• arcade fire
• beach house
• husky rescue
• iron & wine
• james blake
• pj harvey
• patti smith
• st vincent
• summer camp
• yeasayer

• my joints creak and crack all time
• christmas is getting more about giving than receiving
• i almost always fall asleep before midnight
• i have varicose veins
• slippers are my footwear of choice, most of the time
• my eyesight and hearing are getting worse
• i increasingly seem to prefer comfy, non-flattering underwear to anything else.

• "angel in the snow" - elliot smith
• "creep" - radiohead
• "half asleep" - seagull
• "the shore" - chapel club
• "two weeks" - grizzly bear
• "you don't know me" - ben folds and regina spektor

• losing more of my most cherised ones, and succumbing to deepend grief
• perpetual loneliness or friendliness
• failing a class
• drifting from my most cherised ones
• never sharing in a romantic relationship
• death due to a car accident
• solitude during a thunderstorm
• weight gain that cannot be lost

• "And all I loved, I loved alone"

Edgar Allen Poe

• "Fate is like a strange, unpopular restuarant, filled with waiters who bring you things you never asked for, and sometimes don't like"

Lemony Snicket

• "We made blueberry, buttermilk..and if you're feeling especially sinful, chocolate chip"

Seth Cohen, The OC

• "Vous au moins, vous ne risquez pas d'être un légume, puisque même un artichaut a du cœur." (At least you'll never be a vegetable — even artichokes have hearts.)

Amelie Poulain, Le Fabuleux Destin d'Amelie Poulain

• abandonment
• absolution
• antagonism
• awaking from a beautiful daydream to a harsh reality
• barbed wire fences
• broken guitar strings, lost piano keys
• cement walls and florescent lights
• cognitive dissonace
• deforestation
• disappearing cultures
• feelings of alienation, purposelessness
• forgotten people
• insignificance, sometimes
• intolerance
• la douleur exquise
• l'espirit de escalier
• lonely highways
• misunderstandings
• nostalgia for things that cannot be reclaimed

okay so some of you may know the vaccines , i mean quite a lot of you should and if not, where the hell have you been?! i don’t even know how to describe the vaccines, apart from being one of the best new bands to have come out of 2010 and will be sure to be dominating 2011 once their album ‘what did you expect from the vaccines?’ débuts in march. from what they’ve put out (wreckin’ bar, post break up sex, if you wanna, blow it up), you just know that they write brilliant songs that in my opinion anyone can enjoy, the song i’m recommending being wreckin’ bar (ra ra ra) . i just think that rock as it once was is gonna be coming back in the shape of this band and will be leading the way for many more bands to do the same in the future. it’s simple, they just make bloody great music.

• bumblebees
• conservatories
• cottontails
• cream tea
• elderflower cordial
• hedgerows
• may blossom
• old churchyards
• public footpaths
• robins
• school uniforms
• slate rooves

• gaze out open windows
• climb trees and read books in them
• collect seashells
• don't be afraid of who you are
• dress up victorian style
• drink lots and lots of tea
• frame vintage photos
• go dancing in the rain
• go looking for fairies and build fairy houses
• hand write letters to friends
• have a picnic on the countryside
• have tea parties
• learn to play an instrument (piano,ukulele,banjo,guitar)
• let your hair grow long and unruly
• lie in fields of wildflowers
• light candles at night
• listen to dreamy music and dance around
• make a teepee
• make friends with trees-tell them your se...

• bad santa
• home alone 3
• home alone 4
• miracle on 64th street
• muppet's christmas carol, the
• nightmare before christmas, the
• polar express, the
• santa clause, the

• i always use the self-checkout at the supermarket, always
• i fail at small talk, big time, i'm not good making conversations with people i don't talk to often, or don't know very well
• i avoid confrontation at all costs
• awkward silences are abound when talking with me
• phones are definitely the worst device created by man, ever
• i'm not assertive, at all

• "all the wine" - the national
• "home" - edward sharpe + the magnetic zeros
• "she's got you high" - mumm-ra
• "the geese of beverly road" - the national
• "train in vain" - the clash
• "us" - regina spektor

• take a frigging compliment, girl.
• you are beautiful
• you're a really good friend, dude
• your vulnerability is lovely

• an untouched blanket of glittering snow
• cable knit jumpers
• dark candlelit evenings
• fairy lights in a dark room
• frosty eyelashes
• frosty windows
• hot cocoa and tea
• leather bound books
• mittens
• paw prints
• red cheeks and noses
• snow that looks like icing on the trees
• warm blankets
• warm, glowing light shining out of windows
• woolly socks

