Doper Than Dope

was uploading the Soup Dragon's Lovegod (1990) on my iPod when i noticed it didn't include an album art.  googled the album cover and it led me to a very interesting blog.  i find it so dope that i HAVE to share it with you guys.

this is now officially one of my fave blogs:  Forgotten Disc Friday


thanks for keeping the music alive....

Just Chillin'

it's a little past four in the afternoon on a saturday

dark and drizzling outside, i'm listening to Chris Botti

just enjoying the quiet

i haven't felt this relaxed for quite sometime

i live for these simple pleasures in life

i like.

Recent Tunes

lately i've just been listening to these songs:

Eric Benet's Still With You
Ray LaMontagne's Let It Be Me
James Morrison's version of It's Too Late
Ne-Yo's Mad

and the Chicken Dance

Once

some good things come out of bad circumstances. a couple of days ago when my computer was busted, i was forced to watch some of the DVDs that i bought months ago. i've just been keeping them unopened as most of the time i'm busy with the tv shows (Californication, Fringe, The Big Bang Theory, Brothers and Sisters, Grey's Anatomy and yes, Lipstick Jungle hahaha) and movies that i download.

one movie i really liked...Once

read the synopsis here

basically, i liked it because the story is very simple but yet universal. the movie is devoid of any mainstream spectacle which makes it a breathe of fresh air from commercial films. also to be noted is how the leads, both of whom are really musicians and not actors by the way, were very effective in delivering the depth of their character's idiosyncrasies. and oh, the music is good too. i've yet to download the soundtrack but i'm guessing that the songs from this movie will be a staple in my playlist for sometime.

this movie slightly rekindled my being a frustrated musician. but i have to come to terms that some things are just not meant to be eh....as difficult as it is to accept! hahaha

You're My First, My Last, My Everything

by Barry White. that's one of the songs that i've been listening to a lot lately. here are the others:

Let's Stay Together - Al Green

The Man Who Can't Be Moved - The Script

I'm Yours - Jason Mraz

Make It Mine - Jason Mraz

Chariot - Gavin DeGraw

Creep - Damien Rice's version

Fall Again - Glenn Lewis

Still With You - Eric Benet

The Park - Feist

Unforgettable - Jack & Karen's version (of Will & Grace)

and since sandali na lang Christmas na:

Grown Up Christmas List - Michael Buble

The Christmas Song - Nat King Cole

Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas - Diana Krall

and believe it or not:

Ave Maria - Josh Groban

Starting Over

i have been in a pensive mood the past couple of days. it started because i was home alone, the two pinoys that i share the apartment with went back to manila. then i had four days off. when you get some alone time, things just start hitting you (not literally, of course). suddenly i realized that i've been under utilizing my ipod. so in a futile attempt to jail-break it, i tried to downgrade and restore it to firmware 1.1.1. and guess what? i was unable to. for some reason, i cannot get it to install 1.1.1! so, i'm now back to the updated firmware with no media at all! geez! now i understand why they say STARTING OVER is more difficult than when you first started.

Breathe Me

i'm loving this song:

Breathe Me by Sia from her album Colour The Small One

this is the song from the final scene in Six Feet Under's Last Episode

Still

today, i find myself listening to Brian McKnight's Still over and over. i've always liked this song. it gives an almost haunting sense of hope that your relationship will pull through, no matter what.

and we're back with the mushy posts! hahaha

The Mushiness of Ironing Clothes

you can have me wash the dishes, do the laundry and clean the bathroom but i HATE ironing clothes. it's such a pain in the a@#! that's one reason why i like winter, i can go to the office without ironing my shirt since i have a jacket on anyways! hahaha (the epitome of katamaran).

the only thing that gets me through ironing my uniforms is listening to mushy songs. songs that are easy to sing along with and those that i know the lyrics of. hahaha

this morning, while doing the burden of ironing my office shirts, i was listening to Lemar's What About Love. i had it on repeat and i think i listened to it more than 10 times the whole time i was doing my ironing.

well, mushy songs and m&m's! hahaha

With You

after a couple of days trying to learn Wang Lee Hom's Kiss Goodbye hahaha, i'm now stuck to listening to Boyce Avenue's version of With You. i even like it better than Chris Brown's.
the entire album is actually nice.

Christmas In March

i've been listening and singing to Michael Buble's version of "Grown Up Christmas List" for about an hour now. geez, weird! hahaha. dunno if it's the rain, the boring saturday night or my eternal plea for world peace. what do you think?

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might go to shanghai tomorrow for a day-trip. want to eat somewhere different and have my caffeine fix.

"It Is Time For A Love Revolution"

Lenny Kravitz's new album "It Is Time For A Love Revolution" may not be rockin' the Billboard Album Charts but it is still worth to listen to. i've always liked his music, and with this new album, i'm sure you guys will like it too. or learn to kinda maybe sorta like it too! hahaha

"Across The Universe"

just finished downloading the soundtrack of "Across The Universe", one of my favorite movies. it is superbly dope!! hahaha. a must-hear!

"Sleep Through The Static"

i've been listening to Jack Johnson's new album: Sleep Through The Static and i'm really liking it. i like track 6: "If I had Eyes"

and track 11: "They Do, They Don't"

Vultures

currently, i've been listening to John Mayer's "Vultures" from his album "Continuum" a looottt!!!

"The Reminder"

i'm loving this album of feist. i like the catchy song "1234" but it is "The Limit To Your Love"* that i like the most.

*was listening to this while writing "Won't You"