Time To Say Goodbye

This song, guys, is seriously good. I've like Twenty One Pilots for a while now, but just discovered this song tonight. I like the lyrics. A lot.

All I Need

Just a song to share tonight. Have a good weekend, everyone!

Captured

Guys, it's been a long time, I know. Anyways, I'm pretty wiped out tonight, but wanted to share this song with you. I just want to listen to it over and over and over and over and over and over! See? (:



The lyric video is fantastic. When it switches to starry night sky? Ahh so perfect. Formally part of David Crowder Band, they are now The Digital Age! Check em' out (;

Acoustics

So while attacking my list of books to read this summer, I stumbled across a quote from the book North of Beautiful (Such a good read). Anyways, it goes like this,

"for a guy to know me so deeply and truly, that we were only really complete when we were together. That I could talk to, go on wild tangents with, make obtuse references, and he would divine my every meaning before I knew what I was trying to say myself."

Sappy, right? Possibly. (But I like it). I don't know, it just fits with the hazy thoughts I've had in the back of my head. The memo pad on my cellphone is probably the most used app. I feel like I'm always writing stuff down! Whether it's my words, someone else's words, things to look up, ect., ect.

On another note, summer has been fantastic so far. Busy with work mainly, but a few weekend trips.Mainly I just love the warmth, the sunshine, the open windows, the coffee on the porch, and all the smells and summer foods! So wondrous. This week has been crazy busy, and I'm pretty wiped out, but I will leave you all with a song. Talking about Relient K a few days ago, I've been listening to their whole discography. So many memories! I then rediscovered their acoustic stuff. Ahhh man. That is my favorite. Something about acoustic songs, I don't know, they're almost dreamy. If that makes sense. So here it is (:



Also, this one:

Writing, Reading, and Listening

Fact: I stay up late listening to Jack's Mannequin, looking up good books to read, working on finishing the twelve different stories I've started, and, well, blogging.

It's an exciting life I lead, isn't it? Honestly I enjoy it. I think I enjoy staying up late way too much, which might be border-lining into insomnia. Maybe. I'll keep you posted. For real though, guys, I want like ALL the Jack's Mannequin piano books. The fact that piano is a key part of his music makes him all the more of a favorite. Heads up though, not all his songs are clean, so be careful. That being said, here's a good one!




Also, as far as good books go. Any recommendations? Right now I'm looking to read Howl's Moving Castle, The Little Prince, and The Damascus Countdown. I forgot how much I loved reading. Another summer perk (;

Oddly enough, the Memo app on my phone is by far my favorite. I write down everything. From favorite verses from the Bible, lyrics that catch my ear, songs to look up, books to read, quotes to inspire, lists of all kinds, and some of my random writings. Here's one for tonight:

The me in my head is basically a hippie/art chick. With a dash of emo maybe? Not the dark part, but the troubled writer/skinny jean wearer part. The me in my head is eloquent and witty, with an uncommon knowledge of random facts. She's sure of herself, with a slight tinge of fear that keeps her from being totally stupid. She chugs coffee like nobody's business, and is actually a bit of a coffee snob. She has a secret. A secret that drives her and gives her that air of mystery. She stays up way too late painting and making a mess, trying to hash out her tangled feelings. The me in me is quiet, but fierce. Fiercely loving and protecting the ones I love. 

I write more honestly when I pretend I'm writing about someone else (referring to "she" instead of "I"). This all concludes my random Sunday night/Monday morning post. Goodnight, all you lovely people!

Comeback

Jack's Mannequin is back!! As a solo artist of course (; nonetheless I am super excited. His song Dark Blue will forever be a favorite.

Thinking about thinking

Restless, restless, restless.

I want to move, I want to go,

I want to throw my worries out the window.

Thousands of thoughts inside my head,

all of them with no place to go.

The only outlet my thoughts have

is the flow of pencil on paper.

Black and white, white and black

things make sense again.

Thoughts don't sleep, dreams don't keep,

these words they never cease.

I think more than I speak

I write more than I say

Quiet on the inside, turmoil lies within

trying to unravel the mess in me.

(by: me)

      When I write, it's always honest and true because I don't stop to think about how the words flow, I just write them as they come. Sometimes there's an effort to make things rhyme, but other times I really don't care. When I write like that, things come spilling out that amaze me because feelings I hadn't voiced suddenly come to life on paper. Do you ever forget that people think? To be honest, I do it all the time. I get so immersed in my own thoughts that I don't think about how the person sitting next to me could be swimming through their own sea of thoughts. It's odd how that works. 

P.S. I discovered these two tonight, and I think this song is just so sweet! Enjoy!

     

Made

Guys, I love this song. Exactly what I needed to hear!



After hearing this song, I immediately purchased the entire album.

For the weekend

I was going to write a rambling post about my hermit life of school and work, a bit more school, and all things exciting, but I suddenly realized how late it was. That being said, I also have to work tomorrow morning, early, so I leave you with a song for the weekend and the promise of a future post tomorrow (; 

Too cute. 

Hikari

I don't know about most people, but I personally really, really enjoy video game music. Not all of it, obviously, but definitely a good section. Especially the soundtracks for Final Fantasy, Kingdom Hearts, and Legend of Zelda--things like that. Anyways, I just wanted to share one of my most favorites. I never get tired of listening to this one, and I hope you all enjoy it as well. Truly beautiful!

Oh Boy

Basically, I just discovered this song tonight, and I think the whole world should know about its existence. Not only is it super, super catchy and fun to sing along to, but its got me all excited for summer and sunshine and shorts. Oh boy! 

Little Talks

Alright, so I'm assuming most of you might have heard the song Little Talks by Of Monsters and Men. It's a great song, and super catchy at that. (Take a listen if you haven't already). Needless to say, they have several other really great songs as well, and they are very unique in lyrics and sound.

This one in particular.


As well as this one



I hope you enjoy this beautiful day! 

Late night procrastination

This is one of the songs that's keeping me awake while I work on homework tonight! This is also what I get for procrastinating......I always tell myself "No more late nights. Get yourself to bed on time." On time being like 10:30, but of course that rarely happens. As I've said before, I do my best thinking late at night. It's when songs come to mind, story ideas pop up, writers block goes away, and I can't stop thinking. Sometimes that's a bad thing though. Music always helps me study, well, that and Mountain Dew. I think it's about time I said goodnight though, I can barely keep my eyes open any more!

Sunday Afternoons

Ahhhhh such a wonderful day. My grandpa is in town for the week! So today after church we all went out to lunch together at Red Lobster. It was my first time eating there. I'm not a huge fan of shrimp, which makes me the odd one out in my family but oh well. I did enjoy a delicious maple-glazed salmon with a side of fresh broccoli, and a small salad with raspberry vinaigrette. Mmmmmm tasty. Today was cloudy and bit chilly, so I threw on jeans and my favorite sweatshirt, made myself a cup of hot cocoa, grabbed a handful of candy corn, and curled up on my bed to finish writing a paper for class. To top it all off, my homework "soundtrack" was my Parachute station on Pandora. Definitely a favorite. And, to make a great day even better, my mom whipped up a batch of homemade chex mix with my little sister and I. Yum! So while finishing up my paper, I came across some fun things on the web that I would absolutely love to have ^_^

These sweats would be AMAZING for my morning classes

Cute, comfy, and cheap: I want the grey one

Fall in a cup

If ever I become rich, this is the kind of room I want

At first glance I wasn't sure, but it's decided. I would love to have a dress like that