Monday, February 28, 2005
oscar picks.
Sunday, February 27, 2005
oscars!
no oscar blogging! i'd rather just yell things at the screen in the privacy of my shanty.
karaoke
me, jason and athena had all been tlaking about karaoke sometime soon, but we never quite got around to it. so here was saturday night, and after a shitty friday, we decided that we were doing karaoke tonight, rain or shine, blizzard or tsunami. luckily, when we got to williamsburg, it was a great night, and a short walk to the karaoke club. a great night then transpired.
here's jason at the start of the night, waiting for athena to finish her sparks (brown bag+straw=beautiful, beautiful trash.)
ok so we sat down at this corner booth type thing that there were some dirnks at.. but nobody had sat there... so we're sitting there for a good couple minutes and this guy walks up and is like (big time eastern european accent)"hey guys, we've got this table saved" and we're like "we'll just stay here until the rest of your group gets here." and just to try tog et on his good side and keep the booth i was like "that's quite the accent.. are you from around here?" and he was like "im part owner" then we just sat in silence until his friend brought their two euro-skanks to the booth.
here's me and jason before the booth ousting. i've got the "you've got to be fucking kidding me, you euro trash bastard" look on my face. jason isn't too phased.
so after the booth incident, we luckily found another table in the place (which was super crowded, more than it had ever been in the past)
here's jason playing the solo to bohemian rhapsody on his invisble guitar... and his mastery of the air AXE was so hypnotic, it put athena into some sort of trance
but luckily she snapped out of the trance quickly enough to serenade stupp with Wham!'s classic ballad, careless whispers.
"...should have known better than to cheat a friend..."
athena's performance was so moving, jason couldn't manage his emotions.
so earlier in the night i had gotten a call from this kid named jorge i had gotten to know in a few classes of mine last semester, and it just so happened he was in the neighborhood, so he came by and hung out.
Jorge!
when he first came in, jason recognized him from one of his classes this semester. the first thing jason said to him was "don't you hate that fucking bitch who always comes into class late and then argues with the teacher about it"
and there was a pause...
jorge: "me and her are sort of... together."
silence.
more silence.
jason: "oh shit dude, im sorry."
jorge was super cool about it though, and the night was salvaged! it wasn't even awkward for the rest of the night. kudos, jorge.
jason somehow recovered from that terrible moment by belting out a fantastic rendition of "somebody to love" by jefferson airplane (an homage to the cable guy, one of the most underrated dark comedies EVER)
"do-do-dont you neeeeed somebody to love?" (apparently athena does.)
justin revealing our song selection to athena, who was so moved by it she needed to fondle herself just to make sure she wasn't dreaming.
and then finally the time came. the vocoder part came over the speakers, and everybody knew it was time....
for some CALIFORNIA LOVE
i did dr. dre's part, justin took over tupac.. and we didn't miss a fucking WORD.
"...a state that's untouchable like Eliott Ness..."
"from oakland to sac town, the bay area and back down..."
(note: that woman and her boyfriend were at the booth next to us all night and they were GREAT. they got mega drunk and just KEPT GOING. god bless them.)
our performance was so moving, it convinced these two east coast natives to change affiliation over to the west side. stupp is actually trying to do the west-side sign, but he's missing parts of his two middle fingers*
(note: *not really.)
and so ended one of the best nights in recent memory. here's jason with the guy from the couple that was next to us all night.
here's jason at the start of the night, waiting for athena to finish her sparks (brown bag+straw=beautiful, beautiful trash.)
ok so we sat down at this corner booth type thing that there were some dirnks at.. but nobody had sat there... so we're sitting there for a good couple minutes and this guy walks up and is like (big time eastern european accent)"hey guys, we've got this table saved" and we're like "we'll just stay here until the rest of your group gets here." and just to try tog et on his good side and keep the booth i was like "that's quite the accent.. are you from around here?" and he was like "im part owner" then we just sat in silence until his friend brought their two euro-skanks to the booth.
here's me and jason before the booth ousting. i've got the "you've got to be fucking kidding me, you euro trash bastard" look on my face. jason isn't too phased.
so after the booth incident, we luckily found another table in the place (which was super crowded, more than it had ever been in the past)
here's jason playing the solo to bohemian rhapsody on his invisble guitar... and his mastery of the air AXE was so hypnotic, it put athena into some sort of trance
but luckily she snapped out of the trance quickly enough to serenade stupp with Wham!'s classic ballad, careless whispers.
"...should have known better than to cheat a friend..."
athena's performance was so moving, jason couldn't manage his emotions.
so earlier in the night i had gotten a call from this kid named jorge i had gotten to know in a few classes of mine last semester, and it just so happened he was in the neighborhood, so he came by and hung out.
Jorge!
when he first came in, jason recognized him from one of his classes this semester. the first thing jason said to him was "don't you hate that fucking bitch who always comes into class late and then argues with the teacher about it"
and there was a pause...
jorge: "me and her are sort of... together."
silence.
more silence.
jason: "oh shit dude, im sorry."
jorge was super cool about it though, and the night was salvaged! it wasn't even awkward for the rest of the night. kudos, jorge.
jason somehow recovered from that terrible moment by belting out a fantastic rendition of "somebody to love" by jefferson airplane (an homage to the cable guy, one of the most underrated dark comedies EVER)
"do-do-dont you neeeeed somebody to love?" (apparently athena does.)
justin revealing our song selection to athena, who was so moved by it she needed to fondle herself just to make sure she wasn't dreaming.
and then finally the time came. the vocoder part came over the speakers, and everybody knew it was time....
for some CALIFORNIA LOVE
i did dr. dre's part, justin took over tupac.. and we didn't miss a fucking WORD.
