I love to travel (albiet to somewhere far away, or to somewhere new at the end of my street), to explore, and put myself in unfamiliar situations. I think it is in those situations when we are most observant, and consequently when we get the most out of an experience. I think it's a large contributing factor to why I get bored easily, doing the same thing over and over and over and over and over. The mundane never does much to contribute to a lived life that might inspire me creatively. However, I will say that since I got involved in blogging, it has made me more observant (and appreciative) of the tiny, day-to-day stuff that normally I would overlook in unrealized complacency.
Quite some time ago, Rhonda and I met with some friends at a new neighborhood coffee shop, where I first met David, my new favorite barista BFF, and where we first heard this intoxicating new sound. It was so unlike anything we had ever heard before; and so completely awesome, that all four of us stopped our conversation to exclaim, "What IS this we're listening to?!" Barista BFF, David hooked us up with the desired info; and many moons later (see: last Monday) while shopping at Soundwaves with Ileya, I remembered to pick up their album.
If you have never heard of
LCD Soundsystem, I suggest you give them a listen
here, or a kick-ass watch and listen
here, or
here, or another listen to one of my favorite of their tracks
here. I think that maybe if you took U2, The Postal Service, Prince, and Flight of The Conchords and put them all in a blender, the resulting goo (with a sprinkling of The Talking Heads) would be sort-of indicative of LCD Soundsystem. Although really, I don't think they're comparable to anyone.
Later this evening, Rhonda, Kathy and I are popping LCD Soundsystem into my vehicle's CD player; and we're driving to Dallas, where we're going to spend the weekend playing softball on some new fields, breaking in new surroundings, and meeting lots of new people, not the least of whom are
Jandy and
Jen! I'm pretty excited about this whole weekend. Road trips and mini adventures make me giddy. -- Expect photos... lots and lots of photos.