I spent Christmas Break rediscovering unconditional love; the soundtrack was a very broad selection of Alanis Morrisette, Jason Mraz, Sex and Ego, Eminem, and others. I really got to listen to Jason Mraz while Krista and I were together, and again with the arrival of Mara.

Hehehe, it was actually the background for our hunt to find a parking spot on Indepence... before we put on "Bully." A far better track to be aggressive to. "faggot ja, hahaha"

Anywho, Krista has a version of "Waiting for My Rocket to Come," Jason Mraz's debut album, that contains a very different "You and I Both." I've yet to buy the album myself, I think I'm going to have to do that today, so I don't know for sure that the album even contains her version, but either way, the radio play is different on that track.

So, that long as blurb aside, the song is distinctly sadder and carries a resonating note of meloncholy through out that I just don't feel on the radio edit. Jason's inflections and modulations can make the song a tough listen... it's beautiful, and I'm filled with different emotions everytime. Its not always good to get choked up while driving.

The last time I was with Jarret the song came on the radio. Again, it was the peppier, happier, more-remedy-er version I felt compelled to share with him the fact that I like the album version better, and to explain to him why. It's in his buddy profile now:


"And with this silence brings a moral story
More importantly evolving is the glory of a boy

Cause you and I both loved
What you and I spoke of
And others just read of and if you could see me now
Well that I’m almost finally out of
I’m finally out of
Finally-dee-deedle le dee dee
Well I’m almost finally, finally
Well I am free, Oh, I'm free

And it's okay if you had to go away
Oh, just remember the telephone well their workin it both ways
But if I never ever hear them ring
If nothing else I'll think the bells inside
Have finally found you someone else and that's okay
Cause I'll remember everything you sang"


Is he aware completely of how I feel now? I don't know for sure, which makes me feel like I have to have a heart-2-heart. Perhaps now I know what it feels like to be on the other side. It reminds me of "Jolene," it can be either pathetic and sad, or empowering, depending on who's vantage you take, Jolene's or the Singer's.

Harumph.

Something funny: "...Rivals Neil Finn in his ability to invoke the spirit of Paul McCartney." -- Amazon.com's Review

Don't you have to be dead to have your spirit invoked? If not, wouldn't it hurt to have your spirit go on vacation? Is that what Day 7 feels like?

Mark has plans for an event for the two of us called Tequila Grande. Its a night of tequila-soaked escapades involving 7-layer dip, tequila-lime chicken, and margaritas. It seems to me there will be more time for that, since more time will be spent in DC as of today.

"Why, oh why," you may ask, "is Mike returning to the city?"

Because thats where I have become gainfully employeed (it seems).

On Monday night, after studying hard for and then ace-ing two midterms, it seemed I had a night of revel-ry ahead when I was informed of a certain friend's 21st birthday event. She turned twenty-one at midnight, and we were going to make our way to the Friday's in Fair Oaks for birthday love.

When we arrived, I informed the server that I worked at friday's, so that he would perhaps discount some of the appetizers. Total standard procedure. Well, when birthday shots were being ordered, he carded me. I didn't think much of it, figured I wasn't getting the drink, and that was that. He called me out for bein' a minor, and no spectacle was made.

When the shots arrived, there was an extra. I proceeded to take the shot with the group, and all was happy in friend-ville.

I got up in the mornin', rolled to work, and when I arrived, I was taken to the side and sat down. Last night at 1:30, whomever it was that called me out on bein' under 21 called around to all the Friday's in the Northern Virginia area describing me. I'm pretty easy to describe, it can be done in like three adjectives and maybe a noun.

They claimed me, and then were informed that I had drank as a minor and that they had informed corporate. Insta-termination, non-rehirable for 6 months.

I didn't let it dampen my spritis too thoroughly, knowing I had yet another midterm to ace on wednesday. I spent most of Tuesday with Michelle just bein' a fatty and relaxing.

Wednesday I aced the next exam (for Comm 380) and goofed off further.

I went with Ashley today to DC to speak with the GM of Cosi to ask for an application and an interview. All things went well, now I just have to get a schedule and I should be golden. There don't seem to be too many terrible hitches in the plan, so I'm optimistic.

I don't know yet exactly how the commute is going to work, but Mom supported me goin' somewhere else to make more money. Cosi has negative connotations in her mind, slightly, due to the atmosphere that used to be employeed there, but good heavens, that is no longer the case.

That crowd has came and gone, and the new crowd is wonderful. Dedicated, sober, fun folk who are students and working actively towards success. A far different crowd than the aforementioned "atmosphere."

I look forward to working with Lauren again. I look forward to making good money at a place that has the capactiy to treat me well. It changes my routine a bit, but I also put down day-shift hours to work as a barista, which I think would be neat, as well as allow me to continue rising early for a reason.

I think I'd miss the AM now.

I'm really enjoying my life the way it is now, busy yet also laid back. I'm doing the best I've done in school in a loooong time, and I see people who love me unconditionally every day.

As quick as Fridays came into my life, it goes out. I can't help but look towards kismet as perhaps the reason I got called in to work at Cosi on Friday. It set up a decent doorway for re-entry.

