(5 unicorns found the end of the rainbow... Okay, I'm ready to write about it. [03 Jan 2010|02:31am] mskookiepookie [ mood | pensive ] [ music | lover - city light soundtrack ] It's a silly thing, having a blog. Especially one that's this old and open. Well, I think the silliest part of it is that I make such a big deal about the things I write here. It's not completely obscure; I've actually gotten in trouble once or twice because of things I write on here (piece of advice: don't write about your professors, unless you're kissing ass.) But yeah I'm not like advertising this thing either, so I think I have a pretty good grasp of who reads it. Blah blah blah what am I talking about? There's something I want to write about, but I don't know how. It's more than it seems, but writing about it will make it seem like more than it actually is. So even though I would like to write about it, I don't want to make such a big deal in it that I make a fuss about something that isn't worth a fuss - even if I'm the only one who knows about the fuss. What? Hahahaha. Last year ended differently, it ended nicely. It ended with a stall. It ended with a nothing. I entered 2010 feeling, well, nothing. A little bit of hope, a little bit of optimism, a little bit of fear. Thoughts of graduation, decisions to be made, changes that are about to happen, and a little bit of you. And the feeling that there were so many things that are going to end this year, how many good byes are we going to say? How many of them will actually matter? It's unsettling how at peace I am. Oxymoron? Why, yes. Haha. I always wondered if there was going to be a time in life that you could pinpoint and say "that was when I knew that I was okay." Well, if there were just one moment, I would say that moment is now, as I am writing this. It's so true and so awesome it's crazy. I'm good. You good? Good. So this, I say this with a smile: I wish you weren't leaving.

(found the end of the rainbow... Top 10 Lists: Albums/Artists Of The Year [02 Jan 2010|02:59am] mskookiepookie [ mood | awake ] [ music | notion - kings of leon ] Alright, so I'm gonna be working on a couple o' lists for 2009, since I don't really wanna do that summing up the year entry thing that I used to love to do. Considering everything that happened in the last year, I think it would be just too huge an undertaking. So instead, I'm gonna make a whole bunch of lists of things that I think will show the siginificant factors that contributed to last year. And we start with, of course, music. These albums are the albums that I consider to have shaped the mood and general theme of the last year. Basically, most of these albums are old and/or I've already been listening to the artist for years, but they held a more important significance in 2009. So, enjoy! 10. Death Cab For Cutie - Narrow Stairs/Plans   A rediscovery of the old. I got the discog and, I dunno, maybe it was apt for the mood of the year, but these two albums just meant more to me this time around. Maybe I could understand the songs more, who knows. My favorite tracks from from Narrow Stairs would be "I Will Possess Your Heart" and from Plans, "What Sarah Said?" and "Your Heart Is An Empty Room." 9. Copeland - In Motion This has always been my favorite Copeland album, so it was the first one that I got when I got my new computer. Just as what happened with Death Cab, it just fit when I listened to it this time around. Don't you just love it when that happens? My favorite track is "Choose The One Who Loves You Most" 8. Don't Forget, Clementine - Grace, and Dragging Her Wings I posted about them once before here, but if you're curious about them, you should head on over to their myspace to have a listen, and then hit up their Facebook Group if you want to buy a copy of the album for PhP250. Or you could ask me! Hahaha. My favorite tracks are "Meet Me In Montauk" and "Airports."   7. Something Corporate - Songs For Silent Movies   Late, I know, because this is a really old album. I would like to thank my emo music sponsor Francis Apolinar for introducing them to me. Hahaha. Favorite tracks is definitely "Konstantine." 6. Blink 182     Favorites are still "Feeling This"  "Anthem" "Dammit" and "Always" Maaaaajor discovery! I've always been a Blink fan but I'd never really listened to ALL their songs. Now I have. And I've listened over and over and over and over. Probably about 3/4 of the year I had a Blink song running in my head. Hahaha. 5. Tonight We Sleep Now they don't have an album just yet (AHEM AHEM) but these boys and their music ruled most of the 2009. Numerous fund raising gigs, recordings, and I don't know how many "how the hell are we going to get the money for the damn album?" sleepless nights. Yep. Definitely defines my 2009. Check our their myspace. Favorite song of their is "Angels Leave In November" 4. The Wicked Soundtrack   I can't tell you how many mornings I spent this year just laying in bed, not wanting to go to class, listening and singing along to this soundtrack. I fell in love with it, just complete and utter love! Favorite tracks are "Defying Gravity" "Popular" and "I'm Not That Girl." 3. Carlos Castano / City Lights Soundtrack This man and this music has very much affected me and the mood of this year. For reals. He helps me feel. Hahahahaaha! Head on over to citylightsoundtrack.com to hear and download some of his stuff. I swear, you won't regret the click. :) (And I didn't know he used this photo! Was pleasantly surprised hahaha thanks Carlos! If you ever get to read this.) Favorite tracks are "Lover" and "Runaway" 2. Kings of Leon - Only By The Night   Now, I only got this album because I found the single ("Use Somebody") that was being played in my sister's station (Underground Radio 105.9! Hahahaha shameless plugging) really catchy. It was, as my friend Butch (drty ) says, love at first listen. It has, since then, been the theme of plenty of my nights as a college senior. It may not be the number 1 album of 2009 but it's definitely the top on my list for my last year of college (that list, of course, isn't done yet since the school year isn't done yet.) My favorite tracks off the album are "Manhattan" and "Revelry" 1. Barcelona - Absolutes The credit for my discovering this artist and album goes Eo Marcos. After listening to the first song that was recommended, "Come Back When You Can," I got the album and just fell in love. It is absolutely perfect for its genre, I think, and I am a complete sucker for good driving-around-music, and this band and album is perfect. His voice, their lyrics, the melodies when mixed together to make the perfect soundtrack for a quiet road trip at night. Seriously. Get this album. My favorite songs off the album are "Stars" and "Come Back When You Can"

(found the end of the rainbow... [28 Dec 2009|09:13am] mskookiepookie I wish I could describe just how pretty mornings here are. But I can't, I'm not that good a writer. I could talk about the light, or the way the cute little birds chirp happily in the distance, maybe even that random dog that barks in the neighbor's house. But it's never enough. It's the mixture of a hundred little things. The sunlight. The shadows cast by the trees. The birds. The dogs. The manong selling taho. My mom singing praise songs in her room. Our wind chimes clinking happily everytime a little breeze passes by. It's home. And as I sit in our veranda, usually sipping coffee but right now sipping my tepid water in pain, I know that I love this place, no matter how many times I've said to myself that I can't wait to leave. This is home.

(found the end of the rainbow... This is 09's way of trying to get one last kick before the year ends. [27 Dec 2009|11:46am] mskookiepookie I'm so tired of being sick! I can't even swallow, much less eat properly. I don't think I've ever heard of anyone getting sick because of Noche Buena. Sigh. My throat is the worst. It's so sensitive, and it strikes at the most inopportune times. Sometimes it's tough, sometimes, a little ice cream and BAM! I get horrible fevers and chills for the next three days. Argh. This is so gross. Would you like to know what throat pus tastes like? It's quite disgusting.

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