BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH

I wish my name was Benedict Cumberbatch...or Penelope, Penelope would be nice.

Ok now back to work. Goodbye.

Take That

Why did Take That have to come back into my life today? Today of all days! Why?!
Falls to the floor on knees, while pounding fists to the floor shaking crying and yelling





AMAZING

I feel very passionate about writing this Poli Sci 2 paper on El Salvador. Nerd. :)

Happy Aloud Day!

It's been 8 years.

Operation

Random Ranting: Back to England (sort of, in my head)

I've stopped reading Extremely Loud, and Incredibly Close. I was more than halfway through. It's not that it's bad. It's very good/sad/cute actually, but I found myself missing all that complicated English literature I'm so used to. I've been reading too many modern American novels, and that gets boring after a while. It's made me realiz that English literature will always be my favorite. I actually like not being able to understand some parts because the language is too complicated. It helps me understand, all the while I'm learning unconsciously. It's fun. It's like learning a new language sort of, not really, just learning new words and ideas. I'm weird.

I missed England, so I went back to Charles Dickens. It's a love/hate relationship with me and Dickens.

I'm re-reading Oliver Twist. Last time I read that was in sophomore year. I remember staying up till five in the morning on a Sunday, sometime during the Winter Holidays. I remember being worrying that my mom would worry about me staying up late. Good times. I miss my mom, and I missed Vitorian England. I think Oliver Twist will make me feel better.

Oh btw I can sort of drive now.

Random Ranting: More Books

Finished Brideshead Revisited
Last Chapter reminded my of certain time that makes me sad whenever I think about it
Started Extremely Loud, and Incredibly Close
Read One Chapter
Wanted to Cry
I think I'm going to read this one only when I am alone.
I think it'll be one of those books that is followed by depression, like The Virgin Suicides, so watch out because I might delete my facebook.

Maybe I was depressed during winter break because I read of Mice and Men, nah it was probably the fact that I hadn't seen nano in weeks and I missed my mom, it's during those times when you really notice how my mom was like a magnet. When she was around everyone always made an effort to spend the holidays and birthdays together, but now everyone goes their own way. On my birthday I am like a stray cat being taken in by different families, it might sound nice, but it isn't. All you really want is your family, they don't ask questions. Now I want to be alone , I hate my birthday so much because I hate being the center of attention, and I hate being asked all these questions I don't want to answer.

Maybe I was depressed to summer vacation because I read Franny and Zooey, and The Picture of Dorian Gray. The characters are stuck, in a way, and I felt that too, I even had a nervous breakdown, I even prayed for God to take away my feelings of being stuck, I asked him to guide me, to show me the way to a fulfilling life. I still haven't been "enlightened," but maybe soon, you have to make things work too, and put some effort into it, but I don't want to. Life isn't about magic tricks, if you ask for something it's not going to appear instantly. It takes time. I'm pretty sure that it wasn't depression though, I had a lot of chocolate that day, and maybe I was just crashing.

I'm not feeling depressed though, I'm just reminiscing. Fun times. I'm being serious. There's something fun about moping around all day, I mean I hate it so much when I do, but then once I'm all better all I want to do is go back.

Oh summertime, how I miss you, your weather may suck, but you provide me with so much time to think and bring myself down.

I don't think I'll ever be satisfied. I think I'll always be "stuck." Oh dear.

I'm crazy.

Random though of the day

If I were a boy I'd be awesome at football so I could get into whatever school I wanted to, and then I'd become super popular, and everyone would love me, and I'd get all the hot girls, and I wouldn't have to study so much, because the school would love me so much for my awesome skillz, plus I'd be too busy being super awesome at football. yes. Plus, I would be tall.

Not true, I'd probably be like a skater or something, even though I greatly dislike kidz on skateboardz. Or I'd be in a band. I'd be the bass player.

Sorry for the z's. I should be manufacturing z's, but unfortunately I procrastinate way too much. Listening to Robyn and writing this.