I didn't mention it on Monday, since I was preoccupied with preoccupations (*grin*), but other stress-me-out-ers arrived on Saturday when a dorm I was playin' Uno in was busted for marijuana. I was with Dan visiting Chrissy on Saturday night after I finished studying and napping, and the dorm room got clambaked. There we a few of us in there, but Dan and I didn't have anything on us. He got a violation for being involved with a room that contained paraphnalia, but he wasn't in the actual room it was found in. We were hanging out in the suite's living room.

Oh those crazy-ruckousy Uno players.

Anyway, he had his meeting with the housing folk, since he does live on campus, too. He should be fine, so we'll see. Still, I'm worried for him. Not too worried, though. He's never had an offense before.

Work being interrupted looks like it will only inconvience two days worth of actual work time, and even still, I make about three times a night at cosi to what I was makin' on average at Friday's. There's good reasonin' out there for me to not be fretting.

Speaking of fretting, I think its almost time for Dan to meet one or two of the cousins. I like the boy muchly, and he's endeared himself fantastically with my local support network, and I suppose now its time to expose him to another huge aspect of me: my family.

I'm sorry I missed getting down to Florida with Krista to visit Mara and Dana. I've not heard from Krista since she got back, so I'm curious to hear the stories of yonder. It now seems that I'm doin' a good job at missin' out on my trips because of work. This weekend will be spent at Cosi or at home saving money, as was last weekend. This weekend's lock-down will keep me from seeing Jackie in New York, but I've gotta do what I gotta do.

Recent concertation internally comes from my thoughts on Dan's naiivity. He prioritizes partying more than I do now a days, and that worries me. He's no where near how party-oriented I was a couple of years ago (heck a couple of months ago), but I think about. I decided to actually talk to him about it, and he was really receptive, and knew exactly what I was talking about. We talked about a lot of things relating to it, and I'm not really concerned about it anymore. He recognizes that he's doing it, and just that very recognition means that it won't go too far, or last for too much longer.

I feel like I know, cause I've been there.

His friend Emily, the girl that set us up, and I spoke about a couple of those concerns, and i was glad to know I wasn't the only one who noticed it. Calling someone out less than two months into dating them isn't kosher, but I was glad to have someone to discuss it openly with. She could say exactly what I was thinking. It made talking about it with Dan a lot easier. I'm tickled. It seemed like a good time to discuss such things, what with the bust and what not.

That, and him seeing my own need to find a job based off of consequated actions. He saw how hard I worked and how dedicated (an non-flakey) I was, and saw how one stupid action could effect something that was goin' really well. Its weird for people to view me in a really responsible light again. I'm still king sketch of team sketch, but I'm also up every morning going to work, and studying like anyone else at exam time.

I feel like I did when I was seventeen... and thats really got me smiling. I've said for along time that I've never been happier or known myself better than I did when I was seventeen.

A classmate who's intelligence and input to the class I've really, really appreciated and enjoyed all semester asked me how old I was today. I told him 20, and his response was one of a a slight shock-- "Wow. You're reeeeeeally smart."

It made my day.

Things feel tangible again. Word.

Okay, so Halo isn't at 14th and Mass, its at 14th and P.

Basically, the hip new spot that just opened Friday is seeable from my window. In fact, its only three doors down from me. Weird, right? I was really expecting it to be a straight bar, but apparently its far from it: totally 'mo. Its also really, really pretty with a wall-to-ceiling curve that makes it tunnelesque. The red and blue lights they use to illuminate the wall sets really nice fuckin' tone, and the frosted glass illuminated yellow for the bar area is gorgeous. It helps that the red and yellow used are my favorite colors.

Anywho, Sacha before coming over filled me up a sippy cup of Everclear and mixed it with a melted daquri that had been sitting in her fridge for about three days. I wasn't gonna be shy, so I drank the bitch.

Yummy Yummy. Drunk Drunk.

So, ya, after not being able to find the place when we went down to 14th and Mass we met up with Sacha's friend Sam at Playbill, got a cocktail, and the bar tender told us where to go. Had a nice time, caught up with Shaina, Sacha's friend. She was with her Michael... Sacha adn Shaina each have a Michael, though they both agree I'm the better one (giggle!). Okay, so Sacha thinks I'm the better, maybe Shania doesn't for sure, but Sacha DOES frequently yell at Other Michael the following: "Oh Yeah?! I've gotta Michael, too!"

She does this unprompted and loudly, as only she can get away with.

So, I was gonna go over to Sacha's friend Greggles, but ended up runnin' in to Lauren first. We ended up smokin' cigarettes and gabbin' and then just passin' the hell out.

So, this morning I was woken up oddly.

Lauren hears the door down stairs open, and then slam. She hears these loud *thud thud thuds* coming up the stairs, very assertively. Then she hears *pound pound pound* on the door. Of course she thinks I'm about to be arrested or evicted or some such, so she quickly throws on shorts and a shirt (we're naked a lot), and answers the door.

It's my Mom, who lives two hours from here. Weird.

