ten of ten

ok, so i have been meaning to post this. i created my top(ish) ten albums of 2010. I enjoyed this year of music very much. so they are in no particular order. I am putting the band, the album and then a song that i recommend from that album or band... oh and some of the albums might have come out previous to 2010, but this is my list so i make the rules...


.spoon-transference.
-song(s): "out go the lights", and "don't you evah"
.mumford & sons-sigh no more (this is a debut album and its l.o.ve.l.y.)
-songs: "the cave" and "white blank page"
.sleigh bells( another awesome debut)
-songs:"rill rill"and "riot rhythm"
.black keys-brothers (this one came out in 2010, but ALL of their albums are fantastic)
.songs: "unknown brother" "i got mine" "ten cent pistol" "shes long gone" "everlasting light" "things aint like they used to be" oh the list could go on and on and on...(ok so maybe this one is #1, but don't tell the others)
.local natives-Gorilla Manor
-songs: "world news" and "airplanes"...i've had this cd for over a year, it took me a while to get into this band, but the more i listen the more i love..plus the band is from silverlake, ca--and my bff lives there.
.passion pit-manners
-songs: "little secrets" and "swimming in the flood"
.christina aguilera - "bionic"
songs: "you lost me" and "bobblehead"-love you xtina!
.matt & kim -grand
-songs:"good 'ol fashion nightmare" and "daylight"
.hanson-shout it out-LOVE THEM
-songs: "crazy beautiful" "worlds on fire" "give a little"if only" "strong enough to break" -again this is a great band.
.temper trap-conditions
"fader" "fools" and "down river"

living in a city

things i quite enjoy about living in a city:

.radio stations play really really awesome music all the time
.the music scene in general is fantastic..concerts.local bands..etc
.the food...i can eat whatever I want whenever I want. and discover new tastes..like a watermelon and feta cheese salad! yuumm
.culture...i walked into a bar a couple of weeks ago and was shocked by the amount of different types of people that were there conversing, flirting and living peacefully. it exists people i promise.
.2 story targets...enough said
.close proximity to many things...art walks.ocean.parks.farmers markets
.farmers markets..i can go to one almost every day if I wanted...and they have everything. including a tamale man.

and my new little neighboorhood is fantastic. a getaway, if you must from the city life...down to earth and homey. no cookie cutter houses. no girls in tight dresses with stripper heels. just normal people. with normal lives. living in a fun neighboorhood...a community.


the list shall continue to grow as I discover more and more...<3

wednesday

all i have to do is dream..

Ever since arriving in San Diego, I have been dreaming ALOT and remembering ALL my dreams...my dreams have been strange, seeing people in them I haven't seen for years, odd circumstances,long winded, eerie and just down right weird. So one day I mention this to Irene (my roommate), and she matter-of-factly states "oh yea! sorry the dream catcher is in your room, you can take it out" "uhhh what does that mean?!" i ask...

she continues to tell me how she bought a dream catcher at the grand canyon last summer and it was in her room for awhile, but she said it was really messing up her dreams. she said she has always enjoyed dreaming, and remembers her dreams every night, but eventually her dreams just became too much for her to handle. and the only difference she could see was the dream catcher. so she moved it into the spare bedroom. this is where I sleep, what I now like to call, the dreamers lair...

So, last night I had a dream about an Indian...we were somewhere in the mountains and there was a ceremony going on. I was part of the ceremony. I was there because I wanted to know something, but couldn't come up with the question or maybe i didn't want to disturb the Indian I was with, so I never asked... This is all i really remember about the dream. when i woke up and as the day progressed i had this persistent feeling that this Indian had given me something...when I got home, and I saw the dream catcher on my closet door, I immediately knew the indian had given that to me in my dream...too crazy.

I was having crazy dreams before she told me about the dream catcher, but not before san diego, so there MUST be something to this dream catcher, right? but dream catchers are supposed trap your good dreams, so you remember them happily as you wake up and bad dreams are supposed to float down the feathers and disappear. my dreams have not been good or bad, just strange.

