So tonight I'm breaking out the Brad Paisley. I think I almost forgot what country music sounded like, seeing as it's been about a month since I've been exposed to it. Some of you would laugh at this...and some of you will wonder what else I could want to listen to...
but as much as I love my acoustic, electronica, alternative, jazz, blues, classical, and many variations of rock, sometimes I just need a good song about getting my pickup stuck in the mudd....even though I drive a grand am...and come to think of it...I haven't seen any pickups here in oxford. ah well.
its strange how something like music have such a huge impact on a mood, or bond a group of people, or fill that lonely void of silence, become an event itself, or even set the theme for a great party......
I've noticed myself not listening to my music as often as I used to...or at least in the same situations. Generally if I'm going to study in a library or be in my room for a long time alone I would have to have something on. Not just because I wanted to drowned out the noise of other people, or keep myself company...but because the opportunity to be alone and just enjoy my music didn't present itself often- especially sharing a room of 3 for two years....
now I find myself reading for hours or just being alone without any background noise. I haven't thought much about this, but it is something I've noticed lately. I especially don't need it to study in the libraries which are deathly silent.
People who know me well, know that I love my music. I sometimes think I need music like I need food, or sleep....there are times when I just need to listen to a particular group or song to be fully content in the moment. I've come to depend on my ipod for these times. Generally this little tool is the only way I'm able to spend much time listening to my music...since I'm reading in silence most of the day-but that bike ride to college.....or sometimes a long walk...presents the perfect opportunity for me to just indulge in my favorite albums....at times I'll listen to something amazingly energetic to help me keep up the pace...or sometimes I mellow out to some Ben Harper after a long day....but then there are those times when a country song will come on the shuffle as I'm walking through the bustling city of Oxford...and even though I know that nobody else can hear it, the fact that it just seems so out of place in this atmosphere makes me laugh to myself and feel like I need switch the song to something more relevant to my surroundings....
One thing I'm loving about Oxford is a concert venue called the Zodiac which hosts many non-superfamous indy/rock/random bands.....while I have not taken the chance to go yet, I couldn't believe it when Krisitie told me that Tilly and the Wall, one of my favorite groups is coming to play on March 4th!!!! I cannot wait.
I've noticed myself not listening to my music as often as I used to...or at least in the same situations. Generally if I'm going to study in a library or be in my room for a long time alone I would have to have something on. Not just because I wanted to drowned out the noise of other people, or keep myself company...but because the opportunity to be alone and just enjoy my music didn't present itself often- especially sharing a room of 3 for two years....
now I find myself reading for hours or just being alone without any background noise. I haven't thought much about this, but it is something I've noticed lately. I especially don't need it to study in the libraries which are deathly silent.
People who know me well, know that I love my music. I sometimes think I need music like I need food, or sleep....there are times when I just need to listen to a particular group or song to be fully content in the moment. I've come to depend on my ipod for these times. Generally this little tool is the only way I'm able to spend much time listening to my music...since I'm reading in silence most of the day-but that bike ride to college.....or sometimes a long walk...presents the perfect opportunity for me to just indulge in my favorite albums....at times I'll listen to something amazingly energetic to help me keep up the pace...or sometimes I mellow out to some Ben Harper after a long day....but then there are those times when a country song will come on the shuffle as I'm walking through the bustling city of Oxford...and even though I know that nobody else can hear it, the fact that it just seems so out of place in this atmosphere makes me laugh to myself and feel like I need switch the song to something more relevant to my surroundings....
One thing I'm loving about Oxford is a concert venue called the Zodiac which hosts many non-superfamous indy/rock/random bands.....while I have not taken the chance to go yet, I couldn't believe it when Krisitie told me that Tilly and the Wall, one of my favorite groups is coming to play on March 4th!!!! I cannot wait.(photo:groundcontroltouring.com)
My latest "musical" encounter was last night's "Rave" hosted by some of the girls here at Regent's College who live in house off campus......the party planners are huge music fans, so they were all about the mini-rave in their living room- complete with flashing bicycle lights hanging from the ceiling. Because Regent's is so small, pretty much everyone comes to whatever is going on........While I chose not to show off my amazing dance skills for everyone, it was a good end to the long week, and it was nice to spend some time with some of the other Regent's girls who seem even more buried in the books than I am....a few pictures from the evening :)
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