Saturday, February 3, 2007
I heard the ocean has a constant leak.
Thanks to the humble advice of my friend Scott and other folks, I have taught myself the basics of divs and layers, expanded upon my css knowledge, and learned how to write an .xspf file. I don't really know if everything is absolutely functional yet, but it will be one day. The most exciting thing (aside from the fact that looking at this page is what happens when I look out my window. As in: this window is my window. Those telephone poles are my telephone poles. That rain happened outside. Those houses are those colors, and wooden. My brother says: "Those telephone poles look dangerous, are they piled on top of each other?")
I actually figured out to have a functional blog that fits inside my webpage. I think. Anyway, the most exciting part is that you can subscribe to my RSS feed (until recently, it seemed like my blog was the only one in the world that didn't have this, and who knows why or how. Scott complained. I guess it paid off). Okay, I lied.
The most exciting part is on the music page, where you can stream my record. You can even skip the songs you don't like (but don't, okay?). I have a lot of time on my hands these days, so I make actual meals and think about how fulfilling life can be without working all the time, and with making things I care about. Reading books. Listening to This American Life. Simple living is the key to my heart, I guess.
Now I just need horses, and Justin to make me a studio out of a barn (okay, maybe you laugh, but it's going to happen. It's just going to take some time. We're going to be making records out in the country for the rest of our lives). I'm going to find the person to sing harmonies at my side.
In the meantime, I'm going to copy Casey and tell you about songs that I like that I think you should listen to. I don't do this very often, because I've come to the slow realization that I don't really like talking about music. I like singing, dancing (if I am drinking or alone), listening, playing. It's somewhat similar to my aversion to organized religion. It's just something I'd rather think about on my own. Anyway, these are new things that I love.
Akron/Family; I'll Be On the Water
Jana Hunter; Restless (PS: AMAZING)
Golden Shoulders; Be Warned
Tom Brousseau; Wandering
Rickie Lee Jones; Flying Cowboys LP
Family Album LP (Grass Roots Record Co.)
Andrew Iafrate; Wither All Prayers
Jake Estner; Dancin'
Gillian Welch; Time (The Revelator) LP
Hanson; "Strong Enough to Break" Podcast (Actually)
