Wednesday 3 March 2010
Wednesday 20 January 2010
music
girls
xx
this week i have been listening to 'the xx' and 'girls'
i have been in love with girls for some time now, but have only just given time to the xx. i am very glad that i did. the self titled album is perfect. i hope to see them live before the year is out. maybe if i can get my hands on some coachella tickets?
girls album, album, is also amazing. they are like a modern day beach boys. they are playing here in albuquerque next wednesday. i really want to go.
Sunday 10 January 2010
i want to be a ballerina
so i saw this skirt yesterday in Lipsy and had run out of money.
i dont even like lipsy but am in love with this skirt.
if only i had found it before christmas.
charlotte russe have a similar skirt in navy, maybe i should buy that instead, only $20
x
jameela jamil
much better than alexa
she used to be a teacher
imagine going to school to her every day
perfect
Thursday 7 January 2010
bookstoreadthroughout2010
I feel college has taken all the joy out of reading for me this past semester and I am not happy with this. That is why I am compiling this list. Hopefully by seeing it everyday it will push me to read more. When I actually sit down with a book, I love reading. So here it goes. 12 books I aim to read over the next 12 months.
1. Fight Club - Chuck Palahniuk
This is kind of cheating. I am already reading this book. I loved the movie and thought I should read it. So I am.
2. To India With Love: From New York To Mumbai
Ok, so this is not really reading.
Its a scrap book. Of pictures and experiences concerning India.
I want to go. And I want to own this book
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3. Alice In Wonderland - Lewis Carol
Have never read it. Seems like a shame.
Meant to be better than the animated movie.
4. The Rum Diary - Hunter S. Thompson
In preparation for the film of the same name, which may never be released.
5. Sex, Drugs, And Cocoa Puffs - Chuck Klosterman
This guy came to UNM but I missed it.
6. Corn Flakes With John Lennon - Robert Hilburn
L.A Times music critic retells his experiences with various musical legends, from Kurt Cobain to Elton John. Why would I not want to read this?
7. On The Road - Jack Kerouac
This is one of those books that everybody has read and that everybody loves. Well I want in!
Amazon labels it 'one of the most important novels of the century'. Beginning of the beat movement. I do not think I need to continue..
The book focuses on two days in the life of a confused, disillusioned teenager.
One of those books.
9. Middlesex - Jeffrey Eugenides
So the same guy who wrote The Virgin Suicides, which I obviously love. Not one to shy away from complicated subjects, Eugenides takes on the story of a young girl who grows into a man. Again, this book has received good reviews, and I hope to find out why.
Oh and it was featured on Oprah's book club.
(I cannot decide whether or not this is a good thing)
10. Lunar Park - Bret Easton Ellis
I have read everything else by him and I think its about time I read his latest book, Lunar Park. Rules of Attraction and Less Than Zero are two of my favourite books. The book is meant to be more autobiographical, with the central character named Bret Easton Ellis, however the facts do not stick to the truth. Excited to read this.
11. Hunger -Knut Hamsun
A book about one man's experience of starvation and degradation.
Gained high reviews from everywhere.
Maybe it will help me to complete a master cleanse successfully??
12. Lolita - Vladimir Nabokov
I always here about this book, but have never had the chance to read it.
The story of a middle aged man's love affair with a 12 year old girl.
Wednesday 6 January 2010
sympathy for the devil
so its january. that time of year. celebrity big brother. always full of random used up celebs or wannabees. this years line up is no different. though it is rather amusing to watch vinnie jones cook breakfast while randomly flicking through the channels. one surprise this year is the inclusion of Katia, the 21 year old ex-girlfriend of rolling stone ronnie wood. only famous through a random affair, she has managed to make her way on to british tv, making a lot of money in the process. even more surprising, i actually like her. she entered the house wearing a giant flower in her hair. love it. i went through a similar faze in the spring, i think i may start doing wearing them again.
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