brasilpop

sober

Mon, 06 Apr 2009 06:53:09 GMT

KATIE HERZIG's
CHASE ME

Come to think of it, there's not much to say when it don't end the way
that you though would
'Cuz I can sit here counting the days when I thought you should call me
Can you live with it? The memory of nothing to lose.
Oh by the way, I have so much confidence in you.
Oh by the way, this just doesn't happen for you.

You gotta chase me.
Fight to break me.
To make all your dreams come true.
Don't keep me waiting, while you're saving yourself, for you.

It's too soon to tell, but they said that they loved you and I think that I
could of, too.
Said they'd never seen me smiling my brains out. I smile all by
brains out for you.
The tale will come to an end, 'cuz when night came the same old
Cinderella tells her tale.
Now I sit here waiting for my shoe.

You gotta chase me.
Fight to break me.
To make all your dreams come true.
Don't keep me waiting, while you're saving your self, for you.

Who's counting anyway?
Another day is over.
Who wants to live that way?
Another heart is sober.
Unwrap her mystery.
Pour out your heart and show her.
That she is everything you see.
Because, she sees.

You gotta chase her.
Fight to break her.
To make all your dreams come true.
Don't keep her waiting, while you're saving yourself, for you.

You gotta chase her.
Fight to break her.
To make all your dreams come true.
Don't keep her waiting, while you're saving yourself, for you.

16:9

Wed, 25 Feb 2009 19:51:55 GMT

Life can only be understood backwards, but it has to be lived forwards.

—

Søren Kierkegaard

oh SO mellow

Wed, 21 Jan 2009 01:22:15 GMT

from Wikipedia:

On January 20, 2009, Dr. Lowery delivered the benediction at the inauguration of Barack Obama as the 44th President of the United States of America. His benediction included the following passage:

"Lord, in the memory of all the saints who from their labors rest, and in the joy of a new beginning, we ask you to help us work for that day when black will not be asked to get in back, when brown can stick around, when yellow will be mellow, when the red man can get ahead, man; and when white will embrace what is right. That all those who do justice and love mercy say Amen. Say Amen."^[8]

gauge

Mon, 22 Dec 2008 22:07:25 GMT

My understanding is that he is leaving show business to pursue a career as a thermometer.

— David Mamet on
Jeremy Piven’s early departure from the cast of Broadway’s "Speed-the-Plow"
because he was suffering from “a very high level of mercury”

turn around

Fri, 19 Dec 2008 09:34:07 GMT

Yesterday when you were young
Everything you needed done was done for you
Now you do it on your own
But you find you're all alone, what can you do?

You and me walk on
'Cause you can't go back now

You know there will be days
When you're so tired
That you can't take another step
The night will have no stars
And you'll think you've gone as far
As you will ever get

well you and me walk on
'Cause you can't go back now

And yeah, yeah go where you want to go
Yeah, yeah, be what you want to be
If you ever turn around, you'll see me

I can't really say
Why everybody wishes they were somewhere else
But in the end the only steps that matter
Are the ones you take all by yourself

And you and me walk on
yeah, you and me walk on
'Cause you can't go back now
walk on, walk on, walk on
you can't go back now.

CAN'T GO BACK NOW
by
THE WEEPIES

by the light

Wed, 17 Dec 2008 10:09:17 GMT

"Because that’s the thing about morning.
It eventually comes
and when it does,
your life
and
the people in it,
who you’ve become,
decisions you’ve made
either
look good by the light of day
or
just illuminate
how far off course you’ve gone."

--- JOAN RATER ---

taffy stuck

Sat, 13 Dec 2008 18:56:48 GMT

I am colorblind
Coffee black and egg white
Pull me out from inside
I am ready
I am ready
I am ready

I am taffy stuck and tongue tied
Stutter-shook and uptight
Pull me out from inside
I am ready
I am ready
I am ready
I am fine

I am covered in skin
No one gets to come in
Pull me out from inside
I am folded
And unfolded
And unfolding

I am colorblind
Coffee black and egg white
Pull me out from inside
I am ready
I am ready
I am ready
I am fine

COLORBLIND
by
COUNTING CROWS

passion

Sat, 13 Dec 2008 08:34:05 GMT

send me no letters

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 23:12:02 GMT

I found God
On the corner of First and Amistad
Where the west
Was all but won
All alone
Smoking his last cigarette
I said, “Where you been?”
He said, “Ask anything.”

