Olivia Tremor Control Photos + fotki revamp!
I just posted photos from lastnight's show: Olivia Tremor Control w/ Skygreen Leopards @ GAMH. And right as I finished I realized Fotki (my photo album service) just made a huge change! They now have a Flash slideshow (it's about time they kicked that damn Java to the curb!!) and have the album description at the top of the page & more! wowie! Click the link above to check it out for yourself. I have to update some of my CSS to accommodate for some of the changes, but very cool, Fotki!Olivia Tremor Control was GREAT! I liked them way more than I thought I would. I guess mostly because some of their more spacey/dreamy/experimental stuff had me scared I wasn't going to like it, but they were fantastic! Their pop hits are so good, and I agree with Jem & BeeDub (both who were at the show lastnight, as well) that Dusk at Cubist Castle is a damn fine album. And I can now confidently say: live, they did not disappoint! I loved how many instruments they had up there: banjo, saw, trumpet, tuba, clarinet, and even some crazy percussion on a plastic lamb & metal teakettle, too! Awesome!
Skygreen Leopards opened, and they were great. Their music is warm and inviting with delicate harmonies and soft whisps of steady percussion (played by our friend, and Jem's bandmate, Jasmine!). They reminded me a lot of Iron & Wine, if you're familiar w/ them.
I expired early, as I knew I would. I've been going to bed early and considering this is only the 3rd time I've left the house in the last week, I feared that if I didn't get home before 11:30 I might turn into a pumpkin! So I watched the majority of the set & scooted out the door. Just in time for a big ol' police roundup on O'Farrell no less. ha!
I slept so amazing lastnight. This whole not drinking & going to bed early thing is pretty amazing. (no waving fingers or I-told-you-so's please :). Seriously, though... I have been going to bed around 11 (even though 1/2 the time it takes me a good hour to actually fall asleep because my body is so not used to it. That, and my mind is an active little bunnythinker!), and my eyes open wide awake around 8am. So not like me! haha!
Anyway, lastnight's dreams - and actually the night before's - were so detailed and amazing. I have to tell a bit of Wednesday night's, because it is SO damn funny. I literally was giggling out loud lastnight remembering it, so I just have to spill it here:
**insert wavey dream sequence**
It was really early in the morning, except I hadn't gone to bed yet. Apparently I'd been partying all night long and was wide awake. (hmm, see how my body is *wanting* to party? hahaa) I was at a park near my house, and for some reason standing before me were (please don't laugh. oh, ok, you can -it's hysterical) Brad Pitt and Matt Damon. They were completely naked, except for these silver fabric cod pieces (more like custom penis harnesses) and silver fabric angel wings. HAHHAHHA!!! Oh man, it gets better....
It was like they were there, being presented specifically for me. They had their arms crossed and were doing this pelvic thrust thing that left me trying to sneak a peak at their packages. HAHHAAA. Oh boy... what happened next can simply be classified as a sex dream, so I can't go into it, but it was WILD!! hahaha!
This dream had many parts to it... One being that I didn't want to go home yet, so I thought it'd be "funny" to walk into someone's house & act like I know them. So I went into this person's house & sat down on the couch, and started chatting with them. It was a woman, who seemed very nice & open to my being in her house. The living room was dark, and looking around I saw that she had about 6 kids (all African-American and she was white) who were watching cartoons. I chatted w/ her for a little bit, we actually had some nice conversation about dating or something, and then I excused myself and left. After that I decided to go home, only to find that my house was one big party!!! haha! Except it wasn't really my house, it was different... but there was this huge outdoor deck and there were tons of people partying there, and I said hello to everyone and talked about how I should probably go to bed instead of stay up with them longer.
Another part was me down at the park again, and when I decided to go home, I walked up my street & realized Jeff Kortas (guy I went to HS with) was following me. After we got to the top, we saw my Mom (who apparently in this version, I lived with) by our pool (uh ok!), and I told them both I planned to go to sleep laying out in the sun.
The last version of this whole thing that I remember was being down by the park again, and sitting on the doorstep of the house I'd barged into. Rick (my ex) came by and since I knew we'd both been partying all night I wanted him to be smart & just leave and go home, so that we didn't let the moment get the worst of us, if you know what I mean. So he came & talked to me for a bit, and then ended up leaving, which was good.
Lastnight's dream had more of Rick... and actually it made me feel really good. In this one we were going on a trip together to Morocco. Apparently we'd booked this trip before we broke up, so we decided to continue with it even though we weren't together anymore. (This actually happened with another ex of mine years ago, but we didn't necessarily plan to continue the trip together, and I stayed in Spain instead... but I won't go into that now :)
Another thing to note as part of my stance with Rick in this dream & in real life, is that not only are we both clear we cannot ever get back together, but he has a new girlfriend now (grumble, grumble).
So the first part of Rick & I's trip was staying in some hotel where we happened to somehow also be staying with these new lovers, who unfortunately just wanted to be super lovey and have sex all the time. A little awkward to say the least, in terms of where Rick & I were trying to be with each other. oy. I then remember something about a LOT of Moroccan beer that we were bring along with us, because we were meeting up with some family.
The biggest part of this dream was when I was in the shower, there was a see through shower curtain, and Rick was going to get in with me. And I was like, "No, you need to wait until I am done." Because, just because we may have done that before, buddy - doesn't mean I can handle it now! And not be able to touch each other? Nope, that's not going to work. So while I was in the shower, there was some song playing on the stereo... and we started singing this new song together about how we were moving forward with just being friends, and something silly about how it was hard we couldn't shower together anymore. HAHHAAA. Anyway, I was really proud of the song, and overall in the dream I felt so resolute and strong (much more than I am in real life, unfortunately) about our newly established friendship and moving past the emotional turmoil of the breakup.
Anyway - we go to Morocco & met up with the family, and we talked about the great food, etc. I won't bore you with the rest since it was kinda insignificant... but regardless, as you can read - I've been having some wild dreams!!! A little sexual tension to say the least. Freud would have a hay day. :)
It's actually really cool to work through my feelings with Rick in these dreams. I woke up this morning feeling happy that I'd seen him & spent time with him. And that we got to travel together, and he knew I was doing my best to be OK with his new relationship. oy... big stuff there for sure.
OK, back to work. TGIF, eh?! woohoo!
