Tumblr addiction and photography.

I'm totally in love with tumblr! It has so many awesome, fun, colourful, thoughtful pictures, I can't get enough of it. I go on there for hours sometimes, just look at pictures and getting inspired. I love photography in general, but seeing the different sorts of amazing pictures and art people post makes me want to get a fancy camera and take as many pictures as I can! So I will.

New hobby in the makes everyone: photography. I am hopefully gonna be able to buy a canon rebel or something like that from a girl at work for a good deal, hopefully. If she hasn't sold it! :S
Then I can take some actually awesome looking shots and post them! I'm so excited! I also need models to practice shooting people. Hopefully some friends will volunteer, I'm looking for both girls and guys.

Back to tumblr. Since I brought it up I feel like I should post some of my favourite tumblr-er's(?). Many way here are some that consistently post or repost awesome stuff!

http://silverscents.tumblr.com/ Mostly fashion photography, but some landscapes etc thrown in.

http://fairylullaby.tumblr.com/ very awesome pictures and fashion pictures, love it!

http://sprawls.tumblr.com/ cool photography and photographer!

http://honestly-wtf.tumblr.com/ awesome fashion blog, love this one very inspiring!

http://artsandcrafts.tumblr.com/ collection of quirky photos, lots of landscapes and found objects.

http://whatiwore.tumblr.com/ A girl who takes a photo of her outfit every day! So cute. She has a website too, but I just like to see the outfit so I just follow the tumblr instead.

http://sovietpostcards.tumblr.com/ Postcards from the former Soviet Union (Russia). I have a strange obsession with Soviet Russia and Stalin so I love these, plus they are quirky and pretty (sometimes) or they have interesting/ridiculous propaganda, always fun.

http://fromme-toyou.tumblr.com/ Fashion blog that goes to the designer and post pictures of them or their collections, very cool and awesome photography!

http://bookshelfporn.com/ Bookshelves for those bibliophiles, like me, out there :).

http://enchanting.tumblr.com/ More landscape pics and some fashion pics. Usually aged looking or faded, but soooo gorgeous!

http://inspires.tumblr.com/ Pics of cute, girly stuff, mostly fashion, lots of make-up and jewelry though, very cute!

http://ballerinaproject.tumblr.com/ Pictures of Ballerina's at different New York landmarks. I LOVE ballet, as I took dance for 9 years when I was a child so these are really special to me. I've never been to New York, but it seems like an awesome city. I'd love to visit it.

Okay well that is all! I was attempting to find one more blog for you guys to check out, but alas I can't remember the name and I couldn't find it in my dashboard so you'll have to do without it. Also I have a tumblr which I sometimes use, and you can check that out here! 

Spring beauty

Ya'll is gonna hate me, but I'm doing a beauty post... so so sorry to those of you that hate this stuff... and for those that love it, well, here you go! :)

Beauty trends aren't something I really follow, I know what works for me, so I pretty much stick with that. Not that I don't get inspired by magazines or blogs, of course I do, but I don't see why I should be required to wear a colour or look that doesn't suit me simply because it's 'trendy'. Anyway I have an idea of some things which are cute for spring that people are doing. This is gonna be similar to my fashion post, expect I'll stick in some pics and videos this time round. Here we go

1. Red Lips. Never go out of style, but I'm seeing more of them this spring. Maybe that's just me, but yeah. Michelle Phan recently did a really great red lip tutorial on how to find your colour, so cute and useful!

2. Braids. This is def a trend I love love love! I look good in braids and they're fun today! In fact I'm going to go braid my hair after writing this. There are also a few interesting ways to do your braids, such as the scarf braid, which I personally, hate, but if done right it can be really cute. Another is the fish tail, which is super cute, unfortunately I can't remember how to do it! So sad!

The Scarf braid

Fishtail braid tutorial

3. Natural beauty. This is a really hot trend right now, less is more, etc. If you look at what the make-up lines are coming out with there is a lot of 'natural' make-up or 'lightweight'. I'm a huge fan of natural and lightweight so I'm down with this trend. 

4. Buns. This trend has been around for awhile, but I've just jumped on board, and I love them! They look great on me too, my hair pretty much does two things when I leave it natural: pony tail or bun. Otherwise it's super frizzy and impossible to deal with. 

