Even glamorous indie rock-and-roll stars get down in the dumps too.
A good friend linked me a recent article on Yahoo! SHE, probably spurred by another long text-versation I had with her about another cloudy day in the office. I guess she knew me well enough to understand that where consoling words, nagging, and/or level-headed advice won’t reach me, a good article would.
The full prose is available here. But I thought I’d write down this list of 5 supposedly “instant ways to get out of emotional spunk” together with my personal musings. Just to let the lessons sink in deeper. I’d like a chunk of chocolate now to help with my mood, but I don’t have any at the moment, and THAT IS OKAY. Continue Reading
Instructions: Using only song names from ONE ARTIST, cleverly answer these questions. You can’t use the artist/band I used. Try not to repeat a song title. It’s a lot harder than you think! Re-post as “My Life According to (artist/band name)”.
Are you a male or female?:
HEART OF A GIRL
Describe yourself:
HUMAN
How do you feel?:
THE RISING TIDE
Describe where you currently live:
THE WORLD WE LIVE IN
If you could go anywhere, where would you go:
FROM HERE ON OUT
Your favorite form of transportation:
JOY RIDE
Your best friend:
M(S) BRIGHTSIDE
You and your friends are:
SPACEMAN
What’s the weather like:
CHANGE YOUR MIND
Favorite time of day:
GOODNIGHT, TRAVEL WELL
If your life was a TV show, what would it be:
DEADLINES AND COMMITMENTS
What is life to you:
ALL THE THINGS THAT I’VE DONE
Your relationship:
FOR REASONS UNKNOWN
Your fear:
DON’T SHOOT ME SANTA
What is the best advice you have to give:
SMILE LIKE YOU MEAN IT
Thought for the day:
READ MY MIND
How you would like to die:
TRANQUILIZE
Your soul’s present condition:
GLAMOROUS INDIE ROCK & ROLL
Your motto:
EVERYTHING WILL BE ALRIGHT
Author’s note: Note repost from August 16, 2009, during a time when Facebook was all about quizzes and chain notes. Fun times. Reincarnated because picture below is finally happening.
Heartbroken Filipino fans who had to return their tickets when the Killers’ 2012 Manila concert was cancelled would want to go to TicketNet Online now. Here’s your official invite:
In this day and age, a broken iPod can take away so many things from you. For me, I lost my background music as I trudged through the day, the borrowed sanity needed during a grueling commute, and the thrill of fresh music blasting my eardrums. I have managed to replace the first two with incessant daydreaming and productive musings, but there really is no perfect substitute to an updated playlist. Thus far, below are the important musical moments that I am still missing. Blame it on my failed, blue iAngel-skinned, iPod 2G:
