It’s okay to be a Yeasayer

This is a little late… last weekend I saw Yeasayer. I love them… their tunes are endlessly catchy; mellow and yet dancey all at the same time. A little bit experimental and a little bit jam-bandy.

The show was great. It was at Bimbos 365… which was an experience all in itself. An Italian dinner theater: tables, glamorous curtains and a fantastic dance floor. If I ever get married, I want the reception to be there. It’s 6000 bucks to rent the space out for a night; so it’s good thing I don’t believe in the institution of marriage.

The best part was that the band was really into their music. Even if I didn’t enjoy every piece, clearly they did – which emits a really nice energy.  The crowd was mixed and for the most part - everyone was a hipster twenty-something. Some dude sat next to me on stage right and was so messed up he kept missing his other hand when he tried to clap. It was another reminder that drugzzz are really bad.

word to words.

The current book I’m reading makes me want to be smart again. So, I’m looking things up.

 

1. Concertina: [kon-ser-tee-nuh]

      noun. a musical instrument resembling an accordion but having button-like keys, hexagonal bellows and ends, and a more limited range.

2. Imperceptible: [im-per-sep-tuh-buhl]

        adjective. 1. very slight, gradual or subtle. 2. not perceptible; not perceived by or affecting the senses.

3. Gyre: [jahyuhr]

       noun. 1. a ring or circle. 2. a circular course or motion. 3. a ringlike system of ocean currents rotating clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere.

4. Talismanic: [talis-manik]

      adjective. Possessing or believed to possess magic power.

5. “Double Indemnity“: refers to a clause in certain life insurance policies where the insuring company agrees to pay twice the standard amount in cases of accidental death. The Academy Award nominated movie was made in 1944.

6. Acrimony: [ak-ruh-moh-nee]

    noun. sharpness, harshness, or bitterness of nature, speech, disposition.

7. “Stan Laurel“: English comic actor (of Laurel & Hardy)

banneramadingdong

Inspired by Miranda July’s Learning to Love You More, assignment number 63, I decided to make a banner for a friend’s birthday. I’m pretty happy with how it came out, and it got my craftivity flowing too…

2 days ago was

Election day. It was such an amazing opportunity to be able to vote for Barack Obama… it kind of frazzled me. I was excited and nervous, and by voting in Oakland, I couldn’t help but to feel like I was a part of something really big.

It was overwhelming when he won, so clearly, so easily. His acceptance speech made me ball like a big baby.  I’m so content to be living during this time. Though I have the dreaminess for the 60s (mostly the fashion and music), politically and socially, this time is unlike any other. So much justice is happening right now (though there is a LONG way to go), it is very exciting to see, and experience.

VOTE

It’s that time.

I hope we (the country) makes the right (left) decision.

AH!