waiting for the room to fall in,
Thursday, July 29, 2010
you'll never tell me, cause that's not our deal.
waiting for the room to fall in,
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
90% of my mind is with you.
the right night, for the wrong company.
in the latest video from the chemical brothers, movement is personified by green waves floating above a black canvas. interjecting faces, circles and images of spilt liquid, the only move left, is to the dance floor.
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
logic will break your heart.
Sunday, July 25, 2010
i'll take second place, just to end the race.
while i was completely ill prepared for camping and the 40 degree nights, i did learn that when push comes to fucking shove, my ability to not complain under a variety of headscratching circumstances, will one day make me valuable.
so i was trapped in the woods with nothing but hippies, ravers and vegans. but it was home for a few, hazy and interesting days. thanks for the memories oregon!
-t
Friday, July 23, 2010
fitter, happier, more productive.
ambivalence avenue,
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
been there, done that, messed around.
ac slater,
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
if im in your starting five, you will never need a sub.
check out my future husband and his harem of california girls do the poolside jig below.
Thursday, July 15, 2010
i've always felt so scared of all this needing.
so dear blog, i hope that you miss me a little when im gone.
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
we can share it like the last slice.
everyone who pretended to like me is gone.
filipinos have very particular traditions about death. after someone passes, you pray the rosary everyday for 10 days. family members gather upon tables of food and pray. even those (like my brother and myself) who no longer believe in organized religion, we still gather and in reverence, put our heads down and honor the departed. filipinos also recognize the 40th day. the 40th day since they left us. today marks that day for my tita babes. she was honestly one of the sweetest people i have ever come across and the third family member we've said goodbye to in three years. it never gets easier and the void never really finds time to heal. but i wanted to tell my uncle ray, my poppa kelly and my tita babes that none of you have been forgotten. we miss you like it was yesterday and we live knowing that you've all enriched us in your own ways.
-t
Monday, July 12, 2010
rather be a bandit than a lover.
when the walkman's 2008 gem, You & Me came out, i was inundated with so much good music at the time, it unfortunately went widely unnoticed. it didn't reappear onto my radar again until a year later, when i met this guy totally obsessed with the record.
fast forward another year and while that particular guy isn't around anymore, his affection for the new york based five piece has left an imprint on me. with their sixth studio album, Lisbon due this September, personal anticipation is even higher thanks to the release of the record's first single, "stranded".
brass heavy and heartbreakingly romantic, it's once again a tale of love lost, but this time set against the infamous and lonely bourbon-soaked streets of new orleans.
if you don't want me, you can tell me,
-t
Sunday, July 11, 2010
sways between suitors with a broken heel.
Saturday, July 10, 2010
love, hate and then there's you.
enter UK unsigned duo D/R/U/G/S. appropriately named across the board - the band's moniker, the song's title and the track itself all offer a sliding scale of satisfaction and immediate sound intoxication.
D/R/U/G/S - love (love/lust remix)
i got 5 on it,
t
Friday, July 9, 2010
bonita applebaum, ya gotta put me on.
running around the world with fellow beat contemporaries such as nosaj thing, the gaslamp killer, teebs and daedelus; she's also the only female signed to flying lotus' brainfeeder imprint. equal parts steezy and talented, her debut full length, midnight menu, drops later this month.
check out "alpenglow", her collaboration with fellow Red Bull Music Academy alumni lunice and swede:art HERE.
it gives you wings,
t
'cause sometimes lonely isn't sad.
volume two-ed,
Wednesday, July 7, 2010
im neither sorry, nor cross nor unfit.
if it isn't me, then pack your bags and leave.
check out "bern rhythm"
TEEBS' debut is slated to be released via brainfeeder this fall, while his split 7" with daedelus should drop sooooon.
Tuesday, July 6, 2010
we're not happy till we're running away.
Monday, July 5, 2010
i live for the nights that i can’t remember, with the people that i won’t forget.
day four consisted of good food, strong drinks, even better conversations and temporary goodbyes. the bus back to LA left at 11pm and i watched fireworks from the bay bridge. one stop in coalinga led to a hilarious invite to a motel 6 from an older, drunk gentleman. watched the sunrise over los angeles and was glad i survived the weekend's antics.
im the hero of this story i don't need to be saved.
woke up a resident of hangovertown,usa.
vietnamese sammy.
a shot of espresso (a crappy one at that).
a can of v8.
finally met up with the elusive yet eloquent joraynee!
2 rounds at lefty's in union square.
the best futon conversation of all time between me and the little one_.
a voyage to get even more cheap vodka and four loko.
a trip to the mission got hi-jacked to a closer voyage to polk street with sergio and ron.
frreeeee drinks at vertigo for days.
a surprising trek home to an awaiting bowl of spaghetti-os.
-t