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Wednesday, April 13, 2016

Remember the mid-90s?

I've been on a HUGE 90s kick lately, music, movies, etc.

I was listening to a HUGE 90s spotify playlist (I'm almost done with Part 1 and it only took me about two weeks!) and I heard the song Girls and Boys by Blur. This reminded me that Blur is/was a band, and they had some catchy tunes. So I did my usual internet research, listened to their entire catalogue, remembered that Damon Albarn is the main dude in Gorillaz. This led me to decide on today's...

Dreamboat of the Day

If you hadn't guessed it by now, today's Dreamboat is Damon Albarn, lead singer, keyboardist and guitarist for Blur. Before you look at the following pictures, you must remember three things.

1. The Dreamboat I'm referring to is Damon Albarn from like, 1996ish. Not that he's not good looking now, but his most dreamiest time was in the 90s for sure.

2. You MUST disregard the "interesting" fashion choices...remember, it was the 90s. (I'm realizing that none of these pictures really encapsulate the 90s look he so lovingly rocks but rest assured, he was a big fan of track suit jacket, beaded choker with collared shirt, etc.)

3. His teeth are TERRIBLE! Like seriously, if he were to give me a toothy smile, I would take back the title of DotD.

So, without further ado, Damon Albarn from the 90s!

Wednesday, February 10, 2016

February 10th

The Day I Realized I Forgot How Much I LOVE the Live From Albertane album

I love Hanson. My relationship with Hanson has been on and off since 1997 (5th grade). Their most recent album is fantastic and reignited my love for them.

Today at work, I started my day by entering the office and immediately having multiple people come at me with chaos and drama. That is NOT something I need first thing in the morning.

I quickly set about trying to find some music that would not only make me less murderous, but actually elevate my mood to something resembling happiness and/or carefree whimsy.

I threw on some Hanson (This Time Around) and quickly realized that wouldn't be enough. I set about creating the Ultimate Hanson Playlist, not thinking much of it.

I've now been listening to this mix for the last two hours and it is doing WONDERS to combat my HORRIBLE state. Now I'm only mildly annoyed. What was my point?...

...

OH! Yeah, my point was that I totally forgot how wonderful Live From Albertane is.

All the voices had finally dropped. Taylor was sounding FINE! (and by "fine" I mean HORRIBLY ATTRACTIVE) They sang all my favorites (well, most of them anyway)

Now I've got Hanson-fever and am thinking about going home after work to watch all the DVDs of theirs' that I have (totally kicking myself for not having a VCR to watch all the VHS tapes I have)

(here's a little taste of the playlist)

(and no, Ariel did not create this list, I just used her Spotify account...)

Monday, February 10, 2014

Cool Sky Bro

aka The Most Amazing Sunset I’ve Ever Seen
(extra blur added for artistic effect)

Thursday, February 6, 2014

“It's not the towering sail, but the unseen wind that moves the ship”

the unseen wind of SLASH!
here are some of my favorite ships.

1. Stiles & Derek, aka STEREK : Haven’t been on this ship for terribly long, but they are currently my FAVORITE THING EVER!