uberexcited. pumped. happy. ecstatic. thrilled. amped. i could go on and on and on....

the countdown has officially begun for ACL 2009. and i am stoked beyond words. bestie and i will be attending the event together...plenty of memories to be had, of this i am certain. my playlist (below) is of a few bands that i'll be seeing fri, sat and sun. enjoy!


Without music life would be a mistake. -Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche

Do you ever get worried
And your load is hard to bear
And your life is like a sad sad story
No one nobody really cares

But if you ever need someone to talk to
And if you ever need a helping hand
I'll be your ship out on the ocean
I'll be your water in the desert sand

I've been there I've felt like you do
Feelin' like winter would never turn to spring
And everybody I know has got problems
But there's a solution to everything

And if you ever need someone to talk to
And if you ever need a helping hand
I'll be your ship out on the ocean
I'll be your water in the desert sand

And after you've found your way
You won't owe me nothin'
'Cause you're gonna know that your well
Will never run dry, never run dry

If you ever need someone to talk to
And if you ever need a helping hand
I'll be your ship out, your ship out on the ocean
I'll be your water in the desert sand
I'll be your water
And I will give you shelter
I'll be your water
I will be there for you
I'll be your ship out on the ocean
I'll be your water in the desert sand

Keb' Mo', I'll Be Your Water

In the hopes of reaching the moon men fail to see the flowers that blossom at their feet.

-Albert Schweitzer

que seria de mi

You wander down my body
And I submerge myself to the anxiety of your smile.
I search through the most precious things
And your caress appears
Suddenly, I look to the enlightened horizon
And I wonder
If tomorrow, in this room
Will we fuse again
This much insanity

What would be of me
If you were missing
What would be of me if I didn’t find another love
That awakened the desires of feeling
Abandoned in pleasure.

What would be of me
If you were not here
What would be of me
If this passion ran out
That shakes with the strength of a thousand seas
Angered by the sea
What would be of me… ay, of me.

You return,
Uneasy and solitary
Like you are sometimes
You return, the hope of having you
In my arms for ever
I look again
To the enlightened horizon
And I wonder if tomorrow you’ll return

If you decide not to forget
This adventure…
If you weren’t here… were would I be?
Allow myself to be shaken with the strength of a thousand seas…

By you.

Lena, Que Seria de Mi

Dare to reach out your hand into the darkness, to pull another hand into the light.

Norman B. Rice

chicago

back from an awesome trip to Chicago. my travel buddy, kelly, has an awesome friend will, who put us up for a couple of nights & entertained us. took in a couple of Cubs games...one from the rooftop and the other on the 3rd base line, 6 rows up...with a fantabulous view of the bullpen. one word = berg. hung out here for a bit after the game on friday. then spent a couple of hours at germanfest. after saturday's game, we took kelly's parental units here in celebration of her dad's b-day. then we regrouped & lounged here for a couple of drinks & laughs. and of course, it wouldn't be a trip to Chi-town without a trip here.

all in all, a great trip & one that shall be repeated annually.

i'll leave you with a quote to sum up our weekend:

We're Chicago - we can do anything, damn it. -Elva Rupio

All of us get lost in the darkness, dreamers learn to steer by the stars.

Rush, The Pass

What lies behind you and what lies in front of you, pales in comparison to what lies inside of you.

Ralph Waldo Emerson