You don't like me, you just like the chase

A Little too late?
I'm so into this song, and apperently I'm obsessed with this man (I can't believe I just linked that...whatever). This post is blatent blog thievery, but I can't help it. I just want to bring pop covers to the masses.

Too Little Too Late- Daniel Rossen ...as in, from Grizzly Bear.

And if you sadly don't know the original:

"I want you to know, when I look in your eyes...

That I love Grizzly Bear! It's been almost a year since I first heard their LP Yellow House and their new EP Friend is out.
Slightly one dimentional music has never bothered me but it's fun to see when music I suspect fits this category doesn't actually.

And not that you actually care, but this song is pretty cool:
Grizzly Bear- Shift (alternate Version)

(too bad gorillas are still better...)

Hello Tomorrow...

I think I'm going to start a mix tape.
Also,
I've had this song stuck in my head for the last few days and I don't know why.

Wow, what effective marketing. I remember this commercial, didn't you?

Um, Oh My God?!?!?!

Has every one know about this but me?! And is it possible that Arrested Developement has gotten even funnier?!


Roosevelt Franklin- The Skin I'm In

It's Worth your Hard Drive Space

...to download In Rainbows. And if it's your style, it's worth your cash too...
I heard Weird Fishes/Arpeggi on college radio today. It was nice (... not actually this version. I just like this version).

Anyway, there are probably a million and a half blogs about this album right now, and i'm happy to join the numbers. And if you haven't heard or heard of this album yet, I don't know where you've been. I didn't give all the internet hype over this album much consideration, but now that I actually have In Rainbows I'm happy I do. I like it. Radiohead is just a solid band. You might even like them a year form now...

Angelic Murderers

If I ever decide that I'm tired of being civilized, I am totally gonna start killing some peeps and watch CSI for ideas. Seriously...they just give out ways to kill people and then since you find out how they get caught you know you wouldn't make that mistake. I mean I would be a lazy killer so this would be a great for me and all you other lazy asses. So thank you CSI for making my life as a potential murderer a lot easier.

Its been agreed the whole world stinks so no ones taking showers anymore

My Shower is broken. It's been broken for two weeks. I've taken a shower three times during that two weeks and I've felt disgusting and dirty the whole time.

Yep. Good Story.

Also, I fulfilled my 8th-9th grade dream of seeing Modest Mouse this Sunday. They played my favorite song (not actually the one I quoted) and it was quite a moment.

When can I go into the supermarket and buy what I need with my good looks?

I've been into Tom Waits lately. I don't know what it is, but lately I've been re-evaluating music I didn't think I liked. But Tom is pretty awesome, and the thing about music is that no matter how much you think you know about it, really you don't even know the half of it.

I just realized that this will be my second post that has to do with an actor/artist who was also in Coffee and Cigarettes. It's a shame i didn't like this movie becaue I could have gotten intoGZA and Tom Waits earlier (still a 'no' on the white stripes though... so far) and would probably feel less lame about referencing it so often...


Tom Waits- Goin' Out West



PS- I don't really like Scarlett Johansson, but I think this is going to be funny. I love how she didn't even ask him before she started. He found out by reading the paper...

You knew I had to!

It's here! Finally... But it was funnier when I thought he was taking himself more seriously. To know that he knows it's a joke kinda makes it less funny.

In other goings on, I have come to the sad and regretful realization that I look like (the original) Becky from Roseanne with my fake blonde hair. This is a tradgedy because Becky was always the lamest character and the most annoying. However! She did dress rather amazingly and white-trash-ish, so i guess that is a perk. Observe:

well... not very much in this picture (shockingly the only one I could really find), but if you watch any of the 4th season, the reslembelence is sadly striking.

Also- Im seriously obsessed with this blog, which i guess is fitting.

i find his voice soothing...

Lately, I've been finding myslef looking forward to Mondays. Monday means working and the the end of the weekend, just like during any other time, but I still like them. Mondays means the new This American Life podcast. I seriously love it. If you've never taken the time to listen to This American Life, you have to! It's been around since 1995 and has almost 1.7 million listeners a week (so I'm not going to pretend like I'm exposing you to this amazing new thing or whatever). I used to think it was hard to get in to, but the more I listened, the more interesting and enthralling it was. And usually is. I know Summer from the OC called This American life 'that show where they make regular people sound interesting' and it's true, and in many ways, I think that's the best part about it.


You can even watch it. I wish I had Showtime...

