Music Recommendations from My Friends

Recently I lost an Ipod and my music collection has gone stale. Apparently that Hall & Oates does get boring after a while.

One of the joys of loving music is talking about music. There's so much pleasure in sharing as there is in learning about new songs and albums.

Here are some of what my friends, and therefore I, have been listening to:

Tracy Shao (music video producer)
Gomez - A New Tide
Matt and Kim - Grand
Laura Marling - Alas I Cannot Swim
Various Artists - War Child Compilation

Gavin Castleton (musician)
St Vincent - Marry Me
Maps and Aliases - You and Me and the Mountain
Lex Land - Orange Days on Lemon St.
Broadcast 2000 - Building Blocks

Chris Fudurich (music producer)
"new music sucks ... well except for the new Ghostland Observatory"

Wolf and Pig Stop Motion Fun

Dinner and Coffee with Trinh and Grace

Now well into our 20's, Grace Trinh and I haven't really changed. We still laugh and whine and demand like we did while we were in high school.

We had our coffee at the Veronese Cafe in Fullerton. There, we snaked around the labyrinth-like gallery/cafe to find a perfect spot to catch up with minimal disturbance. The old victorian house and garden managed to have at least 20 different little hiding spots some with pictures, some with a victorian theme, some with a western theme, some with couches some with patio views, etc. Even more amazing, the wait staff was always able to find you.

The nice thing to know was that we were still capable of making eachother laugh to tears. We also learned a few other things: Trinh, now an executive producer, does not wear heels to work anymore but NEEDS massages and facials monthly. Grace's favorite mix at Pinkberry is mochi, strawberries and cocoa pebbles. "That's ma mix! THAT'S MA MIX!" and still has to gesture incessantly while talking to clients over the phone at work.

My lovely friends and I are still so well-connected despite our separate lives.

Gang Signs = Ice Cream

Gang signs remind me of summer picnic photos and thus, summer, and thus, ice cream. Therefore, gang signs remind me of ice cream.

Is it Summer or Spring?

This weekend, we enjoyed the typical sunny warmth as much as possible. With downtown boba and haircuts to Venice Arnold Palmers and sunbathing, we are all very tired and suffering from sunburns. But a good suffering...