Christmas is weird when you're across the world.
I mean, obvious stuff like it's hot down here is something I can get my head around. It's hot in the states in certain places too. No biggie.
The thing that really seems to get me is because they don't have any holidays that are massively celebrated at this time of year (like Thanksgiving or Halloween) the Christmas shit has been up for ages. It's like, when we get upset that the Christmas stuff is on the shelves before Halloween...only for months longer.
The biggest thing I missed about Christmas was this. or this. And I guess my family is up there too, but really...I got to talk to all of them so that was fine. I don't have the ability to make the other stuff actually happen, therefore I was very full of...candy and nut mix and whatever else was in the box from my mom. I might have even eaten some saltines. I like those though, so that's actually a plus. SPEAKING OF SALTINES...they come in a sheet here. Like 4 little crackers together rather than individual crackers. I was told it was so you could make a 'cracker sandwich.' Sounds horrible.
I made out like a bandit for Christmas, and just in time. I am proud to say that a large portion of my present went to pay my rent today. Yay! I also found that I may not have to get my shirts and clothes tailored for the rest of my life. Those bastards in L.A. at American Apparel actually make stuff that fits me. Too bad they don't use little children to produce it. Like, really, I love that aspect to my clothes...a little soul goes a long way in terms of my clothing. Oh and AA overcharges for everything, but you know, whatever...it fits. What this means is: TO ALL THAT LIKE TO GET ME CLOTHES AS PRESENTS...buy them at AA (small or extra small) and then we can avoid both of us feeling awful because they don't fit.
Oh and the beer pamphlet I contributed on came out finally. Too bad my section (the playlist) is completely fucked as far as formatting and typos go. Thank god it wasn't my fault. Hey, I made it to a masthead though!
(While searching for honey baked ham pictures I found this. Hilarious.)
Saturday, December 27, 2008
Sunday, December 21, 2008
I Could Fill Up A Lake With All The Things I Didn't Say
Okay the mission of the blog obviously didn't work while my father was in town. Short sweet often posts will be the norm now though, promise.
This one will have some pictures and that's about it.
I got a promotion. I am now the associate editor of http://www.threethousand.com.au
Now I work 2 days a week instead of 1. How neat.
The weather was shit while dad was here, but I still went to Meredith (I think there are pictures on Joan's blog...click it over there on the right) and had a good time. Final Fantasy was great, the Mountain Goats played with an acoustic guitar instead of all electric like in Denver, and they played 'The Best Ever Death Metal Band In Denton' which is a great song I never thought I'd hear live. There was a couple other great things about Meredith, and you can see my tops and bottoms here.
Dad and I ate well, he got sick, but not before we did a few things that were really great. We shopped a lot, so merry christmas! It's like 75 or so here in Australia. Hot christmas is going to be totally random.
The radio show is going well, the program director gave us a whole lot of really harsh criticism. Whatever. If he doesn't like it he can kick us off. (that's not to say we won't try to fix some stuff and go along with it)
The work Christmas party was good, no DJ set for me. But whatever! We all got just a LITTLE bit out of hand, but it was great.
Happy late Channukah to all you jewish friends. We know you killed Christ but that's totally fine if you don't believe in religion anyway! Keep it up.
Merry Christmas to everyone, here are some pictures.
Emily (one of my housemates) is leaving and it was her going away party yesterday. So we sat in the garden, manufactured a shady couch area, and had an incredible day of drinking in the 80 degree weather that my father had just missed out on. In fact, this is where I am typing this entry from, because it's another great day, and drinking a beer out here is almost perfect.
These are all pictures from the Great Ocean Road. It's a coastal highway that goes along the most breathtaking edge of Australia. From top: The 12 Apostles (only some in this picture), Me being a douche on the phone, Me hanging out on a beach.
These two are for the people who ever ask me about my neice and nephew. They rule. Anders up top and Cecily down with the fish. Cuties.
These last two are for people who always ask me about Lake Powell and my father's houseboat. They are sorta blurry, but who cares.
That's that.
This one will have some pictures and that's about it.
I got a promotion. I am now the associate editor of http://www.threethousand.com.au
Now I work 2 days a week instead of 1. How neat.
The weather was shit while dad was here, but I still went to Meredith (I think there are pictures on Joan's blog...click it over there on the right) and had a good time. Final Fantasy was great, the Mountain Goats played with an acoustic guitar instead of all electric like in Denver, and they played 'The Best Ever Death Metal Band In Denton' which is a great song I never thought I'd hear live. There was a couple other great things about Meredith, and you can see my tops and bottoms here.
Dad and I ate well, he got sick, but not before we did a few things that were really great. We shopped a lot, so merry christmas! It's like 75 or so here in Australia. Hot christmas is going to be totally random.
The radio show is going well, the program director gave us a whole lot of really harsh criticism. Whatever. If he doesn't like it he can kick us off. (that's not to say we won't try to fix some stuff and go along with it)
The work Christmas party was good, no DJ set for me. But whatever! We all got just a LITTLE bit out of hand, but it was great.
Happy late Channukah to all you jewish friends. We know you killed Christ but that's totally fine if you don't believe in religion anyway! Keep it up.
Merry Christmas to everyone, here are some pictures.
Emily (one of my housemates) is leaving and it was her going away party yesterday. So we sat in the garden, manufactured a shady couch area, and had an incredible day of drinking in the 80 degree weather that my father had just missed out on. In fact, this is where I am typing this entry from, because it's another great day, and drinking a beer out here is almost perfect.
These are all pictures from the Great Ocean Road. It's a coastal highway that goes along the most breathtaking edge of Australia. From top: The 12 Apostles (only some in this picture), Me being a douche on the phone, Me hanging out on a beach.
These two are for the people who ever ask me about my neice and nephew. They rule. Anders up top and Cecily down with the fish. Cuties.
These last two are for people who always ask me about Lake Powell and my father's houseboat. They are sorta blurry, but who cares.That's that.
Thursday, December 4, 2008
The Telephone, It Just Doesn't Seem To Do
Jesus. This is like life homework these days.
I have resolved to a) make these posts more often so I don't have giant entries to pummel through, and b) make them funnier because they have been lacking in the funny department lately.
Sierra came and visited!
I could write volumes about this, but we're going to go with the quick synopsis + pictures. Phillip Beach, Zoo, Museums, Thanksgiving, and lots of awesome bar crawling.
Pictures: My twice baked potatoes, our thanksgiving, me driving (on the wrong side of the road, with the steering wheel on the wrong side too) and looking metal.
It was tons of fun, and really nice to just hang out with her. It's always super easy and we get along really well so it was just like hanging out back in Boulder, minus youtube clips since my internet is slow. Oh except this clip about Obama supporters having nothing to do now.
Work is going good...still struggling to get the music page together but I think I might have a way to at least start getting some new stuff done. I am now going to be hosting an hour long radio show on Triple R for Three Thousand (along with Penny, my editor, and Kirsten, another contributor). Basically this information makes a lot of my friends down here sorta jealous as Triple R is...well...the hippest. Along with this, I'm going to try to start the music coverage on Three Thousand with a music filled podcast...hopefully that will get me a bit more $. As well, I got a project for the city of Melbourne's Lost & Found. It's like a tourist pamphlet. I will be actually published. In print! But yeah, an American who has been in the city for 5 months writing about the secret places in Melbourne that you have to visit when you come. What. The. Hell. I've also done some more interviews that should get me more $$. Still waiting on it though.
Fran, my housemate went back to Alice Springs for 2 months. And Emily is leaving in January. It's going to be weird, I have to find a new housemate with Sheridan. Which will be interesting.
I talked with Jen the other day for 12 hours over the internet because we are nerds. My eyes and carpal tunnel felt fine. Really.
I went to my first rooftop cinema last night, it was pretty crazy. This movie called Liquid Sky which is basically like a cult classic psychedelic movie. I wish I did drugs so I could have actually understood the damn thing. It was pretty funny though...I suggest it for anyone that likes (appreciates?) crap like Moonwalker.
My father has decided to come visit. It was about as random as could be, but he got a good deal and will be here this Sunday through the 20th! So I get to do the whole tourist thing again! No really! I'm excited! Again!
Now...my current dilemmas:
a) What do I want for Christmas?
b) What do I get for people for Christmas?
c) Where do I get a credit card to afford these things?
d) How do I emigrate to Australia?
Okay...more updates coming soon...promise.
p.s. - Bookmark this page and this page and you can see all the articles I write whenever one gets posted.
I have resolved to a) make these posts more often so I don't have giant entries to pummel through, and b) make them funnier because they have been lacking in the funny department lately.
Sierra came and visited!
I could write volumes about this, but we're going to go with the quick synopsis + pictures. Phillip Beach, Zoo, Museums, Thanksgiving, and lots of awesome bar crawling.
Pictures: My twice baked potatoes, our thanksgiving, me driving (on the wrong side of the road, with the steering wheel on the wrong side too) and looking metal.
It was tons of fun, and really nice to just hang out with her. It's always super easy and we get along really well so it was just like hanging out back in Boulder, minus youtube clips since my internet is slow. Oh except this clip about Obama supporters having nothing to do now.
Work is going good...still struggling to get the music page together but I think I might have a way to at least start getting some new stuff done. I am now going to be hosting an hour long radio show on Triple R for Three Thousand (along with Penny, my editor, and Kirsten, another contributor). Basically this information makes a lot of my friends down here sorta jealous as Triple R is...well...the hippest. Along with this, I'm going to try to start the music coverage on Three Thousand with a music filled podcast...hopefully that will get me a bit more $. As well, I got a project for the city of Melbourne's Lost & Found. It's like a tourist pamphlet. I will be actually published. In print! But yeah, an American who has been in the city for 5 months writing about the secret places in Melbourne that you have to visit when you come. What. The. Hell. I've also done some more interviews that should get me more $$. Still waiting on it though.
Fran, my housemate went back to Alice Springs for 2 months. And Emily is leaving in January. It's going to be weird, I have to find a new housemate with Sheridan. Which will be interesting.
I talked with Jen the other day for 12 hours over the internet because we are nerds. My eyes and carpal tunnel felt fine. Really.