I didn't know what

...day it was. That used to make sense during the summer, but summer is nearly over and I still haven't been paying attention. Working, sewing, reading, drinking, baking, riding, sleeping, not drinking coffee or smoking cigarettes or making any effort to talk to people (excpetions-you know who you are?). That about sums it up for me, but (mostly) it's enough to distract me. Whatever... I hope you're having the best summer of your life.

Oh yeah- And the summer song is still just as elusive as it was two months ago. What is up with that?!

I Feel Less Wise Already...

I got my wisdom teeth out almost a week ago. It's like the biggest thing that's happen to me in the past few days so it's practically all I talk about to people when I see them around. Sadly this is a very boring subject for people to hear about. About as boring as it is to go through! But, now that I'm moving up from mashed potatoes and thai noodles things are looking up (see- this is boring!!!) and I'm left with a little stash of vicodin and a new show to watch obsessively:


Who has the DVDs!?! Holler at me...

For your "Safety"

Drug tests are such a joke. I'm not a stoner. Seriously, I'm not. I'm also not a total newcomer to weed though and summer so far has felt rather long and appropriate for mild usage (am i right? am I right?). First I was worried when I found out that I would be required to take a drug test for my newest job but it was really all for nothing. A week drug free and about a gallon of water will pretty much put anyone in the clear, apparently. It's so pointless, but hopefully the world will feel safer knowing that a druggie hasn't been helping them.

Also, my brother recently got a ticket while riding his bike. He rode through a crosswalk while someone was walking through the other end of it. Again, I hope that the world feels much safer now that he is $411 poorer. Surely we can all learn a valuable lesson on the importance of bike safety and the glorious and just legal system that will fine bikers more than they would drivers speeding 40 miles over the limit. I will be able to sleep easy tonight. Beware all you bike enthusiasts who don't feel the need to stop at stop signs at the bottom of hills or who are crazy enough to ride anywhere downtown, among many other possible bike related infractions. Justice will be served!

Fitting!

Sometimes I find this band obnoxious, but I like this song and the video was all too fitting for this latest "holiday". This song is actually making me interested in the "upcoming" album...

I have to say that the 4h of July is pretty much the lamest American drinking holiday because it thinks it's better/more than a drinking holiday, when it totally isn't. And to be honest, what is with the fireworks? Maybe America is just really into blowin' stuff up for no reason? blahblahblahmildlypoliticalblahblahblah peace out.

Curtis- New Album Out Soon...

And who cares?
With a very typical (and pretty boring) video for his new song 'Amusement Park ', 50 Cent's new stuff doesn't seem like anything special... Well, not everything can be as brilliant as "In Da Club." And to all you Curtis fans out there (it's just so fun to call him that), chances are I'm wrong, but I'll let you decide for yourself:



Whatever, apparently 50 Cent Is TRASH anyway:

You Know What I Mean?

Kellz Does it Again!!

I love a good "Sylvester" Production! R. Kelly has such a flare for storytelling so it should come as no surprise that his video for "Same Girl" featuring Usher would be as stunning as it is.



Not to bring up this band too much, but was anyone else thinking of what Broken Social Scene song would go with that?

While Feist slowly takes over the world...

Broken Social Scene presents Kevin Drew . Precious! Despite the mildly tacky cereal eating thing... but at least that means it's not overly cute right?
(okay, okay, Feist isn't THAT bad, and I do enjoy the cute every so often...)

My name is Rachel. R-A-C-H-E-L...

and I'm addicted to the show Intervention. I've actually only seen one episode, but I need to see more. I'm seriously haunted by my last Intervention experience. I find ways to bring it up in conversation and I suggest watching it to all my friends who are bored (bored enough to watch TV or do drugs, either one). I just find addictions really fascinating and I want them to do shows on cigarettes and coffee (things that I'm practically addicted to anyway). I may just have to do it myself...

Keep it on the DL!!!!!!!

So if you ever wanted to use the bathroom at Taqueria Vallarta....I'll help you peeps out. There's a code now that you have to use and it's 3535. And the mexicans will know that you're a customer since you know the code. You're welcome everybody!

When The Lights Go Down In The City...

...hundreds of bikers gather to watch a pretty badass movie called MASH about being insane on bikes in SF. Like insane and amazing. I'm not even going to pretend like I know anything about bikes (...like, I think you ride them or something) but I was totally blown away by this movie. It made me (of all people) want to ride bikes...and bikers*. Damn. Hotties on bikes in San Francisco. But besides that aspect of it, just watching MASH was a total adrenalin rush. I don't think I've ever been in a louder theater or sworn that much while watching a movie. Good .


(*SLR...wow, I can't believe I just wrote that)

Lets All Blog the Shit Out of This Song!!!!!!

