classical tuesday I

morning!

i've been finding that on occasion,
some of the library folk to do not comply
with the universal 'shhh' library rule

to prevent myself from getting distracted by the chatter,
i put on my headphones
& press play to one of my favourite playlists.

the play list is composed of classical music,
each sunday i will list 5 songs off the playlist

let's call it classical tuesday!

on the menu this week:

enjoy!

-m

quick hello & a few other things.

hi loves!

a quick post today because i need sleep so very badly

i just returned from my fencing tournament,
placed second,
considering how little sleep i've had in the past few days,
how many assignments were worked on,
how much lsat studying took place,
i'm content with the results.

now i have the night to recharge
& it starts again tomorrow

i think it's important to remind ourselves
to take it one day at a time.

so without further ado,

1. my friend caitie blogged about an issue that i think is very important, you can find that here
2. i'm currently listening to this, and it is helping the relaxation process quite nicely
3. i received a postcard in the mail today that reads:

your task is not to seek for love,
but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself
that you have built against it.
-rumi

isn't that lovely?

exhausted kisses,

-m

pb & j on a sunday.

hey!

it's going to be a long night,
presentations need to be rehearsed,
& midterms need to be studied for.

i made myself a pb & j,
some comfort food
for the long night ahead.
looks delicious, doesn't it?

& i'm listening to ray lamontagne - hold you in my arms.

hope your weekend was wonderful!

night,

-m

yum & a tune.

ok, i could not resist

i've been craving Portuguese custard tarts for days,
finally googled them,
hoping it would slightly quench my craving

flawed logic
because i found this photo,
& it only heightened the craving

YUM! YUM! YUM!

also, i'm currently listening to passion pit - the reeling (manners)

voila!



-m

early morning musings

morning!

i have been up since 5 this morning,
i think i feel a cold creeping on

too bad, cold.
you'll have to come back
when i don't have two essays due

whilst debating with my immune system,
i'm listening to

this

&

this

&

this

....


&

this

(yeah, every once in a while, T.Swift is mandatory)

i do highly recommend
running out this weekend
& buying bell x1's flock cd.
i've had it forever, and still enjoy it more & more
every time i pop it in

now i must get off my bum,
& choose an outfit.
which reminds me,
winter is creeping up.

i am one of those people who hate winter 99%
the other 1% revolves around christmas and carols
but everything else about canadian winters,
i dislike.


well i do love hot cocoa,
while listening to bon iver.

ok maybe 98%


kiss,

-m

music on a monday

time for some music!

tunes i'm currently bopping to...

alexi murdoch - all my days

i've been listening to his stuff since the first year of high school,
& i still love it as much as i did the first time i heard orange sky

recommended for:
summer days at the cottage,
just as dusk descends,
lying in a hammock.

favourite tunes from the album:

1. song for you
2. orange sky
3. all of my days

the antlers - hospice

i just love this band,
i can't really pinpoint why,
the music just makes me happy.

recommended for:
depends on which song you are listening to,
you could be strolling downtown,
sipping tea and listening to "two"

or

you could be coming home from a long day,
on the train commute out of the city,
whilst listening to "shiva"

so, favourites:

1. shiva
2. two (hehe, see what i did there?)
3. prologue

jose gonzalez - veneer

the entire album is absolutely wonderful,
but the song, "heartbeats" is one of my favourites
of all time.

this will be a great addition
to your "music to relax to" playlist

hope your ears enjoy my suggestions!

love and kisses,

-m

day dreaming

hi again!

couldn't stay away for long!

another story,

get excited :)

whenever i come home from a long day

or even when i'm on the train

headed home

i always take time to press play

and relax while listening to some tunes

occasionally, i listen to a podcast

called Chilled.

it sounds exactly as its name suggests,

perfect tunes to sit back and ...well "chill"

i instantly begin to day dream

it has become an instinct

i love daydreaming in general,

& my daydreams vary according to song

for some tunes,

my mind wanders to my professional aspirations
but every time i listen to chilled,
my mind instantly day dreams about coming home

to a loft with a very specific bedroom

i don't know why

but i always envisioned this bedroom

to have a cold, modernly simplistic design,

but at the same time, to boast much comfort

this morning i made my blog rounds

catching up on so much inspiration

from so many wonderful blogs

& as i came across, Hands that Make,

i read a lovely post

but this was no regular post,

it featured a picture (the above) of a bedroom

but not just any bedroom

a bedroom that practically mirrors

the one i've day dreamed about

being the uncreative person that i am,

i stood no chance of placing what was in my daydreams

on paper

but luckily, remodelista featured it.

so so so wonderful,
i think modernly quaint is how i would describe it

finally,

i highly recommend Hands that Make,
lovely blog

&

chilled podcast,

which you can find on iTunes

lots of love and flirty winks ;)

-m

image: 1, 2, 3

flickr finds

i've joined flickr
and i've been browsing
instead of studying
shhh!

really enjoyed mogo!'s set

the designs are so refreshing
&
the colours are simply wonderful

i could stare at the photos all day
but
studying isn't going to do itself

in other news,
i've been trying to set up a music player
on the posts
i've encountered two problems:

1. i can't find one that is aesthetically suitable
2. installing them requires brainpower, all of which
if currently used by studying

but je vous promesse
that soon enough
a pretty and functional
player will release
wonderful tunes

they really are too good to keep to myself ;)

love,

-m

images: 1, 2, 3

Aussi loin que je m'en souvienne j'ai toujours aimé des boutons
les petits boutons les grands boutons

sometimes
the buttons on a dress
the buttons on a blouse
the buttons on a hat
were enough reason
to prompt me
to grab and purchase

i also like the expression
"you make me lose my buttons"
which is also a lyric
by the band interpol <3

video here!

hope your monday is full of things you love,

-m

Image: ici!

i've been bopping along to this tune
for a while now

the song is so soft
the video is brilliant

she pays for the bread
and she goes...
nobody knows


-m

recently i've been studying
all day
and all night :@

reviewing in the train
the bus
the subway

reviewing while pouring the first cup of coffee
repeating while pouring the second
considering dropping out while pouring the third

music breaks have kept me sane
in particular, i love pressing play
and hearing MGMT

being the music snob that i am
i will recommend some non-mainstream tracks
but those are great too

"boogie down"
"destrokk"

you know you wanna check out my components

-m

image: here!