"...a state that's untouchable like Eliott Ness..."
"from oakland to sac town, the bay area and back down..."
(note: that woman and her boyfriend were at the booth next to us all night and they were GREAT. they got mega drunk and just KEPT GOING. god bless them.)
our performance was so moving, it convinced these two east coast natives to change affiliation over to the west side. stupp is actually trying to do the west-side sign, but he's missing parts of his two middle fingers*
(note: *not really.)
and so ended one of the best nights in recent memory. here's jason with the guy from the couple that was next to us all night.
oscar picks
bold is will win, italic is should win.
Picture:
"The Aviator"
"Finding Neverland"
"Million Dollar Baby"
"Ray"
"Sideways"
Director:
Martin Scorsese, "The Aviator"
Clint Eastwood, "Million Dollar Baby"
Taylor Hackford, "Ray"
Alexander Payne, "Sideways"
Mike Leigh, "Vera Drake"
Actor:
Don Cheadle, "Hotel Rwanda"
Johnny Depp, "Finding Neverland"
Leonardo DiCaprio, "The Aviator"
Clint Eastwood, "Million Dollar Baby"
Jamie Foxx, "Ray"
(paul giamatti should have been nominated...and won)
Actress:
Annette Bening, "Being Julia"
Catalina Sandino Moreno, "Maria Full of Grace"
Imelda Staunton, "Vera Drake"
Hilary Swank, "Million Dollar Baby"
Kate Winslet, "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind"
Supporting actor:
Alan Alda, "The Aviator"
Jamie Foxx, "Collateral"
Morgan Freeman, "Million Dollar Baby"
Thomas Haden Church, "Sideways"
Clive Owen, "Closer"
Supporting Actress:
Cate Blanchett, "The Aviator"
Laura Linney, "Kinsey"
Virginia Madsen, "Sideways"
Sophie Okonedo, "Hotel Rwanda"
Natalie Portman, "Closer"
Writing (Adapted Screenplay):
Richard Linklater, Julie Delpy and Ethan Hawke, "Before Sunset"
David Magee, "Finding Neverland"
Paul Haggis, "Million Dollar Baby"
Jose Rivera, "The Motorcycle Diaries"
Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor, "Sideways"
Writing (Original Screenplay):
John Logan, "The Aviator"
Charlie Kaufman, Michel Gondry and Pierre Bismuth, "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind"
Brad Bird, "The Incredibles"
Mike Leigh, "Vera Drake"
Keir Pearson and Terry George, Hotel Rwanda
Foreign Film:
"As It Is In Heaven" (Sweden)
"The Chorus (Les Choristes)" (France)
"Downfall" (Germany)
"The Sea Inside" (Spain)
"Yesterday" (South Africa)
Animated Feature Film:
"The Incredibles"
"Shark Tale"
"Shrek 2"
Documentary:
"Born Into Brothels"
"The Story of the Weeping Camel"
"Super Size Me"
"Tupac: Resurrection"
"Twist of Faith"
Art Direction:
"The Aviator"
"Finding Neverland"
"Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events"
"The Phantom of the Opera"
"A Very Long Engagement"
Cinematography:
"The Aviator"
"House of Flying Daggers"
"The Passion of the Christ"
"The Phantom of the Opera"
"A Very Long Engagement"
Film Editing:
"The Aviator"
"Collateral"
"Finding Neverland"
"Million Dollar Baby"
"Ray"
who cares about visual effects and sound mixing? dorks.
Picture:
"The Aviator"
"Finding Neverland"
"Million Dollar Baby"
"Ray"
"Sideways"
Director:
Martin Scorsese, "The Aviator"
Clint Eastwood, "Million Dollar Baby"
Taylor Hackford, "Ray"
Alexander Payne, "Sideways"
Mike Leigh, "Vera Drake"
Actor:
Don Cheadle, "Hotel Rwanda"
Johnny Depp, "Finding Neverland"
Leonardo DiCaprio, "The Aviator"
Clint Eastwood, "Million Dollar Baby"
Jamie Foxx, "Ray"
(paul giamatti should have been nominated...and won)
Actress:
Annette Bening, "Being Julia"
Catalina Sandino Moreno, "Maria Full of Grace"
Imelda Staunton, "Vera Drake"
Hilary Swank, "Million Dollar Baby"
Kate Winslet, "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind"
Supporting actor:
Alan Alda, "The Aviator"
Jamie Foxx, "Collateral"
Morgan Freeman, "Million Dollar Baby"
Thomas Haden Church, "Sideways"
Clive Owen, "Closer"
Supporting Actress:
Cate Blanchett, "The Aviator"
Laura Linney, "Kinsey"
Virginia Madsen, "Sideways"
Sophie Okonedo, "Hotel Rwanda"
Natalie Portman, "Closer"
Writing (Adapted Screenplay):
Richard Linklater, Julie Delpy and Ethan Hawke, "Before Sunset"
David Magee, "Finding Neverland"
Paul Haggis, "Million Dollar Baby"
Jose Rivera, "The Motorcycle Diaries"
Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor, "Sideways"
Writing (Original Screenplay):
John Logan, "The Aviator"
Charlie Kaufman, Michel Gondry and Pierre Bismuth, "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind"
Brad Bird, "The Incredibles"
Mike Leigh, "Vera Drake"
Keir Pearson and Terry George, Hotel Rwanda
Foreign Film:
"As It Is In Heaven" (Sweden)
"The Chorus (Les Choristes)" (France)
"Downfall" (Germany)
"The Sea Inside" (Spain)
"Yesterday" (South Africa)
Animated Feature Film:
"The Incredibles"
"Shark Tale"
"Shrek 2"
Documentary:
"Born Into Brothels"
"The Story of the Weeping Camel"
"Super Size Me"
"Tupac: Resurrection"
"Twist of Faith"
Art Direction:
"The Aviator"
"Finding Neverland"
"Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events"
"The Phantom of the Opera"
"A Very Long Engagement"
Cinematography:
"The Aviator"
"House of Flying Daggers"
"The Passion of the Christ"
"The Phantom of the Opera"
"A Very Long Engagement"
Film Editing:
"The Aviator"
"Collateral"
"Finding Neverland"
"Million Dollar Baby"
"Ray"
who cares about visual effects and sound mixing? dorks.
