IT'S OUTTA' HERE!

here it is, the first grand slam i have ever witnessed in person! plus it was my first visit to citi field :)

so here's how it went down... it was the bottom of the eighth and the score was tied at 3 with 1 out. fernando tatis was up to pinch hit with the bases loaded... francoeur on first, wright on second, and castillo on third. with 2 strikes and no balls, tatis then hits the next ball out to deep left-center field and.... IT'S OUTTA' HERE!!! a pinch hit grand slam by fernando tatis, lifting the mets to a come from behind 7-3 victory over the rockies. let's go mets!

thanks to my bro for the video!

for a better video quality of tatis' grand slam:
http://newyork.mets.mlb.com/media/video.jsp?content_id=5775245

local favorite: beach house

i've been residing in baltimore for almost 3 years now and i'm still not too familiar with its indie music scene. idk, i guess it's because i haven't been going to shows as much as i used to when i lived in nyc.

oh, and i still don't understand why baltimore was named "BEST SCENE" in 2008 by rolling stone [article]. i was surprised that brooklyn didn't make the cut, but i was even more surprised that it was baltimore of all places. anyways... i don't want to discuss baltimore's booming scene or new york's indie hot spot, brooklyn.

although i don't know too many baltimore indie acts, beach house is my new local favorite! i heard about them when i was looking for shows i could go to during my stay in new york and noticed that beach house is touring with grizzly bear this fall. so.. i checked them out on itunes and instantly got hooked!

the first song on this video is entitled "master of none", and it's my favorite song by beach house. as you probably read, the video is actually taken from a show they played early this august in baltimore. unfortunately, i was in new york then. however, i'm definitely gonna try to catch em the next time they play in baltimore. that's if they don't move to brooklyn lol.

check em out on myspace: http://www.myspace.com/beachhousemusic

so far, so good

i started working on a song last week. and if you haven't read my previous post, it's been a while since i've written a song. so far i really like what i have, but i think it could use a little modification. or maybe not. i've got the chorus down and two verses.. just need a bridge and a third verse maybe? i can't wait to record a demo when i get back to baltimore.. so stoked!

dirt under my nails again

this hole keeps getting deeper

and i'm falling in

but sometimes all i want to do

is hold on to you

hold on to you

satellite will you help me find my way
back to the start
when the earth was ours

the waves they pull me away

and take me out to sea

where i'm farther from grace

and all i do

i sail away from you

satellite will you help me find my way

back to the start

when the earth was ours

summer of love

i found this illustration quite disturbing at first. but come to think of it, it's a pretty cool concept. aren't we all animals after all?

"Summer of Love" by Saiman Chow, its a bitter sweet series that examine our fascinating yet frightening views on sexuality in our exploitative society.

http://www.saimanchow.com/

evidence by louis vuitton

when i first saw these sunglasses, i had no idea what brand it was or how much it was being sold for. but one thing was for sure, i just had to get me a pair. however, i just found out a couple days ago that these shades are by louis vuitton and that it costs $675! as much as i love them, i'm not gonna spend that much on shades, even if i had the money. but the frames! the frames are MAD DOPE. i guess i have to wait for the replica! haha

songwriter's block

it has been too long since i've written a song. i believe the last song i've composed was some time in the beginning of the year, and i thought it wasn't good enough. so as always, i kept it in this folder i have for songs i've written but don't think it's good enough to share. a friend told me once to just put my music out there regardless of how i feel. it was good advice, but i guess i'm too insecure? ...when it comes to song writing. i don't know what's wrong, but it's just so frustrating. i can't seem to write music anymore.

BWAHAHAHAHA

women, save your money. there's a more efficient way to achieve the same results!

pretty much...

all i've been listening to for the past week.

mason proper - point a to point b
mason proper - fog

check out mason proper's myspace: http://www.myspace.com/masonproper

my first visit to citi field!

i had an awesome time last night with my bro. we went to see the mets vs. d-backs game at citi field, and it was a great game. i couldn't ask for more than a win. but to see the best play ever in baseball, a GRAND SLAM, and k-rod ending the game with a save, my first visit to citi field can't get any better than that. it was priceless. my bro was lucky enough to take a video of the grand slam! i'll make sure to upload it as soon as he sends it to me.