Author: Pearl L

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song of the hour: poe

song of the hour: poe – hey pretty

man, where have I been that I missed this very cool artist? hmm.. well, poe’s last big hit “angry johnny” came out at a time when I was still into heavy grunge, so those heavily seductive lyrics and atmospheric arrangements went right over my 14-year-old head. it seems a lot of the modern rock artists who had radio hits while I was in high school are coming out with new stuff, and it fuels a desire to go back to their older stuff and dig a little deeper. take, for instance, folk implosion. their song “natural one” has always been one of my faves, but only now do I realize that the lead singer is also in sebadoh, a reputedly kick-ass indie group I honestly haven’t heard much of -sheepish-, that natural one was kind of a surprise hit off the “Kids” soundtrack, etc. It’s just funny: I didn’t think too much about the things I liked. I just liked them. it’s a simple thing, you know? it’s not about taste or whatnot… I liked that song, and who knew it was a “cool” song to like? I didn’t know, nor did I care.

I find I question myself about a lot of things a lot more, even something as simple as “what do you like?” I’ve always been indecisive, but please. Maybe things need to be a little more black and white with me.

-thoughtfully- but I definitely have a better idea of what I want, what I want to do with my time. my ideas stand more solidly now, with much more “real-life” experience to back ’em up. yet, at the same time, you now know enough to be a little afraid…

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Alice@97.3 is currently spinning: sarah

Alice@97.3 is currently spinning: sarah mclachlan – ice cream (mirrorball version)

songs of the hour:
:: gorillaz – clint eastwood
:: poe – hey pretty
:: fatboy slim – weapon of choice. this is also a great video too. =)
:: :: cool thing about that song for those familiar with frank herbert’s book dune: “Walk without rhythm, and you won’t attract the worm.” =D

software discovery:
:: morpheus – it’s like scour exchange, but better. :)

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deep thought of the day:

deep thought of the day:
people have an inherent need for self-expression and a desire to be understood. 0_o

I’ve always had a pretty strange relationship with my dad.. actually, with both of my parents really. relations between me and the rest of my family has always been halfway decent, except for a period in high school when we simply couldn’t see eye to eye. part of it was me being a teenager, pure and simple. the other part had to do with my parents also behaving like teenagers.

ok, so that’s exaggerated a little bit. but as jaded as I might pretend to be sometimes, I still have very idealistic notions of family, stemming from the way both of my parents think. my father grew up as a son of a taiwanese general, the youngest of four brothers — the first of the family to be born in the new republic of china. my mother grew up as the youngest of three children of a low-ranking military official, and had none of the sparkly life my father’s family grew up with.

oops, mother calling me down for dinner. I’ll add to this story.

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man, this jeff buckley stuff

man, this jeff buckley stuff is pretty addictive.

I picked up the CD last weekend at media play while waiting to watch final fantasy. (which reminds me of a story I’ll talk about here.) chris introduced me to the guy with the song “corpus christi carol” a few months ago.. and from there I slowly started getting more of his songs, finding out more about him, etc. I’d been listening to “last goodbye” non-stop for weeks leading up to my purchase, and even now, it still blows me away. something about the intensity of his feelings and the playful lyrical and vocal flourishes on that track in particular. it just grabs that vulnerable part of you and sends it soaring.

in a word.. wow.

so I’ve been spinning the CD a lot lately…I guess you could say it puts me back in touch with my feelings. but actually.. I have a feeling that might have something to do with something else. =P

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getting a cable modem at

getting a cable modem at home wasn’t as much fun as I’d expected/hoped!

first off, the cable modem guy showed up at 9:30am, which isn’t too early… but it was pretty darned early considering I hadn’t slept until 6am the night before. that was a rather painful awakening.

second of all, I didn’t even know he was coming. I’d signed up for @home on their website, and on the last screen, instead of getting a confirmation, it said my order did not go through. -throws arms up in the air- I don’t understand!

third of all, I don’t think we really really needed the cable connection at home. I’m already used to not having the perks of speed at home. and my family was happy enough…

but I think they like it. =) no complaints so far. yay!

so, I guess since it’ll be easier to get online at home, I’ll be blogging a lot more. so stay tuned. :)

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ok… since brian inquired when

ok… since brian inquired when I would update my page, I will proceed to do it now.

goodness, I guess it’s been almost a month since I’ve updated this blog. sorry, I’ve been ridiculously busy in the past couple of weeks. I’ve been enjoying being at HOME~!!

wow, a lot’s happened, so I’ll summarize it for now and explain in greater detail later on. so check back here. =)

spent the 3rd week of june hanging out with friends and packing. my old friend alice visited, which made me very happy because I rarely see her, as she goes to school across the country (University of Pennsylvania.. not Penn State!). she’s in taiwan now. =( I don’t know when I’m going to see her again…

spent the last week of june moving out of my apartment (thanks steven, jason, jack, and john~!!). harrowing ordeal that took three days. our apartment manager was nice in letting me stay a little past the last day of our lease (whew!) to give me a little extra time to move out.

spent the next two days after moving out at steven’s place. played diablo 2 expansion pack with everyone else in the apartment. (oh good grief, it was d2 world. u just get sucked in!)

finally drove back july 3rd. got into a car accident outside coalinga.. flipped my car…pretty crazy. dad drove down and picked me up the next day. spent the next few days mad calling insurance companies, doctors, etc.

and the past few weeks? dealing with insurance companies, spending mucho time with family, trying to hang out with the few friends who are back, and just generally trying to get my head screwed on straight again.

so… my month at home isn’t really what it was cut out to be, but it hasn’t been bad. :) Home food is the best. I’ve also had a great chance to eat out with my parents… went to this awesome korean bbq place a couple weeks ago where they use special charcoal to grill the food… oh my gosh, it was so good! went to momotaro’s (this terrific sushi place in town) tonight, and had this chef’s special dinner.

I’ll fill this in later.. I have newer stuff to talk about. =)