Where were you?
When everything was falling apart?
All my days
Were spent by the telephone
It never rang
And all I needed was a call
It never came
To the corner of First and Amistad

Lost and insecure
You found me, you found me
Lying on the floor
Surrounded, surrounded
Why'd you have to wait?
Where were you? Where were you?
Just a little late
You found me, you found me

Envy it
Everyone ends up alone
Losing her
The only one whose ever known
Who I am, who I'm not, who I wanna be
No way to know
How long she will be next to me

Lost and insecure
You found me, you found me
Lying on the floor
Surrounded, surrounded
Why'd you have to wait?
Where were you? Where were you?
Just a little late
You found me, you found me

Early morning, city breaks
I've been calling for years and years and years and years
And you never left me no messages
You never send me no letters
You've got some kind of nerve
Taking all I'm worth

Lost and insecure
You found me, you found me
Lying on the floor
Surrounded, surrounded
Why'd you have to wait?
Where were you? Where were you?

Lost and insecure
You found me, you found me
Lying on the floor
Surrounded, surrounded
Why'd you have to wait?
Where were you? Where were you?
Just a little late
You found me, you found me

Why'd you have to wait?
To find me, to find me

YOU FOUND ME
by
THE FRAY

vulnerable

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 19:02:32 GMT

Give me a reason to fall in love
Take my hand and let's dance
Give me a reason to make me smile
Cause I think I forgot how

I wanna fall asleep with you tonight
I wanna know that I am safe when you hold me tight
I wanna feel like I wanna feel forever

Girls need attention, and boys need us
So let's make everybody glad
That they have each other in each others arms
Oh let's make everybody glad

I want you........

I wanna dream away with you tonight
We can go anywhere you would like
I wanna feel how I wanna feel forever

I want you.

REASONS TO LOVE YOU
by
MEIKO (as performed for the FALL 2008 HOTEL CAFE TOUR in SF & OC)

left in bits

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 05:33:55 GMT

Skipping beats, blushing cheeks; I am struggling.
Daydreaming, bed scenes in the corner cafe,
And then I'm left in bits, recovering, tectonic tremblings.
You get me every time.

Why'd you have to be so cute?
It's impossible to ignore you.
Must you make me laugh so much?
It's bad enough we get along so well.
Say goodnight and go.

Follow you home, you've got your headphones on and you're dancing.
Got lucky, beautiful shot; you're taking everything off, watch the curtains wide open.
Then you fall in the same routine, flicking through the TV, relaxed and reclining,
And you think you're alone...

One of these days, you'll miss your train and come stay with me.
We'll have drinks, and talk about things, any excuse to stay awake with you.
You'll sleep here, I'll sleep there,
But then the heating may be down again,
At my convenience.
We'd be good, we'd be great together.

Say goodnight and go,
Why's it always, always
goodnight and go?
Darling, not again,
Goodnight and go.

GOODNIGHT AND GO
by
IMOGEN HEAP

you own them

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 05:17:27 GMT

One of these days you'll be
Under the covers you'll be
Under the table and you'll realize
That all of your days are numbered
All of them one to one hundred
All of them millions
All of them trillions
So what are you gonna do with them all?
You can not trade them in for more, no no...
Take every moment, you know that you own them
It's all you can do
Use what's been given to you...
Gimme a reason
to fight the feeling
That there's nothing here for me
'Cause none of it's easy
I know it wasn't meant to be
I know it's all up to me
It's all up to me
So what am I gonna do with my time, oh...
Take every moment, you know that you own them
It's all up to you to do whatever you choose
Live like you're dying and never stop trying
It's all you can do
Use what's been given to you
All of the moments you didn't notice
Gone in the blink of an eye
And all of the feelings you can't help feeling
No matter how you try...
Take every moment, you know that you own them
It's all up to you to do whatever you choose
Live like you're dying and never stop trying
It's all you can do
Use what's been given to you
Live like you're dying and never stop trying
It's all you can do
Use what's been given to you

LIVE LIKE YOU'RE DYING
by

LENKA (as performed @ the Great American Music Hall for THE HOTEL CAFE TOUR on 11.17.2008)

backdoor

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 04:32:16 GMT

Do you wanna be my sidedish friend?
Cuz I'll miss you if you go for good, yeah
We can stay together 'til the very end of time
If it's understood...

