May 26th, 2007 at 11:15 pm (Daily Life)
meet me on the sunny road
-Emiliana Torrini
Music always sounds better when it’s played at full volume on a good sound system with lots of bass and when the weather is nice. Seriously, everything sounds better when the sun is shining down…
May 21st, 2007 at 9:39 pm (Daily Life)
…when you’ve got no one to tell them to.
-Brandi Carlile
I’ve lost myself. Not to start off on such a melodramatic note, but that’s how I feel. These past few days, nihilism presides. Nothing interests me, either.
Today I went to the bookstore to cure my insufferable indolence. Imogen Heap and Jack Johnson play overhead. I look at the summaries of the paperbacks because the hardcovers cost too much. A good majority of them have to do with dealing with the death of a relative or friend. Little originality. There are so many great authors in America and the only things we can write about are remorse and bewilderment. But I guess because it’s so easy to relate to these stories. Depression almost becomes a comfort. No wonder people love the fantasy genre. Escapism.
I struggle to find three books to fulfill their “3 for 2″ deal. I can’t help but feel I’m settling for books I might not like just so I can save a few bucks. There’s always the library though, a minute’s drive away…
I judge books by their covers. My philosophy is that the cover was made to attract a certain type of person, one who would find the contents of the book enjoyable. Not an entirely realistic mindset, but it does make things easier.
I spend two hours surrounded by books. I leave with coffee.