Fitter. Happier.
I had the dubious pleasure today of taking a college English assesment test so's I could register for the Creative Writing class I want. I did well enough to skip the prerequisites (or go to the trouble of digging out my MCC transcript from my service record). Tomorrow morning, I register for college at an actual college. Heady days. Also, I'm participating in an online forum mix-CD exchange...basically I emailed the facilitator the sorts of music I liked and disliked, as did some 9 other people...our mailing addresses and preferences were then exchanged. The person I'm mixing for doesn't like " "poppy" / "generic" sounding bands... examples... nickleback, the rocket summer, the killers, the click five. i really like more laidback indie, low-fi, folky, classic rock-y, alternative type music... like... the decemberists, radiohead, bjork, midlake, sparklehorse, crosby, stills, nash and young, cat power, cocorosie, arcade fire"
So here's the mix I made up:
Track 1: Rhapsody by Alejandro Escovedo
Track 2: Bridal Train by the Waifs Track 3: Eleanor Put Your Boots On by Franz Ferdinand -Track 4: Rub Alcohol Blues by the Fiery Furnaces - Track 5: Act Nice and Gentle by the Black Keys - Track 6: It's a Hit by Rilo Kiley -Track 7: There She Goes my Beautiful World by Nick Cave -Track 8: Fix You Up by Tegan & Sara - Track 9: Lost Highway by Jeff Buckley - Track 10: Half Acre by Hem Track 11: When the Roses Bloom Again by Billy Bragg and Wilco Track 12: Stupid Mouth Shut - by Hem. Track 13: Another Travelin' Song Track 14: The Thief by Jeremy Larson Track 15: Louisiana 1927 by Randy Newman
What do you think? Did I screw it up? What would your miz look like? There's not much point in handing someone a CD of bands and sounds they already know and like, so this is the birdshot approach.
And now it's time to go forth for Monday Night Football: time to watch the Saints get pummeled. There was a lengthy piece on CNN this afternoon about Mardi Gras, and whether or not the city should go ahead with it. Displaced residents in Atlanta are protesting the city's decision to do 8 days of parades...they think the time and money should be spent on rebuilding...well, they think they should all be sent checks. Because they're "owed". Hate to say it, but that's the job of the federal government and insurance companies. I think there will be a party thrown that nobody will go to, but what else can NOLA do? They have to rebuild the tourist trade, focus some positive attention on the city, and get investors interested. Handing out blank checks wouldn't help a damn thing, except keep rewarding the entitlement mentality that permeates Louisiana. Heartless, maybe. Headless, no. But what's the point of going back to New Orleans if there are no jobs and no economy?
Geaux Saints! Try not to suck too bad tonight.
So here's the mix I made up:
Track 1: Rhapsody by Alejandro Escovedo
Track 2: Bridal Train by the Waifs Track 3: Eleanor Put Your Boots On by Franz Ferdinand -Track 4: Rub Alcohol Blues by the Fiery Furnaces - Track 5: Act Nice and Gentle by the Black Keys - Track 6: It's a Hit by Rilo Kiley -Track 7: There She Goes my Beautiful World by Nick Cave -Track 8: Fix You Up by Tegan & Sara - Track 9: Lost Highway by Jeff Buckley - Track 10: Half Acre by Hem Track 11: When the Roses Bloom Again by Billy Bragg and Wilco Track 12: Stupid Mouth Shut - by Hem. Track 13: Another Travelin' Song Track 14: The Thief by Jeremy Larson Track 15: Louisiana 1927 by Randy Newman
What do you think? Did I screw it up? What would your miz look like? There's not much point in handing someone a CD of bands and sounds they already know and like, so this is the birdshot approach.
And now it's time to go forth for Monday Night Football: time to watch the Saints get pummeled. There was a lengthy piece on CNN this afternoon about Mardi Gras, and whether or not the city should go ahead with it. Displaced residents in Atlanta are protesting the city's decision to do 8 days of parades...they think the time and money should be spent on rebuilding...well, they think they should all be sent checks. Because they're "owed". Hate to say it, but that's the job of the federal government and insurance companies. I think there will be a party thrown that nobody will go to, but what else can NOLA do? They have to rebuild the tourist trade, focus some positive attention on the city, and get investors interested. Handing out blank checks wouldn't help a damn thing, except keep rewarding the entitlement mentality that permeates Louisiana. Heartless, maybe. Headless, no. But what's the point of going back to New Orleans if there are no jobs and no economy?
Geaux Saints! Try not to suck too bad tonight.
I swear, the day some boy sends me a mix with Nick Cave on, that's the day I'm getting married.
Here's the mix I did for the NaNoWriMo CD exchange:
Collective Soul, "The World I Know"
Travis, "The Fear"
Kashmir, "Ruby Over Diamonds"
The Stone Roses, "Tightrope"
Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin, "Anna Lee"
Coldplay, "I Bloom Blaum"
Sparklehorse, "Gold Day"
Thisway, "Crawl"
U2, "Until the End of the World"
Muse, "Hyper Chondriac Music"
Radiohead, "How to Disappear Completely"
Eisley, "Just Like We Do"
The Envy Corps, "You'd Look Good In Wings, Pt. II"
Posted by
Hannah |
3:08 PM
Nice mix. If only you had participated in the LC swamp, you could be getting hitched. Better luck next time.
Posted by
Aaron |
5:56 PM