Young Foreverrr

This is just a great cover of Katy Perry's "Teenage Dream." I love how they slowed it down.



And here's another great cover. Ellie Goulding is always amazing.



And so it goes...

It's beginning to feel a lot like Christmas

Aww, I love this time of the year. Winter break is near, I finish finals next Tuesday and then it's a 3 week winter break for me! I'm so excited to:
-Spend time with my lovely family
-Mess with all my lovely cameras (especially my new LC-A+ that I won for free @ the lomography.com giveaway) and organize my photography
-Go on a photo adventure with my friend Susie
-Read some books
-Watch all the wonderful movies on the movie channels (Rent Twilight: Eclipse and Inception)
-Make some fanvids for Lie To Me and various movies
-Practice guitar

Sounds like fun huh? You know you wanna come on over and join me :)

And lastly, I'm currently digging Coldplay's new single "Christmas Lights." Seriously, everything they make is gold. Love them! Also, my love Chris Martin ceases to make me blush.



And so it goes...

Fantasy is Fiction

So I saw him again in film class. I had this whole idea thought out in my head that when we had a 10 min break in class, he would walk up the lecture hall stairs to go outside (like he always does) and I would be sitting at my usual aisle seat and that we would lock eyes and that I would coyly smile up at him and we would have this beautiful moment between us. Well reality is much different from fantasy thought up by my mind. He looked at me but it was only a glance and it was so quick that I thought it would be too awkward to get a smile in and I was also nervous 'cuz I had been thinking about it. It was unfortunately, just like any of the other glances you give someone, insignificant and meaningless. And I'll admit, it's quite creepy if someone has a crush on you and you don't even know them. Because somehow, when you crush on someone, you create this whole story of you guys and you think that you know that person, but reality is you don't, and you're being a creep by thinking about him that much. So I guess this is one of those moments when fantasy doesn't quite live up to what it's suppose to be and reality takes over like it always does.

At least I have Ellie Goulding's new album Bright Lights to make me feel slightly better.



And so it goes...

Secret To An Indie Favorite Music Video

So if you want your music video to be watched and liked by many and you want to appear in it as little as possible, then just get a few kids to learn your song and lip-synch it in a music video. This my friends, is key to a winner. Haha, at least that's what these guys did and I love them! I think kids hold such innocence that when they sing a song that seems mature for them, it brings on a rawness and emotion that just can't be portrayed when an adult sings it.

Black Keys-"Tighten Up"


Foals-"Blue Blood"


The Temper Trap-"Love Lost"


And so it goes...

“And I pray that just this once/It will be exactly what I want…”

I found about the new Erik Hassle EP "Taken" and it's amazing! I love that he comes out with new stuff so often. I think my favorite is "Last Rider"...sort of fits my situation. I can't seem to ever get what I want romantically, and I want it to just happen already. I also really like "Taken" (Original Version), but seriously, they're all good. Although "Standing Where You Left Me" seems to be a repeat but whatever, it's a great song! Love this!

Taken EP by erikhassle

And so it goes...

People are letting me down all over the place. For a lack of better words...I will quote the wonderful Erik Hassle...

"Oh my god, this is too intense
It makes no sense,
This isn’t me, all this weakness
It makes me so sick…"


And so it goes...

"Keep your heart close to the ground"

Back at school, this weekend reminded me why I love home so much. My family has to be so amazing that they have to go and make me homesick every time I leave. I wonder if I'll always be homesick for home and if this will ever go away.

Song that's on repeat at the moment...


"soldier on
soldier on
keep your heart
close to the ground"

And so it goes...

"You abandoned me/Love don't live here anymore"

Currently loving...

"Love Don't Live Here Anymore" -City and Colour (I'm actually revisiting a lot of C&C stuff and liking it just as I did two years ago)
"Hello" (Lionel Richie cover) -Lissie
"Alors on Danse" -Erik Hassle w/ Stromae

I just discovered all of these raw, live sessions done by Ray-Ban and they're so good. My favorites are Erik Hassle's and Lissie's but that's really no surprise is it?

Erik performing "Hurtful" and it's lovely as always.

Erik Hassel from Ray-Ban Rooms on Vimeo.

Lissie performing her cover of "Hello". Love the intimacy in the back of this cab.

Lissie from Black Cab Sessions on Vimeo.

And so it goes...

My Song and Dance Man...

"At 14, I discovered girls. At that time, dancing was the only way you could put your arm around the girl. Dancing was courtship. Only later did I discover that you dance joy. You dance love. You dance dreams."

I'm currently on a Gene Kelly kick and have come to a realization (kinda late) that he was the best actor/dancer in my book. Just watch him go, he's so natural and graceful. He still has that masculinity to him though too, which I love. He's so handsome!


Also, I've been watching and listening to all of Erik Hassle's new stuff from his album The Hassle Sessions: Volume One. His covers are amazing!

And so it goes...

"We're holding out for you/Covered in snow"

Current listens:

Under Control album -Cary Brothers
Habits album -Neon Trees
"Heartless" (Kanye West cover) and "Covered in Snow" -William Fitzsimmons
"First in Line" -Matthew Mayfield

Anyways, I'm feeling a lot more optimistic about the whole home sick/reclusive/weirded-out thing. I still don't know quite why I was feeling that way but it's eased up and I'm slowly thinking about those thoughts less and less. I was very happy today; beach, movies, peace.

And so it goes...

Homesick

Do you ever get homesick?

I can't get used to it
I can't get used to it
I'll never get used to it
I'll never get used to it





And so it goes...