Well, either way she asks if I'm here, and Lauren tells her yep, and then says that I'm in bed asleep, half naked, she's sure. Mom jokingly responds "Is he alone?" and heads for the door.

Pause.
Turns around.
"He is alone, right?"

So, ya, mom just dropped the hell on by, Dad in tow. They came to carnap my Blazer. After the homeless person took up residence in it, went through all of my things that I hadn't taken out, and stole my band aids, we knew it was time to go. Or it may have been after the gas was syphoned. Whichever. Either way, they came and took my car.
I was most certainly still a little drunk when my mom got me up, but either way, it was fantastic to see 'em just drop by. She even gave me money for clothes hangers.

Brunch today saw Lauren, Jenny Lee, Pam, Carter and I at Saint-Ex. Carter is the boy who works at Urban and has somehow just worked his way into my friendship circle by simply being wherever I am. Weird, I realize, but yeah, fun guy. The bartender even randomly poured us a couple of redheaded slus on the way out. That was after the car drove by and threw an egg out the window at us (we sat on Saint-Ex's patio). Who the fuck gets EGGED?! Us, apparently.

We did a little window shopping together and really had a fab fucking time. I really, really liked the group dynamic of us five. A LOT. I want more of that.

Anywho, had to clean up quickly for work while everyone else just gabbed in my living room, and then bounced off to my first day of actual server training at Perry's. I rode my bike this time, which made the commute a heckuvalot easier. 9 hours later, I'm about to bop into Dupont to go grab a beer with Pam and Lauren.

So, gotta go, but wanted to hammer this out before I ran outta time.

listening to the new brit-brit single on repeat. Because he has no phone/life.

dancing naked in his apartment. New Brit, New Kylie.

pained. The Drag Race is the same day Jimmey Eat World's in town. Same time, too. So sad.

is listening to music his ex-boyfriends once played for him. Marathon on Sunday.

is listening to Brit Brit's new joint. (http://www.muchmusic.com/music/firstspin/britneyspears/)

is standing on his head for a few hours, working for a few more, and then dancing with my road dogs at Town.

is rockin a new hair cut! cobain cum becks. less rockstar, more surfer!

is all eyeliner, yogic headstands, scissor sisters, and apartment dance party.

is really really really enjoying Dolly Parton's new album

is mostly made of his daddy, dolly, madonna, and mama.

is quoting from a tv message board: "Fuck you, Kelly Ripa. You blonde Rachel Ray!"

is going to the MGMT show!

bought Dolly Parton tickets for her show in November in Richmond! YES!

is channeling his inner Cobain... sans the smack

fucking loved Of Montreal

is watching MTV's Undressed on YouTube. So, so good.

is headed to Norfolk with his folks to see Dolly tonight!

is in attendence at Britney's Circus.... If You Seek Amy...

danced all night. He feels good.

is watching Country Music Television. Amazing.

can see the body he remembers again. Hell Yes. Also: this week's battlestar may have been the best hour of TV he's ever watched (seriously)

has his grubby paws on the new Lilly Allen album and likes it

s making a mix of songs that have special meaning attached to his past lovers (and a few friends) <3 <3 <3

just found out the Freemasons are spinning @ TOWN on May 2nd. For sure I'll be there!!! Madonnarama on April 4th, maybe, too.

wants really to go to Madonnarama on Saturday night. Team Sketch? Can we roll out?

is enjoying the day off by running, playing, singing, and laughing.

is patiently waiting to buy Kylie tickets....

was blown away by Fischerspooner last night!

has his hands on a copy of Dolly's Heartbreaker in digital! Y E S!

is a little crank-crank that Santigold and the Yeah Yeah Yeahs have the same set time at Bonnaroo.

is having a dance party of one in his living room.

is having a dance party of one in his living room. How do you find catharsis?

is packing for two separate but equal trips: One for a four day camping trip and =music festival in the the Tennessee hills and another for a cross country road trip immediatly to follow. So much to do, so little time!

has never seen such gorgeous granola men. Wow! Bonna-what?

is bonna-wet (ssoon to be wild?)!

went kayaking in Long Beach and then took a yoga class with live guitars and harmoniums.

danced his ass down Georgia Ave for Carnival! Mud, Music, and Coco Bread!

Well, I guess I know what song to lead with in my class playlist today.

will go see Benassi tonight.

Whitney Houston to Wendy Williams, regarding a numerologist saying that WH and Bobby were right right for each other: "That's the rightest thing you ever said"

and Krista are goin' out and about tonight! Are you? Whats good tonight? Mixtape @ Town? All you can drink @ Cobalt? Something at Currant or Steve's?

is learning to sing.

danced for four or so hours straight at Puja's bday on Saturday night. He still can not walk straight.

Lets see whats most revealing? I am tickled that "Donnie Darko" and "Catcher in the Rye" as well as Reading got such high marks amongst my friends.

The Radiohead is not unexpected. I am surprised, however, that I have so many gemini friends. Thats my sign 🙂

, as Kyle Crawfowd, is Spinnin Around... move outta his way...

couldn't get a bus ticket to NYC today, so no Kylie show for him. NYC friends, who wants the ticket? DC friends, who wants to go out?

spends hours dancing alone in his apartment. You do, too, right?

