I STARTED TO GLOW...ooOOooOO...
chicago was a flurry of heat wave exhaustion, sweaty sweatiness, sunscreen, records, ted leo being a god, david berman and cassie breaking my little birthday heart, and dreams of pools, and bigtime day-dreaming - one of my most preferred activities. lying in the sun listening to music with my amazing pal on one side and my sweet bro on the other, and semi-consciously inventing dreams with my crazy-ass brain. it's like, that fragile stage before falling asleep, where you're slighly aware of your surroundings, but overwhelmed by the goings-on you've crafted in your mind. best daydream this weekend was about playing touch-football in a large field with a bunch of friends.... ANYWAY. CHICAGO MAN.
i am dying to go back there and see all of the city. we didn't even scratch the surface, but... i'm game. next summer, i'll go back. if i am still alive. (RELAX!!)
since then, i've had the great joy of partaking in the following:
- eating birthday cake for breakfast. lunch. dinner. initially good but closely approaching disgusting.
- the unbelievably sweet and PRECIOUS book that courtney gave me. it's about friendship and it's practically an antique. on top of already having a lot of sentimental value for courtney. it was a truly beautiful gift.
- dancing like a mutherfucking maniac to various rawkus records that have come into my possession. shellac, what.
- had a super long hilarious and life-affirming phone convo with lauren. lauren is my good-sense reference. she always has good sense and wicked advice. she's one of my favourite friends of all time.
- much other stuff of interest to me... boring to you!
* BUT! BUT! BUT!!! I'VE RECEIVED word that Dirtnap Records is reissuing a bunch of THE EXPLODING HEARTS demos, singles, alternative takes from Guitar Romantic sessions. i will most likely get this. keep the music alive!
oh, i WOULD like to be enjoying:
- the andrew W.K. japanese release.... darryl... do you have it in your possession or just downloaded?
- a copy of "the avalanche" because it gained my respect over the drive to chicago (in a van, with my friend...)
i think i might take the bus to montreal to visit my kindred soul... m'n'm.
speaking of which... a great debate rages on: smarties vs. m&m's? technically speaking, the straight up m&m tastes better to me. but for real, colour-wise, it's no contest win for smarties. smarties. urggggh. i have this vision of getting an appropriately sized fish bowl and filling it with smarties, just to give my room a real burst of colour. i won't eat that shit though.
i'm gonna go fill my head and heart with some pretty music. like the blow.
i am dying to go back there and see all of the city. we didn't even scratch the surface, but... i'm game. next summer, i'll go back. if i am still alive. (RELAX!!)
since then, i've had the great joy of partaking in the following:
- eating birthday cake for breakfast. lunch. dinner. initially good but closely approaching disgusting.
- the unbelievably sweet and PRECIOUS book that courtney gave me. it's about friendship and it's practically an antique. on top of already having a lot of sentimental value for courtney. it was a truly beautiful gift.
- dancing like a mutherfucking maniac to various rawkus records that have come into my possession. shellac, what.
- had a super long hilarious and life-affirming phone convo with lauren. lauren is my good-sense reference. she always has good sense and wicked advice. she's one of my favourite friends of all time.
- much other stuff of interest to me... boring to you!
* BUT! BUT! BUT!!! I'VE RECEIVED word that Dirtnap Records is reissuing a bunch of THE EXPLODING HEARTS demos, singles, alternative takes from Guitar Romantic sessions. i will most likely get this. keep the music alive!
oh, i WOULD like to be enjoying:
- the andrew W.K. japanese release.... darryl... do you have it in your possession or just downloaded?
- a copy of "the avalanche" because it gained my respect over the drive to chicago (in a van, with my friend...)
i think i might take the bus to montreal to visit my kindred soul... m'n'm.
speaking of which... a great debate rages on: smarties vs. m&m's? technically speaking, the straight up m&m tastes better to me. but for real, colour-wise, it's no contest win for smarties. smarties. urggggh. i have this vision of getting an appropriately sized fish bowl and filling it with smarties, just to give my room a real burst of colour. i won't eat that shit though.
i'm gonna go fill my head and heart with some pretty music. like the blow.