5. Animal print nails. I've been seeing these everywhere too. In every colour imaginable. I can't say I like animal print that much, but in small colourful doses it can be super cute. I'm loving this girl's nails!

6. Pony tails. These are pretty hot right now. They've been showing up all over the run ways, which is nice to see because they are so damn easy. 

7. Bright eyes. So hot right now and so cute! I'm loving this trend. Def gonna wear it when I go out next! Also every colour imaginable is already showing up, which is awesome. 

8. The sixties. Not only are the sixties fashionable in clothing, but make-up and hair too! There have been tons of big hair styles and doe eyed make-up looks. I'm loving the make-up. 

9. Feather's in the hair. Michelle and her hair guru Krista introduced me to this trend, and it is sooooo cute! I love it. They made a really handy tutorial video which is also awesome and love. I need to get some feathers to clip in ma hair. ASAP! 

10. Fake lashes. Long eye lashes will always be hot, because seriously, how sexy are big, wide looking doe eyes? Exactly. So long lashes just make sense. I've been seeing fake lashes everywhere, I mean I know models and adds usually have them, but these is to a larger extend. They are obvious fake lashes. I have only worn then a couple of times, as I have long lashes natural (that's right, be jealous) but they are fun to wear out or just for exaggeration with certain looks. I feel like this trend is largely influenced by Asia, because it is a huge trend there, tons of girls wear fake lashes, I've posted a pic of a blogger I love, Xiaxue from Singapore and she's hilarious! Love her! <3

Xiaxue with her fake lashes. 

So this is my spring beauty trend list! You'll notice that there are more hair trends than make-up trends, but that's because there are just less make-up trends this spring, think it's that whole natural beauty trend. Plus I have a pretty standard idea of what kind of make-up looks I like so the hair trends got precedence. Anyway hope you like this! It's just a fun fluffy post. I'll post some more of my writing later in the week. I have one poem almost done-ish (are they ever finished?) and one story going through at tedious editing process blaaaaaaaah. Anyway that is all, enjoy!

Hiking and mother's day

For mother's day we all went on a nice, long, leisurely hike. It was beautiful. Unfortunately, I wasn't feeling well at the beginning because I forgot to take my inhaler! So silly of me. I also was exhausted from work the previous day, so that didn't help. Other than that it was great, we went hiking in the Sooke hills and up three bear something-a-rather, I forgot what it was called, hill maybe? Then we hiked up Pedan Ridge and after that down to Pedan Lake. I was gonna take more pictures, but I got lazy and didn't wanna take my camera out every few minutes. I also filled it up and it started to die...

Hiking got me thinking about why I love it so much, mostly because I was not enjoying myself at all yesterday. Not until the end of the hike anyway. I just felt so tired and unawake. I also was having so much trouble breathing when I went up the hills I had to go really slowly, which is unlike me, I usually keep a good pace when I hike. I took comfort in the thought of being away from my life here at home, at work and during the winter, at school. I also realized that I am horribly out of shape! I was gonna take a yoga/pilate's class, but they are sooo expensive and I'm just too poor. Hopefully I'll do well my on census test and the interview and get that job! I'm worried about the interview part cause I get really nervous at job interviews, my last went horribly because of that, it was also a group interview which did not help. Sorry tangent-ing.

The rest of mothers day was amazing. My sister and I made buttermilk fried chicken with cayenne pepper in it and smashed salt and vinegar potatoes with stir fried cabbage. SOOOO yummy! Then we ate fruit, ice cream and carmel for dessert. My mom even got to watch TV for awhile, which is unusual for our house. It was all in all, a  great day. I often bitch about my mom to my friends etc, but when it comes down to it I do really love her, we just having clashing personalities.

Anyway I'm gonna try to get some writing/editing down today, I've been working on a bunch of different projects, but nothing is nowhere near finished! Hope everyone has a great, lazy, or busy, Monday!

Some pictures from my hike!

Hill we went up, it doesn't look like it, but it was actually pretty steep. 

The same hill.

View from the top of another hill. 

Another view from the same hill. 

Edited.

The view. Breathtaking. 

Some awesome grass in a swamp. I was playing with my digital zoom :P.

This is how far away it actually was. 

Fairy Slipper. 

Dead frog. 

Something old

I can't explain why, but I have a stigma towards new stuff, especially new furniture. I hate the way it looks. I'm a huge fan of vintage pieces, vintage furniture and clothing. I also love cheap used stuff. Anything cheap and used that is cool, interesting or in good condition. I don't know why this is, but it's just better for some reason. I could go with the cliche and say I like stuff to look like it has a story... but that's not quite true. The truth is, I don't like things to be 'tacky' looking, or cheap looking and I find a lot of new stuff looks both cheap and tacky. I'll wear a tacky pair of sunglasses as a joke, but if I want to be serious about something it's gonna be old and not tacky, simply, attractive and nice. No tackiness allowed.

This obsession is mostly related to the way things look. Something can be great quality, but if it looks tacky to me I'll probably not like it. I like things to look like they've been used because I guess that shows they're quality. Not to say I want my clothing to be covered in stains or ripped up, but just a nice comfortable softness to it, especially with vintage. I was just writing an article for Vashti Magazine. I was thinking of sending it too the Sooke paper I'm supposed to be writing for, but haven't actually submitted anything too. Oops. I'll get on it, I swear! Anyway I was writing about thrifiting, or thrift store shopping and it got me thinking about why I like it so much. I guess I enjoy the treasure hunt. I hate going into a store and seeing a bunch of identical tops hanging up, there's no fun in that, it's to easy! It's way more exciting to go to a store, dig around for something amazing and unique which you will either fall in love with or never wear. From years of experience I have learned how to avoid things that I wont wear. When I go through my wardrobe now everything is either from the thrift store or from Winners. It's a little sad.

I think it's interesting how other people tend to shop as well. Most of my friend from high school, for example, buy only new clothing and they seem to think this is some sort of status thing. Most 'mall trends' as I call them are boring. Everyone was those clothes. I don't like to look like everyone else. I like to be different. I want to stand out, same old song, but thrift stores allow me to do this. I know some people think they're gross or only have ugly clothing, not true at all, I found two cute sweaters (one of them cashmere) and a pair of shoes for only $17 today! Normally you can't buy one sweater for that much. I guess some people just like to know they look like everyone else because that makes them 'normal' which to me is weird because I don't think 'normal' exists. Sure there are things we all have, like parents, or shoes, but that doesn't mean we're normal, it just means we're conforming to society or aren't a test tube baby (and even those have parents!).

Anyway that's my piece on old stuff. I like it, a lot. I once said to one of my sisters that I was so used to having used and vintage furniture (stuff) I didn't think I would ever be able to have anything new. She whole-heartedly agreed with me, this pretty much sums up our family.

Happy things list!

I think it maybe over a week since I last posted one of these, but I'm not sure. I think I'll just post one anyway, simply because I feel like it.

wabi-sabi

Orange crush (not the soda guys! Ew!)

Thrift store books

Skinny belts

Fashion blogs

instructions

Weekly sales

coupons

Tweed

bus passes

Cute coffee boys

Elizabeth May!

craiglist; missed connections

Awkward moments

My writing: a spoken word poem.

Okay so here's an attempt at a spoken word poem. I NEED to know what you think, and yes Taylor your featured. :)

My Writing

My writing is important to me!
I spend hours sitting at the computer working… on my farm…
I don’t rhyme or sing, I play with words and aliteration, allusions, allegory, analogy and that’s just the A’s!

My writing takes time, like a very aged cheese.
Hours and hours of slaving at midnight and days and days of running around town.
Cups and cups of coffee, sugar and chips.

My writing doesn’t make me money.
You won’t find my writing in any magazine or book.
My writing makes me poor.

My writing won’t give me wealth or jewels, but maybe a loaf or bread or two.
One day I’ll be your boss! If you work at winners and are between the age of 16 and 21…
Everything looks better when your at the bottom of the pile.

My writing doesn’t have a devoted following.
My blog has four followers, and one serial commentor.
She’s 14 and from New England. She likes exclaimation marks.

My writing hasn’t won awards or prizes.
It hides it self in the depths of my computer and the vast desert of the internwebz.
It’s like a shy child waiting for the right moment to stick its toe in the water and it’s head out the door or the oven, if you want to go that route.