I love Alexander Perchov. He's the best ficitonal character ever, for reals. If I were a boy I'd be him. Think I want to buy Gogol Bordello's album, not really. Eugen Hutz is exactly what I imagined Alexander Perchov to look and sound like. Now I'm listening to Kylie. Gonna read Everything is Illuminated again. so good. Been reading too much Hipster Runoff. I should stop so I could manufacture z's ASAP.

Edit:
Note to self: Bohoo! Sleeping is for the weekend, and so is Lost, and life. Deal with it.

Random Story of the day, because I'm bored and procrastinating hardcore

Today when I got home from the doctor I was watching Bored to Death, and this girl, who happened to be high via smoking a joint, said something, and I thought "that sounds like something I would say". Oh no. lol.

Another story.
This one time when I was taking a nap, U-2 came on my ipod, and I jumped out of bed, I couldn't go back to sleep. Yes, that is a scary song.

Pain

So today I had another "mini-surgery," as my sister calls it. For some reason, I am in much more pain this time around. Gah seriously I could stab someone that's how much pain I'm in, can't wait till eight so I can take more pills, because the pain's starting to come back. grrr. The pain was so bad I could not even watch Lost, I love Lost, and this was episode one of season two.Which means: Desmond! :( Dang doctor didn't give me enough anesthesia today.

Okay so onto other more important things. The new Cheryl Cole single premiered today. I stayed up till one in the morning just so I could hear it. It was so worth it though, "Promise This" is brilliant. All day long I've had the french bit stuck in my head. "Alouette outte outte d'eployer l'aile" over and over. Wish I had my ipod.

It hurts! So yeah here's some Hurts.



Tear Tear. I love it how their music is so emotional it's funny kind of.

old gregg

Old Gregg, I will always love you.

Georgiana Darcy

If I were asked what fictional character I resemble the most I would answer Georgina Darcy.

Easily persuaded, yes?

sherlock

Last night I had a dream about Sherlock Holmes, well it wasn't really about him, he was just in it, and it was awesome.

So this burglar/murderer breaks in my house and I'm really scared and so Sherlock Holmes comes and I feel relieved. Then Sherlock abandons me, and I'm left all on my own with this criminal, so I push the police button on my alarm thing, and the police come. The end.

It doesn't seem so exciting, but when it was happening it was so cool. Trust me I was there.
I know that Sherlock's cooler than that though, he would have actually helped me instead of running away or whatever.

Oh by the way I saw the Sherlock thingy the BBC did with Benedict Cumberbatch (what an incredible name really!) and Martin Freeman (Aurthur Dent and Jim in the original The Office, except his character's name is Tim). (This is probably why I had that dream.) I really liked it. There was a lot more talking and a lot less action than the Hollywood version. I liked this pair better too, even though the Hollywood pair is a lot better to look at. Plus it's produced by Steven Moffat, producer and writer of Doctor Who. Most of my favorite Who episodes are written by him, I've noticed so that helps.

Tough life decisions

blogger works better on safari than on firefox

I wonder if should switch back

Random Ranting: Summer Reading

I've been reading a lot of depressing books, with depressed/bitter characters.I think that's the reason why I've been so depressed recently. I've also been reading a lot of English romances from the 17 and 18oos. They've made me quite bitter.

Here's a list of all the books I've read since I got out of summer vacation.
Catcher in the Rye
The Picture of Dorian Gray
Northanger Abbey
Franny and Zooey
Persuasion
Everything is Illuminated
Jane Eyre
Wuthering Heights
The Virgin Suicides
Nine Stories

And I'm making my way through Seymour: An Introduction. I already read Raise High the Roof Beam Carpenters. I've really liked all of the books I've read, well the first half of The Picture of Dorian Gray is boring, but then it gets interesting till you know who gets killed, even though he was my favorite character. And I hated ALL the characters in Wuthering Heights, except Hareton and Mr. Linton, and I felt impartial towards Cathy Jr. and the narrators. I've still got to read Sense and Sensibility, Mansfield Park, and The Mysteries of Udolpho. Oh and David Copperfield, but I'm probably never gonna finish that one, maybe I'll finish it next since I'm not in the mood for romances. blahhhhh It's so hard picking a favorite out of the ones I really liked. Although I can tell you which is my favorite of the Nine Stories. It's "Just Before the War with the Eskimos." There's a lot of blood in that one. jk...not really. I realized today that I quite like the look of blood, it's nice. I'm not repulsed by it. I should be a doctor. I'd suck though, I'd kill everyone, even the ones who come to me with a cold. As much as I'd like to, it's best if I stay away from that profession, plus I'd have to deal with people. I'm no good with people.

