally with a bunch of people behind him? Also, he never clapped or cheered or yelled for Obama - he seemed like he didn't even want to be there. He kept talking to someone on the phone and trying to figure out where they were in the crowd, but he never met up with them. He seemed more excited to see George Lopez than Obama. I don't know, he was kind of an ass (or maybe not kind of).

ETA: ONE LAST THING I FORGOT TO MENTION: the end of the rally made me almost have a fucking heart attack. Like I really thought I was going to die. Obama came down for handshakes, and to sign books, and that's when the crowd really pushed forward. This tall dude behind me almost crushed me between him and another lady. He was trying to take a picture of Obama and he had the camera over my face. Like, his arm was literally draped over me. But I was face-to-face with Obama (maybe 3 feet?) for like fifteen seconds so THAT was pretty damn cool. But then I got really panicky because people were pushing me so crazily. Even the secret service was freaking out a little and telling people to stop pushing so hard.

Department of Eagles Discography

2008-10-09T13:56:48Z

What would it take, what would it take to make you learn? And what would it take, what would it take to make you listen?

So, if you were to take these two albums and play them one after the other, you would think they were completely different bands. I actually thought that the first album ("The Cold Nose") was by a different band with the same name initially, and I was only convinced after reading Wikipedia. But no, they're not two different bands, they just made some massive changes in between the two albums. The first album is a lot rougher, more electronic, and a lot less cohesive. But it's still a really beautiful, ambient album. Some tracks are slow and kind of mellow, others are smooth and have an electric sheen to them, and still others are jangly and almost sort of ugly. But the bizarre noises and the fact that the tracks don't cooperate make it fascinating, and lend to its beauty. It seems like the band wasn't sure what its initial direction would be, in terms of picking a genre or even blending genres together. There's a darkness to it, but also a softness. That's the only way I can really describe it. However, In Ear Park is the much more popular and well-known sophomore effort. I think adding a band member from Grizzly Bear helped refine the genre they were aiming for, while also lending to their credibility and publicity as a band. The sound on the album is a lot cleaner, but also a lot less experimental, so it gives and it takes. I love them both, though, so take your pick - or take both. I would love to know what anyone/everyone thinks - positives and negatives!

Department of Eagles - The Cold Nose

Department of Eagles - In Ear Park

Fifty.

2008-10-01T20:58:42Z

Nine Chuck/Blair icons
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aloneinthetown @ 2008-09-24T18:07:00

2008-09-25T00:18:56Z

I always wonder why stuff like this is never mentioned by any Office fans, or Officetally.com or theoffice_us:

The Birds and Bees

Tim & Eric + Rainn Wilson = MY ROCK 'N ROLL FANTASY. Seriously.

thirty four

2008-09-10T00:43:30Z

The Office, "The Merger" x 25
The Office deleted scenes x 5
Bjork, Christian Bale x 4

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It's your heart that's so wrong

2008-08-25T23:36:15Z

Is it all as it seems
So unresolved, so unredeemed
If I remain, how will I know?

And it's been so long, that I can't be sure
And it's been so wrong
Right now, so wrong
Humming, Portishead

To tread this fantasy, openly
What have I done?

This uncertainty is taking me over

I can't mold this stage
Anymore
Recognise me
Anymore

Le Loup - The Throne of the Third Heaven of the Nations' Millenium General Assembly

2008-08-09T20:10:42Z

While the world stood still around us
We drove, dreamless, lost and found again
Around towns, adrift and nameless,
Thrown in mad arrangements,
Bruised with orange light

This could be the end of the world,
Smoking curls and the screaming bells
When I awoke, I couldn't tell

Okay, so it's been quite a dry spell for me in terms of new music. To be honest, I haven't been hunting; I've been busy. It's kind of like I've been slowly starving, and then I found a really huge, really good meal out of nowhere - and they're called Le Loup. I found this bound through recommendations on Last.fm. Supposedly they sound like Animal Collective, but I really don't think so. They're sound is more like Grizzly Bear, Death Cab for Cutie, and Fleet Foxes all melted together. They have an innate warmth to them, but they also throw all this electronic shit into the mix that sounds amazing and whimsical and not quite so serious. It's almost like finding two weird foods that you would never think taste good together, but they do, and they taste way better than when they're by themselves.

