brick by boring brick

she lives in a fairy tale
somewhere too far for us to find

im super excited for the new paramore album,
brand new eyes,
coming out at the end of the month.
im already in love with "ignorance" and "brick by boring brick."
im pretty sad i wont be able to see them live tho.
next time, next time.

ive realized im pretty bad at updating this blog.
maybe its cuz im pretty sure no one reads it?
haha.

anywho.
a lot of new music has been coming out.

carrie underwood released her new single,
"cowboy casanova."
its catchy.
and the first two or three seconds remind me of
shania's "man i feel like a woman."
however, the rest of the song is wildly different from it.
itll do great on country radio.

leona lewis released "happy" as her first single from her new album.
i know theres been a lot of raves about it.
but to me, its alright.
im assuming itll grow on me.
of course, i do love the piano in it.
but aside from that, nothing jumps out to me.

so many great albums have been leaked or released since i last blogged.
-tomorrow by sean kingston
-beggars by thrice
-break up by pete yorn and scarlett johansson
-the blueprint 3 by jay z
-bomb in a birdcage by a fine frenzy
-rebelution by pitbull
-the time of our lives EP by miley cyrus
-everybody by ingrid michaelson
-mi plan by nelly furtado

i guess the only fair way is to go through each of them quickly.

tomorrow by sean kingston
its what you would expect from sean kingston. it very much has a certain dancehall type sound to it. the songs are catchy with a slight bob marley, island influence. some songs are catchier than others. and theres of course my favorite on the album, his first single "fire burning." its just so catchy. maybe its cuz im fire burning on the dancefloor. haha.

beggars by thrice
there is very little that thrice can do wrong in my eyes, and this album is no exception. its a mellow album for the most part, and its in following with the alchemy index. i love "circles." thrice has evolved over the years, and i still love them.

break up by pete yorn and scarlett johanasson
i know that most people arent fans of scarlett's singing voice and her last album was only critically acclaimed, eventho i loved it. however, i think shes really doing something different. she never makes the kind of album youd expect a popular actress to make, which i appreciate. pairing up with pete yorn was a great idea. i love the entire album, the feel to it, the sound, their voices together. its different yet again, and all together, genius.

the blueprint 3 by jay z
this album has a lot of collaborations, from rihanna to pharrell to alicia keys. the album is catchy and the collabs are hot, but its nothing im in love with. thats about it.

bomb in a birdcage by a fine frenzy
love a fine frenzy. lots of piano influence, which for me is always a good thing. if you know her music, you know that this album sounds very much like her. you listen to it and know its a fine frenzy. its another calm but sunny album. im not quite sure how to describe it other than to say im very much enjoying it.

rebelution by pitbull
i think im starting to lose my love for pitbull. i feel like he's become a little too mainstream. also, he's losing his latin flavor, which is how he got famous in the first place. i miss the days of money is still a major issue and MIAMI. all his songs are beginning to sound the same and they play his songs too frequently. he needs to go back to his roots and insert what it was that got him famous with "culo" and "toma." til then, this is an blah cd. no real feeling from it.

the time of our lives ep by miley cyrus
its a good attempt by miley cyrus. her single "party in the usa" is annoying but catchy and hard to resist. i do however like the song "time of our lives." this ep is growing on me more and more and i give miley props for getting away from her usual ishh.

everybody by ingrid michaelson
i love her regardless. she's brilliant on the piano. her past cds are genius and i was looking forward to this album for awhile. she in no way disappointed. another heavily piano-driven album, which im a complete sucker for. the way she writes and composes her music is just so light but yet...idk. it has substance and it relaxes me. amazing album. the end.

mi plan by nelly furtado
im a big fan of nelly's voice. and i like the fact that she speaks spanish wish a real accent, not an english accent. haha. i fell in love with the first single "manos al aire" the first time i heard it. when "bajo otra luz" was leaked featuring julieta venegas and la mala rodriguez, i loveddd it. the addition of the other girls makes the song even better than what it would have been. i adore "suenos" and the vocals that alejandro fernandez adds to it. his voice is amazing. so in love with it. he can do no wrong and helped the song greatly. amazing album. im glad she decided to make it all spanish.

ok. this is alll for now. haha.
<3

amor de los dos

chente.
mmm...
listen
and
fall in love.
or
watch his performance with alejandro.
i get to see this amazing man in november
for my 19th birthday.
hell fucking yeah.

breaking news is
scarlett johansson just married ryan reynolds
in canada.
congrats to the majorly hotttt couple.
lets hope it works out.
i wonder how it is going from alanis morisette being your gf
to marrying scarlett.
its like night at day.
for reals.
but at least alanis seems to be doing well.
=]

i watched the presidential debate.
i now like obama more than i previously did,
but i would probably still vote for mccain.
damn this depression we're going through.
its killing me.
we need change.
im just afraid obama might be too much change.
i still dont know who id vote for.
and i also hate that mccain is against gays.
bah.
decisions.
all i know is
NO on prop 8!

so.
i have a tough decision to make regarding the weekend.
san diego with my 3 best friends from high school.
or gay day at disneyland with one new bff.
bah.
im so torn.
i know wht i SHOULD do.
but i also know what i WANT to do.



love.

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Fannin' street

so i know that a lot of critics put down Scarlett Johansson's CD,
Anywhere I Lay My Head.
They critiqued her voice.
However,
I loved her album.
Its different from a lot of stuff out there.
She didnt make a typical actress to singer album.
She did what she wanted and what she liked,
and i love it.
fuck the critics.
ha.

i was walking today
across the huge paved intersection right by the 405.
cars of all types were passing by,
pushing wind across my face
as i took heavy steps on the hard concrete
in the steamy heat.
my imaginative mind for some odd seconds
took time to pause the usual thoughts
and thought
"what if?"
what if i stepped off the curb of the sidewalk
and ran quickly into the flowing line of traffic?
what if in one defining moment i decided to end everything?
would anyone miss me?
would anyone cry?
would anything change?
would i finally know if heaven exists?
would i be eternally happy?

but as long as i contemplated this,
i contemplated living even longer.
life sucks.
this i know to be a fact.
karma is non existent.
some people get everything,
while others get nothing.
being who you are
doenst always get you who you want.
you never get what you want.
and sometimes you dont even get what you need.

however,
im lucky.
i have someone who will never leave me.
who has never disappointed me.
who never will.
someone i can tell everything to.
someone who has saved me
and will continue to.
He is my everything.
He is all that is good and pure in this world.
He is my savior.

Plus,
in the end,
it can only be uphill from here, right?
a long hill,
with constant peaks and valleys,
but with one point thats high enough to let you touch the sky
and reach for the stars.



love.

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