June 26 PNC Bank Arts Center

BIG UPS to Jess and Charlie for scoring quite probably the best seats I've ever had to anything at PNC bank Arts Center. I can't even begin to talk about how stoked I am to see the reunited No Doubt.

Third Row.
Center.

When I was a little girl I wanted to grow up to be Gwen Stefani. No Joke. I had the Tragic Kingdom tape in my yellow walkman for the longest time, now it's just really warped from being on the dashboard of my mom's car all last summer. I saw them in 2002 with Garbage and the Distillers at Continental, I cannot wait for this show at PNC. so good so good.


This week has been pretty gnarly. It's going to be so nice to go home, be with my family, get to the ocean, hang with F9, start my internship, see Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band (yes I am truly lucky) and then a few weeks later No Doubt.

These papers aren't going to write themselves, nor is my apartment going to move itself out... time to get to work.

NO STRESS FINALS 09!

pretending you are lauryn hill in the shower and belting killing me softly while you wash your hair is the most satisfying feeling in the entire world

upsetting

Last winter my family and I went on a drive to Long Branch. My mom spent her summers there with her family when she was a kid so it was really awesome to go and experience it.


However, I was horrified to see this . I can understand the thought process behind this monstrosity, but I do not support it. The complex itself towers over everything. It just shoots up in the middle of this coastal town blocking whatever view of the ocean anybody else might have had. I refuse to post photos because it's just upsetting.

I mean really, how many luxury shops and spas and restaurants do you need at the shore? Can't you have something small and comfortable that is luxurious within itself? If you want something really monumental and "luxurious" (i.e. expensive) and out of the ordinary can't you just go to Atlantic City? It works in Atlantic City. It should stay there, and not invade the rest of the coast. These developers have been trying to take away people's homes (eminent domain sucks) to continue building this "project". Can you believe that? UGH. This site is pretty interesting in relation to eminent domain.


God I get so disgusted by excessive spending on unnecessary things. Don't get me wrong, I love nice things, special things, unique things, that you can't always have or that are once in a while. BUT REALLY when I saw this structure I almost cried. My stomach was in knots for weeks.

Since I've been out of the state I haven't really had access to information about the issue, and the most recent stuff that I found online was from december. I really hope this isn't still going on.

Why do I suddenly rant about this now? I was looking for places online I could possibly bring my mom to for a mother's day brunch lady's day type thing, and a couple of restaurants from that "Pier Village" popped up.

Yikes.

I woke up

with this in my head

can't wait

to read Tropicália : A Revolution in Brazilian Culture

I wish MICA had a Tropicália course, that would be amazing.
The Fader had a really awesome piece on Tom Zé a few years back. That article in addition to my discovery Os Mutantes got me really interested in the movement.

BEST OF THE BEAST

This is so exciting!
Go out and support the Fool's Gold fam if you can! Dust's art is rad, the people are rad, the party is probably going to be even more rad. I would go if I could, you should if you can!