My writing is all up here (in my head).
It spans a life time or two and doesn’t have an ending or beginning, because truly, what story does?
And now your asking if it’s up here, is it even writing?

My writing, it’s damn important me!
Let me tell you something about my writing.
It’s me.

Summer and free time

In true Terri fashion I have starting reading, but not from my summer reading list, which is barely a memory. I'm great at writing lists, but not so great at following them. That's why I've written so many. Anyway I don't really have a theme for this post, but there are a few things on my mind, so a lists and paragraph for each.

Boys.
It's been awhile since I actually dated someone... since I even liked some beyond seeing them across the class room and thinking they were cute... which are how all of my crushes go and no further. Now that I have some free time I realized I could have a summer fling, I suppose. Although I don't know if I could emotionally handle that and I'm horribly picky. Plus the guys that I usually like hardly ever like me back... mostly because I can't think of three words to say to them. In the past I've used online dating to get over my boy-shyness, but honestly, not worthing it. I mostly met very strange guys... :S ick. Anyway I don't really know that many guys either... my soul circle consists of a few close friends and then I a lot of acquaintances with friendship potential. The closest thing I have to a crush right now is the hot guy in serious coffee who I totally intend to stalk for the rest of the summer, plus I swear he smiled at me. Yeah, this is going no where.

Cleaning and shit.
So today I cleaned out my room and reorganized it. It took most of the afternoon, but was totally worth it because now I have waaaaaaay more space. I'm very pleased and I did most of it by my self! Yay. It also made me think about moving, once again, something that has been on my mind for awhile. I'm old enough that some people expect me to live on my own, my younger sister keeps asking me to move out with her, but I don't feel it would be a realistic decision at this point because she doesn't have a job and I barely make enough to support my spending habits without extra living expenses. Not that I'm very bad with money, but I save a lot of it for school. I've thought a lot about the moving thing and decided that I'd rather stay at home until I finish my undergrad degree then move out while I'm doing my masters, mostly because I'll have to change cities anyway. It all makes sense to me, I guess I'm one of those young adults who isn't ready to grow up yet, I mean I really like to be independent, but I love my family and they are the people I spend the most time with, is there anything wrong with that?

Wooooooork! ugh.
So I'm sorta looking for a new job... sort of. I have a job interview tomorrow, but doubt I'll get it, even though the job sounds way cooler than my current one and pays like $3 more, even after my recent raise. It's a job to stand on the street corners of DT and ask people to donate to a charity, most of the young people doing it are university age and very enthusiastic, plus I know a girl who works for them and she says it's awesome. So yeah, sounds like my cup of tea :). I get super nervous about job interviews so hopefully this one goes okay, the guy did say it was a group interview, which is better, but still, wish me luck! I really really cannot bare the idea of being at my current job for the entire summer, the idea is making me depressed.

Writing.
This is kind of a failure right now. I was supposed to be writing for a newspaper, sort of, but I haven't heard back from the editor at all! I don't want to keep harassing her, but I really want to keep harassing her. I'm not sure what to do about it. I actually finished a draft of a short story for once, and sent it to my two most trusted editors to read, right now I'm letting it veg and I'll edit it with the feed back which is just an excuse not to edit it myself. I honestly don't know whether I like it or not. I like the character, but I'm not so crazy about the writing. It sounds very juvenile... dunno what else to say about it. I also have this weird thing going on with my right arm which is causing it to ache and be sore if I use it alot, very bad for heavy computer use, typing and writing by hand. I know I need to get it checked out, but I don't like doctors very much, so yeah, been procrastinating that. I am also going to try spoken word poetry! I went to a poetry slam with some friends recently and it was really awesome I love the medium and I think it's time I did something a little more outgoing. Plus everyone there is super supportive, they were cheering on crappy poetry, just because they liked it or related to it. I love that atmosphere! I haven't figured out what to perform yet, or really written anything, but my sister is being super pushy about it and now I've told all of you, so I have encouragement! :D

