Gloomy Day Playlist

So you know those gray, cold, rainy days that always lull you into a haze? Yeah, that's what it''s been like here the past few days, so I figured that a playlist to go along with environment was most certainly needed!

Strange and Beautiful- Aqualung (This just seems to suit the world outside my room these past few days, with a somber, slow feel and lyrics that seem to perfectly describe the way that the gloomy weather and renewed spring plants interact, it's perfect for this playlist.)

Ocean Breathes Salty- Modest Mouse (Now this song is very different from the last one, but at the same time the guitar bridge between verses seem to align well with those times when you're out walking in the gloom.)

Northern Downpour- Panic at the Disco (Back to a more somber mood with this one. This song appears on a lot of my lists, mostly because I love it but also because I feel like the mood and lyrics can be taken into many different context and work perfectly. Just listen to it here, and you'll see what I mean.)

Streetlights- Ludo (Somber, with deep, meaningful lyrics, that seem to speak directly to the atmosphere outside and to how you feel on days like today.)

Drops of Jupiter- Train (An oldie, but goody. Again this is one of go-to playlist songs, because the instrumentation and lyrics lend themselves to different situations. This song is more up beat for this playlist, because I feel like even though the day is gloomy and somber, doesn't mean you have to be.)

Dreaming Out Loud- OneRepublic (So this song starts out kind of like some of our other songs: soft, slow, somber, but then evolves into what I think is a truly inspirational and beautiful piece without really with out changing too much, the tempo stays pretty consistent, but the increase in volume and addition of instrumentation changes the feel of the entire song.)

So this is a shorter playlist than I normally make but I feel like this is the essential basics needed for a playlist around the theme of gloomy days, and the rest is about personal choice. We see a theme of somber, soft songs, with mostly acoustic parts as the lead instrumentation and vocals play key parts in setting the mood of the songs. If you have favorite songs like this, then add them into the list, leave them in the comments, and enjoy your gloomy day :)

Walking after the Rain

So yesterday was a gray, rainy day. But I love how the earth smells when the rain stops, how green the grass , and moss is as it soaks in the moisture. So I took a walk to take in the beauty and my constant companion, my camera came along for the journey.

 The swollen creek after the rain

Mossy tree, love the contrast of the green of the moss and brown of the bark

Budding flowers

Mossy tree

Fairy Circle around a tree( the presence of early growth ad beauty in Spring, attributed to Fairies)

Spring growth

Lovely Buds.

New perspective of Black Engineering. 

New perspective on a campus statue.

New additions

So with 3 weeks til finals and move out, I've realized that I've accumulated a lot of new stuff over this academic year(I had a pretty good job at the college dining service) and to be honest, I'm pretty happy about it. I mean I'm not even groaning over having to figure out where it'll go at home(we might be moving anyways so if it stays packed nbd, but more on that at a later time). I just thought I'd share with you the new additions to the traveling show of my life and let you judge if its money well spent.

1. Owl Bank(for all of my important extra change needs!

2.Alice in Wonderland plushes.(so soft and cute and cuddly and fun)

3. Books!! (Including: Alice in Wonderland, Pride and Prejudice, Maus, etc.)

4. Movies!!(Love expanding my movie collection and the 5 dollar bin at walmart had some great finds this year)

5. Harvest Moon: Tree of Tranquility(Okay, so I love Harvest Moon to begin with and i'm not going to debate the "It's stupid cuz it's farming" thing because I will never be a good farmer outside of this game and its still a better game than Farmville)

6. An addiction to Geek Chic Cosmetics (I found this company online, they're based out of Oregon and have totally awesome makeup lines based off of fan bases for shows like: My Little Pony, Legend of Zelda, Doctor Who, Game of Thrones, etc.  The pricing is supper reasonable when you take into account that all products are handmade, vegan and cruelty free and in certain cases gluten free. Plus the colors are truly inspired and lovely, I'll prolly be posting about them more but click the company name to get to their site and see for yourself.)

7.  Mustache Magnets(Found these at the University Bookstore and had to have them.....i don't think I need to explain )

So there you have it! comment and let me know what you think!

So,...I need to get on this blog again

So, I've decided that blogging is good for me and that I should work harder to continue it (BTW, Skyping my mom right now, HI MOM!!!). Things in life are going pretty good, and here's why:

• Getting along great with the family
• I'm doing pretty well in school (woot!)
• I got a summer internship at Living History Farms, where I used to volunteer.
• I have bedding...with owls on it! ( (o) v (o) )
• Taking tons of pictures and painting a lot.
• I'm a successful co-social chair of my dorm floor
• and in general, I'm awesome

So seeing as things are becoming pretty stable, I figure might as well try and fit in some fun extras and get my twitter and this blog going again, as the have been neglected for too long. So I'll be back with more playlists, photos and random tangent posts and hopeful this'll be just as fun as I remember, i'm sure it will!

A new life

 I haven't posted in forever. A lot has changed, my grandmother died 2 weeks ago, I'm back at school and having to restart my entire friend base. Life is hard but it's got its up moments: I still have a pantheon of people who love me, i'm enjoying my classes and I have a job. My life is different, and though how I approach it is different, I'm still holding strong to me. A new life....I could be anyone I want and I tried for awhile to be honest.

This year.....December to now.....It's been harder then I ever thought life could be.  I'e lost my home, my grandparents, my best friend, and for awhile myself.  I wanted to escape,and  I hurt myself without thinking. I got help, and I don't do that anymore. I'm certified now as depressed and as having an anxiety disorder. Yet, working through it is bringing me more clarity then I ever imagined it could. My life started again...I feel like me, but amplified...I used to hold back, now I'm free. This year.... I've shed more tears, cracked more jokes, lied more about how I feel, and told the truth about it more then I ever had. It's made me question life itself to the core, and I found that,despite everything, I like my life and who I am, that the people who love me, like who i am, and that those who have passed, they never wanted me to be anything but me.

I want to take a second and apologize for how oddly this is written, it's just how its coming out. But to be honest, I'm not extremely sorry. It's how I want this to be said, I'm only sorry if its hard to read.

My new life, is only to be me, the one that the people who matter love, and to not hold back but continue to amplify myself so that those who have gone don't have to search to hard to find me, and so they smile when they see me.

In Arizona!!

So I'm back in Arizona visiting with my mom and having a great time. April was crazy with getting ready for move out and finals. This vacation is well deserved. We're riding bikes and swimming and driving around in mom's Miada. Life doesn't suck. Also been having the opportunity to take photos around the area. Here's a couple:

These are my turtle friends in their fountain in my mom's  neighborhood. I love their coloring and their calm attitude.

These next ones were taken at the local desert botanical center, which me and my mom adore. Very much worth the trip!(link to their website here!)

campus photos: spring edition 2!

So I took another trip around campus with the old camera, and got a couple more good/ interesting shots.

The next two are the inside of some tulips on campus that I thought were just gorgeous with their coloring.