Back for who knows why
(because I got a lot of things to share and not many places to share them or those places are too public)
A lot and nothing has changed over the past few months. The most impoartant changes having to do with electronics and water. -> Spilled water on my laptop while I was watching a Tiny Desk concert in the bath, so my computer access is limited. -> Lost my sell phone on the Bonneville Shoreline Trail (while is was raining) ((never found it after retracing my steps 5 times)) which led me to use an iPheaune for a month or so and then updgrading to a Pixel 2 so my photos of urban waste are ON POINT.
There is not better song to come back to than this. It's a perfect mix:
I'm finally starting to feel back to being myself again. Those old non-coincidence coincidences are lining up. Everything else is falling into place. This time last year I broke down after watching Jane Austen Bookclub (what is it about that movie I love so much??) because I knew I had to leave. Or at least just doing something. Right now, that something looks like starting a graduate program in Pittsburgh next fall. Only took me a year to starting taking steps in that direction, but better late than never! I'm a little sad though, because it means I will eventually have to let go of all my dearest familiar comforts. I won't have anything predictable once I leave. At least, I don't know what to expect. So for now, I'll be both happy and sad about it and share a mix that I think encapsulates just that. The pull between leaving and staying:
1. Chicano Batman - Freedom Is Free
2. Movin' Out (Anthony's Song) - Billy Joel
3. This Is Not A Song - Islands
4. Twins - Pure Bathing Culture
5. Simple Twist of Fate (Bob Dylan cover) - Sarah Jarosz
1. A good song for when everyone around you is coupled
2. Premature, but still... Also, this song. Lol.
5. Sarah Jaroz is incredible. I'm so grateful I was able to see her perform with I'm With Her this past summer. They are intimidatingly talented.
7. I heard about Dave Deporis' passing before I had heard any of his music. It just broke my heart. Too too sad.
8. I always wanted a daughter named Ruby but I'm about 10 years too late and everyone's named their daughter Ruby by now. Oh well. This song is good!
10. Better in Icelandic, but you can listen to the English version here.
11. Thanks to Julia and to Spotify's discovery playlist algorithms for sharing this song
13. These two are Big Thief! That's why you like it.
I always come back to posting a thing after a bad/sad day like clockwork. Today, a pleasant surprise of song that is the total opposite from what I expected to hear from Brittany Howard. I'm a sucker for those harmonies reminiscent of a tasteful 70's palette and I'm only slightly disappointed in the drums that kick in for the chorus. It's nice for fall, after all.
August is the saddest month. All summer I've been waiting for it to cool down so I can sleep without sweating. And now it's here and the chill seems almost too much. But I'm sure we'll all be accustomed to it soon enough. Here are some songs:
1. Swift Coin - Land Of Talk
2. Jail La La - Dum Dum Girls
3. Shut Up Kiss Me - Angel Olsen
4. Message Of Love - The Pretenders
5. I'm Not In Love - 10cc
6. Inside + Out (Apostle Of Hustle Unmix) [Live] - Feist
7. Change - (Sandy) Alex G
8. Weary - Solange
9. A Matter Of Trust - Billy Joel
10. Friends - Francis and the Lights
11. Y crois-tu - Fishbach
12. Blood - ANIMA!
13. Sleepless Nights - Norah Jones
NOTES:
2. I'll admit it. This is filler.
3. This one too.
4. Why don't my bangs look as good as hers do when they are too long?
6. A song for the first hints of fall
7. Didn't see when he came through, I think for the better
8. Saw her show at Twilight last night, I think for the worse