I've been trying to sum up their sound in my mind, in one word, for a few days now. I think I've finally found it - "spiritual". At first I thought they sounded a little church-ish, but that wasn't it. They sound spiritual - native and natural - almost tribe-like. I can't describe why they sound this way, because it's too subtle for me to pinpoint, but it's the feeling that I get. Also, their lyrics are incredibly poetic and beautiful and serious. They're soft and relaxing, but they won't sedate you or put you to sleep, and they've managed that through adding in some edgier guitar riffs and little electronic touches. It's a weird mix, but they manage to marry it well.

Sounds like: Grizzly Bear, Death Cab, Postal Service, Fleet Foxes, electronics and banjos, softness and thrills and literature

Genres: Freak folk, electrofolk, indie, folk

Oh - and my favorite song is 'We Are Gods! We Are Wolves!' It's fucking amazing. I'd love to know what you guys think.

Download Le Loup (55 MB)

forty-three

2008-07-29T04:49:07Z

Most of these are pretty old but I still like them. Btw Local Ad is my favorite episode of Season 4. It's just...so great.

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fifty three

2008-06-11T16:21:27Z

Thirty Eight - The Office season finale
Fifteen - Lost season finale

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Wolfkin - Brand New Pants

2008-06-06T20:45:28Z

won't you drive my favorite fetish?
won't you call me names of animals?
I kiss your shoe
And take you to the seventh heaven

This album is really weird, like I don't know how to feel about it. I mean, I feel good about it, but it's kind of cliche and it borrows from a lot of other genres and I don't know. It's like this retro sixties-ish kind of feel, but with a lot of electronic shit thrown in for good measure. They're also Swedish, so you can be guaranteed that they don't really sing about things that make sense. But I love the guitar riffs and how fun and sweeping it is. It's playful and just a tad silly without being trivial or too sweet. It also has dark undertones, kind of a noir film/mystery feeling, which makes it more dynamic than just zany pop music. The last track ("Adore Toi") is kind of my favorite if only for the simplicity of it. It's really reminiscent of some early Beatles stuff and it just makes you feel warm and fuzzy and I love it. The genres that they're treading make them very unique and undefinable, which is of course my favorite genre (yes, "undefinable" is a genre). Their voices are really attractive and pleasant too, lending to that sixties boyband vibe. Do I love this album as much as Fleet Foxes? No. But it's still awesome, kind of old, and way under the radar.

Sounds like: The Shins, The Beatles, The Beach Boys (?), Electropop mixed with Retro Britpop, Folk, Folk Rock, Electrofolk (?)
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Wolfkin - Brand New Pants (88 MB)

Lost thoughts!

2008-06-01T16:29:37Z

So yeah, I have Lost thoughts that I never completely put together. While I'm not as in love with Lost as I once was, I still have a special place for it in my heart. I started watching it when it first started, and I was only 16 years old. I was instantly obsessed. And now, four years later, after 34534534 questions unanswered and fifteen layers of mythology and thousands of character deaths, I'm still watching.

+I LOVE SAWYER. Even though he's an asshole, he still has this heroic streak in him that's way less ostentatious than Jack. I have a love/hate relationship with Jack. I think he's intriguing. But I just love Sawyer. He has such gray areas in his life, which I love. I feel like Sawyer less fits some kind of stereotypical archetype than Jack. Jack very much fits a certain role, and Sawyer doesn't. And, he was totally shirtless in this episode which deserves a shout-out.

+JIN/MICHAEL/CLAIRE/LOCKE DEAD?!?! I don't really care so much about Locke, but I'm heartbroken over Jin and Michael and (maybe) Claire. Those are original characters and they're just dropping like flies. I feel like if they keep going at this rate, there will only be like 3 original characters left on the show by the time it's over. I actually really don't agree with the way they use character death as a ploy to draw in viewers, but that's a whole other thing entirely. Also, I'm sad for Claire. I think Sun and Kate are the only females left that started out on the show. I don't know, I've always had a soft-spot for Claire and I just feel horrible for her now.

