Had a giant conversation with Mum, too. Didn't cry for once, but it was close. Really good though. I miss her, and talking to her, etc. Mostly we just bicker lately. Not my favorite thing. But I think it's alright for now.
Took Gregs some lunch today, got the speaks for the turntable from Geof, saw Dave Cook, who was surprisingly low key and inviting. In any case-- tried to get the speaks to work with the receiver but I'm technologically retarded with anything but Ipods and cell phones so I mostly just tangled cords and made things make loud noise before giving up, drinking tea, and returning to my knitting needles. Geof and B are on there way over to make it work.
So-- with that updated, here's seven more hits and wonders for you pleasure and mine.
- 8. "Englishman in New York" by The Police-- Just a really great song from a classic age. I was listening to it in the car today and felt amazing, though I'm not sure if it was just that I was in a good mood or the song. In any case, still a fabulous tune and back when Sting really had to be humble about something.
- 9. "Woodstock" by Alice Smith-- She performed with Citizen Cope and did one of her own songs at the show Geof and I saw at Ramshead a while ago. She impressed me then, so I bought her album today (finally). She's got this incredible voice that comes from the middle of some deep river of soul. I say it's incredible and I mean that literally, because she's such a tiny woman that you sort of wonder how it's possible that voice comes out of her body. But the song is gorgeous, and the single, "Dreams" is better. I put this one on here, however, because I was in such a chill mood this morning, and that's kind of what the song's about.
- 10. "Human Racing" by St. Vincent-- Joe put this on the Cities and Signs best of 2007 playlist. I'd never heard of her/them before but am ever so pleased at the discovery. She's so cute and mellow and it makes me happy, thought the song isn't necessarily.
- 11. "Secret" (Live Version) by Maroon 5-- Greg and Brian and I were listening to this in the car on the way to I-HOP (one of which Charles Village is in desperate need of) the other night and I realized that despite being overplayed and slightly overrated, Maroon 5 is actually highly enjoyable and Adam Levine extremely attractive. If that song were a woman, it'd be a tall, slender woman in a slinky black dress... is how I'd imagine it.
- 12. "Shameless" by All Time Low-- Emo music to the max, but what can you do? It's great to slam to whilst getting ready, the lyrics are generally cover, and the music doesn't suck. Plus all their press pictures are them not quite dressed, which makes me laugh. The song is only decent-- but all time fun.
- 13. "Passenger Seat" by Death Cab for Cutie-- Just because. Well, reasons. But yeah. It's an "oldish-ie" but a goodie.
- 14. "Your Favorite Music" by Clem Snide-- I can't remember what made me dig them out again a few weeks ago. I listened to Clem Snide all through high school and was pretty much obsessed with Eef Barzelay for months. Then I kind of tapered off (I think they broke up, too), and stopped listening to them, except for the occasional audio adventure into their cover of X-Tina's "Beautiful". But the other day I really wanted to hear "Ice Cube". A venture to their myspace (shut up) led me to this song, which is now one of my favorite songs. Sad and sweet, which is kind of their modus operandi, really.
OK, that's it for now. Hopefully my record player will be up and running soon and we can do an all vinyl weekly 7.
H.
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