Sunday, July 17, 2011

I. Love. Music.

Hey readers!
I've decided to share some of my interests and deep connections to music with you.

So here goes!

1. Spotlight by Patrick Stump
I love this song because first of all, Patrick Stump is my favorite singer. He's the frontman of Fall Out Boy. He's also suuuper adorable, so... I like that too. But back to the song. I first heard this song at the beginning of 2011, right before I started making serious plans to follow my dreams and move to Hollywood. 
Important lyrics: "You can be your own spotlight. You can be the star, you can shine so bright. You can be your own spotlight." "A little sweetness keeps just out of reach, compassion is something they just don't teach"

2. Hills and Valleys by The Rocket Summer
This song came to me at the same time as Spotlight, and has the same meaningful idea behind it. Moving to LA and following your dreams. Taking your car and just doing it.
Important lyrics: "Say you're with me, there's gold ahead, there's golden dreams, in life's hills and valleys."

3.  Creep by Radiohead

This was my favorite song when I was 4 years old. This very depressing and melancholy song about not fitting in and being weird spoke to me when I didn't even know what it was about. lol. Now that I'm older it holds a place in my heart because it reminds me of my childhood, and because of the lyrics.
Important lyrics: "I don't care if it hurts. I wanna have control. I want a perfect body. I want a perfect soul. I want you to notice, when I'm not around. You're so very special, I wish I was special, but I'm a creep. I'm a weirdo. What the hell am I doing here. I don't belong here"

4. Chocolate by Snow Patrol
This song became my favorite song when I was a junior in High School. I was WAY into the color brown, especially chocolate brown. I bought everything brown. I was like "Oh man, I love chocolate brown. I'm so unique." Lol. Previous to this song, this band came out with their song 'Run' and I was way in love with Gary Lightbody, the main singer. (Typical "Amber type". Lanky, brunette, big nose, sort of goofy lookin'). So you can imagine the intensity of my love for this song when it came out. A song called Chocolate? By Snow Patrol?? With an amazing steady drum beat, and romantic lyrics? This is my all time fave song.
Important lyrics: "This could be the very minute I'm aware I'm alive" "You're the only thing that I love, scares me more everyday."

5. Laid by Matt Nathanson
I just really love this song. The lyrics are funny. His voice is really cute. It's upbeat and I've liked it since 9th grade. :)

6.  I Don't Love you by My Chemical Romance
If we are talking about me and music, we have to include My Chemical Romance. This is the band I was most obsessed with in my little life I've lived. And when I say obsessed I mean it, haha. I even have a work shirt that I wear to Starbucks that has a coffin emblem and people think it's a Chipotle shirt. I'm getting off topic a little here. This band was a major influence on me for a bunch of reasons. Their theatrical concerts, their themed albums that tell a story- along with characters and paintings to add to it. Their arty and creative music videos, and Gerard Way's style of singing. If you hear me sing, you might be able to tell that his style has rubbed off on me a little bit. I've grown out of their music over the years, but I still love hearing some of their prettier songs like this one.
Important lyrics: "When you go, would you even turn to say 'I don't love you like I did yesterday'?"

7. What A Catch, Donnie by Fall Out Boy
So, I'm not gonna lie, this is my fave Fall Out Boy MUSIC VIDEO, not because of the song, but because stupid Pete Wentz isn't in it, only my boyfriend Patrick Stump. And oh my goodness, he is SO cute in this. He's all lonely on his little boat so he talks to a seagull. And I love me a boy who can play piano. That's my weakness... What was I talking about? Oh ya, music. Sorry, I was just making sure you knew I love Patrick Stump. And he has the best voice ever. Oh ya, music. This album (The very last FoB album ever) is my all time favorite album. I've heard it a zillion and one times, and it's my go-to CD if I'm ever in a bad mood. It makes me happy, it gives me energy, and the songs are really hard to sing, so it warms me up for auditions. All in all, it's the best ever.
Important lyrics: "I've got troubled thoughts and the self esteem to match, what a catch." 

