After looking and nearly dying of laughter at this awesome Kanye West meme website, I felt a bit… inspired. Click “read more” to see what I came up with.

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A week ago today, I was in Los Angeles, roaming around in “the world’s largest independent record store,” Amoeba Music, sifting through vintage rock posters, walking among aisles of CDs and vinyl records… and brushing shoulders with director Michel Gondry.

Oh right, ’twas Hollywood.

Vasthy, Liz, Christina and I had just come from eating dinner at Hard Rock Cafe on Universal City Walk. At Amoeba, we were all exhausted but willed ourselves to get lost in the music – literally. I mean, it’s why we were all here.

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What music video features clever editing, funny facial expressions, and fly dance moves by Alex Kapranos? Why, this one for “Can’t Stop Feeling” by Franz Ferdinand, of course. (Video)

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My mom and I landed in Manila yesterday and got picked up by Uncle Jess and Aunty Mely, my mom’s uncle and aunt, actually. As we drove out of the airport – which looked a lot nicer than I remembered – I noticed the air quality, which was almost unbearable when I was here the last time, had actually gotten better, too. Not a hundred percent, but a bit noticeably better.

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Here’s a five-minute video/slideshow I made commemorating our Arizona trip to see Franz Ferdinand.

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The following is my submission for the Franz Ferdinand fan club magazine. For larger, better quality photos, check out my Flickr photoset. For videos from and related to the gig, check out my playlist on YouTube.

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Friday night was the first time I met Muse boardies Christina, Aurora, Lisa and Cris. Christina is from the Netherlands but attends Arizona State University. Aurora flew in from El Paso. Lisa brought along a couple of her friends and flew from California, while Cris and her husband drove from San Diego for the gig.

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