Ok I think I can choose a favorite now. The Catcher in the Rye. I don't think I was bored by that one, not once. I really enjoyed it. I understand why Holden thinks everything is phony. I say "I don't approve," he say "phony." I almost chose The Virgin Suicides, that one was great, probably the most beautiful book I have ever read, the movie is my favorite (in a tie with Ratatouille). And it's about obsessions, and I'm pretty obsessive. Actually I became obsessed, with the story, i'd rather not day how, I'm am less than an amateur at being inspired. The day I finished reading that one I became very depressed for some reason. Then there's Everything is Illuminated. Now let me say that Alexander Perchov is the most premium character EVER and "Jon-fen" Safran Foer is a first-rate writer. Premium. I LOVED Everything is Illuminated, the first three chapters where boring though, because I didn't really understand the format in which it was written, so I didn't know what was going on. Then I realized, and how genius the format is. I don't think the first three chapters will be boring if I choose to re-read it, which I will. There were some parts that were a bit explicit, but hey this is the 21st century, and I'm 17, so I think old enough to read this book, I've seen worse than what I read. (I've actually put down The Shining and Breaking Dawn, because I think they're too much, but I was younger then, and those books aren't as great as Everything is Illuminated, there's a point to Everything is Illuminated, and it's actually worth your time and money, I'm glad I didn't read it when I first heard of it though, I probably wouldn't have been old enough to understand, but you never know I was a pretty cool little kid I listened to Sigur Ros and Blonde Redhead.) ok enough of my blabbing I'll rank the rest. I think the first three spots will be constantly changing.

1. The Catcher in the Rye
2. The Virgin Suicides
3. Everything is Illuminated
4. Jane Eyre
5. Franny and Zooey
6. Nine Stories
7. Northanger Abbey
8. Persuasion
9.The Picture of Dorian Gray
10. Wuthering Heights (The Kate Bush song is great though, I didn't like it the first or second time I heard it. Patrick Wold and Jonas Bjerre would always mention her and I though I should listen. Then I read this book and I though, "Hmm is the song based on the book?" It is. I actually have it stuck in my head. I'm gonna go watch the video after I finish typing this. I love it how she dances in the video, especially in the one with the red dress, I'll embed it. I did like the ending though, everyone dies, and Hareton Earnshaw learns how to read yay!)



Isn't it great? She's got moves. And she's so expressive it's just great! I'm being serious. Really.

P.S. I wish I were a member of the Glass family (I want that last name!), by blood or marriage, I don't care which way. If only they were real. sigh.

P.P.S. Film is a bit closer to reality (not really). The Tenebaums are a lot like the Glass family, but their last name isn't Glass! oh well. I like dysfucntional families, they're usually interesting when depicted in film and literature. If only my dysfunctional family were half as interesting as the Glass family or the Tenebaums, but no.

Oh and J.D. Salinger is my favorite writer at the moment. Maybe he always will be, but I need to investigate a bit more, so if this changes I will mention it. I think I should subscribe to the New Yorker. Salinger, Foer, and Eugenides have had stories featured in The New Yorker. Nah...it's to expensive, maybe when I get a job.

Ok this is a bit too long.

she's baaaaaaack

I guess I'm not psychic. I dreamed that there would be red and orange all around, oh and Jonna Lee was my mother, which is weird because she's a bit too young (by a few years) to be my mother. lol

Current Obsessions: Flo, Alexa Chung, Doctor Who (David and Matt), Amy and Rory Pond, and iamamiwhoami

i am jealous of...

House

I hate anyone (any character on the show, that is) who hates House, just leave the man alone! He knows what he's doing!