+This kind of goes along with the Claire-maybe-death above, but I really wanted Jack/Claire love. Not in that way, because that's fucking gross - I just wanted some kind of brother-sister reunion. Jack found out way too late, and Claire never found out, and they both just never knew.

+For some reason, it really offends me that Kate totally pretends like Aaron is her baby and disregards the fact that Claire is possibly back on the island, sans baby. I know it's like a weird/wrong reaction to have, but somehow I just feel like she stole Aaron from Claire, and now she's pretending that she has some kind of special bond with the kid.

+Locke, dead? Um, don't really care. Locke's been slipping downhill for a while now. I miss old mystery!mentor Locke, as opposed to crazy Locke that has absolutely no fucking idea what he's doing, but chooses to randomly shoot/kill/maim/hurt people for his own purposes. He's like the personification of an Ayn Rand novel: every man for himself, work out your own ideals no matter what the cost.

+I miss Charlie. He was the comic relief/sweetness and shit. I feel like the show is becoming a bit desensitized and more focused on drama than character development or interaction.

+I love Desmond and Penny, and I truly thought their reunion was sweet, but sometimes it comes off as a little saccharine and cheezy to me. Like, just a little bit. But now they're reunited and it feels so good, and she'll probably die at the hands of Ben and everything will end up a shitty mess, as usual.

So, yeah. It was pretty depressing. Not that it wasn't good, it was just sad and involved a lot of loneliness and mystery and people leaving other people and death. Thanks for giving us your usual Lost! I'll wait until January, if only for Sawyer.

Memes

2008-05-26T01:24:18Z

from navras_rheya

1. Leave me a comment saying anything random, like your favorite lyric to your current favorite song. Or your favorite kind of sandwich. Something random. Whatever you like.
2. I respond by asking you five personal questions so I can get to know you better.
3. You will update your LJ with the answers to the questions.
4. You will include this explanation and offer to ask someone else in the post.
5. When others comment asking to be asked, you will ask them five questions.

1. What is your favorite scene from The Office?
When Jim slaps Dwight in the face. That is, hands down, my favorite scene because a) John looks like he's about to break, b) Rainn/Dwight looks ever so shocked, c) that slap was real. Like, it looked like it really hurt! I loved it.

2. What is your favorite thing to cook?
Cakes because I love how flowery and crazy you can make it. But I suck at baking, so my cakes usually look like some mushed pile of bright colors all smashed together. But it still tastes good! Every time I set out to make a cake, I have this idea in my head that it will either look professional and beautiful, or homemade and beautiful. It usually comes out crappy and looking like garbage, but still tasting pretty good.

3. What is your favorite Bjork song?
This changes all of the time, but Charlene is my current favorite Bjork song. It's really sensual, and her voice sounds so youthful and brilliant in the song. There's a playfulness, but also a darkness to the song. I love it.

4. If Jim and Pam decide to get drunk one night, what do you think they'd watch on TV?
I would think they would probably watch one of the millions of outrageous "celebreality" MTV/VH1 shows that's on 24/7 these days. Because as much as Flavor of Love, or Rock of Love, or Tila Tequila, is fun when you're sober, how much more fun would it be when you're drunk? AMAZING. Then maybe you could agree with all the crazy shit that they're doing on the show, instead of changing the channel when you feel too disgusted to continue. Which is what I do. And I'm sure there would be a ton of fun drinking games to go along with those shows - like whenever two girls call each other a slut, a ho, a bitch or crazy, take a shot!

5. Who's your favorite fashion model?
First off, can I just say that I hate Jessica Stam and think she's really overrated and not that great? Also, Gemma Ward looks like an alien. My favorite fashion model is probably Heidi Klum, because while she's a little plain I think she's gorgeous and there's something off about her that makes you notice her. Like, not off in a bad way - there's just something exotic hidden within her plain-ness, if that makes any sense.

Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes

2008-05-23T04:30:20Z

come down from the mountain
you have been gone too long
the spring is upon us
follow my only song

settle down by the fire with me, my dear
you should come back home, back on your own, now

So, have you ever had that feeling where you get almost a religious experience from hearing new music that you're in love with? It's like an orgasm; you can't think, and your eyes kind of fall half closed and your breath comes in short and you feel complete inside for the duration of that song. I totally had that with this band. Except I had it with this whole album. It's amazingly perfect; it's the type of sound that you don't know is perfect until you hear it, then you think "why didn't I ever hear this song/this melody/these lyrics before?" It sounds so incredibly familiar, like pieces of other music all coming together to form something completely new. I haven't been enamored with a whole album like this since Grizzly Bear.

Aaaannndd...I have the whole album for download! I would love to know thoughts and feelings and have people share in my joy, because I'm about to listen to this album again and I'm really happy about that.

Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes (aka 'the shit')(aka 51 MB)

p.s.
If anyone needs a reupload, just drop me a line!

Twenty-seven

2008-05-21T01:34:44Z

I'm being kind of experimental and weird...I don't even know if I like these!

The Office, "Job Fair" x 19
Robin Hood x 8

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Finale picspam

2008-05-17T16:45:48Z

Okay, so I had a pretty horrible night on Thursday and didn't get to watch the Office till midnight, when I was exhausted. BUT, I do have picspam/thoughts!

First of all, much as I love love loved the prank, who knew Jim Halpert was one of those dudes who owned a Bluetooth headset? I used to be one of those people that worked in food service, and they were one of those people that would come to the register and half-talk to you, half-talk on their headset really loud, and just be a self-important jackass in general. And I'm getting way off track here. Anyway, let's seriously hope for Halpert's sake that he's not a giant douchebag of the headset-wearing variety.

I love Pam. I think she's my favorite character out of everyone, just because of her growth and how smart she is, but not ostentatious or pretentious at all. She's also gone through the most shit throughout the series. I mean, Jim was hurting pretty bad, but I just feel like she was so freaking lonely in Season 3, but that might be because Season 3 had like 3% happiness and 97% angst. But now she's winning at life and this scene was adorable and natural and cute and they just totally have no worries about life! Yay.

Okay, so - I don't know how I feel about Michael/Holly. On one hand, I feel like he is (for ONCE) consciously trying to tone it down and not be quite so rude. But on the other hand, I feel like he's almost going too far - like he's not being himself to impress her. He seemed to be restraining a lot of his true feelings and true personality for her, which was kind of weird. I don't know, I just feel like he brought it down a little too much. A lot of people seemed to like this, but I think it's too extreme in the other direction. But they had their cute moments!

I know some people like Toby/Pam. For a while, in the beginning, I was totally on that bandwagon. It seemed light and kind of silly, and something to make Toby more like a loser than ever. But it's been getting progressively creepier and creepier - like way creepier than anything Jim has ever done. Also, I have no idea why Pam chooses to ignore all the weirdness. Like the thigh-touching thing. Does she know about his weird crush and just let him indulge because he's leaving/she knows nothing will ever happen? He just won't let go.

Okay - BEST STORYLINE EVER. Kevin being slow/retarded/special/whatever. It was perfect. All of the scenes were perfect, and the fact that Holly tried to cater to him and he was all into it was totally perfect too. Oh, and Dwight setting it up? That prank is like Jim-status right there. I love the button in with the coins, and how he was totally okay with her pointing out that it was a button. It was definitely the funniest (and the lightest) story of the episode. On a sidenote, I think Kevin is probably a little slow, but not retarded.

One of my favorite relationships in the whole show is Michael/Jim. I feel like they might have some of the most simultaneously weird and funny moments on the show. Jim is like the cool older brother that Michael idolizes and wants to be, while Michael is like the annoying younger brother that Jim constantly either messes with or tries to keep in check. I like that Jim kind of coached Michael about Holly, and took him seriously, and totally had his own revelation while doing so. It also gave more insight to what Jim thinks about his history with Pam, which is kinda sweet. While I do think proposing at an Office party for the least popular co-worker who has a crush on Pam is kind of lame, I love Jim's enthusiasm. He's so adorable and child-like about it! But we see how that eventually pans out so...yeah.

