Bye now...

... Kolkata awaits.



See you soon.

I've once been to the top of the world

I've once been to the top of the world
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I finally made it back to New York City!

Last time I was here was back in 2002 for the last ViRGOS show @ Arlene Grocery, NYC. I was still living down south, so NYC wasn't as easily accessible as it is from DC. During my short 2k2 stay, I regretfully was not able to tour the city on foot. We drove around most of the time to get from here to there, which really is no way to experience the city.

So, now I found myself on a last-minute northbound train ride simply because J had a meeting there + he thought it would be a great way to celebrate our 3rd anni. :) The best part of this trip was the spontaneity of it all. The morning of, I filled a backpack with enough clothes, etc. for an overnight stay in the city with wide-eyes + no regrets.

_ 15 March 2k8
_ Empire State Building
_ Midtown Manhattan
_ New York City, NY

high school French class

I was wracking my brain trying to remember one of the poems I memorized + recited in front of one of my high school French classes [I took French I + II], but I never thought to google it. So, here it is, simply just for the sake of my own personal accounts. Maybe if you're lucky, you can ask me to recite it for you. ;)


Le Printemps
un poème de Charles d'Orléans (1391 - 1465)


Le temps a laissé son manteau
De vent, de froidure et de pluie
Et s'est vêtu de broderies,
De soleil luisant, clair et beau.

Il n'y a ni bête, ni oiseau
Qu'en son langage ne chante ou crie
Le temps a laissé son manteau
De vent, de froidure et de pluie.

Rivières, fontaines et ruisseaux
Portent en livrée jolie,
Gouttes d'argent, d'orfèvrerie
Chacun s'habille de nouveau.



P.S. One work week till India! Unbelievable...

Shy Child? Who? Cowbell? What? Keytar? Why??

The other night, I was up late [uh, like tonight] + couldn't sleep so I tried watching random things on the tele to tire my eyes out. While flipping channels, Samuel L. Jackson popped up on screen. Now, Mr. Jackson is just the kind of person that immediately commands anyone's attention, so I watch for a bit to see what the man was up to. He walks into this auditorium filled with a massive audience, which he is supposedly hosting along with Uma Thurman. It was for the UK's Swarovski Fashion Rocks for The Prince's Trust benefit where they integrate live musical acts with fashion models strutting their stuff down the stage-turned-catwalk. And by "stuff", I mean the stuff VersaceArmaniDolce+GabbanaCalvinKleinChanelBurberry are made of.

"Ooo..."

So, yeh. Next thing I know, I'm glued to my *coughIKEAcough* couch + end up watching the entire show front to back. I really thought it was interesting the way they mixed in both industries onto one stage. Made for a fun show, no doubt about that. Oh, something funny... While the video crew was panning the audience, they spotted Gwyneth Paltrow covering her ears in discomfort during Iggy Pop + the Stooge's brash performance. I guess she doesn't really like that type of rock even though she is wed to a "rockstar". Hehe, it was hilarious. All the while, folks like Kate Moss were busy rocking out + weren't afraid to show it. Yee-uh.

One band @ Fashion Rocks that caught my ear is called Shy Child, which is a 2-man band from NYC complete with vox + synth keytar + drumkit. Yuh. I said "keytar", as in keyboard + guitar. The song they performed, "Drop the Phone", started out a bit minimal + funky, but it peaked my attention to keep me watching--not to mention the fact that the "giraffe" models clad in Stella McCartney were playing musical chairs! Then, past the few first verses it really started to pick up; enough to get me moving.

"Oke, who are these guys?? Must find out more..."

Here, you can find out more, too.




Alright, I have to admit, the keytar just feels right with them...

How does this happen, Facebook?

Let's see...
Genre, genre, genre, genre, AND Jack Johnson = Top Music in JAX??

Dear God, not again.

A prayer request in haiku form:

He deserves better.
Remain focused. First things first.
Please help him be strong.

Just [c]lick it already.

You're gonna keel ova from the cute, no joke!

{ CLICKITY CLICK LICK }

NIN Ghosts I-IV

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Nine Inch Nails presents Ghosts I - IV, a brand new 36 track instrumental collection available right now. Almost two hours of new music composed and recorded over an intense ten week period last fall, Ghosts I - IV sprawls Nine Inch Nails across a variety of new terrain.

Trent Reznor explains, "I've been considering and wanting to make this kind of record for years, but by its very nature it wouldn't have made sense until this point. This collection of music is the result of working from a very visual perspective - dressing imagined locations and scenarios with sound and texture; a soundtrack for daydreams. I'm very pleased with the result and the ability to present it directly to you without interference. I hope you enjoy the first four volumes of Ghosts."

* referenced via NIN.com