prepare yourselves.
tonight was a total karaoke blowout. i just unloaded my camera and there are 50+ usable pictures. tomorrow im going to resize and put lots and lots of them on here.
tomorrow (as in today, as in sunday) will be epic...
...and i'll list my oscar picks! and i think tomorrow night im going to be going LIVE during the oscars, so keep your finger on the reload button when the oscars are on.
tomorrow (as in today, as in sunday) will be epic...
...and i'll list my oscar picks! and i think tomorrow night im going to be going LIVE during the oscars, so keep your finger on the reload button when the oscars are on.
Saturday, February 26, 2005
songs that transport you
isnt it great listening to music that completely transports you into a certain time and place in your life? i dont usually ask for comments, but please contribute to this entry by posting in the comments section about songs that do this to you. post about smells that do this to you as well.
i listened to this patrick wolf album a lot during my move between chicago and new york, and it actually reminds me of both the places. i remember listening to it while editing my first film, i remember listneing to it while hanging out with eric atkins. i remember walking around by myself listening to it, scouting locations for my horse film that never ended up happening)
it's a strange thing to say, but i sincerely miss my lonliness in chicago. i miss going to a movie by myself and just wishing angela were there to share it with me. i miss talking on the phone until odd hours of the morning, drunk. i actually miss the fights. i miss fighting because our fights were always so passionate. it wasnt two idiots fighting about nothing. it was two people in love arguing with all of their hearts.
this cd was a good "alone" cd for me.
patrick wolf - don't say no
in the summer of 2003, i decided to have a big, cross country-type trip. first off, me and my dad flew to chicago to register for school then, then i flew back to las vegas, waited at the airport for 20 minutes, met up with angela and my mom, and we flew to new york together. it just so happens we were even there for the blackout (this was when i was fully committed to living in chicago, so i had no idea that in a mere year, i'd be living there)
so it took us 7 hours to get back on our way to vegas, and when we landed, robbie (my best friend) was waiting with his car at the airport, and we drove straight to los angeles from there and stayed in a travelodge in west hollywood. our days there consisted of drinking robitussin and box wine, drifting in and out of conciousness on our king bed, watching mtv. we were perpetually pretty fucked up. our diet consisted solely of 5 dollar little ceasars pizza. anyways, the entire trip we kept listening to one cd over and over.. it was endserenading by mineral.
the whole cd pretty much represents that trip for me, but this song in particular takes me to the passanger seat in robbie's truck, driving to little caesars for our 2nd pizza of the day, everything was sort of blurry and when the line "and you looked like a sailor, with a tattoo of an anchor" robbie pointing to the anchor tattoos on his forearm. i can even remember the restaurants we were driving past, the intersection, everything.
the best week of my life.
mineral - a letter.
and this post couldn't go on any longer without an angela song. this interpol song reminds me of possibly one of the greatest nights of my life (so far). me and angela had only been together for a few weeks at the time, and we were both still in high school. we went to see a movie on the other side of town and we decided to stay in summerlin and drive around. we were having a great night laughing and getting lost and not caring because we were together and happy. then this song came on and there was a silence between us and we just held hands and drove. i remember what the streets and the lights looked like. i remember just feeling so full. just content.
when i look back on what was, this night is one of the few that always come up. of the hundreds of great nights we had, i think this is the night we realized that we were in love with eachother. i can still remember everything about this night as if it were yesterday.
and because of all of this, i havent listened to this song for months. i am posting it now, and i still haven't listened to it.
interpol - hands away
this last song is also a good "alone" song for me. the summer between high school and college, i worked on a television show that required me to drive alot, and i didn't have air conditioning, so the windows were always open and the (hot) breeze was always blowing into my car. there was a day when i was driving down green valley parkway and it was a bright, breezy day. i was wearing one of my fvorite shirt and my big (now lost) sunglasses. i was listening to this thermals album and this song came out and it was just so perfect for that exact moment. that one moment defined the entire feeling of summer. of being free and careless and young and just being so happy with everything.
the thermals - overgrown, overblown!
i miss the summer. i miss driving. i miss robbie. i miss angela.
but im ok.
so please post some stories and songs! ill try my hardest to get the songs posted.
