Music for my insomnia

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Only seven more days until I jet off to the Philippines for Christmas. I can't wait.

Only three more days until I go and watch Twilight.

Three days til school ends.

I just watched The Edge of Love. It's a movie about Dylan Thomas, the famous welsh poet, set  in WWII. It's got Keira Knightley (his childhood sweetheart and soulmate, also his lover), Sienna Miller (wife, mother of his child), Cillian Murphy (love of Keira's life, husband, father of her child) and Matthew Rhys as Dylan Thomas.

The whole movie made me quite sad. The portrayal of his relationship with his wife (Sienna's character) and his childhood sweetheart (Keira's character) was all so tragic. And then add in Cillian Murphy's character, with his nightmares and hallucinations after serving in Thessaly...

The force that through the green fuse drives the flower 
Drives my green age; that blasts the roots of trees 
Is my destroyer. 
And I am dumb to tell the crooked rose 
My youth is bent by the same wintry fever.

The force that drives the water through the rocks 
Drives my red blood; that dries the mouthing streams 
Turns mine to wax. 
And I am dumb to mouth unto my veins 
How at the mountain spring the same mouth sucks.

The hand that whirls the water in the pool 
Stirs the quicksand; that ropes the blowing wind 
Hauls my shroud sail. 
And I am dumb to tell the hanging man 
How of my clay is made the hangman's lime.

The lips of time leech to the fountain head; 
Love drips and gathers, but the fallen blood 
Shall calm her sores. 
And I am dumb to tell a weather's wind 
How time has ticked a heaven round the stars.

And I am dumb to tell the lover's tomb 
How at my sheet goes the same crooked worm.

-Dylan Thomas

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Music anyone?

Lions Roar - The Hush Sound

Nothing Else Matters - Metallica

Vois sur ton chemin - Les Choristes

Coin Operated Boy - Dresden Dolls

Heartless - Kanye West

Love Lockdown - Kanye West

Unfaithful - Rihanna

Moonlight Sonata - Beethoven

Let The Flames Begin - Paramore

O to the BAMA

[(c) Lan Cao http://JoeJ.deviantart.com]

I've decided to take this blog more seriously--that is, update more, try to write creatively more. I figure that it'll help me de-stress in the midst of IB.

There's a photo up there ^^ and why? because it's beautiful. It's a dirty, hazardous construction site in Phu My Hung, but the colours, the light...my friend Lan took this photo and I don't know why, but he can make anything look beautiful. I've decided I might pick out some of his photos and use them as inspiration for a poem.

Anyway, in reference to the title of this post, I thought it was time I aired my political views. I'm a democrat, and if I could vote, I would vote for Obama. I DO think McCain would make a good president (though he wouldn't affect change in the way Obama can) but the fact that he's old and the his VP is SARAH PALIN is worrying. If the man croaks, we've got Miss freakin Maverick sitting in the oval office. 

In fact, here is a HILARIOUS webdoohickey which imagines what Palin would be like in the Oval office: http://www.palinaspresident.us/

 I've been crazy downloading music for the past few days (and putting off my homework in the process). Some are old, some new, but I can't get them out of my head lately.

Jamrock, Damian Marley

My Hero, Paramore (Foo Fighters Cover)

Creator, Santogold

Single Ladies, Beyonce

Coin Operated Boy, Dresden Dolls

Dirty Business, Dresden Dolls

Bliss, Muse

The City Is At War, Cobra Starship

Great DJ, The Ting Tings

Lights On, The Pierces

Time is Running Out (by Muse), Section Quartet

Music is My Hot Hot Sex, Cansei de Ser Sexy

A la prochaine,

Chris.