my little man turned three today.




sad i had to deal with life, school and work instead of spending time with my only nephew.

hahahah. alaska y dinarama were like my favorite band when i was a child. always loved their sound....even though they were a little scary to look at. "Mi Novio Es Un Zombi" (my boyfriend is a zombie) is easily one of my favorite songs by Alaska y Dinarama. they delivered some hits that still, to this day remain my faves. haha. i was odd then and im definitely odd now.


i promise a real post soon !


i've got:
+ a halloween playlist
+ september playlist (that i missed)
+ october playlist
+ funny photos (lots of them)
+ a few show photos

rocktober has been rockin it hard.

August, i'll see you soon, under yellow moons where i'll gather what's left of you...
ah, i love ending my August playlist with Rilo Kiley's August. always a cataclysm of emotions. always a memory. this year a better one than the last few. sad to see it end.

hello september, bring it on.


(  August 2009 Playlist  )

summer is now over.
i think if i had to pick a song
ONE SONG, to represent my summer
this one would be it.







off to school now, to battle the evil parking lots of CSUF.

Saw this thing on Facebook and really could not help myself. Post your answers below! Or post them on your journals so i can seeeeeee! :)


Using only song names from ONE ARTIST, cleverly answer these questions. You can't use the band I used. Try not to repeat a song title. It's a lot harder than you think! Repost as "my life according to (band name)"

Pick your Artist:
Pulp

Are You Male or Female?:
She's A Lady

Describe Yourself:
My Legendary Girlfriend

How Do You Feel:
I Want You

Describe Where You Currently Live:
This House is Condemned

If You Could Go Anywhere, Where Would You Go?:
Bar Italia

Your Favorite Form of Transportation:
Joyriders

Your Best Friend is: (ONE of my BFFs is)
Anorexic Beauty

You and Your Best Friends are:
Common People

What's the Weather Like?:
David's Last Summer

Favorite Time of the Day:
Someone Like The Moon

If Your Life was a TV Show, What Would it be Called?:
Party Hard / This is Hardcore

What is Life to You?:
I Spy

Your Fear:
Don't You Want Me Anymore?

What is the Best Advice You have to Give?:
Help The Aged


and because this was too good i did two!
Pulp was the first band that popped in my head so i went with it and although they are on my top ten list, my heart will always, first and foremost belong to Rilo Kiley so here's one for them:

(  My Life According to Rilo Kiley  )

July, July!
hah, thank you Decemberists.
what a long & tiresome month.

tons of shows, feelings, and events.
enjoy.

(  July, July! 2009 Playlist  )





goodbye July, hello August.
i once wrote
"oh, August, what a cataclysm of emotions you bring me"
this time, it looks promising.
i'm not counting my chickens before they hatch...
i'm just hoping on it.

ohhhh my british boyfriends...
so hot. it is no secret that i completely adore Friendly Fires.
they are simply the nicest guys ever and they make me dance
how can that be wrong?


im super excited to see them in august again
i have tickets for the el rey but i think im gonna also get tickets for the glasshouse
i love them THAT much.
ohhh yeaaaahhhh
hurt me ed with those hiiiippppsssss

yesterday ben & i went to the California ScienCenter for the AIAA Apollo XI celebration and to hear Dr. Buzz Aldrin and a panel discuss what the future of space exploration is going to be. it was fucking amazing. i seriously thought about changing my major. haha. but it quickly died as it came haha.
it was so much fun and a super nerdfest but we enjoyed it

more random photos from that day on the flickr: space cadets

was amazing.
hahaha.

monica & i went to see Andrew Bird at the Greek Theater in Los Angeles last night.
let me just tell you that it was so beautifully touching.
Andrew Bird is one of the greatest musicians of all time and not to mention the ultimate love of my life. :D
What a cheeseball haha ... but seriously, i decided that after the tour i'm going to Chicago to look for him, declare my undying love for him and propose to him. We could have a happily ever after! hahahahaha wow, a girl can dream right? Come on, who wouldn't want to marry this man!? He's gorgeous, talented, witty & clever and just all around amazing, not to mention a very spiffy dresser.