i listened to this patrick wolf album a lot during my move between chicago and new york, and it actually reminds me of both the places. i remember listening to it while editing my first film, i remember listneing to it while hanging out with eric atkins. i remember walking around by myself listening to it, scouting locations for my horse film that never ended up happening)
it's a strange thing to say, but i sincerely miss my lonliness in chicago. i miss going to a movie by myself and just wishing angela were there to share it with me. i miss talking on the phone until odd hours of the morning, drunk. i actually miss the fights. i miss fighting because our fights were always so passionate. it wasnt two idiots fighting about nothing. it was two people in love arguing with all of their hearts.
this cd was a good "alone" cd for me.
patrick wolf - don't say no
in the summer of 2003, i decided to have a big, cross country-type trip. first off, me and my dad flew to chicago to register for school then, then i flew back to las vegas, waited at the airport for 20 minutes, met up with angela and my mom, and we flew to new york together. it just so happens we were even there for the blackout (this was when i was fully committed to living in chicago, so i had no idea that in a mere year, i'd be living there)
so it took us 7 hours to get back on our way to vegas, and when we landed, robbie (my best friend) was waiting with his car at the airport, and we drove straight to los angeles from there and stayed in a travelodge in west hollywood. our days there consisted of drinking robitussin and box wine, drifting in and out of conciousness on our king bed, watching mtv. we were perpetually pretty fucked up. our diet consisted solely of 5 dollar little ceasars pizza. anyways, the entire trip we kept listening to one cd over and over.. it was endserenading by mineral.
the whole cd pretty much represents that trip for me, but this song in particular takes me to the passanger seat in robbie's truck, driving to little caesars for our 2nd pizza of the day, everything was sort of blurry and when the line "and you looked like a sailor, with a tattoo of an anchor" robbie pointing to the anchor tattoos on his forearm. i can even remember the restaurants we were driving past, the intersection, everything.
the best week of my life.
mineral - a letter.
and this post couldn't go on any longer without an angela song. this interpol song reminds me of possibly one of the greatest nights of my life (so far). me and angela had only been together for a few weeks at the time, and we were both still in high school. we went to see a movie on the other side of town and we decided to stay in summerlin and drive around. we were having a great night laughing and getting lost and not caring because we were together and happy. then this song came on and there was a silence between us and we just held hands and drove. i remember what the streets and the lights looked like. i remember just feeling so full. just content.
when i look back on what was, this night is one of the few that always come up. of the hundreds of great nights we had, i think this is the night we realized that we were in love with eachother. i can still remember everything about this night as if it were yesterday.
and because of all of this, i havent listened to this song for months. i am posting it now, and i still haven't listened to it.
interpol - hands away
this last song is also a good "alone" song for me. the summer between high school and college, i worked on a television show that required me to drive alot, and i didn't have air conditioning, so the windows were always open and the (hot) breeze was always blowing into my car. there was a day when i was driving down green valley parkway and it was a bright, breezy day. i was wearing one of my fvorite shirt and my big (now lost) sunglasses. i was listening to this thermals album and this song came out and it was just so perfect for that exact moment. that one moment defined the entire feeling of summer. of being free and careless and young and just being so happy with everything.
the thermals - overgrown, overblown!
i miss the summer. i miss driving. i miss robbie. i miss angela.
but im ok.
so please post some stories and songs! ill try my hardest to get the songs posted.
the friday curse
so last night i got drunk out of my mind and took a million pictures.. but then i came home and realized that none.. NOT ONE came out. one more friday of blown pictures and im going to declare friday a "cursed camera day"
me and athena are doing karaoke tonight.. so there should be some magnificent pictures.
but last night was one of those nights where you get so drunk everything is sort of miserable because, you know, you cant really walk or stand up straight or not want to vomit for the majority of the night. but i did my time on the bathroom floor, recovered big and went to kati's dorm and hung out with her for a while. she's going to philedelphia for the rest of the weekend and some of the week, so it was good to see her before she left.
then i stumbled to union square and was waiting for the train and there were these two guys with really thick southern accents talking and one of them was like "she's got you whipped man, so whipped you dont even know it" and the other guy was like "yeah man, but she's an animal in bed. her fucking pussy man, its magical. and she's got great tits too.. and she might have me whipped but she doesnt know about all the other bitches im fucking" i just put my head down and listened on in horror..
seriously these guys were fucking disgusting.
me and athena are doing karaoke tonight.. so there should be some magnificent pictures.
but last night was one of those nights where you get so drunk everything is sort of miserable because, you know, you cant really walk or stand up straight or not want to vomit for the majority of the night. but i did my time on the bathroom floor, recovered big and went to kati's dorm and hung out with her for a while. she's going to philedelphia for the rest of the weekend and some of the week, so it was good to see her before she left.
then i stumbled to union square and was waiting for the train and there were these two guys with really thick southern accents talking and one of them was like "she's got you whipped man, so whipped you dont even know it" and the other guy was like "yeah man, but she's an animal in bed. her fucking pussy man, its magical. and she's got great tits too.. and she might have me whipped but she doesnt know about all the other bitches im fucking" i just put my head down and listened on in horror..
seriously these guys were fucking disgusting.
Friday, February 25, 2005
update coming soon
sorry for not updating lately, ive been doing nothing. im going out tonight, and hopefully ill have a gaggle of pictures for tomorrow.
