Turns out both Thom Yorke and Bon Iver have written for/are contributing to the Twilight sequel, New Moon.
http://pitchfork.com/news/36022-director-thom-yorke-wrote-new-song-for-inew-mooni-soundtrack/
Yay. Now a bunch of vampire-loving 15 year old mallrats are going to fall in love with Bon Iver. FML.
Friday, July 24, 2009
Saturday, July 18, 2009
a full life
Recently I've enjoyed a certain measure of contentment in my life. Moving back to Hickory was a major adjustment for me. To cope I dove into relistening to almost my entire music collection. I'm not close to completing that. And adding countless new additions each week isn't getting me any closer to that goal.
I read a lot of books and began to watch a lot of movies. I replaced the social life I had in Asheville with a sense of isolation. Not the type of isolation that makes me a depressed, self-hating pessimist. But the isolation that lets me learn to be happy with my self. The ability to occupy and entertain myself without the constant support of a social network.
But it got lonely quick. Which brings me to this awesome new thing that is happening. I met Jill almost by chance. A cast off instant message on a slightly silly dating website. I didn't think much of it at first but was pleasantly surprised with ease in which we communicated from day one. Still, it was nothing more than a casual friend online.
We planned to hang out at some point. The perfect opportunity arose as I traveled back through Charlotte after a nice week at the beach. Nervous wouldn't begin to describe how I was feeling as I approached the door of the house she watching for the week. This once casual, short online friendship flooded into a full-on crush as she opened the door and greeted me with a smile and an awkward hug.
We exchanged mix CDs. We walked through Elizabeth. We ate Vietnamese food. We kissed.
And something beautiful happened. I realized that the friend and lover I'd been looking for in all the wrong places was sitting right there on the couch next to me. I knew right then and there that I had to be with this girl I barely knew. She agreed. We did something crazy. We let go of all the fears and hesitations and we simply agreed that we should be together.
And just like that my life began to change. The last few weeks have been nothing short of extraordinary. We spent time on her father's boat. She visited Hickory for two days. I visited Charlotte. We've tried new things and experienced wonderful moments all in the handful of days we've spent together. She puts this smile on my face and this feeling in my heart that I truly hope never vanishes. Part of me knows it won't.
What we have is special and I'm convinced I'm the luckiest guy on the planet right now. And each time we see each other, we continue to build on this wonderful new thing. I'm excited to see where this will lead.
I read a lot of books and began to watch a lot of movies. I replaced the social life I had in Asheville with a sense of isolation. Not the type of isolation that makes me a depressed, self-hating pessimist. But the isolation that lets me learn to be happy with my self. The ability to occupy and entertain myself without the constant support of a social network.
But it got lonely quick. Which brings me to this awesome new thing that is happening. I met Jill almost by chance. A cast off instant message on a slightly silly dating website. I didn't think much of it at first but was pleasantly surprised with ease in which we communicated from day one. Still, it was nothing more than a casual friend online.
We planned to hang out at some point. The perfect opportunity arose as I traveled back through Charlotte after a nice week at the beach. Nervous wouldn't begin to describe how I was feeling as I approached the door of the house she watching for the week. This once casual, short online friendship flooded into a full-on crush as she opened the door and greeted me with a smile and an awkward hug.
We exchanged mix CDs. We walked through Elizabeth. We ate Vietnamese food. We kissed.
And something beautiful happened. I realized that the friend and lover I'd been looking for in all the wrong places was sitting right there on the couch next to me. I knew right then and there that I had to be with this girl I barely knew. She agreed. We did something crazy. We let go of all the fears and hesitations and we simply agreed that we should be together.
And just like that my life began to change. The last few weeks have been nothing short of extraordinary. We spent time on her father's boat. She visited Hickory for two days. I visited Charlotte. We've tried new things and experienced wonderful moments all in the handful of days we've spent together. She puts this smile on my face and this feeling in my heart that I truly hope never vanishes. Part of me knows it won't.
What we have is special and I'm convinced I'm the luckiest guy on the planet right now. And each time we see each other, we continue to build on this wonderful new thing. I'm excited to see where this will lead.
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