I've been watching A LOT of House lately, and I haven't been able to sleep, but not because of House, I'm trying to fix my biological clock (circadian rhythm, I took psychology) and it's currently set to GMT +10 hours (Melbourne, Australia Time).

awkward

haha that is the most awkward engagement scene ever
it's so funny, gosh i'm such a girl when it comes to Jane Austen

Finally

The snail in the beginning reminds me of Mew's introducing palace player video.

At first I though it was going to be really scary, but it's actually funny. I love it, it's really cute, reminds me of Where the Wild Things Are. I feel like she satirizing something though, especially when she's marching around with the crown and when she's on the car. Oh and there's no denying it's Jonna Lee.

She's so pretty, I like that thing she does with her eyes.

Till dawn you'll glow

Has always been my favorite song off of Supernature. It kind of bothered me cause this song was too high for me to sing, but in a way I never really minded because it's just too good.

Sweden

I like it how he names a bunch of Swedish people at the end.

blahhhh

It's OK Computer. I'm sure.

It sucks having nothing to look forward to.

I Never Said I Was Deep

Doctor Who Overload!

The Doctor in his jim jams. It's all I've been doing for the past week, watching the Doctor, that is. No wonder it's all I can think about.

Fit

Bow Ties are Cool

I need a life.

I am watching o. It's always there when I need it unlike certain people.

OMG!

iamamiwhoami is Girls Aloud's comeback project just listen to the intro to "The Loving Kind" and iamamiwhoami's sixth video.





Just Kidding! I'm pretty sure that the brains behind iamamiwhoami is Jonna Lee not Girls Aloud and Xenomania

Since the single version doesn't have the intro, I didn't post the music video, but here it is anyways, because I love it soooo much. It's one of their best videos.



And while we're at it here's the newest video from iamamiwhoami, again...i think i've posted it before, but here it is again because I just can't get enough, she's so pretty, and this is my favorite along with b. Those bearded men are just too great to move to second place... and so are her arm movements.

watery death

No Amoeba today

I was really looking forward to it, I barely even slept.

n

yaay! the plastic bottle person reminds me of the thing from the beach video. Please remember to recycle.

Am I

It'll be four weeks since u-2 on friday and five weeks since u-1 on monday!
Where is Miss Jonna Lee?
I am so impatient, but I can't help it, this project is too amazing.
As much as I hate to say this I hope it ends soon because I can't carry on like this any longer, I have become completely obsessed with these virals.
Hopefully it doesn't go like this:
Series 1:
I Am
Series 2:
Am I
Series 3:
Who Am I

Arena

Chetes es mi favorito cantante Mexicano, mas bien mi favorito cantante en Espanol.
Si pudiera manejar iria hasta hollywood para buscar el nuevo disco de Chetes. :)

jonna

sinking low

all the lovers

They didn't have u-2 so I had to substitute it with o.

Lost

is the best show ever! I didn't think I would cry. I cried. I feel complete. The ending was so beautiful. I'm gonna miss this show. It was a bittersweet ending.

Popworld

In in interview with Hurts, Theo, the lead singer said something that I really agree with.
"We do. It's something I've never really done in my life, but we've been listening to a lot of female artists. A lot of Florence and Marina. At the moment people are doing pop music on their own terms again. The British are good at that. The Americans don't do it really, they do everything in a mass way. We have a great history of people being alone and doing it themselves. People sometimes ask "is that too pop to be indie," or "too indie to be pop?" That shouldn't exist anymore. The whole idea is that uniqueness. Now we've got a pop landscape that's very interesting because no-one is similar. If you look at all the breakthrough acts the only thread is that they all do pop music in their own way."

Name two American pop stars that are truly unique? Two that have a very distinctive sound and are in control with what they're doing and what they want to do.

http://www.ilikemusic.com/interviews/Hurts_Interview_2010-9817/4

Rantdom Ranting: Charles Dickens

I have been trying to read David Copperfield for over a year already, and I am only a bit more than halfway through. Since then I've read a whole bunch of other books for school and on the side. I've read a Charles Dickens' book before. I know I can do it, I just don't know how long it will take me. I want to finish it NOW! David Copperfield is the most boring/interesting book ever. I mean sometimes it just draaaaaags on and then all of a sudden it gets reeeeeeeeally good. What sucks is that I can't stop, I want to know what happens to David Copperfield!

