Peach

It's Autumn, so it's time to bust out my peachy playlist.

Peach
1. Alias - Well Water Black
2. Analecta - And Your Very Flesh Shall Be a Great Poem
3. Arcade Fire - Neighborhood #4 (7 Kettles)
4. Arcade Fire - Neon Bible
5. Beach House - 10 Mile Stereo
6. Beach House - Take Care
7. Bon Iver - Michicant
8. Bright Eyes - Lover I Don't Have to Love
9. Campbell The Band - Quickly Growing Old
10. Explosions in the Sky - Where Do You Go Home To?
11. The Goo Goo Dolls - Here Is Gone
12. Good Old War - That's Some Dream
13. Imogen Heap - Canvas 
14. Jon Foreman - Southbound Train
15. Jónsi - Go Do
16. Jónsi - Tornado
17. Just Jack - Starz In Their Eyes
18. Little People - Start Shootin'
19. Moby - Flying Foxes
20. The Republic Tigers - Buildings & Mountains
21. The Shins - Caring Is Creepy
22. The Shins - Your Algebra
23. Sia - Somewhere We'll Be Found
24. Sigur Rós - Hoppipolla
25. Sufjan Stevens - The Dress Looks Nice On You

Bring Us An End to Summer


It’s cold, and we slip our lithe arms into noisy sweaters and our chilled feet slide perfectly into those long-forgotten pair of boots as if meeting an old friend after a great expanse of time.  Layers upon layers of cloths separate us from others around us, but we don’t mind the distance, because it gives us a chance for warmer greetings and heartfelt handshakes.  




I Sure Hope You're Doing Something Productive!

Proving I'm a dork with September's first blog update.



I get stressed out.  
So I make lists. 
 Some of them are very helpful,
 Some of them turn out like this.


In no particular order, a list of the Anime I've seen or am in the process of watching and a few of my naïve opinions about them.

Anime

~ Pokemon
Well, duh.  Everyone watched this.  

~ Digimon Adventures
I went through the series about three times on Cartoon Network.  Thank you re-runs.

~ Fullmetal Alchemist
The first major Anime I ever watched, and loved.  It remains to be my favorite series.

~ Fullmetal Alchemist:  Brotherhood
This was like eating a candy-bar, becoming sad because the candy-bar was gone, then finding another one under the seat cushion. 

~ Inuyasha
Kind of stupid, but entertaining nonetheless.

~ Samurai Champloo
Who knew Samurais could beatbox?

~ Trigun
Classic = The Best 

~ Cowboy Bebop
Edward Wong Hau Pepelu Tivrusky IV
Need I say more?  

~ Death Note
In the Manga, Ryuk laughs like this:  "Hyuk, Hyuk, Hyuk."

~ Naruto
It's a good series if you skip the fillers and watch it subbed.  I like Pakkun.

~ Naruto Shippuden
Like Naruto, but taller.  I still like Pakkun.

~ Natsume Yuujinchou
Reminds me a lot of Spirited Away, so naturally I love it.

~ Blue Exorcist
Still in it's baby steps as an anime, but so far it has not disappointed.  Yeah, it's a bit dark, but I think it's worth it.

~ D.Gray Man
I lovelovelovelovelovelovelovelovelove this series.  It's mucho bueno.

~ Afro Samurai
-Explosion of expletives and blood-

~ Wolf's Rain
Yeah.  I went through a hardcore wolf phase.

~ Deadman Wonderland
Sad.  Violent.  Addictive.

~ Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicles
Manga's better, but it's still worth it because of Fai D. Fluorite. :D




There are so many more, but these are the ones that have stuck with me.  I prefer to read Manga rather than watch the Anime, but still.  There's something thrilling about seeing your favorite Manga moving.

There's your major dose of nerd from me.


SEE YOU SPACE COWBOY...


The Bed Is On The South Side of The Room


"I don't use drugs, my dreams are frightening enough."
M.C Escher

I've been dreaming a lot recently.  

It's like a chain at night, one leading to the next that eventually fades into another.  I don't what sparked this sudden midnight movement; possibly how much I just lay and think before drifting off.  Or maybe it's the music I listen to before going to bed.  My prime suspect is the Summer Ho-hum.

I usually don't mind dreams.  They give me the inspiration to climb out from the deadly wedge of writer's block, but with so many dreams a night I find myself getting confused a lot.  I almost called a friend at three in the morning to ask them to give me my wallet back because of a dream.

Over the past two weeks I've dreamt about the apocalypse, ghosts, an underground city, a maze, and even Anime.  They're so strange, and I wonder why they are that way.  I've heard a lot of people talk about their dreams, and they sound normal.  None of mine have ever made sense.  Some are so vivid everything's in neon, while others are blurry as if I fell asleep with glasses on.  I usually dream in the omniscient point of view, but it's not uncommon for it to suddenly switch into first.  Completely irrelevant people will show up, then disappear.

If God's trying to speak to me through my dreams, I'm not getting the message.


Can You Dig It?

A few of my favorite 70's Jive

Bogue
An unrealistic or offensive idea
"That's so bogue, man..."

Far Out
Cool
"You are far out, man..."

To The Max!
The best it can be
"Take it to the max, man..."

Catch You On The Flip-side
See you later
"I'll catch you on the flip-side, man.."

Cheese-Eater
A suck-up
"Grady's such a cheese-eater, man..."

Chill
Relax
"You got to chill, man..."

Feel Tha Funk
Get down wit da boogie
"Feel tha funk, man..."

Ace
Groovy person
"You're such an ace, man..."

Bad
Good
"That is one bad shirt, man..."

Squirt
Cool 
"That's so squirt, man..."

Ponder. Ponder.

Our vision is muddled and disoriented; accumulating everything into a mass and then painting people with the wrong colors.  If we could recognize personalities as two separate units and then color those units, what would they be like?  Now, I understand that human morality and integrity have an array of branches, but, let me, if only for a moment, simplify everything.  Integrity and selflessness are white, while ignorance and selfishness are black.  If such an image is possible, than what are the shades of those around you?  Everyone I see now is gray.  They had been white before.  How did this happen?

When I first meet someone I have the fault of always giving them the benefit of the doubt.  This is how I've been for a very long time and I don't believe it will ever change.  I treat them like an empty canvas, acting kindly, introducing myself, and pretending to be a friend.  Slowly or abruptly, the other person's color will be corrupted with black from my own personal judgment or their actions around me.  The black will never be washed away, only added to.  God's grace is the only thing that can clear my eyes to the beautiful personalities around me.  I need to wash a lot of gray canvases.

Jesus gave it all
All to Him I owe
Sin had left a crimson stain
He washed it white as snow

Kiwi

So, I'm hanging out with some of my cool beans friends tonight, so I made this squirt playlist.  I suggest you listen to these songs with the volume cranked and the car windows down.

Dancing is a must.

Kiwi

1. The Black And White Years - Up!
2. Cee Lo Green - Forget You
3. Deadmau5 - Ghosts 'n' Stuff
4. Friendly Fires - Skeleton Boy
5. Katy Perry - E.T (feat. Kanye West)
6. La Roux - In For The Kill
7. Mike Posner - Please Don't Go
8. Neon Trees - Animal
9. Paper Tongues - Higher
10. Passion Pit - Sleepyhead
11. Sam Sparro - Black & Gold
12. Shiny Toy Guns - Major Tom
13. Spinnerette - Baptized By Fire
14. Two Door Cinema Club - Something Good Can Work
15. White Town - Your Woman