So, I know it's everywhere, but I can't help it that I'm into this song. I think it's kind of making Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger even more played out and I'll be the first to tell you that Kanye is the white man's rapper, but, you know, I'm white, so that could explain it. Plus Daft Punk has a special place in my heart ("Woah, the street totally sounds the beginning of "Da Funk" right now") and I'm sad that I won't be seeing them this summer.

Kanye West- Stronger

Oh- and Lidia, the only reason I blog so much is cuz you never do!!!

Rachel stop blog hoggin!

Which I am totally behind...WHO ELSE WILL JOIN ME!!????!?1?!?!
Free porn

JOOON

So far, June has been pretty alright.
I saw Arcade Fire on the first in Berkley. Derek composed a pretty astute and concise description of the show (however, he neglected to mention me- but whatever). I love shows like that because they make me feel like I actually am a "true fan" of something. Especially because I knew all the words and I could act all snobby to the douche bag who didn't know that it was a Neon Bible ("You know...like the title of the album.").

Also, my birthday was on the third and that was cute as long as I didn't think about it too much. I got a sewing machine, so I'll finally be able to give Kelsey hers back/make all my shitty bargain barn/yard sale purchases actually work.

Speaking of yard sales, Project Purr was pretty good this year (sunday) as was the "that white church in soquel" rummage sale (saturday). I got a photo album to put all my polaroid adventures in and many an ugly but cheep pair of sunglasses (because I really don't have enough).

So now that I'm back to smoking cigarettes, it's time to deprive myself of another substance I smoke on a some-what regular basis. Starting the 4th and ending... whenever-I-feel-like-it-but-not-for-a-while.

So far, june (and summer in general) has been not awful. I'm on the job hunt but that hasn't stopped me from going to awkward parties, letting video rental store hotties fall in love with me/give me free movie rentals, finding out the risks involved in wisdom teeth removal and receiving killer back rubs.

So, to be perfectly clear- my life is amazing and fabulous, you should be really jealous, my summer will be totally outstanding and if I didn't have a blog, you would probably be reading like a million bulletins a day on myspace about how fucking awesome my summer will undoubtedly be.

Space is Overrated

So i think the whole Space motif for all things hip (two years ago) is boring and I'm glad we've moved on.
But. I heard this funny space-themed mash up and whatever; I was struck and I will always love this David Bowie song and music that's funny for being lame.

RIAA- Lift Off

Oh yeah, and I'm seeing Arcade Fire tomorrow (er, technically today). Jealous?

Summah Jammmz

What is the deal with the radio these days? I was just reminded of how much I used to love Hips Don't Lie by Shakira and it made me fully realize the lack of amazing billboard/top 40 jamz for the summer. It could be a little early, but still- this time last year was an amazing time for the summer song, and this summer has nothing so far. Nothing. Don't try to pull any of that Lip Gloss/D.A.N.C.E. shit on me. I want some pop. And I don't mean the kind I can drink. Come on Summer '07!

What a BITCH!!

I mean, seriously! Who does she think she is?!

Sorry, I'm just taking this kind of hard.

...and i NEVER turn down a dare

So, starting today, I will be cigarette free for 7 days. It wasn't so much of a dare as a bet between Josh and I. A really unfair bet, since josh hasn't been smoking as long and he made me shake on it in front of our parents, so I had to be like "ugh, please! whatever, no big deal" etc. And it's not really (a big deal, that is) but it will be interesting. I don't know. It's been a while since I've taken a break and even longer since I could count them (that's right, I used to count), so maybe a short hiatus was in order to begin with... we'll see.
"Noooooo!"

My birthday is comin up:

now you know what to get me...

Saturday Night Lock Down

I'm not in high school anymore, so I did feel kind of weird being at the Harbor High cast party to begin with. Lidia, Sara and i went to the musical (er, the second half) and after gave Natalie and her friend a bottle of Bacardi and a ride to this house far out in the mountains. After being there for a while and getting tired of carrying around all our beer, we decided to put it back in the car and make trips.

So, we've got purses full of beer and are about to walk back up this awful, long, hilly driveway to the house, when Lidia realizes she doesn't have her keys. We look in her bag, but find the keys locked in the car. A copy of that key doesn't exist, we wouldn't be able to tell AAA where we even were and there is really no one we can call.

We look around and it couldn't be more perfect in terms of tools to usefel for window-breaking purposes. There were big rocks, cinderblocks and even an axe. I knew there had been a reason that I had on glasses. I picked the axe and slammed it into the back window on the driver's side.