I went to my first rooftop cinema last night, it was pretty crazy. This movie called Liquid Sky which is basically like a cult classic psychedelic movie. I wish I did drugs so I could have actually understood the damn thing. It was pretty funny though...I suggest it for anyone that likes (appreciates?) crap like Moonwalker.
My father has decided to come visit. It was about as random as could be, but he got a good deal and will be here this Sunday through the 20th! So I get to do the whole tourist thing again! No really! I'm excited! Again!
Now...my current dilemmas:
a) What do I want for Christmas?
b) What do I get for people for Christmas?
c) Where do I get a credit card to afford these things?
d) How do I emigrate to Australia?
Okay...more updates coming soon...promise.
p.s. - Bookmark this page and this page and you can see all the articles I write whenever one gets posted.
Thursday, November 13, 2008
You'll Be Hanging Round In Corner Stores, Trying To Catch Somone's Eye
Okay okay whirlwind update.
Since my mom has been here, I have been just bumming around with her. She got here on a national holiday. A very very important one. Australians take the 4th of November off to bet on, and watch, a single horse race. No, seriously.
We went to Dumplings since it was about the only thing open, (the cheapest eats in town!) which she loved. She was a bit apprehensive since I told her the place had been shut down many times for health violations…but it’s a Melbourne institution and experience, so whatever. E. Coli? Psh, we can handle it.
Since Dumplings we have moved on to bigger and better things. We went and did all the city touristy stuff, like pictures of Flinders St. Station, St. Paul’s, walk along the river, go through the laneways and most important of all: my office!
Anyways, she has about a million pictures that I will post sometime soon.
We went to the NGV again (which has all new stuff!) and the botanical gardens, which are like this dreamland fairytale grove right outside the city. It was a mindtrip. Went up to the Shrine of Remembrance and the Eureka Skydeck (88 floors up!)…both of which offer a really cool view of the city. The Skydeck lets you go out in a glass enclosed room sticking straight out from the building. We didn’t, because I didn’t want to piss myself and cry in front of all the nice people, but it looked pretty intense.
We have eaten at all the good restaurants: Von Haus, Blue Chillies, Concorde Crepes, Claypots, and Cookie…which was incredibly overhyped, but at least we got Trampoline chai ice cream to cool off the insane burning of our mouths from the ‘way too many chillies’ found in Cookie’s Crunchy Fish Salad and Duck Salad. Thanks Cookie, couldn’t taste shit for half this week.
Joan and I went out to see the Lucksmiths for their album release. It was really good, and the new album is really good, and the band that opened just blew me away. Some of the best music I’ve heard in ages, and I think the best band in Melbs. Find them on myspace, The Harpoons.
Mom and I booked a last minute trip to
We got out to
All and all I think it has been a great trip, it’s been wonderful for mom, considering she hasn’t been out of
Anyways, other than the mom stuff, not much has been happening. I interviewed Mike Relm a week or so ago, and it got put up on the Good Vibrations festival website for everyone to see…which is neat. I interviewed Digitalism for a festival they are coming to Oz for. It was really fun, and really cute. Jens (one of the Digitalism guys) was really fun to chat with. I finally have a full on meeting with Barrie and Robbie and Frunch to propose my ideas to increase the music coverage of the site. I gave them my big one a few weeks ago but didn’t have adequate time to talk about implementing it. I also don’t know what I’m going to propose to make a music blog that isn’t totally lame…besides what I already gave them. We will see. Hopefully thought it gets put into motion because I could use the raise/money I am expecting from this.
In other news: Ginger Beer is a fucking beautiful creature, even if it is non-alcoholic.
Well here are some trip pictures to keep you held over!
Oh and I got a haircut and shaved my beard. How cool eh?!
Monday, November 3, 2008
I Want Poetry, Music, and Some Maps
So my mother gets here tomorrow. HOW EXCITING!?
I don't know what we are going to do, but we will figure it out. Probably a day trip to Phillip Island and maybe Wilson's Prom. I don't know what the second one is (besides a little penusula), but supposedly there is a beach on it that that squeaks when you walk on the sand. What? I don't get it either. Australia is full of crazy shit.
My mind was blown the other day because I found this:
Ubiquity for Firefox from Aza Raskin on Vimeo.
I really don't know how to cope with this stuff. Technology is getting really cool.
I have been at the library all day stealing the fast internet to download stuff. I have fast internet at home again, but I really don't want to use it all up real quick. The girls and I still have to upgrade it so we have more than like 2GB of data to go through.
I watched Candyman last night with my housemate Emily. She is pretty rad, and she's sorta Jewish I guess. The first Australian Jew I have met. It was always weird to me how many Jewish people I knew back in Boulder...because I never met any outside of that. Growing up I knew none, but come college, I'm flooded by them. They are everywhere.
Anyway, the point of this Jewish tirade is...Candyman is a good horror movie from the dude who did Hellraiser but would have been better if the story wasn't so lame. Phillip Glass did the music.
Today I've been trying real hard to be witty, because I wanted to finish my work for this week before momma gets here but...I'm just not funny. And before you say "Oh Pat you were never funny." Don't. Because I just wrote in a newsletter that gets sent to TONS of Australians that thier grandmas were hot. THAT IS HUMOR. (HERE)
But once again, the point is I'm not witty today, and I'm sorry for it because it makes this post horrible and normal.
Here's something to make it better I guess:
p.s. Let's hope Obama wins, even if he won't make it through the first year.
I don't know what we are going to do, but we will figure it out. Probably a day trip to Phillip Island and maybe Wilson's Prom. I don't know what the second one is (besides a little penusula), but supposedly there is a beach on it that that squeaks when you walk on the sand. What? I don't get it either. Australia is full of crazy shit.
My mind was blown the other day because I found this:
Ubiquity for Firefox from Aza Raskin on Vimeo.
I really don't know how to cope with this stuff. Technology is getting really cool.
I have been at the library all day stealing the fast internet to download stuff. I have fast internet at home again, but I really don't want to use it all up real quick. The girls and I still have to upgrade it so we have more than like 2GB of data to go through.
I watched Candyman last night with my housemate Emily. She is pretty rad, and she's sorta Jewish I guess. The first Australian Jew I have met. It was always weird to me how many Jewish people I knew back in Boulder...because I never met any outside of that. Growing up I knew none, but come college, I'm flooded by them. They are everywhere.
Anyway, the point of this Jewish tirade is...Candyman is a good horror movie from the dude who did Hellraiser but would have been better if the story wasn't so lame. Phillip Glass did the music.
Today I've been trying real hard to be witty, because I wanted to finish my work for this week before momma gets here but...I'm just not funny. And before you say "Oh Pat you were never funny." Don't. Because I just wrote in a newsletter that gets sent to TONS of Australians that thier grandmas were hot. THAT IS HUMOR. (HERE)
But once again, the point is I'm not witty today, and I'm sorry for it because it makes this post horrible and normal.
Here's something to make it better I guess:
p.s. Let's hope Obama wins, even if he won't make it through the first year.
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Monday, October 27, 2008
She Won't Have A Thing To Do With Me, A Thing To Do With Me
This is for my father.
Kentucky Fried Chicken here does not have biscuits. They do however, serve everything with fries. And they have all these crazy menu options, including these fillets that are battered up in original recipe and are amazing.
Just giving you the full report pops.
Kentucky Fried Chicken here does not have biscuits. They do however, serve everything with fries. And they have all these crazy menu options, including these fillets that are battered up in original recipe and are amazing.
Just giving you the full report pops.
Saturday, October 25, 2008
Ce Soir, Je Vais Boire
The days are just whipping by. It was Joan and I's 4 month anniversary the other day. How crazy is that? To all of you who graduated with us: WE HAVE BEEN ADULTS FOR LIKE 5 MONTHS.
Work paid me. Which is great. I presented my new ideas to them, and they ate it up. I think I might be able to be employed there for a full time type job. I'm hoping so at least. I figure I can live quite well on double what I'm making now, and anything over that I can save...which would be extra great. Plus they seem like a company that might front $ to keep me here, especially if they can deduct that money later :)
I am an independent contractor, again. I did it with Spectre, but now I'm back to having my own company registration number and submitting invoices. How adult. How terribly adult.
My new house is really good. It's got a big full on kitchen. It's got a giant back yard. It's got room mates that are mature, have jobs, and don't fuck with you. It's got room mates that are hilarious and just as inappropriate as me. The internet sucks more than the old house, but I think we are going to change that, which is needed. I just hope that when the girl who's stuff is all furnishing my room comes back she doesn't kick me right the fuck out! But c'est la vie.
I got one of the best presents since I've been here in the mail the other day.
Thank you so much Sierra. Artwork on my body and all over my room! No, I haven't put up everything yet...but soon!
Speaking of Sierra! She is coming to visit me. It's more than I can say about the rest of you slackers.
It's going to be a blast, and I'm getting super excited for it. I am probably equally excited about how awesome it will be when my MOM comes to visit in 2 weeks! She has been out of the united states about, twice. No joking. SHE IS COMING TO AUSTRALIA! It is going to do her head in. We might go to Tassie, Great Barrier Reef, Wilson's Prom, Black Spur Drive, Phillip Island, and New Zealand. Well obviously not all of them, but those are the ideas. Oh I'm so excited to have visitors!!! Dad, get down here for 100+ Christmas time.
I have been foiled by my local library. Out of the following books, they have NONE. So that means I might have to buy one (once I get paid again). The booklist: Play it as it Lays - Joan Didion, The World to Come - dana Horn, Arkansas - John Brandon, Here They Come - Yannick Murphey, Voyage Along the Horizon - Javier Marias, Wonderous Life of Oscar Wao - Junot Diaz, Goodbye, Columbus - Philip Roth, and The Ministry of Special Cases. Tell me which to buy first!
Oh and I didn't finish Roberto Bolano. I might get back to it, but for the time being it's going to rest over there in the "Got boring real quick, this author should've gotten back to the story" pile with A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius.
Alright, I don't remember what else I wanted to post about, so this will have to do! Oh and there will be a video uploaded real soon, I just have to wait for my slow internet to get it up.
BE EXCITED.
