here i dreamt i was an architect.

after 5 years of longing, i finally saw the decemberists in concert last night! and it was amazing. they played at the hammersmith apollo. they played a lot from their new album, which is quite good. but there was a good balance between new and old stuff. i heard a lot of songs i wanted them to play. of course they didn't play everything i wanted to hear, but i suppose that's the way concerts go. all in all it was worth the years of waiting. blind pilot opened for them. i only knew one of their songs, but they were great live. i even walked out with their album.

gaga for gaga.

i have to say, the gaga craze has hit me. it's been coming on so gradually i hardly know when it began. i must admit i've been listening to the fame monster pretty much non-stop for a few days/weeks now. i've been slowly making my rounds on all the videos as well.

love them.

all.

in all of their weird glory.

and yes sometimes i feel like i live in grand central station.

may day

wow...is it really the middle of may already? where does the time go? i feel so old saying that, but it's true. one minute it's the end of february with winter still lurking around the corner. the next, it's frigging 90 degrees and halfway through may. i won't bore you with all the exciting non-events of my life the past few weeks. i'll just run through some of the highlights...

-i saw passion pit in concert a few weeks ago.

-artisphere in greenville was awesome. i saw a few of brian olsen's art in action performances. i also helped with the artists' of the upstate exhibit still up at centre stage through the last weekend in may.

-all of my wonderful siblings are home for the summer, which means a cramped house and learning how to live with them again.

-i still have yet to finish devil in the white city and wicked.

-it's been over a year since i graduated from clemson! (and what do i have to show for it?) oh and they have the nerve to send me letters asking for donations. haha, what a joke!

-one month until my birthday!

well, ta-ta for now!

the king of pop.

yesterday, i watched this is it. (yes, the michael jackson movie.) as a child, i remember listening to, and loving, billie jean. i always liked him. obviously during his dark ages, i became a quieter fan, but that phased out sometime in high school. in college my friends and i were all huge mj fans. i think this was a solid foundation to our friendship, that and being architecture majors. we even took it so far as celebrating a friend's 21st each as a respective michael era/song (with the appropriate attire and not to mention music) in the comfort of our apartment. all the bases were covered...baby michael, billie jean, thriller, black and white, even trial michael. (in case you're curious, i was thriller michael.) sorry i won't be posting any photos. those of you who know me have facebook privileges. to get back on track, i was quite shocked when i learned of his sudden death. not only because the king of pop had died, but because this forever ruined my chances of ever seeing mj perform live. no, i did not have tickets to his up and coming show. i remember having arguments with people about whether or not he still had 'it'. i did not doubt that he had still had 'it' because performing truly was his essence. even numerous scandals, bad press, and countless plastic surgeries could not affect the pure talent it takes move your body like he could. after watching this is it, my hypotheses were proved fact...michael still had 'it'. even at 50 he could move just like he did at that billie jean performance when he captivated millions with the moonwalk. the july show would have been unforgettable, and michael was planning on pushing the boundaries yet again. i am sorry that he never got the comeback he planned for. bottom line, if you like mj, you can't go wrong with this movie. it's nonstop rehearsal footage of all his best songs with the complete dancing, stage, etc, etc, etc. for now i will leave you with one of the most iconic moments of pop culture and the music industry.

my favorite things.

one of my favorite things is the hours between 6 and 8 monday through friday. why, you ask. it's because of the world cafe broadcast. although i don't listen to it nearly enough, i do stalk david dye's website and music selections. the guests are always great, and much of my new music discoveries, i must attribute to dye's ear. plus, it's npr. how could you go wrong?

growing up, my parents constantly listened to npr. we (my 3 siblings and i) used to moan and grow tired of the constant talking and world updates. to this day my mom still cooks listening to all things considered. my parents have even seen michael feldman's whad'ya know? live. although, i can't get totally into some of these shows i think they're happy that npr has rubbed off on me.