Glass went everywhere! We scraped a lot of it out of the car but it was impossible to get all of it. Somehow, i managed to cut the top of my thumb. It was really awkward to have to walk up that drive way and have people be totally grossed out my bloody stump of a thumb, but shout-out to Andrew (who will totally be reading this) who helped me find a hose to wash the glass out.

So, having to break into our own car was kind of a buzz kill, so we left to go vacuum the glass up. Whatever, if it hadn't been Lidia's car, breaking the window would have been really fun.

I'm really hadcore, like this guy.

most Useful thing I've learned all week...

"Bitch"

"Please"

and if you need a demonstration on how to correctly perform these signs, just look for me. i'll be doing them.

Serious Delirium

I think I may be getting sick. It could just be a smoker cough revival.
I thought this was appropriate though due to my recent but mild obsession with gza/my long term but mild addiction to coffee and cigarettes.

Can I borrow 10 bucks?

Moochers...are the worst. I've decided that the only time it should be accepted to mooch something off someone is that if something horrible has happened to you. And only the following are okay:

1. A family pet dies/murdered
2. Your entire family is killed/murdered leaving you in debt.
3. You're Kathy Griffin and you're husband just robbed you!


Those are the only acceptable reasons to mooch. Other than that...fuck off.


Btw...Dustin Diamond aka Screech...isn't even fat so why is he on the Celebrity Fit Club.

We'll ride them. Someday...

I just realized that at least once every week for the last month (maybe two), Lidia and I have gotten really stoned and listened to this song. It's almost always stuck in my head.
Don't be jealous.

(Isn't this video really classy? I love all the pictures of the horses that i can only assume are incredibly wild)

MAY-DAY!

May first, often times referred to as "May Day" is today. How quaint? It actually kind of depresses me because I still haven't changed my calendar since march and have no real intentions of performing that time consuming task any day soon. Whatever, my cell phone/computer tells the date for me! pssht- Calendars are so archaic! And this is coming from me, a calendar expert (who remembers the "cove?"). The last time I looked at my calendar was to see when the next full moon was (my calendar is all about astrology, so naturally all it has is the days that the moon does something. Like be there).

The next full moon is tomorrow, by the way, which I found mildly ironic (for no reason) because I've been all into New Moon, by Elliott Smith. I guess it just proves that old habits die hard (or, you know, not at all). It's really just the kind of mediocre, "leave those recordings alone, money grubbing family", material that I only like because of my sentimental attachments to Elliott Smith. I shouldn't dis it though, since I've been listening to it quite a bit. So, if you share similar sentimental attachments, it's a cute (er, I mean, respectable?) album, although very similar to both Basement albums.

Oh well, there you go. A music blog. Impressive right? Wow- Let me expose you to music I've been listening to for the past four years! neat...Whatever, I compiled my list of my favorite 25 hip hop albums, but that was SO last week, so I figured this was about the same thing.

Elliott Smith: Big Decision

CTF

I'm considering Capture the Flag a success. Maybe a little less blood-shed/falling off of buildings (for those of us who aren't vegan- i.e. invincible, apparently) next time though. Hopefully, this is the first of many (free/interesting/different) events to be arranged in the near future. Who knows.
When I think of Capture the Flag, I also think of B.S.S. You are all lucky that that song doesn't have words...

FUGLY HAIR!!1

It's true. What is with stupid I-don't-even-know-what-you-are "GlamourxCorexScenexHipster" people who have hideous hair!?!?!? Is everyone familiar with this hair style (if you can call it "style")? The choppy, trying to look like you didn't make your hair do it's stand-up-thing with the streaks of bright colors.
It all looks the same! And it's trying to be different but BUT EVERYONE HAS THAT HAIR CUT! It's like, did you all myspace eachother to make a date when to do your hair together. Oh what really does it for me is that boys AND girls both sport the look. It's soooo cute when you and your boyfriend share the same hairstyle. Awwww...how precious you look like your boyfriend...but with tits and a vagina.








Who knows, next thing everyone is going to start doing is getting dreads. Now that I dig!

"cutty" is the new "hella"

I hate the word cutty.
I think it's so annoying! Unfortunately, I find myself wanting to use it a lot lately.
I should probably stop doing things put me into the shady situations that would require me to use the word cutty. That is the only answer.

Hip! Hip!...

What is the deal with "Hippies?"
Yesterday, in honor of the tackiest "holiday" known to the world we went to the campus to smoke and be typical. We wondered around campus for a while and found ourselves under this tree with twenty five or so neo-hippies gathered in a circle smoking. Everything about the situation was too fitting. Uncomfortable looking fabrics, gross looking hair, the sheer quantity of weed. The perfect moment though, came when the biggest joint I have ever seen was taken out of a red-yellow-green hemp backpack and presented to the circle. And then the digital cameras came out. At least 12.

