Between Stars

You know, some people just aren't meant to be together.


Okay I spent way too much money at Amoeba the other day. I got some cds & vinyl & here's how I'll bitch about it. I bought the new Underworld album (of course) but forgot there was a deluxe edition out. When I got home & remembered, I was kind of pissed b/c it comes with videos for all the songs. Agh... seriously annoyed. I really want it. Especially now that I can't stop listening to this album. Soooo fucking good. Now I really want to see them on Halloween - how I can make that happen without having to pay or deal with the HARD festival?

I bought this "deluxe" cd of Interpol's new album and even though I couldn't tell the difference except it included a poster I thought, surely there must be something else on the cd for this extra $2. Nope. Just a poster. A poster that I have zero desire in owning. Ugh. Really wish I saved that $2. I somehow haven't had much time to listen to all this new music, so I've only listened to this one a little bit. It's okay so far. I'm not falling off my chair yet. We'll see how it goes b/c I love them. And now that I'm listening to it while writing this part I'm getting happier about it. That brings me to the vinyl. I didn't feel like buying their new album on vinyl but I did see a live vinyl album w/ a lovely cover so I bought that (it was clear red vinyl! Sweet!). I listened to it today & uh.... I was disappointed with it. It didn't sound that great live. Really I mean Paul Bank's voice didn't. Which is a shame b/c I love the way he sounds on their studio albums. Also he kind of looks like my friend Susie & that sort of freaks me out. I still want to go see them in October though, so here's hoping that happens.

On to Japandroids. I got a couple iTunes gift cards for my birthday & their 'No Singles' album was one I bought which I LOVED... so I thought I'll go ahead & buy their album 'Post Nothing'. Hmm. Not loving it so far. My brother & I were listening to it in the car on the way back from the store & I could see how much he wasn't into it. I am hoping for a good listen soon so I can decide, but I was really wishing I just bought it on iTunes & saved myself some space on my shelf & a couple bucks. I think I've decided to only buy albums by bands I'm nuts over & buy the rest online. I sort of like the convenience of that, but I'm still living in the cd age in my car and I really like having a physical piece of work/art in my hands. I'm also trying not to go crazy with the vinyl. I'd like to own more though. Sometimes it's hard to decide what's worth spending the extra money on.

Now that I'm not working I'm spending way less time in my car & I've been reading this book for my book club which I'm hoping to plow through so I can get it out of the way & not look back. Sometimes I have to make a conscious effort to listen to music at home. It usually involves cleaning or cooking which is what happened today. Does that mean I'll have to clean more or cook more? Ha... Hopefully I'll start working on some projects soon. I have a lot to do in that regard. Then I will listen to music all day.

I also bought Autolux's new album. I haven't gotten passed the first two songs. What have I been doing with my time, really? It sounds really good so far though so I can't wait to see if the rest sounds this good.

My brother gave me a copy of the new Arcade Fire & I really like their singles but have never bothered to listen to an entire album - any of them. I'm not really sure if I'll like it. Since he gave it to me I suppose I should give it a try though, huh? People are crazy over them.

Turns out my sister is not coming to visit until next year (bummer) b/c she got a promotion (super!). And so far I have not been working on my short film... agh! I'm digging a hole here I'm sure. I have some visual ideas but no story. Great! That will be something I have to sit down & work on this week. Thankfully my friend is offering his equipment for me to borrow (yay!) and unfortunately my friend Heather is not going to be around for a couple weeks which sucks on the I really need help making this front. My new deadline is October 16th though so yay me! I figure if people can do that 24 hour film fest thing why can't I do one in 3 weeks?

I need to go somewhere or set up some sort of photo shoots for fun & for testing out some film I bought. I am anxious to get the rolls I have developed. I need some new photo adventure apparently. Things have been pretty boring on that front this year. I also really want to get out of town for a couple days but I should probably work on those projects I keep putting off...

That's all she is, new ways to wear old clothes.

I finally got the 2 rolls of film developed from my Diana camera. They both have a scratch all the way across the film. Grumble grumble... Heather wants me to do a scratch test to see if it's from my camera or the lab. I really hope the lab just fucked up b/c I don't want to figure out how to fix the camera. I was already annoyed at the lab b/c they "forgot" to charge me for one of the rolls of film so I had to pay more when I went to pick them up & they fucked up the scans. One of my pictures didn't get scanned. And a bunch of my pictures weren't scanned properly so the image is like part of one picture part of another. Super annoying. I also would've just gone to the LA Lomography store to try them out but I had a weird B&W roll I couldn't just get done at Target or wherever, so I brought all the rolls to this pro lab I use. They couldn't adjust their machine to scan my Diana rolls to include the sprocket holes... which sucks, b/c that was half the fun. So I have them scanned like normal pictures & a couple of them came out cute but overall I'm a little disappointed. I can't wait to try out some more & maybe some better rolls of film too (not expired crap film I got for free). Here are some of the fun times...

There was a photo I liked off the B&W roll of film I had laying around. It's from when I went out to Linda Vista Hospital w/ some friends & people from Yelp for a photo day. I forgot it at the time & found it months later.

I also went to the Norton Simon Museum. I really like that place & hadn't been in years. They have a Hiroshige exhibit right now. They also own a ton of Degas, so if you like ballerinas & sculptures, you should go.

The title of the statue on the left is hilarious: Woman Taken Unawares

The Mulberry Tree by Van Gogh. It's really beautiful up close.

Jan van Bijilert - Mars Vigilant (Man in Armor Holding a Pike). He looks pretty awesome.

Pietro Anotonio Rotari - Young Girl Writing a Love Letter. She's giving a most sultry look.

I saw these crows at work one day. They were snuggling w/ each other & at first I didn't think they were real. I took my camera out a bit late, but the one on the left was resting its head on the other one.

I went downtown a few days ago & love how much stuff is reflected in the buildings there.

I was also a good girl & finally used all my birthday gift certificates. Which mostly meant spending time on itunes finding something I wanted to buy. I bought quite a few things actually but a couple bands I got I'm finding I like a lot. No Singles by Japandroids has 'Darkness on the Edge of Gastown' stuck in my head as well as 'Roll Up Your Sleeves' off of These Four Walls by We Were Promised Jetpacks.

http://www.myspace.com/japandroids
http://www.myspace.com/wewerepromisedjetpacks
http://www.nortonsimon.org/