I'm a 20 something college student living outside of DC. I'm obsessed with knitting, bad TV, and reading. I work for the USDA playing in the dirt. I'm currently looking for love, enjoying my friends, and expanding my mind.
This song is catchy as hell and apparently was in the Twilight soundtrack? I don't remember hearing it during the movie and was surprised that a band like Mute Math was on there. I always considered them a band that only the really indie folks would discover and love. I'm glad to see them making it though. Enjoy the song, I've been playing it on loop. You know how I roll.
Life is crazy right now. Within the last week I turned 23, I interviewed for and then landed a job working as a Satellite Analyst contractor for NOAA (with potential to go government), took two final exams and have now received all my final grades (2 B's and a C which I in all seriousness couldn't be happier with haha), and today I graduate. I'm going to walk across a stage and shake hands with someone I do not really know and will receive in all likelihood an empty diploma folder to be filled later. I guess all of this hasn't quite hit home yet. I'm excited and kind of nervous. I'm wondering how successful I'll be in real life and realizing that I've been in school (to at least some extent) for about 18 years now. That blows my mind. Completely blows my mind.
This Sunday is my graduation party. All of my wonderful girl friends are coming to town to meet my family and the place that had a huge part in making me who I am. I'm ridiculously excited about it. It'll also be fun to have the entire family together (for the most part anyway).
I'm proud to have made it here. There were times where I seriously doubted I could... times where I wondered why I even bothered to come here. Now I couldn't be happier to have started, endured, and now completed this crazy journey. I'm kind of sad it's coming to an end. Only a little, though. I'm ecstatic to be starting my career.
The rest of my life is starting.
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Life has been busy. Crazy. It's been kind of all over the place, too. I have bought my cap and gown, picked up graduation tickets for the ceremony on the 22nd (and I have also been told they will in fact say Joanna Marie Birch when I receive my "diploma"). So there's that. I'm pretty nervous about it all. I'm playing it down quite a bit. I don't really want a huge fuss made. I almost don't even want to deal with the whole thing just because it's another thing to add to my ever growing check-list of crap that needs to be done.
Besides all of that, the job hunt is going as can be expected I guess. I went and met with a recruiter last Tuesday and then received a phone call on Friday that he was no longer with the company. So that's good. I sure am glad I sat down with him in person and made a lasting impression on a human being who no longer matters in any capacity. I'll likely start applying like crazy again once graduation and finals are over.
I'm really looking forward to not being in school anymore. This will definitely allow me the opportunity to go to more shows and do more at night (knitting, where have you been!?). Gogol Bordello is coming in June. Jenny Lewis (if she isn't already sold out). I'm also considering Bonnaroo. Passion Pit is about to drop a new album. I've listened to a leak AND heard their first single on the radio last night. It's amazing. I'll post the video the guys put up on YouTube so you can check it out. I actually never got to mention this...
So here is my Passion Pit story. My cousin Scott got married on Easter weekend and used to jam with the drummer and is still really close to him. Anyway, he was at the wedding. I got to meet him. I hugged him. Had a groupie picture taken with him. I still feel like an ass because I said NOTHING about his amazing music to him. At that point I just found out they got added to Bonnaroo. They were about to drop the new album. There was tons I could've said but didn't because I was hard core blushing and my uncle made me feel like a goober. Anyway, it was cool to meet him. Hopefully I'll get the chance to redeem myself at some point in the future.
Enjoy this new single. Then go enjoy this sunny, warm Mother's Day. I know I will.
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This post isn't actually about taxes. It's about a Fergie song (remixed) that you should listen to while doing your taxes today. I know there's at least one of you who still needs to! Found this one by accident when searching for the original after a friend mentioned his dislike of Fergie EXCEPT for this song (unremixed).
He's decided he likes the original better. I'm still a huge fan of the remix, though. So here you go: Clumsy remixed by LMFAO.
Told you remixes are better!
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In case you're like me and you enjoy playing single songs on loop occasionally... you'll enjoy this one. It's kind of like the song that doesn't end. The fade out matches with the fade in perfectly. I heard it on during my lunch break the other day. Fell in love with the track and downloaded the album. The album is actually quite weak in my opinion. I found myself skipping lots of songs. Apparently my opinion isn't the only one out there as Pitchfork gave the album an 8.6 (and Pitchfork isn't all that giving with the ratings). Maybe it's the type of album that grows on you after several listens. I may never find out. Anyway, the song is called Collapsing at Your Doorstep by Air France.
It's a great track. I'd call it kind of ambient/electronic/indie. But wikipedia says the band's sound has been described as "post-rave bliss", "beach foam pop"and "Baleric disco" (in case you don't know what the word Balearic means, it pertains to the Baleric Islands just off the coast of Spain... weird).
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I started the coloring of my tattoo. I'm very happy with it so far. Very. Happy.
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ARE REMIXES.
True story.
I heard this one on the radio the other day. Hadn't heard of the DJ before, Boys Noize. He's German. And effin awesome. He combined my love of indie and electronic and has produced one of my top played songs as of late. In this song he remixes Feist's My Moon, My Man. You all know how I love to shake my booty. The album that this track is found on,Oi Oi Oi, provides lots of opportunity to do just that. You should check it out... and maybe friend him on MySpace. This, my friends, is what you call the good shit.
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I haven't updated about anything going on lately. I need to. Then a music post because I have so much I need to share. A ton, really.
Over spring break back in March I had the goal of applying to 20 jobs a day. Needless to say that didn't happen. Instead of the 100... only 50 happened. That's still a lot. I'm just now starting to hear back from them. One of the jobs I applied to led to someone seeing my resume and then sharing it with someone who immediately contacted me, my references, and set up an interview. This position was with NASA. I know it's now down to me and one other person. I should be hearing from them this week. I interviewed last Friday for another position with an engineering firm. I think I'm a good match with what they're looking for and I have a strong resume so I guess we'll see how that goes. I think that job would be more fun than the one with NASA. It'd definitely utilize my degree more.
I'm really starting to feel the pressure of finishing this last year. There's about a month of school left. It's been tough because there's been a lot going on with me mentally. I can tell I'm more scatter brained than normal just by the state of disarray my room is in. I also forget dishes and other crap frequently. I'm working on it. Just need to get this stuff done and then a new phase of life begins.
These past couple of weekends I got to spend some good time with my family. Last weekend my cousin Scott got married. The wedding was beautiful. It was freeeeezing as the wedding was outside and on the water. It was overcast and kind of dreary all day but was still really beautiful. It was great seeing all of my family together and dancing with them. I had a great day. The weekend before was Karen's (Scott's fiance) bachelorette party. That was a good time and was another opportunity to spend some quality time with my girl cousins and Karen.
Here's to hoping these next couple of weeks go smoothly and things work out the way I'd like them to.
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