So I will keep reading. I think I'll use Jane Austen as my motivation. At the end of this road Jane Austen is waiting for me with her not tedious books. Yay!

Goodness Charles Dickens why are your book so long. Oh I know why! You write down every darn detail! I do not need to know every single little aspect of David's life!

Yes ladies and gentlemen this is self inflicted punishment. I don't have to read this book for school. I'm reading it just because. And it doesn't seem like I've learned my lesson because Great Expectations, Nicholas Nickleby, A Tale of Two Cities, and The Christmas Carol are all on my list.

Charles Dickens, I don't know what to say. I guess I'll say this: I love your stories, but it's just that sometimes your love for detail can be a wee bit irritating. Maybe I keep reading because characters are realistic, funny, and overall entertaining.

Every once in a while I get scared thinking that

She's hiding in my closet.

She lives in my bathroom

They're under my bed

Empire Ants

I think that the reason why I have a hard time choosing a favorite song is that there's always going to be one better than the other.

My head hurts I've been listening to music on my headphones with the volume up high for a couple of hours, but I don't care. The pain is so worth it. I love Music.

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Jacob Jacob Jacob

sdkgmlgjl

I find it funny when people say I'm a shut-in, because they all believe it's self-inflicted. It's not, if I had a way out I'd probably never be home. OK maybe I would, but I would go out, I'd probably spend most of my time at the music store and at Disneyland, I can''t wait to start driving.

Now off to better things...I think this might be my favorite song...I dunno I'll have to think about it. I couldn't choose between them, so I decided to post the two. I think I like the first one a bit more.



When I came home today I found U-2. I remember feeling really scared and confused when U-1 came out. I was afraid of clicking on the play button, especially when I saw the creepy sitting down like Gollum. And then the puppet! That puppet is probably one of the scariest things I have ever seen. Not only is the puppet scary, but the song she sings is pretty scary too, it's buatiful, but scary. It's kind of like a lullaby, it makes me want to just close my eyes and forget about everything there is, and just focus on here lovely voice. Jonna Lee has a beautiful voice and this song attests to it.


Now today when I came home I did my daily check up on the iamamiwhoami youtube page, and I thought "oh they changed U-1's picture, it's no longer the scary puppet, it's the creepy guy," and then I noticed the creepy puppet's picture below, and I thought "No way! there's a new video," so I clicked on it, and as I was watching I became more confused and disturbed. The creepy guy was now even creepier for what he does in the video. I mean he shakes his booty like there is no tomorrow. It's kind of funny if you think about it after you're eyes have been molested. Well, it's not that disturbing, it's just weird, but weird is good.I like weird so I guess in the end, I don't mind. Now, I advise you to play U-2, but scroll down or go look at something else, just listen to the lovely song, unless you don't mind watching a guy in his underwear, who has a beard made out of tape, shake his hips.


I love iamamiwhoami, and because I love this project so much, and becuase I'm feeling controversial, I will say this: Lady Gaga and all the other crazy famous Popstars of today have nothing on iamamiwhoami, and while we're at it, they ain't got nothing on Fever Ray/ The Knife. By the way I have not shared my new favorite music video with you, whoever you are. This is it.

P.S. I have nothing against Lady Gaga and all the crazy popstars of today, it's just that scary tree lady covered in tape who runs in the forest liking trees is too cool, and there's other reasons, but it will take too long to explain maybe in another post. Next time.
Phew...that was long.


I just love the way Karin looks at them.

P.P.S. Since no one I know is following this whole iamamiwhoami business, I think I'll think I'll keep writing about it on here. I've tried to explain it to a couple of people, but they all stare at me like I'm crazy or something. It's pretty entertaining. :)

Amazing

03 from How To Destroy Angels on Vimeo.

I'm pretty sure they're each by separate artists though.

baahhhhhh

maybe books can cure this

Modern Family

"It's Cameron's turn to be out in the world and interacting with other grown-ups while I get to stay at home and plot the death of Dora the Explorer. To fill her back pack with bricks and throw her into Candy Cane River" - Mitchell

So funny. That show just keeps getting better.

