"On this coldest of January nights..."This is the opening line of "Takeoffs and Landings", a song by The Ataris which was released in 2003. I find it quite wonderful then that their first gig in Manila was indeed held on a chilly night in January. The Ataris is a rather old band and they've been inactive for a while but they have got seriously ( Read more... )

I Won't Spend Another Night Aloneby The Ataris ( Read more... )

The year that was.

1. What did you do in 2011 that you'd never done before?
I went to Baguio, I tried my hand at archery, I drove a segway, I wore a kimono...etc.

2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?I didn't write resolutions for 2012 but I did say I wanted to live healthier. Didn't do it. Again, I ( Read more... )

I Will Possess Your Heart
by Death Cab for Cutie

How I wish you could see the potential,
the potential of you and me
It's like a book elegantly bound,
but in a language that you can't read just yet

You gotta spend some time love, you gotta spend some time with me
And I know that you'll find love, I will possess your heart
You gotta spend some time love, ( Read more... )

Old Friend
by EarlyRise

Hello old friend, do you still think of me
And how I used to be?
We never went too far
I can't stand the thought of being with anyone but you
But I can still remember all the pain that you put me through

And I've got so much left to say
Don't want this all to fade away

It's been so long yet you won't talk to me
You act so differently
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On March 5, 2012, the band Death Cab from Cutie from Bellingham, Washington came to Manila to perform for the very first time. I was one of the happy folks who went out and watched them. My happiness lingers still.

The concert was sublime. Yeah, that's the first description that came to mind. DCFC's music is awesome and overwhelming and the depth of ( Read more... )

Marching Bands Of Manhattan
by Death Cab for Cutie

If I could open my arms
And span the length of the isle of Manhattan,
I'd bring it to where you are
Making a lake of the East River and Hudson
If I could open my mouth
Wide enough for a marching band to march out
They would make your name sing
And bend through alleys and bounce off all the buildings.

I wish ( Read more... )

Someday You'll Be A Story
by Mêlée

Barely asleep when I got the call.
Drove through the night till I made it home.
And in his last few breaths I heard.
Eighty-one years of wisdom learned
Born in the south when the country was down
Somehow found work when no work could be found.
Drafted to war. Eighteen so young.
But when it was through his fight had just ( Read more... )

Put on your music player to shuffle and list the first 10 songs that play.

1. Down by Safetysuit
2. In My Heart by My Favorite Highway
3. Eroplanong Papel by December Avenue (?) --what the...? Where did I get this song?
4. Forever and Always by Taylor Swift
5. Mousetrap by Ride --I have 2000 or so tracks in my music folder. I don't think I've ever listened to this one ( Read more... )

(for the moment, at least)

Opening Credits:
Follow You Down by Gin Blossoms

Waking Up:
New Shoes by Paolo Nutini

Falling In Love:
Ready and Waiting to Fall by Mae

Fight Scene:
Bracelets by The Spill Canvas

Breaking Up:
Broken Strings by James Morrisson

Make Up:
You Were Meant for Me by Jewel

Secret Love:
My Favorite Dream by Mae

Life's OK:
Stuck in a Moment by U2

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