• front sheet
• read chapter one
• set up bibliography
• write up book in bibliography
• complete "different forms of communication" p1
  • list the various ways in which we communicate
  • find diagram of communication
  • explain diagram of communication

• liv tyler
• helena bonham carter
• scarlett johannson
• lily cole
• karlie kloss

• i don't have anything to say
• i can't carry on a conversation to save my life
• i really don't care about what the majority of you have to say
• i don't know how to express how i'm feeling
• my voice is horrible
• i hate the majority of you

so this week i’ve really been loving warpaint. i don’t really know what else to say other than they’re brilliant and everyone should listen to them. i just love the fool, i think it’s such a brilliant album, and every song on there is great. even the exquisite corspe ep is fantastic, elephants and beetles probably being my favourite songs from it, but my focus for this post is on their album. the song i’m reccommending today is composure, really love everything about this song, especially when the song changes just after the intro, i just love the way the drums and bass work, making this a favourite for me on this album. other songs you should check out: bees is another fantastic one i highly recommend that, undertow, baby… the whole album in general. so, this week: warpaint. enjoy.

old soul

• black and white films are the best, silents especially
• cats are the best company i know
• creaky joints
• diminished sex drive
• feeding the birds
• fondness of floral patterns
• frequent disorientation
• frugality
• manners and etiquette are not to be forgotten
• multitudes of home remedies
• perpetually cold
• quite superstitious at times
• reminiscence
• resentful of technology
• tea, of course
• terrible eyesight and hearing
• wearing of frumpy clothes, wool cardigans especially

• at some point people will spread lies about you. when this happens, the worst thing to do is spread them back. be the bigger person and keep in mind that people who believe the lies aren't worth talking to anyway
• don't put off breaking up when you know you want to; prolonging the situation only makes it worse. tell them honestly, simply, kindly but firmly. don't make a big production, don't make up an elaborate story; this will help you avoid a big tear-jerking scene. if you want to date other people, say so. be prepared for the boy to feel hurt and rejected. even if you've gone together for only a short time and haven't been too serious there's still a feeling of rejection when someone says she prefers the company of others to your exclusive company but if you're honest and direct and avoid making a flowery emotiona...

• that earthly smell after rainfall
• double rainbows
• when you realise the sun is shining on your face and it makes you feel beautiful
• messy i-dont-care hair
• freckles
• falling asleep with the moonlight on your face
• lazy rainy days of napping and watching movies
• going to movies alone
• hugs from the best friend that reassure me
• warm cookies and milk before bed
• giggling babies
• suddenly feeling happy and hopeful out of nowhere
• kisses
• warm, just-out-of-the-dryer sheets
• and ofcourse, love is lovely

• "darkness around the sun" - alexz johnson
• "hero heroine" - boys like girls
• "kiss the rain" - yiruma
• "life times" - ten second epic
• "over the pond" - the album leaf
• "rose's theme (solo piano version)" - titanic soundtrack
• "swallowed in the sea" - coldplay

• "congratulations" - mgmt
• "contra" - vampire weekend
• "flaws" - bombay bicycle club
• "plastic beach" - gorillaz
• "serotonin" - mystery jets
• "this is happening" - lcd soundsystem
• "total life forever" - foals

• an ability to make me laugh and to also laugh at himself
• an ability to teach me something new
• compassionate and empathetic but not overly sensitive or needy
• has a definite sense of personal hygiene, and carries himself well
• has some sort of musical talent
• interested in things other than video games and sport
• must like music other than the top 40
• treats everyone with the same amount of courtesy and respect
• understands that sometimes i just need my own space
• willingness to compromise and try new things

• i love everything childish, and you might not want me to show that side of me out in public - but i don't care
• i can't make a single decision, don't ask me to do so, i really can't
• i can't really speak. i stutter, mix the words in a sentence and forget words so nothing that comes out of my mouth is coherent
• i have contact with almost all of my ex-boyfriends, like really good contact
• i have contact with lots of guys i've dated, made out with etc. they're what i call my friends, thus it may be awkward for all parts when you meet them
• i love chatting, that is with boys, you would feel pretty intimidated
• i love writing, if you interrupt me whilst writing, i get extremely angry
• i really need my own space, most of the time

not to say that i don't like being around people, but spending every waking moment with others can be a little draining for an introvert like me

• other people don't always want to be quiet and listen to music and read, so they talk and talk, and i just want to read my book
• people are always like, "is everything okay?" when i'm not as energetic and smiley as i usually am
• people get annoyed by the things i do, and likewise, i get annoyed by the things that they do
• when i've been around people long enough, i feel as if i'm under a microscope, like i'm being watched

