I'm an animal just like you.

I am really behind on keeping things updated on here. Here are some photos from my times in Chicago, Minneapolis, Denver (where I saw Arctic Monkeys and visit with my longtime friend Kelsey and her adorable cat Laika), Lawrence and St. Louis, where I spent time with old friends and made some new ones along the way. Got to see and hang out with my favorite monks, Foals. 

This is just a scratch on the surface of some of the photos I took. Sadly, I did lose my disposable camera somewhere along the way, at least I had only taken like 5 photos on it but still...it's always sad when you lose a roll. 

more photos soon from all my adventuring...

empty veins and my plastic broken crown...

I am getting pretty excited about seeing FOALS a few times next month and in June. Love these fools. And their new album is beyond amazing. Two of my absolute favorite songs off of Holy Fire are "Milk & Black Spiders" and "Late Night". Headphones turned up high are necessary to enjoy the brilliance of both songs. From the lyrics to the arrangements. Just beautiful. 

I've been slacking on the "blogging" lately. 

Sorry, I've been busy trying to figure out the mess that is my life right now. Currently testing how much one person can really do and how many places to can they be at once...I tried duplicating myself and it totally didn't work, bummer. 

(Thanks Multiplicity for lying to me as a child!)

Anyways, I do have a couple of exciting things coming up that I can't wait to share with everyone soon. Until then, you can see one of my photos made it to Dum Dum Girls wikipedia page.

And I think it's time for a mini resurrection of 'my life in mobile photos' or maybe I'll rename it 'Patrice's So-Called Life'.

the past couple of weeks have consisted of the following:

meeting one of my best friend's girlfriend, Maddie, she is lovely


we got angsty together


I've been taking photos with my real camera and doing a LITTLE less instagramming than I normally do. 


lounged around with Tori, watched Girls and compared it to our lives.


aww, look cute cat! 


more angst


Chilling with Atticus

read a lot of books, learned some new words

found a crazy old photo of Caitlin, Dev and myself (2008, NYC)

Super LOLZZZ, our faces...also, Dev and I have similar glasses, it's cool to be slightly blind.

found a photo from last year of Chloe and I letting loose at a FOALS show in St. Louis. we were the only people dancing because some crowds are lameeee.

I mean how can you not get down to this oldie but goodie?

it'll cause some spastic, hair whipping dancing.

I am currently reading this

and I've been listening to a lot of Fugazi lately. 

it's a dead end road, for you and me

I just fucking shit my fucking pants! WHAT THE FUCK have I been doing and WHERE THE HELL have I been, that I haven't been keeping up with my dudes! Well anyways, now that my head is finally out of my ass and I'm not the total fucking dickhead I've been all winter.

*(I mean can someone say "Psychotic Patrice" for the months of October - December?)

ANYWAYS!!! More on that later. 

*back to FOALS*

FOALS are going hard and getting heavy. And I am obsessing over their new(ish) song "Inhaler" and can't wait until their third album 'Holy Fire' which comes out on the 12th of Feburary! Also, I am really into the video. I feel like I need to be in an alternate state of mind the next time I watch it. 

 (Yannis *if you are reading this*, I am coming for that sweatshirt/jacket or someone link it to me so I can buy it and rock it all day, erryday.)

"I'm rusted gold
I stripped my soul
I make believe
and i'm not for rent
my head is spent
I guarantee"

music mix the bourgeoisie and the rebel

I can't stop listening to these artists at the moment, all albums are currently in heavy rotation...some may induce lots of spastic movement, hair whipping, and/or gyrating whilst listening...

Friendly Fires

I want to Ed to be my dance partner.

Friendly Fires - Live Those Days Tonight by Posh Magazine

Metronomy

Can't wait to see them next month with Class Actress!! Finallyyyyy!

Metronomy - Corinne by PeaceBlind

Trophy Wife

Trophy Wife - Microlite by SarahAnorak

JEFF The Brotherhood

holy shit their new album is so good. everyone else should just give up...

photo source

Theophilus London

Theophilus London "Blindfolded" by jimmyedgar

Black Lips

Black Lips - Modern Art by Biz 3 Publicity

Blood Orange

Why is Dev so awesome?

Blood Orange - Dinner by DominoRecordCo

Chad Valley

this is summer

Chad Valley - Ensoniq Funk by 1FTP

Arctic Monkeys (duh!)

Arctic Monkeys - 'Don't Sit Down 'Cause I've Moved Your Chair by leandroncampos

Foals (an even a bigger duh!)

If JEFF doesn't make you want to give up music then Foals will. Have you seen these guys live?