OMG. So, that face is probably the scariest face I've ever seen on Steve Carell, or maybe on any human being...ever. Also, the fact that he has to hide it makes it funnier, but it's also one of the things that makes me feel weird about Holly and Michael. Eventually she's gonna find out about his Toby hatred, his Toby hatred is what makes him Michael and he shouldn't have to hide that. But this is probably one of the last Toby/Michael conflicts (or bully-ings, I guess) that we'll ever see, which makes me kinda sad.

Oh Oscar, and his snappy one-liner that totally matches his snappy purple tie!

I wish Kelly could have this face all the time. Everything involving her and Ryan is perfect, and like 98% of the time he isn't even in the room or anywhere around. It's just everything and anything that she has to say that pertains to him makes her 1/4 better. And I'm using a shitload of math metaphors, for some reason. And yes, she should totally visit him in prison and have the lusting prisoners ogle her. Lolz.

I love Jim and his assertiveness via phone. I was going to include the earlier phone message that he left Ryan about how he was going to win the battle and he wasn't going anywhere, but I forgot. But anyway - I love that his character is getting a little development here, even if he's only really standing up to Ryan through phone messages that Ryan probably won't even get. It's the thought that counts right? Or the action, in this case. I would love to see him actually stand up to Ryan when (or if) he makes some kind of post-prison appearance.

Darryl and his band! It's so corny, I love it. I'm surprised there was no mention of Scrantonicity II. I love Darryl, but this band looks so bad, like the most soft-core band I've ever seen. I hope they explore it more next season, I'd really like to know how he came about forming it and what the name of it is.

Question: how the eff did they come about putting up a ferris wheel within a day and keeping that shit within budget? I mean, did Jim really shell out enough money to buy a mini-carnival plus fireworks? Because if so, that's a lot more than giving Phyllis an envelope with a few twenties in it. And also, if so, the whole lack-of-proposal thing seems even stupider now (he just spent a ton of money on a going away party...for Toby).

I honestly don't really feel any way about Pam and Jim getting engaged, but Pam being excited makes me kind of excited and obviously the inevitable letdown is, well, kind of a letdown. But do I hate the episode because of it? HALE NO. Her eyes are also incredibly light here, which is kind weird and unearthly and cool.

It's been a while since we've had a Michael singing/dancing/performing special where the office is forced to watch. It always amazes me to see Michael voluntarily act like an absolute ass while his employees are forced to sit there and endure. Also, the screaming at the end was so over-the-top that I was laughing my ass off. Little end-note: Jim's hair is getting SO LONG. I think John is growing it out for that movie where he plays a hobo - or maybe he's just doing a reality show about homelessness or something - but it looks like he's becoming a greaser or some kind of 1960s gang member here at the end.

I actually like Michael and Jan. For some reason, I think that they fit perfectly together. I think she's the only one who could ever really accept the real Michael because she's known him for so long and had to put up with his shit. That said, I think that she treats him horribly. I think that she needs to learn how to treat him with respect, and he needs to learn how to cope with having a woman around and not getting even more idiotic and obnoxious than he normally is. I do think it was incredibly selfish and insensitive of her to a) tell him that it wasn't his baby, then b) ask him to come to her Lamas class. She knew that, Michael being Michael, he would do the right thing. I was so happy for him because I know how much he wants children, but the fact that it isn't his breaks my heart. :( If I were her, I would have lied and said that it was his. Would that really be so bad?

SO...cue the scary music. It's creeping toward the end of the episode and my palms are starting to sweat because, despite the fact that I really won't be crushed if Jim and Pam get/don't get engaged, I'm still really amped up to see if he pulls it off. And of course they're being all super affectionate and cute and smiley because a huge letdown is coming up for Pam. This is about the time I kind of figured they wouldn't do it after all, though; too predictable.

Okay, so that's seriously amazing. Which means no happy ending. Because just when you think that something is going to end happily...