That I don't want you hangin' out with me
But I want you when I call
We can stay together separately
And we won't be lonely at all

Oh boy, oh boy, I got to think about that, oh boy

Do you wanna be the one on hold?
Cuz you know I'll always come right back, yeah
We can find a quiet place for both of us to go
If you always know...

That I don't want you hangin' out with me
But I want you when I call
We can stay together separately
And we won't be lonely at all

Oh boy, oh boy, I got to think about that cuz

Everytime (everytime)
I think I'm alright (I think I'm doing alright)
I think I'll win you over
I hear you say...

That I don't want you hangin' out with me
But I want you when I call
We can stay together separately
And we won't be lonely at all

I don't want to get too close to you
And I don't want you close to me
There's a backdoor waiting just for you
If this isn't what you need

There's a backdoor waiting just for you
If this isn't what you need

SIDEDISH FRIEND
by
RACHAEL YAMAGATA (performed on the HOTEL CAFE TOUR @ the Great American Music Hall on 11.17.2008)

three

Sun, 16 Nov 2008 22:39:58 GMT

All I know is that you're so nice
You're the nicest thing I've seen
I wish that we could give it a go
See if we could be something

I wish I was your favourite girl
I wish you thought I was the reason you are in the world
I wish my smile was your favourite kind of smile
I wish the way that I dressed was your favourite kind of style
I wish you couldn't figure me out
But you always wanna know what I was about
I wish you'd hold my hand when I was upset
I wish you'd never forget the look on my face when we first met

I wish you had a favourite beauty spot that you loved secretly
'Cause it was on a hidden bit that nobody else could see
Basically, I wish that you loved me
I wish that you needed me
I wish that you knew when I said two sugars
Actually, I meant three

I wish that without me your heart would break
I wish that without me you'd be spending the rest of your nights awake
I wish that without me you couldn't eat
I wish I was the last thing on your mind before you went to sleep

All I know
Is that you're the nicest thing I've ever seen
I wish that we could see
If we could be something

NICEST THING
by
KATE NASH

without

Sat, 08 Nov 2008 09:23:57 GMT

As I sit and watch the snow
Fallin' down
I don't miss you at all
I hear children playin', laughin' so loud
I don't think of your smile

So if you never come to me
You'll stay a distant memory
Out my window I see light doing dark
Your dark eyes don't haunt me

And then I wonder who I am
Without the warm touch of your hand

And then I wonder who I am
Without the warm touch of your hand
As I sit and watch the snow
Fallin' down

I don't miss you at all
I don't miss you at all
I don't miss you at all

DON'T MISS YOU AT ALL
by
NORAH JONES

practice

Fri, 07 Nov 2008 22:10:45 GMT

The danger is
to see life
- yourself, your friends, your habits -
as they once were.
Not as they are now.
It's not easy,
seeing things and people
for what they
really
are.

Logan Lo logan607

code

Fri, 07 Nov 2008 22:00:04 GMT

Sometimes
the most tragic and defining experiences
can create a shorthand between people.
They just understand it in a way that no one else would.

--- Bill Harper

sign of the times

Thu, 06 Nov 2008 00:29:45 GMT

lazy eyes

Sun, 02 Nov 2008 11:29:42 GMT

When I see you smile
It feels like I'm falling
It's not for anybody else to know
The way your face could light the bitter dark of every street
In every town I'll ever go
It's not for anybody else to know
For anybody else to know

When I see you smile
First thing in the morning
It raises curtains on your lazy eyes
Could it be that you and I have the greatest love to ever be
How could this have ever been before?
It's not for anybody else to know
For anybody else to know

When Friday night arrives
We'll let it pass outside the door
This is not for anybody else
Anybody else to know

WHEN I SEE YOU SMILE
by
BIC RUNGA

knows how, knows where

Sun, 02 Nov 2008 10:56:44 GMT

Let me take you to
My secret place
High above the earth
Into out of space
Only God knows where
Only God knows how
I will take you there
Somehow

If this was the last day of your life
What would you do to make things right?
Cause this is the last day of your life
Who you gonna call to make things right?

