Far: A Visual Tour

So Today was finally the day. I called up Anna and asked her if she wanted to partake in the CD buying excursion. She agreed with an excited yes. So, after showering and dressing, I picked her up at her house. Liam was there so he tagged along for the ride. Anna told us she'd already put a down payment on the CD at the fye in the mall, so we went there. We got there and I looked around for quite some time while they got her her CD. I looked everywhere but there were no copies to be found. Once Anna had checked out I had to go up to the cashier and ask her where I could find one. I'm not particularly anti-social but I hate talking to sales employees. I feel like the more specified my question are the lamer I become in their eyes. I can't help but feel like their judging me, my mannerisms and taste in goods, with their every glance. But I asked her anyways...It's not like a crippling thing. I's just prefer not interacting with them. She said it was sold out because they only got in like three copies. THREE COPIES? Say What? I was pissed. We walked out of the mall where we saw Fusco. It was sufficiently awkward and nicely social. I made some overly grand gestures about wanting to punch the fye people in the face. We stood around for a little then he left to get his haircut; We ventured onward. Once in the car I realized Anna had purchased the single disc version. She was pissed when she found out there was more than one version. We went to the other fye, the one I always buy my CDs at. It's slightly creepier but it feels less corporate, so I enjoy the shopping experience. Plus, they always have what I want. And, sure enough, we walked in and I spotted the CD right away. In the mall it was weird because I didn't exactly know where to go to fin the new releases. That was not an issue the second time around. I was at full ease in my familiar albeit slightly creepy stomping ground. Not only did they have multiple copies of the CD, they had the 2 disc version on sale. Oh Yeahhhh. Victory! In the car my mom immediately popped it in and I had a quick fit when I realized what she had done. I figured it'd be beter to let it go than to freak out about my unique music listening experiences on my own, in my room, studying the lyric booklet when necessary. I figure my mom wanted to look cool in front of my friends so I rolled with it. When we got to my house we ate pizza and listened to the rest on the CD. Then we popped in the DVD and watched the trippy/weird music videos. All in all it was a good experience. Listening to it in the car ended up being really nice; the music partnered really nicely with the slightly scenic and sunny drive home on the semi-back roads. Regina was how Anna and I first really bonded so it was nice to have this experience with her.

Now that I've typed my weight in words here are the pictures:

I love the cover. It reminds me of A Tree Grows In Brooklyn. I can't really explain why, but the connotations are nice.

The house in the background is from the "Dance Anthem of the 80's" video. They had a lot of re-occurring visuals which was cool. 

One difference? Anna's disc had the sketched blue piano on it, but hers didn't come with a lyrics booklet.

The hearts reminded me of Bekah's lung sketches.

I love love love the boombox sketch. It's also from the "Dance Anthem" video. It's probably my favorite song on the album at this point, although "The Calculation" really caught my attention too. It's really too early to tell.

Anna and I both fell in love with her shoes. They are gorgeous. 

I can't wait to give this a good listen. I feel like this is an album that can withstand the seasons.

Dear Blog,

Poor neglected blog. I am now fully enraptured by tumblr, and my other two blogs. I have left you in the dust (what a shame... you still have the best title) I guess I dropped in to shoot some angst and anxiety into you veins.

I no longer know if I am content with taking Ap English and US. I definitely want to stick with US, but I'm really nervous about english. I worried I'm going to procrastinate like crazy( like I am right now) with writing assignments and that I'll become completely overwhelmed with the workload. I do love english, but I prefer the reading/analyzing books part to the writing/composition part. This makes em think I should take English 3 honors and take AP english as a senior when it will be focus on reading. But if I do this, I feel like I'd be letting people, and possibly myself, down. I don't want to look back and regret not taking more challenging classes. Plus, I feel like if i back out now....i don't know...like I told everyone I was taking the two classes already and I feel like it would be like everyone would be getting a big "I told you so" on my expense. Then I'll have settled for a slightly challenging schedule like almost everyone else. I want to do all I can to stand out and (I know it's superficial but...) look good. I just CANNOT DECIDE! I just want to talk to someone, and have them give me the answer. I need it to become clear. blahblahblahicantalkincirclesforeverblahblahblah

April Showers

What happens when I don't know what happens?

Mean Everything to Nothing: A Visual Tour

Me hugging the beautiful thing.  I pretty much wanted to to do this in the store, but I showed some self restraint.

The beautiful Inside of the artwork. I love how large vinyl artwork is. It makes it a poster candidate.

The front of the album artwork.

the back of the album artowork (do a mental pic flip, because I was too lazy to do any real ones)

the CD in all of it's glory.

And in it's case, which feels like a silk paper hybrid

the lovely record. Records are way thicker than I imagined.

and the racord in it's case, ehich is more like normal paper

tha amazing 9.99 price sticker, a fantastic markdown from the 18.99 it's supposed to go for

And the lovely product before opening.

I went to fye tonight after finally finishing my researched paper and I purchased this baby. When I got there i had no intentions of buying the vinyl combo pack, but that's all they had in stock, and for 9.99 I sure wasn't going to pass it up. my mom says my grandfather has a record player, so next time I visit I might try to get my hand on it.

I am so excited to listen to this...so I'm going to go now and do just that

He was no ordinary drain on her defenses...

...she was no ordinary girl "

It's finally April. Thank God! Am I the only one who hates March ? I feel like it always starts out alright, but I can't help but feel depressed after the first week passes. I mean good things have been happening, but the bad things just seem to hold a heavier weight in March. It is the mother of inbetweentimes. I hate inbetweentimes for the most part...well not hate, but they always make me uneasy. Like 4:30 pm, not even quite evening ,it resides in a section of time that makes me feel regret for the day, and like not enough night is left to save the day. For me there is not enough excitement in march to keep me entertained. It's no longer the beautiful snowy december, nor is it the hazy beautiful May. I guess April lives somewhere near inbetweentime, but because of the inclusion of Spring break it is much more favorable than its sibbling march. March is like the ugly child of the family, but I don't even feel bad for it.

Plus spring always brings great music. I'm working up a spring playlist...I'll post it here if anyones interested. 

This on my binder makes History class even better. Bekah works magic.

One week left. Thats the thought keeping me afloat. 

Comcast Ad: Dream Big 1

haha I was on stereogum and they were talking about how horrible these commercials are. They are AWFUL. But they Do make it so that I am "R-O-F-T-L-O-L-ing" ...kind of. Whose horrid idea was this? Were they high???

My favortie thing has to be the comments though . An example:

"When I first heard the first one, I was thinking more Daft Punk rip-off than Juno rip-off, but the apathetic black girl in the later videos proves that I'm wrong."

hahaha
Comcast needs to stop trying to be hip. I can barely handle half of the hip people I encounter, but a corporation trying to be hip? makes me want to jump off a building.

p.s. the astronauts on the bouncing balls are mad creepy

Because it Was You I Called it a Different Story

Manchester Orchestra - The Only One

Check out the Boozle if you want to hear my thoughts on this. I can't hype this band enough. They deserve every word.