Tuesday, February 22, 2005
missing school.
i hate school. there are few things on earth that i hate more. but i usually go.. if not for any other reason, than just to kill boredom. but today i was on the phone with the gas company for like a half hour (whole other story, dont get me started). the call was supposed to be a quick thing right before i left the house... then i ended up being on hold for like 15 minutes, then being on the phone for an additional 15 minutes. all of this being coupled with a teacher who said "if you miss class, it's not a huge deal" made it really hard to say no to an additional day off of school (with no friday class and presidents day, that would make this an epic 5 DAY WEEKEND)
but this time, unlike other times when i miss school, i decided to do something somewhat productive. i noticed i had some books that were overdue (overdue as in checked out in october.) so i decided to have a nice walk up to the park and over to the library. the weather here has been weird. it'll snow one day, rain the next, then be sunny and warm the next. luckily today was a "sunny and warm" day, so i went outside wearing jeans and a hoodie (in new york! in february! perfect, right?) and brought the trusty digital with me.
here's 9th street, between 7th and 8th ave. beautiful block.
(note: if you notice, everything is on a slope. the part of brooklyn is called park slope, so the next logical thing to see is...)
the beautiful prospect park
(note:... you see, the entire neighborhood is a slope up to the park...if you really needed that spelled out.)
(look at the picture, then close your eyes and imagine grass and all of those bare trees with leaves on them...central what? there are other parks worth mentioning in new york?)
if i've ever doubted it in the past, today reaffirmed it: I LOVE BROOKLYN.
and hey. here's some music.
nothing really to say about these..they have both been on almost constant repeat on both my ipod and computer at home, and neither have gotten old.
pinback - penelope
animal collective - winters love
animal collective: yet one more reason to love brooklyn
but this time, unlike other times when i miss school, i decided to do something somewhat productive. i noticed i had some books that were overdue (overdue as in checked out in october.) so i decided to have a nice walk up to the park and over to the library. the weather here has been weird. it'll snow one day, rain the next, then be sunny and warm the next. luckily today was a "sunny and warm" day, so i went outside wearing jeans and a hoodie (in new york! in february! perfect, right?) and brought the trusty digital with me.
here's 9th street, between 7th and 8th ave. beautiful block.
(note: if you notice, everything is on a slope. the part of brooklyn is called park slope, so the next logical thing to see is...)
the beautiful prospect park
(note:... you see, the entire neighborhood is a slope up to the park...if you really needed that spelled out.)
(look at the picture, then close your eyes and imagine grass and all of those bare trees with leaves on them...central what? there are other parks worth mentioning in new york?)
if i've ever doubted it in the past, today reaffirmed it: I LOVE BROOKLYN.
and hey. here's some music.
nothing really to say about these..they have both been on almost constant repeat on both my ipod and computer at home, and neither have gotten old.
pinback - penelope
animal collective - winters love
animal collective: yet one more reason to love brooklyn
Monday, February 21, 2005
president's day
so last night was fun and sucked at the same time. fun because bloc party was good and the dj's were ok, sucked because i gave the guy my fake id on accident and he kept it. it was a good id, it will be deeply missed.
the good news is my camera decided to NOT take a shit, so here are some pictures.
so we were standing outside and it had started snowing, so the cabs were sparse, then all of the sudden out of nowhere came A VAN CAB. for those who don't know, van cabs are a very rare species in new york. A minivan that is a cab, and costs no more than a normal cab. we all ended up paying A DOLLAR to get to the party last night.
athena, lynsay, justin and nick in the heaven-sent van cab
nick rizzo and athena.
alex with all types of light flying around his head.
lynsay looking EXTREMELY excited for bloc party to come on stage (which was supposed to be at 11, and this picture is at about 12)
justin and athena (along with everybody else) were starting to get a little impatient.
and then finally at about 12:30 they got onstage and played a pretty good set.
SUPER FUN BLOC PARTY BONUS VIDEO CLIP
so after bloc party played, most of the group went to get sangria, but me nick and alex decided to stay. at about 2:30 we go outside and discover that it has seemingly been snowing non stop since we've been inside, so we got a cab and go back to their dorm.
this pictures makes me wish that alex and nick would start a band together just so they could put it on the back cover of their album
and the night ended like many others, with nick rizzo dressing up like peter pan.
walking down lafayette to the Q train to end out the night.
the good news is my camera decided to NOT take a shit, so here are some pictures.
so we were standing outside and it had started snowing, so the cabs were sparse, then all of the sudden out of nowhere came A VAN CAB. for those who don't know, van cabs are a very rare species in new york. A minivan that is a cab, and costs no more than a normal cab. we all ended up paying A DOLLAR to get to the party last night.
athena, lynsay, justin and nick in the heaven-sent van cab
nick rizzo and athena.
alex with all types of light flying around his head.
lynsay looking EXTREMELY excited for bloc party to come on stage (which was supposed to be at 11, and this picture is at about 12)
justin and athena (along with everybody else) were starting to get a little impatient.
and then finally at about 12:30 they got onstage and played a pretty good set.
SUPER FUN BLOC PARTY BONUS VIDEO CLIP
so after bloc party played, most of the group went to get sangria, but me nick and alex decided to stay. at about 2:30 we go outside and discover that it has seemingly been snowing non stop since we've been inside, so we got a cab and go back to their dorm.
this pictures makes me wish that alex and nick would start a band together just so they could put it on the back cover of their album
and the night ended like many others, with nick rizzo dressing up like peter pan.
walking down lafayette to the Q train to end out the night.
