Music Mixes: January 2011

Basshunter - Angel In The Night
Bruno Mars - Marry You
Bruno Mars - Count On Me
Chris August - You And I
David Archuleta - Something 'Bout Love
A Fine Frenzy - Happier
A Fine Frenzy - The Minnow & The Trout
A Fine Frenzy - Rangers
A Fine Frenzy - Ashes And Wine
A Fine Frenzy - Lifesize
Ingrid Michaelson - Once Was Love
Ingrid Michaelson - Parachute (acoustic)
Jack Johnson - Good People
Jack Johnson - Sitting, Waiting, Wishing
Jónsi - Animal Arithmetic
Joshua Radin - The Rock And The Tide
The King's Singers - Always A Woman
La Bien Querida - De Momento Abril
Maroon 5 - Misery
Maroon 5 - Just A Feeling
My Chemical Romance - Na Na Na (Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na)
My Chemical Romance - Sing
Neon Trees - Animal
Neon Trees - 1983
Owl City - On The Wing
Plain White T's - Boomerang
Plain White T's - Rhythm Of Love
Sara Bareilles - Morningside
Tal Bachman - She's So High
The Temptations - My Girl
Weezer - Ruling Me
Weezer - Trainwrecks

Zoya Trixie

Is it bad that the blinginess of my nails is distracting me from studying?

Ahhh...The Eighties...

(The children's choir is the best part.)

I feel like I shouldn't reminisce about the eighties, since I wasn't even alive then.

Billy Joel - She's Always A Woman

Young Billy Joel

Older Billy Joel


The King's Singers

Silence

You can turn off your computer, you can move to a blank room, you can put on headphones, but you can never silence that nagging voice in your head.

Halls Breezers Throat Drops

It's so nice of Halls to include little motivational sayings in their cough drop wrappers.

Golden Globes 2011

Favorites:

Jenna Ushkowitz in Rebecca Taylor


Jennifer Lawrence in Louis Vuitton


Sarah Hyland in Max Azria

When Parents Text

When Parents Text is hilarious. Hilarious.

Basshunger - Angel In The Night

How did I not know about this?

(the song, not the video)
also, "crasy" :)

The Minnow & The Trout

"Help me out," said the minnow to the trout
"I was lost and found myself swimming in your mouth
Oh, help me, chief, I've got plans for you and me
I swear upon this riverbed, I'll help you feel young again"

Oh, not your everyday circumstance
A hummingbird taking coffee with the ants

And I said, "Please, I know that we're different
We were one cell in the sea in the beginning
And what we're made of was all the same once
We're not that different after all"

"Help me out," said the eagle to the dove
"I've fallen from my nest so high above
Oh, help me fly, I am too afraid to try
Now set up in the fear of heights
I'm praying you can set me right"

Oh, not your everyday circumstance
The elephant sharing peanuts with the rats

And I said, "Please, I know that we're different
We were one cell in the sea in the beginning
And what we're made of was all the same once
We're not that different after all"

We are tied in history
Connected like a family
We are tied in history
Connected like a family, family

So please, I know that we're different
We were one cell in the sea in the beginning
And what we're made of was all the same, was all the same
We're not that different after all

--A Fine Frenzy

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2011: New Year's Resolutions

1. Save more money.
2. Find a school-year research position.
3. Instead of buying more clothes, make better use of my current wardrobe. (i.e. wear skirts/dresses more)
4. Get more snacks from the farmer's market instead of Safeway or CVS.
5. Continue chipping away at the 101 in 1001.
6. Play guitar and piano more. Also, practice ear-training.
7. Eat less meat and dessert items.
8. Walk more, instead of biking or driving. Exercise more in general (I say that every year, don't I?)
9. Be more careful about le eczema.
10. Be a better listener. And quit complaining.

I looked back at my 2010 resolutions for inspiration, and apparently I cut my mom's hair the same time last year too. I must say that when I cut it a week ago, it was rather better than last year. It made her head look less flat. Yay.

LATEST PURCHASES (i.e. this is why I'm broke):

1. Seychelles Gypsy


2. Turquoise cami from PacSun

3. Thermal henley from PacSun

4. Maroon sweater from Gap

5. Hot Tools 1" Curling Iron


6. Western Digital Portable External Hard Drive


7. Black robe-sweater-thing from Nordstrom Rack

8. Calvin Klein bra, also from Nordstrom Rack

9. Anthropologie Molded & Melded Tee


10. Simply Vera brown opaque tights (gift)


11. China Glaze Mrs. Claus (gift, swap pending)

12. China Glaze For Audrey (gift)

13. American Eagle Boyfriend Cardigan


14. Aerie Cable Knit Fingerless Gloves


15. Gap button-down shirt from Goodwill


16. Aerie Patchwork PJ Pants


I'm not telling how recently I got these. It's nice to see them all laid out so that I can embarrass myself into not getting anything else in the next few months. Just-food January*, here I come!

*Not really just food, just no clothing, accessory, shoe, or beauty product purchases (Zoya free polishes excepted) without informing the other participants. I may just extend this to Frugal February too.

In other news, I've finally finished adding the side panels to that black pinstriped vest I was working on! I think I got it more than a year ago, just a bit too tight, from Crossroads in San Francisco. It took this long to get around to buying fabric, ripping out the side seams, and sewing in the panels. The process would probably have taken about a day (the whole day, but still) if I was putting my mind to it. This is why procrastination is bad, kids.