I have to answer this one too. :) Pretty sure it'd be any of the Decemberists albums. Castaways and Cutouts or The Crane Wife. Their songs are so full of allegory. I love songs that I can continue to peel away the layers and meanings each time I listen.

Sorry I never write on this thing. I'm super busy (though no where near as busy as saiphiel) & going through an artistic identity crisis at the moment.

We'll be portrayed on national television as a bunch of know nothing hicks because there's a protest going down today. Even if it's a peaceful protest, which it will be, we'll still be painted in a negative light.

President Obama was invited here to speak about the Points of Light Foundation that was created by George H.W. Bush. (A president we're proud to call our own here in Aggieland.) It's a national organization to promote community service. He was invited here to an openly conservative area in the US and accepted. His reasoning for being here transcends party lines.

People are planning to show up in Obama masks and scrubs.

I say the minute he starts stumping for health care reform, so be it, protest all you want. But not until then. Jeez.

I've hit a plateau in my career at Texas A&M. Already...

My fellow designer here is leaving & I wanted to apply for his job. I told my boss that & she basically told me that I would be weighted lower than any candidates that fit the position would be. Even though I'm good at what I do & know the freakin job. I can't be promoted for at least two years because I don't have a Bachelors degree. I went to the Art Institute of Houston and have an Associates degree.

So, I'm going to be hiring a position above me. Allison wants to promote me, but can't because of my stupid degree.

I'm really pissed off at myself for not going to a normal school and getting a degree worth something.

BLAH.

Oh my. Everyone is pregnant. My boss just announced she started her second trimester today, three of my friends from high school, two of my online friends, and my cousin are all preg. I must say, I'm a little green.

1001 Books to Read before I die...

I've only read a few of them.. I had better get started

( The List )

Sunday - July 5 - 30 mins
Monday - July 6 - 30 mins
Tuesday - July 7 - 1 mile - 40 mins

Man, for this last week I've hardly been able to keep my eyes open. It's crazy. Of course, I'm drinking a root beer right now so that's not helping.

I'm not going to say something silly like... oo, what if I was pregnant, because every time some kinda weird symptom happens I get all excited & take a test, then get all disappointed. Then, I feel like a big dweeb getting all excited.

I just don't have the internet at home. We got most of our stuff moved in. I don't think I've been this tired for a long time...

I'll post pics once I get the internet and the will to take the pics lol

:)

It's a happy tired though, a VERY happy tired.

Thought you guys might like this huge list of design related quotes. I stumbled upon them this morning on Aiga Houston's twitter account and thought I'd share.

Visit them at:
http://designwashere.com/80-inspiring-quotes-about-design/


My fav:
"People ignore design that ignores people." - Frank Chimero
I plastered that one on my wall o stuff in my office. :) Good to remember I think...


EDIT: Well, this one was meant for the graphic design community here on lj, but I'll leave it. I have a couple of designer friends. :)

I'm going to start telling some gentlemen from Supercomputing how to run their damned supercomputer, because they're apparently qualified graphic designers.

On a happier note. Happy Graphic Design day everyone: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_graphic_design_day. :)

I've been reading Pride and Prejudice sequels like crazy. In the last week I've devoured three books. I'm thirsty for more.

I'm not sure I can get enough of the different iterations of Elizabeth and Darcy.

So our first walkthrough is on May 1st at 2 pm, final walkthrough is May 7th at 2 pm, and we close on May 8th at 3! :)

Aaaamazing! :)

One of my favorite songs of all time. It's from James Taylor's Mud Slide Slim album. I've loved this album as long as I remember. My dad played it all the time when I was little...


Well the sun is surely sinking down
But the moon is slowly rising
So this old world must still be spinning round
And I still love you

(chorus)
So close your eyes
You can close your eyes, its all right
I dont know no love songs
And I cant sing the blues anymore
But I can sing this song
And you can sing this song
When I'm gone

It wont be long before another day
We gonna have a good time
And no ones gonna take that time away
You can stay as long as you like

So I loved the Twilight book series. I resisted it for so long. I had no interest in a teenage vampire love story. I begrudgingly downloaded them on the kindle, & I finished reading them last weekend and have since reread the last book. I couldn't stop. The story has so much emotion and I found myself really caught up in it. I've got a little bit of the same feeling of loss I did at the end of the Harry Potter series. I wish there was another book.


The movie on the other hand was W R E T C H E D. I have to say that I was laughing all the way through. It's so sad because I've come to love the characters from the book, but the actors were all wrong. The emotion was all wrong. The movie even went as far as to do things exactly opposite from the book in certain places.

Please, before you make any judgments on the series from the movie, consider reading it first. Also, the next movie should hopefully be better because it's got a new director. *crossing my fingers*

I don't know what the deal is this week. I'm really restless & anxious. I can't put my finger on it. I just feel... weird.

So, next year for our 5th Anniversary (2010) we're thinking about this cruise: http://www.carnival.com/Itinerary.aspx?embkCode=FLL&itinCode=WCL&durDays=8&shipCode=MI&subRegionCode=CW&rateCode=PPB%20%20&sailDate=12/21/2010&sailingID=53696 .

I've gone on a Carnival Christmas Cruise before and had a blast. I am seeeeriously aching for a vacation. Cool thing is, we can pay on the vacation from the time we put down the deposit until then, so it won't seem like such a huge expense.

Jon's never seen blue tropical water. I can't wait to be there when he does. :)

So I downloaded the Kindle software application for my iphone and I am in LOVE. So far I've finished two books, Dean Koontz's Odd Hours & Neil Gaiman's - The Graveyard Book. Next up is Neil Gaiman's Coraline. I saw the movie but was a little bit underwhelmed with the storytelling. The art was fantastic though. So I want to know the real story from Mr. Gaiman, not some Hollywood storyteller. They always skip important parts. Mr. Gaiman is a fabulous writer so I know I'll love it.

I love the software for my phone because I've always got my book with me and I don't have to lug anything else along. It's perfect. Plus the books cost on average 6 bux... love it. So far everything I've searched for has been in Kindle form. Before the Kindle software I was reading Mansfield park from an application I downloaded with all of Jane Austen's work. It's kind of slow reading, but I'm enjoying it.

Currently I'm working on my English homework and I've got a batch of Guiness Icecream in the icecream maker going for the party tonight at Renee & Jon's place. :)(It's an Irish potluck lol. We're bringing Guiness Icecream, Guiness Stout, and Killians Irish Red beer)

I'm trying to avoid the urge to go to our house to see if the sheet rock is up yet...

I'm proud of myself, I woke up at 10 am all on my own... lol

*EDIT* I went by yesterday and there wasn't anything that had changed on it from this pic. But! The next door house and the one across the street had sheet rock, so I think that's the next step.