Movies, partying, beaches and shopping.
I know I should get some writing done this summer, and spend time not spending money, but it's so hard! I already have waaay to many plans happening, it's awful. The first week of freedom involved almost all of the above, if you've been reading my previous blog posts you know this already. I just haven't had a beach day yet, but that's only because it's to early in the 'summer'. I am the sorta gal who likes to have fun. If I don't enjoy something I get unhappy and withdraw, at the same time, I try to put a positive spin on everything and not focus on the shitty stuff. The consequence of this is? I can have a good time almost any where, with just about anyone. This is awesome, but can also suck, because sometimes I genuinely don't like something, but will do it because a friend that I really want to spend time with likes it and yeah it's kinda shitty. The other day at my BFF house I had to watch Degrassi with her. Enough said. But yeah, I already have more plans for coffee tomorrow, movie night sat and sun and probs some coolness in between those days.... just haven't planned anything... yet.

Okies! So that is all I've gotta update for now. Sorry for the lack of posts, I've been lazy and my arm is sore so I've been trying not to type as much, I'm hopefully going to the doctors tomorrow! I'll have a new list post of something soon, dunno what, but it will come. I still wanna do a haul post, but I gotta get my camera back from my friends place first, sooo that might not be for a bit, until then if you have any ideas, of posts I could do, let me know and I'll fix something up! <3

Fiiiiniiiiished! And Epic day.

I am finally finished with exams and papers! 

Today, was awesome. Despite the lameness of the exam. Three essay in one exam, an hour an essay, not cool. My brain definitely felt fried after that and my arm is still sore, it's difficult for me to write for an hour,  let alone three! Ew. 

Anyway the rest of the day turned out amazing. I got home and my sister showed a few minutes after me, we ate then hit up the museum for the afternoon which was awesome cause they had the Emily Carr exhibit on and that was pretty cool. I found it pretty inspirational and shit, I love her guts. The other exhibit which always moves me was the first nations sections of the second floor exhibits. Today it made me especially sad for some reason, I think I was just tired and hungry, but I felt like writing poems and writing angry letters to the government...stuff like that. I just wanted redemption for those people, even though its not my place to ask. Anyway I made my sister leave after that because it just got to depressing and I needed food. 

After this we did not go home, but instead went to WIN for some shopping, this was fun until I had a ghost from my past come to haunt me... i.e. I boy I once drunkenly made out with in the safety of a darkened night club... at least it look liked him and this was sort of a particular boy, particular as in embarrassing and I never ever wanted to see him again. I'm not gonna lie, I sorta hid then creeped on him... so wrong, but it's still kinda a babe despite being a dick. I actually found some cool shit at WIN and was really happy, but not as happy as my little sister because I didn't find a hot red leather skirt! fml. I know in a previous post I condemned the practice of wearing leather clothing, but this skirt changed my mind for ever! It looks completely amazing and hot on her and I am supremely jealous. I was thinking it might be fun to do a haul post, but I kind of think they're super cheesy so I'll refrain from that. 

After the museum and shopping we had dinnies at my dads which was gross and yummy... As in some dishes were gross and others were good. It was time for the highlight of our day... the Vic Slam! Or Victoria Poetry Slam. So. Much. Fun. I love poetry and performing arts, it's been a few years since I've taken acting, and I was never very good at it, but I will always appreciate and admire it. So yeah, as my current favour spoken word poet said, "it's like theater and poetry got together and had a baby!" Expect that's not an exact quote and she said it waaaaay more eloquently, but yeah that's what I think of it. I might just perform at the next one, if I can get the courage up to actually get on stage in front of a bunch of strangers... it's been a while... but considering some of the suckiness happening tonight, I think I could do a lot better. A lot of the poems I have right now are a lot better than a couple I heard tonight. I just haven't written anything to be read out loud so that worries me. I also need to state that not all of the poems sucked, and even the ones that were– shall we say, less than?– weren't completely horrible or anything, they had some good parts and some dreadful parts. There was a hot/cold thing used in a love poem that made my very soul shrivel up and die. Also the good people at Cabin 12 who hosted the poetry slam were amazing! The food was great too and the girl who served us was super nice, helpful and friendly the entire night. Plus all the employees there got into the slam as well, it had a really cool community-like vibe to it which I loved and some amazing art work on the walls. Made me happy. 

