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► s o u n d t r a c k | forty top tracks

• ❝beggin for thread❞ — banks
• ❝believe❞ — mumford & sons
• ❝blood stutter❞ — handsome ghost
• ❝breezeblocks❞ — alt-J
• ❝bright❞ — echosmith
• ❝budapest❞ — george ezra
• ❝can't feel my face❞ — the weeknd
• ❝can't help falling in love (cover)❞ — twenty one pilots
• ❝chateau lobby #4 (in c for two virgins)❞ — father john misty
• ❝cheerleader❞ — omi
• ❝degausser❞ — brand new
• ❝don't wanna fight❞ — alabama shakes
• ❝elastic heart❞ — sia, the weeknd, diplo
• ❝gimme sympathy❞ — metric
• ❝goodbye❞ — who is fancy
• ❝habits (stay high)❞ — tove lo
• ❝hands down❞ — the greeting committee
• ❝hello❞ — adele
• ❝the hills❞ — the weeknd
• ❝hold back the river❞ — james bay
• ❝hold my hand❞ — jess glynne
• ❝hotline bling❞ — drake
• ❝i wanna be yours❞ — arctic monkeys
• ❝jungle❞ — emma louise
• ❝kansas city❞ — the new basement tapes
• ❝mess is mine❞ — vance joy
• ❝new americana❞ — halsey
• ❝only love❞ — ben howard
• ❝roses❞ — the chainsmokers, rozes
• ❝same old love❞ — selena gomez
• ❝ship to wreck❞ — florence + the machine
• ❝show me❞ — john legend
• ❝shut up and dance❞ — walk the moon
• ❝something good❞ — alt-J
• ❝song for zula❞ — phosphorescent
• ❝stitches❞ — shawn mendes
• ❝trap queen❞ — fetty wap
• ❝uma thurman❞ — fall out boy
• ❝what kind of man❞ — florence + the machine
• ❝wings❞ — birdy

► w a t c h l i s t | fifteen favourite films

• basquiat (1996)
• frances ha (2012)
• frida (2002)
• ginger snaps (2000)
• god bless america (2011)
• horns (2014)
• mad max: fury road (2015)
• perfume: the story of a murderer (2006)
• se7en (1995)
• the skeleton twins (2014)
• song of the sea (2014)
• star wars: episode vii - the force awakens
• tank girl (1995)
• tomboy (2011)
• we were here (2011)

► e v e n t s | twelve major happenings

• in january, i returned to my childhood home to rebuild myself after the dissolution.
• in february, everything was deep red and blushing pink. terrible love and great hate resided side-by-side in my chest.
• in march, i continued a pattern of detoxifying my life.
• in april, i tried very, very hard to teach myself to hula hoop and scheduled my first counseling appointment in ten years.
• in may, i turned twenty-five and began to repair my relationship with my estranged father.
• in june, SCOTUS ruled in favour of marriage equality and it filled my heart with the most profound joy i have ever experienced.
• in july, i reconnected with the sea, etched fresh ink into my skin, and embraced my fat, beautiful body. july rearranged my soul.
• in august, i started talking to this wonderful, stubborn, beautiful woman.
• in september, i was once again at the mercy of the hold pumpkin spice has on my entire life.
• in october, i felt positively witchy. and that wonderful, stubborn, beautiful woman? she said she'd be mine.
• in november, i valued my emotional safety above all.
• in december, i contrived cheer and merriment to mask a considerable amount of stress.

► n e t f l i x & c h i l l | ten binges

• american horror story: coven
• friends
• grace and frankie
• grey's anatomy
• jessica jones
• master of none
• the office (US)
• orange is the new black, season 3
• parks & recreation
• unbreakable kimmy schmidt

► b i b l i o p h i l e f i l e s | five favourite books

• the crane wife, patrick ness
• east of eden, john steinbeck
• jitterbug perfume, tom robbins
• peter pan, j. m. barrie
• we should all be feminists, chimamanda ngozi adichie