Near The End...

It's nearing the end of the school year. Finally. I've loved many things about the past eight and a half months and not one of them had anything to do with school.

I'm blogging right now for the first time in a while because I'm procrastinating starting my homework/studying for exams. Honestly, I work 32 hours a week and I go to school full-time. By the time I actually have some down time I am NOT motivated to do any sort of homework. I usually get my work done an hour before class starts. I work well under pressure. But I really should start this stuff today. I've got my French oral exam tomorrow, two papers for English due, an extra credit report for Sociology, and a feature story due for my news writing and reporting class. I have to go to work in approximately 3 and a half hours. I have been up for about 3 hours. I have done nothing.

Wrong. I have made a french press. It is delicious.

Also, I have perused the aisles of modcloth.com and vintagetrends.com while listening to She and Him.

Oh! New music!

Within the last two days I have been introduced to these groups and I find them all thoroughly delightful and unique:
-Joe Henry
-The Sunlandic Twins
-Golgo Bordello
-Tom Waits
-Infected Mushroom
-Cocteau Twins

I want to make a film noir set in Phoenix and call it "Desert Heat." I would use Joe Henry for the soundtrack. I've already got the poster visualized. Actually, that's about it. I don't have a story yet. But the poster looks cool in my head!

The Sunlandic Twins have a song called "Death in the Shade of Hue" that's really unique. There's really no structure to the song, and it's just so cooky.

I can't believe I hadn't heard of Golgo Bordello until now. The best way I can describe them is pirate gypsy rock. The lead singer has quite the enviable mustache. Look up "Start Wearing Purple" and "Wonderlust King" on youtube.

TOM WAITS. Where have I been?!? Incredible. Amazing. I spent a good ten minutes trying to come up with a satisfying description of him and his music. So far, I've got: if Heath Ledger's character of the joker was a blues singer on the Mississippi bayou, it'd be Tom Waits. It's vaudeville, it's theatrical, it's haunting, it's Tim Burton, it's Fagin from Oliver Twist, it's a dusty old traveler who sold his soul to the devil for a voice that would make your ears cringe with odd pleasure. That's Tom Waits.

Infected Mushroom and Cocteau Twins are both 'trance' bands recommended to me by my co-worker Cornelia. Pretty cool so far! I'll let you know when I finish the albums.

Welll. My coffee is done and I should probably get started.

I think I'm gonna go blog on Lovely, Happy, Healthy for a bit..Picked up some books yesterday that are awesome! Check ya later.