Tuesday Tune-up: Don't Stop=A, Fame Monster = A-, Rated R=B- (up for further review), Adam Lambert=C+ (up for further review), Amerie =B+.

has a kickass schedule: 10 miler, then an hour long timed practice (looooooove my new round timer!), shower, back to back classes (lets have fun with Locust!), and then ... Deadmau5.

is shakey from dancing so hard last night.

is contemplating Fall Massive.

is at a disco danceoff with Japanese economists. Anthony's winning.

's Weekend Wee-cap: Bad Gay Bar Crawl, pretended to be a Kimono dragon, ate a black squirrel burger, danced with Malaysian Bankers, & risked white shorts commando. Then there was Champagne.

is stoked for Happy New Years: Wake Up Again for 2010! at the Hotel Helix. NO COVER, sick beats, good drinks... come!

's so excited for tonight's BANGING Happy New Years: Wake Up Again for 2010 Hotel Helix party, starting at 10. Like, daddy I'm so sorry, I'm so sa-sa-sorry, yeah. We just like to party like to pa-pa-party, yeah! BANG BANG!

's kick ass first real life human day of the New Year: 5.5 miles ran, kitchen, dining, and bathroom cleaned. In that order. Then dancin' & laughing with the boys (no drankin')! I'm in love with this day.

saw "We Are Scientists" at the Black Cat and no one danced. SMH.

can't believe he's crying at the MJ Tribute on the Grammys. Jeeze.

is doing his taxes tomorrow, 'cause he just can't stomach 'em today.

is digging the heck out of bt's "These Hopeful Machines." Brilliant, etc. Also: I came in last in today's CrossFit challenge (FRAN). This will not happen next time.

snowGASM INTERRUPTED: This JUST in: Royksopp and Hercules & Love Affair produced tracks for Kelis's new album. Other collaborators include: La Roux, diplo, switch, david guetta. omgomgomg.

saw Pink perform live at the 930 Club with AJ Livsey and it was the best live performance by a pop act I've ever seen. Kylie comes REALLY close. Think: Blonde Ambition Madonna.

Should you discover a new musical darling or some envasive indie earworm please share. SXSW seems to be the place to be for that sort of thing!

is dressed and ready to go to Ryan Putz's bday throwdown and then Town for the Freemasons.

can't stop listening to Kelis's "Acapella." Jeeze. And that video!

RIP MichaelCycle.

just saw Tim Barry perform. I'm not familiar with Avail, but I'm sure glad to discover him. Great show!

Here’s the rundown for the week of 4/18/2010 – 4/24/2010:

“Govindah” – Rasa
“Heart Skipped a Beat”- xx
“Exogenesis: Symphony, Pt 1″ – Muse
“Mas” - Nelly Furtado
“Young Folks (ministry of sound remix)” – Peter Bjorn & John Feat. Victoria Bergsman
“Exogenesis: Symphony, Pt 2″ – Muse
“One Step Too Far” – Faithless
“Exogenesis: Symphony, Pt 3″ – Muse
“Stars” – xx

I'm giving it my all, but I'm not the guy you're taking home. I keep dancing on my own.

"neighbors calling to complain and rain on our parade/ they told me to use my head and keep my focus straight/ shame on all of you for being stiff and so straight laced"

If the clue was "solid ___ " + "frozen blended coffee beverage nickname", the answer would be the name of the artist I'm seeing in concert tonight with Anthony Hesselius !

is watchin' Lady Antebellum & Tim McGraw tonight out in Bristow, Va. Berry pickin' first, y'all!

started his day grillin' before 8:30 and Dolly in the background.

loves his new iPhone and stereo bluetooth combo! cool cool cool. "I don't care, I love it!" *twirls and dances off, hugging unexpected new toys*

thought Robyn & Kelis were tomorrow! SUPER HAPPY SURPRISE!

Robyn and Kelis? All Hearts? Amazing. Amzebots. USA.

Didn't think I needed you, never seemed to.
Now I'm living proof, and now I'm brand new.
Rename me
Baby, you can claim me.

lil kim, shakira, and I know how to start a rainy DC->NYC day.

intergalactic hip hop + besties = win

sometimes moods just show up unexpectedly-- good and bad. I find Lemonjelly's album " '64-'95 " to be darn good at quelling the latter and bringing the former.

Hey, you might think I'm crazy... But you know I'm just your type.

is buying tickets to see the Scissor Sisters at The Wellmont Theatre just outside of NYC in NJ. Anyone wanna come with me?

Cause we don't give a fi-duck a-biz-out what ya used to do, what you used to move.

Dar Williams has a voice that most surely was crafted with elfin magic and a golden harp. Lest I lose my street cred, I won’t tell you how often this song moves me to tears.

Throw this song on when you’re doing pigeon, and you’ll see what I mean.

I dare you.

to go to New York and see the Scissor Sisters, or to save my pennies and have a wild night home? Will someone dress up and pretend with me?

is teaching all day, sneaking some lifting and running in, and then seeing the Scissor Sisters tonight at 30 Club! Woop!

