laugh hard, it's a long way to the bank

bon iver, bon iver

so, the new bon iver album is wonderful! all the songs are amazing, with the exception of #10 (beth/rest), which i dislike because he autotuned his voice. i mean really? who the fuck directed him to do something so stupid? the other nine songs are solid though. promise.

bronchitis and other misc wonderfulness

skipped work on monday. my voice was requesting a day off and i sounded like an old cigarette riddled 900 number worker. hit the beach with t for a nice walk and cleanup project. we picked up a whole bag of trash walking from house of refuge to bathtub. tons of tourists at bathtub, plus the house that is falling into the sea is for sale. what a bargain, i'm sure. nice to get out and walk and get in the water on a beautiful day. tried to work yesterday but couldn't swing it. hit the dr's office for the old standby, zpack and should be feeling better soon.

thanks king of leon for being a shitty band and having a drugged out lead singer and having to cancel my chance at seeing band of horses at a close venue. found out that they will play tonight without kings of leon but it's all the way in lauderdale, i have work tomorrow, and i am sick so i am skipping it. DISAPPOINTED!

as for the rest of the week, tomorrow is my birthday (boo) and i am headed to connecticut for 6 days saturday at 7am. can't wait to sleep in and be super preppy. ha! def plan to take a day tripper to nyc to shop a bit and just breath in the not so fresh summer air.

hang on to your iq

requiem for a dream

i recently revisited this flick and had semi forgotten how truly fucked up this movie is. i have the book in a giant stack of "to read" titles but will move it up to the top and read it soon. great soundtrack as well. jared leto was so cool before he started that stupid band and wore too much makeup. he's still hot though.

southern comfort

Still like it here but I ventured out of the historic area today and made my way to Publix, Starbucks, & TJ Maxx. It's ghetto in Georgia. It's like a fucked up southern Long Island type vibe. It's like the historic downtown area I'm staying in is Soho and today I made my way to the Bronx. Not sure if I could live here. The old homes I saw today on my drive back were beautiful though. It was brick house after brick house with some stately Victorians sprinkled in. I like driving here. Prob because it's different roads and it's not very busy so I can semi open it up. They also have a great beer selection at pretty much every place I've been. Fat Tire is delish and they not only have it on tap, but some places even stock 22s. I found a pretty cool Respects type bar last night. Haven't drank in so long that I got tipsy on 4 beers. They played great old Metallica songs and Sick of it All. Haven't heard them since at least 1999 but amazingly knew almost every word. Glad my memory is still sharp. I requested Fugazi Waiting Room but left 5 minutes later to make my trek back to the hotel. Called Notch to keep me company on my walk since he's a cop(haha.) He was wasted and so were D and Kyle so it was way worth it. Good times in all.

Today I ate at Paula Deens and I have no complaints. They do a buffet which I skipped. Sat at the bar and had a chicken breast, crab stew, and half order of fried green tomatoes with a big ole sweet tea. This was at 11am and I was full until honestly half an hour ago. Took the mad walk all around afterwards and saw some rad shops and architecture. The magnolia trees are gorgeous. I must have walked 3 miles just being random and wandering. I loved going into antique stores and not having anyone to tell me that I was taking too long or that it was boring. Certain benefits of being a lone ranger. Was going to hit a tapas spot for dinner but tapas is such a couples food I decided to skip it. Plus the spot was downstairs and I'm not feeling that whole too cool for street level thing right now. Newcastle and amazing pizza slice-ing it up instead. Cheaper and seemingly more yummy.

Not 100% on what tomorrow will bring but I'm thinking a sandwich and book in the park for a bit sounds right up my alley.

barracuda

just drop off the key lee...

fixed my handlebars and did some jamming last night to one of my absolute favorite oldies but goodies....

ps. i need a light on my bike and i really think the racoon i saw last night was pondering backtracking it to eat my face clean off

what's your name? no one's gonna ask you.

i thought it classic

whan it's all too late, it's all too late

i spent a lifespan with no cellmate

we decided on the 4/30/2011 show at the house of blues in orlando. got my ticket this morn. totally looking forward to a good time with nacho, ed, bill, b candy, & d. i definitely foresee serious silliness & memory making.

you are too young to put all of your hopes in just one envelope

these days...

what can i say? i am a relatively happy person with an ear for sad music.

something to look forward to

interpol is playing in miami at jackie gleason on friday 4/29 and in orlando at house of blues on saturday 4/30. both are great venues. def going to get a little group together and hit one of the shows and have a good time. i love having something to look forward to.

ben prestage

if you haven't seen a ben performance yet, head to the gazebo this friday & take advantage. he's got serious talent & puts on an amazing show.

if you don't answer would you want to be found...

def a fan of danger mouse. piano intro on this one is a nice touch.

love the horns

last night

i saw the volturi

& remembered how much i love this song

no correlation between the two.

moz

how do i love thee, let me count the ways...