11.29.2009

i am twenty two

In the spirit of every birthday post (i am 20 and i am 21) I will title this one similarly. Strange to think I have had this blog going for this long...

I tried to go to LA today for track training, but I guess everyone else decided too as well. The Sunday after the Thanksgiving holiday is a crazy one. Traffic pushed our destination-arrival-time further and further back. So Danny, Ian, and I flipped around and enjoyed a lazy sunny Sunday. A decent amount of riding was put on this week, but my birthday/turkey day week was a bit too hectic to really push it. It's a sign of the pace to come for the rest of the year.

Sigur Ros 'Frozen Sea 7LP box-set' is keeping me in a good winter mood.

I had my birthday @ Downtown Lounge, with birthday twin Bianca. photo cred goes to Aaron Garcia

11.23.2009

Ladies and Gentlemen...

Graham Vittum. Artist, cyclist, friend.


I really want this piece...




more...

11.13.2009

Hallelujah... Hallelujah...

11.11.2009

TYCHO Coastal Brake 12"


Tycho is an superb musician and artist. His ambient-trip-hop-electroinca music is beyond words. Sounds and bleeps blend and melt into each other until it builds into a frantic crescendo. Absolutely perfect soundtrack for late-night bike rides or quiet reading sessions. I've turned quite a few friends onto this wonderful sound, it's nice to have a connotation with something so positive and moving.

When he's not setting the mood with his music, his alter-ego ISO50 creates prints/shirts/artwork that reflects his sound: the two platforms flow together perfectly. I've purchased two of his prints and they are the center piece for my room. The frame company I brought it to nearly flipped when they saw his work. I came back with his CD and they agreed: it fits.

Three years after his last full-length and two years after his last EP, Tycho his back with a new 12". Only 1000 copies will be made and the first 50 will be signed and numbered. Pre-order it.

ISO50 Prints...

11.04.2009

not-so-weekly-update post

I skipped my evening class to hang out with Danny Kam at Starbucks. I got a black coffee. We talked about all sorts of crazy things: art, coffee, cycling, wine, school, and all things awesome. I am all for breaking routines. It makes my days exciting. On the way home I put my legs on autopilot and let my mind wander. Quirky tangents, rants, vents, and ideas were flowing with my smooth cadence...

Little projects and ideas keep my head busy at night. I'm slowly putting together my TOP 50 RECORDS OF 2009 List. Unless something mind blowing comes out of nowhere it's a close toss up for record of the year: Dirty Projectors, Grizzly Bear, Fuck Buttons and Animal Collective. We shall see how that pans out.

Concerts for this month: Leonard Cohen, Converge, Jim Ward (Sparta, ATDI, Streetcar)

Also working on getting my NEW YEARS RESOLUTIONS in place. I did a pretty good job sticking with mine this year. No more drinking soda, stepping my game up in cycling, and collecting more records. Easy enough...

Don't let the city you are in determine who you are, take everything in and create your own perfect harmony. I feel I could be happy anywhere. I'm just ecstatic for every day I get and the people I get to share it with.