Ladies and Gentlemen...

I love Tom Waits and I keep this love to myself...most of the time. He is dark, distant, and mysterious. He sings of circumstances I hope to avoid yet revisit them constantly through his music. I'm sharing this information right now because I just purchased Swordfishtrombone and I am speechless. The man never ceases to amaze me. Simply amazing.


If that was too much for you check this out.


"the face forgives the mirror, the worm forgives the plow, the question begs the answer, can you forgive me somehow"
If you can't appreciate those lyrics something is seriously wrong.

If you have the means I highly recommend picking up a copy.

La Dolce Vita

Just finished watching La Dolce Vita and it was nothing like I'd expected. Whenever the movie is referenced, it's always with Silvia in the Trevi Fountain. This movie is so much more than I could have imagined. Worth the watch, I promise.

Okay this is weird. I was looking around Mexican Pictures.com (like I have been for the past hour), and I decided to check out his Flickr account. That was step one. Okay then I clicked on his favorites, found one I thought was interesting, and lo and behold, there was a picture of my friend from Atlanta, Matt Pensworth.

To commemorate this event I have included the most fantastically annoying song on the planet! Enjoy.

Mexican Pictures

I don't know how I stumbled upon this website, but it is definitely in the top ten I've ever visited. The work is primarily by a man named Raul Gutierrez. The site is a complex labyrinth of photography and all things artsy. I highly recommend checking it out. Make sure to click on the text link for his blog Heading East!

Mexican Pictures.

He also posts all sorts of things he's overheard:

Two little old ladies recounting their dreams
@ the diner on Cadman Plaza in Brooklyn

lady in yellow hat: I was flying.

lady in blue hat: I’ve had that dream.

lady in yelllow hat: I went to Jersey.

lady in blue hat: I always go to into city. I shop.

lady in yellow hat: You shop in your dreams?

lady in blue hat: I always shop.

lady in yellow hat: I just fly. Nude... Totally, gloriously, nude.

lady in blue hat: Me too! Well...except for my shoes, I always fly in my best shoes... and a hat. I never go out without a hat.

lady in yellow hat: You always were the better dressed than me.

lady in blue: But you turned the boys heads.

lady in yellow hat: Maybe next time you should leave the hat at home.

I could spend all day on this site.

I love him.

I'm on a huge Beirut kick right now. This video is strange and amazing.

I found this song on one of my old mixes while driving around after class today. It reminded me of this scene from Before Sunset. After waiting so long for the sequel, I was nervous to see the movie because I liked Before Sunrise so much...however, it didn't disappoint. Enjoy.