so long, marianne

oh, leonard cohen.

super sappy morning.

but whatever. i love this song. my dad and i listened to a lot of ELO when i went to visit my parents in california this past summer. i therefore associate them with lovely coastal and mountain views and one of my favorite humans on earth.

(nothing but) flowers

one of my favorite songs from one of my favorite bands. listened to this yesterday while running in a mostly-deserted park in cold, drizzly rain. totally turned my mood around for the better.

only in dreams

i cleaned out my closet today and made the tough decision to let go of some sentimental t-shirts that have made the cut through a great number of previous purges. among them was a weezer shirt purchased at a show in nashville, tennessee on their hyper-extended midget tour in 2002. the shirt itself fit well, looked good, and was loved to the point of being a present-day holey mess. the show i remember well. well, "well" is a relative term. i only remember some of the people that were there with me, and until i looked it up just now i didn't remember the name of the venue. but i do remember this song, which was the final song played before the encore, and a very important song to my seventeen year-old self. i was sitting on my friend ryan's shoulders, and during the guitar solo, confetti rained down on us from the ceiling and i felt very alive and teenage-y. here's hoping you can capture a little bit of that feeling today, too.

babybird-atomic soda

a random gem i stumbled upon.

yo la tengo-be thankful for what you got

the original william de vaughn song is the JAM--i listen to it at the beginning of almost every run to bring a little zen to my lungs.  i love yo la tengo, and i love the totally unique twist they bring to the song.