In the words of Mia Wallace...

"I said goddamn. Goddamn. Goddamn..."

Black Gold by Foals by noofficialmusic

say no to love

Things I am into at the moment:

(yeah, there's a lot of videos in this post)

FOALS - "This Orient"

cool video.

AND just because I can't get enough of this video or song

FOALS - "Spanish Sahara"

I may be just a WEE bit excited to see them in Chicago this fall. I honestly think they are one of the best current bands to see live. If you ever get the chance to see them live, DO IT! You won't regret it, you'll have so much fun and want more after and be dripping in sweat because it'll most likely turn into a major dance party, who doesn't love dance parties?

Especially once the play this jam.

FOALS - "Cassius"

Another English band I am excited to see whilst back in NY is Mystery Jets!

Mystery Jets - "Serotonin"

Mystery Jets - "Dreaming of Another World"

The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart - "Say No To Love"

Isn't this band most adorable?

Best Coast - "When I'm With You"

Seriously though, who doesn't love this band?

Kemp Muhl on the cover of Oyster Magazine (totally yanked this from BreannaLee)

I'm telling you, some girls have all the luck. Does she really need to be so pretty all the time?

AND

I am loving the new Marc Jacobs Fall campaigns photographed by Juergen Teller, of course.

Movies I've watched recently:

-INCEPTION (so good, Cillian Murphy = girl boner and of course Joseph Gordon-Levitt)

-The Runaways (don't you judge me)

-Vivre Sa Vie

-Network

-Alphaville

-Frontier of the Dawn (a bit dramatic but who can resist the beautiful Louis Garrel)

-Paris, Texas

-Scenes From A Marriage

-The Battle of Algiers

-8 1/2

-Brazil

Currently Reading:

(I've lost track on the book a week project...)

Still reading East of Eden by John Steinbeck. Once I finish that, I will FINALLY try and finish Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy.

rest yourself, rest your head

photo: unknown

don't let go, just breathe slow

so hold on, it will pass

don't give up, don't let go

grey clouds, they'll break up

rest yourself, rest your head

be still, play dead

forget all the rest

free yourself, free your head

don't shy away

open your veins

and wait until the rain goes

2 Trees- FOALS

let's disappear until tomorrow

Nonstop listening to FOALS at the moment.

Olympic Airways - FOALS

your eyes are wide but there is a world that keeps you blind

This day was good and bad. I got see Darker My Love play, which is always a pleasure seeing them play and hanging with them. *double chest pound and peace sign* shout out to my dudezzzz. They have an awesome blog you should read as well and if you aren't listening to their music already, what are you doing with your life? Watching Keeping Up With The Kardashians, wait so am I....

I believe the date of these activities was Friday the 19th of March.

First I saw Darker My Love play at Red Eyed Fly. Loving the new material.

Tried to catch BRMC and Dr. Dog at another venue but that didn't happen. :(

Road out with DML and Malia (badass photographer and awesome friend, check her work) to Trailer Space Records.

The following bands were playing that day:

IHRNR/VOLAR/VIDEOTHING/COLONEL ABE 2010 SXSW PARTY:

Audacity
The Baths
Ratas Del Vaticano
Davila 666
Soft Pack (aka The Muslims, who you also need to check out because they are wicked awesome)
Grass Widow
Darker My Love
Thee Oh Sees (saw them play earlier in the week, they put on RAD as hell live show)

Of these bands I saw none of them. Personal issues arose (being sickly sucks) and I had to head back to the hotel and lay down for a bit if I were going to see anymore shows that evening. Yet it was cool to hang with the dudes, even if it were just for a hot minute.

Also, just to let you know, the "convenient" store acrosss the street from Trailer Space Records does NOT have "fresh" coffee or coffee at all to be frank. But they have all the 40s your little liver can handle!

Anyways, here are some of the pictures from that day.

fwendzzzz

hi tim!!

Jared looking too kool for skool with his shades.

Malia photographing or video-ing, you never know which she is doing.

this just seems like a deathly combination. like redbull and whiskey together. YAHTZEE! I guess Will is just bad ass like that.

Speaking of deathly combinations, remember that time when I was in Brighton, England seeing FOALS and there was Cambodian whiskey with a snake in it? Well, I feel like it's appropriate to show some photos of that now.

That is just dysentery and death waiting to happen.

Anyways, the next post shall hopefully NOT involve any sort of deathly combinations and more music. Later that evening, I got my last fix of Turbo Fruits and last fix of JEFF and learned a new drinking game. Stay tuned.