Christmas Edition! Here're some of my top favorites during the Christmas season. Hope you have a fantastic holiday spent with family. Christmas cookies, candy canes and stockings full of treats. Maybe some of you are lucky enough to have a white Christmas!! Best wishes, TB
Baby It's Cold Outside: Zooey Deschanel & Leon Redbone from Elf.
Probably my favorite Christmas-Season song. Possibly one of my favorite songs period.
I don't know what's right and what's real anymore.
I couldn't go so far as to say Lily Allen is my idol, or that I'd ever want to live by the words of this song. But it is pretty frickin good, and it got me through the lagging part of my workout today. "No I'm not a saint, but I'm not a sinner / And everything's cool as long as I'm getting thinner." Turned up the volume and I was all set. Pure poetry right there. Perfection. Or at least Allen's version of it.
Now for some real poetry...I'm currently sitting in the library, by a massive circular window. The sun is hitting just right; there's a ray sunshine lighting my notebook, warming me ever so slightly. I'm prepping for my English exam and trying to finish my analytical Latin project...so pretty much a party. Coffee, power bars, and a Pandora mix based on Dr. Dog to keep me fueled. No Wax Tailor today. Too trippy for this kind of work.
I've been flipping through a book of Wallace Stevens poems, which my teacher pretty much considers his instruction booklet for life. I'm not sure I like his work that much, but it's keeping me awake, so I can't complain. Stevens has some pretty weird stuff, or at least weird stuff that I've found today in search of essay topics. But one in particular struck me for some reason. It doesn't relate entirely well to The Fear (song above), but since I'm in deep analytical mode, I was able to draw a parallel or two. Feel free to enjoy them separately. Or together. Or not at all, if you can't stand British pop stars or modern American poets.
New obsession: Zooey Deschanel & M. Ward. She & Him. Cutsey, girly music which I know my mother and brother abhor. But whatever, they don't have to listen.
They have a new Christmas album, which I've been meaning to check out on Spotify, because who doesn't love carols?
In addition to her music, she's on fabulous show, New Girl, which just started up. Not sure if I've mentioned it before on here or not, apologies if I have, but it's laugh-out-loud funny. Her innocent, naive character is almost shocking at times. She's oblivious to her oddities, or else she embraces them full on. Definitely worth watching on a rainy, or snowy, day. I'm saving up episodes to watch once break starts--After a two week sprint to the finish, I plan to sit on my couch and eat gluten free mac & cheese (score..!) and watch sitcoms for a good day and a half.
BUT, until then, business as usual.
Study-session-Saturday.
Hope your weekend is more relaxing than the one I have planned.
Been into a warm, mellow, fall sound recently. Solid, contemplative lyrics, quality sound, the kind that makes you happy and sad at the same time. The kind that resounds in your head long after the song ends. The songs you can replay without getting bored. The lyrics you can relate to, though sometimes you wish you couldn't, for fear of being too...pensive? Not the right word. Regardless, make some cocoa, prepare for the huge snow storm (if you're in New England, I guess that's what happening now?), or just listen to this. Es magico.
"Stand watching from the steady shore
Feeling wide open and waiting for
Something warm and tender"
"Turns me inside out in a way
I can't define.
Oh I need somebody who won't see through me
Was happy living a lie."
Enjoy the following from Belle & Sebastian, one of my favorite bands. They're quirky, funny and make for a good, entertaining listen. And they have great accents.
Dear Catastrophe Waitress - An appropriate pick for today. Didn't have my best balance working the lunch shift today. I dropped a whole basket of bread, and several knives. Whoops.
Funny Little Frog - Listen and you will soon realize the appeal. It's uplifting, while at the same time bizarre when you really think about the lyrics. House to myself tonight, so my conversations are likely to be "a little one-sided, but that's all right."
Other favorite B & S songs;
Expectations
Blues Are Still Blue
For the Price of a Cup of Tea
Piazza, New York Catcher
Similar artists include Vampire Weekend, the Shins, Stars & Regina Spektor
