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the bon iver cover of this bonnie raitt standard has been...

Fri, 17 Feb 2012 20:57:00 -0500

the bon iver cover of this bonnie raitt standard has been floating around cyberspace since the summer, but they just recently released a 25-minute recording session featuring this rendition.

leave it to justin vernon and sean carey to suck my soul dry on a friday night.

enjoy the heartache ♥

^{.. bon iver (justin vernon + sean carey) - i can’t make you love me (bonnie raitt cover) ..}

it’s only a few minutes past 1 am and yet i’m...

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:06:36 -0500

it’s only a few minutes past 1 am and yet i’m absolutely exhausted, ready to sleep como un tronco. regardless of my lethargy, i find myself doing some in-bed bopping to this la roux remix of little sumner’s “selfmachine.”

enjoy!

^{.. i blame coco - selfmachine (la roux remix) ..}

9 times out of 10, if i see a ring i like, it’s probably...

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 15:39:00 -0500

9 times out of 10, if i see a ring i like, it’s probably going to be too big :( i’m fairly certain my pointer finger is a 3.5, and i’ve given up slipping anything onto my ringman since everything ends up being too loose.

imagine my surprise when i found dainty little adornments that actually fit! granted, they’re likely to turn my skin green (i think three rings cost less than $5), but if the [incredibly cute] rings fit, they fit!

“Time eases all things.”- Sophocles

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 23:47:00 -0500

“Time eases all things.”
- Sophocles

this is a bit of a throwback, but i ♥ this brazilian duo and...

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 23:36:00 -0500

this is a bit of a throwback, but i ♥ this brazilian duo and consider this one to be timeless :)

toe-tapping to the twelves while planning my trip. march 29th is fast approaching!

^{.. the twelves - works for me ..}

last night was technically an “in night,” though i...

Sat, 28 Jan 2012 11:46:03 -0500

last night was technically an “in night,” though i still managed to stay up till 3. that being said, i wasn’t too keen on starting my saturday early enough to have the option of watching morning cartoons.

unfortunately, the office beckons. and although i’m still feeling quite sleepy, this miike snow track (which has been on serious rotation since its recent release) is helping my day gain momentum. maybe it’ll help yours too :) have a splendid saturday!

^{.. miike snow - paddling out ..}

one of our long-time residents threw a farewell party in the...

Sat, 28 Jan 2012 11:32:13 -0500

one of our long-time residents threw a farewell party in the clubhouse yesterday. she excused herself from her guests for a few minutes to stop by our office to thank the staff. she also gave vanessa and i roses. so sweet :)

one night of magic rushthe start: a simple touchone night to...

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 23:40:00 -0500

one night of magic rush
the start: a simple touch
one night to push and scream
and then relief

ten days of perfect tunes
the colors red and blue
we had a promise made
we were in love

to call for hands of above
to lean on
wouldn’t be good enough
for me, no

—-

on repeat: ellie’s take on an original track by the knife, as heard on bbc radio 1 ♥

^{.. ellie goulding - heartbeats (the knife cover) ..}

currently working on the travel itinerary for my pending...

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 23:28:00 -0500

currently working on the travel itinerary for my pending european excursion. though my post-study wanderings have yet to be finalized, at the very least, my month in salamanca is set in stone.

with all this trip planning, i decided to go through the photos from last spring. this is one of my favorites from an afternoon walk through the “golden city.” the plateresque detail on salamanca’s old sandstone buildings works in harmony with the sun’s rays. there are those moments when the light hits just right, and this was one of them.

i don’t just own heels because they add to my height (i...

Mon, 09 Jan 2012 19:32:00 -0500

i don’t just own heels because they add to my height (i kinda like being a shorty and couldn’t imagine life being any taller), but i fell in love with the gray pair months ago because of the stiletto’s shape ♥. it was a pleasant surprise to find out that they were, in addition to being shmexy, incredibly comfortable. i had finally found a pair of 5-inch platform stilettos that didn’t make me want to weep with every subsequent step.

and because a good shoe is a good shoe, i bought them in black. LE WHEEEE!

even though you feel lost in it, you can’t treat a memory...

