i got chills.

untitled - stu egan - file mag

It's rather convenient that I tested negative for swine flu. Not so convenient that I'm running a fever, find it increasingly difficult to move or concentrate, and can't accomplish anything school related.

"Lots of people (in fact, most people) do not dream about morphing their current life into something dramatic and cool and metaphoric. Most people see their life as a job that they have to finish; if anything, they want their life to be less complicated than it already is. They want their life to have only one meaning."

Klosterman speaks the truth. The sad truth.

ellen a.

RA. 152 - Ellen Allien

The latest RA podcast installment: Ellen Allien, for your listening pleasure. Ironically enough, I was listening to Allien last night while reading a seemingly endless business law chapter... and now here she is mixing for RA. I haven't listened to her set just yet, but if it's anything like her normal sound, it'll be great to study to.

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'Caress'

Sexy electronica. My favorite track off 'Sool.'

Enjoy~ & good luck studying for finals :)

c.

losing my religion?

Poney Pt. 1 - Vitalic
This isn't new by any means...but... Electronic dogs! hehe

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and...
Shout it out loud: a quick and interesting article from The New York Times on the growing presence of open atheists who are, in a sense, forming a religion of their own.

Any opinions on the stigma (if you believe one to exist) associated with atheism?

laterz
c.

six kinds of glue.

'Tape Song' - The Kills ... Sunday night music :)

It's almost midnight, and here I am slaving away with my Spanish group on our project. Except not really; we've been chilling for quite some time. My living room is not exactly conducive to good study behavior. Did I mention that Shanna joined us as well? Her presence is far from necessary, but it's welcome all the same.

Friday night we saw The Kills at Emo's. It was fabulous - totally was only one row back from the stage. Alison Mosshart knows how to rock it (sooooo sexy!). I wasn't expecting much and am not exactly familiar with all of their work. 'Midnight Boom', their latest album, is the only one I've managed to break into so far.

Ugh too much school, too little time... but CLA is still in full swing! I regret not being to make it to more screenings, but I'm hoping to hit up 'Cinco días sin Nora' tomorrow at 6:00 p.m. The director will be in attendance.

Gotta get back to my presentation/socializing?

Have a great week :D
c.

recap - la primera noche.

CLA screened 'All Inclusive' or 'Todo Incluido' earlier this evening at the Paramount Theatre. The turnout was great, the crowd was buzzing, and the flick was delightful.

'Todo Incluido' tells the tale of a family on vacation at an over-the-top all inclusive resort in Playa Del Carmen, Mexico. Unexpected situations arise, revelations are made all around, and ultimately a once highly dysfunctional family is brought back together.

Recently divorced sister admits to punk kid sister that she may be a lesbian.

Punk kid sister smokes a joint in bed.

Mom entertains sleeping with a scuba instructor (who feigns being French in order to win her affections).

And that's just some of what was going down... the father hides the fact that he's been diagnosed with a fatal heart condition whilst little bro talks up a hot Spanish girl on the internet.

While the movie is somewhat harried, and perhaps hard to believe (note the slighly cheesy hurricane metaphor used throughout to reinforce the state of familial turmoil), it's an enjoyable and occasionally moving film. It's one to make you feel a bit introspective and maybe more apt to let loose every once in a while.

To tie this off, 'Todo Incluido' was the perfect opener for the 12th Cine Las Americas International Film Festival. I regret not being able to make it to the after party tonight, but a Spanish paper so unfortunately beckons. But! I couldn't be more excited about the films and parties to come :)

catch ya later-
c.

feliz cumple.

photo - 'cow' - file mag ... cheery birthday balloons? mayhaps? texas-themed to boot?

Yup, I've been slacking when it comes to blogging this past week... definitely no shortage of relevant topics/things/ideas/music to blog about, just lacking the requisite time :( I also owe you guys a Sunday night music post...

At long, long last I turned 21 today, at 8:45 p.m. to be exact. Q feliz. Q bakan. But I'm studying at Mozart's now until close mmhmm. We did dinner/drinks at Malaga on 2nd. Many thanks to the friends who came out with me - it was really a great birthday. For some reason it seems like I always end up crying on birthdays... but not this year.

Happy Tuesday eve- will get back on top of this... soon? Possible CLA updates tomorrow though!
c.

a love supreme.

photo - zebraplay - anna hurtig - file mag

Children are really bizarre, fascinating creatures. We reminisced over dinner last night (FREE chicken fried chicken at Threadgills - many thanks to Frances for the heads up!) about the oddities and absurdities that somehow come to define childhood. Honest to god, we do some weird shit as kids.

If you're a fan of NPR on facebook, you've probably already seen this... What music should first grace your child's ears? What kind of impact, if any, might it have? I have no clue what I might've first heard - something at least acceptable in the 80s?

Got to be off to CLA for the afternoon. The festival begins next Wednesday!!! & the schedule is finally up on the site. Check it out :)

<3
c.