Who's Got The Love?

I usually hate Rap and Hip-Hop stuff, but this sounds good to me....

You know it's good when they bring out the confetti!

Love Songs

In preparation to Valentines Day, I've made a music playlist of Love songs, or songs relating to Love, or songs that I just Love. There was no particular reason for my playlist, just the fact I wanted something to listen to tomorrow.

Cornerstone - Arctic Monkeys

X & Y - Coldplay

Kingdom Come - Coldplay

We're All In the Dance - Feist

She Is - The Fray

Say When - The Fray

Look After You - The Fray

Heaven Forbid - The Fray

Iris - Goo Goo Dolls

Beautiful Disaster - Jon McLaughlin

5 Years Time - Noah & the Whale

When You Were Young - Noisettes

She Will Be Loved - Maroon 5

Anyone Else But You - Moldy Peaches

Candy - Paolo Nutini

Before the Worst - The Script

You Could Be Happy - Snow Patrol

Set the Fire To the Third Bar - Snow Patrol

Snowy Day - Val Emmich

Gummy Bears and Tea

Benjamin Kanarek = AMAZING

http://www.benjaminkanarek.com

Being ill

When you're ill, is it just me or do you find that sitting on the computer listening to music actually helps you get better. I made a CD today with loads of songs which I think would make an AMAZING movie soundtrack:

Daydreamer - Adele

Woods - Bon Iver

I Would Like to Call It Beauty - Corinne Bailey Rae

Guns and Horses - Ellie Goulding

Starry Eyed - Ellie Goulding

Be Mine - Erik Hassle and Ellie Goulding

I Feel It All - Feist

Bird Song Intro - Florence & the Machine

Cosmic Love - Florence & the Machine

Dog Days Are Over - Florence & the Machine

Failure - Laura Marling

Little Lion Man - Mumford & Sons

Dust Bowl Dance - Mumford & Sons

White Blank Page - Mumford & Sons

She's got you high - Mumm -ra

Blue Skies - Noah & the Whale

Crack the Shutters - Snow Patrol

Fader - Temper Trap

Sweet Disposition - Temper Trap

In With the New, Out With The Just Turning Old

I had my hair cut today. Not a huge change, but it's different enough to notice. It is my first haircut since 2009, so I am going to take this as an opportunity to write some aims for the year (like resolutions but not as serious)

1) Try and improve my confidence with my clothing choices. As in wear what I want, when I want, and not care about the dissapproving looks.

2) Attempt to become good at photography. I've only ever looked at other peoples work, but never tried myself. I have a few ideas I'd like to try out, but it's the ability I'm worried about....

3) Learn to sew/ make clothes .

4) Exercise - for health and personal issues.

5) Try and go to at least one concert. Preferably Florence & the Machine, Mumford & Sons, The Fray, Arctic Monkeys or Snow Patrol, even though none of them are on tour.

6) Read the following books: Tess of the Durbyvilles, Wuthering Heights, 1984, City of Fallen Angels, The Clockwork Angel, The Book of Lost Things, Eye Contact and the final book from the Hunger Games Trilogy.

7) See the following films (on DVD or at the cinema) : Nowhere Boy, Precious, The Road, Where the Wild Things Are, 500 Days of Summer, An Education, Youth in Revolt and Eclipse (no I am not some Twihard, I just really like the books)

8) Stop buying so many clothes from Topshop, as it has come to a point where I buy something from there at least every month. Instead I will improve my charity shop searching.

9) Decrease the number of magazines I buy, as it's verging on an addiction. I must only allow myself to buy: ID, POP, Dazed & Confused, Love and the occasional Elle or TeenVogue. (It still sounds a lot...)

10) Increase my music knowledge by searching on google, spotify and itunes. I will have an artist of the month, and make a blog about them and their songs.

Hopefully I shall acheive all of these, with my new haircut still perfectly in place.

Aren't Photos Just Amazing

I've been to loads of photography exhibitions recently, so I thought I'd just post a few photos from my favoutrite exhibtions

On Reading:

Taylor Wessing:


Happenstance:

Ryan McGinley - A Magical Man

Ryan McGinley. Does he need an introduction?