Come on, let's continue!

Oh hey guys. No poem today! I'm moving them to Saturdays. ALSO did  you know I went to Dallas, California, and started a new job all in the past couple weeks? I owe you some updates. But for now, here is a video of a darling little girl giving a tour of her garden:

The video is from this post from the New York Times. Pretty cute.

Music for your Midweek: Chico Buarque

This song has always been haunting to me.

I did a bit of research, and this is what I found (from wikipedia): 

"During the Brazilian military coup of 1964, Buarque wrote about the events which transpired and avoided censorship by using cryptic analogies and wordplay. For example, in the song "Cálice" ("Chalice", or Jesus' Last Supper "Cup"), a duet written with Gilberto Giland performed with Milton Nascimento, he takes advantage of the homophony between the Portuguese imperative "shut your mouth" --cale-se-- and "chalice" --cálice-- to protest censorship against freedom of speech by the dictatorship, disguised as the Gospel narrative of Jesus' Gethsemane prayer to the Father to pass from Him the chalice of bloody death probation. The line "I wanna sniff diesel fume" is a reference to the death of political prisoner Stuart Angel, who had his mouth glued to a jeep's exhaust pipe during a torture session."

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A Poem for Thursday: "The Waking" - Theodore Roethke

I wake to sleep and take my waking slow.
I feel my fate in what I cannot fear.
I learn by going where I have to go.

We think by feeling. What is there to know?
I hear my being dance from ear to ear.
I wake to sleep, and take my waking slow.

Of those so close beside me, which are you?
God bless the Ground! I shall walk softly there,
And learn by going where I have to go.

Light takes the Tree; but who can tell us how?
The lowly worm climbs up a winding stair;
I wake to sleep, and take my waking slow.

Great Nature has another thing to do
To you and me; so take the lively air,
And, lovely, learn by going where to go.

This shaking keeps me steady. I should know.
What falls away is always. And is near.
I wake to sleep, and take my waking slow.
I learn by going where I have to go.

Music for your Midweek: Born Ruffians

Oh golly guys this is just so good. These guys were supposed to come to Salt Lake next week, but they cancelled(?) What does that mean? Is it MY fault????? Anyway, it's probably for the best because they were sheduled to play the same night as Marina and the Diamonds, and in the same venue (?) But I'm still super bummed. Hope they come around again sometime sooon!

Give'em a listen.

I have more songs from them to share, but right now I'm mooching off the hotel's "business center" computer since I'm in Dallas for training and it's awkward so....

You'll just have to wait.

Start Summer Now

Summer is now. I deem it to be so.

It's my last official day as an AmeriCorps VISTA with the South Franklin Community Center (!), but it doesn't feel like it since I'm starting as a VISTA Leader here in the United Way office in a couple weeks. On Tuesday, I'll fly out to Dallas for training, fly back to Salt Lake on Friday, and then head out to San Francisco for the rest of the weekend. phewf. As for this weekend, there's the rooftop concert, a Real Salt Lake Game, and Cinco de Mayo. Oh and tomorrow is Star Wars day. I'm hoping to channel Leia a la 30 Rock.

Summah summah summah time. amiright?

The following can be your soundtracks for the weekend.

The new Iron and Wine album is on point. It's funky. Who'd a thunk?

Here's another great one, and I came about it in a weird way. My best friend from high school  Ingrid, is part Norwegian. Some of her family friends came to visit the summer before our junior year, and brought a ton of cds with Brazilian music. I guess it was trendy there at the time? You can hear it's influence in music from Kings of Convenience. Anyways this collection is one of my FAVES. It was curated by David Byrne, so you know it's gotta be hot. I love love love it. 

My brother found this album on vinyl. IT IS SO GREAT!!!

A Poem for Thursday: "May 2" - David Lehman

Someday I'd like to go

to Atlantic City with you

not to gamble (just being

there with you is enough

of a gamble) but to ride

the high white breakers

have a Manhattan and listen

to a baritone saxophone

play a tune called "Salsa

Eyes" with you beside me

on a banquette but why

stop there let's go to 

Paris in November when 

it's raining and we read

the Tribune at La Rotonde

our hotel room has a big

bathtub I knew you'd like

that and we can be a couple

of unknown American what

are we waiting for let's go

Music for your Midweek: Manchester Orchestra, The Strokes, Conner Youngblood, and Moby

Covers! I couldn't hold it back any longer. My faves, The Strokes. This song always gets me. I think Andy did a pretty goodsad rendition:

Just rediscovered Conner Youngblood. He's great. And did you know that South Side is one of my favorite songs? 

Also, a very happy birthday to my brother Christian! He's 24 today. Old old old.