Sunday, February 20, 2005
bloc party
so tonight im going to see bloc party at tonight's motherfucker party with athena and (the visiting) lynsay wolfe, so if my camera decides to work tonight i should have some good pictures up tomorrow.
here's my favorite song from bloc party's newest album.. just close your eyes and imagine someone dancing badly and singing out of tune, and bam! it'll be like you're there with me:
bloc party - this modern love
here's my favorite song from bloc party's newest album.. just close your eyes and imagine someone dancing badly and singing out of tune, and bam! it'll be like you're there with me:
bloc party - this modern love
Saturday, February 19, 2005
comments
i realized that comments were set to "for users only" so i changed that.
post comments! i'd like to know what you (yes, you) think about the songs. love them? good. hate them? that's fine too!
post comments! i'd like to know what you (yes, you) think about the songs. love them? good. hate them? that's fine too!
good woman.
i know i tried to limit myself to posting one song a day, knowing that if i posted more than one song in a day it'll just start a big wave and ill end up posting whole mix cd's by next week.. but im taking a chance and posting a second song for the day, only because its one of the most remarkable things i've heard in recent memory.
this song makes me want to fall in love again just so i can get hurt again and have this to listen to. this song makes me want to write a movie jsut so i can use it during the final fade out. this song makes me want to date a musician just so i have a chance of hearing such a heartfelt, well-written song about me.
"that's why im lying when i say 'i dont love you no more' " is the stand-out line, and yes, that is eddie vedder singing in the background.
cat power - good woman
this song makes me want to fall in love again just so i can get hurt again and have this to listen to. this song makes me want to write a movie jsut so i can use it during the final fade out. this song makes me want to date a musician just so i have a chance of hearing such a heartfelt, well-written song about me.
"that's why im lying when i say 'i dont love you no more' " is the stand-out line, and yes, that is eddie vedder singing in the background.
cat power - good woman
pictures.
i took some pictures last night and my camera was fucked up. everything is really blurry and there are light trails everywhere... if this was a livejournal i'd put up the pictures and call all the imperections ART. but no..these pictures just look bad so they are going straight to the trash.
and by the way, i noticed that the blog page only goes so far down, so to go further back in time, click on the archives thing on the left (click february 2005)
and by the way, i noticed that the blog page only goes so far down, so to go further back in time, click on the archives thing on the left (click february 2005)
beard
im attempting a beard. im a week in. ill update you as the beard progresses.
steps.
this was my brain when i first heard this song last year:
listen 1: what the fuck is this? it sounds like bjork in preschool playing over a bad harpsicord. why is this girl's album on all thsoe top 10 lists? how could anybody like this shit?
listen 2: ok maybe the harpsicord part is a little more complex i initially thought. the voice though. cant get over that
listen 3: ok that harpsicord part is really fucking complex and goes really well with the vocal melody, but the voice is still unbearable.
listen 4: ok maybe the voice isnt so bad, i actually kind of like that part where they layer her voice a few times.
listen 5: ok i just found the lyrics on the internet and read them while listening to the song and they're great.. but that damned voice is still there.. why couldn't have someone else made this song?
listen 6: ok. it clicked. her voice is perfect for this song, no one else could have made this quite as good
listens 7-100000: this song is perfect in every possible way.
joanna newsom - peach plum pear
best song from the best album of 2004.
listen 1: what the fuck is this? it sounds like bjork in preschool playing over a bad harpsicord. why is this girl's album on all thsoe top 10 lists? how could anybody like this shit?
listen 2: ok maybe the harpsicord part is a little more complex i initially thought. the voice though. cant get over that
listen 3: ok that harpsicord part is really fucking complex and goes really well with the vocal melody, but the voice is still unbearable.
listen 4: ok maybe the voice isnt so bad, i actually kind of like that part where they layer her voice a few times.
listen 5: ok i just found the lyrics on the internet and read them while listening to the song and they're great.. but that damned voice is still there.. why couldn't have someone else made this song?
listen 6: ok. it clicked. her voice is perfect for this song, no one else could have made this quite as good
listens 7-100000: this song is perfect in every possible way.
joanna newsom - peach plum pear
best song from the best album of 2004.
drastic.
ok maybe that last one was a little drastic.. just kepe in mind that nothing in this blog is personal. even if something seems personal, it isnt.
so ill keep posting merely to pass the time.
so ill keep posting merely to pass the time.
fuck this.
think of the last few days as a brief comeback.
im done with this bullshit.
im done with this bullshit.
Friday, February 18, 2005
maritime.
so i was hoping to make the music updates daily, but i didn't want to JUST post music.. but i really have nothing to talk about.. so here it is.. JUST music.
i never really liked the promise ring until they released wood/water.. it sounded nothing like their old albums. so i was bummed when they broke up right after releasing it.. but then the singer came out with a new band called maritime that sounds EXACTLY like wood/water era promise ring. this song fits me pretty well right now.
maritime - i'm not afraid
i never really liked the promise ring until they released wood/water.. it sounded nothing like their old albums. so i was bummed when they broke up right after releasing it.. but then the singer came out with a new band called maritime that sounds EXACTLY like wood/water era promise ring. this song fits me pretty well right now.
maritime - i'm not afraid
Thursday, February 17, 2005
just be simple.
who knew this band was actually called songs ohia?? i listened to them for a good 2 years thinking it was songs ohio. fool.
anyways. this song helped me more in the last month than any song ever has. for candice it was "sell my old clothes im off to heaven", for maile it was "hands down" and now for angela it is "just be simple"
there's a line midway through the song, "thanks for letting me win." the first time i heard that line my stomach sunk and i just felt so sad. i've been thinking about ti for weeks now, and i can't figure out why i was so affected by it. but still, every time i hear it it makes me feel a certain way.
