Late Night Melodies #1

Welcome to 'Late Night Melodies', a new segment on this blog where I just have a splurge on whatever music I happen to be liking at that moment. It will probably take place weekly and usually during the unfriendly hours of the morning when most people would be sleeping. But this is the first entry. I hope you'll like it! :)

LNM #1

For Me This Is Heaven - Jimmy Eat World

I've loved this song for a while now. It's surprising, seeing as though it comes from one of the Jimmy albums that I never really admired very much. This song just makes my heart beat and feel in the strangest way... It contains so much hope within such cyclic barriers, like you're hoping for the better while knowing that your world will never really change. It's about first times and last times, about waiting for something more and not being able to do anything to change it. It's about reminiscing, waiting for the transient joy to inevitably pass but the importance of experiencing anything close to happiness and fulfilment that you can come by. Live in the moment seeing as though you'll never be able to experience it again. To find a song so well crafted musically and emotionally is rare these days.  It's achingly bittersweet but maybe that's why I'm so drawn to it. 'Can you still feel the butterflies?'

grrr!

i finally got around to writing an entry! actually, i'm writing it now because there's no point in trying to study. it's 12:49am. i've been saying since 1pm that i'd get some work done and, predictably, i haven't touched a single piece. i'm extremely annoyed at myself but there's not much that i can do now. my day is gone. :(

i hope everyone has been well though! :)

i'm currently on mid-sem break, already a week in, and i'll be visiting my brother for a week from saturday.

nothing else has been happening... same old really.

so i've been staring at the screen for a few minutes now, wondering what on earth i should write about. here's what i'll do. i am going to write about something i like and something that i dislike. just to be different. kinda. not really. BUT I'M GOING TO DO IT ANYWAY! :D

I DISLIKE IT WHEN: people get angry at you because you don't like 'like' them the way they like you.

that has to be one of the most frustrating things ever. it's not my fault that i don't see you in the same way! i'd still very much like to be your friend but i don't want to be anything more than that. not at the moment anyway. they'll start bombarding you with text messages and get all pissy when you don't reply to one. then, one day, you just become 'the devil'. all of a sudden, asking 'how are you?' just becomes taboo. your friendly gestures are ignored and despised. what ever happened to being my friend? THANKS A LOT.

I LIKE IT WHEN: i wake up in the morning with a good song in my head.

you just know that you're going to have a good day when you wake up with an awesome song already implanted in your head. inception much? but really, you do. i woke up last week sometime with 'Bootilicious' in my head and i just KNEW i was going to have a fab day. and i did. *nods to confirm* :D

OHHHH! i finally remembered what i wanted to do to this blog! i was recently inspired by William Beckett (of TAI fame)'s blog that had a weekly music segment called 'Saturday Night Music Club'. and i thought i'd do the same thing because i love my music! i have also been contemplating doing a similar thing for fashion observations as i've recently become rather interested in it. so i'll end this post soon and write the first music one straight afterwards. i hope you'll like it! :)

and sorry this entry was so dry and all over the place! i'm heading into uni tomorrow to do an assessment thingo-ma-bob and that's kind of bothering me. :S

have a lovely day! xx.

retro sunnies

i found these old sunnies belonging to my mum in a random drawer at home. they're so awesome. can't wait till summer to wear them! :)

i'll write a proper post soon! xx.

peek-a-boo

Hi everyone!

My friend mentioned to me today that I haven't written here in a little while so I thought I'd throw something quickly together now. :)
I hope everyone has been well!

I once heard someone say that you should never stop being fascinated by the world that surrounds you. Questions should always be asked because when you stop, you also stop growing and learning. It's easy to get caught up in the hustle and bustle of life. Nature is drowned out by the sound of cars beeping and trucks revving. It is forgotten as we rush to where we need to be without paying attention to much more than the bare footpath that we tred upon. Aestheticism is often overlooked as a source of pleasure. Keats would be turning in his grave.

It was raining all day yesterday. I had spent most of the day running through it to various classes and silently cursing the weather. At the conclusion of my day, I was waiting patiently to cross the road and looked up at the sky. It really had to be one of the most beautiful things I've ever seen... and it was just rain falling. Nothing special or out of the ordinary. It was just rain falling in the light of a streetlamp but it really was quite beautiful. People passing by probably thought I was insane for looking upwards in weather like that but I just couldn't help it. A thought struck me: I'd never seen this before. I was surprised at my myself. Of all the thousands of times that it had rained in my life, I had never thought to look up.

It's always surprising to discover new things. I often find that you only need to change something very small (e.g. look upwards), to see something in a whole new way.

xx.

I need light in the dark as I search for the resolution. - The Resolution, by Jack's Mannequin