Indian Princess Pop

This is a vinyl rip I did

Hello Blog

"I have not posted here in a long time."

"Why?", you ask.

"Well there are many reasons. Initially, I started posting less because I was having too much fun. I was rarely home or alone. It was nice. That's a great reason not to blog."

"But if you're having so much fun, then why are you blogging right now?"

"Well, I haven't been having very much fun for a week. Apparently all those nice times wore me out. My chiropractor and acupuncturists all told me that my adrenal glands were drained and that I was exhausted. A Western doctor also told me she thought I was exhausted."

A smile starts forming on your lips. I know that smile. I hate that smile.

"Exhausted? You don't really do much of anything but watch TV, work, and kiss beautiful women. You can't be exhausted. And IF you're just exhausted, why wouldn't you start blogging more?"

"Yeah, I'm not sure how it happened either. There were definitely a few nights where a beautiful woman kept me from my usual 8 hours of sleep, but I don't think that's what wrong. I worked a lot of long, busy, stressful shifts that I think definitely contributed to it, and I did a fair amount of drinking which may have added to the problem. I've also been worried about my health which probably only makes things worse. I'm exhausted enough that when I walk to the store and back all I can think of doing is sleeping. Staying up too late causes my heart to race. The doctor said I was getting by on adrenaline which is really bad. She prescribed Trazodone to help me get more rest, which it does, but I don't feel like I'm getting any better."

"Oh, so it's kind of serious then? And you still didn't answer me about the more blogging thing."

"I don't know how serious it is. I'm going to continue with the acupuncture, Trazodone, and adrenal supplements the chiropractor gave me. I'm going to see some specialists next Friday if things don't get better by then. I've been blogging less because I got out of the habit. I guess I just don't care about it that much."

"Cool, well that answers all of my questions, I guess. I hope you start feeling better. I don't really read your blog that much anyway, so I don't really care if you blog, but I care why you don't blog. Does that make sense? I still think you should post some of those vinyl rips you did."

"Haha. I don't do this blog for you or anyone else. It's for me. I will try to get some albums posted soon. Thanks for talking!"

You didn't say goodbye. You smiled. I know that smile. I like that smile. And then you waved and walked away.

In the New Year, I'll Be Really Artsy

Albums of the Year

1. Animal Collective "Merriweather Post Pavilion"

2. Bill Callahan "Sometimes I Wish We Were an Eagle"

3. The Flaming Lips "Embryonic"

4. Washed Out "Life of Leisure"

5. Atlas Sound "Logos"

6. Grizzly Bear "Veckatimest"

7. Animal Collective "Fall Be Kind"

8. Vampire Hands "Hannah and the Mansion"

9. R. Kelly "Untitled"

10. Girls "Album"

Favorite songs of the year:

1. "My Girls" - Animal Collective

This song accounted for at least 3% of all smiles in 2009.

2."Lust for Life" - Girls

This is the song that I always get stuck in my head even though the only lyrics I remember are "I wish I had a boyfriend. I wish I had a loving man in my life". The song is good enough that I'm not embarrassed by singing them out loud.

3. "Too Many Birds" - Bill Callahan

There were two other songs on this album that I probably listened to more than this song, but that's because they were the first two tracks on the album. The simple yet stunning buildup of "If you could only stop your heartbeat for one heartbeat" is maybe the most memorable part of a wonderfully purposeful album.

4. "Sing Sang Sung" - Air (Youtube Disabled Embedding)

This song is what it feels to be a piece of toast while peanut butter and honey are being spread upon it. Gooey sweetness.

5. "Walkabout" - Atlas Sound

Bradford Cox is one of the most prolific songwriters of the last few years, and this song is him at his most infectious.

6. "Deadbeat Summer" - Neon Indian

This song is the reason "chillwave" will be added to the dictionary next year... and then forgotten about.

7. "Handreader" - Shahs (Check discography for full EP download)

I don't think I've ever heard a cooler vocal effect.

8. "Feel It All Around" - Washed Out

Washed Out's "Life of Leisure" was my favorite EP of the year. I can't tell if this song is more unfuckwithable or fuck-to-able.

9. "Eight Legs" - Vampire Hands (This song isn't streamable, but check out the others)

The thing that separates Vampire Hands from most modern rock bands is that Colin Johnson's lyrics are as beautiful as the music that he sings them over.

10. "Echo" - R. Kelly

By :20 into this track it's pretty easy to understand why this is one of The Undisputed King of R&B's best songs ever.

11. "Two Weeks" - Grizzly Bear"

This probably would have rated a little higher if I wouldn't have listened to it, like, 5 million times already.

12. Maybe So, Maybe No" - Mayer Hawthorne

Mayer Hawthorne is a dorky white dude has the silky smooth voice (and balls) to pull off neo-soul.

13. "Hole in My Head" - Box Elders

Omaha's Box Elders are young, dumb, and full of short songs that illustrate the previous two points.

How to make yourself...

Do Them. Do Them Now.