I love you
Shine on

All that's beautiful is before your face
Now you're in the heart of a secret place
There's infinity in a grain of sand
An eternity in the palm of your hand

If this was the last day of your life
What would you do to make things right?
Well this is the last day of your life
Who you gonna call to make things right?

I love you
Shine on
Shine on

LAST DAY OF YOUR LIFE
by
GLASS PEAR

i wasn't born yesterday

Sat, 01 Nov 2008 23:53:04 GMT

THAT KISS
by
THE COURTEENERS

The way that you looked at him, and then you looked at me.
You must think that I’m proper blind,
Proper blind not to see.

That I was just a stop gap sitting somewhere in-between his hand and his lap
Let me tell you that I wasn’t born yesterday, my dear.

That kiss that lasted too long, we probably shouldn’t have danced to that song
It was nothing, it was everything, it’s really such a shame it's so hard to explain to you

He’s back in town tonight, he’s expecting you round a quarter to nine
but you won't be there, 'cause he prefers the proverbial of you.

If he only knew what you thought, the lust, the lack of trust, the temptation you fought
He’s worthless as maxims and flouts
He’s just a passing fashion and he’s on his way out

That kiss that lasted too long, we probably shouldn’t have danced to that song
It was nothing, it was everything, it's really such a shame it's so hard to explain to you.

I know that I shouldn’t but I enjoyed it
I know that I shouldn’t but I enjoyed it
I know that I shouldn’t but I enjoyed it

That kiss that lasted too long, we probably shouldn’t have danced to that song
It was nothing, it was absolutely everything, it's really such a shame it's so hard to explain to you.

That kiss, that girl, that place that you go
Where is she now, you don't even know

PROPS

Thu, 30 Oct 2008 21:03:48 GMT

From the Los Angeles Times

Opinion

California's propositions

Stories behind the November ballot initiatives that you won't find in an official voter guide.

By Robert Greene

September 21, 2008

Proposition 1A

What it does: Authorizes $9.95 billion in bonds to build an electric train to get people from Los Angeles to San Francisco in just over 2 1/2 hours.

Back story: This is the governor's and the Legislature's baby, years in the making. They pulled similar measures off ballots in 2004 and 2006 because the stars didn't align for a win. An earlier version (Proposition 1) also got pulled from the 2008 ballot, this time for a revise (that's why it's now designated 1A). Lawmakers were arguing about, among other things, whether the train would run through Altamont Pass (the site of a deadly 1969 Rolling Stones concert) or Pacheco Pass (site of the hokey but fun tourist stop Casa de Fruta). They went with Pacheco.

Proposition 2

What it does: Bars use of pens and cages that don't give farm animals room to turn around, stretch, stand or lie down.

Back story: This is all about chickens. The language on veal calves and sows tugs on voters' heartstrings, but it's moot; California produces virtually no commercial pork or veal. Chief opponents -- egg producers -- argue that without tight cages, their chickens will eat each other and their own droppings. No matter what, the caged chickens are doomed: After a short life laying eggs, they are too spent even for the soup pot.

Proposition 3

What it does: Authorizes the sale of $980 million in bonds to upgrade and expand children's hospitals in California.

Back story: With interest, the measure would cost about $2 billion over 30 years. Backers are (no surprise) the state's children's hospitals. California voters authorized $750 million in bonds for this cause in 2004; just under half of those bonds have yet to be sold. But how can voters say no to sick kids?

Proposition 4

What it does: Amends the state Constitution to require a physician to notify a minor patient's parent or other adult family member 48 hours before performing an abortion.

