it’s as if i’d been holding my breath for months
but i woke up with a new feeling
this morning
a calmness i haven’t felt in a really long time
a softening
a slowing
it feels good to breathe again
it’s nearing february
and as is my custom, in february
i turn to scandinavian music
it’s the sound of winter, of ice and sea smoke
and the slowing of the beating of my heart
you were right, sis.
this song does make me want to wander
lucky for us, we both have big adventures coming our way
thank you so much
for the bed, the wine, the chats
the early morning sleepy “good mornings”
the movies by the fireplace
the giggles (your poor, poor husband)
and everything you both did to help make this transition
as easy as possible for me
mad love. xo
i don’t know what it is about this video that makes me so happy. is it the yellow shoes, the really skinny guy with the bling around his neck, the light, the warmth? es el chico getting down in the back, the notion that you’re never too old to just dance, the fact that it feels like a summer fling or a long journey in a faraway land or a letting go after holding on so tight for so long?
all i know is that there is a sheet of ice over the entire city this morning and i could have easily skated to work today and all the commuters around me are thawing out and it’s raining in the train.
and this song is the perfect dreamy escape.
genesis: the origin or coming into being of something
good morning world
it’s going to be a good day, i think
royal albert hall
march 25th
7:30pm
i’ve been wanting to see her live since her first album
c’était plus fort que moi… i just had to book the tickets
with the faith that i’ll be on the other side of the pond by then
(i bloody well better be)
he asked me what i was thinking about that i couldn’t sleep at night.
and i said, i’m thinking about dressers for my clothes and a new bed and if i should bring a couple of my own prints for the walls. and about making you pies (because all good wives make pies for their husbands and what is your favorite pie anyway?) and whether i should stock up on maple syrup because it costs an arm, 2 legs and an eyeball in london and all the places i want to go with you and i wonder what our babies will look like. and will you teach me how to go off road biking like a bad ass? but slowly, until i get good at it and then maybe we can go to that place in bristol. and can we go sailing too? and where should we stop on our trip around the world. and i love you. a lot. and i miss you. a little.
and i’m thinking that i am so ready for this and my heart is so full of hope.
and oh! the adventures we are going to have.
yes. it’s raunchy.
yes. she says the ‘c’ word.
yes. it’s monday and you still have sleep in your eyes.
yes. this song is more appropriate for friday nights and
there are many days to go until friday.
but i’ve been in a funk for 2 weeks
and this track helped me get my groove back
so i’m rolling with it, people
‘c’ word and all
i said: “it’s exhausting always trying to control everything”
she said: “you know what that is? fear!”
well fuck that!
sometimes i feel like a shadow of myself
barefoot in the snow
desperately chasing something that must have been lost
years ago
or maybe i never had it to begin with
and when i go, will i bring my demons with me?
and how long will your patience last?
and what if i hold on so tight that we break?
and how much is too much?
and how little is too little?
for all my years here,
i am but a fledgling in this world
ok wednesday
show me what you got!
only coeur de pirate could make profanity sound so angelic
i motherfucking love this girl
coeur de pirate (the weeknd cover)
the first time i heard of gotye
was on some plaza in spain
with this guy from australia
his name was simon
and it was sunny out
we were sitting on the pavement
sharing music
when two dogs got into a fight at a nearby table
and the owner of one of the dogs got bit
and there was blood running down her hand
and there was a schizophrenic guy lying on the pavement next to us
muttering words to himself
and laughing
i sometimes wonder if it all really happened
i wonder that a lot about life
because it’s so strange and beautiful
i think sometimes it must all be one long dream
