Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: black and white, holding hands, love, photography, to lose my life, White Lies
photo by: Nick Onken
The light still in our eyes
We’re leaving this old fairground behind
It’s a dream that’s growing cold
The circus never dies
The act forever haunts these skies
I know we cannot stayFarewell to the fairground
These rides aren’t working anymore
Goodbye to this dead town
Until the ice begins to thawThis place used to gleam
I’d see it in my hopeful dreams
Now I have to get away
We move towards the stars
And all that we touch becomes ours
Let’s keep warm ’til it’s dayFarewell to the fairground
These rides aren’t working anymore
Goodbye to this dead town
Until the ice begins to thaw
We’ll head south just hold my hand now
I feel like I’m casting off my clothes
And I’m running through the snow towards the sunset
And I’m always with youKeep on running
Keep keep on running
There’s no place like home
There’s no place like home
White Lies – “Farewell to the Fairground “
Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: Anne Wiazemsky, france, french new wave, friends, granny smith apple, Jean-Pierre Léaud, La Chinoise, love, phoenix, photography
I got this idea from another blog you should check out here.
I’ll try and keep my lists really short. No more than ten. So as of this week, I am happy about the following:
Photo: Jean-Pierre Léaud and Anne Wiazemsky in La Chinoise
1. Getting a great book recommendation.
2. Eating the most delicious granny smith green apple, my lips has tasted in ages.
3. Having friends that call you at 4am to make sure you are okay.
4. The project I am working on.
5. Listening to the new Phoenix song.
So, I’ve just been mindfreaked by my friend Eric who just sent me the link for ALL of the Daria episodes online. SHIT YESSSSSSSS!!!
I used to love that show back in the day.
And now, instead of doing the things I am suppose to be doing, I am sitting here watching Daria. And it’s still genius.
And since I am a giving person. Voilà!
Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: dangerbird records, darker my love, indie psychedelic rock, Jared Everett, los angeles, polaroids, Rob Barbato, Tim Presley, Will Canzoneri
Brief recap from tonight. Showed up a little early, heard one of the opening bands soundchecking, and realized that it wasn’t my thing so I went back to my car and took a nap until it was about time for Darker My Love.
The show was awesome, the dudes are awesome. I think I’ve said all of this before.
Here are some polaroids for now. 35 mm sometime by the end of the week hopefully.
Rob
I don’t know who these guys are, but the made a rap about me and my cameras and that was awesome.
Tim
Jared and Will
now we are just missing Rob and Malia!
Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: annie leibovitz, mick jagger, photography, rolling stone
Mick Jagger and Annie Leibovitz
Right after she became chief photographer for Rolling Stone.
One day I’ll be this bad ass photographer.
I bow to Annie Leibovitz and Robert Frank every morning.
Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: bob dylan, chaos, Dan Auerbach, procrastinating, tired
Bob Dylan once said:
“I accept chaos. I am not sure whether it accepts me. I know some people are terrified of the bomb. But then some people are terrified to be seen carrying a modern screen magazine. Experience teaches us that silence terrifies people the most.”
Like I’ve said, things are crazy here. And the thought of chaos and how people react to it has always intrigued me.
Right now, I feel like the chaos in my life is 40% orderly chaos and 60% disorderly chaos. Am I making sense? This is probably lack of sleep talking now.
Oh so random but I must say today is a beautiful day! Sunny and in the 50s. While running errands I let the windows down and blasted Dan Auerbach. It felt good.
I found an interesting quote by M. Peck Scott that made me think about my life at the moment:
“The truth is that our finest moments are most likely to occur when we are feeling deeply uncomfortable, unhappy, or unfulfilled. For it is only in such moments, propelled by our discomfort, that we are likely to step out of our ruts and start searching for different ways or truer answers.”
Reread that and just think about it.
Also, this is probably what I look these days. GOD! I love Bob Dylan.
Enough procrastinating. I need to get back to work. Rolls of film to develop and whatnot.
Filed under: Uncategorized
Today is INSANE. I stayed up way too late (5am) and woke up later than I wanted to (8am).
I have TWO days off in row from work which is allowing me to run errands like non other. I have so much work to and it’s never ending. Too many things going on at once. I really need to FOCUS!!!
My room is a complete disaster.
photo by: elo vasquez
I pretty much live in my car today.
Today, I have been running errands, dropping stuff off at the house and then running back, with barely enough time to change film in my camera.
I have a 30 minute break, thus this blog entry before I head out to lunch with a good friend Kathy. She is an amazing woman and provides me with so much wisdom about life.
Then later tonight I get to see Darker My Love! Should be a good show. I am hoping a good amount of people show up.
And I am off again. I feel like this right now.
photo: cory k taken from tfs
Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: cold war kids, love, we used to vacation
I was searching youtube for the lastest CWK video “I’ve Seen Enough” (I know it’s on myspace but I don’t want to post the link to it) so I am waiting until it’s up and make a proper post about that. But right now, this song is how I feel.
We Used To Vacation – Cold War Kids
“But even then it sounds so soothing to mix a gin and sink into oblivion”
sigh.
Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: abraham lincoln, cool kids, fresh to death, gold and a pager, president, staying legit
I just wanted to post this photo because it makes me smile.
I woke up this Sunday morning feeling rather content and inspired. I have some of the greatest friends keeping me motivated and not allowing me to quit. And I love them for that.
Today, I was able to fix myself a proper cup of tea. Lounge around my room a bit and then get back to work.
This past week tested me. I figured out what I want to do, where I want to move to, and I have some secret muses. *I’ll never tell*
And all I want to do is take photographs all the time and journal and see the world. That is it. As of right now and of course hang around some of the greatest people I’ve gotten to know this past year or so. And you all should know who you are.
This week is going to be ridiculous. I am planning three back to back trips. It’s going to be insane in the best possible way.
I am in love with this photograph.
Photo by: unknown
I should have some new photos posted on flickr soon. More photos of Delta Spirit and some of Other Lives. A band you should check out as well as Dawes! Go to the remaining shows, future shows, and buy up all their merch.
P.S. Completely off topic but again how FUCKING GOOD is the new Elvis Perkins album. I die a thousand times listening to it. I hope SXSW works out because I have to see them play live again.
Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: heartache, love, photography, thom yorke
At the moment I crave this.
“A little pain in my heart
Just won’t let me be
Wake up restless nights
Lord and I can’t even sleep”
But I know I need to be focusing on my work. My photography and getting this damn website together. I just need to SHOOT SHOOT SHOOT!!!
Okay, maybe not shooting Thom Yorke, but you know what I mean.
Goodness, I never thought I would say this, but I can’t wait to sit around at airports and board planes nonstop again.
I don’t want to be stuck here making lattes forever.
I think a nap is calling my name. Another sleepless night last evening, but I am making progress on getting all THIS worked out.
