Porcelain Lady

Sorry Blogspot

2009-12-14T15:49:00.001-05:00

returning to tumblr for now

oblivious-blues.tumblr.com

Wurlitzer in Space

2009-12-05T13:57:00.001-05:00

almost forgot how beautiful this song is. wow.

Just Ain't Gonna Work Out

2009-12-01T20:40:00.001-05:00

Giants In The Sky

2009-11-28T19:00:00.001-05:00

Give

2009-11-21T12:37:00.001-05:00

Only a real man can be a lover
If he had hands to lend us all over
We celebrate our sense of each other
We have a lot to give one another

2009-11-20T16:50:00.001-05:00

Charlotte Gainsbourg - Heaven Can Wait from Charlotte Gainsbourg on Vimeo.

Thank You, Universe

2009-11-17T18:06:00.004-05:00

I REALLY needed this:

It's not unreturned love,
from a certain someone, that hurts.
It's just that sometimes the
"thing"
you're focusing on,
keeps you from feeling
all the love
that others are sending you.
Especially me, me, me -
The Universe

Love is Like a Bottle of Gin

2009-11-17T17:56:00.001-05:00

Howl You

2009-11-16T20:28:00.000-05:00

"Let's all make believe
you're torn up inside
and I feel you
crying from here
where I lay in the dark
like a waste of the touch of love
on two hearts that held back."
-Jeff Taylor

gets me every time

Porcelain Lady

2009-11-15T20:12:00.001-05:00

Don't Be Afraid

2009-11-13T18:43:00.001-05:00

Baby im afraid of a lot of things
But i aint scared of loving you
Baby i know your afraid of a lot of things
But don't be scared of love
Cause people will say all kinds of things
That don't mean a dam to me
Cause all i see is what's in front of me
And thats you

Well, ive been dragged all over the place
Ive taken hits time just don't erase
And baby i can see you've been fucked with too
But that don't mean your loving days are through
Cause people will say all kinds of things
That don't mean a damn to me
Cause all i see is what's in front of me
And thats you

Well i may be just a fool
But i know were just as cool
And cool kids...
they belong together

-Porcelain, Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Brand New

2009-11-13T13:21:00.000-05:00

Thinking brand new thoughts

that you've never thought before

is wildly more conducive to creating

big life changes

than just thinking

different varieties

of the same old thoughts.

Think about it -
The Universe

Fruit Flies

2009-11-08T22:57:00.000-05:00

GO AWAY!!!!!

thank you :)

Nothing Gold

2009-11-07T19:58:00.001-05:00

2009-11-06T22:06:00.001-05:00

Who's Gonna Cry

2009-11-03T23:11:00.001-05:00

Is This Love?

2009-11-03T11:55:00.001-05:00

my costume

2009-10-31T11:49:00.000-04:00

Happy Birthday, Zara

2009-10-28T14:01:00.002-04:00

friends for life

sayitoutloud

2009-10-27T23:43:00.005-04:00

I MISS YOU
I MISS YOU

I MISS YOU

2009-10-27T23:41:00.002-04:00

two today!

2009-10-26T17:39:00.000-04:00

XXOO

2009-10-26T13:20:00.000-04:00

Shall I remind you, dearest Rachel,
that the reason you care so much,
sometimes even worry so much,
is because there still exists between you and life,
a passionate love affair.

And because of this,
everything's going to be just fine.

xxoo,
The Universe

Close the curtains

2009-10-26T13:17:00.001-04:00

Daily Leaf

2009-10-25T14:42:00.000-04:00

3D experience

2009-10-24T16:15:00.002-04:00

loved it

Positively 4th Street

2009-10-16T22:03:00.001-04:00

nada

2009-10-15T10:09:00.001-04:00

What if today was your "last" day, Rachel,
or this week was your "last" week,
and heaven had 10,000 angels
waiting to serenade you,
dancers waiting to dance with you,
and reporters waiting to interview you?

Is there a grudge you'd still hold?
Something you'd still regret?
An unhappy memory that would matter
more than forever and ever?

Nada, baby -
The Universe

halloween possibilities

2009-10-10T15:52:00.003-04:00

Lonely

2009-10-08T18:17:00.000-04:00

via typewriterblues

Teach me how to use the love that people say you make

2009-10-08T12:20:00.001-04:00

The Key

2009-10-06T10:04:00.001-04:00

The reason others think they need you, Rachel,

is because they don't yet fully believe that

they already have all that it takes to have

all that they want.

So they pretend you hold the key.

