The Musings of a Wandering Soul

So some friday fluff for your entertainment. (Be warned I take no responsibility for addictions caused by this post.)

I really never did the whole fandom thing. Then I found YouTube, then I found fanfic. So now I will occasionally get obsessed with some series or another.

In Plain Sight
Torchwood & John Barrowman (Jack Harkness is pansexsual, how awesome is that?)
Firefly

Merry Gentry
Kusheil's Dart

Underworld -- My eternal favorite

I also sometimes get obsessed with a band/artist and obsessively listen to all their albums I can get my hands on.

Ryan Star

And of course, Friday brings you music. Instead of the iPod shuffle I leave you with my always favorite. The one I made for quixotic_goat and I's wedding. Enjoy.

1. Power of Two -- Indigo Girls
2. True Colours -- Cyndi Lauper
3. The Ocean -- Dar Williams
4. Iris -- Goo Goo Dolls
5. Into the Mystic -- Van Morrison
6. When You Say Nothing at All -- Ronan Keating
7. I Hope You Dance -- Faith Hill
8. Friday I'm in Love -- The Cure
9. Accidentally in Love -- Hootie & the Blowfish
10. I Could Not Ask for More -- Edwin McCain
11. You Already Won Me Over -- Alanis Morissete
12. Golden Years -- David Bowie
13. Strong Enough -- Sheryl Crow
14. Crazy Love -- Van Morrison
15. Don't Leave Home -- Dido
16. Thank You -- Natalie Merchant
17. Time of Your Life -- Green Day

Love + music + joy

We went to see Leonard Cohen at the Rosemont Theatre in Chicago last night.

Amazing! If you have the opportunity, go see this man perform. Better yet, find/make/use illicit means to acquire an opportunity to see him live. If you already know his work you will be entranced by the depth he brings to a live performance. If you don't know his work, you will be hooked.

(Yes Tucker, it was that good.)

As inspired by kaelikat I will share with you today's playlist. Its a decent desription of today's emotional landscape. Happy, nostalgic, intense. I love music.

Jesus of Suburbia -- Green Day
The Time Warp -- RHPS
Stigmata Martyr -- Bauhaus
Eye of the Storm -- The Cruxshadows
Sophia -- The Cruxshadows
Dido's Reply -- The Cruxshadows
Memorare -- The Cruxshadows
Jesus of Suburbia --Green Day
American Pie --Don McLean
Case of You -- Joni Mitchell
Just like Heaven -- The Cure
Comalies -- Lacuna Coil
Got You Where I Want You -- The Flies
Friday I'm In Love -- The Cure

(Yes Jesus of Suburbia twice and actually listen to 5 other times this morning. Not sure why but it seems to be addictive.)

What are You listening to?

So they day has progressed from not too bad" to ugh. I just seem to get really frustrated really easily these days. Nothing angst-y or violent, just cranky and irritated by almost everyone. I have also apparently completely lost the ability to make a decent cup of coffee by any means. I tried to make it in the drip at work. One person said it was way too strong but, when I grabbed a cup it was like brown water. So next I tried the mini press in my desk it tasted worse. Maybe I have bad beans.

Also there seems to be a complete lack of anything interesting to do. I am really tired of doing necessary yet painfully boring crap. And dear god save me from the disorganized project architect. I know it will improve as we settle into this new project but, it is slow going at the moment.

In other news the iPod is fixed. Apparently just several restores and a total battery charge and purge fixed it. I do need to get a new (overpriced download cord /shrug) Bad news is that the keyboard on the laptop has degenerated to unusable. Fortunately I have full in home service. I just need a time that I can actually be home for it.

A slight rewind to happy music last week. We went to see Celtic Woman in SD last Monday. It took awhile before I could block out the painful venue. Copley Symphony Hall is not patron friendly. They took an old theatre with a painfully small stage, removed the original lobby and wrapped in a truly atrocious office building around it. The new lobby is so small that a line snaked through it 3 times with people entering the auditorium. The music, however, was amazing. It was worth the price of the ticket just to see the violinist from Riverdance live. (The one that dances all over the stage playing at a thousand miles an hour.) They are touring and if you get a chance try to see it. A lovely blend of Irish and American music and some beautiful voices.

OK I feel better ending with that and will now run off to buy some tastier coffee than my office can produce.

The Coachella Valley music festival was this weekend. We day tripped Friday.

It was very hot but, then it is in the desert and you'll have that. However lots, lots of good music. Amy Winehouse, Jarvis Cocker, Jesus and Mary Chain,Tokyo Police and Gillian Welch (yea not so much into her. She's from Arkansas and sounds like it.) Along with 31 or so other bands and some really incredible performance art and installations.

And the perfect end?
BJORK! I truly forgot how much fun she is live. And no she didn't have a swan on her head this time. But really how can I not endorse someone who performs barefoot?

The only down side was that we had decided to drive back Friday night (I use that term liberally) We got in around 4AM. It wasn't pretty that I can say.

The only real complaint I have though is that This is usually a 2 day festival that was extended to include Friday as well. This is the first year it was 3 days; And it shows. There was one freeway sign to the site, routing to get through town into the venue was difficult and badly marked. And finally there were NO markings of any kind in the lot until well after we got there around 3. I have I mentioned that I really like that little fob that makes my car beep? They were obviously completely unprepared for an extra day of shows.

I also realized how utterly relaxing 3 day weekends are. Wow I need more of them.

ciao ciao

...a weekend worth writing about.

( Music... )