Love

I've had this song in my head on a loop since Saturday. It's so goood. I love you whoever you are (Jonna Lee). The cats kinda scared me. Notice I say cats not cat.

Pop! goes my heart

I love these.

Random Ranting: Snow White

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs is SO boring. I'm all for Disney seriously I love all the Disney classics, but not this one. I never liked it not even when I was little, there's just nothing exciting about it. The Dwarfs are quite charming though, but I just can't stand Snow White's voice and her singing! She sings like an old lady. I couldn't care for her dress either, all the Disney princesses are pretty and they all have nice dresses, even Cinderella looks pretty in rags. That movie was just too boring so I ditched her for Life which is on the Discovery Channel. Reptiles and Amphibians. yuck interesting though

Are You Satisfied?

Best so far

My favorite albums of the year so far are:

1. Teen Dream by Beach House
2. Odd Blood by Yeasayer
3. The Family Jewels by Marina & the Diamonds

Honorable Mentions
Eggs by Oh No Ono
Hands by Little Boots (I've had it since June, but since it came out last month in the US, it counts for this year too)
Plastic Beach by the Gorillaz (I really like it I just need to listen to it some more)

Gah I hate being sick!

When I grow up

When I grow up I want to be a flower.
I want to be in a band and be weird.

Hopeless/Hopefull

I hope we all fail! muahaha! I like it how no one read this blog so I don't have to worry about anyone reading it. These are the advantages of not being well-liked. Even that's an overstatement, I'm more overlooked that disliked. I'm not controversial, although in my mind I am. ;)

So yeah I hope I get a good grade if not I hope we all fail!

I hate the summer

Just as much as I hate sweaty palms

aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah I wish I could melt like ice cream and evaporate

Relax!

Abba

This is so good I had to make a separate post for it. This video is probably their funniest, with all the winks, it's cute though. I love Abba, I've been listening to an excessive amount of their music. It makes me feel nostalgic, I used to like them when I was little I think Fernando was my favorite of theirs. The 70s were awesome.

Bipolar

So I haven't written in almost a mont, I've been too busy too busy obsessing over the iamamiwhoami viral campaign. And I though deactivating my facebook would reduce the number of hours spent on the internet, but no iamamiwhoami just had to come into my life. I ignored the campaign for the first 3 videos why couldn't I carry on. Oh well, this is too great to go unnoticed. It's worth it it, well as of right now, even if I'm scared that she'll pop up in the middle of the night and eat me.

Ok So a lot of cool things have been happening besides the iamamiwhoami thing.

First I'll start with Yeasayer. Last week Yeasayer released the video for their single O.N.E. Can I just say that this is the most amazing video made in the history of music videos. I love it so much that I've seen it like 20 times. Yes, it's on the same level as the Arctic Monkey's "Cornerstone," Cheryl Cole's "3 words," and Julian Casablancas' "11th Dimension" Okay maybe it's not as cool as great as Mew's "Repeaterbeater," but you get the point.

(Ok maybe it is as great as Repeaterbeater)

Speaking of the Arctic Monkeys, the released their video for "My Propeller," can I just say that it is one sexy song. Oh and that when I saw the video I was still surprised Alex hadn't chopped his hair.I was also thinking about Matt's fro and what would happen if he let his hair grow as long as Alex's, I think it would be a giant fro. Oh Dear! What happened to the good good old days? Alexa needs to tell him something if not they're gonna start confusing them as twins. jk I love them, and they can do whatever, as long as they keep making good music.

ahhhh what next there's so much

Oh! Hot Chip's new video is hilarious. Watch it. 'nuff said.

Hot Chip - I Feel Better

Hot Chip | MySpace Music Videos

Now I will make a list:

1. The new Robyn song is amazing. Go listen to it at her website. Here's the link: http://www.Robyn.com
2. The new She and Him video, which came out last week is cute. Who doesn't love Zooey Deschannel.
3. MGMT's song "Flash Delirium" is kinda crazy. Crazy good.
4. The Gorillaz are awesome.
5. aaaaaaand I think that's it till who knows when.