And vice versa.

Tallyho,
The Universe

So many things

2009-10-05T16:41:00.001-04:00

There's Too Much Love

2009-10-01T12:55:00.001-04:00

there's too much good music coming out!

viva polaroid!

2009-09-23T13:40:00.002-04:00

http://www.poladroid.net/

Catonsville Nine

2009-09-17T23:39:00.001-04:00

protect life

One Way or Another...

2009-09-15T14:37:00.001-04:00

hey man
evening on the ground
and there is no one else around
so you will
blame me

blame me for the rocks and baby bones
and broken lock on our
garden

garden wall of eden
full of spiderbites and all your lovers
we were

we were born to fuck each other
one way or another

but i'll only lie
down by the waterside at night

hey man
tiny baby tears
i will collect a million years
and you can
blame me

blame me, i will wear it
in the empty hollow part of my
garden

garden wall of eden in the clamour
as they raise the curtain
you will

you will never make me
learn to lay beneath the mountain

'cause i'll only lie
down by the waterside at night

-iron & wine

Runt Romance

2009-09-10T21:56:00.001-04:00

You don't see this every day

Lions close their cat eyes too
They sleep the same as lovers do
I don't know how I got here
But I know where I have to go

Raccoon babes get left behind
Sometimes the runt's too small
For moms to care a little bit
For moms to care at all

But you, you kept the runt
You don't think he's scum
You worry in the morning
You're worried in the afternoon
And you're worried in the nighttime too

His little dirty feet stink bad
The popcorn smell makes your nose sad
I don't know how he got here
But I'm scared he'll wind up dead

Lions close their cat eyes too
They sleep the same as lovers do
I don't know how I got here
But I know where I have to go

You kept the runt
You don't think he's scum
He's wasted in the morning
He's wasted in the afternoon
And he's wasted in the nighttime too

You don't see this every day
You just don't see this every day

-C. Garneau

A Thousand Ways

2009-09-08T21:51:00.001-04:00

I love that boy and he is my friend.
I see him going down the long hall.
I love that boy and he is my friend.
I wave to him from very far off.

He goes uphill,
I wish that I could follow after him.
He goes uphill.
Please let him be safe there, across the way.
I love that boy, I say.
I love him all the day.

I love that boy and he is my friend.
We're driving through the state of Maryland.
I love that boy and he is my friend.
I love to see him sleeping in back.

He goes uphill,
I wish that I could follow after him.
He goes uphill.
He dreams a city street a hundred ways.
I love that boy, I say.
I love him all the day.

And I'm standing up under the trees,
I'm cheering every day.
I love that boy, I say.

-the innocence mission

Soft Shock

2009-09-04T20:38:00.001-04:00

Unknown, talk to unknown
Ever, lasts forever

Louder, lips speak louder
Better back together

Still it’s a shock, shock
to your soft side
Summer moon
Catch your shut eye
In your room, in my room
In your room, in my room

It’s the time, it’s the place, don’t leave me
It’s the time, it’s the place, don’t leave me
It’s the time, it’s the place,
Don’t leave me out
Leave me out, leave me out, leave me out

Leave
Leave
Leave
Leave

Proud, Loud, Scared

2009-09-01T22:24:00.000-04:00

Well, they say that the truth hurts

And we’ll do everything that we can

Not to feel it’s light

Shine on us so bright

We’ve got to stay so blissfully unaware

Just to show we don’t care

And I know now that you don’t

You’re too proud, you’re too loud, you’re too scared

-J. Gallagher

Basil of Baker Street!

2009-08-30T03:40:00.001-04:00

FINALLY rewatched this after years of waiting.
Little Olivia screaming "daddy, where are you?" at the start = heartbreakingly adorable.

Back to School

2009-08-28T13:12:00.000-04:00

summer's gone by...

2009-08-24T21:54:00.000-04:00

The Real

2009-08-18T14:35:00.002-04:00

Swimming in Jewels

2009-08-18T12:58:00.001-04:00

remember.

no matter how badly you have been hurt.

no matter how deep a friend. how deep a love. you lose.

you truly never lose anything at all.

in honest love, every moment is a treasure.

you are constantly swimming in jewels

even when they lose their shine.

even when it is time to give them away.

a piece of you remains on them.

your tiny fingerprint on their face.

and when they look at it. they will see you.

and smile.

and that is all you need.

this is how you win. by touching others lives.

others hearts. others faces.

and then letting them glow on their own.

or between another's palms. when the time is right.

and when this time comes, you will be ready.

and you will still be living.

and you will still be capable of loving and being loved.

and then a gem will surface. maybe after some digging.

maybe right behind the veil of dust.

and you will smile. because this is all you need.

and you have won.

m.bee

29 September

2009-08-08T15:15:00.002-04:00

If you put your ear to the street,

you can hear the rumble of the world in motion;

people going to and from work, to school, to the grocery store.