Work paid me. Which is great. I presented my new ideas to them, and they ate it up. I think I might be able to be employed there for a full time type job. I'm hoping so at least. I figure I can live quite well on double what I'm making now, and anything over that I can save...which would be extra great. Plus they seem like a company that might front $ to keep me here, especially if they can deduct that money later :)
I am an independent contractor, again. I did it with Spectre, but now I'm back to having my own company registration number and submitting invoices. How adult. How terribly adult.
My new house is really good. It's got a big full on kitchen. It's got a giant back yard. It's got room mates that are mature, have jobs, and don't fuck with you. It's got room mates that are hilarious and just as inappropriate as me. The internet sucks more than the old house, but I think we are going to change that, which is needed. I just hope that when the girl who's stuff is all furnishing my room comes back she doesn't kick me right the fuck out! But c'est la vie.
I got one of the best presents since I've been here in the mail the other day.
Thank you so much Sierra. Artwork on my body and all over my room! No, I haven't put up everything yet...but soon!
Speaking of Sierra! She is coming to visit me. It's more than I can say about the rest of you slackers.
It's going to be a blast, and I'm getting super excited for it. I am probably equally excited about how awesome it will be when my MOM comes to visit in 2 weeks! She has been out of the united states about, twice. No joking. SHE IS COMING TO AUSTRALIA! It is going to do her head in. We might go to Tassie, Great Barrier Reef, Wilson's Prom, Black Spur Drive, Phillip Island, and New Zealand. Well obviously not all of them, but those are the ideas. Oh I'm so excited to have visitors!!! Dad, get down here for 100+ Christmas time.
I have been foiled by my local library. Out of the following books, they have NONE. So that means I might have to buy one (once I get paid again). The booklist: Play it as it Lays - Joan Didion, The World to Come - dana Horn, Arkansas - John Brandon, Here They Come - Yannick Murphey, Voyage Along the Horizon - Javier Marias, Wonderous Life of Oscar Wao - Junot Diaz, Goodbye, Columbus - Philip Roth, and The Ministry of Special Cases. Tell me which to buy first!
Oh and I didn't finish Roberto Bolano. I might get back to it, but for the time being it's going to rest over there in the "Got boring real quick, this author should've gotten back to the story" pile with A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius.
Alright, I don't remember what else I wanted to post about, so this will have to do! Oh and there will be a video uploaded real soon, I just have to wait for my slow internet to get it up.
BE EXCITED.
Friday, October 10, 2008
Good times are coming, but they sure comin' slow
Hi Patrick,
Thank you for putting in an application for the publicist position at PBS.
We've had a lot of applications for the role and unfortunately your
application has been unsuccessful this time.
I appreciate you taking the time to put together a proposal and wish you
all the best.
Again, another position I thought I was perfect for, and don't even make it to the interviews. WHO ARE THESE OTHER PUBLICISTS, and why don't they find jobs already, and why do they have more radio experience than I do...independent radio experience...and fundraising knowledge, and what the hell.
Anyways. Three Thousand is going well, at least the whole writing thing. The paying thing? Not so well. I guess it will work itself out, I'm just freaking out since I'm moving and that's going to put a cramp in my finances. The other problem is that if I don't get a raise or something like they sorta wanted to give me, I'm not going to be making any money except to cover rent so I will need another job, or a wealthy sugar mama. I'm open to many many situations, please contact. Hell you don't even have to be wealthy, I'm cheap.
I am moving again. New house pictures will be up soon. It'll be good I think. Trying to find a place with the girls, that they both want, that I am okay with, at the price we want, was getting tricky. Luckily within a few days of looking, I found a house with people I liked, a location I liked, and a price that was unbeatable. I'm going to be living close to Joan, and close to trams, and close to cool stuff...plus I'm going to have a cat, 2 chickens, and 3 guinea pigs. It's like moving back in with people from Boulder, who have a little more room than anyone did in Boulder. The Brunswick Bubble.
Oh and just for all you lovely people who want to send fan mail:
14 Pitt St.
Brunswick, Victoria
3056
Australia.
Please include a SASE and picture, or two.
I made Mexican the other night and had to use a cough syrup measurement thing as a measuring cup. It was insane. Just so you know, 8x30ml = 1cup. You can't get that conversion anywhere easier than here.
Speaking of conversions, why doesn't everyone who reads this blog whip all their money out of the market right now to keep my exchange rate really good until I use up all of my USD? Pretty please? I'm getting 1.30 to 1 right now!
Oh and a quick synopsis of Phillip Island. It was fun, it was beautiful, it had amazing fucking beaches, it had gigantic waves, I found wafer (!!!) thin skipping rocks EVERYWHERE. WAFER ROCKS. Skipped one like 10 times, so good. Anyways, it's amazing. I plan on taking everyone who comes down to it, so GET READY.
So with all of that, I'm going to set up for more packing. I want to finish before I go out tonight.
Music rants:
Munly has a new CD? Why didn't any of you assholes tell me? Yo, I'm pissed.
Loving the new Mark Barrage (he's from Melbs!). Like a little bit denser and better YACHT or Dan Deacon. I cannot stop listening to Graham Smith/Kleenex Girl Wonder. It's like a disease or something. Ponyoak just keeps getting better and better, and I only liked it for that one Anne Marie song at first. Same with Mojave 3. I used to not dig them cause they were a wanky version of Slowdive...but they've grown on me so much. My Life In Art is a daily must listen song. I am looking forward to sitting down with Out of Tune, Neil's solo disc Sleeping on Roads, and that unreleased Slowdive album I Saw The Sun.
As far as new stuff? Look what I started using again: http://www.last.fm/user/patcollins
Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't...get used to it.
Her Space Holiday's new one is good. Might be different than the stuff I love him for (Young Machines/Manic Expressive) but it is fucking good still. I didn't like that last one.
Psapp's new one is burning to be played, as well as the Micah P. Hinson 7in, the Viking Moses, Tahiti 80, Kitsune 6 compilation and the load of stuff I downloaded at work the other day. Something new from Graham Smith's little pool that you can get free at www.hugebig.info (and his newest 2xCD for free too!), the new Congotronics (I'm SLOW), and the new Strut release...Calypsoul or whatever.
Lot's of new stuff! Tell me more tell me more! Oh and I don't give a shit about Yo! Majesty, so leave me alone.
Monday, September 29, 2008
Friday, September 26, 2008
Take me on a trip, I'd like to go some day.
Recap of last night:
Wendy James sucks as a DJ and couldn't rock a crowd if her gold sequined jacket depended on it
Macca's is cheaper than Hungry Jacks, helllls yeah.
I am in love with this song, holy, shit.
Wendy James sucks as a DJ and couldn't rock a crowd if her gold sequined jacket depended on it
Macca's is cheaper than Hungry Jacks, helllls yeah.
I am in love with this song, holy, shit.
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
You are a beautiful and violent word
The Savage Detectives by Roberto Bolano is pretty good. I've come to realize though, it was only recommended to me because of how extremely perverse it is. Thanks. I like to get books I have some interest in, but I know you thought I'd just dig bohemian poets having lots of sex. I know what you think of me now.
The new job is great, and I think it's turning into something like the radio station. I am completely ready to give up my free time to do work stuff, and write things for them, and do whatever they need really. I dig it. Unfortunately today they decided that the worst lollies in the world (candy) were U.S. Spice Drops. Screw them, the line has been DRAWN.
No really, it's a great place to work I think. I have my own little center office desk, I get to sit there and laugh at youtube videos they send me, and I get to be a writer. How crazy is that?! I'm a writer. I have my own byline and everything. PSYCHED. If you want to see it, just shoot over to www.threethousand.com.au. One of my reviews is up there (it's the Isaac Hayes tribute album) and I do the copy for the www.threethousand.com.au/mixtapes section. As well, I will have another review this week for a band called the Delta Spirit, and 2 reviews of things to do at the Melbourne Arts Festival. Really, Patti Smith is reading Ginsberg poems while Philip Glass plays in the background; DJ Spooky is showing a documentary about the sound of ICE in Antartica; and the Schonberg ensemble is playing Gyorgi Ligeti and Schonberg pieces...plus more. MELBOURNE YOU'RE COOL, let's date.
Anyways, job is pretty good, people are super rad, dogs haven't been into work lately...what slackers. I'm coming up with some ideas to extend my work, and they want a proposal by Oct. 14th so I have to make something happen. I'll get it done I guess!
My hair was cut for the cost of making curry. Fair trade.
I finished a disco mix so go tell me what you think. Some of the songs are EQ'd sorta gross...but we will see what the clubs think of it. Maybe I'll get a gig.
That's it for now. I will leave you with this video that I absolutely died for.
Fun with gas.
The new job is great, and I think it's turning into something like the radio station. I am completely ready to give up my free time to do work stuff, and write things for them, and do whatever they need really. I dig it. Unfortunately today they decided that the worst lollies in the world (candy) were U.S. Spice Drops. Screw them, the line has been DRAWN.
No really, it's a great place to work I think. I have my own little center office desk, I get to sit there and laugh at youtube videos they send me, and I get to be a writer. How crazy is that?! I'm a writer. I have my own byline and everything. PSYCHED. If you want to see it, just shoot over to www.threethousand.com.au. One of my reviews is up there (it's the Isaac Hayes tribute album) and I do the copy for the www.threethousand.com.au/mixtapes section. As well, I will have another review this week for a band called the Delta Spirit, and 2 reviews of things to do at the Melbourne Arts Festival. Really, Patti Smith is reading Ginsberg poems while Philip Glass plays in the background; DJ Spooky is showing a documentary about the sound of ICE in Antartica; and the Schonberg ensemble is playing Gyorgi Ligeti and Schonberg pieces...plus more. MELBOURNE YOU'RE COOL, let's date.
Anyways, job is pretty good, people are super rad, dogs haven't been into work lately...what slackers. I'm coming up with some ideas to extend my work, and they want a proposal by Oct. 14th so I have to make something happen. I'll get it done I guess!
My hair was cut for the cost of making curry. Fair trade.
I finished a disco mix so go tell me what you think. Some of the songs are EQ'd sorta gross...but we will see what the clubs think of it. Maybe I'll get a gig.
That's it for now. I will leave you with this video that I absolutely died for.
Fun with gas.
Friday, September 12, 2008
You were a shining star, it's been dark since you've been gone.
Okay okay okay. It's time for a recap.