anyway, after getting lost for a brief moment (typical, thats what happens when i drive) we got to the venue and Ra Ra Riot was already playing T_T. so sad i wanted to see the entire set but i'm pretty sure we missed half of it. They were very good regardless. so fun. we missed heartless bastards completely, but i had never heard them before so i wasn't crying about it at all.

i think my favourite part the entire night was when the audience sang Happy Birthday to Andrew. it was so beautiful. he looked so touched...and i mean, wouldn't you be too? it was such a nice moment. you just had to be there.

here's some really awfully blurry photos.
it's time to get a new point and shoot i believe.





i hope he comes back to LA with St. Vincent.
that'd be my biggest dream come true.
my no.1 girl crush and the love of my life together ahhh
beautiful.
i can't wait.

Sunday was a night of epic proportions.
First off, it was one of the biggest annoyances of my life for two major reasons 1). finding people to go with 2). people talking throughout the entire show. And yet, it turned out to be worth every minute i spent being annoyed, angry and frustrated because Death Cab playing with the LA Philharmonic was one of the most beautiful experiences i have ever, well, experienced. It literally brought tears to my eyes...but i didn't cry. haha. then glenn would tell sophia and i'd never hear the end of it...like i'm not hearing the end of crying through Fleetwood Mac playing "Silver Springs" haha.

after this show i decided that never again am i ever buying tickets in sets of four. at most i will purchase up to two but never again will i purchase tickets in hopes of getting my friends to accompany me. usually shows i want to go to get sold out and my friends never end up with tickets because they are slackers (yes i said it!) and never buy tickets when i tell them to buy them. i asked them about this show back in late april when we all had money and could afford to go...but whatever. i'll drop it. kelly and glenn were great dates for monica and i. it was so much fun. we brought lots of snacks and wine and had a ridiculous time which has been documented with the following brown paper bag insanities, read at your own risk.

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the hollywood bowl offers this great program called Park & Ride in partnership with the MTA where you can park and just ride the bus to the hollywood bowl so you don't have to deal with the crazy stack parking and the $20+ it costs to do so. Park&Ride costs $5 roundtrip and you don't have to do a lot of crazy waiting. it's simple, efficient, and fun. i highly recommend it if you're ever going to the hollywood bowl.
our bus meets at schabarum park which is ridiculously close to our work/homes and just made everything more convenient for all of us...since we all wanted to raise our spirits, if you catch my drift. haha.
our bus was bus #665...haha, i think iron maiden rented out 666 on their last tour.















now let's talk about probably one of the rudest things you can do at a concert....TALK THROUGH THE ENTIRE THING. look, the people around you paid just as much as you did. if you came to talk, please leave. there was a trio of lovely people who just decided that they didnt really care about ANY of the bands playing and they were going to talk loudly and obnoxiously throughout the entire performance. had i had more alcohol in me i'm sure i would have gotten in a fight and i really wanted to avoid that so i just made damn sure i made these people know they were being assholes. which leads me to conclude that unless i have pit tickets or my own terrace box, i will never again visit the hollywood bowl. not even if dead frank sinatra played. well, maybe if it was free. but other than that, never again. i'm getting too old to be getting into fights everywhere i go.


however, as annoying as those people in front of us were being, overall the show was good. New pornographers had a really short set but they played my favourite song "Sing Me Spanish Techno" and Tegan & Sara played my favourite as well "Living Room". Death Cab was of course, amazing, although it was a little weird to see the new Ben Gibbard. But hey, whatever, if i were bangin' Zooey Deschanel, i'd do the same. They did not play "We Laugh Indoors" which was sad for both kelly and i, buuuuuut, they did play my favourite "Photobooth". it was a night for Leedy's favourites i suppose :D



now when the Philharmonic came out to play...
that was phenomenal. beyond beautiful. it was so nice with strings and everyone in the audience singing along. it was just perfect. i kept wishing a certain someone would have been there to enjoy the evening with me, but it was a great enjoyable evening nonetheless. Now closing with Transatlanticism with the Philharmonic and a fireworks show: EPIC. PERFECT. BEAUTIFUL. and everything else you can think of that'd be fitting.


sorry for the iphone photos, i couldnt find my point and shoot in time.
and really, i couldve snuck in my d40...the guy at the gate didn't even look in my purse.