I am feeling all inspired and shit with the amount of cool things I've done today. Tomorrow I may just hide in a coffee shop DT for the day and write, because I have a lot of ideas and I'm loving it! Inspiration is the best. 

After the Slam my friends and I headed, first, to the movie theaters, then realize that nothing good was playing, we headed over to peacock for some billiards which was a good time. The only sucky thing about it was that I was super tired and really suck the entire time, not that I'm good at pool or anything, but this was especially bad... it didn't help that a really cute older guy, who was great at pool was playing his friend at the table next to ours... I think he worked there but I swear he was checking me out... probably all up in my head... lol. Also I forgot, at one point, to go back and pay for my tea which was embarrassing because I'd literally been at the counter a minute before and went back for a different reason. After the pool Joanna and I walked our friend Raya to her car, then walked home attempting to avoid all the drunks who kept staring at are legs... it was like we had big glowing arrows, look here! look here! Seriously, pervs. Ugh. I just dislike drunk people when I'm not drunk... Anyway the night was great as well, it was the perfect causal celebration of finishing school and tomorrow night is dinner with Kayla and dancing at Touch! Ma fave club where the bouncers are fucking cool and remember you every time. LOVE IT. I hate places where bouncers are douche bags, such as 9one9 (lamest name ever btw and the club matches that in lameness, hardly ever have a good time there...). 

SOOOOOOOO I need yo help, where is the best coffee shop to hide in for writing dt? I may just jip out and head home or do something with a girlfriend instead, which would be super fun and super unproductive... I must defeated my unproductiveness! BLAAAAAAAAH!

This is a ridiculously long post and I apologize, it's to late for my and I am a little tipsy/excited about my freeeeedooooooom eeeeeeeeeeeeeeee! So apologies... and comments! LAAAAA 

<3

Let's change the ending!

Sometimes, when you read an especially good book, you aren't happy with the ending. I just finished Adeline Mowbray by Amelia Opie last night. It was awesome. The plot devices I love the most about 18th century fiction is everything works out for the characters in the end and no characters are left out. In this way 18th century fiction feels contrived to a modern reader, especially someone used to reading contemporary fiction. When I read these novels I attempt to suspend my belief for a little bit and just give myself up to what I see as a good story and nothing else. The majority of 18th century novels would not have been considered simply a "good story" they were viewed as moral tales, meant to instruct people in proper conduct and warn them against following immodest paths. Of course this cannot define all 18th century fiction, some of it was deemed inappropriate and silly stories or romances.

So now you have your intro to 18th century fiction lets move on! The novel I read clearly falls into the first category, it is a warning against what will happen if you do not conform to social norms and behave in a virtuous manner. Adeline, basically, gets some wrong ideas about marriage from a book she reads. Since her mother has neglected her education in order to write and perfect an education system for her daughter Adeline is left neglected and forms her own, harmful (in the era) ideas about things, especially marriage. The mother and daughter head to Bath where the daughter meets the revered author of some of the books she has studied, most notably the books condemning marriage. Adeline and Glenmurry fall in love and after her mothers tragic marriage to the ill-fated Sir Patrick the elope together. Glenmurry is slowly dying and Adeline takes care of him for the last of his illness. Unfortunately for Adeline she refuses to marry him and is condemned as a "kept mistress" unfit for society. Glenmurry dies and Adeline attempts to take care of herself for awhile, but due to the prejudices of society she is forced into a seemingly good match with Glenmurry's cousin, Berrendale. Unfortunately the match goes sour and Berrendale leaves Adeline and their young daughter for Jamaica where he remarries, despite still being married to Adeline (which he denies ever happened). Adeline becomes sick with the small pox and never quite recovers from it. She decides that it is time to fulfill her mothers oath that she would not see Adeline again until she was punished for her sins and on her death bed. Adeline and her daughter move to a house close to her mother and after some strange "coincidence" they meet once more.

Now this is what I would change. Adeline, before seeing her mother again, decides that her daughter has the best chance of happiness and not following in her foot steps if Adeline is dead. So it seems like she decides to die, of course if she was dying from sickness she probably had no choice, but if I was Opie, I would have had Adeline have a startling and happy recovery, I would also have Colonel Morden (a previous love interest) not marry someone else, but show up as Adeline was recovering and marry her. I think that this character completely deserved a happy ending! This is probably due to the fact that I really really liked her! I wish Opie had written another novel about Adeline, but alas since both the character and author are dead this is impossible and since I'm not one for writing fan fiction you shan't see me rewriting the novel!

