slow attraction

Still floating around in this little music purgatory. Transitioning from alternative to hip hop then to bubbly EDM and all the way back to hip hop.

Here's some music I've recently come across/been listening to:

Chance the Rapper • Acid Rap 

Anamanaguchi • "Endless Fantasy" and "Planet" and "Prom Night" 

Years & Years • "I Wish I Knew" and "Real" and "Eyes Shut" 

Klingande • "Jubel" 

DJ Topsider • "Cold" and "Vibe"

Also, if you're feeling particularly bad-ass or just plain angry at the all the stupidity around you, check out my new playlist, "open letter to doopidity & co." on Spotify. I hope it makes you smile. (Note: It does contain a lot of explicit language.)

I'm running into the final three weeks of Winter Quarter, so as much as I'd love to sit down and spill everything that's been on my mind, I can only take about fifteen minutes to list some links of my current music recommendations. Other than that, I've just been doing a lot of complaining about the rainy Bay Area weather (but secretly enjoying it a lot). Also, lots of dancing. But more of that later. Happy March!

you belong here

Inspiration for the week of 9/29-10/5:

• James and Aubrey (Actually, just watch all of this guy's videos. They're fantastic.)
• "I am learning everyday to allow the space between where I am and where I want to be to inspire me and not terrify me." — Tracee Ellis Ross, in an interview for UPTOWN
• Margaret Howell S/S 13 (photographed by Mark Sanders)
• Start Small: Why Tinkerers Get Things Done via 99u
• "We don’t give other people credit for the same interior complexity we take for granted in ourselves, the same capacity for holding contradictory feelings in balance, for complexly alloyed affections, for bottomless generosity of heart and petty, capricious malice. We can’t believe that anyone could be unkind to us and still be genuinely fond of us, although we do it all the time." — Tim Kreider, from I Know What You Think of Me

Things and people I'm grateful for:

• The cute tech guy who complimented the customizations I'd done to my Mac.
• The campus library
• The fact that my dog still loves me even though I'm rarely at home anymore
• More future concert buddies
• All the old copies of The Santa Clara Review that I picked up this week around campus
• The APSU board members who've been taking care of me

What I was listening to while compiling this post:

• Pure Heroine (2013) by Lorde
• You Belong Here (2013) by Leagues
• AM (2013) by Arctic Monkeys

life's too short to even care at all

October 1, 2013:

This year's fall concert featured Young the Giant. I was really excited to see them, and they didn't disappoint. I was a little miffed at how they made us wait almost forty minutes after the opening artist (Nick Checo) finished before they appeared, but once they did I guess the wait was worth it. They played a handful of new songs, so I'm excited for a second album! I've been wondering if they were working on anything new.

Lots more pictures after the break. Hope you like them! They were all taken with my phone (HTC One) but I made sure to fix them up a lot before sharing.
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