Cash. Patience. Lucid. GO!

say farewell to caltrain (for the weekend)

2008-04-08T21:47:00.000-07:00

&be on foot!

the black hollies:::paisley pattern ground

&the daily graboid

pete francis:::shooting star and the ambulance

&become a fan

blonde redhead:::silently

&a video that references "like a prayer"

ane brun:::laid in the earth

&its been scrobbled

band of horses:::the end's not near

&i guess i'm floating

bon iver:::ocarina

&keep on virb-in wisconsin

fugazi:::life and limb

&leg-lengthening procedures!

radiohead:::nude (RAC remix)

&stay pretty much amazing!

band of horses:::the funeral

&get you five stars

grand archives:::sleepdriving

&on the gender of eve

jake shimabukuro:::6 in the morning

&spend your $0.99 on a wake up call

jens lekman:::pretty shoes

&hello! surprise!

orbital w/ goldfrapp:::sad but new

&here are mystrands

sound familiar?

frambuesa

2008-04-07T22:43:00.000-07:00

juice

ersi arvizu ... el arbol

find her [here] (download the sampler)

thievery corporation >>> wires and watchtowers (feat. sista pat)

{thievery on last.fm}

celso fonseca ... bom sinal

[on stereo]

andrew bird >>> imitosis (four tet remix)

{late on the uptake, i am: all things go}

andre 3000 ... take off your cool (feat. norah jones)

[on iLike]

the brunettes >>> wall poster star

{git it}

jorge ben ... xica da silva

[wiki it & listen]

band of horses >>> the great salt lake

{the vid}

the arcade fire ... une annee sans lumiere

[one of the final four]

ibrahim ferrer >>> mami me gusto

{accomplished sound}

the dodos ... fools

[the vid is on pitchfork and they are from san fran]

new young pony club >>> hiding on the staircase

{i heart ny(pc): thanks to dylan - thanks dylan}

...if you're feeling worldly..

a-bar/a-frame

2008-04-02T23:27:00.000-07:00

how excited is this guy!

quite reminiscent of emerging out of a sticky floored basement

complete with a fisher-price xylophone playing ad hoc band,

sweat dangling from your lashes and a hand on your arm:

it's four am and we need cook out kinda feeling.

:a-bar/a-frame:

crystal castles ------> knights

oh astro -----> hello fuji boy

annie -----------> chewing gum (vocal remix)

a-trak --------------------> time to get yummy

hot chip -----> ready for the floor (marian pramberger remix)

galactic -----------> from the corner to the block feat. juvenile & soul rebels brass band

the tough alliance -----------> the new school

grizzly bear -----> knife (girl talk remix)

spoon --------------------> finer feelings

hot chip --> wrestlers

crystal castles --------------------> good time

the tough alliance --------> silly crimes

foals -----------------> electric boom

shout out louds ------------------------> please please please

what i'm listening to right now: indiscriminate banter aimed in bubbles

2008-03-28T16:09:00.000-07:00

art.in.manila

indiscriminate banter aimed in bubbles is...

:art in manila - golden dawn

:stars - window bird

:she and him - why do you let me stay here?

:jim noir - my patch

:jens lekman - a postcard to nina

:el perro del mar - coming down the hill

:david vandervelde - jacket

:bc camplight - blood and peanut butter

:shout out louds - very loud

:the white stripes - cash grab complications on the matter

:the ponys - glass conversation

:the kills - last day of magic

:band of horses - boat to row

what i'm listening to right now: artstuff & tj's

2008-03-26T01:43:00.000-07:00

foals - olympic airways
oppenheimer - breakfast in nyc
AM - old song
the kills - goodnight bad morning
minipop - ask me a question
the black keys - set you free
iggy pop - gimme danger
tim fite - big mistake
lyrics born - i like it, i love it
man man - top drawer
tete -ces grands moments de solitude
stereolab - naught more terrific than man
jorge ben - cavaleiro do cavalo imaculado
yo la tengo - cherry chapstick
interpol - length of love
radiohead - palo alto
mofro - ho cake
marzapan - conspicuous consumption
black rebel motorcycle club - too real
bela fleck - spanish point
kylie minogue - chocolate
the bravery - no brakes
brazilian girls - homme
the raconteurs - yellow sun
ibrahim ferrer - marieta
morcheeba - women lose weight (feat. slick rick)
tegan and sara - hop a plane
oppenheimer - nine words
dr. dog - i'm standing in the light
rose hill drive - it's simple
the wannadies - you and me song

a trial mix:
not encompassing enough
called artstuff and tj's -
or, a reminder of saturday mornings.

a caltrain vignette

2008-02-24T22:14:00.000-08:00

Harold, as I like to call him yells "there's two bike cars on the train to a group of riders who all want to start their weekend." I am sitting across from Phil who has got his ray-bans in his collared shirt pocket, a beer in his right hand, playing The SIMS with his left.