You may even hear the whisper of their living rooms

their conversation, their complaints

and if you're lucky, their laughter.

If you're almost anywhere in America

you'll hear something different

something special, something you recognize

but haven't heard in a long time.

It is the sound of a real celebration

It is not New Year's

and it is not a political convention.

It is neither a prime time game-show

nor a music video countdown

bloated with fame and sponsorship.

What you are hearing is the love for a music.

It is the unbridled outcry of support for a song

that sings to the heart, that dances with the soul.

The jubilation is in the theaters

the bars, the music clubs, the festivals.

The love is for a band.

The songs are honest:

just chords with real voices singing real melodies.

But, the heart and the energy with which they are sung

is really why people are talking

and why so many sing along.

They are a reality in a world of entertainment

built with smoke and mirrors

and when they play

the common man can break the mirrors

and blow the smoke away

so that all that's left behind is

the unwavering beauty of the songs.

That's the commotion

that's the celebration,

and wherever The Avett Brothers are tonight

that's what you'll find.

Home+Haircut

2009-08-06T12:49:00.000-04:00

Summer Odyssey

2009-07-30T17:01:00.002-04:00

Before this odyssey ever began, Rachel
there was you, your best friends
and wide-eyed curiosity among you
about who would be the first to leap, the first to forget
the first to kiss, the first to tell, the first to fall
the first to get back up, and the first to remember
that it all began with a dare: to love in spite of it all.

Is that you, Mergatroid?
The Universe

2009-07-25T14:44:00.001-04:00

Paradise

2009-07-08T01:36:00.000-04:00

Thanks for sharing, Meg

2009-07-05T19:16:00.001-04:00

Lykke Li & Bon Iver doing 'Dance Dance Dance' in L.A from Lykke Li on Vimeo.

Cleanse

2009-07-05T11:50:00.002-04:00

Beggar, Chooser

2009-07-04T02:39:00.002-04:00

You want the clouds, but you don’t want the rain

Don’t wanna be found, but you still wanna play

Hide and seek and all those other games

You want the sun, but you don’t want the heat

You want those trees, but you don’t want no leaves

Falling in your drink at your table on the street

I know you want a little pet to give you some love

But you don’t wanna love it back when push comes to shove you

Nobody’s gonna love you like I once loved you

Well I don’t wanna love you, so I don’t love you back

It really is as simple as that

You want the dirt, but you don’t want the mud

Don’t want the blur, but you sure need the buzz

You wanna start, you wanna stop just because

You don’t want me now, but you may at some point

Well I aint gonna wait around, and I don’t wanna disappoint you

Well I’m never gonna love you, I am never gonna love you

Again...

It really is that simple my friend

Why I love Charles Schulz

2009-07-03T12:42:00.002-04:00

Bears n French Toast

2009-07-02T03:19:00.002-04:00

What if, Rachel, all that you had to look forward to
were the things that are free
like sunrises, wagging tails, holding hands, and your imagination.
Would it all be worth it?

Probably.

What if you could trade-in some of your free stuff
for fabulous wealth, fulfilling work, gorgeous looks
or anything else that your heart desired?
Would it all be worth it?

Does a bear sleep in the woods?
Is the Pope Catholic?
Would you like syrup with your French Toast?

Visualize, Rachel. Before the price goes up.

The Universe

Overwhelming Stimulus

2009-07-02T03:03:00.001-04:00

Edit the Sad Parts

2009-06-29T15:32:00.001-04:00

Sometimes all I really want to feel is LOVE

Sometimes I'm angry that I feel so angry

Sometimes my feelings get in the way

of what I really feel I needed to say

You f*cking robots...

2009-06-28T13:12:00.000-04:00

you can't know love

RIP

2009-06-26T18:34:00.001-04:00

Alcohol moments

2009-06-24T19:07:00.001-04:00

Hm

2009-06-23T10:06:00.001-04:00

You are now the greatest, Rachel, you have ever been.

Which makes me, the greatest I've ever been.

Wasn't this whole thing a great idea?

