THREE HUNDRED FORTY-SIX

SONG OF THE DAY #346
Friday, April 29, 2011
Fake Empire
by The National

Got up crazy late.. like at 12:45. I bought some tickets through Culture Shock before getting out of bed, to a strange dance company performing at a new theatre. The grass had just finished being cut and Gustavo was at my house. I watched The Notorious Bettie Paige, and then followed it up with the first three episodes of The Lost Room, which my mom and my sister joined me for. They'd gotten home. From that point, I started getting ready to go-- a process at the latter end of which I reminded Mileini to be here.

Together we took Archimedes to the South Dade Cultural Center to watch an incredible, unforgettable DIAVOLO performance, and then we headed all over the city scouring for an open restaurant. We settled at IHOP 20-30 minutes later. ^.^

MIDNIGHT BONUS TRACK
First Date
by Blink-182

We talked for what seemed like hours, about endless hilarities and the realities of life. It's always real with this girl.
It's so strange; the night was so simple, but an incredible show and simple sparkling, honest conversation turned it into one of the unexpected best nights of my life.

Riding on the high of the past few days, and coming home from a great night tonight made me feel strange. The whole day I felt half-awake, like it was all too perfect. This is the perfect song for today, which, little did I know, was the peak. And as for the Bonus Track, this is what hanging out at IHOP with Mileini, talking about first dates feels like. I love everything about this night.

TWO HUNDRED SIXTY-ONE

SONG OF THE DAY #261
Thursday, February 3rd, 2011
Little Faith
by The National

This morning, before going to sleep at around 3 I stayed up getting tons of new music and sorting out some papers for reacting. Got up at around 8:30 and get to 9:30 class right on time, with the dreams book I needed to take the quiz. Booya! Afterwards, I picked up the VGA from UTS and checked Metropolis out of the Film Library. Went to reacting, which was pretty great! It was the most calm and rational assembly meeting we've ever had. And I'm still alive, which is good. Went back to UTS to return the cable, and back to DM to see Weitz. Took Everything Is Illuminated from the Film Library, and spent almost an hour talking to Weitz and students about films, then about Czech and Festivals. Sundance cap! Came home, ate breakfast on the way, and didn't really know what to do with myself at that point. I ended up sleeping on the couch for like 3 hours, waking up and eating dinner. Exercise win!

It's the 3rd of February and I just realized I've watched a film with Philip Seymour Hoffman in it every day this month (so far)... The first was Charlie Wilson's War, the next Pirate Radio, and now Before the Devil Knows You're Dead, which is a seriously fucked-up movie experience. I wonder how long I can keep this up-- maybe I'll watch the Savages tomorrow, or something of the sort. And at the end of the month I'll get myself Almost Famous, which just came out on bd.

Today was kind of like that scene in the Holiday when she wakes up to Jet, and then Jasper calls to send her the pages. A combination of the not eating, the sleeping, and the movie made my mood all The National-y. Until 3 it was really more like Strings by Young the Giant, but it's too much of a summer song for February

P.S. There are still holiday cookies in my freezer. How, God, is this supposed to help? haha ah, holiday cookies... How I love thee.

ONE HUNDRED FIFTY-FOUR

SONG OF THE DAY #154
Tuesday, October 19th, 2010
So Far Around The Bend
by The National

Day of Athens and midterms.... DREAD!