• cold bare legs
• puddles
• florals
• new sents
• strawberries
• waking up to sunlight
• fresh breezes
• easter
• babies
• cleaning and airing out
• holiday plans
• eyes closed, just feeling
• call of outdoors
• white pearl buttons
• hope
• young plants
• flowering trees

• diagon alley and hogsmeade
• hundred acre wood
• looking-glass land
• narnia
• neverland
• the enchanted forest
• the land of oz

• "fluorescent adolescent" - arctic monkeys
• "peach plum pear" - joanna newsom
• "simple math" - manchester orchestra
• "sin-eaters" - the national
• "sink" - brand new
• "someone like you" - adele
• "to build a home" - cinematic orchestra

• you don't like books of any kind
• you're pretentious
• you're obnouxiously insecure, constantly fishing for compliments/reassurances
• you're too mature
• my friends don't love you
• you don't adore my friends
• you type in comic sans
• you're extremely conceited
• you ask me for sex more than once a week
• you want children and a family
• you buy me flowers
• you do drugs
• you drink regularly
• you're shallow, would like to change my appearance considerably
• you don't think of hygiene as high importance
• you only know music from the top 40

• afternoon tea
• big ben
• boarding schools
• complaining about the weather
• 'full english' cooked breakfasts
• keeping a stiff, upper lip
• parliament
• red post boxes
• sarcasm and satirical humour
• sunday roasts
• tea drinking as a solution to all problems
• thatched cottages
• the beatles
• the royal family
• the yorkshire moors
• top hats and monocles
• tweed jackets
• wonderful literature

i’ve been really enjoying johnny flynn this week, maybe because of the amazing lyrics, or the beautiful guitar playing, or just for the fact that johnny has an amazing voice. or maybe all of them. he released been listening last year, which is a brilliant album, but i’ve been really stuck on a larum the past few days. i love it to pieces, i just think everything about it is brilliant. especially for me, the lyrics are so beautiful and poetic. not to mention johnny’s guitar playing just makes me feel like i know absolutely nothing about playing guitar. i'll reccommend a few songs , like tickle me pink, the wrote & the writ and brown trout and cold bread but anyway i’m rambling, johnny flynn everybody.

• complete h&sc "individual differences" p1
• complete h&sc "cultural diversity in h&sc" p2
  • research two religions & compare their customs and practices
• complete h&sc "stereotypes" p3
• complete CoPE evaluation of research module
  • charts of primary research results
  • conclude findings
  • evaluate module

• download/put on christmas or birthday lists; all of the albums on this list
• keep track of finances
• work on being more assertive
• write as much as possible

• don't quit piano lessons, you're gonna wish you kept them up
• nothing is permanent, not even the number of your immediate family members
• prom is not the magical, beautiful night like all the films and books portray, in fact, it's one of the worst nights in high school for you
• think twice before picking up that knife for the first time, it's gonna turn into a really bad addiction that's gonna fuck up the majority of your close relationships. it's also gonna cause you physical and emotional distress for years
• when you get your braces off, wear your fucking retainer, your top teeth are gonna end up like a rabbit's again
• you don't love him, you love the friendship you have with him
• your parents will catch you out on your lies about 9 times out of 10

• actually doing work, hm, there's a thought
• actually making the effort to see people
• baking cupcakes
• making jewellery
• playing piano (started lessons again)
• re-decorating my bedroom
• sew my own clothes (or at least learn how to add vintage-y buttons/decor to all my clothes.)
• talking
• walking out to the lake with the ipod blaring, letting all my thoughts out
• write using calligraphy.

• acorn hunting
• big woolly socks
• bonfires with marshmallow and hotdog roasting
• book reading
• candles
• country drives
• crunchy leaves
• cups of tea and cocoa
• forest walks
• geese flying south
• grandpa's fireplace
• knitted scarves
• leather booties
• listening to folk music
• my best friend playing his guitar
• oversize sweaters and tights
• picking out pumpkins
• rosy cheeks and noses
• staying inside
• talking to forest friends

• i can talk with him about anything
• we think the same things at the same time, we're on the same wavelength
• we have exactly the same sense of humour, we find the same things funny thus have really good banters with each other
• he'll go anywhere with me, and i'll go anywhere with him
• he's such a gentle, caring person
• he can be a real bitch to me sometimes, but i can be a real bitch to him in return
• but despite that, he's almost always really sweet to me
• he's really fun to be around, we have so much fun together