drake and i went to the beach on thursday! it was SO much fun. we went in the ocean and got splashed around by the waves a whole lot and almost lost our bikinis and generally had a grand ol' time. embarassingly enough, that's the first time i've been in the ocean since i moved to san diego! yikes! it was so fun though so i'm going to go in next time i go to the beach.
drake and i DID manage to wear matching bikinis though (hers is pink and grey, mine is maroon and white). i actually have the same colours as her too but i figured twinning it was a bit hokey, even for me. i also managed to get a sunburn, which was quite fitting as she asked if i ever got burned and i was all NO WAY, I HAVE A BASE TAN, BLAH BLAH BLAH. but i'm so tanned that the burn only lasted a day or two except for my nose, which seems to be perpetually burned. that part is not as great.
there were so many sgs in town for comic con! i was hoping to meet a bunch of girls or that there would be some kind of get together but there wasn't anything that i knew of. oh well; i had a quiet weekend at home.
i've started writing for a music magazine. my writing is strong but so far my subjects have been weak. if it ever turns out to be a less embarassing publication to be part of, i'll let you guys know and link it. but for now, suffice to say i write about music a bit. and now i find myself wanting to write music in my spare time! this is an odd way of things.
i have downloaded a few albums in the past week. this is what i think of them:
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♥ tegan and sara, the con
i have loved tegan and sara since 2000, when i first saw them on muchmusic. i always like their albums when they come out, but they don't manage to stay in constant rotation. however, this album brings in a bit of a new sound and i'm really digging it! i think this one could have lasting power. i really dig the more layered, electronic sound of this album. the vocals are more layered too and i think it works. i love an album that i can play in the background easily and some lyrics will just pop out and catch me unaware and pull me in. lyrically, this song is very stuck in the past. a lot of songs reference growing up and huge pain caught up in that and i can understand that; i think maybe there comes a time in our lives when it's finally safe to examine the past without being biased and maybe that's what t+s were doing here. and this album is a lot about pain and loss and breaking up.
high point:When I was eight/I was sure I was growing nerves/Like steel in my palm
♥ animal collective, feels
animal collective have such a unique sound!! this album is great but the last two mainly instrumental tracks kind of get me down. i don't know why but i just can't hack the rockstrumental. the lyrics on this album are stellar. they're all about exploring insides and they are just so touchable. even when the songs are melancholy they feel happier because of the upbeat tones of the songs. through all the screaming and drumcrashing, this album is really beautiful.
high point:Pretty little femur sittin' in my cherry dreamboat/I'd be sad if you're rejected from my hipbone or my knee/If I sailed away from continents and touched my lover's hair then/You'd be very happy if I touched her there
I was very nervous how I felt in there/I was very cautious when you said "hey there"/Would you like to see me? Often/Though you don't need to see me Often/Because I'd like to see you, often!/Though I don't need to see you, often!
♥ califone, quicksand/cradlesnakes
i have a major love affair going on with califone these days. i love their moody, slow, altcountry sound. i love mellow music that fills me with all sorts of desires i can't decipher. and the vocals are fantastic--deep, crackly bluesvoice. this isn't their newest album but i love it all the same. their lyrics are somewhat stream-of-consciousness and dreamlike. they are hard to decipher but pleasant to listen to.
high point:a telephone call whispered on the back stairs the cord disappears behind the kitchen door breathing in the pauses seeing how long we can go without saying anything
i'm working on a video. it's hard, because i don't know what to say about anything and i'm kind of nervous on camera (how silly!) but i'm trying to put something together. we'll see how that goes. i made a short one today while i was making crepes (for breakfast! yummm!!) but, like i said. who knows where it will end up!
You didn't go to Comic Con?
I loved The Con. It took a lot of getting into, but I did. I'm seeing them in August with Super.