I haven't decided yet if I want to take the dream catcher out of the room. I am enjoying having dreams, even though they are strange and eerie, but I don't remember the last time I dreamt so much...i think its good to dream...I am thinking I should start a dream journal though because dreams escape your memory so quickly, and they are hard to put into words the longer you wait. i think it will be good to document them now especially since i won't have this dream catcher forever...such a fun adventure. stay tuned.

amor.amore.amour

if you have never read a paulo coelho book you are truly missing out on one intellectual adventure...a quote from one of my favorites,by the river piedra, i sat down and wept,

"One doesn’t love in order to do what is good or to help or to protect someone. If we act that way, we are perceiving the other as a simple object, and we seeing ourselves as wise and generous persons. This has nothing to do with love. To love is to be in communion with the other and to discover in that other the spark of God."

ps. he's brazilian and muito muito fantástico.

where words fail, music speaks.

I love love love music. Last week I went on a musical adventure with John Mayer. It was the second time I've seen him in concert, and let me tell you...he is AMAZING. I love how music can take you to a certain time or place in an instant. I thought I would share some of those songs of mine that spark instant memories. I like to call them the soundtracks of my life <3

My real first musical memories are of Annie, and Sound of Music. I could probably recite word for word every song in both of those movies today. They bring back great memories of my childhood, hanging out in my grandparents mansion (or what we thought was one)watching and performing the numbers over and over again for my loving grammie and grandpa. This is one of my favs.

Next up, would be anything Rolling Stones...I'm pretty sure if you asked me at the time if I could ever see myself LOVING the stones when I was older I would have laughed at you. Whether we were in the car, fighting over the music stations with my mom or doing chores around the house, the stones were always playing. Now that I am older, and wiser The Rolling Stones continues to be one of my favs and my go to band when I need a little music therapy. Here is one of my favorite stones songs. Beast of Burden. Makes me smile!

Ok, so if you know me. You know that I am a loyal hanson fan...yes hanson, mmmbop, long haired teeny bopper hanson. BUT they are not long haired or teeny boppers any longer and I still love love them. I got their first CD for my 10th birthday. I have seen them in concert twice, one being on my 23rd birthday,13 years after i received their first cd! They put on an AMAZING show, and if they didn't have the teeny bopper stigma that follows them and one had an open music mind I bet one would not even know they were listening to the mmmbop boys. This song is one of my favorites, I love the harmonica and the lyrics.

Switching gears a little...My sister and I used to dress up and perform these songs in front of a video camera, cuss words and everything. When I was in middle school I love the whole pop punk rock genre. Blink 182 being my absolute fav. My sis and I finally got to see them last year, and it was awesome. Their music will forever remind me of summers in colorado and rides to the beach in my cousins jeep.

Continuing with the pop phase in my life, I present Ms. Christina Aguilera. She rocks, and her stripped album was by far one of the best albums ever. My best friend and I in middle school saw her when she opened for TLC, and we totally rocked the orange genie pants and white tshirt. I saw her with my sister twice, and she can sing and put on a great show. This song is soooo good, and the act she put on during her live show for this song was unforgettable.

Now we can't complete the pop genre without my lover John Mayer. He is not only an amzing guitar player, but he also writes the most amazing songs. I am always at a loss when I hear his lyrics, sometimes thinking to myself he just took the words right out of my mouth. He has gotten me through some hard nights.

As I got into college, and surrounded myself with many different types of people my music choices changed. One of the bands that I will always associate with college is band of horses. Everytime this song comes on it takes me back to my sophomore year, sitting in the backyard with my roommates, eating dinner and enjoying life to the fullest. such a strong memory one song can bring back. I love it.

Another band that brings up some good memories would have to be the cold war kids, this song had to have been played at least 50 times a weekend. we drank, sang and danced to this song for over a year. it will always remind me of sloppy sabado.

im leaving out tons and tons of music, but this is what I have thus far. Maybe ill post more music at a later date. Music is my life. I listen to it constantly, in my car, at work, at home. I would much rather be listening to music then watching tv. If you have an interest you can become a listener of me on blip.fm. My dj name is sunshine33 and blip lots of music every week. I love it. til next time...

now,catholic churches have the right to build their schools near playgrounds, but should they? I think it's too soon. ;)

we really shouldn't even be TALKING about this...but since we are.

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