Since I've been gone from the blog (I promise, I'll go on another rampage soon) many things have happened.
I had way too much to drink on Joan's birthday. I don't even remember a good portion of it. Drinkers remorse x100. Plus I spilled wine ALL over my Parenthetical Girls shirt. (((GRRRLS)))!
I got real down over not having a job and just sorta wasting away, but I snapped out of it. Back into the saddle, still hunting for jobs.
I DJ'd the other night. My first paying anything in Australia! They gave me $50 for a 1hr set. Plus 4 drink tickets and 5 guestlist spots. Too bad my room mates didn't come, but Lulu and her room mates (the people I knew for the least amount of time in Australia) came out and danced and actually had fun. Which is to say a lot because...well...the club is sorta...ehhhh. Not bad, but the people who go are young (the beard was a dead giveaway of old guy) and they only wanted to hear hits...like Shoop and Gettin' Jiggy Wit' It. Remember how I said Australians are obsessed with the '90s? Exhibit 10.
It was good though, fun. I was sorta dressed up and it got hot so I had come prepared with short shorts and an undershirt. when the last DJ came on after me she said "Are these your pants?!" and then laughed when I told her it was hot hot hot.
Went to another art exhibit. It was Danae's! She does good stuff, for real. If I could afford it, I'd buy it. But I feel like that with a ton of my artist friends' stuff (COUGH COUGH SIERRA). Maybe I'll get her to design me a tattoo so I can get the art for free too. FOREVER.
My rent plummeted because they are selling the house and are having a LOT of house inspections (as well as coming over at 830 to put in MULCH. SHUT THE HELL UP OLD LANDLORD GUY). That stretches my money a bit further though!
So I went nuts trying to get a job the other day. Messaged a TON of clubs to get more DJ gigs, and for some reason...it sorta worked! I have to drop off demos at a couple places. Plus I got a job at www.threethousand.com.au doing music stuff. They are starting me out 1 day a week (PAID!) and then I'm going to work into a bigger role if I can give them something to make me do. They want to expand the music section of the website and so...I'll be up for it. It's a really cool company, there are 2 dogs (they are english bulldogs?) who are like little aliens. They rule. Ping Pong table as the meeting table, and 3 bars in the same building, as well as the rooftop cinema they own! BLING BLANG SUCKAS. In addition to the job hunt, I finally got a callback from Universal. They gave me a quick informal phone interview...well I thought it was informal. I was naked for god's sake. And I think I said some hilariously inappropriate things, but yeah, I think she liked me. That would be pretty wonderful too, especially if it was in addition to threethousand. Cross dem fingas. But yeah, DJ gigs + Three Thousand should be enough to cover rent. Not going to make me lots of savings...but alright for the time being.
Renata is a new friend who is a) polish, b) pretty cool, c) maybe taking joan and I to phillip island...where there is...GET THIS...a PARADE OF PENGUINS EVERY DAY. Like they come out in a big line and waddle their way somewhere. I don't know the specifics, but there is a PARADE...of PENGUINS.
As well, her friend Cat has a summer house or something in Golden Beach, which I was officially invited to. Check it.
I applied to volunteer/work for the Falls festival, and I didn't get a ticket to the Meredith music festival ($200 was a bit steep for 3 days with 2 good bands). I hope I get to see what the fuss is about these music festivals in Australia. Note to the US, don't go all festival based. It's too expensive and it sucks compared to small shows. But Falls festival is like in a rainforest...and next to the beach. TAKE THAT.
Okay...let's see. There's tons of more things that have happened, but I can't think.
My foot has been hurting a LOT. It feels like I broke it or something on the side. Totally hurt. I want to just NOT stand on it for like 2 days.
Be excited for mail...you might have had something in my last ship out.
JOB on Tuesday! My official job is making 10 song mixtapes and writing articles. Give me a theme.
Megan and Fatti broke up for like 6 hours or something. I was home, they were broken up, I went and ate a picnic, went to bed, and they were back together. Thank god they updated the facebook relationship status or I would've never known.
Kavalier and Clay was a fantastic book. So so sooooo good. Now I need another. Still looking for those book requests as the library likes to a) not have what I want b) loan out everything that they do have that I kinda want. I'm digging Chabon's novels...but they have crap endings so...give me somethin' with a good ending.
Getting pretty serious about Vietnam. Super excited about child labor and black market dvds. Hells yes. Put in your requests before I go. No promises it won't just be a ton of porno.
Haven't talked to my family in a while. Yo fams. If you're there, let me know you arn't dead...I know a few of you (ONE IN PARTICULAR) have internet at home. Nerd out with me. We can do the whole video chat thing. I'll even put on clothes for it.
My house uses more toilet paper than I thought humanly possible. I don't get it. I think next time I'm going to buy like 1 roll and throw it in there and see who fights over it.
We made puppy chow...which is a mystery to not only our Australian friends, but also a few of you back home. Let's see... peanut butter + chocolate melted into Chex cereal coated in powdered sugar? Yep, it's delicious and you missed out. Tell your parents they screwed you up.
Biore pore strips do not work anymore. What happened? I want to see that gross stuff come OUT of my nose! Ughhhhh.
I got called a ranga today, from this guy who looked like a construction worker. I didn't have time to snap back a witty 'fuck you' comment, so instead I gave him some death eyes. I should've just run up and kicked his smug fat face sitting in his little lame truck.
My hair is too long, but unless a friend cuts it, we're growing it out until I can afford a nice haircut.
Music steez:
August Darnell collection on Strut just gets better and better with each listen. As well, going back to the Mantronix Souljazz release...holy shit. Mt. Eerie has an AMAZING new album out with Julie Dorion and Fred Squire. Can't wait. He is coming to Australia soon!!! This band...Detektivbyrån suck. They start out really pretty like Goon Gumpas Aphex Twin styling...but then they throw in some 1992 web based midi sounds that make it a fucking joke. Don't waste your time...I only did because it was popular on waffles.fm. Last time I trust those dudes. David Vandervelde's new one isn't bad either. Standout track 'Someone Like You.' In other news, 10cc's Dreadlock Holiday is a jam. Jam jam jam.
Can't wait for Cosmic Balearic Beats, the new Sea and Cake album, Mac Lethal's mixtape, and Eddy Current Suppresion Ring. Oh and the Brutals (from Australia) played a heap of old stuff that sucked, and a bit of new stuff that was real good the other night. I'd look forward to that.
Since I've been gone from the blog (I promise, I'll go on another rampage soon) many things have happened.
I had way too much to drink on Joan's birthday. I don't even remember a good portion of it. Drinkers remorse x100. Plus I spilled wine ALL over my Parenthetical Girls shirt. (((GRRRLS)))!
I got real down over not having a job and just sorta wasting away, but I snapped out of it. Back into the saddle, still hunting for jobs.
I DJ'd the other night. My first paying anything in Australia! They gave me $50 for a 1hr set. Plus 4 drink tickets and 5 guestlist spots. Too bad my room mates didn't come, but Lulu and her room mates (the people I knew for the least amount of time in Australia) came out and danced and actually had fun. Which is to say a lot because...well...the club is sorta...ehhhh. Not bad, but the people who go are young (the beard was a dead giveaway of old guy) and they only wanted to hear hits...like Shoop and Gettin' Jiggy Wit' It. Remember how I said Australians are obsessed with the '90s? Exhibit 10.
It was good though, fun. I was sorta dressed up and it got hot so I had come prepared with short shorts and an undershirt. when the last DJ came on after me she said "Are these your pants?!" and then laughed when I told her it was hot hot hot.
Went to another art exhibit. It was Danae's! She does good stuff, for real. If I could afford it, I'd buy it. But I feel like that with a ton of my artist friends' stuff (COUGH COUGH SIERRA). Maybe I'll get her to design me a tattoo so I can get the art for free too. FOREVER.
My rent plummeted because they are selling the house and are having a LOT of house inspections (as well as coming over at 830 to put in MULCH. SHUT THE HELL UP OLD LANDLORD GUY). That stretches my money a bit further though!
So I went nuts trying to get a job the other day. Messaged a TON of clubs to get more DJ gigs, and for some reason...it sorta worked! I have to drop off demos at a couple places. Plus I got a job at www.threethousand.com.au doing music stuff. They are starting me out 1 day a week (PAID!) and then I'm going to work into a bigger role if I can give them something to make me do. They want to expand the music section of the website and so...I'll be up for it. It's a really cool company, there are 2 dogs (they are english bulldogs?) who are like little aliens. They rule. Ping Pong table as the meeting table, and 3 bars in the same building, as well as the rooftop cinema they own! BLING BLANG SUCKAS. In addition to the job hunt, I finally got a callback from Universal. They gave me a quick informal phone interview...well I thought it was informal. I was naked for god's sake. And I think I said some hilariously inappropriate things, but yeah, I think she liked me. That would be pretty wonderful too, especially if it was in addition to threethousand. Cross dem fingas. But yeah, DJ gigs + Three Thousand should be enough to cover rent. Not going to make me lots of savings...but alright for the time being.
Renata is a new friend who is a) polish, b) pretty cool, c) maybe taking joan and I to phillip island...where there is...GET THIS...a PARADE OF PENGUINS EVERY DAY. Like they come out in a big line and waddle their way somewhere. I don't know the specifics, but there is a PARADE...of PENGUINS.
As well, her friend Cat has a summer house or something in Golden Beach, which I was officially invited to. Check it.I applied to volunteer/work for the Falls festival, and I didn't get a ticket to the Meredith music festival ($200 was a bit steep for 3 days with 2 good bands). I hope I get to see what the fuss is about these music festivals in Australia. Note to the US, don't go all festival based. It's too expensive and it sucks compared to small shows. But Falls festival is like in a rainforest...and next to the beach. TAKE THAT.Okay...let's see. There's tons of more things that have happened, but I can't think.
My foot has been hurting a LOT. It feels like I broke it or something on the side. Totally hurt. I want to just NOT stand on it for like 2 days.
Be excited for mail...you might have had something in my last ship out.
JOB on Tuesday! My official job is making 10 song mixtapes and writing articles. Give me a theme.
Megan and Fatti broke up for like 6 hours or something. I was home, they were broken up, I went and ate a picnic, went to bed, and they were back together. Thank god they updated the facebook relationship status or I would've never known.
