Monday, March 29, 2010

A Passing Moment

I'm reading this poem today in my poetry class, so I figured I could share it on the blog. By the way, reading your own poetry is extremely intimidating.

I closed my eyes

and I returned for a passing moment
to the plastic teacup societies.
Though I carried nothing they welcomed me
with sticky fingers and barefoot decorum.

Back to the place where paper is linen.
Tea is served promptly at whenIsayso,
and though you ate the last of the brownies
you belong to the order. You are a We.

Tea is done and we dismiss ourselves with
pirouettes over the softest green blades.
We spin ourselves into colored spheres
and smear the things that we don't understand.

Then, a heart-breaking-knee-scraping falter
seems to push the world forward into night.
Their cries were met by swooping matriarchs,
my cry unanswered by a cold dark sky.

I opened my eyes.

Friday, March 26, 2010

Dont'cha know, it's a beautiful new day.


This song is how I feel today. Plus, check out his hairz.
I kind of want to make a music video for it.

Thursday, March 25, 2010

This is not a music blog

...but for anyone who knows me, you know I can't go more than a minute without mentioning something music related. SO
The National is coming out with a new album, FINALLY. Their last album Boxer was one of my favorites of 2007, and their 2005 album Alligator was drooled over by everyone from Rolling Stone to the insatiable Pitchfork.

Anyways, the point of my gushing is a free mp3 they've released to promote the album. "Bloodbuzz Ohio" is the first single from the forthcoming High Violet. It seems like they're up to the old tricks from what I've heard. Nothing innovative, but still brilliant. You can download it here. The album is out in mid-May.
& if you're unfamiliar with the band, I'd start with this "Fake Empire" from Boxer:



I'm still wrapping up South by Southwest stuff. I've got a lot of writing to do and hundreds of photos to delete. This was the first time in a while that I've played photographer, but I think they turned out very well, mostly thanks to the Rebel. I don't really feel like it's very hard to take a good picture with that camera. It made me look legit in more ways in one, too. You'd be surprised how quick people are to give up well-earned crowd spots for a photographer.


I'll try to update this with something daily. Not always about music, I promise.

Tuesday, March 23, 2010

Inevitably, first entries are weird

Attempting to make
the first contact less awkward
in a haiku form.