Ode to Music...

One of the few, true beauties in life, music.

Listening to music while walking, reading, doing homework, sleeping, showering, talking with friends, sex, the list goes on and on.

One of the best gifts people can give me is a mixed CD. One of my favorite things to do is listen and experience music I've never heard before. It's like opening up a window shade to let more sun in your life. Anyway...I love getting new music. My friend DJ is one of the best mixed CDers I know. Every special event I hope he burns me a new CD. I've never been disappointed and I enjoy 99% of the music he's given me so far.

Can I just say how kick-ass it would be to be a traveling minstrel? Singing of tales you've heard, people you've met, the adventures you've been on. People hypnotized by your song [if you were good]. Plus the outfits you'd wear.

-Note- The picture featured I found in flickr when searching "mixed tape" and clicked interesting. Just wanted to share.

Glósóli

Sigur Rós is an Icelandic band that is truly inspiring. I do not speak, read, or understand Icelandic, thusly I do not understand the lyrics. To me that doesn't matter.

I remember when I first heard this song: I was in the living room of my suite at Buffalo State and my friend Maddie had come back from a road trip and the soundtrack to said trip was Sigur Rós's Takk... I was having a stressful day and Maddie graciously gave me a back massage while listening to the album; it was glorious.

While in a zen state I began to create stories in my head as to what the songs were about. When seeing

this video I was...words can't even describe how I was feeling. My favorite part is the end, when they fly.

Although I always wondered, did the last little boy make it, or did he fall?

I believe he flew away.