Kavalier and Clay was a fantastic book. So so sooooo good. Now I need another. Still looking for those book requests as the library likes to a) not have what I want b) loan out everything that they do have that I kinda want. I'm digging Chabon's novels...but they have crap endings so...give me somethin' with a good ending.
Getting pretty serious about Vietnam. Super excited about child labor and black market dvds. Hells yes. Put in your requests before I go. No promises it won't just be a ton of porno.
Haven't talked to my family in a while. Yo fams. If you're there, let me know you arn't dead...I know a few of you (ONE IN PARTICULAR) have internet at home. Nerd out with me. We can do the whole video chat thing. I'll even put on clothes for it.
My house uses more toilet paper than I thought humanly possible. I don't get it. I think next time I'm going to buy like 1 roll and throw it in there and see who fights over it.
We made puppy chow...which is a mystery to not only our Australian friends, but also a few of you back home. Let's see... peanut butter + chocolate melted into Chex cereal coated in powdered sugar? Yep, it's delicious and you missed out. Tell your parents they screwed you up.
Biore pore strips do not work anymore. What happened? I want to see that gross stuff come OUT of my nose! Ughhhhh.
I got called a ranga today, from this guy who looked like a construction worker. I didn't have time to snap back a witty 'fuck you' comment, so instead I gave him some death eyes. I should've just run up and kicked his smug fat face sitting in his little lame truck.
My hair is too long, but unless a friend cuts it, we're growing it out until I can afford a nice haircut.
Music steez:
August Darnell collection on Strut just gets better and better with each listen. As well, going back to the Mantronix Souljazz release...holy shit. Mt. Eerie has an AMAZING new album out with Julie Dorion and Fred Squire. Can't wait. He is coming to Australia soon!!! This band...Detektivbyrån suck. They start out really pretty like Goon Gumpas Aphex Twin styling...but then they throw in some 1992 web based midi sounds that make it a fucking joke. Don't waste your time...I only did because it was popular on waffles.fm. Last time I trust those dudes. David Vandervelde's new one isn't bad either. Standout track 'Someone Like You.' In other news, 10cc's Dreadlock Holiday is a jam. Jam jam jam.
Can't wait for Cosmic Balearic Beats, the new Sea and Cake album, Mac Lethal's mixtape, and Eddy Current Suppresion Ring. Oh and the Brutals (from Australia) played a heap of old stuff that sucked, and a bit of new stuff that was real good the other night. I'd look forward to that.
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
DANCE PARTAYYYy
You can go here and download my mix. It's nothing special really, but any comments would be appreciated.
www.myspace.com/djpatacake
or
Pat a Cake - Fucking Marsupials!
Tracklist:
Junior Boys - Double Shadow
Metronomy - My Heart Rate Rapid
Passions - Emergency
Britney Spears - Toxic
Heartsrevolution - Switchblade (LA Riots mix)
Criag Obey vs The Church - Under the Milky Way
Switch - A Bit Patchy (vocal)
Shiny Toy Guns - Le Disko (Tommie Sunshine mix)
The Rapture - W.A.Y.U.H. (Claude Vonstroke mix)
Green Velvet - Shake and Pop
LCD Soundsystem - Yeah (Crass version)
Daft Punk - Harder Better Faster Stronger (vocal)
Spektrum - Kinda New (Dirty South mix)
Tiger Stripes - Survivor
Simian Mobile Disco - It's the Beat
Justice - Stress (Autoremix)
www.myspace.com/djpatacake
or
Pat a Cake - Fucking Marsupials!
Tracklist:
Junior Boys - Double Shadow
Metronomy - My Heart Rate Rapid
Passions - Emergency
Britney Spears - Toxic
Heartsrevolution - Switchblade (LA Riots mix)
Criag Obey vs The Church - Under the Milky Way
Switch - A Bit Patchy (vocal)
Shiny Toy Guns - Le Disko (Tommie Sunshine mix)
The Rapture - W.A.Y.U.H. (Claude Vonstroke mix)
Green Velvet - Shake and Pop
LCD Soundsystem - Yeah (Crass version)
Daft Punk - Harder Better Faster Stronger (vocal)
Spektrum - Kinda New (Dirty South mix)
Tiger Stripes - Survivor
Simian Mobile Disco - It's the Beat
Justice - Stress (Autoremix)
Monday, August 25, 2008
I'll teach ya how to STUNNNT
You have 30 mins to finish the test, and at that time the alarm will sound, pencils must be put down. Use only number 2 pencils please.
This weekend was:
a) stupid and not nearly as fun as previously thought due to the party not being that fun and us meeting another creepy dude
b) as fun is to roller coasters
c) as this blog post is to hilarious
d) all of the above
Watching Beach House on Friday was:
a) Super great, even if I was sorta drunk, and it was packed. They played some great songs and were just as good as I was hoping.
b) alright
c) I don't remember I was drunk
d) I didn't even go see Beach House?
Interesting fact about Milkman Dan, he has no hair on the backs of his calves, and one summer wore only shorts so he could grow it back because he always thought it was from his tight jeans.
This story was:
a) cool
b) exciting
c) Only brought up to then bring up the fact that I have folliculitis all over my thighs because my jeans are too tight I think. Oh and I don't have hair on the tops of my calves either. Weird.
d) boring.
Maybe some of the best news came this weekend in the form of:
a) me finding out I'm pregnant
b) me actually getting offered to get paid for writing articles for Threethousand.com
c) me finding out I'm NOT pregnant
d) I"M HAVING A BABY!
Right now I am listening to:
a) Spanish rap
b) 50 Cent
c) G-Unit
d) All of the above (HEY IT'S THIS ANSWER! COOKINSOUL!)
Short essay section.
Please write a well formed essay, with a thesis, and supporting evidence on the topic:
How did I end up with a bump on the Back/Top of my head?
So yeah, the weekend wasn't as fun as I thought it would be, but that's alright. I just got a bit defeated by Melbourne I feel.
Waking up to good news though is great:
What do I doooooooo.
Joan and I are going to the zoo today I think. That will be fun. We haven't been somewhere touristy in a while so...it's time to get back in the swing of things :)
Went to a couple of gallery openings that were fun this week. There are a couple more coming up, I might try to go check it out. Plus a lot of them have free booze. What's better than getting wasted and looking at art?! Getting wasted, looking at art, and making fun of people!
I burned my hand. Warning: Hot water bottles may cause severe burns if not used properly or being filled while drunk.
This weekend was:
a) stupid and not nearly as fun as previously thought due to the party not being that fun and us meeting another creepy dude
b) as fun is to roller coasters
c) as this blog post is to hilarious
d) all of the above
Watching Beach House on Friday was:
a) Super great, even if I was sorta drunk, and it was packed. They played some great songs and were just as good as I was hoping.
b) alright
c) I don't remember I was drunk
d) I didn't even go see Beach House?
Interesting fact about Milkman Dan, he has no hair on the backs of his calves, and one summer wore only shorts so he could grow it back because he always thought it was from his tight jeans.
This story was:
a) cool
b) exciting
c) Only brought up to then bring up the fact that I have folliculitis all over my thighs because my jeans are too tight I think. Oh and I don't have hair on the tops of my calves either. Weird.
d) boring.
Maybe some of the best news came this weekend in the form of:
a) me finding out I'm pregnant
b) me actually getting offered to get paid for writing articles for Threethousand.com
c) me finding out I'm NOT pregnant
d) I"M HAVING A BABY!
Right now I am listening to:
a) Spanish rap
b) 50 Cent
c) G-Unit
d) All of the above (HEY IT'S THIS ANSWER! COOKINSOUL!)
Short essay section.
Please write a well formed essay, with a thesis, and supporting evidence on the topic:
How did I end up with a bump on the Back/Top of my head?
So yeah, the weekend wasn't as fun as I thought it would be, but that's alright. I just got a bit defeated by Melbourne I feel.
Waking up to good news though is great:
"We've got a few people helping in the office at the moment, and it can beYay. Now to figure out what I can write about? Music? My life? America? Charming women?
a bit overwhelming so I couldn't get you on for a few weeks. Also,
ThreeThousand's a bit of a shoestring affair. I'm really only paid two
days of the week to do it, and the rest of the time is spent scrambling to
get freelance stuff done.
One thing that would be helpful in the meantime, is sending through some
pitches/ideas for articles. I could commission them, if we haven't written
about that topic before. And you could write them."
What do I doooooooo.
Joan and I are going to the zoo today I think. That will be fun. We haven't been somewhere touristy in a while so...it's time to get back in the swing of things :)
Went to a couple of gallery openings that were fun this week. There are a couple more coming up, I might try to go check it out. Plus a lot of them have free booze. What's better than getting wasted and looking at art?! Getting wasted, looking at art, and making fun of people!
I burned my hand. Warning: Hot water bottles may cause severe burns if not used properly or being filled while drunk.
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
The world is a rope she wears
A few fun things this evening. I went out to blast away CVs today...no one really liked me that much except for the girls at the Body Shop. Hey, that'd be nice! We will see. Tomorrow is "sit around and send the newly updated retail CV to any retail jobs on the internet."
We shall see.
The landlord is selling the house we live in, so we have to move now. Oh well! When you come and visit we can go to the beach still, it will just be a short tram ride!
Starting off today's hilarious and informative post, is something in reference to the song the title is taken from.
One of the next lines is "There is a color that smells like her hair"
This reminds me of a conversation I had a while ago with Joan, (and I have had it a few times with other people), about the strange occourance of Synesthesia. You know how people's senses get all mixed up when they are on LSD? Well that happens sometimes, to people, and leads to GREAT things. Maybe more times than not it leads to lots of hard learning problems...but hey, Liszt had it. We studied it a bit in Language, Culture, and Cognition and it's really interesting because sometimes people have it with numbers taking on certain colors (i.e. 5 is red 2 is blue, and a blue number can not divide a red number without a remainder). Totally amazing. Someone smack me in the head until I get Synesthesia, please. I would like to taste colors without having to do harmful (or maybe not so harmful) drugs.
