Sunday, October 10, 2010

Hmm?

3 Day Weekend
Danny B Cool
The Tumbler
Look On the Bright Side
I wanna be around you
What Did I Tell You
Song For A Liar
Motorcycle Mona
Like Ricky
i can't see you
teenage you
Alice's song

Sunday, September 12, 2010

Thursday, September 9, 2010

Thinking About Reading About Thinking

"I don't get so wrapped up in compulsive thinking. When I feel stressed, insecure, and insufficient according to whatever standards I have bought into throughout my life, I can take a deep breath, and return my focus to the present in the way [my psychiatrist] has taught me: to notice the feeling of the laptop keyboard keys under my fingers, the sensation of my feet on the ground and my butt in my chair, the cool breeze blowing on my neck from a nearby fan, the soft way my shirt drapes over my shoulders.

I can move out of the mental and into the physical, which always exists now, in the present.

I find myself being more spontaneous. More likely to engage strangers in conversation, to dance at a party, to crack a joke at any moment. Even my athletics have improved. I'm simply more relaxed, less anxious, more confident, and ultimately, better at the sport. Romantically, I'm less wrapped up in anxieties and more able to feel, and enjoy, myself and others."

Wow, I just realized

I haven't been woken up in the mornings by people being super loud outside my door in over two months. Can you believe it?

Wednesday, September 8, 2010

Teenage Anything

2003-2004: Black (Black Keys, Black Dice, Black Lips)
2005-2006: Wolf (Wolf Parade, Wolf Eyes, Superwolf)
2007: Structures (Crystal Castles, Mystery Palace, Haunted House)
2008: Scary creatures (Vampire Weekend, Ghostband, Vampire Hands)
2009-2010: Teen (Teen Dream, Teenage Moods, Teenage Strangler)

What's next?

Wednesday, August 11, 2010

Movies

Recently I've seen a few movies. These are they:

Toystory 3D: Well I locked my keys in my car during this one and was a little distracted the entire time. I'm not really a fan of the Toystory franchise the way some people are... This kind of "heart-warming" feels more like heartburn to me, but I put up with it for pretty good 3D animation

Inception: I was pretty entertained throughout this movie, but the ending left me a little annoyed. Seeing Leo in the similarly-themed Shutter Island six months ago affected my understanding of his character, kind of like how I confuse Michael C. Hall's roles in Dexter and Six Feet Under. Maybe that's a personal problem.

Girl With The Dragon Tattoo: I know this isn't a new movie, but I needed to escape the heat and a dollar theater sounded perfect. Whoaaaa dude. I had no clue what this movie was about and I absolutely loved it. It's been awhile since I watched something with subtitles, but I was able to pay attention. It was a great mystery story that was fairly complex and ended happily, but the sentimental-ness of it seemed very genuine compared to Inception and Toystory 3D. I'm happy I saw three of these movies, but Girl With The Dragon Tattoo blew me away.