Scissor Sisters cancelled? Saaaaad.

future husband criteria #1045: will encourage me to get the top coat with the big sparkles.

All is full of love.

... out on a nice evening run with Sophie Ellis-Bextor.

kinda wants to go to bonaroo this year.

Listening to some storytelling at Bloombars.

creating and indentation on my couch whilst reading. And avoiding the urge to dance about sing "en benito a Miami" loudly.

has an uncontrolable crush on Jake Shears. Could Jake, Adam Levine, and I do yoga by a pool? Forever?

The Scissor Sisters are my all tine favorite band-- and hearing their encore gave me goosebumps. Golly.

To my W&L Family-- you are in my heart and head today. I wish I could be with you today to celebrate Adam Bowen's life. All is full of love.

Thank you so much, dude. I spent an hour getting at my Greater Trachantor, piraformis, glutes, & IT band with the lacrosse ball. Full range of motion. You're a life saver.

Oh no you don't, Adele. Nice try. I am not spending my Monday evening crying.

I lurk on UK Music Message boards... one of my favorite expressions? poppero'clock

Being the best man to my best friend is pretty much the best. All is full of love.

A lazy, late morning filled with cold cafe americano, new music from Madonna, and comfy/sexy yoga pants. You can almost see the smile, right?

Emily Monahan and Michael Roike should go get Dar William's back catalog and start brushing up. She's at Rams Head Live May 12, and we're going.

New scissor sisters album out in May. Dead excited.

Today is gonna be the day that their gonna throw it back to you.

@BarManMichael yaaay! “@Popjustice: Basically play this then this - amazing.”

@Jakeshears -- please? “@Popjustice: Can Scissor Sisters cover this for the Olympics please

“@scissorsisters: Let's Have A (Muppet) #KIKI @BarManMichael

Signs you're getting old: opted for a nap instead of going to a music fest.

At 29 there is still little else that brings me joy like a lesbian dance party. Unf!

And all of a sudden, the tune of that Gotye track started playing in my head. The bastardized lyrics "You're just the body that I used to know" remained from the time I started to reach back in the last of my postures to the time I got off that mat.

I ate the gobi. The gobi ate my bandhas. Hmf.

It's 7:15am and I just watched a tutorial on the booty pop. I need to look more closely at my life choices.

In the middle of a hippy-in-India stereotype. Nirvana works across multiple nationalities. Music trumps puns.

"Well, eventually ya gotta carry some orphans on a bike." Christmas at Ashadayaka.org with dancin & singin & scooting

I cannot wait to lose it to this.

Beyonce, Puja, and me!

"I can be the green in your blunt." "Do what you want, whatcha want with my body."

Gaga, Britney, & Lemon Jelly gets Mula Bandha to my dance floor. Bitch can *move*.

I think Gaga's ARTPOP is fantastic. Cohesive, urban leanings, housey sleaze, and a versatile voice. Sorta glad others don't like it.

Watched Roike's playoff game. Now streaming "Britney Jeans" while covered in layers while he celebrates out & about.

This year april had a blizzard
Just to show she did not care
And the new dead leaves
They made the trees look like children with gray hair
But I'll push myself up through the dirt
And shake my petals free
I'm resolved to being born
And so resigned to bravery

Yeah the one who leaves this also grieves this
Too much rain on a prairie flood plain
Houses floating, love is like that
We built on a river

-- Dar Williams, Spring Street

confession: I start every morning by reading uk music blog Popjustice's forum.
3 artists I've never seen live, but am dying to: Roison Murphy, Sophie Ellis Bextor, Britney Spears.
Honorable Mention: Cher

"Touch me, touch me-- Don't be sweet. Love me, love me--please retweet."

Listening to the new Beyonce and getting some Joi "Starkitty"/"Pendulum Vibe" spiritual successor-ness.

The fact that Spotify, unlike hulu, works in India is a freakin' revelation.

"I thought I told ya, babe" "What goes around comes back around." Futuresex/Lovesounds is one heckuva ep.

Under the covers at 6pm--listening to Shakira and reading think pieces. Left handed tantra sounds good at 7 weeks in. Ready for deep bass & sweat in 8 more.

"Traveling down their own road, watching the signs as they go. Think I'll follow my heart (it's a very good place to start). "

I enjoyed this mash up!

Listening to Nirvana's album "Nevermind" and enjoying the subtle depth in the ache of angst.

first: friendship across time & space. now: bt- "a song across wires". soon: nerve cleansing. -- call to god in whatever tounge you know -- xo

"Our hearts beating fast
And my body cries
I want it to last
It's burning inside
We're getting deeper "

I'm so excited. The album sampler is filled with grooves, melody, and tracks with proper donks. Also: love the vocal.

This morning is brought to you by the legendary Ms. Britney Spears. "You'll never know what you've got 'til it's gone."

Listening to Linkin Park's "Hybrid Theory" (2000) and remembering angsty lyric filled AIM away messages. #tbt

You would not believe how close we were for lady gaga. I coulda touched her. *swoon*

"Does Spotify have a Vedic chanting station?" and other pressing questions in the 'Weirder by the Day" mjh file.

Nicki Minaj all day.