Tickled pink,
The Universe

Not open at all

2009-06-23T03:24:00.001-04:00

Please Listen: A Musical Chaos

2009-06-20T00:04:00.000-04:00

we need money

"Please Listen; A Musical Chaos" (if you don't already know) is a BRAND SPANKIN NEW musical written by two very talented people: Aaron Bliden and Mark Halpern. Staring 15 amazing young actors/singers, this show travels through a concept album written by the band "Little Justice". This album "Overwhelming Stimulus" tells the story of a robot invasion of earth, a village of farmers who's pastures have dried up since the invasion, and a forbidden love between the farmer's daughter and the robot prince. This show has it all: Rhubarb Pies, A humdinger of a hoe down, a crazy bear, kidnapping, love ballads, and more Musical Chaos. WE NEED YOUR HELP! This show has a huge cast, and a large team behind them to help make it the most awesome FRINGE show of 2009. Please pledge as much as you can (every little bit helps!) and help us reach our goal!

Much more

2009-06-19T14:40:00.002-04:00

An unmistakable trait of every true genius, Rachel, is their persistent awareness of how much more there is to know. And an unmistakable trait of every true sage is their persistent awareness of how much more there is to love.

Loving you more today than yesterday,
The Universe

Jump a little higher

2009-06-17T11:51:00.001-04:00

Elizabeth & The Catapult :: TALLER CHILDREN

Skinny Love

2009-06-13T05:00:00.001-04:00

Jeff Taylor Tristate

2009-06-12T12:27:00.001-04:00

Nothing Gold

2009-06-11T12:02:00.001-04:00

Trailing you, on the long drive home.

I wanna run this car off the side of the road.

Just when I was thinking I'd like to plow into you,

I got hit from behind and my wish came true.

You still said, "I'm glad you're okay" and "I love you."

But I know in time you're gonna get over that,

and if you don't on your own I'm gonna make you real sad.

Till ya have to leave just like they always do,

I'm a self-fulfilling prophecy with nothing to lose, but you.

I can't help but think I'm already through with you,

oh you, I wish I understood you.

CHORUS Can you tell me one thing that you want, let alone need?

I promise I will try and help you breathe,

without a chemical industrial aid.

S.E. Hinton's not a little girl anymore,

and I'm reading a page that says, "Nothing gold can stay."

We slept in the same bed though we kept to separate sides,

like a lonely married couple who currently resides,

in an empty nest on the edge of town.

Next to buildings and businesses waiting to get torn down.

Does this sound like people who say "I love you" every time they stand up, or sit down?

And you indulged a couple kisses, hey, that was great,

but I had a better shot of scoring with your roommate,

who does all those things that makes most other girls appalled.

If you wake up and I'm gone you can find me down the hall.

And I hope you don't take it personally when I don't call you, oh you, I wish I understood you.

CHORUS

Well portraits are ugly in a light,

that's harsh and bright like today.

Portraits are priceless but there's always a cost to pay, with you, oh you, I wish I understood you.

CHORUS

Take it Easy

2009-06-11T11:22:00.000-04:00

Rachel, it's supposed to be easy. Everything is supposed to be easy. Everything is easy. You live in a dream world. You're surrounded by illusions. And the illusions change when you change your thinking!

Tell yourself it's easy. Tell yourself often. Make it a mantra. Eat, sleep, and breathe it. And your life shall be transformed.

It's supposed to be easy,
The Universe

Salina

2009-06-09T11:45:00.001-04:00

Let the Sun Shine

2009-06-08T14:33:00.001-04:00

I love the Public Theatre. so much

Let's go camping!

2009-06-07T12:54:00.001-04:00

from Found Magazine

click it

2009-06-05T16:01:00.001-04:00

you wont regret it

He's Back!

2009-06-02T01:11:00.001-04:00

Video Recaps | Full Episodes | Webisodes

count this penny

2009-06-01T01:19:00.001-04:00

HOME

2009-05-30T20:22:00.000-04:00

tomorrow

2009-05-25T11:36:00.001-04:00

If you're really honest, Rachel, you have to admit that things today, in your most amazing life, at this most amazing time in history, are far better than they've ever, ever been.

Well done,
The Universe

Obama wearing Che (wearing obama)

2009-05-20T23:15:00.000-04:00

Glee-UGH

2009-05-19T13:05:00.004-04:00

those lea michele haters must really enjoy the myspace homepage right now. rotten tomato right in the kisser. ouch.

disclaimer: I am very happy for her. Girl deserves it (the show, not the tomato)

Kick Drum Heart

2009-05-19T10:58:00.002-04:00

face pincher

2009-05-17T14:48:00.003-04:00

And someday when it's much later I'll tell you all those things that I can't say right now

2009-05-16T22:25:00.004-04:00

I took a flight from New York City

but I don't think I'll come back until I

get it right

missing home

2009-05-14T19:55:00.003-04:00

2009-05-13T20:21:00.001-04:00

AAH, Fence Monster!

