No. 105: Seven (More) Songs to Live To and This Week

Hello boys and girls.
We'll start with the 7.

1. "Our Swords" by Band of Horses: My favorite song right now. It's just got a great beat, his voice is all haunting and gorgeous, and I love the line, "Count on us all/to fall on our own swords tonight". Because... you know... it's beautiful.
   
2. "Carousels" by Beirut: People know them for "Elephant Gun" which is a great song, but I'm over it. This one is still upbeat and pretty but with a different kind of theme.
   
3. "Death of Me" by Buck 65: Michael introduced me to him, and I didn't really get into his music until about a week ago, aside from "Hot Lunch" and "Blood of a Young Wolf". This song is brilliant and sad but has a killer beat and I love his rhymes. So there.
   
4. "Your Favorite Music" by Clem Snide: A purposefully sad song. Great idea, in my opinion. But it's also a love song. Eef Barzelay= my ideal man. The giggling girl at the end makes my heart hurt it's so pretty. Why for not me?!
   
5. "So Sorry" by Feist: I hadn't listened to Let it Die in SO long. It came up when I put the Pod on shuffle. I had never paid attention to this song when I was big into her, but after a second or third listen today and yesterday, it's really really beautiful. And oddly applicable to my life right now.
   
6. "When They Come" by Devendra Banhart: I seriously forgot how much I loved him and his sort of strange voice and lyrical style. This song is so melancholy, it makes me feel peaceful in warlike times. It's nice that there's music that does that, still.
   
7. "You Don't Send Me" by Belle & Sebastian: Another rediscovery. I used to like them a lot last year, but I kind of stopped caring over the summer, trading the folky indie-lounge sound for the loudness of Stereophonics and TV on the Radio and Wolf Parade, etc. But I need to start listening to more St. Vincent, and Kings of Convenience again, now that I think of it. Anyway-- Juno made me remember them and how much I like them. So here is this song, also oddly life applicable.
   

Classes start tomorrow. Blech. But ah well. Meeting the J.E.M. in the morning to purchase books. Going over there after a nap to hang out with her and the puppies. I think I'm going to just live there next week before going to NC. Don't feel like dealing with my car. I feel like I've figured out a lot about myself over break. About my relations with people and how I deal with things. Feeling much healthier, if not a little self irritated. But whatever. That too shall pass. It will be good to get into a groove again. A healthy groove. A groove of running and not smoking and reading a lot and WRITING and health. Good.

I need to figure out if I'm coming back next year. Living arrangements and such. Why are transcripts such a pain to order? And application fees?! Seriously-- I was done. Why the revisitation? Foolishness. We'll see if a new semester is a changer of mind. Give us a sign, ey, God?

H.

PS. Dear self, Do NOT forget to get Greg a wedding gift. -self.