Listened to the Scissor Sisters discography over & over. My favorite. Now? The Killer's Hot Fuss.

Alan Cumming in "Spice World" is so hot!

Christina Aguilera's album "Bionic" is a jam.

Retweeted IG: thee_s0cialite (@the_goddess_xxx):

I deleted alot of music on my tablet just to download @LilKim #HardcoreMixtape and got me an iTunes gift card for yours @TsMadisonATL1 ♡

Retweeted The Real Ts Madison (@TsMadisonATL1):

Patiently waiting on @LilKim mixtape to drop on

Retweeted Popjustice HQ (@PopjusticeHQ):

It looks like Benny Blanco and Ryan Tedder worked on the new Gwen Stefani single

Retweeted Will Young (@will_young31):

Today's inspiration...... !

Retweeted Nick Evans (@NickypEvans):

Five new albums to try this week: Aphex Twin, alt-J and more via @guardian

Retweeted Popjustice (@Popjustice):

In case you missed it last night: Kylie’s chucked four new free-to- download songs onto the world wide web:

Retweeted Jake Shears (@Jakeshears):

Singin' with my best girl @kylieminogue tonight. We did all Dolly Parton covers. Was so much fun...…

I listened to the leaks. Sorry, Madge. Cash money for the album, promise.

Why I Still Love "Rent" - BuzzFeed News

Retweeted Sidney Chen (@thestandingroom):

Or, if you're at New Music Gathering, you can come hear me sing tonight with Volti 🙂 #nmg2015

Retweeted kylie minogue (@kylieminogue):

"Right Here, Right Now" feat. Kylie! Read what @billboard had to say: 󾮙#RightHereRightNow @giorgiomoroder 󾍘

Retweeted Terms of Gemini (@GeminiTerms):

Kylie Minogue, born under #Gemini - 28th May.

.@pegmulqueen @BarManMichae-l Years & Years - King -choreographed by Ryan Heffington, who did Sia's Chandelier.

Retweeted Popjustice (@Popjustice):

I met GIORGIO BLOODY MORODER at the end of last week. Here’s the interview:

Retweeted RuPaul (@RuPaul):

MUSIC VIDEO: “New York City Beat” w/@MichelleVisage

Retweeted CNNMoney (@CNNMoney):

On this day in 1981, @DollyParton hit No.1 with "9 to 5," a song that earned her an Oscar and 2 Grammys. #TBT

Retweeted billboard (@billboard):

Exclusive: @Madonna will premiere her "Living for Love" music video on @Snapchat Discover today

"It's rare like mink, something you wanna own."

I kinda love that Jesse J & Tom Jones are doing their thing. Gaga's effect. Or just voice magic?

Thoroughly enjoyed your new album on @Spotify , @ChrisCrocker -- thanks for being you.

Madonna on Using 'Bitch' in Her Songs: 'The Word Police Can F--k Off'

Retweeted Gabriel (@go0ley):

I still miss the "Just Dance" Lady Gaga even tho that era of her lasted maybe 3 months lol

Retweeted Popjustice (@Popjustice):

I still think things would have been a lot different for that album if this had been the artwork

Let's make momos when I get home! @Barmanmichael

Good mooooooooooorning, Goookukum! (to the tune of that song from "Hairspray")

Getting my life from @NataliaKills "Stop Me" off her album TROUBLE. How'd I miss it the first time?

also: I was wrong about the new Kelly Clarkson album-- I like it... it's not a total redux of "All I Ever Wanted"

"And if I fly, or if I fall
Least I can say I gave it all
And if I fly, or if I fall
I'm on my way, I'm on my way" -Sissy Dat Walk, @RuPaul

Retweeted Mental Floss (@mental_floss):

Can Opera Singers Shatter Glass? —

Spent the last few hours putting together a double album of #RebelHeart featuring the full album and the unreleased demos I love. Pleased.

.@aurosan saw the vid of @NataliaKills -- so disapponted tbh. Bops be damned, that was mean.

Nas's verse on @madonna #venividivici got me listening b

Flute.

Getting my life to Brandon Flowers: Can't Deny My Love!

Beyond excited for new @will_young31 -- give me some deep chill pop with a slow throb!

#NowWatching Jealousy by Will Young on @Vevo

#NowWatching I Just Want a Lover by Will Young on @Vevo ♫

#NowWatching Call The Shots by Girls Aloud on @Vevo ♫

Retweeted Whole9 (@whole9life):

What's wrong with what we eat? (A playlist of @TEDtalks) #food #nutrition #whole9life

Retweeted Cheryl Gnerlich (@BeamMeUpCheryl):

@BarManMichael So good to see you and @MichaelJoelHall at #CTCFireAndRain tonight @CONSTELLATIONDC!

Janet on repeat.

Such a great show!

Wishing we had Janet AND Rick on repeat!

Retweeted Common Gay Boy (@CGBPosts):

Olly Alexander of Years & Years and Clean Bandit's Neil Milan are pop's first openly gay power couple ❤️󾀍👬

My name ain't Keith, but I see the way you sweat me.

I have two floor seats to Madonna available at face value! $395/each! Get at me!