Second on today's list is...missed connections. You know that section of Craigslist where people go "Oh I saw you, you are pretty, let's have sex." I love them. I love reading them and I absolutely love posting them. It's like, hey, here is a PERFECT opener, that I can think up in the comfort of my own home, be witty, cute, and creative...and put it out there as my first contact with you. First impressions right? On the other hand though...there are some weird ones, and Jen decided to give me a great one recently. You might remember Jen from her absolute great wiener dogs in banana costumes in banana boxes picture. She's great. Anyway, here is the missed connection, entitled Who left this note under my head as I napped?
Hilarious.
Last, but absolutely not least, I woke up this morning to 2 frantic messages (to my home AIM account, and my old work AIM account) from Hannah, my old boss in Portland, asking me what my email was. She had a great surprise for me, and I laughed a lot this morning when I received it. If she didn't buy it, if she saw this record and did not spend the money on it, I will literally kill her. I will send her anthrax in the mail and shit. Portland will feel my wrath if I cannot physically touch with my hands one day.
The hip hypnotist knows it is a good idea. I'm sure there are a few other people that would agree, and a heap of others that would say "That's bullshit." Whatever, it wasn't my fault.
I noticed that the phrase "How are you doing?" is becoming more foreign to me, due to the fact that Australians say "How are you going?" instead.
I AM ADAPTING TO DOWN UNDER. I WILL BE A FUCKING ABORIGINAL BY THE TIME I COME HOME. IT WILL BE NEAT.
Digeridoo championship will be the first themed party I throw.
We shall see.
The landlord is selling the house we live in, so we have to move now. Oh well! When you come and visit we can go to the beach still, it will just be a short tram ride!
Starting off today's hilarious and informative post, is something in reference to the song the title is taken from.
One of the next lines is "There is a color that smells like her hair"
This reminds me of a conversation I had a while ago with Joan, (and I have had it a few times with other people), about the strange occourance of Synesthesia. You know how people's senses get all mixed up when they are on LSD? Well that happens sometimes, to people, and leads to GREAT things. Maybe more times than not it leads to lots of hard learning problems...but hey, Liszt had it. We studied it a bit in Language, Culture, and Cognition and it's really interesting because sometimes people have it with numbers taking on certain colors (i.e. 5 is red 2 is blue, and a blue number can not divide a red number without a remainder). Totally amazing. Someone smack me in the head until I get Synesthesia, please. I would like to taste colors without having to do harmful (or maybe not so harmful) drugs.
Second on today's list is...missed connections. You know that section of Craigslist where people go "Oh I saw you, you are pretty, let's have sex." I love them. I love reading them and I absolutely love posting them. It's like, hey, here is a PERFECT opener, that I can think up in the comfort of my own home, be witty, cute, and creative...and put it out there as my first contact with you. First impressions right? On the other hand though...there are some weird ones, and Jen decided to give me a great one recently. You might remember Jen from her absolute great wiener dogs in banana costumes in banana boxes picture. She's great. Anyway, here is the missed connection, entitled Who left this note under my head as I napped?
Hilarious.
Last, but absolutely not least, I woke up this morning to 2 frantic messages (to my home AIM account, and my old work AIM account) from Hannah, my old boss in Portland, asking me what my email was. She had a great surprise for me, and I laughed a lot this morning when I received it. If she didn't buy it, if she saw this record and did not spend the money on it, I will literally kill her. I will send her anthrax in the mail and shit. Portland will feel my wrath if I cannot physically touch with my hands one day.
The hip hypnotist knows it is a good idea. I'm sure there are a few other people that would agree, and a heap of others that would say "That's bullshit." Whatever, it wasn't my fault.
I noticed that the phrase "How are you doing?" is becoming more foreign to me, due to the fact that Australians say "How are you going?" instead.
I AM ADAPTING TO DOWN UNDER. I WILL BE A FUCKING ABORIGINAL BY THE TIME I COME HOME. IT WILL BE NEAT.
Digeridoo championship will be the first themed party I throw.
Monday, August 18, 2008
A flower bloomed inside my cold cold heart
Well well well.
Here we are again, reading about jews.
Of course, most of you know I'm not Jewish, but I believe Michael Chabon is. If he isn't, there is some serious jewenvy going on in his brain. No, he is, for sure, and once again I am reading one of his fantastic novels.
I finally finished 100 Years of Solitude, and as earlier stated, 50 years were quite enough. My one sentence review: Beautiful imagery and mysticism, although it all fell apart when the world of of the Buendia's became modern and ugly. Like for real, it should've stayed in the past. Thankfully though, that book is now in my past. I can start reading wonderful stories, about jews.
The Adventures of Kavalier and Clay is going to get me to start reading comics I feel. I don't know if I like that or not, but we will see I guess.
I was privy to some good news yesterday. First, Talor, a wonderful new friend of mine, called and said "HEY LET'S HANG OUT!" So we did just that. Sidenote, her name is said Taylor, but her parents were like, "Whoops, left out the y, oh well, she can just rhyme with valor for now on."
She had a few pieces of good news, mainly in the fact that she MIGHT know the guy who is possession of my CV at Polyesther records. She MIGHT be able to put in a good word for me. As well, she MIGHT get me a chance to meet the girl in charge of that website I've been flipping out for, www.threethousand.com. I sent them a little email being like "Hey if you need/want any help with anything, writing, slave work, whatever, let me know." Like most emails I have sent to people in this country, it has been wonderfully ignored. Australia, get with it, it takes half a second to hit reply, type "no", and hit send. Shiiiiiiiiiiit, this is nothing like what I thought the future would be like.
Talor also helped me to discover that hot water bottles (the full on rubber kind) might be one of the best inventions ever. I should've just gotten like 4 of these instead of the heater, and laid them all around me. Maybe I could make a little harness for them, add a few pounds sure, but I would have a refillable heater. Who knows, maybe it would be cool to just toss it in my backpack when I head to the city. That'd probably be pretty rad. I'm going to be the smartest person to ever own one of these things. It's only been like 12 hours and I already have extra inventions and uses for this simple heating device.
I have taken about 3 days or so to try and get my stupid $200 soundcard for my computer/dj setup to work. I was so fed up with it today, and I was hungry, which means I was extra extra fed up with everything. I got food, had a whiskey on the rocks, and sat down to TAKE CARE OF BUSINESS. Turns out, 2 processors, as opposed to common sense, do NOT make things work better in the DJ software I am using. So click that off, and poof, things work. Fuck you Ableton (that's the software).
I'm psyched, DJ setup almost completely stable, functioning, and ready to play out. Just have to make a couple example mixes and then pass them along.
Someone let their dog poop on our steps. How messed up is that? I'm going to kick every dog I see in this suburb for the next year. Watch out pooches, you're all dead to me.
I had to walk past 4 piles of puke the other night. St. Kilda: party nation.
Wednesday there is a bunch of couchsurfers (www.couchsurfing.com) going to see the tiny (TINY) penguins on the St. Kilda pier. Who's excited? This guy.
End transmission, I don't know what else there is to say. The lotto numbers for tomorrow are 18, 02, 47, 33, and 79. Powerball multiplier is 42.
Here we are again, reading about jews.
Of course, most of you know I'm not Jewish, but I believe Michael Chabon is. If he isn't, there is some serious jewenvy going on in his brain. No, he is, for sure, and once again I am reading one of his fantastic novels.
I finally finished 100 Years of Solitude, and as earlier stated, 50 years were quite enough. My one sentence review: Beautiful imagery and mysticism, although it all fell apart when the world of of the Buendia's became modern and ugly. Like for real, it should've stayed in the past. Thankfully though, that book is now in my past. I can start reading wonderful stories, about jews.
The Adventures of Kavalier and Clay is going to get me to start reading comics I feel. I don't know if I like that or not, but we will see I guess.
I was privy to some good news yesterday. First, Talor, a wonderful new friend of mine, called and said "HEY LET'S HANG OUT!" So we did just that. Sidenote, her name is said Taylor, but her parents were like, "Whoops, left out the y, oh well, she can just rhyme with valor for now on."
She had a few pieces of good news, mainly in the fact that she MIGHT know the guy who is possession of my CV at Polyesther records. She MIGHT be able to put in a good word for me. As well, she MIGHT get me a chance to meet the girl in charge of that website I've been flipping out for, www.threethousand.com. I sent them a little email being like "Hey if you need/want any help with anything, writing, slave work, whatever, let me know." Like most emails I have sent to people in this country, it has been wonderfully ignored. Australia, get with it, it takes half a second to hit reply, type "no", and hit send. Shiiiiiiiiiiit, this is nothing like what I thought the future would be like.
Talor also helped me to discover that hot water bottles (the full on rubber kind) might be one of the best inventions ever. I should've just gotten like 4 of these instead of the heater, and laid them all around me. Maybe I could make a little harness for them, add a few pounds sure, but I would have a refillable heater. Who knows, maybe it would be cool to just toss it in my backpack when I head to the city. That'd probably be pretty rad. I'm going to be the smartest person to ever own one of these things. It's only been like 12 hours and I already have extra inventions and uses for this simple heating device.
I have taken about 3 days or so to try and get my stupid $200 soundcard for my computer/dj setup to work. I was so fed up with it today, and I was hungry, which means I was extra extra fed up with everything. I got food, had a whiskey on the rocks, and sat down to TAKE CARE OF BUSINESS. Turns out, 2 processors, as opposed to common sense, do NOT make things work better in the DJ software I am using. So click that off, and poof, things work. Fuck you Ableton (that's the software).
I'm psyched, DJ setup almost completely stable, functioning, and ready to play out. Just have to make a couple example mixes and then pass them along.
Someone let their dog poop on our steps. How messed up is that? I'm going to kick every dog I see in this suburb for the next year. Watch out pooches, you're all dead to me.
I had to walk past 4 piles of puke the other night. St. Kilda: party nation.
Wednesday there is a bunch of couchsurfers (www.couchsurfing.com) going to see the tiny (TINY) penguins on the St. Kilda pier. Who's excited? This guy.
End transmission, I don't know what else there is to say. The lotto numbers for tomorrow are 18, 02, 47, 33, and 79. Powerball multiplier is 42.
Sunday, August 17, 2008
It's beat time, it's hop time.
I don't have much to update but there are quite a few pictures so we will probably just do it that way.
