Dancing on my own

Hello all,  currently trying to finish 'The Libertines - Bound Together' by Anthony Thornton and Roger Sargent.

In the mean time, I've been surfing the web again, tracking down quotes and pictures that inspire me (=

Hope you enjoy them..

 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                

 

 

 

 

 

 

Are summer resolutions acceptable?

I'm currently on study leave, which means I've got lots of time (on my hands) to revise...  

So I've been thinking what can I do to motivate me through these rather dull few weeks ahead?  I've come up with a few things which I'd like to achieve during this time, and I'll keep you posted as to whether they actually happen! (=

1. Get fit!

- I don't do nearly enough excercise these days, need to get in shape for the summer! Tres excited.

2. Drink less tea, more water

- I drink, (as you may know from twitter) copious amounts of tea... To be honest I'm slightly addicted and I have 2 sugars in each. You may think..well why don't you just have it without the sugars? I would if I didn't think it tasted horrible without them =(.  So looks like water is my next best option, wish me luck on that one...don't think I'm likely to give up my tea but worth a try! (for a while atleast!)

3. Do lots of revision (standard!)

4. Make the most of being at home 

- I've got a pretty jam packed summer and it's sort of just dawned on me that in September I will no longer be here! Of course I'm excited but now I've thought about it, God i'm going to miss it!

5. Plan out my summer carefully!

- There are lots of parties + shindigs + holidays being planned already, I don't want to double book or miss out on that one awesome party! Need to get things organised. (=

6. Discover a new band (as per, I'll keep you posted on that one)

7. Save up!

- I work at Hollister currently, but I need to start saving the money I'm earning instead of spending without thinking! I'll use the catch phrase 'money for thought' here (rather than food!)

8. Keep in contact with everyone (=

- Yes it's a busy time, exams blah blah blah, no excuse for not staying in touch though.

9. Enjoy life!

- Exams are temporary, the stress will fade and I'll never get these days back.  Need to embrace every moment + laugh and not cast small but important things aside.

10. GET LASHED.

- I'm sorry but once my exams are over, I hold no responsiblity to my actions. I'm going to T in the Park and basically...it's going to be mental (=

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4 Artists To Look Out For This Summer

 In this post I have included artists which I think you should be looking out for over the next few months.  Some of which already have a well-known reputation and are bringing out new material. Others are artists I think you are unlikely to have heard of before.  So please check out this new music and let me know what you think =).  Enjoy...

p.s. Sorry about the overlap of the videos over the sidebar, I tried to find a way around it but failed. I really wanted you to see the videos directly on my page so I hope it won't irritate you too much! =)

1. Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros 

Different? They certainly are, with a minimum of 10 members (and sometimes up to 16 in some songs) they create a hippy-esque feel to their music. They aren't very well known, but I think that they deserve better recognition for their work.

Check out their single 'Home' which I think is a wonderfully constructed piece of music.

2. 'Flaws' An acoustic album by Bombay Bicycle Club

As you already know, I'm slightly partial to a bit of the BBC.  Now I'm even more addicted with the news of a solely acoustic album being launched this summer =) Good vibes all around I feel.

Here's a sneaky peek of what to expect:

3. Jack Johnson

I'm sure you know this surfer dude by now.  His songs have managed to chill us all out with his laidback tunes such as 'Sitting Waiting Wishing' from the 'In Between Dreams' album (2005) and 'Upside Down' from the soundtrack to 'Curious George'.

Well guys...he's done it again.  He's brought out a brand new album 'To the Sea', containing songs that will be essential for a chillaxed summer of 2010. 

Sit back and relax:

4. Eliza Doolittle

She is what I'd call a mix between Kate Nash and Lily Allen, with Lily's attitude and Kate's innocence, she brings passion and carefree fun into her music.  A London based girl, Eliza is the granddaughter of the famous Sylvia Young (no wonder she is so talented!).  With previous singles such as 'Rollerblades' (which was released in 2009), she has now created an album set to hit stores on the 28th June 2010.

Give Eliza a listen, I'm sure she is going to be big on the festival scene this summer:

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Just a small post.

Earlier this week I was inspired by a final assembly at my school where one of the teachers displayed all of her favourite quotes.  I have collected a few quotes myself and some of which I have just discovered.  I collect photography mainly, anything that catches my eye for various reasons...so I hope you enjoy this post (= 

1. Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind. -  Dr Seuss

2. The only way to get rid of a temptation is to yield to it.
- Oscar Wilde

3. Always forgive your enemies - nothing annoys them as much
- Oscar Wilde

4. The smart man learns from his mistakes. The wise man learns from the mistakes of others.
- Anonymous

5. I am not strange, I am just not normal.
- Salvador Dali

6. Now that it's all over, what did you really do yesterday that's worth mentioning? 

- Coleman Cox

7. If you surrender to the wind, you can ride it.  - Toni Morrison

8. Never miss an opportunity to make others happy, even if you have to leave them alone in order to do it.  - Author Unknown

 9. A kiss is a lovely trick designed by nature to stop speech when words become superfluous. - Ingrid Bergman *favourite

   10. At the touch of love everyone becomes a poet. - Plato

11. Music is my religion. - Jimi Hendrix

 

12. Choice of attention ... is to the inner life what choice of action is to the outer. In both cases, a man is responsible for his choice and must accept the consequences, whatever they may be. - W.H.Auden
 

13. Beauty without expression tires. - Ralph Emerson

14. Beauty is an ecstacy; it is as simple as hunger. There is really nothing to be said about it. - 

 W. Somerset Maugham

15. Things are beautiful if you love them.

- Jean Anouilh

16. I can't believe that out of a hundred thousand sperm, you were the quickest.

- Steven Pearl

17. A good marriage would be between a blind wife and a deaf husband.

- Michel de Montaigne

18. I think and think for months, for years. Ninety-nine times the conclusion is false. The hundredth time I am right. - Albert Einstein

19. Fashion can be bought. Style one must possess.

- Edna Woolman Chase

20. Happiness is the light on the water. The water is cold and dark and deep.

- William Maxwell

21. There is only one way to happiness and that is to cease worrying about things which are beyond the power of our will.

- Epicetetus 

22. The magic of first love is our ignorance that it can ever end.

- Benjamin Disraeli

23. Man loves little and often, woman much and rarely.

- Anonymous

25. Without courage, all other virtues lose their meaning. - Winston Churchill

25. Why not go out on a limb? Isn't that where the fruit is? - Frank Scully

*favourite =)

26. "run. create. push kick. ask. change give. optimize. search see. write. dance dream. spin. hear fly. desire. move relax. brawl. kiss " - Anon

Thank you for your time, leave a comment if you enjoyed a particular quote or picture =)

GrayFace

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