Must be jelly, cause jam don't shake. What's got me shakin? Janet Jackson + Missy Elliot; BURNITUP! Listen here: http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=3QvdrmRphjc

Sometimes things get stuck in my head during silent times.

Christmas carols are happening. Indian woman singing "Rudolph the red nose reindeer"

If you have spotify, please consider creating & sharing a Bowie playlist. If love to listen to what you consider the most affecting.

Shania got me like "that don't impress me much"

In fact, I got that hot sauce in my purse swag. In. My. Purse. Swag. Fuck you too bitches, call the cops. #masc #wegointoredlobster

Like Dolly says, "You can't make old friends."

What if Ace of Base didn't see the sign?

Spotify Discovery gets me.

I get all my life to this guy on insta. Cat Shanti, I love you.

Holy shit, Beyoncé.

Ellie Goulding's first album slays my heart to pieces. Gimme dat shirt.

Ashtanga, reading, bikram, exploration, biking, Crossfit, singing lessons, meal prep, bike commute, tequila with friends, puppy play dates, drag queens & chill.

Current Mood: Here With Me by The Killers

Current Mood: Here With Me by The Killers

Current Mood: Here With Me by The Killers

My Spotify "Discover Weekly" playlist really nailed it this go 'round.

Pretty much obsessed with DNCE's EP.

Let's lose our minds/ and go fuckin' crazy/ aye-yi-yi/I keep on hoping/we'll eat cake by the ocean

I can't get over my love for this video.

If you need me, I'll be bleaching my hair & listening to Britney Spears on repeat. is this 2001 or 2016? IDK & IDC -- IDGAF

Getting my life to Sophie's discography #NowPlaying I Won't Dance Without You by Sophie Ellis-Bextor

Getting my life to Sophie's discography #NowPlaying I Won't Dance Without You by Sophie Ellis-Bextor

"I love my scars and all my broken bones." #NowPlaying Bones by AM!R

"I love my scars and all my broken bones."

#NowPlaying Bones by AM!R

https://open.spotify.com/track/32sjFyhWiHUcIlcWnk462x

Saw Deborah Cox and La Bouche, ate pizza, danced my ass off in front of a 7-11. Won a game of twister on stage sponsored by a bathhouse. Chicago Market Days complete.

I was not prepared for Britney's new album to be this good.

Went to bed dancing. Woke up dancing. The power of the holy Spearit.

Thinking of 15 years of friendship with Puja, 15 years of adulting, 15 years of heartache, healing, turning up, and thriving. #NowPlaying Sweetness by Jimmy Eat World

Thinking of 15 years of friendship with Puja, 15 years of adulting, 15 years of heartache, healing, turning up, and thriving. #NowPlaying Sweetness by Jimmy Eat World

Thinking of 15 years of friendship with Puja, 15 years of adulting, 15 years of heartache, healing, turning up, and thriving. #NowPlaying Sweetness by Jimmy Eat World

Four chords & the truth.

Sitting in my car singing Garth Brooks for 20 minutes cause I just love singing.

All these people going to Adele's concert & im just like "I miss the Muirs."

"Sam's Town" is 10 today and suddenly I'm 23 again bursting at the seams.

I'm going to have "Nasty Girl" in my head all day.

🎶🎶🎶

"We gotta let go of all of our ghosts-- we both know we ain't kids no more." -- Adrle bringing the horror.

I really miss the Scissor Sisters.

Woke up with Mickey Avalon's "So rich, So pretty" in my head ("best piece of ass in the whole damn city...").

Ru's new album "Remember Me" is peeeerfect for sitting outside in the sun.

Also: I'm the only American and they are playing video Gaga on repeat.

Thoroughly enjoyed "Champion," an opera in Jazz based on the real life experiences of a 50's champion welterweight fighter who just so happened to be queer... And killed a man in the ring. http://m.kennedy-center.org/home/event/orosd

It's a perfect day for Lady Gaga's first album.

JUST IN
TIME!!

https://www.popjustice.com/thenews/scissor-sisters-the-bloody-scissor-sisters-are-back-with-a-new-song/

Rent is still a treat to sing along to, 20 years later. Why no, I'm not crying and belting on south broad street -- keep. it. moving.

Chills. Riveting. Whitney. Wow.

Jimmy Eat World's Album "Bleed American" stands up as excellent. Wow.

New Killers, Jhene Aiko, and Cut Copy? Come through, Autumn!!

Double Duchess is very good. The visual album, Seeing Double, is too. Wow.

I rely on mantra in so many different ways in my daily life, my yoga practice, and my teaching practice.

Regularly, the good Sis Britney is bringing me that patience and resolve to hold space in trying times:

Break it down, break it down, break it down
Break it down, break it down, break it down

This ain't no foolishness or fuckery
I'm handling my business (Business)
Holler if you hear me
Hey, can I get a witness
Preacher, preacher
I'm the teacher, you can learn
Watch your fingers, boy
You might get burned

If you've ever been to heaven, this is twice as nice. Break it down.

Anyone got an extra kesha ticket they wanna sell me? 🙂

PSA: Chaka Khan's Granddaughter? Raven Symonè.

