Get around Town

I simply cannot get enough of this song. I heard Revolver in concert a few months ago. It was actually their first tour in America and the first stop in the tour. Thank you Red palace. They were great in concert and ever since then I've been listening to them and growing in my appreciation for their music. They have lots of other great songs, but this is simply my favorite. I could listen to them all day, but that would probably drive my coworkers up the wall.

Now tell me you're not hooked too.

petite lap giraffe

So I heard about this series of direct tv ads circulating the internet featuring a petite lap giraffe and had to check it out. The giraffe was just as adorable as promised and apparently the ads have also spawned a website where it gives more details about how they are raised on this Russian farm. You can check it out here. Be sure to go to the about page for more information on their diet and grooming needs.

Some videos for your viewing pleasure:




I love how on this one, when he turns on the tv, the movie that's playing is Twilight.

One Art

Here's a great poem for today. you can read pretty interesting interpretation of it here.

One Art

by Elizabeth Bishop

The art of losing isn't hard to master;

so many things seem filled with the intent

to be lost that their loss is no disaster,
Lose something every day. Accept the fluster

of lost door keys, the hour badly spent.

The art of losing isn't hard to master.
Then practice losing farther, losing faster:

places, and names, and where it was you meant

to travel. None of these will bring disaster.
I lost my mother's watch. And look!

my last, or next-to-last, of three beloved houses went.

The art of losing isn't hard to master.
I lost two cities, lovely ones. And, vaster,

some realms I owned, two rivers, a continent.

I miss them, but it wasn't a disaster.

-- Even losing you (the joking voice, a gesture

I love) I shan't have lied.

It's evident the art of losing's not too hard to master

though it may look like (Write it!) a disaster.

Spring

Spring is here. I can see it everywhere. But more importantly, I feel it.

Lamp love

I want this lamp. Seriously.

hannah - in music

So, I first started off this post as a comment on my friend Laura's blog. But then it go too long. So I decided to make a post of my own. I took the music challenge where you search your name in music and see what comes up. There was quite a mix.

Let's see, first there was a song in french by les cowboys fringants that seemed to be a bit romantic although you never know what those frenchies are saying underneath the pretty exterior of their accents.

Then there was "hannah" by Robin Trower. Don't worry I've never heard of him either. Didn't care so much for the style of music - kind of weird punk rock- like a song from across the universe soundtrack, but diggin' the lyrics at first... hannah walks in beauty like the night, etc. But then it got kinda wierd. stangely similar to that laura song-

"Hannah, distance surrounds you everwhere
Hannah, living in memories I can't share
Living a life, wide as the sky"

Then there's the pretty famous song hannah by Ray LaMontagne. I've known this song for a while, but never really studied the lyrics. This particular verse kills me:

"Her Papa he was a preaching man
And the Lord is hard to please
So she comes down from the ozark hills to these very streets to roam
With a banjo and a bible and a fine tooth comb"

There are so many more I could mention. I'll just pick a few of my fave's.

Songs with hannah in the name:

"Lovin' hannah" - although it's sung in praise by a women, it IS sung by a woman in a very whispery breathy voice so it is a bit creepy. Maybe the singer should have watched she's just not that into you.

"hannah's conscious" the album is called the knife and again very upbeat and techno-ish.

"hannah t" by the Coma's. Interesting name.

"Vegetarian restaurant" perfect. I"m not sure why this one came up. Perhaps it is because it's also in The Knife album. just had to mention it. And of course it's all instrumental.

Just in case one hannah isn't enough, there's always "hannah hannah" by I hate sally. My friend Laura would probably enjoy this song knowing her tastes in music. Very screamo. I don't even pretend to know what they're saying.

Ella Fitzgerald sings "hard hearted hannah". Sad. But the lyrics are pretty funny. Here's a sample:

"They got a gal there, a pretty gal there,
Who's colder than an Arctic storm,
Got a heart just like a stone,
Even ice men leave her alone!

They call her Hard Hearted Hannah,
The vamp of Savannah,
The meanest gal in town;

...

I saw her at the seashore with a great big pan,
There was Hannah pouring water on a drownding man! "

"dear hannah" by metro station intrigued me. Another tale of woe regarding my namesake. Dear hannah is not exactly the high brow of society here.

Artists with hannah in the name:

This artist is called Hannah Fury. The album I listened to was called through the gash. Hannah's can be quite violent I suppose. Their song never look back is kind of a mix between a christmas jewelry box sound and the cranberries stripped of their rock-ness. It has the same strain of hormones.

Hannah & her sisters. Not to be confused with the movie hannah and her sisters. I listened to you keep me hanging on, again more techno club music.

Then there's always the band kill hannah, can't say I care much for their name.

I also found a band simply called hannah. They have a nice techno upbeat sound - great for clubbin or contra dancing. It's all in swedish or something though so can't comment on the content of the songs.

And I would be much amiss if I didn't mention hannah montana. That's pretty much how I introduce myself now, so people remember my name. It's sad that the mnemonics I resort to reference such a sad part of modern culture, but hey, its good for a beat right?

So, in summary:
Don't kill hannah or mess with hannah & her sisters or you will receive some hannah fury either from hannah or hannah montana.

old music loves

I knew a girl in high school who was a very talented musician. I even bought a cd she made. Last night I was in the mood to hear more of her music so I found her website and played the song Tree that she had up there. Needless to say I loved it and also her other stuff I hadn't heard before including her music from when she was in a quartet which is available for free download. She has such a lyrical quality to her voice and her lyrics are also awesome.

Tree-olive green Anna from olive green anna on Vimeo.

Way to go Anna!