P.S. Beach House is one of the most amazing bands ever. Teen Dream has made me fall more in love with them. Oh and Abba is groovy, but you already knew that.

I just love it how they always seem to be happy wherever they are.

How strange

I'm just remembering a dream I had last night. I was in Norway and we were staying at this girl's apartment who I guess knew my sister or my mom, I'm not sure. It was weird cause it was really pretty and to get to the apartment from the airport we had to go through these really pretty and scary mountains. I loved it. When we got to the apartment the girl wasn't there and when she got there she told us she had just come from Tokyo which was a 20 minute train ride away. When she said this I got excited cause I really wanted to go to Tokyo, and I assumed that the train ride was underwater. It was cool. It's weird though cause Norway and Tokyo are nowhere near. Maybe I was confused with Hong Kong, but still Hong Kong is still to far away from Tokyo. I've been thinking of Hong Kong and Norway lately so who knows. My dream was great though, my mom was there, and so was my sister, and one of my cousins. I want to travel. :(

Today I told called Nano a mop

He's starting to look like a bear again. Just look at his Paws!

My sister finds the cutest things

She gave me this for Valentine's Day. It's Mini Nano, I nearly died laughing when I opened the bag and I found Mini Nano, it looks just like him, he's got the crazy hair and all, here's the proof.

She found this in Argentina. She knows how much I like Sheep.

Obsessions: This pretty much sums up my life and what goes on in my head

Supermarket, oh what packet of crackers to pick?
They're all the same, one brand, one name, but really they're not
Look, look, just choose something quick
People are staring, time to go quick in
Skin is on fire *
Just choose something, something, something
Pressure overwhelming
Next minute I am turning out of the door, facing one week without food
A day, a day when things, things are pretty bad
Don't let it make you feel sad, the crackers were probably bad luck anyway
Can't let your cold heart be free
When you act like you've got an OCD

We've got obsessions
I wanna erase every nasty thought that bugs me every day of every week
We've got obsessions

10 years old

I was reading this notebook I kept as a 9/10 year old, and I would write stuff about what I did during the day, kind of like a diary, but I also drew stuff, and wrote poems. So in this notebook I found a list of my favorite songs from when I was 9 years old:

This is it:

God don't give up on us - Jessica Andrews

Paper Pieces - Michelle Branch

Empty Handed - Michelle Branch

Top of the World - Dixie Chicks

Come Clean - Hilary Duff

Party Up - Hilary Duff

Hello - Evanecense

Joyride - Jump5

Diamond - Jump5

Joyride Jump5

Quicksand - Lillix

Fork in the Road - Lillix

The Beat goes on - Britney Spears

Lucky - Britney Spears

Cinderella - Britney Spears

I love rock'n'roll -Britney Spears

Lonely - Britney Spears

Forever 17 - ZOEgirl

I beleive -ZOEgirl

Anything but ordinary - Avril Lavigne

Losing Grip - Avril Lavigne

lol I had horrible handwriting, and a horrible taste in music

(well I will confess I do still listen to most of that music, just not as frequently as I used to then) :)

I also found another list, but you can tell this one's way more recent (probably 2009) because a lot of these are still my favorites

Special - Mew

Young Bride - Midlake

Call the Shots - Girls Aloud

Golden Skans - Klaxons

Because - The Beatles

Mean Mr. Mustard - The Beatles

Maxwell's Silver Hammer - The Beatles

All of Eisley's songs

A bunch of Radiohead songs

505 - Arctic Monkeys

What a change! This is why I do this blog, even though no one reads it, I like to keep record so that when I'm old and rusty I can look back at this and think "wow! I was such a dork back then!" Plus I'm an amnesiac so maybe it'll help trigger my memory towards what was going on in my life during those times. :)

Now I leave you with a video

Blur - The Universal
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I love Britpop thank you

Song of the Day

I'm not doing song of the day daily anymore because nobody cares except me...probably.

Random Ranting: Who wants to go to Coachella?