and another line.. "why put a new address, on the same old loneliness" more or less SCREAMED at me over the last few weeks. after the dissolution of me and angela, I was seriously considering packing up and moving to los angeles. i had convinced myself that new york was the reason for my unhappiness and that LA would be better because it was more like las vegas. but this line really just made me realize that anywhere was what you made of it, so it was because of this line that i decided to stay here and to make an effort of making friends.
so, simply put, if it werent for that one line, there would be no pretty pictures of me and my new new york friends, because i would still be the lonely guy, stewing in brooklyn.
i hope you can find something in this song that speaks to you.
songs:ohia - just be simple
anyways. this song helped me more in the last month than any song ever has. for candice it was "sell my old clothes im off to heaven", for maile it was "hands down" and now for angela it is "just be simple"
there's a line midway through the song, "thanks for letting me win." the first time i heard that line my stomach sunk and i just felt so sad. i've been thinking about ti for weeks now, and i can't figure out why i was so affected by it. but still, every time i hear it it makes me feel a certain way.
and another line.. "why put a new address, on the same old loneliness" more or less SCREAMED at me over the last few weeks. after the dissolution of me and angela, I was seriously considering packing up and moving to los angeles. i had convinced myself that new york was the reason for my unhappiness and that LA would be better because it was more like las vegas. but this line really just made me realize that anywhere was what you made of it, so it was because of this line that i decided to stay here and to make an effort of making friends.
so, simply put, if it werent for that one line, there would be no pretty pictures of me and my new new york friends, because i would still be the lonely guy, stewing in brooklyn.
i hope you can find something in this song that speaks to you.
songs:ohia - just be simple
Wednesday, February 16, 2005
work.
i am currently interning at a production office. it sucks. big time. today was the longest day ever. worst part? it's unpaid.
UGH.
UGH.
vinvcent gallo - moon river
everybody knows and loves vincent gallo. here is a little known cover he did of moon river with pj harvey. and this is the first "song of the day." i'm going to attempt to post a new song every day, so check back daily. the songs will a mix of songs what i've been listening to alot lately, songs that i listened to alot during a certain point in my life, or songs that are so bad they are great.
vincent gallo - moon river
vincent gallo - moon river
Tuesday, February 15, 2005
daily show!
i watched the rerun from the daily show from yesterday (monday) and i was on it! they did a piece on the gates, and they showed my back as i let one of the curtains down! CHOCK UP ANOTHER TV APPEARANCE FOR NICK
newyorkasnick.com
so as an impulse buy i registered newyorkasnick.com
so in a day that should be up and running, so prepare to update bookmarks, if anybody has bookmarks.
im looking to get some free webspace so i can post some music and stuff, i have a cover of moon river by vincent gallo and pj harvey that needs to be heard by everybody.
i just realize how BORING this is going to be ebcause i dont have nearly as much angst as i did in high school. and i would also like to think i've matured a little so there wont be weird 4 month-long girl obbsessions.
one thing im hoping to do with this, however, is be more honest. with my high school journal, i glossed over many many things to make myself seem like a "bashful, sweet guy"... the majority of that journal is from junior year, and if anybody knew me junior year, i was far from sweet. that was my eyar of sexual exlporation, and i used a lot of girls along the way. i feel terribly about it now.
that's all.
so in a day that should be up and running, so prepare to update bookmarks, if anybody has bookmarks.
im looking to get some free webspace so i can post some music and stuff, i have a cover of moon river by vincent gallo and pj harvey that needs to be heard by everybody.
i just realize how BORING this is going to be ebcause i dont have nearly as much angst as i did in high school. and i would also like to think i've matured a little so there wont be weird 4 month-long girl obbsessions.
one thing im hoping to do with this, however, is be more honest. with my high school journal, i glossed over many many things to make myself seem like a "bashful, sweet guy"... the majority of that journal is from junior year, and if anybody knew me junior year, i was far from sweet. that was my eyar of sexual exlporation, and i used a lot of girls along the way. i feel terribly about it now.
that's all.
Monday, February 14, 2005
and..
weight.
so im sure as a few of you have noticed, over the last few years ive put on a little extra baggage. fuck it, who am i kidding. i've put on a lot of extra baggage. but now is when it comes off! im going to use this blog as a way to motivate myself to eat better and to work out. im going to track my results here, and hopefully post some sort of pictures. it'll be like celebrity fit club, but without the celebrity (well, i was on scare tactics once, but that doesn't count.)
so yeah. it wont be the main purpose of this blog, but keep an eye out for updates regarding it, and if you see me online when im supposed to be at the gym or something, give me shit for it.
so yeah. it wont be the main purpose of this blog, but keep an eye out for updates regarding it, and if you see me online when im supposed to be at the gym or something, give me shit for it.
Sunday, February 13, 2005
catching up
since i've only been doing this blog for all of two days now, i figured i'd update it with some pictures from january. enjoy!
this was mid-january. there was what some would consider a blizzard, others would consider a snowstorm, but what i considered A SHITLOAD OF FUCKING SNOW.
(note: thanks neighbor that leaves food out on the sidewalk for pigeons.. i love pigeon shit everywhere, too!)
there's my block. its a quaint little street, and those are quaint little smoke stacks.
