No. 181: Better

I'm a day late, which is worse than last week, but better than usual. I'm not going to do a playlist.com thing b/c last time I got yelled at (for the first time ever) by the pirate police, even though I didn't pirate the song. Whatever.
Here's the 7:

1. Voodoo Child (Slight Return) // Jimi Hendrix: This song stalked me all last week. Everywhere I went, and on my ipod when on random and on XM at Saxby's. So there.
2. Gasoline // Audioslave: Because sometimes I just need to rock out. Plus I had to fill up my car and mom's car a lot last week and I just kept hearing it in my head as I drove away. But thankfully, it's down from $3.80 to $3.68, so... you know... things could be worse.
3. Thou Shalt Always Kill // Dan Le Sac vs. Scroobius Pip: This is courtesy of Mike N., of the Posse. At dinner last week, he played this for me. It's a song of generally good council. Everything from "thou shalt not judge Lethal Weapon by Danny Glover" to "thou shall give equal worth to tragedies that occur in non-English speaking countries as to those that occurred in non-English speaking countries" etc. I especially love, " Thou shalt not express your shock at the fact that Sharon got off with Brad at a club last night by saying; "Izziiit". For some reason it reminds me of Francesca, and now I miss that crazy kidd.
   
4. Lovecraft in Brooklyn// The Mountain Goats: I got hooked on this song b/c I heard a random remix that Aesop Rock did of it, which you should check out. I'm pretty sure it's on Aes's myspace. Anyway-- it rocks. The song in itself is great too. John Darnielle is just like that.
   
5. The Eraser (XXXChange Remix) // Thom Yorke: I'd heard it before but never paid too much attention. The album it's on is great, the song by itself is great, but Armani XXXChange is an incredible DJ and so the remix is sick nasty.
   
6. Soul on Fire // Spiritualized: Apparently they've been around for a while and I never knew about them. Mike, again, recommended. Very very very relaxed music, but worth a listen like you wouldn't believe. Pretty music.
   
7. Hey Now (Mean Muggin')// XZibit: Realized while watching Pimp My Ride that I had never actually listened to any of XZibit's music. So I youtubed the infamous X>Z and this song (among others) came up. I'll be honest: I don't like his voice. I don't love his rhymes. But the girl singing in this song and the chorus is pretty fun, so I thought I'd share.
   

So there's that.
Supposed to hang out with Jo tomorrow, but haven't heard from her, so that might not occur. If not, I have to decide whether or not I want to go back to Baltimore and hang out up there all week, or if I want to stay here. What I really would love to do is go to the beach. I don't know if any of my family members are there, but it would be nice to see them. Have somewhere to sleep at night, but spend all day sitting on the beach writing, reading, napping and listening to music in my giant headphones. I just want to whole heartedly center and restore before school starts again. Carlos and Greg come back to Charm City on Sunday. I'm excited.

Seeing Rosie was lovely. She's a whirlwind, and refreshing. She reminds me that I have no need to be self-conscious and that it's a waste of energy. It's good to be around people as direct as Roe. I was really glad to see her. Aaaand, she introduced me into the world of the Carvel banana milkshake. If you live in the A-town area, head to your local Carvel and partake, I say.

Cheers.
H.