Tuesday, October 6, 2009

A: blind

You know how people always ask the "would you rather" type questions? Inevitably, "Would you rather be blind or deaf" tends to come up. I know SO many more people that would respond with "deaf" than "blind", but I've always differed and stayed true to the fact that, given an ultimatum, I'd go with blind in a heartbeat. I sometimes second guess myself when I think of watching movies. If deaf, I could still read captions and subtitles and not really miss much of the movie. Then comes a turn of events, and something is witnessed that makes me feel guilty for ever second guessing my gut instinct. This video is one of those times.

I had the privilege of seeing Bon Iver play a sunrise show at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery a week or so ago, and it was one of the most incredible concert experiences I've ever been to (and I've been to A LOT)! Upon seeing this video (that I wish I could have been present for), my eyes were flooded with excitement and tears rolled down my face. I'm not sure I'd ever want to be in a world where I wasn't able to witness the beauty of music.


Monday, October 5, 2009

The "nomad fund"

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I'm going nomadic!

Well, that's the thought anyway. I'm starting to realize that I STILL don't really know what I want to end up doing career-wise, and I'm not getting any younger in the meantime. I keep seeing pictures of people traveling and wondering if I'll ever get a chance to do that. At this point, who knows? I never really have much spare money after paying my bills, but have decided to try to set aside 5%, maybe 10% of my money to my "nomad fund", which will support me in a few years when I decide to up-and-leave the States and travel to say "BRING ON 30" in style.

Will actually do this? Well... that's the IDEA, but my indecisiveness could change that. Only time will tell!

Friday, October 2, 2009

1 year anniversay of what?!?!?!

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1 year ago today, at this VERY TIME of the morning, I was the most angry that I'd EVER been in my life! The word "angry" holds a LOT of weight with me, but I'm not even sure that would cut it...

LIVID is a more appropriate sentiment. To some it might seem petty, but for those who understand my love of music and the entire situation at hand, they would completely understand.

Let's just say that it feels great to be living on my own in Hollywood and owning a Blackberry. May a night of that much misfortune NEVER happen again, to me or ANYONE else.

EDIT: On a happier note, it's also the 1 year anniversary of the Palladium re-opening and all Palladium tickets are service charge free from Sat. 10/3 @ 10am to Sun. 10/4 @ 10pm. Do your self a favor, and don't let ANYTHING come in between you and the live music you love! I'm just sayin'...

This post is dedicated to Rose, who is probably the ONLY other person in the same boat as me! And though our situations were a little bit different, they hold the same sentiment!