i'm intrigued, mr. curtis

Some pictures mean everything to me. It isn’t all nostalgia. I like thinking about how people were/are. This picture of my Dad encompasses everything. It mostly has to do with the time in our lives that it was taken. It reminds me of his flaws and his mistakes and this ridiculous love he has always shown me.

My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-11-1)

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:46:32 -0500

My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-11-1):

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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-10-25)

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 13:35:08 -0400

My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-10-25):

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I didn’t know my Dad’s dad but when my Granny died a...

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 20:34:56 -0400

I didn’t know my Dad’s dad but when my Granny died a couple months back, my Dad talked to the funeral home director about giving me this old thing. He gave me this statue that he had taken from my Grandfather’s law office when he died in 1982 - I never knew him.

The statue is kind of ridiculous but I love having anything from his old law office. You can bet your ass it will be in mine. Pretty awesome. “Sue the Bastards”

Saxon Shore - The Shaping of a Helpless Joy. I am not sure there...

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 20:45:37 -0400

Saxon Shore - The Shaping of a Helpless Joy.

I am not sure there is a better song to make you excited about literally anything.

Burnt Toast Vinyl. 2005.

My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-10-18)

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 16:44:31 -0400

My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-10-18):

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This isn’t a perverted joke. This guy is a pro arm...

Sun, 18 Oct 2009 23:16:08 -0400

This isn’t a perverted joke. This guy is a pro arm wrestling champ. 22 years old. I cannot believe his ONE arm is this big. Link HERE.

The video of this baby getting ran over by a train is crazy. But...

Sun, 18 Oct 2009 14:03:28 -0400

The video of this baby getting ran over by a train is crazy. But OK to watch since the baby is totally fine.

Balloon Boy was in this ridiculous music video about not being...

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 21:28:59 -0400

Balloon Boy was in this ridiculous music video about not being “pussified”

the song talks about a “faggot” in a tree peeing on someone and hitting that person in the “cock” with a rock.

I am blown away right now by how weird this is. They look like such a cute family in pictures, but this is SOOOOOOOOO weird. just weird. weird.

carla bruni - quelqu’un m’a dit The lyrics to this...

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 22:12:04 -0400

carla bruni - quelqu’un m’a dit

The lyrics to this song are post-worthy. I despise when people post lyrics to every song they ever hear on every blog they ever have, but this song by Carla Bruni translates beautifully. The French first lady is perfect.

I’m told that our lives aren’t worth much,
They pass like an instant, like wilting roses.
I’m told that time slipping by is a bastard
Making its coat of our sorrows.
Yet someone told me…

That you still loved me
Someone told me…
That you still loved me.
Well ? Could that be possible?

I’m told that fate makes fun of us,
That it gives us nothing and promises everything,
When happiness seems to be within our reach,
We reach out and find ourselves like fools.
Yet someone told me…

That you still loved me
Someone told me…
That you still loved me.
Well ? Could that be possible?

Well ? Could that be possible?

So who said that you still loved me?
I don’t remember any more, it was late at night,
I can still hear the voice, but I can no longer see the face,
“He loves you, it’s secret, don’t tell him I told you.”
You see, someone told me

That you still loved me
Did someone really tell me?
That you still loved me
Well, could that be possible?

I’m told that our lives aren’t worth much,
Passing in an instant, like wilting roses,
I’m told that time slipping by is a bastard,
Making its coat of our sadnesses.

That you still loved me
Someone told me…
That you still loved me.
Well ? Could that be possible?

Phantom Sound & Vision. 2004.

My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-10-11)

Mon, 12 Oct 2009 14:53:58 -0400

My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-10-11):

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In 2006, the incredibly short-lived instrumental band I started,...

Thu, 08 Oct 2009 15:08:59 -0400

In 2006, the incredibly short-lived instrumental band I started, Staristdeous, was selected to play the MACRoCk fest at JMU in VA. Today, while surfing Saxon Shore’s similar artists page on Last.fm, we were on there. Somehow two clicks later, I came across this podcast. The Drop was an amazing podcast done by Dan Portnoy. He covered music and events I actually liked. I listened to him before we met him at MACRoCk so it was killer to be interviewed by him- especially with Saxon Shore and Black Moth Super Rainbow. Here is the link to the actual podcast in iTunes (it is free)

I was 20 years old when this happened. I cannot believe it has been that long. I loved MACRoCk so it was an incredible honor to play. The problem when we got selected is that Staristdeous was really just me in my bedroom in my apartment with Brian. Two months after I got the acceptance call and the press junket, I had put together a band to make it happen. I used my Macbook Pro to play bass lines, additional guitar tracks and other random sounds and Anthony Evans played with headphones on. I have no idea how he did that. Brian played the other guitar and Ben played trumpet and piano.

This was forever ago. Brian and I are talking about recording an EP over Christmas, but instrumental music is hard to make alone. It tends to get boring.

This was a very Xanga-like Tumblr post. I blame it on my recent reading of my old Xanga posts.

This is one of my best friends pregnant by way of (alright!) my...

Wed, 07 Oct 2009 18:26:51 -0400

This is one of my best friends pregnant by way of (alright!) my best friend. This picture makes me indescribably happy. As soon as this semester is over, I get to go see her in all her pregnant glory. This is also when I will start lobbying for them to name the kid after me.

bugwakefield:

15 weeks and a day. Do I look pregnant yet?

The first time I heard The Con, I was sold on Tegan and Sara...

Wed, 07 Oct 2009 12:22:25 -0400

The first time I heard The Con, I was sold on Tegan and Sara (finally) and on Chris Walla’s ability to produce an album. Listening to this thing you really get a feel that the instrumental mix is unique and still strong. I haven’t heard any album produced like this one is. That aside, this song is a gem. Acoustic, it is a rare gem.

terrordactyl:

Tegan And Sara - Nineteen (via letitaaaa)

I love these two so much.