Anyway enough ranting about the novel and back to novel number two Caleb Williams by William Godwin, which I must add, I absolutely hate. I liked it at first, but it has been getting progressively more dull as a read it. Not cool. 

Stuff I like.

It's that time again! Terri's list of random shit she's likes/made her smile! 

High school friends

pink

writing in the middle of the night

desks in front of windows

empty coffee shops

60s fashion

photography

contemporary surrealist art 

30 Rock

Steampunk

Oddities

teacups

Sarah Slean

Grunge rock

red ribbon

Peruvian pepper plants


American Pickers 


Johnny Cash

some songs I like

I've been planning this list for awhile, just haven't got around to it since I still have school...I'm supposed to be writing a paper right now, but I just can't get the motivation to actually start, I will probably start it late tonight and stay up till like 2 working on it and do that same thing tomorrow. I just need the idea to hibernate? lol that sounds like a really bad excuse, it is, and it's true. Anyway moving on from my procrastinating techniques, here are some of my favourite songs. Please remember that this list is by no means conclusive, there are many many songs I really like/love, I'm just picking the ones which I listen to the most and I have loved/liked for the longest. I will try to exclude songs I like for only sentimental value, but I'm sure some will creep in.

In no particular order (as always!)

Some favourite songs:

The Beautiful People by Marilyn Manson: kinda a gong show, I know, and I couldn't tell you what I love about this song, expect that when I'm really pissed off about anything and I feel like I can't get deal with shit I listen to it, on high until I feel better. It's been awhile actually, which is probably a good thing... I also really like The Nobodies, Running to the Edge of the World, and well actually I like most of his songs so I'll leave you with those three. 

Disclaimer: PLEASE be warned that this video can be graphic! If you are not comfortable with this DO NOT WATCH IT.

The Beautiful People

The Nobodies

Running to the Edge of the World

Run by Snow Patrol: when I was 15 I listened to this song a lot, cause my parents were divorcing. The only reason I found it was because I was looking for another song which played on the radio before it... I NEVER found that other song! I spent literally a couple of years attempting to find it and I never did... :( Anyway I especially love the line "To think I might not see those eyes/Makes it so hard not to cry/And as we say our long goodbye/I nearly do" I know, super mushy, I just like a good tragedy I suppose...

Run

I've never actually watched this video so if it's shit I apologize.

Anything by Lily Allen. She's cute and cheeky, I <3 her. I know her music is.. 'cliche?' and she's like pop-y n'shit, but her songs are pretty amusing. If you haven't heard Alfie you should, it makes me laugh.

Alfie  

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And her best video: Who'd Have Known! 

The Clash: well most songs by the clash. The Guns of Brixton and London Calling stand out as two of my favorites, basically all of their album London Calling is amazing. Some of their older and newest stuff is a little sketchy, because they start leaning more towards ska than punk and I prefer the punk style myself, but they are still amazing. I just wish I could have seen them live in their hay-day that would truly be awesome.

The Guns of Brixton

London Calling

Metric. All her songs I'm afraid. I don't think I've heard one that I don't like... Twilight Galaxy is especially awesome, and my favourite Raw Sugar, I've listened to that one on repeat for ages before. I also really love the lyrics to most of their songs. If you want to know more check out my post with Emily Haines: here.

Twilight Galaxy 

Raw Sugar

I Believe In a Thing Called Love-The Darkness. LOVE this song! I'm not one for super cheesy love songs, unless they can be laughed at (with) which this one can, I mean have you ever seen the video? Major amusement.

I Believe In a Thing Called Love

Chasing Pavements-Adele. This was my favourite song for ages and ages, it had the most play counts on my itunes for like a year or so, then I guess I just got sick of it or something, but I still listen to often and still love it. There are just new songs in my life, such as Adele's new song Rolling in the Deep. I am completely in love with her voice in that song, soooo amazing.

