Video for a Day: "The World At Large" by Modest Mouse

"The World At Large" by Modest Mouse

Do you know how long I've liked this song yet never knew that it was by Modest Mouse? Sad, I know. Years of being unaware of the creators of such a song.

Video for a Day: "Change of Heart" by El Perro Del Mar

"Change of Heart" by El Perro Del Mar

Not only do I really like this song, but I love love love this video. The way these guys move just have me so captivated. By the way, they're a Hungarian acrabatic duo called "The Golden Power" which is ever so fitting. Some people may find it weird and all for two very muscular and strong men to work together in this way, but who freakin' cares?! I've watched this video so many times over the past two years that I practically have their moves memorized. Sometimes, I get so lost in their movement that I forget the song is even playing in the background. Enjoy.

Happy Fish Sushi

Chicken Teriyaki Noodle Bowl

So, I had this yummy bowl at Happy Fish Sushi. What can I say? This place became one of my new favorite restaurants. I wasn't even interested in sushi until I came here with some friends. I usually just get sushi from there, but I decided to try something different to see if they had good food besides sushi and crab rangoons. It was a slight challenge for me to get the chicken off of the sticks (I was expecting teriyaki chicken literally in the bowl of noodles). I felt ridiculous trying to bite the chicken off, then I attempted cutting it off with a knife which ended up working out pretty great. I can't wait to stop by there in the fall and try something new again.

Happy Fish Sushi

1200 W Main St

(Ste 22)

Peoria, IL 61606

Video for a Day: "Julie" by Outer Limits Recordings (I found Sam, not that I was searching hard for him)

"Julie" by Outer Limits Recordings

It's kind of weird, but I like it. How did I even find this song? It's a long story...

Not really. I was on wikipedia reading on Florence Welch then Dev Hynes then Test Icicles then Sam Mehran then I discovered that Sam hadn't fallen off the face of the earth after all. This is one of his apparently many projects. No wonder it's been hard to find him, besides him staying pretty freakin underground adding to it. Anyway, have a listen or two. Enjoy or not.

Grand Lux Cafe

Miso Glazed Salmon

This lovely salmon dish comes from one of my favorite restaurants that I visit once every blue moon, Grand Lux Cafe. Another great thing about Grand Lux is that they have awesome bread and butter. Yes, bread and butter. If a restaurant has a delicious pairing of bread with butter, they have won my heart over before my true meal even arrives. Sometimes, I have to be reminded not to eat too much bread because then I won't eat my meal, obviously.

look at that interior decorating!

Anyway, if you like the Cheesecake Factory, then you'll like Grand Lux Cafe because they're related anyway.

Grand Lux Cafe

600 N Michigan Ave

Chicago, IL 60611

(312) 276-2500

All photos taken with my camera phone, just so you know.

Stuck in the Middle (I should really be sleeping)

I've been feeling a bit stuck lately. I'm at that age where I'm technically an adult, but I'm still living under my parents roof when I come home from college, making it even harder to live an "adult life" and make "adult decisions". I'm in no rush to grow up, believe me. I just don't like this whole...tease of adult life, shall we say.

For example, the gay pride parade is this Sunday, but my mother will not grant me permission to go. Now, if I didn't have to ask my parents for a ride to the train station (though I'm sure a friend could swing by and pick me up on the way to the train station) or had to tell them of my exact whereabouts, I could easily hop on the train with my friends and have a ball. First thing is the simple fact that my parents are homophobes, unfortunately. My dad is even more homophobic than my mom with his comments and all, which is why I did not even think about asking him about Sunday- I dread the lecture that surely would have followed. My mom is slightly more accepting than my father, but she still doesn't approve of homosexuals. I keep having these little rebellious urges to just ask a friend to swing by my house and just leave Sunday morning. Sometimes, you just want to go out and do things and forget about the consequences that may follow (I guess that's how people feel when they just want to go out and drink all night, right?). What would be at stake, though? My parents trust in myself? My freedom? Honestly, I have my freedom. I do. I have this bittersweet thing that we've all been given called free will. I could be that teen (should I even call myself a teen? I'm a year away from having lived an entire score) who does whatever she wants in the world just because I can. I just don't know. There's just this inner conflict within myself to just runaway and start my life off on my own finally. I'll probably struggle at first to survive, but life isn't easy anyway.

Sometimes, I just need a break, a vacation from everyone. Currently, this is pretty impossible. It's not that my parents don't trust me. It's the rest of the world that they don't trust. They're afraid of me getting hurt, which I totally get, but they can't protect me and follow me and stop me from exploring the world forever.

By the grace of God, I'll make it in this world, and I'm not going to let negativity stop me.

Song of the Day (maybe week): "I Can't Make You Love Me/ Nick of Time" by Bon Iver

I Can't Make You Love Me, Nick Of Time by New Music (Bon Iver)

I just heard this song for the first time today, and I can't stop listening to it.

This is my first post on here, and it's not even really about me. I guess this is your first taste of my musical interest.