La Blogotheque

why are you so kind to me???

Tegan & Sara - Alligator - A Take Away Show from La Blogotheque on Vimeo.

Tegan & Sara - Feel It In My Bones - A Take Away Show from La Blogotheque on Vimeo.

Tegan & Sara - Nineteen - A Take Away Show from La Blogotheque on Vimeo.

Three of my favorite babies all in one. Sara, Tegan and La Blogotheque. I guess today is going end on a high note.

I think it's starting to be really obvious

that I don't want to write, or do homework anymore. Music!


Bon Iver vs. Aphex Twin - Woods/Windowlicker (remix)
(I am LOL over Bon Iver on auto tune.)


The Anters - Kettering (Dream Fever remix)

Taking slow songs and turning them into head bumpers.

worm book

Dear Sharon,

You asked for book recommendations, so I took the time out of my busy busy busy schedule to give you a brief on 5 books that I highly recommend. The end.

Einstein's Dreams by Alan Lightman
I forgot when exactly I read this book, but I was literally inhaling it. It's a thin book, and I finished it super fast, because the ideas are incredibly captivating. I've always been fascinated with time and space, and how they correlate with one another, or in this case, how warped time can bend space and create alternative universes.

The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand
I can't say I completely agree with the fundamentals of objectivism, but it's always an interesting topic to read about. To this day, I still remember the protagonist's name: Howard Roark. Actually, I don't even know if you can - in full assurance - call Roark the protagonist. I don't know, he's such a complicated character, and even after finishing the book, I still can't decode him. This was a pretty long book, but again, I ate this book up like it was sushi.

Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
By far the hardest (at least in this list) book to work through. I'm warning you, it's slow and takes what feels like years to build up, but it's totally worth the wait. If you love a good love story, this is the book to read. Plus, Marquez is a great writer, AND there's a complementary movie that you can watch.

A Wolf at the Table by Augusten Burroughs
Burroughs writes some of the saddest, yet most beautiful memoirs ever. This book is about his jagged relationship with his father, and the effects it had on him as a child and as an adult. There are so many scenes within the book that tug at your heart strings; prepare yourself if you plan on reading this.

Invisible Monster by Chuck Palahniuk
By the second page of this book you'll be hooked. This book has such an intense, out of control openings that you won't be able to put it down, trust me. I don't want to give too much away, but you'll be begging to know how and why the people in the book got where they are in the opening scene. The plot is insane, borderline outrageous, but the craziness is what makes it good. And who can turn away the genius behind Fight Club?

Take me underground, take me all the way

I have been trolling in my apartment room this past weekend chomping out the piles of papers/profiles/essays I have to write by the end of this coming week. I think I've worn the same outfit 3 days in a row now. Attractive, I know. Of course, this also meant I spent an ample amount of time stalking on Facebook, searching for music, and grubbing. Here are some of my findings:

Phantogram :: When I'm Small

Back and forth. Forever.


Die Antwoord. Next level shit? The rat? Ninja's crotch? The fact that his name is Ninja? Yo-Landi's hair? Ninja's Bob Marley shirt? The grimy coach and coffee table? Ninja's self spoken tattoos? A half sleeve fairy tattoo? Ninja's boasting? The freestyle rap? Everything about this is gold.

sleep like your beds on fire

Dreamt a dream where I was dreaming about dreams.

Wu Tang vs. The Beatles

Wu Tang vs. The Beatles :: Enter the Magical Mystery Chambers

HOLY FUCK DUDE. My love for The Beatles, and my respect for the Wu Tang Clan has just been amplified by 34873872914 watt[z]! Click on the first photograph to download this beautiful piece of work. My music soul just creamed itself...

Hello ladies, look at your man, now back to me, now back to your man, now back to me

I'm on a horse!
Genius.

I should be floating, but I'm weighted by thinking

"What will they do when they come in
and find me missing, just the shape
of my dreaming creased in the sheets?"

- Rita Dove

Smokin' Blowjob

Controversial French anti-smoking ad. Ha.

Goldfrapp :: Eat Yourself

I don't usually address people in my blog, but since Maxine (does anyone call you Max? just curious) mentioned me in her blog, I thought I'd do the same for her. Here is a song I wanted to link you to through Facebook, but since you've deactivated it, it's a no-go. Lame-bot.

Talking Backwards

Man it's hard managing two blogs. I feel like I can't neglect one to take care of the other -- they're like babies! You can't just throw one aside to pay attention to the other. That is what we call a "bad mother."

