"i will be your ferdinand, and you my wayward girl."
Sean gave me five things to elaborate on; let's play along shall we?
1. The Perks of Being a Wallflower
I could read that book over and over and over again until I die. I get something different and new out of it every time. It's a cult classic. And I think whomever has read it feels a kinship to whomever else has read it. This book is perfectly placed in the middle of growing up and it captures all of the pain and how the world seems so big and complicated. Even though my world wasn't so big and complicated as it is in the book, when reading it for the first time I felt like I could try to reach out to someone if ever needed to, and though it might have taken a while, someone would have listened.
2. Newspaper
I was so invested in newspaper! Sometimes I think I could have stayed a high school newspaper editor forever. Of course it would have been awkward and stupid of me, but I honestly still miss it from time to time.
3. Modest Mouse
One of the greatest shows I've ever been to. The man played guitar with his teeth. It's dirty messy music and I love it.
4. Wes Anderson
I am not entirely sure if this man is capable of putting out a film that I will not like. In fact, I just saw Bottle Rocket for the first time ever. So now I can happily say I've seen them all. I know it's trite to like him and his movies, but I do not give a shit. The more ridiculous the situation he presents, the more real it seems. The craziness that he presents is the way people can truly act in tough or ridiculous times. In some ways, watching those movies makes me feel more human, just knowing that there are people out there reacting to their world in ways similar to that. It makes me feel less strange about myself.
5. Conor Oberst
There was a time that with every fiber of my being, I wanted to date him or kiss him or just look at his face while it was placed five inches away from mine. A little ridiculous. I sort of dressed like him for a little too. I don't really know if that was a conscious decision or not.
Regardless, my faith in him was floundering until he released that solo album, which I love. Cassadaga left a lot to be desired, and if not for "Four Winds" I might have written him off entirely. But wow. The man can write and I respect him and still crush on him so much for that.
1. The Perks of Being a Wallflower
I could read that book over and over and over again until I die. I get something different and new out of it every time. It's a cult classic. And I think whomever has read it feels a kinship to whomever else has read it. This book is perfectly placed in the middle of growing up and it captures all of the pain and how the world seems so big and complicated. Even though my world wasn't so big and complicated as it is in the book, when reading it for the first time I felt like I could try to reach out to someone if ever needed to, and though it might have taken a while, someone would have listened.
2. Newspaper
I was so invested in newspaper! Sometimes I think I could have stayed a high school newspaper editor forever. Of course it would have been awkward and stupid of me, but I honestly still miss it from time to time.
3. Modest Mouse
One of the greatest shows I've ever been to. The man played guitar with his teeth. It's dirty messy music and I love it.
4. Wes Anderson
I am not entirely sure if this man is capable of putting out a film that I will not like. In fact, I just saw Bottle Rocket for the first time ever. So now I can happily say I've seen them all. I know it's trite to like him and his movies, but I do not give a shit. The more ridiculous the situation he presents, the more real it seems. The craziness that he presents is the way people can truly act in tough or ridiculous times. In some ways, watching those movies makes me feel more human, just knowing that there are people out there reacting to their world in ways similar to that. It makes me feel less strange about myself.
5. Conor Oberst
There was a time that with every fiber of my being, I wanted to date him or kiss him or just look at his face while it was placed five inches away from mine. A little ridiculous. I sort of dressed like him for a little too. I don't really know if that was a conscious decision or not.
Regardless, my faith in him was floundering until he released that solo album, which I love. Cassadaga left a lot to be desired, and if not for "Four Winds" I might have written him off entirely. But wow. The man can write and I respect him and still crush on him so much for that.