Dianne with the uneven pixie cut is bitching to her sister about Tracy and Johanna's PDA in the apartment. We've reached Menlo Park and a family of four is running with backpacks full of Giants gear. Harold has re-filled his little pink nalgene with ice cold water. I bet it feels slippery when it mixes with the sweat. "TICKETS PLEASE."

Johnny on the spot with the boxer glove, arm-band tats and board shorts looks up at me, interested in the blonde. He disregards Harold's announcement about sharing seats and leaves his bad on the one beside him.

Everybody excuse me: Joe with the paper-bagged bottle is coming through. Harold can't stop checking tickets today. He has seen my September pass three times. We're moving faster than the cars on El Camino. Joe's stuff is blocking an escape route, I wonder if Harold will notice.

Jody walks upstairs chewing gum wearing an I :I New York shirt on, how very Silicon Valley of her. I text Sami to see if he is on the train.

Flip top. New TXT MSG TO: add PQRS, scroll down, choose Samuel, OK: are u on the train?

Five seconds later... REPLY: Yes. Second car from front.

ME: shut up r u serious, me too, i'm upstairs.

Shit, I hope he doesn't find me here. This is creepy. I can't see behind me.

My fears realized:
Samuel: No, you shut up, I'm in the back half.

My stomach hurts, I think I am starving.

So, where's the hot dog stand?

made in the USA

2008-02-24T21:27:00.000-08:00

I wore leg warmers today. I caught several people staring at them in wonder. It made me wonder: have these people never seen a pair of leg warmers before?

Were they quietly judging me or quietly envious of the warmth of my calves?

Watched the Oscars tonight. No acceptance speeches of note. Abby and I flooded our netflix queue with the Classics. I can't believe I still haven't seen Brokeback Mountain or Taxi Driver. I should be ashamed. Sorry Heath.

Cleaned the apartment. Put the boots away. She lit a candle three times. Picked up a picture. Read an old letter. Ran it off. Listened to the voices of my little ones at home on a saved vmail.

Looking at a cherry pie sticker attached to my sweater. Thinking I may have arthritis at the age of 22.

Does this need to be coherent, or whole?

Not sure why I own movies. I rarely watch them twice.

That's the recycling again.

Rediscovered my black and purple stripped sweater. I would say it has 7/8th length sleeves. Gem of thriftown with gold buttons. Made in the USA.

local on the eights

2008-02-10T22:13:00.000-08:00

I'm staring out of the window at my San Franciscan flat just aching from a evening of dancing. I can't wait to get under the sheets. I wish I had taken them to wash n' fold (my new obsession) this weekend. The service provided by the lovely people at the French cleaners across the street couldn't be more magical.

My clothes come back smelling like bouncy perfume and I can't stop thinking about how good I smell all day long at the office. The folding job is immaculate too, completely worth the $18...

Yes, I realize that going to the laundromat (granted, the name of the laundromat is pretty killer - Wash This!) is more economical, but can I feasibly argue that the advantages to having actually clean and yummy smelling clothes far out weigh the advantages to having eight more bucks in pocket?

What can you buy with $8 in San Francisco anyways?

.A burrito from Ricos (Chile Verde) (YUM)
.At least 4 pairs of earrings from Thirftown
.8/9ths of a drink from Bourbon & Branch
.Muni fare for five days
.Eight mornings of coffee (from the cool guy working the magazine stand) at the Caltrain station

Maybe I should do this exercise with all of the major purchases I make on a monthy/daily/hourly(it seems) basis.

Hmmm... All of the sudden the evidence for having eight extra bones is strikingly convincing.

raspberry ballet

2007-12-24T22:32:00.000-08:00

Good morning. This jazzy Christmas VivadiFourSeasons just transported me back to 1994, I'm in a pink chiffon gap kids skirt and Marian's fur coat. We've just seen the Nutcracker and eaten at Deb & Lola's. I had the flan for dessert. This skirt is borderline inappropriate. There is dirt snow on the sidewalks and my tights are turning the color of tarnished silver.

Mother Ginger looked more like a brother than a mother and I'm wondering what it feels like to walk on stilts.