freight train.

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the sorrow.

i am definitely not sorry or sorrowful about this beautifully heartwrenching song by one of my favorite bands, the national.  i love the "green-ness" of this video, but the real clincher is that matt berninger's vocals get me every time. (yes, i know, this song smacks of classic Jesus and Mary Chain. so sue me.)

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tongue tied.

no wonder the marketing whizzes at apple snatched up this GROUPLOVE song for their iPod touch commercials - it really does encompass that feeling you get when you are heading to your newly-minted boyfriend's house with an awesome mixed tape that you are going to sit around and listen to with your friends. and eat chips. and maybe make out with said boyfriend a little.

(coincidentally, rick rabin, the drummer of GROUPLOVE, is the son of former 'yes' member trevor rabin. didn't i just talk about 'owner of a lonely heart'?)

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haven't had enough.

so the mini and i have departed slightly from our usual repetoire of disney junior and treehouse shows, and now, every night, we are enjoying the muchmoremusic top 10. which has introduced me to the latest musical "crack" from canada's very own marianas trench. the lyrics are kind of yearning, hasn't everyone wanted to start something over and redo at some point in their life? (me, probably 1000 times) the lead singer has a wide-eyed, semi-pee wee herman appeal to him, which makes the song a little more endearing.

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stuttering.

totally one of the best "i'm-so-in-love-with-you-i-can't-stand-it" songs. yeah, i know it was in a gum commercial, but i don't care. there is nothing like the feeling where you are so in love with someone that you just can't help yourself. like loving the cute boy from your english lit class from afar, sneaking clandestine glances at him from behind your locker door. the original video is very cute, but they've disabled the embedding feature so i had to substitute this one instead.

ah, love. you crafty devil.

now i'm off to set some metal on fire. got a huge box of precious metal in the mail today. talk about LOVE!

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retro NIN.

okay, seriously, i was the only goth cheerleader at my high school, back when NIN was cool. not sure i fully understand the newest NIN projects, but i can still enjoy the tracks off 'pretty hate machine' (i actually bought the cassette from sunrise records in the mall where i used to work. yeah. cassette. probably still have it too.)

oh, tortured trent reznor. how many breakups did you soothe with this masterpiece? (i know he worked his magic once with this song - an old boyfriend used the lyrics and some carefully planned tears to postpone the inevitable. it was well played, but alas, the relationship still didn't survive.)

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stupid and shallow?

so right now i am feeling stupid and shallow (insert the futureheads' song of the same name here and watch the video below - thanks, m) .  i have been reading 'a game of thrones' over the past week and a half.  it's everything that i like - one of those sweeping epics with finely drawn characters, intrigue, violence and a little bit of romance - but i somehow got totally derailed and drawn in by emily giffin's 'something borrowed', definitely a light piece of literary fluff but yet so darn captivating.  like i think i read it in just a couple of hours, that's how sucked in i got.  yes, i love girly books, especially ones where the geeky girl gets the guy.  i honestly feel guilty because george r.r. martin's series has been dubbed the new lord of the rings, and so many people i know have read it and loved it.  i kind of felt like i was betraying myself by getting distracted by the romantic comedy - and yes, i will probably watch the movie version too.  oh well.  i'm guiltily heading back to mr. martin and his tales of knights and snow.  i promise, no more detours.

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please please please.

seriously, after the last two months i've had, really.

(and still a classic after all these years. better than any of the covers that have been done subsequently too. damn you and your romantic soul, morrissey!)

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atlantic.

i've been having a little bit of a hard time lately - and i'm kind of struggling. i'll definitely be okay, but it's hard when you're going through one of those "what-does-it-all-mean"? kind of phases. there have been some sweet blissful moments - laughter with J, super supportive txts from L, lunch with M - and of course, there is music. isn't there always music?

i've been sketching a lot as well, something to keep my mind from wandering away into dark, twisty territory, so hopefully i will have some new designs to share very soon. in the meantime, enjoy the fabulous musical stylings of the midway state, one of the best things to come out of collingwood.

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