2009-05-11T00:49:00.003-04:00

from feeding the beast

Dada Cabaret

2009-05-11T00:47:00.001-04:00

I get to wear this tomorrow morning during my final class of the semester:

The Hush - The Spring Standards Vlog

2009-05-09T15:16:00.001-04:00

We'll just have to wait and see...

2009-05-07T14:11:00.005-04:00

I can't believe how soundly I slept

next to you in my tiny twin bed

toe to toe, head to head

Taller Children

2009-05-05T00:26:00.002-04:00

http://www.myspace.com/elizabethandthecatapult

Everyone better buy their debut album. You wont regret it, I promise

Zach Galifianakis

2009-04-27T18:10:00.001-04:00

i've been dying to see this man live for ages.

tonight, i finally will!

thank you SEE, for finally bringing an artist i enjoy to campus

The Illusion

2009-04-22T00:10:00.008-04:00

April 23 - May 2, 2009

Kogod Theatre

by Pierre Corneille

adapted by Tony Kushner

directed by Mitchell Hébert

Fantasy and reality converge,

often with comedic results,

in Tony Kushner's adaptation

of Corneille's memorable tale.

A remorseful father seeks to know

the fate of his wayward son

in an exploration of

the greatest illusion of all---love.

moonbeams

2009-04-20T08:59:00.004-04:00

You're freakin' me out, Rachel. I can't remember when you last looked so radiant.
When your inner beauty shone so bright.
When your step was so light and your smile so heavenly.
And it's Monday! What's gotten into you?!

Does this have anything to do with recalling your divinity?
Have you realized that time truly is on your side,
and that more than enough of it remains for us to do your greatest work?
Is it that you now see how much you already have,
how many you've already helped,
and how much you've already done?

Ahhhh! Your eyes just did that sparkly thing!
Moonbeams just shot from your fingertips!
The aroma, all around you, is like lavender!
And your angels are locked wing to wing singing,
"Weeeeeeeeee are the champions..."

...Okay, okay. So I'm pulling your leg a little bit.

Truth be told, I can't remember when you didn't look like this.

All together now...
The Universe

Concerts I want to attend this Summer

2009-04-16T13:48:00.003-04:00

Old Crow Medicine Show

May 21 @ Del Fest

Cake

May 30-31 @ 9:30 Club

(or July 18 @ Artscape Festival)

Grizzly Bear

June 1 @ 9:30 Club

The Decemberists

June 8 @ Merriweather Post Pavilion

(or June 10 @ Radio City Music Hall)

Elizabeth and the Catapult

June 11 @ Joe's Pub (CD RELEASE SHOW)

(or June 19 @ The Red and The Black/June 20 @ Coffee East)

The Avett Brothers

June 12-13 @ Fillmore at Irving Plaza

(or June 11 @ Lisner Auditorium)

Jenny Lewis w/ Conor Oberst

July 4 @ Battery Park (FREE!)

Wilco

July 10 @ Frawley Stadium

(or July 13 @ Keyspan Park)

Quote of the Day

2009-04-16T13:44:00.003-04:00

in my european avant-garde class this morning

JOSEF: Touche.

GREG: How do you spell that?

JOSEF: 'touch' with a Beyonce 'e'.

helen hayes awards

2009-04-14T14:53:00.003-04:00

my lovely friend Madison gave me her extra ticket to the dc helen hayes awards last night.

pretty lame ceremony but awesome afterparty (two words: open bar)

they had the most delicious red velvet cupcake i've ever tasted

gotta wash my blacks...

2009-04-14T14:51:00.002-04:00

...i'll be wearing a lot of them in a couple of weeks

tech makes me turn goth

photo from feeding the beast

The Spring Standards w/Glenn Tilbrook

2009-04-10T22:48:00.001-04:00

Cupid

2009-04-08T15:40:00.001-04:00

jeff taylor
enough said

makeover!

2009-04-08T15:15:00.005-04:00

welcome to my new and improved blog

comprised [mostly] of your art and words instead of mine.

i find that much more interesting.

hopefully, i'll update more regularly now.

photo by me

spring break, 116th & riverside