Music

Recently I've been listening to several new bands. I thought I would jot down a few notes on these new bands, songs, or albums.

Shiny Toy Guns - We Are Pilots: I really enjoy this album and band. They're an electronic rock band. The songs not only have a good tune, but are also about very interesting things. One of my favorite songs on the album is "When They Came For Us" which is (I think) about Vietnam... however, in a literal sense, the song is about robots and their children being taken away. But I think it has deeper meaning. Anyway... I like the idea of robots being sad and etc.

McFly: This band has several albums. My favorite so far is called 'Motion in the Ocean' but all of the albums have their strong points. I think my favorite songs are "Transylvania" (off Motion in the Ocean) and "She Falls Asleep pt. 1" (I'm not sure which album). Both songs are catchy, and She falls asleep is more of an orchestral peice. I also really like the song "Little Joanna." The best part is the last 30sec. It's well written, I think.

Elton John - Billy Elliot:The Musical. : I just bought this album/musical yesterday. I have heard good things about it, and I think the music in itself is pretty good. However, most of the album makes me sad or angry. Why? Its all very anti-God and pro-Do-Whatever-Makes-You-Feel-Good. This makes me very unhappy. One of the songs on this album is called "Expressing Yourself" and has lyrics such as:
"What is wrong with dressing up in satin and lace?
Get some earrings, some mascara, heels and a fan.
Pretty soon you will start to feel a different man."
This is disgusting and makes me very sad. I suppose this is what I get for listening to Elton John. Ah well, at least the tune is catchy.

Magnet - The Day We Left Town: This is a song a friend of mine showed me. I really like it. It's very interesting and smooth. I think it would be difficult to meld the electronic sound like they do in this song, but Magnet has done a great job.

Kanye West - Graduation: The album Graduation is pretty good as far as I've heard. My favorite tracks are Flashing Lights and Good Morning. Both are somewhat sad, but very nice. Flashing Lights is more mellow and Good Morning is sort of a song about proving ones self. Mabye I'm wrong, but that's what I think of.

So there's some of the music I've been listening to these days.

Family

Today I'm staying home from school because my mom was too tired to take me up and I had a dentist appointment. So I've been pondering.

My brother Elijah has an interview today. Hopefully that goes well. He's been very organized about all the job interviews and possibilities. It's sortof strange for me to see him these days. He's a real man, and that's weird since I remember when he was just a child. He's older than me though. The other day he made some sort of oyster/clam dinner with horseradish and (perhaps) ginger. I (unfortunatly) was gone to dinner at a different family's house and was unable to eat his dinner. However, when I came home, the house smelled delicious. Elijah is now cooking dinner almost every night. And honestly, he's a very interesting cook. Very creative, and though I might joke around (perhaps too much) about how its gross, the food is actually quite good. (most of the time that is ;D)

My mother is on the phone right now. Lately I've been talking to her quite a bit. I'm enjoying her company a lot more than I used to. I think I just appreciate her more.

I suppose I appreciate everything a bit more than I used to. I think mabye its because I'm growing up. Maturing. Or mabye not. I don't really know. What I do know is that the little things in life are much easier to be happy (or sad) about than they used to be.

I went to the park yesterday with my two sisters(Lana, Joanna), my mother, my nephew(Levi) and my two neices. Technically, Charlotte(neice) was first and then Ariana(neice) joined us later.

It was very fun... my brother-in-law(Jonathan) came after a while as well. We got to feed the ducks, watch a muskrat swim around, get very sick on the merry-go-round, and have a very fun time. It was a perfect President's Day.