Iron and Wine - Boy With A Coin

I can't seem to get enough of this song today.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_1Zz9ud83I

A Fine Frenzy - Electric Twist

This is such a fun and quirky song! It reminds me that: I love still being a kid at heart. It makes me want: red hair, a pony, a hula hoop, dimples, a white room with buckets of paint, and a voice like that.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5nzD-yGmt6U

Iron and Wine

I'll admit, I didn't appreciate Sam Beam's music until recently. Sometimes though, we're just not ready to accept what a song has to offer until we've been through more. Or tastes just change, but that's so literal.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=raVzi_y6XWI


The Trapeze Swinger ....singing me to sleep tonight.

Lost! - Coldplay

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-RjMRP5IbI&feature=related

"You have five mintues to wallow in the delicious misery. Enjoy it. Embrace it. Discard it. and Proceed." - Elizabethtown

This is, without a doubt, how I want my hair to be!

new item on my wishlist: renovated cottage in the middle of the forest

My friend Timothy sent me this article:

http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2010/06/23/garden/20100624-chic-slideshow.html

This cottage is absolutely adorable! It would be perfect if it had running water. This looks like such a nice location for a weekend of reading and writing. At some point in my life, I hope to find my own building to re-imagine and I hope it is at least half as charming. Overall, it may be a little too girly for my taste, but I'd still buy something like this in a heartbeat.

Sufjan Stevens - The Dress Looks Nice on You

www.youtube.com/watch?v=0OkX_r032PM

Perfect for a breezy afternoon in the country.

Street Performers

I would love to take some time just travelling around the country meeting and listening to street performers...hearing their stories and their music.

Playing for Change - Stand By Me
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Us-TVg40ExM

Scott Dunbar - Billie Jean
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JghgJToVP00&feature=related

I now have an extra goal in life - to meet Grandpa Elliott.

OneRepublic - All the Right Moves

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qrOeGCJdZe4

This is track #3 of a summer playlist I created at the beginning of May. The songs on my ipod have become like a timeline of my life, associated with events and experiences. I also LOVE that the video is a masquerade ball. It's a great visual representation of the masks we sometimes put on for even those closest to us.

Florence + the Machine - Heavy in Your Arms

New song from Florence + the Machine

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2RLgFs5bB80

This song was just released on the Eclipse soundtrack. I haven't had a chance to listen to the rest of the tracks because of this. The drums move you along and the lyrics are wonderfully intricate. In keeping with Florence's traditional sound, it is very dramatic. Her voice carries such emotion! The song's chorus is almost haunting, in a demanding way. Sometimes subtle doesn't convey a feeling properly and Florence + the Machine is anything but subtle. Their music gives you permission to feel (for at least a few minutes) as if what you're experiencing is center stage and worth that much emotion.

Florence + the Machine certainly deserves more recognition for its innovative sound than Lady Gaga's over-mixed dance party drivel.