I know! Instead of asking for prom I'm asking for Coachella. The line up is incredible this year. Rather than spending money on a class ring, prom, prom dress, prom hair, prom everything, and grad night, I could just spend money on a 3-day pass which would probably be the equivalent of all that or maybe even less, I'd have to make calculations. I don't know that's just the way I think. Oh and Mew's going to be there on the Saturday so yeah...Mew...you know what that means. Practically everyone who knows me knows how much I love them and how much I obsess over them. Plus I'm not a social butterfly, everyone should know that too, I'm socially awkward. And No! Concerts and Festivals are not social events, well they might be, but I wouldn't be there for that, I never am, well except this one time these nice people were talking to me at a Mew event, but they spoke to me, there's actually a picture of me on this magazine's website, it's so embarrassing.

Sorry, I'm stingy...well sort of, not for certain things.

The Drums

This song spoke out to me today. I was listening to the last.fm radio and all of a sudden it was talking to me.

Jenny, Jenny, Jenny don't be lazy.

It's amazing...ok focus.

cool

I was looking at my myspace profile, cos I'm cool like that, and I saw on thw who I'd like to meet section that I put Mew, which is really cool cos I met them already, well except Jonas (singer), so Mew check. Now I can just put Jonas Bjerre. One Day.

PS I will never forget my awkward moment with Silas, now that was awkward. :)

11th Dimension

So earlier this week I finally took the time to watch Julian Casablancas' music video for 11th Dimension.

One question:

Why hadn't I watched this video the day I saw it posted on stereogum!? Why?

I must have been out of my mind, I mean come on it's Julian Casablancas. He's the coolest guy in the history of cool.

Well here is the video from Julian, and there's a lot to be learned from this song, and it's video. Yes not only is he cool, but he's wise, well he's a good songwriter.

Here's a list of wise things from this video:

Anger is weakness Patience is strength

Sin is honoring desire above what you know is best

Every positive action has a reward

Your faith has got to be greater than your fear

Forgive them even if they are not sorry

If you believe in this world no one has died in vain

Don't you dare get to the top and not know what to do

The best part of this video though is the part when his backing band is dancing (what is it with me and dancing people?) oh and Julian cause he's so cool.

Hurts

So I saw these guys on popjustice a while ago, but there was no music to go along with their classy pictures, until last week when NME and BBC sound put them on their lists for Artists to look forward to in 2010. Little did I know that they did have a song and that the video is on youtube and it has been for the last 8 months or so. Well here it is, and I must add that this song is quite attractive, yes attractive. It's gorgeous. Although the song is great, the video is kind of funny, well the way the lady just randomly starts dancing is funny, she reminds me of Megan Prescott (aka Katie on skins). Also, these guys remind me of the Pet Shop Boys in the 80s, except the Pet Shop Boys were a bit more magical cause they popped up in different places. Just watch you'll see.

Hurts "Wonderful Life"
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My Top Ten of 2009

According to last.fm

Albums

1		Animal Collective – Merriweather Post Pavilion			166
2		Mew – No more stories Are told today I'm sorry They washed away No more stories The world…			136
3		Beach House – Devotion			134
4		Röyksopp – Junior			95
4		Belle & Sebastian – The Life Pursuit			95
6		Arctic Monkeys – Favourite Worst Nightmare			94
7		Pet Shop Boys – Yes			93
8		God Help The Girl – God Help The Girl			88
9		Girls Aloud – Tangled Up			87
10		Arctic Monkeys – Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not

Artists

1		Girls Aloud			497
2		Mew			459
3		Arctic Monkeys			319
4		Belle and Sebastian			272
5		Eisley			254
6		Animal Collective			244
7		Florence + The Machine			184
8		Little Boots			181
9		Beach House			169
9		Marina & the Diamonds

Songs

1		Röyksopp – The Girl And The Robot			51
2		Girls Aloud – Memory of You			45
3		Florence + The Machine – Dog Days Are Over			31
3		Animal Collective – Summertime Clothes			31
3		Marina & the Diamonds – I Am Not a Robot full track			31
3		Mew – Repeaterbeater full track			31
7		Marina & the Diamonds – The Shampain Sleeper			30
8		Mew – Introducing Palace Players full track			29
8		Take That – Up All Night			29
10		Pet Shop Boys – Love etc.			27
10		Grizzly Bear – Two Weeks			27