Cat Power "Living Proof"

It's not your face or the color of your hair
Or the sound of your voice my dear that's got me dragged in here
It's the ice in the seam, the scheme of you

You're supposed to have the answer
You're supposed to have living proof

Yes, I was jealous because you are sworn
How could you come undone to a word so strong
My beating heart the anchor to a ship so warm

You're supposed to have the answer
You're supposed to have living proof

Well, I am your answer, I am living

Lenny Kravitz "I'll Be Waiting"

As long as I'm living
I'll be waiting

As long as I'm breathing
I'll be there

Whenever you call me
I'll be waiting

Whenever you need me
I'll be there

I've seen you cry
Into the night

I feel your pain
Can I make it right

I realize there's no end in sight
Yet still I wait

For you to see the light

I'm the one who really loves you baby
I can't take it anymore

Alan Cumming "Don't Tell Me"

Don't tell me you're a stepping stone
'Cus I'll step all over you, and won't mean it


Don't tell me I'm not capable
'Cus I'll prove that I am if it kills me

Don't try to hold me in your hand
'Cus living things move, and I surely will

You've got your friends and I've got mine
And wouldn't you know, they were right

I won't tell you that your beautiful
'Cus you'll think I want sex, and don't mean it

I won't tell you that I want to spend the rest of my life with you.... again

Anonymous Cake Mix

I've recently gone back to Facebook. For the most part, I enjoy it. But I'm finding I have to be on my best behavior. Well, not "best", but I find myself editing or censoring myself. Wouldn't want to offend some old ninny or religious freak. Yeah, I have old friends like that - acquaintances now. I prefer the "I don't give a rat's ass feeling" I used to get when I would post whatever comes to mind - good, bad, or indifferent - which is what I was able to do here. But then again, I have little traffic here; not many people read or look at this stuff. It's like a wasteland for my brain (or mindcake, if you will), a dumping ground. I think sometimes, "if I write something and no one reads it, did I write it at all?" Regardless, I'm going to try to find a good balance of both. If I get too explicit here? Well, so be it. Hairy chests and dicks be damned! I don't care. It's a fine thing feeling anonymous some times... well, in my own mind...

Milo Greene

I'm not sure where these guys are from, but I like this song too, "1957". It's got that sweeping epic, lush sound that I adore. Plus the video has a girl with a pink wig -- what's not to love? I'm getting this album too.

Of Monsters and Men

I always feel like I'm behind the moon when it comes to trends. That said, I just disovered this cool band from Iceland that I really enjoy. This song "Little Talks" is a pretty lush, fun single. On the strength of this second song, "King and Lionheart", I'm going to get the whole record. (yep, I still buy records!)

Europe 2012: Food

We had some great food on the last European romp. And I've been meaning to post a few pictures of the highlights. Jenny's Irish stew (you can't find it this good on any restaurant menu):

Buckwheat crepe in Paris:

Traditional French breakfast. Yes, I loved this but after a while, dang man, ease up on the carbs!

Just a little pate with all the fixins' in Colmar, Alsace:

Macaroon heaven:

The full Swiss breakfast spread - man, oh, man, I could've eaten here all day:

Some kind of pork-tastic dish in Munich, of course: