One of my favorite things to do (partially because I rarely have the time to do it) is to listen to music, without doing anything else. To just sit there, close my eyes, block out the world and any responsibilities I have, and to just listen. Over the years I've found some pretty good music, and a lot of it, I feel, was meant to be listened to in that way. And it's gotta be the whole album, from start to finish. I like a lot of music, but my favorites are the artists who write albums as a whole, not just a compilation of songs. Tool, The Mars Volta, Dredg, Radiohead, Porcupine Tree, and my most recently favorite The Dear Hunter. They recently release a compliation of 9 EPs title The Color Spectrum. Each EP presents a color (Black, Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue Indigo, Violet, White) and does a fantastic job at inspecting and displaying emotions very well befitting each color. If you have two and a half hours, take a listen, it's well worth it.
Here are some recent shots taken on a trip to Yosemite.
Gotta love those autumn colors
Half dome - an incredible location for hiking (as I did this past summer), photographing, or climbing (as can be seen by the light on the face of the dome)
Yosemite is one of those places that I'll keep coming back to. It's worth it. It's one of those places everyone needs to see once in their lives. I have a big list of those places, and too many of them I haven't seen yet. I guess that means I have a lot to look forward to, right?
