Project 365 Day 156-171
From top left:
156: When I was six years old I had my birthday party at Casa Bonita. Yes, that Casa Bonita. I found this caricature my parents had done from that night while I was clearing out space under my bed…. for shoes.
157: Sunflower.
158: Watching the bros run around in the backyard.
159: Some glass globes in my Mom’s sun room at dusk.
160: LoDo (Denver) on a Friday night. We saw Bill Burr at Comedy Works. I laughed the hardest at his rant about those Sarah McLachlan pet rescue commercials.
161: Moon through palm trees in Anaheim, CA.
162: The Moth story telling slam at The Air Conditioned Supper Club in Venice, CA. If you have a Moth in your city (currently LA, NY, and I think Chicago) I highly recommend you go.
163: Sunset in Los Angeles
164: The Fray with Jack’s Mannequin in Orange County, CA. I really went to see Jack’s Mannequin (who played my favorite song ever, that they NEVER play at concerts) but the Fray rocked it too. Denver bands represent!
165: Packing my things to go back to Colorado.
166: Friday night margaritas con mis padres.
167: Painting…all day.
168: The results.
169: The decorations.
170: Little bro.
171: Boulder county courthouse on Pearl St.
Project 365 Days 140-155
Let’s see….pictures from the 4th of July in this round. Clearly, I have some catching up to do. I mean, that next to last picture? That baby is a month old already. What else…Bon Iver in concert (great show), the Royal Gorge, and a trip to Salida to visit an old friend. It was a pretty good summer. Now on to fall…
Project 365 Days 124-139
Where the heck did summer go? I could swear I just got to Colorado. I think I must have underestimated my burnout level because all I’ve managed to do these past few weeks is lie around. The job search is not happening, I haven’t been reading, I’ve fallen behind on my music listening project (though I might have an awesome idea for a continuation of that elsewhere), I’ve even managed to fall behind on Mad Men and we’re only two episodes in to season 3. I have however, managed to keep up with Project 365 (for the most part) in small part due to my recent acquisition of a new digital SLR camera. Above is late June/ early July, including a trip to Huntington Library and Gardens, the Getty Center, and the road home through Las Vegas and Utah.
Project 365 Days 108-123
Freaking Finally
I’ve been stalking IMDB for the trailer for The Time Traveler’s Wife for months now:
I think I’ll try to reread it this summer before it comes out. (August 14)
Project 365 Days 93-108
You can tell by the sheer number of cat photos that I’m starting to run out of ideas. Good thing a change of scenery is coming! (By the way, that is the real DeLorean from Back to the Future. I’m 99% sure.)
Announcement Time!
If all goes according to plan, very shortly I shall have myself a shiny new MS degree. And that, dear friends, is where I shall part with graduate school. It’s been fun – well, not fun. But educational, at least. Consequently, I am also moving. I haven’t found employment yet, so the final destination has yet to be decided. But, for now at least, I will be heading home to Colorado to enjoy the summer, and if I’m lucky enough to find a job there, much more of the year.
Leaving Los Angeles might be harder than I initially thought it would be. While I am more than happy to leave the traffic and pay parking and smog behind, there is quite a bit I am going to miss. My neighborhood, the copious movie theaters showing all the little indie films, the beach, Trader Joe’s. And I only just discovered Yogurtland. Most of all, I’ll be sad to leave my new-found friends.
So, I probably need to change the name of this blog, huh? I don’t know what the mechanics are involved with changing the url, or if it’s worth the trouble, but I will look into it. Any suggestions?
Project 365 Days 77-92
May Album Review
Now We Can See – The Thermals – The Thermals are an indie rock band out of Portland, OR. I picked this album for May because I really liked the title track, “Now We Can See”. I’d never heard of them before, but this is their fourth studio album. It’s a bit macabre – written from the perspective of a dead person. The first track “When I Died” goes, “Yeah when I died/my head did swell/I said to myself/nature should take its sweet time/ I was already losing my spine.” A lot of the songwriting delves into letting go, giving in and feeling pretty good about it. There’s some interesting commentary on the state of the earth, or rather, the state of the earth and human manipulation of nature. The pronoun “we” is used quite frequently, and you get the distinct impression that Hutch Harris isn’t just including the band. Rating: 4
So – Peter Gabriel – So I’ve been trying to listen to the albums on Rolling Stone’s 500 Greatest Albums of All Time list, and deciding just go to be too bothersome so I let a random number pick this one. I’m not a huge fan of Peter Gabriel. This album was not my favorite. “Sledgehammer” has always been a song that has freaked me out. Something so overtly sexual coming from that man just gives me the willies. Also the music video was stop motion, and I hate stop motion. The rest of the songs were meh, with the exception of “In Your Eyes”, which I do really like, but only because of its association with Say Anything. Rating: 2
For June, I’ll be listening to 21st Century Breakdown by Green Day and Bookends by Simon and Garfunkel.