proof that my professor is a fountain of knowledge

"do you know who simon cowell is? he is the highest paid person. he's making more money that donald trump. more than 50 million."

again i say...why do i come to this class?

this is a diagram of my week. enough said.

a recap of the last decade

got this off of a twitter i subscribe too. it was pretty interesting. what happened in the last ten years. it so weird to me how much time has passed. i remembered almost everything.

click here to view the video.

Hello Hurricane (by switchfoot) review in a hurry

"Hello Hurricane acknowledges the storms that tear through our

lives...this album is an attempt to respond to those storms with an

element of hope, trying to understand what it means to be hopeful in a

world that keeps on spinning." - Switchfoot

okay, this is only kind of a review. in all honesty, i haven't gotten through the whole album yet. i just got it yesterday. but i can tell its fantastic. what i've heard of it. (8 of 12 songs). i was kind of nervous because i think sometimes when people have high expectations, there's a higher chance for let down. and so i will say that i am not in love with this album as much as some of their others. i mean i really liked Oh Gravity (the cd before this one). but i've found that my relationship with their music grows over time. i need to listen a number of times to discover the great melodies. that awesome guitar line. the twisted and poetic lyric. what the songs are really about.

i bought the deluxe version of the cd which comes with a dvd. it has a "making of" the cd and a behind the scenes look at a photoshoot and then something else...i haven't watched them all. i was just telling sam 2 that i watched a few minutes of the making of and i was sort of surprised. i was hoping for this awesome, funny, and gooofy look into making a record. sort of like the podcasts that came with Oh Gravity. that's not what this was. it was gritty. it was really honest. and super serious. i mean, i understand that making music is their livelyhood. so obviously its important to them. but i heard the phrase "the deconstruction of switchfoot" like three times. and i thought it was a little much. jon (foreman, the lead singer) is such a thinker. lol. so i think i'll have to finish that later, when i'm in the mood to stomach all that important talk and reflection. back to the songs...

track 1: needle in a haystack life - this is sort of the quintessential switchfoot song. the great message clouded in beautiful lyric. a building verse to chorus melody.
track 2: mess of me - the single from the album. its more hardcore than some of their other songs. i've noticed a pattern with the first single off the last three albums. all more rock. i'm not sure why this is. anyway mess of me is awesome. another one of their songs that starts off with a fantastically-distorted guitar line. amazing lyrics. go listen to it. (link on track name takes you to the youtube vid)
track 3: your love is as song - switchfoot slows it down. they do it well all the time. i don't like this slow song as much as song of the others they've had.
track : the sound (john m. perkins blues) - your basic anthem/hard rock song. this is hard rock for switchfoot at least. the building up the chorus is awesome. this song is featured on the blackberry commercial out right now too. jamming guitars + gritty jon singing + echoing background vocals = amazing sound (no pun intended)
track 5: enough to let me know - haven't listened to this one enough to have a very good opinion. just relistening now...seems like it could be good. simple. clean.
track 6: free - i was rocking out to this one in the shower. another sort of signature switchfoot. i love the emphasis on the word free. seems like that obviously happen. anyway, its an imploring song which i will interpret to be about the belief in a higher power at work. plus its always good when jon takes the vocals without the instruments for emphasis.
track 7: hello hurricane - title track. i don't feel like moved by it. i mean, i like it enough. enough said.
track 8: always - was listening to this one when i started writing the post. i was really getting into it. again, another building song. starts of without much behind jon's vocals and grows.
track 9: bullet soul - a little bit edgy. there's some interesting harmonies. this sounds a little more commercial to me. sort of like a typical song on the radio.
track 10: yet - great beat. another slow down. sort of. jon keeps singing "you haven't lost me yet."
track 11: sing it out - i can see this one being a sing along for the crowd. another slower one. it almost has an imogen heap feel. which is strange. sort of haunting harmony. and strings...yay!
track 12: red eyes - an melodic uplifter. a downer on the lyrics. as in the lyrics are about sad stuff...not that they're bad.

okay...that's my initial reaction. if you feel so inclined you can check out Drew's (the guitar player) youtube channel. he calls it thedrewcast. i think its hilarious.

live from the Paramore concert

sort of...

haha. i took this vid during the concert. 2nd song of the night "I Caught Myself" which is one of my favorite songs of theirs. it is actually the lesser known of the two songs they had on the Twilight soundtrack. happy listening!

are you kidding me?

just saw this on tv. i think its a bit ridiculous. yes, we are looking forward to the movie...but i think volvo is going a little far. hahahahaha.

yes, i like awesome tights

i went to the MOA this weekend. a thing i picked up from luke and mitch...don't stay M-O-A, make it into a word. MOA. i think its more fun that way.

okay, so back to the weekend. hung out with min, hung out with luke and mitch. overall tons of fun. and then i went shopping by myself on sunday. i find that's almost the easiest way to shop. normally i feel as though i'm dragging everyone along. because i take a long time to shop. i want to look at everything. make sure nothing gets passed over. i don't to miss one necklace, t-shirt, or dress. nada. so needless to say, i was there for quite a while. i think about three hours. and i got the best tights from Forever21. i got two pairs actually. one i wore today (see picture) and other is a great red argyle pattern. only 5.80! you can tell the best from the pic, but they are sort of blue and black plaid. with some lime green in them.

so i wore them ot work today with a navy dress and felt pretty cool. however, of course, things could not run smoothly. these tights are one size for all, which is sort of nice. i don't have to worry about finding a size. woot. but at the same time, they seemed to expand as the day went on. i had to keep adjusting them. that's the thing i hate about tights/panty hose. they are always falling down. no matter how high up you pull them. its like a never ending battle. i told my mom they should invent suspenders for tights. seriously.

okay, enough about that. i'm going to see paramore on friday! i'm so excited. i've wanted to see them in concert for years. and i've never gone. and i asked the people i know who like them and they couldn't go, so sam 2 is being a super nice friend and going with me. she doesn't really like them but she's still going. i'm so happy. haha. plus, i like to think that hayley williams would be my alter ego. if i could be that cool. (she's the lead singer.) i think shes maybe a year younger than me. and i love her hair...and she has a killer voice. thumbs way up.

your turn: have you had a recent battle with your clothes? what happened and who won?