3/4th a pint of vodka + sugar free red bull + 2 24 ounce cans of miller lite =
one drunk jason
here's jeff posing with him (and it appears that jason managed to regain consciousness long enough to shoot a smile.. what a trooper)
posing with the passed out dude is the new fad, it seems.
(note: you'll be seeing jason in this alot, for those who dont know, he is my roommate)
am i yawning or smiling? me with athena, so of course i'm smiling
dammit alex i told you not to watch that video tape!!
january, a fun month, but holy shit am i glad it's over.
this was mid-january. there was what some would consider a blizzard, others would consider a snowstorm, but what i considered A SHITLOAD OF FUCKING SNOW.
(note: thanks neighbor that leaves food out on the sidewalk for pigeons.. i love pigeon shit everywhere, too!)
there's my block. its a quaint little street, and those are quaint little smoke stacks.
3/4th a pint of vodka + sugar free red bull + 2 24 ounce cans of miller lite =
one drunk jason
here's jeff posing with him (and it appears that jason managed to regain consciousness long enough to shoot a smile.. what a trooper)
posing with the passed out dude is the new fad, it seems.
(note: you'll be seeing jason in this alot, for those who dont know, he is my roommate)
am i yawning or smiling? me with athena, so of course i'm smiling
dammit alex i told you not to watch that video tape!!
january, a fun month, but holy shit am i glad it's over.
Saturday, February 12, 2005
valentine's day party at athena and lynn's
in honor of the valentine's season, my good friends athena and lynn threw a valentine's day themed party, complete with those little candies, construction paper & markers (for cards) and red/pink jello shooters (made with none other than the finest vodka manufactured out of syosset, long island, georgi.)
for me? cheap gin and tonic, please and thank you. could you also throw in some american spirit lights and no doz? great.
me, jason, and nick rizzo were feeling thoroughly wasted, so we really threw our music inhibitions to the wind...and actually ended up making a pretty solid mid 90's mix. complete with slow dances (all my life by k-ci and jojo) and fantastic singalongs (flagpole sitta by harvey danger). by the end of the night i could barely hold my head up/speak because of the cigarettes and singing along and the crash after all the no doz.
a fantastic night was had by all. it was well worth the hour of sleep i got.
jason looking like tim from the office
see??
kensey and my platonic soulmate, kati sklut
the lovely athena and jason (as seen "really feeling" all my life ) (bonus points go to whoever can find a one mr. herman munster in this picture.) (bonus points already go to random shirtless dude.)
the greatest picture of lynn ever taken. ever.
the phrase(s) of the night were :"want some money? want a viper? like my body" ala anna nicole smith in the trimspa commercials (which seemed to have been taken off the air for a week, but then were brought back after (im sure) much public outcry)
for me? cheap gin and tonic, please and thank you. could you also throw in some american spirit lights and no doz? great.
me, jason, and nick rizzo were feeling thoroughly wasted, so we really threw our music inhibitions to the wind...and actually ended up making a pretty solid mid 90's mix. complete with slow dances (all my life by k-ci and jojo) and fantastic singalongs (flagpole sitta by harvey danger). by the end of the night i could barely hold my head up/speak because of the cigarettes and singing along and the crash after all the no doz.
a fantastic night was had by all. it was well worth the hour of sleep i got.
jason looking like tim from the office
see??
kensey and my platonic soulmate, kati sklut
the lovely athena and jason (as seen "really feeling" all my life ) (bonus points go to whoever can find a one mr. herman munster in this picture.) (bonus points already go to random shirtless dude.)
the greatest picture of lynn ever taken. ever.
the phrase(s) of the night were :"want some money? want a viper? like my body" ala anna nicole smith in the trimspa commercials (which seemed to have been taken off the air for a week, but then were brought back after (im sure) much public outcry)
day one of the gates
i walked around taking pictures and i saw a million other people taking pictures, but there's really no way to capture this in a picture. imagine seeing these gates completely occupying your peripheral vision, for a long as you can see.
Friday, February 11, 2005
back.
so here we are. my first journal entry in a year and a half.
Tomorrow is the last day of the installation process.. we get to unfurl the saffron fabric, and so begins the actual GATES PROJECT (it's up until feb. 27th) i would honestly say that this is worth the plane ticket to new york.
here's Christo, via camera phone.
signed christo postcard #1
signed christo postcard #2
my ID badge
chicago wasn't the place for me. i made some great friends there that i miss sorely now, but looking back, it just wasn't right.
brooklyn, however. i feel home. i have friends. i laugh and drink and smoke cigarettes and stumble in the door at 6 am and flirt and get crushes and get hurt but its all so fucking fun.
angela and i are no longer speaking, which i think is good for us. we're both at very different points in our lives and im glad she can finally experience all of the social aspects of school that she missed in high school. i cant help but be worried for her well-being.. but i know she'll be alright.
i had stopped posting because of her. i didn't need this when i had a best friend to talk to everything about all the time.. but now she's out of my life and now i do sort of feel like i need this again.
i've been working on the gates project all this week and it's be nothing short of amazing. not only did i get out of my apartment, i also met some new people (albeit people in their 40's who live in other states, but they're all great.) I also got an oppourtunity to meet not only Christo and Jeann-Claude, but also Albert Maysles, a groundbreaking documentarian.
Tomorrow is the last day of the installation process.. we get to unfurl the saffron fabric, and so begins the actual GATES PROJECT (it's up until feb. 27th) i would honestly say that this is worth the plane ticket to new york.
here's Christo, via camera phone.
signed christo postcard #1
signed christo postcard #2
my ID badge