Back story: Déjà vu. Californians defeated parental consent or notification for abortion measures in 2005 and 2006, but had last year off. (There is no limit on how often failed ballot measures may be resubmitted to voters.) Proposition 4 adds the "other adult family member" alternative to answer critics of earlier propositions. It also would require a girl who chooses that alternative to allege parental abuse. The Legislature passed a parental consent law in 1987, but it never took effect. The state Supreme Court upheld it in 1996, but on rehearing -- after court membership changed -- struck it down. Which is why Proposition 4 is a constitutional amendment.

Proposition 5

What it does: Mandates probation with treatment instead of jail or prison for many drug crimes and diminishes sentences and shortens parole for many nonviolent property crimes when drugs are involved.

Back story: This measure pits two well-known liberals against each other -- activist and actor Martin Sheen and billionaire philanthropist George Soros. Sheen, whose son Charlie had high-profile drug problems in the 1990s, leads the opposition because, he has said, "successful rehabilitation requires accountability." Soros and former Soros executive Jacob Goldfied are Proposition 5's top financial backers. If voters pass Proposition 5 and Proposition 6, they would simultaneously loosen and stiffen penalties for drug offenses.

Proposition 6

What it does: Commits close to 1% of the state's annual general fund budget for anti-crime programs. The state Legislative Analyst's Office estimates costs of $500 million for additional prison space.

Back story: This is the Son of Three Strikes and Jessica's Law. It's sponsored in part by Mike Reynolds, author of the 1994 Three Strikes Initiative, and state Sen. George Runner (R-Lancaster), whose anti-sex-offender Proposition 83 -- Jessica's Law -- won 71% of the vote in 2006. The top donor is Henry T. Nicholas III, who gave $1 million (see Proposition 9).

Proposition 7

What it does: Increases the clean-generation requirement on investor-owned utilities and extends them to municipal companies, like the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power.

Back story: The primary backer (with a donation of $3 million) is Peter Sperling, son of University of Phoenix founder, cat-cloner and octogenarian liberal proposition-meister John Sperling (who in 2000 gave California Proposition 36, mandating treatment instead of prison for drug convictions, a failed initiative to soften three strikes, and several others besides). Caveat for green voters: This measure is intended to advance green power and improve the environment but is opposed by a host of high-profile environmental groups, who say it will undermine many green-power efforts.

Proposition 8

What it does: Outlaws same-sex marriage by adding the following words to the state Constitution: "Only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in California."

Back story: More déjà vu. Californians expressly outlawed same-sex marriage in a voter initiative in 2000. But that was mere law, which the state Supreme Court struck down earlier this year in a case that found that the right to marry is fundamental -- the state can't deny marriage to a couple based on their sex. Proposition 8 opponents tried (but failed) to get the court to also strike the measure from the ballot on the argument that voters cannot strip citizens of their state constitutional rights. If the initiative passes, they will be back.

Proposition 9

What it does: Amends the state Constitution to give enforceable rights to the families of crime victims.

Back story: This is the centerpiece of a law-and-order campaign by billionaire businessman and engineer Henry T. Nicholas III and is called "Marsy's Law" in memory of his murdered sister. It qualified for the ballot on June 6 -- the day after indictments were unsealed against Nicholas for a variety of drug charges and for allegedly violating securities laws. Nicholas gave $4.8 million to the campaign but distanced himself after the charges against him were reported. Among other things, Proposition 9 would limit the number of chances for parole for many convicted criminals.

Proposition 10

What it does: Authorizes the sale of $5 billion in bonds ($9.8 billion when interest is included) to provide rebates to buyers of natural gas and other alternative fuel vehicles.

Back story: Uncle T. Boone Pickens wants you: The Texas oilman is underwriting Proposition 10, which will likely drum up buyers for cars that run on natural gas. His company, Clean Energy Fuels Corp., produces and markets ... natural gas.

Proposition 11

What it does: Strips the Legislature of its power to draw the lines of Assembly and Senate districts (every 10 years, after new census figures come out) and turns the job over to a 14-member citizens' commission.

Back story: Do Californians care that most of the time district boundaries are drawn to consolidate incumbent power? If they do, why did they reject reform in 2005 and eight times before that? In a political sop to Nancy Pelosi, this measure leaves out congressional districts -- a fact that has alienated some Republicans. Minority advocates are alienated because there is no guarantee that anyone on the commission will speak for their constituents.