What the fuck?! And then I remembered that all these "hippies" have rich parents who send them to expensive schools and buy them digital cameras and baisically fund their drug habits.

This "subculture" doesn't stand for anything, but they've built an image around beliefs and that is so annoying.
I saw the Tripper and it was the same thing. It was llike a remark on society, except that society isn't really alive anymore. I think that there is no such thing as the modern hippie.

One RANDOM blog!

Oh man, this blog is so RANDOM!!

Oh wait, no it's not- since I decided to write it and therefore have to put thought into syntax, diction, thinly veiled euphemisms and an overwhelming use of hyperbole.

Thst's because nothing is as random as people think it is. I'm not about to go off on how we, everyone in the world, are intermingling and how nothing that happens is an accident in the grand scheme of "Fate" or "Destiny." That's boring and stupid.

I'm mostly writing about "Randomness" because it's so annoying when people act all crazy on purpose and call it RANDOM! "Random" doesn't equal "interesting." If anything it equals "You're trying too hard to get attention." It always seems like the things people do or say to be random are the things that obviously look the most planned out anyway.

I also hate it when I say something and a person goes "well that was random." No it wasn't random, you just don't understand anything I'm saying or even how conversations work.

It's the same thing with "hyper." You know, when someone starts jumpin' around and goes "Damn, I have SO much energy! I'm so HYPER!" (this is often times followed by a slight scream, or maybe some jumping in place, or a suggection of going for a quick jog down a crowded block). It always looks so posed and fake. If you're like me, you have probably done or said something like this in your dark and regret filled past. Hopefully you feel an intense shame like what I feel everythime I see or hear someone call themselves or their friends CRAZY or random or hyper ("omg, my friends are so crazy! I love them so much- they are like the best. They say the most funny, random things!").

Okay, so this is a point point I've mada many times, but I just had to reiterate. You aren't being random, you're trying to be cool, and that, to me, is just kinda sad and really boring and unimpressive.

Hey Miss New York make like an egg and beat!!!!

I hate those people though who say they don't watch tv. That's bullshit. Shut the fuck up!






YOU WOULD BE MISSING OUT ON SOMETHING SO BEAUTIFUL LIKE THIS!!!
God people can just be so ignorant, tv is good for you duhz!

Prom-iscuous

Fuck. I hate “dressing up.” I guess it's fun at first, but that wears off so fast for me. I went to the Del Mar Prom last night. Let me tell you, I have never wanted to not be wearing a dress more than I did at around 2 last night. The only good part about my “attire” was that it didn't involve sleeves, so I could show off the one I made out of temporary tattoos. Come to think of it, that may have been the best part of the entire night. I can't really say anything about the bands that played because I was too busy either being unsupportive by chain smoking outside (which I know, makes me sound really cool) or making Nolan be in prom pictures with me (um, which turned out rather amazingly). And I can't say much for the movies because I didn't even stay till the end of the first one.

DMP was one of those nights where I had repeated moments of looking around and not knowing who the fuck all these people were and why the hell I was even there with them. And I'd met most of them before...



Okay, so when it comes to events that require a specific kind of apparel, there's only one thing I hate more than dressing up and that is people who don't. You are all pathetic and lame.

RayHolla!!

Hey guys?! What's up?

I'd like to thank ALL of our loyal readers over the past few days. Your support and word-of-mouth hype has been invaluable.

I'm having a yard sale saturday. It should be pretty great since I'm selling a bunch of old crap. I mean, clothes even I rejected are still fabulous.

It's been really hard to find time to post this week since it's SPRING BREAK and I just have a LOT going on these days. Just be sure to keep checkin' though! The half-breed (Lidia- i call you that loveingly. It's a term of endearment- like your favorite movie!) will be sure to post something soon!

Hey Bitchezzz!

Heeeeyy, Sup dis be lidzzz!!!!!! And I'm just here to tell all my readers how excited I am that me and rayho started this blogggity blog!!! This is gonna be the new Perezzzzzzzzz minus celebrity gossip and more us bitching about people you know/people you don't know. You'll get ALL the hawt new music (so have you heard of this band Sheena?!) and reviews on the coolest new movies (Wild Tigers?!- psht! have you SEEN Just My Luck starring firecrotch Lindsay Lohan!?!?!). We'll keep you posted on the lingo you need to know and all the sweet fash-on trends.



THOSE ARE NOT COOOOOOOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Anyways...kthnxbye!!!!1





P.S.
Don't cry about this blog....bitchez!