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textualdeviance) wrote2006-09-19 12:29 am
textualdeviance) wrote2006-09-19 12:29 am
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Know how certain albums remind you of a certain time in your life?
For me, "Solace"
always reminds me of driving between Portland and Seattle, because I used it as road music for so long. Sarah's "Touch"
reminds me of taking classes in Ashland one summer. "Jagged Little Pill"
reminds me of living in Medford in 1995. The first albums of 'til tuesday
and Tears for Fears
will always remind me of my baby new waver self in the mid-80s. And going way back, I remember singing into my hairbrush to every song on "Super Trouper."
More recently, Franz Ferdinand's
first album was what I listened to when I took my first J class last January. Both of The
Shins'
albums remind me of last year's classes--and commutes. The most recent Keane album
is now associated with my internship.
And now I think I have fall term's albums set out: "Supernature"
and Black Cherry
by Goldfrapp, and "Oh No"
by OK Go (and I thank ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
n8dagr801 for introducing me to them.)
I'm particularly in love with the Goldfrapp stuff. Between them and Venus Hum
, I'm in crunchy techno heaven. Almost makes me want to go find a dark, neon-filled dance club with the aroma of cloves in the air and slutty little proto-goths around...
Ahem.
Yeah.
I need to find a way to snag the audio off of that YouTube clip of Venus Hum doing "I Feel Love" with Blue Man Group. Damn shame that will probably never show up on an album anywhere.
I don't really feel like I've had a vacation. I've had all sorts of little things to get done. House stuff, final internship paperwork, getting ready for fall term, moving, doctor appointments, errands, all the vet visits... meh. I have spent an inordinate amount of time playing Sims 2 and sleeping, so that's sort of a vacation. I still need to mentally veg, though, and getting down to the wire, now (I have to head back to B'ham Saturday) I don't think that's going to happen. Bleh.
My editor finally sent me the performance evaluation letter that needs to go to the scholarship people. It's dripping with praise. Almost embarassing, actually. To wit:
If we had an opening, I would seriously consider hiring her, and it would probably take a top-flight candidate to beat her out. I think she's daily newspaper ready now.
*dies*
Now let's see if I can follow this up with not fucking up my dual editor position on The Student Paper from Hell. Gah.
While I'm feeling random, the stuff these guys make is of the yum. I discovered their pomegranate/blueberry yesterday and had a mouthgasm. The best part is that they use real sugar--no artificial stuff--but only in small amounts. So it doesn't feel like drinking straight corn syrup the way other stuff does, but it's also not the Frankensteined, weird-tasting fake stuff, either. VitaminWater and Snapple's new White Tea line have been doing the same. Smart.
For me, "Solace"
always reminds me of driving between Portland and Seattle, because I used it as road music for so long. Sarah's "Touch" reminds me of taking classes in Ashland one summer. "Jagged Little Pill" reminds me of living in Medford in 1995. The first albums of 'til tuesday and Tears for Fears will always remind me of my baby new waver self in the mid-80s. And going way back, I remember singing into my hairbrush to every song on "Super Trouper."More recently, Franz Ferdinand's
first album was what I listened to when I took my first J class last January. Both of The Shins' albums remind me of last year's classes--and commutes. The most recent Keane album is now associated with my internship. And now I think I have fall term's albums set out: "Supernature"
and Black Cherry by Goldfrapp, and "Oh No" by OK Go (and I thank n8dagr801 for introducing me to them.) I'm particularly in love with the Goldfrapp stuff. Between them and Venus Hum
, I'm in crunchy techno heaven. Almost makes me want to go find a dark, neon-filled dance club with the aroma of cloves in the air and slutty little proto-goths around...Ahem.
Yeah.
I need to find a way to snag the audio off of that YouTube clip of Venus Hum doing "I Feel Love" with Blue Man Group. Damn shame that will probably never show up on an album anywhere.
I don't really feel like I've had a vacation. I've had all sorts of little things to get done. House stuff, final internship paperwork, getting ready for fall term, moving, doctor appointments, errands, all the vet visits... meh. I have spent an inordinate amount of time playing Sims 2 and sleeping, so that's sort of a vacation. I still need to mentally veg, though, and getting down to the wire, now (I have to head back to B'ham Saturday) I don't think that's going to happen. Bleh.
My editor finally sent me the performance evaluation letter that needs to go to the scholarship people. It's dripping with praise. Almost embarassing, actually. To wit:
If we had an opening, I would seriously consider hiring her, and it would probably take a top-flight candidate to beat her out. I think she's daily newspaper ready now.
*dies*
Now let's see if I can follow this up with not fucking up my dual editor position on The Student Paper from Hell. Gah.
While I'm feeling random, the stuff these guys make is of the yum. I discovered their pomegranate/blueberry yesterday and had a mouthgasm. The best part is that they use real sugar--no artificial stuff--but only in small amounts. So it doesn't feel like drinking straight corn syrup the way other stuff does, but it's also not the Frankensteined, weird-tasting fake stuff, either. VitaminWater and Snapple's new White Tea line have been doing the same. Smart.
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Also, thank you so much for the link to the BMG video. I've watched it about 3 times through in a row already. I definitely feel love. :D
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I need to find a way to snag the audio off of that YouTube clip of Venus Hum doing "I Feel Love" with Blue Man Group. Damn shame that will probably never show up on an album anywhere
I was thinking about this earlier today, but did you know that they did release that version on their "The Complex" CD? It's a studio version which lacks a bit of the punch of the live audio/vocal performance in the YouTube clip, but it's the same song/performers. Thought I'd mention it just in case you weren't aware and felt like picking it up.