My brother composed THIS.

Well, that is a weird experience.

I mean, I know that when you get absorbed in fandom, certain things can make you geek. But it's kind of a heavy accusation.

Still.

Listen to this song, all the way through, paying special attention at around 2:15.

Am I just crazy, or does that seem really familiar?

Like really familiar.

Familiar like an instrumentalist might have had something stuck in his head?

I mean, at this level, it just has to be.

The song is "All the World" by Fauxliage. Apparently it's on a Moonlight OST, which is a show about vampires on CBS, or whatever, hell if I watch tv. I like the song, but...

Well.

So, there's this very lovely and sexy song called Blue Alert, and I'm wondering if anyone has a copy. The artist is Madeleine Peyroux. I'm listening to this version by Anjani, but Peyroux's version is so much better. She's got a very nice, sultry voice.

Just putting the word out there. Even if no one's got it, you've all got another version of it now.

 

This post is for tijuana_pirate, and for anyone else who's interested. In the spirit of sharing all things both foreign and musical, I've compiled a list of tracks I've uploaded to fileden. By the by, this is the first post—this list is entirely made up of tracks by Rammstein and t.A.T.u. If you already know you don't like those bands, you can pass this by—but you might find something you like, who knows?

Only a couple of these are .mp3 files—most of these are .wma files. I'm really sorry I don't have these in .mp3 format, for those of you who don't have Windows Media, but if you go to http://www.winamp.com, you can download Winamp Media Player v.535 for free, and it will play these files. I know this, because I'm using it right now.

I will try to throw my Spanish, French and Japanese music up here tomorrow, or sometime very soon. Again by the by, I might not be around this weekend or the following few days—I'm moving into a new apartment it seems. Hope to get the internet connected soon after that.

These links won't expire until I decide to take them down—and I probably won't. Just please don't hot-link, because I have limited bandwidth on that account.

( Songs and lyrics under the cut! )

Well, this took me forever, so I hope everyone found something they liked. I know I'm inspired—I ended up listening to much of this for the first time in a while, because I went digging for it. GONNA WRITE MORNING STAR NOW and probably some smut.

I can't help it. When I listen to Rammstein, I picture present-day gothed-up Vincent putting holes in heads. It's what I listened to non-stop four years ago when I started writing for the pit.

...Uh-oh.

*More coming tomorrow. =)

 

Apparently the FF.net problem is fixed now—hooray. I did send them a letter, but I don't think it has anything to do with it. I am sure they didn't read it, just as I'm sure I wasn't the first person to complain.

ANYWAY. Writing smut now, because I can.

But also! I am looking for a track. This is a damaged remix— Tifa's Sadness —by DJ Xealot, one of the kids who fought to keep Napster in existence. Now, warrior_zith burned it onto an FF CD for me a few years back, just before we shared that one house, but it and another track were abruptly cut off and became dead air after a certain point in the songs. His old mp3 archives were wiped out after that.

I asked my buddy rohins, who has made several of his own albums and went to University of Florida (same school) if he knew him. No go. All of Xealot's old sites for distributing his music are now abandoned and empty.

If anyone has this track, I would be most grateful if you could point me in its direction. I have the beginning of it here, if you want to listen, but it is in [.wma] format. Crap.

Also, Magnet is awesome, if you didn't know. This song is for doormat!Vincent.

 

So I figured out today that if I set Johnny down in his room with the door wide open, he will crawl over to the open door and bat it back and forth in his hands, then kind of peer around it to see if he can figure out how it works. It was very interesting to watch, him opening and closing the door, peeking through the open sliver of light to look at me. Hee.

Okay, I started out the night with another one of those heavenly drinks. Maybe not the best idea, but whatever. I got a few paragraphs done. But MY LEGS HURT. I DON'T KNOW WHY?

I'm just... right now I'm tired. And sick of everything. And I mean everything. I don't want to sleep, mostly because I want to write, but I can't make myself sit here anymore. I don't think a smoke or a drink would help. I don't think tea would, either. Thank goodness I don't do any 'recreational' drugs. I am tired of grape juice. I am tired of giving my opinion on issues I care about when it doesn't matter to anyone else. This rice? Is disgusting. I shouldn't have put teriyaki on it. I wish I could find a sound file converter that actually worked.

Maybe I will read myself to sleep. I could stand to do some more reading, especially since I have NEW BOOKS. When I finish them, I'll post so you know if they're any good or not. Yes, this is what I need. I'll get a fresh start in the morning, and maybe you'll see a new chapter of Agapé before the day is through. Like anyone's actually looking for it anymore.

[This song] could drive anyone crazy after a while. I am going to have it stuck in my head tonight, and I won't be able to sleep. But I like it anyways. I snagged it from Jay Gordon's MySpace page. What am I doing stalking him? Wouldn't you like to know.

~Des

 

Do not be alarmed! I have changed my LJ name. Yes, it is I... and also I'm making non-friends-only entries now, because I forgot the point.

Anyway, I hope everyone had a good three-day weekend. We went to the Boca Ciega Yacht Club (which in this case is really a fancy word for boat-parking plus a kitchen and some docks) to meet my dad and Jo-Anne, and her sister-in-law and father-in-law (from her ex). We had a picnic lunch and took Johnny out on the sailboat for a quick ten minutes or less, which we thought he'd love, but he hated it. He was sticky with sunscreen and the lifejacket apparently was too snug on his little shoulders and neck (who knew they actually made them that small?), so he cried the whole time and it was miserable. Oh, but when we changed direction and headed back to the docks? He was quiet as a mouse and lulled his head back peacefully. Grrgh. We later went to my mom's for filets and swimming - we thought - but Johnny was fussy and wouldn't eat anything but cheerios (he seems to not want to take anything from a spoon now, and it's really driving me up the wall coming up with meals for him), and cranky and tired, so no pool.

My kid brother crashed here that night, and Joe and I finished off the last of the rum. Coconut rum is good with bananas and orange juice and a teensy bit of sugar, if you blend it up right with the ice chips. Yum.

Sharing a cigarette with Steve was weird, though. Nevermind that he's younger, and was smoking long before I ever did. He's still my kid brother, and it's weird. I told him as much, but he pointed this out and said, "It should be weird for me!" Me, I only smoke when I drink, which is... well, twice a month to never. And yes, his six-foot-six lanky ass was sprawled all over my couch. Personally, I don't know how he managed to fit.

AND STEPH IS COMING BACK TO FLORIDA!! Party at my house. This is going to be the best visit ever, even if I have to twist her arm -- or snog her (which I realize would probably only make matters worse, but I like to live dangerously).

I want to be on AIM with you guys tonight, but I will probably sit it out and try my best to get some of these chapters out. Again, I can't seem to concentrate on anything, or sit still. All these ideas are just backing up in my brain. One of these days, my head is going to explode.

...That every time I get on the internet I go and find music can't possibly have anything to do with that. Oh, no. Not at all.

I had totally forgotten about this song. Good thing I was on Wikipedia today, or I'd have quite possibly never picked it up again. Right click, "save as" for my current tunes... [mp3]

Okay, must turn off speakers now. Putting myself on lock-down in the office. Yes...

(I am so not going to write anything, I'm going to make TifaxHellmasker fan-soundtracks instead, because that's what this song does to me. YOU HAVE TO TURN IT UP LOUD!)

~Nighty Night~