Wed, 04 Jan 2012 23:26:00 -0500

even though you feel lost in it, you can’t treat a memory like that
——
i don’t know what it is about this song, but i’ve had it on repeat of late, so i figured i’d share :)

^{.. we have band - what’s mine, what’s yours ..}

spending the remainder of the evening in front of my trusty mbp,...

Wed, 04 Jan 2012 21:39:00 -0500

spending the remainder of the evening in front of my trusty mbp, planning my upcoming jaunt to eur.

i needed some company, so i opted for coffee from a french press and a little bit of bailey’s. it’s frigid out—why the hell not?

because it’s never too late in the evening for toe-tapping...

Thu, 29 Dec 2011 01:38:43 -0500

because it’s never too late in the evening for toe-tapping electro/house/synthpop remixes.

^{.. best coast - boyfriend (kill them with colour remix) ..}

although it’s been said many times, many waysmerry...

Sun, 25 Dec 2011 19:45:32 -0500

although it’s been said many times, many ways
merry christmas to you ♥

one of my bests decided to move to jerZ to live with her...

Sun, 25 Dec 2011 14:01:00 -0500

om nom. the dirty dozen.

my lava fudge & soleil's cinnamon

holiday lava fudge.

one of my bests decided to move to jerZ to live with her then-boyf-now-fiancée; quite the grown-up thing to do :) anyhoo, soleil only comes into town every once in a while so we do get giddy and excited when we get to see each other.

fortunately, the universe worked it out so we were able to hang out when she was last home. aside from a booze-less happy hour, a mini-shopping excursion, and bridesmaids dress fittings, soleil, demi and i also went for the requisite pitstop at georgetown cupcake :)

grabbing “drinks & dessert” with a close friend...

Thu, 22 Dec 2011 01:02:44 -0500

grabbing “drinks & dessert” with a close friend morphed into late night dinner #2, accompanied by a cold brewhaha. turns out that clyde’s “chicken sandwich #1” is best consumed when wearing comfy sweats—the elastic is a dear friend of the cause.

and itunes shuffle does it again, with a throwback deep house...

Mon, 07 Nov 2011 23:34:00 -0500

and itunes shuffle does it again, with a throwback deep house track that has me feeling so chill yet simultaneously manages to fuel my productivity on another late night of study.

^{.. loco dice - menina brasileira ..}

it seems i’ve been pushing back my bedtime more and more...

Thu, 27 Oct 2011 19:02:00 -0400

it seems i’ve been pushing back my bedtime more and more as the days go by, with me crawling under the sheets around 8 this morning, and forcing myself to wake up a bit past 3.

my day started off great regardless, in large part to coldplay’s cover of calvin harris (♥) and riri’s “we found love.” talk about unexpected—i mean, i can’t quite imagine the band listening to rihanna in their spare time. in any case, i’m excited to have a version that’s still happy but a bit less rowdy while studying at ungodly hours :)

^{.. coldplay - we found love (calvin harris/rihanna cover) ..}

the powerhouse arena in oh-so-gentrified dumbo seems to be the...

Thu, 27 Oct 2011 19:00:00 -0400

the powerhouse arena in oh-so-gentrified dumbo seems to be the perfect fusion between bookstore and art space, and i’m glad we wandered in.

the whitewashed concrete steps that lead to a loft of sorts caught my attention, since i found them to be reminiscent of the seating in our middle & high school’s lecture halls (sans carpet). then something else attracted my eye: the pews. i had never seen any outside of a church or synagogue before; i suppose these benches have been inadvertently restricted to places of worship. i liked seeing them out of their element.

the clouds have finally made way for the sun; much appreciated...

Sun, 23 Oct 2011 17:16:00 -0400

the clouds have finally made way for the sun; much appreciated on a crisp fall afternoon. this track from angus & julia stone is my version of musical sunshine :) hope it brings some into your day, too! enjoy!

^{.. angus & julia stone - and the boys ..}