CARMEN AND CARISSA BELIEVE IN THE POWER OF OUR STORIES AND YOURS. WE HAVE TOO MUCH IN OUR HEADS AND HEARTS AND GUTS FOR SPEECH AND TOUCH ALONE TO COMMUNICATE. WE BELIEVE IT IS BRAVE TO LOVE YOURSELF ENOUGH TO PUT A PIECE OF IT ON PAPER, OR IN A CAKE, OR A GARMENT, OR THROUGH A TRUMPET. WE WANT TO COMMUNICATE, TO LEARN ABOUT EACH OTHER AND OUR SELVES. WE ARE JUST PEOPLE, LOST AND ALONE AND FOUND AND SURROUNDED AND DEEPLY IN LOVE.
OMG its been like two months I feel like such an asshole! Here's the deal:
a) I got a life (Carissa already had one) so neither of us has SO much time for blogging
b) I was living in other people's homes without the internet
c) my new home doesnt have the internet yet and i feel GUILTY using work time for this
d) Carissa's internet sux
I know my homegirl has been taking some photos/thinking some thoughts/making some things she should post, and i have been listening to some rad new tunes and making silly drawings that i will share with you soon. I just wanted to say hi, we're still here and show you this:
I like bands that are kinda bad the way I like men who are kinda ugly (ugly hot, it’s a real thing). Gap teeth, scars, birthmarks, a big or crooked nose, adorably misguided fashion choices, or a few early gray hairs are just a few items on the LONG list of physical imperfections that unaccountably turn me on. But sometimes a guy is just so objectively handsome, and such a swell fellow on top of it, that I am attracted to him in spite of his perfection.
There is nothing bad, ugly, challenging, noisy, or unpolished about Roman Candle. They can play their instruments and their singer can sing (not to mention write songs). Much of their material could play on Vh1. Your parents would probably like them. The thing is, they are just really really really good. They are delightful. They are that handsome, swell, fellow I can’t help but fall for.
Top 10 loveable things about Roman Candle 1) The core trio of the band consists of Skip Matheny, his brother Logan, and his wife Timshel (they have babies-baby candle!) 2) Their songs are just really good. Their use of language is considered and specific while remaining unpretentious. The only word for their songwriting/storytelling style is ‘charming.’ 2)a) In fact, everything about them is charming 3) Their songs are full to overflowing. The sound is so big it just overwhelms you, the melodies are so lovely you don’t even mind drowning in them. 4) Even after playing for ten years they rock a half full dive bar where most patrons showed up for the cavs game like it’s the best night of their lives. 5) They are gracious. 6) They love what they do and each other. 7) They radiate positivity and love. 8) They are inspiring! 9) I want to be Timshel and Skip. 10) I want Timshel and Skip to be my parents.
I finally went to see Star Trek last night. The top two things i came away from the experience with are:
1) J.J. Abrams loves time travel so much he wants to take it behind the middle school and get it pregnant
2) The Enterprise is so full of Hotties as to render this film basically a chick flick.
Maybe you prefer the chiselled jaw and rugged American recklessness, ambition, and heroism of James T. Kirk. Or there's the Darcy of the enterprise, Spock. His unparalleled intellect, exotic browline, troubled past and coy remoteness keep you hoping you are the one who will be able to get past that cold Vulcan exterior and make him love you.
Maybe the boyish face, pseudo new-wave haircut, wide naive eyes, and thick sexy accent of Chekhov are more to your liking. If you have an overpowering fetish for scottish accents and the loveable shenanigans of zany geniuses, there's Scotty for you. For the lady who likes a mature man, theres the no nonsense nobility and pessimistic realism of Doctor McCoy. Maybe you were the first one to believe in the clueless but good hearted, loyal, and good looking Sulu. If you are bi-curious, gay, or a dude there's that tough and foxy Uhura for you.
If you are troubled, 16, and into nu metal, you can fantasize about destroying the world at Nero's side.
New HP. Well fuck. When I read the first Harry Potter book, I did so in one sitting, then promptly forgot the entire thing. Whenever a new one came out I would read ALL of them over again with undiminished zeal in preparation, and finally hunker down with my brand new hardcover, complete with awesome cover designs of various magical happenings. I had basically forgotten there were any more Harry Potter movies to be made, and then all of a sudden, #6 is coming out in a few months! #6! that means there are two more to look forward to, it also means there are 6 movies and 8 books with which i will gleefully fill my time until July 15th. All I know is that Voldemort is coming and Harry MUST stop him with the help of his friends, his unparalleled wizarding skills, and courage. I cannot wait to re-experience all the juicy plot details that have been wiped from my memory.
Reasons Harry Potter is excellent: 1) wands (spells, patronuses, vine wood with dragon heartstring or holly with phoenix feather? duels, etc) 2) Wizards. period. 3) Hogwarts. I want to ride a mystical train to a moat, get in a little boat, disembark at a castle, have some dumb hat predict my future, and then eat a delicious magical banquet and hang with ghosts. 4) hormonal magic. I would like my angst to find expression in whimiscal mishaps resulting from my magical personage. 5) Brad Neely and Wizard people (probably old old old news for most of you, but it just doesn't stop cracking me up. ever.
*if you don't have patience or time for the whole thing, skip the first 3 minutes, or, if you have srs ADD skip the first 6.
Ways Harry Potter sucks:
Some people will die before all the movies come out. Some people may have died without finishing the books. I may be dead before I see all the movies. This is a shame, and the thought of it chills me to the bone. Although, to be fair, it may be more an issue with mortality than with Harry Potter specifically.
The Sweptaways are a HUGE a capella choir of good looking well-heeled Swedish ladies (myspace, or, if you read Swedish, blog), and that's about as much as I know about them. On their second album, The Sweptaways Show, the ladies are joined on each track by a different pop singer, including one or two familiar names, like JENS and Pelle Almqvist from The Hives (who kissed my hand at a show when I was 14), Robyn (!), and a whole lot of people I don't know.
You can listen to all the tracks for free and download them for $$ HERE.
The kitsh factor of this project may be off-putting for some. As for me, the sound of more than two voices together gives me chills and often makes my eyes sting like I'm on the brink of tears (not to mention I'm a little bit of a scandinav-o-phile (?)), so 30+ Swedish voices, (<3) Jens Lekman's (<3) included, definitely does it for me! >
Credit to Jonas Edvinsson for tweeting this video and making my week!