He doesn't know how many hearts he's crushing right now! So he asks Angela to marry him and cue the shock, awe, horror, miserable hearts exploding into a thousand pieces as their dreams are ground into dust... (ooh, sidenote: I love his ties. Seriously, I've thought about this before; if I were a man, I would have the most flamboyant ties and shirts ever because suits are so boring. So I have a crush on Andy's ties)

I love his face, it's like "What the fuck?"

Angela looks absolutely thrilled! I was actually sure she would say no, because she's cruel and mean and honest, but instead she totally surprised me and lied and said yes. Apparently that's not the only thing that she's lying about, if you know what I mean...but that's not till the end.

Dwight breaks my heart. Seriously, by this point in the episode it feels like nothing is going right and my heart is just...heavy. I picture Dwight going home and listening to "Everybody Hurts". But we're not done with the Painfest '08!

Nope, now Beesly is hurting too. I say we go for a record of people being let down in this episode, if one hasn't been reached already.

Oh, here's another person! Let's see what happens. "Hey I'm a cute, semi-normal woman who inspires you to act semi-normal. Let's go on a date! With ice cream, your fave!"

"Nope, sorry, I need to reject you because I need to complete the perfect circle of depression in this episode."

And once again, Jan manipulates the hell out of Michael because she knows him like no other. And deep down he's a good guy. Here's hoping that this baby motivates them to be civil to each other and not inspire situations that should be on Cops instead of the documentary. I mean, maybe Jan will revert to being just a stone cold bitch, instead of a stone cold psycho bitch.

AAANNNNNDDDDD....

I didn't forget, I just left it for the grand finale because it was...the grand finale.

My reaction is best summed up in:

That Dwangela cap is the prettiest cap of all the caps. Okay, not the prettiest, but it's definitely the best. Their facial expressions...words can't describe...Can I just say that I love that Phyllis found out. Phyllis, of all people? If one person truly got a happy day that day, it was Phyllis. She became independent, kicked ass at the party planning and now she totally has shit on Angela. My question is...what exactly were they doing back there? Angela looks like she's fully clothed and Dwight is shirtless and/or naked. Is this an "everything-but" situation? Or are they just making out semi-clothed because it makes them feel like they're doing something dirty when they're really not?

Also - final thought! I think that if they actually show the engagment, they should have Pam propose to Jim. She's assertive now, and if she feels like something isn't happening, I think she should make it happen. Plus I think it would be really unexpected and kind of sweet if they did a role reversal on the whole stereotypical proposal thing.

Now to wait till September :)

Office finale tonight!

2008-05-15T17:48:52Z

Normally I would be preparing some kind of little party with my BFF, because she loves the Office as much as I do, but she's out of the country right now :( So I'm watching it without her, but I told her I'll just watch it once, then we'll have a really big Office party-slash-birthday party when she gets back (her b-day in on the 23 and she doesn't get back till the 25).

Oh, also, I think my brother has a mancrush on Jim/John Krasinski. He says that he doesn't like him, but he brings him up a lot, like more than I ever talk about him. Yep, totally gay crush.

Food pictures

2008-05-03T17:38:41Z

So my best friend is leaving for Ecuador for a month on Monday and I wanted to cook her a goodbye dinner. She's a vegetarian so I decided to make mint chocolate chip cookies (she loves mint + chocolate) and spinach mushroom pizza. I couldn't find my freaking pizza pan so I used the back of a cookie sheet.

I was convinced that I would screw up the crust because it was made from scratch and I've never really baked anything in my life that required yeast, let alone a pizza crust. But it actually came out good! It burned a little bit on the bottom but I smelled it and came to the rescue just in time. It's covered in pizza sauce, fontina, mozzarella, sauteed button mushrooms and fresh spinach. I actually bought basil but forgot to put it on the pizza :\

So I had this idea in my head that I was going to make her mint chocolate chip cookies and just get her mint chips to put in the cookies. I went shopping (with her!) and she said she saw mint chocolate chips in the bakery aisle and threw them in my basket. We didn't find out until we were home, opened the bag and started eating them that they weren't in fact mint chocolate chips, but mini chocolate chips. I blame her, and she blames me :) Still good, though.