jeffrey eugenides' "the obscure object" intoxicated my senses this week. apprearing in the 29 july issue of the new yorker, "the obscure object" tells the story of a fourteen year old girl's sexual awakening (both physically and emotionally) at the hands of a brother and sister... if only i can capture half as much of eugenides' imagination in my creative writing course which starts this week...
"24 hour party people" ruled... michael winterbottom channels the reckless spirit of the manchuian post-punk movement with such irreverence and wit.
the kings of convenience show at the great american music hall was nearly flawless... erland and erik's harmonies floated up to the balcony where i stood next to *her* while i closed my eyes and imagined a time when her heart was mended from a previous love so i might have a chance to win her attention... suddenly, erik started strumming "singing softly to me" --
'i wanted a mystery that couldn't be solved / i wanted a puzzle with pieces missing / i wanted a story that couldn't be told / only the fishing part of fishing / and now i find / it was you all the time / now i'm in love again / it's too late'
remembering our picnic together and listening to her cd (after two months of abstinence), it might just be *too* late again.
"24 hour party people" ruled... michael winterbottom channels the reckless spirit of the manchuian post-punk movement with such irreverence and wit.
the kings of convenience show at the great american music hall was nearly flawless... erland and erik's harmonies floated up to the balcony where i stood next to *her* while i closed my eyes and imagined a time when her heart was mended from a previous love so i might have a chance to win her attention... suddenly, erik started strumming "singing softly to me" --
'i wanted a mystery that couldn't be solved / i wanted a puzzle with pieces missing / i wanted a story that couldn't be told / only the fishing part of fishing / and now i find / it was you all the time / now i'm in love again / it's too late'
remembering our picnic together and listening to her cd (after two months of abstinence), it might just be *too* late again.
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i just saw with lola 24 hour party people. and god yes did it rule. i loved it so much. lola and i want to go back and see it again. maybe we can make it a 24 hour party people party and get a bunch of people to go.
"i just got back from the best concert i have seen in years... it was the most close and intimate show i think i have ever been to, but it was also completely light-hearted and funny... endearing, charming, loving, glowing, boy do i sound like an idiot! it was in an old church, so it was like being in a small cathedral, the audience was all sitting on the floor, noone was talking on cels (or even amongst themselves), everyone was just sitting and enjoying and swaying along... it was fucking wonderful... the KINGS OF CONVENIENCE. they're from norway. their album, 'quiet is the new loud' is perfect. and i got to go backstage and meet them, and i also got to see & hang out with several old friends... i'll feel high from tonight for weeks to come..."
and i DO still feel high from it! sounds like you enjoyed it in an even deeper, more bittersweet way...
and i also like your prfile illustration!