Last night Megan, Fatima, Joan, and I had burgers and sat around talking about farting for about 5 hours. I'm not talking like, oh every now and then we talked about farting, it was full on flatulence conversation mode for a LONG time. It was hilarious. That's why I love these girls.
I have discovered that I like poutine fries. Ya know, gravy + cheese?
Still no job. Still looking. Going to go insane if I don't get one soon though. Okay, well here's pictures. If something interesting happens, you shall be the first to know.
These are all kinds of out of order, so...we will just have to comment on each one to tell you what's going on:
Joan and I getting silly with a lychee fruit. They're sorta weird, I like the juice better.
Foooooooty. We went to the game today. Not a box, but real close to the field. We could've been front row but decided to let the crazy fans have their space.
Al (the older one), Gabe (the tiny middle one), and Hannah (the other tiny one) at the footy game. Al got us the tickets, it was a blast.
Me and Joan in our outfits for the Sweet Jelly Roll a while back. There is another one cominnnnng up!
Me the day after the Jelly Roll, looking dashing as ever I do say.
Megan has to wee.
Take 1, Mexican night #2.
Take 2, Mexican night #2. Left to right: Sandi, Danae, Eliza, Fatimah, and Olga with her massively burnt fingers.
These are my friends.
Last night Megan, Fatima, Joan, and I had burgers and sat around talking about farting for about 5 hours. I'm not talking like, oh every now and then we talked about farting, it was full on flatulence conversation mode for a LONG time. It was hilarious. That's why I love these girls.
I have discovered that I like poutine fries. Ya know, gravy + cheese?
Still no job. Still looking. Going to go insane if I don't get one soon though. Okay, well here's pictures. If something interesting happens, you shall be the first to know.
These are all kinds of out of order, so...we will just have to comment on each one to tell you what's going on:
Joan and I getting silly with a lychee fruit. They're sorta weird, I like the juice better.
Foooooooty. We went to the game today. Not a box, but real close to the field. We could've been front row but decided to let the crazy fans have their space.
Al (the older one), Gabe (the tiny middle one), and Hannah (the other tiny one) at the footy game. Al got us the tickets, it was a blast.
Me and Joan in our outfits for the Sweet Jelly Roll a while back. There is another one cominnnnng up!
Me the day after the Jelly Roll, looking dashing as ever I do say.
Megan has to wee.
Take 1, Mexican night #2.
Take 2, Mexican night #2. Left to right: Sandi, Danae, Eliza, Fatimah, and Olga with her massively burnt fingers.
These are my friends.
Monday, August 11, 2008
Fond memories of a wiener dog farm
Forgot about this little ditty.
Thanks Jen.
Oh and most satisfying meal under $1.50? Ramen over rice with 2 spring rolls, soy sauce, and sweet chili sauce. IN YOUR FACE EXCHANGE RATE.
Thanks Jen.
Oh and most satisfying meal under $1.50? Ramen over rice with 2 spring rolls, soy sauce, and sweet chili sauce. IN YOUR FACE EXCHANGE RATE.
Sunday, August 10, 2008
We were just two people in need, it doesn't have to be some fucked up tragedy
Notable mentions in the life of Patrick Collins:
I made hollandaise sauce. How impressive right?! :) It was good, and the poached egg was alright...I didn't really cook it long enough and it was a bit runny in middle...so I will have to get better at that.
Joan and I went to a bar (well, we were wandering around Melbourne Central and stumbled upon) that had free champagne for ladies and cheap beer. Joan got drunky drunk and I had a couple pints. It was great.
The next day we went back, just to find some food, and found out that around closing time in Melbourne Central, the food court has deals on the remaining food. Tons of asian food, pasta, or pizza for real cheap.
Our next Thursday is PLANNED. Get drunk, go downstairs and get cheap food, then go get more drunk.
Today was gross out. It was cold, rainy, and boring. But it was a nice rest from the adventures of last night.
The most notable observation I have made about the house parties we have been to is that Australians a) like to dance, and are into it way more than American youth and b) Australians listen to (almost exclusively at the parties) 90s throwback and ironic music. Want some ODB, Britney, Justin, and the theme from Labyrinth all in the same set? Come to Australia. I guess it's alright, I will just have to remember to break out the Jock Jams when I DJ any house parties.
We went out last night to see some bands at the Forum again. Emily was going to come out and since we hadn't seen her in ages, I figured it was important to get some face time with her. Daniel came out as well, and we sat around talking for a few hours until the velvet clad jazz singer came on. Then we sat around and made fun of her. Emily digs her music/her, and that's nice, but it wasn't the best thing around. Joan and I are slowly coming to realize that Australia's music scene isn't nearly as rad as their exports would make it seem.
Anyways, so after many velvet jumpsuit jokes, we decided to run out to a bar that Joan and I heard about and hadn't been to see yet. http://www.thecroftinstitute.com.au/
The theme at this place is like...old high school chemistry room. It was great. Sandi joined us and upon learning that we wanted to go, she said "Well I don't really remember where it is but it is up off the worst rape alley in the city." She wasn't joking, and it was just like a mini maze of alleys to get to this place. Anyways, cool cool bar, a bit pricey, but probably worth it. We had a drink and then went up to Sandi/Eliza/Olga/Tereza's house to sit around for a bit before hitting the parties.
The next hour was filled with bad 80s disco videos, bad 80s music videos, and a hell of a lot of Kate Bush, who after one or so song I could do without. She's good, I get it, but she sounds like magic flute voice or a baby bat more terrified than it usually is.
Good conversations and the finding of a beer in Australia that I actually LIKE (FINALLY) led to a great night.
We took a $30 cab ride to buttfuckegypt (West Brunswick) and it was filled with more drinking (the ride got boring, it was long), lots of laughing, a strobe light of a camera flash, and us changing our destination 3 times on the poor cabby.
Party central when we got there though, well actually, pee in the street central because half of the 10 person party cab had not known it was a long ass drive and therefore did not prepare, myself included. Okay, so then it was party central, and we got up on the dancefloor, took over, had a blast, Megan lost her phone, I almost lost my glasses (thank god for Eliza's quick hands), and I realized after I drank half the bottle of wine that mixing spirits, beer, wine, and dancing was only going to end in pain. Puke in the street central followed by this-line-is-way-too-fucking-long pee in the street central again followed by another good hour or two of dancing. It was a blast.
We walked in the rain for a good 20mins, got baklava, then grabbed a cab back to Fitzroy and Olga/Eliza/Tereza/Sandi's house to crash on their couches. St. Kilda is too far away...I can't wait to move out now. Slept with a cat named Sailor for most of the night, woke up to Olga (the trooper) going out to work at like 7am after MAYBE 3 hours of sleep, and then woke up to go back to buttfuckegypt to get Megan's phone. My shoes and socks were still wet, which was the worst part of the day probably.
So now I'm back home, my internet is running fast (yay music downloadz), and I'm just hanging out for the night I think. Went and got me some food at the Safeway so I might get to cooking something sooner than later.
Good weekend, for sure.
p.s. Don't waste your time with the Avenue D - Grade D Beef (D sides) album, it's fucking horrid, and I love Ave D.
I made hollandaise sauce. How impressive right?! :) It was good, and the poached egg was alright...I didn't really cook it long enough and it was a bit runny in middle...so I will have to get better at that.
Joan and I went to a bar (well, we were wandering around Melbourne Central and stumbled upon) that had free champagne for ladies and cheap beer. Joan got drunky drunk and I had a couple pints. It was great.
The next day we went back, just to find some food, and found out that around closing time in Melbourne Central, the food court has deals on the remaining food. Tons of asian food, pasta, or pizza for real cheap.
Our next Thursday is PLANNED. Get drunk, go downstairs and get cheap food, then go get more drunk.
Today was gross out. It was cold, rainy, and boring. But it was a nice rest from the adventures of last night.
The most notable observation I have made about the house parties we have been to is that Australians a) like to dance, and are into it way more than American youth and b) Australians listen to (almost exclusively at the parties) 90s throwback and ironic music. Want some ODB, Britney, Justin, and the theme from Labyrinth all in the same set? Come to Australia. I guess it's alright, I will just have to remember to break out the Jock Jams when I DJ any house parties.
We went out last night to see some bands at the Forum again. Emily was going to come out and since we hadn't seen her in ages, I figured it was important to get some face time with her. Daniel came out as well, and we sat around talking for a few hours until the velvet clad jazz singer came on. Then we sat around and made fun of her. Emily digs her music/her, and that's nice, but it wasn't the best thing around. Joan and I are slowly coming to realize that Australia's music scene isn't nearly as rad as their exports would make it seem.
Anyways, so after many velvet jumpsuit jokes, we decided to run out to a bar that Joan and I heard about and hadn't been to see yet. http://www.thecroftinstitute.com.au/
The theme at this place is like...old high school chemistry room. It was great. Sandi joined us and upon learning that we wanted to go, she said "Well I don't really remember where it is but it is up off the worst rape alley in the city." She wasn't joking, and it was just like a mini maze of alleys to get to this place. Anyways, cool cool bar, a bit pricey, but probably worth it. We had a drink and then went up to Sandi/Eliza/Olga/Tereza's house to sit around for a bit before hitting the parties.
The next hour was filled with bad 80s disco videos, bad 80s music videos, and a hell of a lot of Kate Bush, who after one or so song I could do without. She's good, I get it, but she sounds like magic flute voice or a baby bat more terrified than it usually is.
Good conversations and the finding of a beer in Australia that I actually LIKE (FINALLY) led to a great night.
We took a $30 cab ride to buttfuckegypt (West Brunswick) and it was filled with more drinking (the ride got boring, it was long), lots of laughing, a strobe light of a camera flash, and us changing our destination 3 times on the poor cabby.
Party central when we got there though, well actually, pee in the street central because half of the 10 person party cab had not known it was a long ass drive and therefore did not prepare, myself included. Okay, so then it was party central, and we got up on the dancefloor, took over, had a blast, Megan lost her phone, I almost lost my glasses (thank god for Eliza's quick hands), and I realized after I drank half the bottle of wine that mixing spirits, beer, wine, and dancing was only going to end in pain. Puke in the street central followed by this-line-is-way-too-fucking-long pee in the street central again followed by another good hour or two of dancing. It was a blast.