Britney's Blackout is 10. I was 24! Rollerskates, short shorts, eyeliner, and friendship. PUJA

https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/14404-night-work/

‘Night Work’ is one of my favorite albums of all time by my favorite band of all time. This review is basically saying that music by gay people for gay people is not palatable to a straight audience and therefor not inclusive enough.

This is why I’ve been so fucking pissed for 2017 and will carry that fire into 2018. This is why Living Single isn’t on Hulu. Because I have participated in fucking straight people culture without complaint and have had to pull teeth to get straight people to even consider coming to a queer event (other than the pride parade-- but who doesn't love a parade? I digress ). This is to me self evident of the fact that straight folk (especially, but not limited to, white ones) think their activities are normal, and gay folks activities are not. No wonder gay folk dont want y'all in their safe spaces-- folks act like theyre on safari or doing something lurid. No gurl, it's a fucking Thursday and the drinks are cheap.

You know who does come to queer events when I ask? My non-white female friends. They also know how to treat the space (ie, putting away any urge to behave in an entitled manner). You know who came with me to see the Scissor Sisters tour Night Work? Wanna know who watches Living Single?

This article, and this situation, is garbage. If this made your asshole pucler, then maybe now you know why your gay friends low key think you’re the worst and if you’re white, your non-white friends low key think you’re even worse than that. But Facebook is an echo chamber, so if you made it this far, you’re probably not the problem.

Back to the pitchfork review:

“If the cover of Night Work did not clue you in, let's just state the obvious right now: This is a very, very gay album. Whereas the first two Scissor Sisters records found a way to translate specifically gay subject matter into big-tent camp that opened up their appeal to anyone with a taste for colorful dance music and 1970s radio pop, their third album isn't quite as inclusive. They are no less tuneful, but their aesthetic and lyrical themes are more firmly rooted in gay culture, to the point that many straight listeners may find themselves feeling like outsiders looking in. Instead of presenting a queer pop sensibility for the masses, they've gone deeper into their subcultural niche."

I’m shocked, frankly, that one of my most returned-to albums of this decade is the Miley Cyrus & Flaming Lips collaboration “Miley Cyrus & Her Dead Petz”. It’s perfect for kayaking. Scooter rides. Hammock sessions. All kinds of sessions.

Really, JT? A gropey robot? That's the best you've got for us in 2018? A cgi bot, basically a Wein-tron 4000, that gyrates at woman as a proxy for you, so as not to tarnish your "respectable image" ?🙅🏼‍♂️🤦🏽‍♂️ Guuurrl, you threw Britney under a bus, did Janet hella dirty, and just worked with Woody Allen. At least come through with some art, jfc.

Here we go. Thanks, Bruno!

https://youtu.be/LsoLEjrDogU

Holy cow-- my wig is snatched. This is a baseline that bumps and a voice that harkens to and awakens something primal 🔥🔥🔥

I've been abroad for the most recent conversations regarding the changing landscape of yoga in DC. We're seeing an unbelievable rise in yoga chains in DC-- Yoga District, Yoga Works, Down Dog, The Georgetown Yoga/Shaw/Dupont Conglomo, Yoga Heights, and Corepower. What does it mean for those who are highly trained and highly skilled to have chains expanding? What does it mean for those who want access to a contemplative practices and philosophy sets that goes back a few thousand years? What does it mean for those who don't know any of that and teach fitness with curated playlists under a homophone? Meg is interested in ensuring that modern postural yoga doesn't go the way of Lombrusco.

Listening to Chaka Kahn's album "I Feel For You" and getting my life.

Missy Elliot's 2001 Album "Miss E... So addictive" is just wall-to-wall bops.

If anyone has the Britney presale code for National Harbor, please send it my way!!

You must listen to this EP: https://open.spotify.com/album/0Ug1pPKsLMbdeBH3ij8SDl?si=O7YsfEkb

Oh my gosh: so good. Up your alley!! https://open.spotify.com/album/0Ug1pPKsLMbdeBH3ij8SDl?si=O7YsfEkb

I forgive you, Katy Perry.

Pivotal song for me. Can’t wait to watch.

TMZ is predatory, enabling of the dominant paradigms in insidious ways. This does not forgive or absolve-- but it gives context.

Kanye's Yeezus is getting another listen: black skinhead in particular.

So excited to see Kazi perform!

Tried to buy Janelle Monae tickets off of Craigslist today. Found some just above face value -- and the guy showed up with the tickets! They were printouts.

They say "purchased by Ryan Selbach (or something)" -- so I ask if that's him. He tells me no; that's his girlfriend. I was like-- no sweat, let me call the anthem and make sure they're legit. All the while, he's giving me a sob story about going to NYC to break up with his gf.

So, I get the Anthem on the line... And he takes off running.

His number is 202.902.9083 🙂

Guys! My friend has 3 Beyonce & Jayz tickets to get rid of! They're $470 each (no upcharge!)! After my crazy Janelle Monae drama last week, I thought I'd pay it forward with a recommendation! Respond here if you want 'em!

Introspective Robyn is a very good Robyn