Post 100

We have finally made it to the legendary 100th post. CONGRATULATIONS! It's only taken four of us nearly two years to do it, but we did it. Let's hope we can get the next 100 posts faster. I wish I had an amazing topic to talk about to commemorate this moment, but I don't. I do, however, have a music suggestion.

For the past two days, I've been writing college transfer essays. The universe needs to be in just the right order for me to concentrate for that amount of time. I guess you could say I'm no Daniel or Stephanie. One way I get into the mood to write is listening to soothing music. This can range from lonely songs (Thanks Andrew! I still listen to the album to this day.), classical music, or bossa nova.

Bossa nova is the evolution of the samba. It has less percussion in the background and it has complex harmonies to make it very smooth. This is often compared to "cool jazz". Bossa nova originated in Brazil and echoes the sunny, beach towns in which it was developed. The first Bossa nova song to have international success is the song "The Girl from Ipanema". You would have heard this song if you watched Wayne's World II or The Blues Brothers. (I summarized this poorly and will edit this later.)

Well, Jessica Hoey gave me a CD of a Japanese-Brazilian bossa nova singer, Lisa Ono. Ono has an interesting history of living in Tokyo for half the year, and Rio de Janeiro for the other half. If you hear her smooth vocals and perfect pronunciation, you would never guess she was mixed. The music is soothing beyond belief. If you ever have the luck to get her CD, NAIMA ~ Meu Anjo ~, I suggest you get it. It truly is an experience, and as far as I know, none of you guys listen to this style.