Wednesday, December 23, 2009

Those to come...

It seems more and more often I find myself in a reflective mood, pondering the events that have made me who I am. But if you've read any of my other posts, you know I am neither verbose nor eloquent enough to describe such feelings myself. So as always, I will let those more talented than I fill the part:

Sam Beam is a beast. Plus, kudos on an excellent beard. The deal with this song is its so specific, but still so applicable to so many different situations. How many people do I know who are coming back from Iraq as ghosts? Um, none. But it still addresses one of the most fundamental questions we can ask. Everyone has dreams, goals, hopefully even plans set out to achieve them. But what do you do when you get there and they're gone? What comes next? How do you handle coming back to a family you're no longer a part of? I certainly don't know, and I don't think anyone really can.
Haha I would hate to leave you with that, so for an extra special Christmas gift to y'all privileged folk, here is a winter break (and coincidently the first) listening recommendations:

Iron & Wine - Love Vigilantes
Wilco - I'll Fight
Bloc Party - This Modern Love (acoustic version)
Coldplay - Yellow
Bright Eyes - Haligh, Haligh, A Lie, Haligh
The Shins - Pink Bullets
Fleet Foxes - Mykonos
The Decemberists - Sons and Daughters

... and so many more. But for now, that is all. More to come! If you have something you would like posted, let me know! So go now, and listen to some awesome music!

Monday, December 14, 2009

Oh wait, I have a blog...

Yep, I kinda forgot I had this blog at all. So now before I get back to new posts, it's time for a summer-till-now recap. I've been spending quite a bit of time with good ol' Betsy Lou:


I also bought a mac:

I also embarked on a journey with Jake Davis to Seattle and the (useless wasteland) Canada:


Then, I moved into an apartment downtown (yeah that's our view):



Since the school year started, my life has been a little more contained, though that isn't to say less exciting. The semester has flown by and finals are here once again. Incidentally, see the post below. However fall finals also mean... wait for it... Christmas time! Yerp, I love me some Christmas. If you personally don't celebrate Christmas, well then good thing this isn't your blog, and lets all look at pretty lights!


This is our Christmas tree this year, in its very early form of decoration. Note bowl of "delicious" pine water which has become a yuletide oasis for our cats. However a loft style apartment affords quite a few Christmas advantages besides the obvious large shrubbery our living room can afford, such as exposed duct light holders:

So those are just a few of the highlights of my summer-till-now. Soon, regular posts will be back, so be prepared! Subscribe! RSS! So hello America, this is London calling.