We walked in the rain for a good 20mins, got baklava, then grabbed a cab back to Fitzroy and Olga/Eliza/Tereza/Sandi's house to crash on their couches. St. Kilda is too far away...I can't wait to move out now. Slept with a cat named Sailor for most of the night, woke up to Olga (the trooper) going out to work at like 7am after MAYBE 3 hours of sleep, and then woke up to go back to buttfuckegypt to get Megan's phone. My shoes and socks were still wet, which was the worst part of the day probably.
So now I'm back home, my internet is running fast (yay music downloadz), and I'm just hanging out for the night I think. Went and got me some food at the Safeway so I might get to cooking something sooner than later.
Good weekend, for sure.
p.s. Don't waste your time with the Avenue D - Grade D Beef (D sides) album, it's fucking horrid, and I love Ave D.
Saturday, August 9, 2008
I reached out with good intentions, but I only did more harm
Welllllllllllll Melbourne nightlife, impress me, come on.
Last night I went out with the girls, met up with Eliza and Danae and Olga and had a little drink at a place called Hell's Kitchen, then made it up to the so called late night hotspot of Melbourne. Some backstory: Melbourne bars used to not have a closing time, but in the past couple months they just started enforcing a 2am lockout, for most bars. There are a few that get past it somehow, and the one I have heard about most is Pony. Pony is supposedly a place where everyone goes after the other bars close and gets really sloppy. Megan says that most of the time it's just full of people making out and being ridiculously drunk. Oh and they have shitty bands play. Things were looking up when we got there because they were playing the Tenebre theme that Goblin does...but high drink prices and a less than packed house made Pony quite disappointing. Maybe we'll just have to get crazy and go there later. Met a new girl of the whole crowd last night, she was nice. And got to talk a lot with Olga who ISN'T from Warsaw like I thought. She is from Krakow which is like the underground hip city of Poland I guess. Maybe I'll visit sometime. I think I'd like that.
Joan and I found a map shop. Upside down, pacific centered maps are crazy. Absolutely crazy. If you want one let me know, they're like $10 each :P
Joan and I also walked along the beach yesterday. It was sunny, and nice, and we got to take off our shoes and just walk for about an hour. From South Melbourne beach back home to St. Kilda. It was really nice. Lot's of good conversation about an array of topics.
Once again my posters are falling off my walls. Come on blu-tack, get to it. I didn't want post-it glue for my posters.
Danae and I had a good chat about music. Joan and I went to see one of the great locals we've been hearing about last night. It was a free show, thank god, because there were so many people talking that we could barely hear the band. It was annoying, but I'm excited to see her for real.
Went to Von Haus, maybe not as hidden as I thought it would be, but totally good food and a great atmosphere. Romantic date spot for the real.
Mini breakdown the other night led to a frantic email. I think I wish I would've cut off a lot more contact back home, it would've made things completely easier I feel. We will see how many bridges I let crumble while I'm here. Bye.
I feel at home in Melbourne. I wish I had a job, but I really feel good here. I want to stay I think. I'm almost sure. If it happens, then great.
New music update:
Parenthetical Girls have a new CD out, lots of strings, just a furthering of the last one which was GREAT but...I like the sorta lo-fi ness of the first record. It was just so much less complicated. But I have only gone through this new one once.
Space Oddities is a record that got a review in the melbourne subcultural guide I've been sorta following. Sounds like space disco greatness.
Looking forward to: King Darves, The Philly Sound instrumentals disc, TZU, David Vandervelde, Laura Marling, and Jaguar Love.
Time to shower, time to get ready to do something.
Last night I went out with the girls, met up with Eliza and Danae and Olga and had a little drink at a place called Hell's Kitchen, then made it up to the so called late night hotspot of Melbourne. Some backstory: Melbourne bars used to not have a closing time, but in the past couple months they just started enforcing a 2am lockout, for most bars. There are a few that get past it somehow, and the one I have heard about most is Pony. Pony is supposedly a place where everyone goes after the other bars close and gets really sloppy. Megan says that most of the time it's just full of people making out and being ridiculously drunk. Oh and they have shitty bands play. Things were looking up when we got there because they were playing the Tenebre theme that Goblin does...but high drink prices and a less than packed house made Pony quite disappointing. Maybe we'll just have to get crazy and go there later. Met a new girl of the whole crowd last night, she was nice. And got to talk a lot with Olga who ISN'T from Warsaw like I thought. She is from Krakow which is like the underground hip city of Poland I guess. Maybe I'll visit sometime. I think I'd like that.
Joan and I found a map shop. Upside down, pacific centered maps are crazy. Absolutely crazy. If you want one let me know, they're like $10 each :P
Joan and I also walked along the beach yesterday. It was sunny, and nice, and we got to take off our shoes and just walk for about an hour. From South Melbourne beach back home to St. Kilda. It was really nice. Lot's of good conversation about an array of topics.
Once again my posters are falling off my walls. Come on blu-tack, get to it. I didn't want post-it glue for my posters.
Danae and I had a good chat about music. Joan and I went to see one of the great locals we've been hearing about last night. It was a free show, thank god, because there were so many people talking that we could barely hear the band. It was annoying, but I'm excited to see her for real.
Went to Von Haus, maybe not as hidden as I thought it would be, but totally good food and a great atmosphere. Romantic date spot for the real.
Mini breakdown the other night led to a frantic email. I think I wish I would've cut off a lot more contact back home, it would've made things completely easier I feel. We will see how many bridges I let crumble while I'm here. Bye.
I feel at home in Melbourne. I wish I had a job, but I really feel good here. I want to stay I think. I'm almost sure. If it happens, then great.
New music update:
Parenthetical Girls have a new CD out, lots of strings, just a furthering of the last one which was GREAT but...I like the sorta lo-fi ness of the first record. It was just so much less complicated. But I have only gone through this new one once.
Space Oddities is a record that got a review in the melbourne subcultural guide I've been sorta following. Sounds like space disco greatness.
Looking forward to: King Darves, The Philly Sound instrumentals disc, TZU, David Vandervelde, Laura Marling, and Jaguar Love.
Time to shower, time to get ready to do something.
Wednesday, August 6, 2008
Fatty wannabe, give me back my gut.
Transcript from the first conversation I had this morning:
(6:07:19 PM) patrocks1190: LAURA
(6:07:25 PM) patrocks1190: You will so appreciate this dream
(6:07:41 PM) patrocks1190: I just woke up and dreamt that I found 4 boxes next to the bus stop
(6:08:09 PM) patrocks1190: 1 box of snickers and oreo flavored ice cream, like tubs and snickers bars and snickers drumsticks
(6:08:18 PM) patrocks1190: And then 1 box full of meat pie things
(6:08:24 PM) patrocks1190: 1 box full of veggie pie things
(6:08:34 PM) patrocks1190: 1 cylynder of giant oreos
(6:08:49 PM) patrocks1190: And 1 box of wafer bars with chocolate in the middle that looked way better than I can explain
(6:09:43 PM) laura: omg
(6:09:47 PM) laura: ARE YOU STARVING TO DEATH
(6:09:49 PM) laura: what is going on
(6:09:58 PM) patrocks1190: lol
(6:10:14 PM) patrocks1190: I want cookies and cream ice cream so bad
It's 10am. Man I'm glad I missed that first bus in the dream and had to talk to that annoying little kid until the next one came. Oh and my childhood best friend showed up, sup Brok. I never realized how crazy his name is until I just wrote it. I wonder what his parents were thinking. Anyway, this is a big deal since I don't dream much. In your face subconscious, I remembered this one!
I remember eating carrots last night, but by the looks of the ends next to my bed, I actually fed a entire family of rabbits with them. Cool...?
I have big plans of staying in bed until I am warm, putting eyedrops in my extremely Sahara-like eyeballs, and maybe leaving the house to go hang with Joan and get a tub of ice cream.
Comment that I woke up to and enjoyed immensly, from my sister: "...then I was just like, Batman should shut the hell up. He doesn't need to talk. In fact, he shouldn't talk at all. "
Runner up? Also from Sallie: "I also started reading my Biology book, which I also like, strange enough. I still can't say it was worth $99 used, but what the hell. It has leopards on the front, so at least it's pretty. "
haha.
(6:07:19 PM) patrocks1190: LAURA
(6:07:25 PM) patrocks1190: You will so appreciate this dream
(6:07:41 PM) patrocks1190: I just woke up and dreamt that I found 4 boxes next to the bus stop
(6:08:09 PM) patrocks1190: 1 box of snickers and oreo flavored ice cream, like tubs and snickers bars and snickers drumsticks
(6:08:18 PM) patrocks1190: And then 1 box full of meat pie things
(6:08:24 PM) patrocks1190: 1 box full of veggie pie things
(6:08:34 PM) patrocks1190: 1 cylynder of giant oreos
(6:08:49 PM) patrocks1190: And 1 box of wafer bars with chocolate in the middle that looked way better than I can explain
(6:09:43 PM) laura: omg
(6:09:47 PM) laura: ARE YOU STARVING TO DEATH
(6:09:49 PM) laura: what is going on
(6:09:58 PM) patrocks1190: lol
(6:10:14 PM) patrocks1190: I want cookies and cream ice cream so bad
It's 10am. Man I'm glad I missed that first bus in the dream and had to talk to that annoying little kid until the next one came. Oh and my childhood best friend showed up, sup Brok. I never realized how crazy his name is until I just wrote it. I wonder what his parents were thinking. Anyway, this is a big deal since I don't dream much. In your face subconscious, I remembered this one!
I remember eating carrots last night, but by the looks of the ends next to my bed, I actually fed a entire family of rabbits with them. Cool...?
I have big plans of staying in bed until I am warm, putting eyedrops in my extremely Sahara-like eyeballs, and maybe leaving the house to go hang with Joan and get a tub of ice cream.
Comment that I woke up to and enjoyed immensly, from my sister: "...then I was just like, Batman should shut the hell up. He doesn't need to talk. In fact, he shouldn't talk at all. "
Runner up? Also from Sallie: "I also started reading my Biology book, which I also like, strange enough. I still can't say it was worth $99 used, but what the hell. It has leopards on the front, so at least it's pretty. "
haha.
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