8. Generator 2nd Floor by Freelance Whales
This is a band that matches my style right this very instant. If you want to know "what is Amber's style in music?" It's this band AND Miniature Tigers, which is the next video on the list. But I really like this band because they use different instruments than most bands. Banjo, and xylophone. It makes for a really innocent sound, which I really love :)

9. Cannibal Queen by Miniature Tigers
I appreciate bands so much more when they can tell a story through their music videos. And this is a REALLY good music video. It's quirky, and I love the lead singer's character. He's a lovable weirdo ahha. This is currently my fave band. You can't really go wrong with any of their songs. They're all fun and genuine. The more melancholy ones are good too, they're real and creatively written. 
Important Lyrics: "It's good having somebody good for a change, I've dealt with no good dirty cheats that drove me insane. I'd finally given up on love and romance, if I lay down the sword, I'm giving my innocence. Coming for your heart like a cannibal. Oh she lets me right in and I'm fed till I'm full" "Another pretty girl I would love to admire from a distance but she's here so I'll jump in the fire"

10. And what shall be number 10? Hmm... I'll choose a band I discovered last night. 
Fast Car (originally by Tracy Chapman) by Boyce Avenue
I looooove this guy's voice. They have a whole bunch of great videos on YouTube. Go check them out. I like this one in particular cuz they made it into a sort of love song duet. Sorta. haha. Plus I've just always really loved this song. Great, great cover...
Important lyrics: "I had a feeling that I belong, and I had a feeling I could be someone... be someone"


xoXoxoOo
(hugs, kiss, big hug, little kiss, little hug, little kiss, big kiss, little kiss)




Sunday, July 3, 2011

Happy 3rd of July

Happy 3rd of July everybody!

It's a very peaceful night for me tonight. In the city where I'm at right now, they celebrate Independence day on the 3rd instead of the fourth. So I'm out on  my back porch, in the perfect weather, chillin on a rocking chair and enjoying the sights and sounds of this summer night.
Fireworks and firecrackers and bugs. Lots of bugs. June bugs. I never heard of those until I moved to LA. They're beetles that only come during summer time, so everyone loves junebugs because everyone loves summertime.
So hey!
I haven't written in a while, because nothing is new. Well, besides some AMAZING things that a lot of people are confused about.
My movie became approved by SAG. The little webseries that I'm working on called Real Vampires, we submitted our script to SAG so that we could say that our production is a SAG production. Well, they approved it, and now our deal is to fill out a bunch of paperwork. And once that is done I will officially be a producer, writer, director, editor and star of a SAG film. I'm writing this from my point of view, so I haven't mentioned the other people who are part of this who are just as important in making Real Vampires. They're there. So remember that ahha. Once I fill out what's called a "Taft-Hartley" form, I will be SAG eligible!!
What's that? It means that I'm able to be a part of The Screen Actor's Guild. All I have to do is pay a whole bunch of money and then I can get legitimate acting roles in movies and other cool things.

I wish I had more to tell you. Like how I'm going to celebrate Fourth of July by being on a fuckin' BOAT. But my mind has been so stuck on this project that nothing else is even THAT cool to talk about.

I'm still working at Starbucks and I'm writing things. I'm focusing on my health and reading books. I've discovered that being true to myself means staying home a lot of the time and being creative, rather than going out and being around "LA phonies" as I've come to call some people out here. I've also decided my next big step NEEDS to be to take an improv class. I miss it far too much. I miss the people. I miss witty comebacks for all of the lame things I say. I miss being surrounded by super dorky/super awesome funny people who all secretly want you to like them.
Don't get me wrong, normal people are fun too ;)

Oh. Here's some more cool things I did: I went to Knott's Berry Farm with my mom as well as the Fashion District in Downtown LA. And last week Chloe and I went to the beach at some place where I keep forgetting the name. It started with a B.
Junebugs! Stop flying by me!
The beach was fun, but cold. So we went to Disneyland instead lol. Chloe didn't know that there was such a thing as Downtown Disney, which is completely free for 3 hours. So we hella went there. Then we came home and did some graphic design type stuff for Real Vampires.
More like Chloe did it and I gave opinions here and there lol. She's AWESOME at that kind of stuff.

Filming the last parts on the 9th and 10th of July. Then editing. THEN you get to see what we've been up to!

Once again, happy 4th of July everyone. Whatever that means for you. Whether it's "enjoy time with your family!" or "have fun blowing shit up!" Either way, this one'll be a good one I know it.
Night!