tuneage

in regard to yachting... i took an excursion to the big city of portland to see YACHT and Vampire Weekend at space gallery.

i've been a fan of space ever since the screening of air guitar nation, and i was psyched to see bands that have been on my radar this summer. it was worth every minute of the route 1 wickeds...

i hadn't heard of the headlining band, the dirty projectors... and to be honest i didn't really get them... in time perhaps?


listen:
Vampire Weekend - Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa
Vampire Weekend - Oxford Comma


listen:
YACHT - So Post All 'Em
YACHT - See A Penny (Pick It Up)

more goodies:

Deer Tick - Art Isn't Real (City of Sin)
The Red Romance - Interview/Listen (belmont represents)
The Bees - Listening Man (via ze)
The Pinker Tones - Love Tape

green returns

i forgot that:

• unexpected torrential rain storms can dissolve into a gorgeous day- whew!
  
• wearing pants and closed toed shoes IS more comfortable than flops and shorts, especially when picking and...
  
• eating wild raspberries straight off the plant vs. having them picked for you is a far more satisfying way to eat berries.
  
• the cricking of crickets is thunderous.
  
• shrieking cousins (i love you) is even more thunderous than the the crickets.
  
• nagging aunts (i love you, too) get shit done, and food on the table three times a day... yum.
  

and of course the most exciting reminder that:

• the difference between an "outhouse" and an "out" is that an outhouse has actual walls while an out has only a roof (or a few walls).
  

greens island bound

i'm looking forward to:

• waking up to crisp salt air
• aunts, uncles and cousins
• island paths
• beach sculptures
• outhouses...

it's been far, far too many years...

air-tastic

i'm a little sad that i'll won't be able to cheer on fellow maniac, McNallica at the us air guitar championships tonight in ny.



seriously. if you're in ny, you shouldn't miss this spectacle of air. and if by chance you DO get a ticket... cheer my girl on.

the shift

it's august... but today it feels like fall.

liberty moths

i learned a new word today, thanks to Projectionist.
funny enough it applies to the video perfectly!

cre•pus•cu•lar

[kri-puhs-kyuh-ler] — adjective

1. Of or like twilight; dim.
2. Becoming active at twilight or before sunrise,
as do bats and certain insects and birds.

music:
unkle: keys to the kingdom

something for a monday

this was a weekend of leisure, celebrating
courtney's completion of the bar exam.

we hung with a friend we grew up sailing with
and he scoffed at me as i shot video with my
phone (he's a steadicam operator).

eh, i like the challenge creating stuff with
limited resources.

matt, this one's for you.

i could not help but noticing

therewas something in the air last night,
maybe it's just not worth the "might..."
'cause even robots gotta get it on
till the break-of-break-of-dawn.

*contains profanity*
update: Robots in The New York Times Magazine

feed me

i have to admit that up until 48 hours ago i had
no idea why an rss feed would be helpful. my lack
of appreciation for the feed, however, drastically
changed when i decided to dive into the unknown
trough and subscribe to a few of my favorite sites
with google reader.

after subscribing to a few feeds, it all started to
make sense... and over the past couple days i've
subscribed to ALL my favorite blogs, websites
and news sources.

google reader manages feed subscriptions and
keeps track of when a website updates. it's like
glorified bookmarking.

some feeds actually embed pictures, videos and
full text while others are more like teasers, linked
to the extended article.

google reader reminds me of sites that i might
forget to check regularly and remarkably i've
also expanded the circle of websites that i frequent.

i can share my favorite items (that anyone
can subscribe to) and even facebook has a
widget that will display recently shared articles.

basically, with google reader it takes less
time to cover more ground.

i found these tips helpful:
get more out of google reader

the waking curve

creeping towards truth
and impending awareness.
home.

get closer.

video
myspace

dumping grounds

i'll likely write and erase.

upload and delete.

whatever is in this space.

many times.