love lost

Thanks Google Chrome - as if I'm not well aware I'm logging some extra hours these days.  Each time I open a new tab, here's the sobering reminder of my most frequented websites:

1) test.salesforce.com 
2) login.salesforce.com
3) salesforce.com
4) gmail.com
5) facebook.com

Facebook is only #5?  This project is totally inflicting upon my work/stalk balance.

Fortunately, I'm sick at creating playlists.  These days - when I'm staring at my computer screen for upwards of 14 hours - I've filled Config Zone Out* with The Temper Trap.
(insert obligatory [500] Days of Summer soundtrack shout-out here)

The entire album is magical, but Love Lost is a clear front runner - maybe that's why it's the first track!  I recommend first listening to Love Lost while driving - hopefully you're alone, it's dark and you're not hitting a lot of lights.  Oh, let's add the backdrop of rain too.  Now you're ready to love this song!

At first I didn't like the video, but when the little girls ran out (around 2:50) I felt nostalgic for the years when me and Maggie would stay up late singing Mariah Carey in the reflection of our living room window, pretending to serenade our little 4th grade crushes.
4th grade crush = Steven Wood

Ok time for me to get back to work GET A BLOODY MOVE ON!  Don't mind that I'm going to tag this Australian band with British Invasion ... hot accents ... all the same.



*My Config Zone Out playlist features
The National
Arcade Fire
Annie Lenox
Angels & Airwaves
Marc Cohen
Freelance Whales
Friendly Fires
Mumford & Sons
Sia
Stars
The Temper Trap
Tori Amos
One Republic
The Postal Service
Muse
Florence + the Machine
Fiona Apple
Ellie Goulding
Bloc Party

bloodbuzz ohio

I kinda hate that telling you about a great song/band requires some cute sentimentality on my part. Being cute and sentimental isn't as easy as it seems! These past few weeks, I've had to write a lot for work and have little typing energy left. Accept my lack of creative prowess in this entry as a testament to how much I think this band stands up on its own. I have 5 minutes, let's do this:

Download Bloodbuzz Ohio by The National. And then download Conversation 16. Then write a check in the amount of a bajillion dollars to me. I'm not exactly sure what constitutes a bloodbuzz and I've never been to Ohio, but the lead singer sounds like Johnny Cash and mentions bees quite a bit (Kev, why do you like bees so much?). Added benefit: if you like it, your commitment to something national is no longer dependent upon dumbo-ears Strasburg.

The back story is that I'm most likely ADHD and need music playing at all times to help me focus. To get through all. this. writing. I obviously need a good, mellow soundtrack. After downloading the new Stars album, Amazon recommended that I also download The National. Since I'm not musically gun-shy, I blew the $5 and am now consequently in love with an album that has lyrics I can't softly sing while typing away at work...

(like this)

Stand up straight at the foot of your love
I lift my shirt up

(and more concerning-ly this)

I'm a confident liar
Had my head in a oven so you'd know where I'll be
I'll try to be more romantic
I want to believe in everything you believe

I wish Roman would believe everything I believe:

me: download Conversation 16 ... I think its target audience is zombies
Roman: i'm not a zombie
me: but you like zombies ... so you should try to understand them
and the song is awesome
Roman: i don't want to understand them, i want to destroy them
me: you're such a novice
Roman: and you're clearly going to be the first to die

See, I'm a confident liar too. But I'm not lying about how good these songs are - enjoy! Oh and for the record, all zombie movies are terrible.