Anyways, I've kind of slacked on posting about art lately, so I thought I'd give a snippet of what I've been digging over the years.

Who: Slickachu
What: Little People in the City
Where: Streets
When: When it rains and when it shines.

This is street based installation and photography at its best.
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Not only is the work spectacular, but the way he uses photography to put it all in perspective is amaziiing! Now if only he had exhibits in America->California->Southern California->Los Angeles.

Visit here or here for more.
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Who: Stella Im Hultberg
What: Momento Mori
Where: NYC (currently), but she's having a show in LA sometime around April! Exciting!!
When: When in a seductive mood
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Check out her stuff here.
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That is all for now. I've got more, and I'll post them later, but this photo upload biz is driving me wildddddddddd

The first episode of Sesame Street

was GENIUS. Evidence here:

trashbag igloo

Tegan and Sara :: Alligator

I love them, but they are so weird. Weird is good.

My Life as Liz

I am absolutely in love with this show. I think Liz and I would make perfect best friends! Awkward nerds unite!

I AM SO HIGH

on..
Fanfarl0 :: Waiting in the Wings
and...

Fanfarlo :: Atlas
and...

April Smith and the Great Picture Show :: Stop Wondering

Today was a fucking good day/night.

David Byrne :: Glass Concrete and Stone

Now I'm wakin' at the crack of dawn
to send a little money home
from here to the moon
is risin' like a discotheque
and now my bags are down and packed for traveling

Lookin' at happiness
keepin' my flavor fresh
nobody knows I guess
how far I'll go, I know
so I'm leavin' at six o' clock
meet in a parkin' lot
Harriet Hendershot
sunglasses on, she waits by this

Glass and concrete and stone
It is just a house, not a home.

Skin, that covers me from head to toe
except a couple tiny holes and openings
Where, the city's blowin' in and out
this is what it's all about, delightfully

Everything's possible
when you're an animal
not inconceivable
How things can change, I know

So I'm puttin' on aftershave
nothin' is out of place
gonna be on my way
Try to pretend, it's not only

Glass and concrete and stone
That it's just, not a home.
And its glass and concrete and stone

It is just a house, not a home
And my head is fifty feet high
Let my body and soul be my guide

I can never get over how good this song is. It does good things for me.

Sign Language

I want this in my life. Like, right now.

deadweight dreams

Have you ever felt like you were going to die in your dreams? In your sleep? Sometimes I wake up, my heart is beating at a hundred miles per hour, my chest is heavy, but I feel light. Light like my soul was about to leave my body behind, but at the last moment, my body awoke to grab my soul back. It is the scariest feeling ever, and it's been happening to me more and more recently. I need a doctor, or some shit.

it's true

Every time her songs come up on my iTunes, I can't help but press repeat over and over again. She sings to my souuuuuuuuuul man.

The Runaways

Not going to lie, pretty excited for this ish.

yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

B.o.B. ft. Bruno Mars :: Nothin' on You
I dig it.

visual update

vagina monologues

birth of _ _ _ _ _

vivian girls/cassie

friendship at work

silhouettes

chicken soup

levels

kogi + skate

tea in paris

fin.

There are things that I love, and things that I hate.
You happen to be something I love.

The video wasn't made for me, but I watched it anyways, and it made my day.

100-75=25

It's like life is moving at 100 mph, but I'm only running 75 mph. I feel like I'm falling over myself trying to make up for the 25 miles I'm missing. It's insane how intense and jumbled life feels right now. I seriously need to take a step back and breath before I explode. Help!

urban dictionary

This is what urban dictionary has to say about ELLEN:

1. Name given to a girl who is the best in the brothel-working business, yet she doesn't give it away for free, as she is classy. Also a name given to one of the prettiest girls in school.

Example: 'Ew, Twitchy, move yo' scatty ass out the way hoe, you burnin' me! I'd rather see Ellen out there shakin' that thaaaaaaang!'

2. Pretty, 'girl next door', type of females, who are intelligent and rational. Ellens are fun filled, giggly, characters who provide others with endless amusement when in their best moods and/or intoxicated. Very self critical, and appear to be tall brunettes who sometimes act like blondes.
Often associated with old-school music and people starting with the letter 'L.'

Example: 'Hey is that girl's name Ellen?' 'Yeah, how'd you know?' 'You dumbass, of course I knew, she's eating a peach!'


Spoken for truth. I especially like the example. LOLZ.

it doesn't need an explaination