Proposition 12

What it does: Authorizes a bond to extend a state program allowing veterans access to low-interest mortgages.

Back story: The 27th time's a charm: Voters have already approved bonds for Cal-Vet mortgages 26 times since the program was established for World War I veterans in 1921. Opposition is hard to come by -- the "con" ballot argument was written by Gary B. Wesley, a Mountain View lawyer who for many years has taken for himself the task of writing against measures when no one else will. The current Cal-Vet program only covers veterans who served before 1977.

Robert Greene is a member of The Times' editorial board. See Vote-o-rama (latimes.com/elections) for an opinionated guide to the propositions and everything else on the Nov. 4 ballot.

If you want other stories on this topic, search the Archives at latimes.com/archives.

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choose a man

Wed, 29 Oct 2008 01:55:14 GMT

I,
with
a deeper instinct,
choose a man who
compels my strength, who
makes enormous demands
on me, who
does not doubt
my courage
or
my toughness, who
does not believe me
naive
or
innocent, who
has the courage to
treat me like a woman.

--- Anais Nin

REGULARLY SCHEDULED FREE MUSEUM DAYS in SF

Tue, 28 Oct 2008 21:51:56 GMT

Every Day

Cable Car Museum

Golden Gate Fortune Cookie Factory - Not a museum, but tourists should find this very interesting if they happen to be in Chinatown.

Musee Mechanique - Mechanical Museum - Used to be at Cliff House.

San Francisco Botanical Garden

Every Monday through Friday
Wells Fargo Museum

Every Tuesday in 2008
Museum of Craft and Folk Art

Every Tuesday through Saturday
Randall Museum

Every Tuesday through Sunday
Museo ItaloAmericano - Italian American Museum

First Tuesday of Each Month - Next One: Tuesday, 11/4
Cartoon Art Museum
Conservatory of Flowers
de Young Museum
Legion of Honor
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art - SF MOMA
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Galleries

Every Wednesday through Sunday
San Francisco Railway Museum

First Wednesday of Each Month - Next One: Wednesday, 11/5
Exploratorium
San Francisco Zoo

Third Wednesday of Each Month - Next One: Wednesday, 11/19
California Academy of Sciences - Click here for the 2009 California Academy of Sciences Neighborhood Free Days Calendar for San Francisco residents.

Every Thursday through Sunday
San Francisco Fire Museum

First Thursday of Each Month - Next One: Thursday, 11/6
Chinese Historical Society of America
San Francisco Museum of Craft+Design - 5-7pm ONLY

Every Friday
Federal Reserve Bank - 12noon

Every First Full Weekend - Saturday and Sunday of Each Month from May 2008 to April 2009 - Next One: Saturday and Sunday, 11/1 and 11/2*
*with Bank of America card and photo ID only - check BofA's Museums on Us Web site for more details
de Young Museum
Museum of the African Diaspora
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Galleries

First Sunday of Each Month - Next One: Sunday, 11/2
Asian Art Museum

memories like spies

Sat, 25 Oct 2008 05:22:41 GMT

I watch you grow away from me in photographs
And memories like spies
And salt betrays my eyes again
I started losing sleep and gaining weight
And wishing I was was ten again
So I could be your friend again

These days we go to waste like wine
That's turned to turpentine
It's six AM and I'm all messed up
I didn't mean to waste your time
So I'll fall back in line
But I'm warning you we're growing up

I heard you found some pretty words to say
You found your little game to play
and there's no one allowed in
Then just when we believe we could be great
Reality it permeates
And conquers from within again

These days we go to waste like wine
That's turned to turpentine
It's six AM and I'm all messed up
I didn't mean to waste your time
So I'll fall back in line
But I'm warning you we're growing up

We're OK I know we're OK
These days we go to waste like wine
That's turned to turpentine
It's six AM and I'm all messed up
I didn't mean to waste your time
So I'll fall back in line
But I'm warning you we're growing up

TURPENTINE
by
BRANDI CARLILE