Discovering Yael Naim

I'm in love with her music- Sometimes I'm not even sure what language she is singing in (it sounds like a cross between Yiddish and French?) but it sure is lovely to listen to.

I put her video up on my facebook, it is today's required viewing.

Just the fact that she has a song called "Endless Song of Happiness" makes me endlessly happy.

In other news: I've started working whole-heartedly on a project called "can neil young save us now?"... which is essentially a show (hopefully created by a group) that tells stories inspired by and using neil young's music. If you're interested, I set up a facebook group for it!

I'm conversely enjoying and not enjoying finding ways to use up my time... I'm sure everyone can understand that statement. :)

Newly re-committed to blogging...

So where have I been?

A lot has happened in between posts, but I'll just give you the bits and pieces.

-ex-girlfriend and I are still broken up. some back and forth but mostly just old heart-strings sounding familiar chords.

-been dating, and found something still thumping in my heart. still heart-broken, though.

-saw the new Batman movie. was slightly put-off by his implementation of his bat-eared patriot act. the joker was incredible. hilarious and frightening at the same time. wish we could see more of him.

- returned to my roots. wisconsin is as beautiful as ever. reconnected with so many old friends,and very very happy about that.

I just re-read "Hardcore Zen" by Brad Warner. It is simply amazing how many things this book made me think about; I've been meditating every day, and so far it has been an interesting adventure. This is something that I would like to continue doing, and I'd like to find a teacher in San Diego to help me out.

If I've learned anything in the past three months, it is this:

Your mind and body tell you many things, but above all they tell you the truth. Listen to them.

Thats it for now...