Chasing Pavements

Rolling in the Deep

I'm Your's-Jason Mraz. I heard this song before it became really popular and loved it. I don't like the version on the radio as much as the one I've got, which is possibly an EP of some sort? Dunno, I'm not even sure where it came from... still, it's awesome. I know, up there somewhere, I said I don't like love songs unless they are amusing/funny. I LIED OKAY. I love this song. I don't really consider it a 'love' song so much as a crush song? Its like someone confessing that they like a person to them for the first time...not necessarily in love. It's fucking cute okay? Stop judging me.

I'm Yours

Nine Inch Nails. Everything, basically. I even like Trent Reznor's strange electronic/instrumental stuff...I listen to it when I study and don't want lyrics. The Good Soldier, Only, and Capital G stand out to my as some favorites, plus I'm convinced that he named The Good Soldier after the book of the same title by Ford Madox Ford, although I am probably wrong, but I'll read it and let you know!

The Good Soldier

Only 

Capital G

(apologies for the shit video!)

Smashing Pumpkins-1979. This is my favourite, but I also really really like The Beginning Is the End Is the Beginning which was written for, I believe, Batman and played in the trailer for Watchmen. Doomsday Clock is also awesome and I love it as well. Dunno why both these have to do with the end of the world, but we wont question it...

1979

 The Beginning Is the End Is the Beginning

Doomsday Clock 

Bulletproof-La Roux. Every time I go out dancing with my best friends they will jokingly go "Terri! It's your song! It's your song!" when this comes on. So yeah, apparently this is my song, actually I just like it cause I listened to it a lot after I got dumped last, I attempted to become bulletproof myself, then realized how useless it was.

Bulletproof

If We Ever Meet Again-Timbaland and Katy Perry. I know some people out their are cringing, possibly gouging their eyes out, okay I'm kidding this song is not that bad! Truly! I actually really do like it. I know this will sound phony or whatever, but I've always felt this song perfectly captures the "clubbing" scene. Not because it's sentimental or anything, but because you know that sentiment is completely fake. It's like getting drunk, becoming best friends with a group of strangers for the night, having the time of your life, then going back to 'real-life' the next day. Okay I KNOW that's not what this song is about, but that's just what it makes me think. Moving on!

If We Ever Meet Again 

She & Him. I know that Zoey Deschemal sang, I just didn't know how goddamn cute her songs were! Sentimental Heart? Awwwwww. In the Sun is the first song I heard, and at first I was kinda ehhh not that great, but then I listened to it again, and again and completely fell in love with her voice. This is the music I listen to when I Want to be happy. Sweet Darlin' and Why Do You Let Me Stay Here? are my two other favorites.

Sentimental Heart 

In the Sun

Sweet Darlin'

Why Do You Let Me Stay Here?

Glycerine-Bush. This is one of my favourite songs. Ever. There was another song of theirs which my friend recommended to me, but I'd never heard any of their other songs, until one day I was like I love this song, lets download them all! So yeah found this one and loooove it. It's slow and steady, yet has that 90s feel to it. 

Glycerine

Underneath it all-No Doubt. Gwen Stefani is awesome in this song, and gorgeous! I like the idea behind the song, it's, again, cute and romantic, yet Gwen always has an element of 90's girl power to her, which I sorta love (although I am aware this song was not recored in the 90s!) Also I felt that since I have her husbands band, I couldn't leave Gwen's out since I love both of them equally! 

Underneath it All 

Blue Orchid-The White Stripes. I love Jack White, seriously, he has some mad talent, he can even act! And he's kinda hot.... kinda...This song is my favourite cause it has such a good beat, but if you look at my play counts Little Room is actually my most played song, which is strange cause it's not even a favourite by a long shot, but still an awesome song. They also apparently have great music videos! :)

Blue Orchid

Little Room

And last but not least!

I Miss you-Blink 182. I know this song isn't like great or anything, but I have always loved it and I love it all the more for its super cool music video. I like how it's a little cheesy and strange and I feel like the guys are poking fun at that sorta thing without losing their cool or ruining a good song. 

I Miss You

I think that is it for now, I could probably make this a lot longer, but if I have to think about the songs to hard, then they can't be really be my favorites, plus this list is already lengthier than I meant it to be. Enjoy and post some of your favourite songs or thoughts on mine!