Rain and Sparks

Sitting here in my frigid dorm room facing college ave, I find myself missing my summer roommate. Kaskade's 'It's You, It's Me' blairs from a trendy looking iMac G5. Cars pass by. It's getting dark and a little drizzle is falling. Coldplay's 'Sparks' comes on and takes me away. I could daydream all day in my room. My view is gorgeous, perfectly chosen. The rain and smooth, mellow sounds make me a little lonely. I realize I havent seen my family in ages. I am surrounded by a large number of friends even though school hasnt started, but I still miss my family.

Seven years ago, I would never have imagined myself where I am now. I hated my family, the world, and never suspected that I'd have ended up here, at WWC. From that to this. It's funny how things turn out... and how others dont. Going to Southern for a year. How did I even end up there? I haven't a clue.

My room is missing plants. I'm thinking about getting some dirt from a flowerbed outside, putting it in my empty little russian flowerpot. As far as buying a plant, I am not going to buy one. There's plenty already here in the dorm. I'll steal half a plant that's ready to be repotted, and put it in my room. I hope I have a green thumb still. I was quite the little gardener as a child.

I have early memories of playing in a garden while we still lived in Germany. We had pumpkin plants and pumpkin pie eventually. My dad is kind of a hippie. He has a green thumb and he used to find vacant lots around town and start his own gardens there. I used to think it was a bad idea and get embarassed. We had no gardening space back then, and it was a great idea. I kind of want to do that here in Walla Walla if I end up staying here next summer. Living in the dorm, I have no gardening space and it seems like a relaxing hobby. Who knows. I can make College Place a greener place!

We'll see if it actually happens.

ciao.

Hot Show

Yes. I saw what i can only believe was a street hooker. Actually she was probably an "entertainer." She was standing on the corner of 39th and Hawthorne in black lingeree, heels and fishnets, all while talking to a few people. Awesome "I know I'm in portland when... " moment.

Anyways, that's not the "hot show" I was speaking of. This last Saturday, my long-time side-kick Natalie Joy Crosby turned the epic age of 21. To celebrate, Kacey and I drove to Portland and crashed at Nan's dad's house. (Amazing house 2 blocks off hawthorne, I'm planning to buy it in like 10 years... it has a sunroom, hardwood floors...awesome front porch, i'm in love! Actually, it probably wont happen...) Saturday we slept in and... shame of all shames... we didnt attend church. Instead we went to fred meyers to get waffles + Nutella... we had no food to speak of, so it was justified. I'm sure of it. Positively sure.

The amazing show was at the Crystal Ballroom. This last weekend, musicfest Nw was going down in Portland. There were great shows everywhere. Smoosh (two 14 year old looking girls with amazing skills played. They had great baselines, and good beats. The girl on the drums was pretty much the runner up to my hero of the night. Next, a band that I didnt catch the name of. they were good, reminiscent of coldplay, a little darker, but similiar vox.
Then, this blonde guy took the stage with nothing but a guitar and a boom box. I thought he was a complete joke, until i recognized half of what he was playing. Turns out, he is the front man of Spoon. Amazing band. look 'em up if you havent already. He now lives in Portland, and is loving it.

Ok. The most amazing band of the evening: the helio sequence.
I cant even begin to describe their greatness. natalie gave me their cd, and i thought they were okay, but now i have a new appreciation for them. The drummer was amazing. Such enthusiasm, feeling, and turns out he's modest mouse's drummmer too, Benjamin Weikel. Amazing guy. The vocals were shouted, but the amazing space-vibe wailings of ... gosh, I dont now what it came from, but it was amazing... were spine chillingly beautiful. The lead singer/guitarist, brandon summers seemed contained. Calm almost, as he swaggered around the stage, spouting off vox and amazing riffs. In short, I loved it and I cant describe it. For more, go to www.myspace.com/theheliosequence.
That is all.