Nobody likes, or likely remembers, Vonda Shepard, but I love pulling out her albums now and then, the Ally McBeal cover albums and her solo stuff. By 7:30 remains my favourite. It has so much depth, every time I listen to it I hear something new. This song made sense to me today like it never has before.

You and Me - Vonda ShepardPart of me wants ( Read more... )

I do not understand. I do not know how the world will be able to tolerate another four years. I do not understand America the way I thought I did two days ago. I do not know how I will be able to tolerate this administration making a mockery of my faith and misrepresenting my God for another four years. My God ( Read more... )

It was nice to see you today, casual smiles, bright sunlight, more secret glances that melt my heart ( Read more... )

we are so dangerously undefined --
it scares me.
yesterday he told me that all his friends are gone this year and i thought
oh no
it's happening again.
i am loved because i fill a temporary need.
i am a temporary fill.

but i love being with this boy, having ( Read more... )

The only thing that makes me feel more vapid than not being able to get a guy out of my head is not being able to get Kylie Monogue's Can't Get You Out of My Head out of my head.

take care
i've been hurt before
too much time spent on closing doorsI'm beginning to understand that sometimes a new relationship can reveal everything you ever tried to ( Read more... )

Went away for the weekend with my family. We stayed at a lovely lodge near Blue Mountain, went to the beach and watched a national volleyball tournament, went to a park with hiking trails and neat caves to climb into and explore. We watched a couple movies together, Taxi Driver and The Usual Suspects. It was loads of fun, and I realized it'd been a ( Read more... )

I watched Garden State tonight. It blew my mind.
The best soundtrack EVER.

Also, Scrubs season premiere was two nights ago.

I <3 Zach Braff.

currently wading in a pool of beautiful (dangerous) memories induced by this beautiful song by amy campbell, whose opening set i caught last saturday when m & i went to see emm gryner and andrea florian. sigh. (the hardest-hitting parts are bolded)

satelliteIf this city were a system then she would be the sun ( Read more... )

I have been working at my new summer job since Monday ( Read more... )

it's been one of those weeks where every song i hear makes sense.

what a beautiful piece of heartache
this has all turned out to be
God knows we've learned the hard way
all about healthy apathy

love is a brittle madness
sing about it in all my sadness

there are many things that i would like to say to you
but i don't know how

i never knew ( Read more... )