Calm before the storm...hits...again

Two midterms down, one final (and horrid) one to go. Of course you would place me in this clusterfuck of a lineup, UChicago. Of course.

I guess the silver lining behind my otherwise black and miserable cloud o midterms is that I've been spending a lot more time in our living room, which is actually quite a nice study space. Comfy couches, plenty o sunlight, a cat that pees on your face...what is not to love.

I creepily took a picture of my roommate reading.

I've also been doing a lot of daydreaming about my room next year, pictured above. And by daydreaming, what I really mean is going on UrbanOutfitters and looking at furniture that I cannot afford. Yesterday, I spent a solid hour convincing myself that I needed to buy a rug and a dress I found on the website, and then after I added both items in my cart and looked at the final price after shipping, I X'ed out in great fear, realized it was 4 PM and I still had two midterms to study for (three, technically), and began tearing out chunks of my hair.

30 more minutes to waste before my conscience forces me to get on the North and drag my weary, bleary self to the Reg. I think I will go play chess.

New habit

I think that starting now, I will link the first word of every entry I write to the song that I am currently obsessed with the most at that given moment. The point being: you would hopefully click on the link/open it in another tab and listen as you read the rest of the entry.

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This is awkward, but I don't actually have anything to say right now other than this idea. O well. It's like two thirty in the morning. I'm pretty wiped out. I am also craving butter chicken HARDCORE.

I'm going to try and be better about updating and stuff. I know I say that every entry/day but this time I'm for serious.

Goodnight, moon.
Goodnight, roommate.
Goodnight, guitar.
Goodnight, Econ25620 syllabus.

well, hello there

I haven't had much inspiration for a blog post as of late. Life has been so "worldly" and distracting and all I do nowadays is play chess and talk to strangers online. Good thing there is always music to blog about!

I thought of this as I was making breakfast in the kitchen: I find myself playing the same albums or songs over and over again as I do different activities throughout the day. So, I will share them with you/include links and hope you like them all and think I'm cool. Without further ado -

Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix by Phoenix
Good for: making breakfast
"Rome"
Perfect balance of uppity and laid-back. Also, easy to sing along to when you are cutting potatoes. It even cheers you up after you slice open your hand!

Funeral by Arcade Fire
"Wake Up"
Good for: running outside, being tired
Epic, happy, I-have-a-purpose-in-life-and-I'm-running-like-a-champ-against-a-beautiful-backdrop music that never gets tiring or boring, even when you are.

It's Blitz! by Yeah Yeah Yeahs
"Heads Will Roll"
Good for: partays, but not the crazy ones
I think this album is one of the few where I actually like every single track. My roommate played it a month or two ago at a small gathering in our apartment and it sat well with our guests.

Fleet Foxes by Fleet Foxes
"White Winter Hymnal"
Good for: walking outside in the snow
This entire album always makes me feel so small and humble and cozy, and I would play it while trudging back from class in the wintertime almost every day. No matter how cold I was or how heavy my backpack or how many frozen boogers were trailing from my nose, I could always count on my favorite bearded woodland friends to cheer me up.

Side silly: the most "liked" comment for this song on YouTube is the following:

"After suffering manic depression, schitzophrenia, horse gonorea, hiaramakonga (a rare diseased bowel infection), mass panic attacks where I would litterally go blind with panic and collapse, lunacy (whenever a full moon came out, i would take off all my clothes and run around naked telling everyone i wanted to sniff their bum), arabian rat flu (for 35 years), i tried EVERY CURE known to man, nothing worked. Then last night i happened by these guys songs on utube, and im fine now. Totally fine"

Satanic Panic in the Attic by Of Montreal
"Disconnect the Dots"
Good for: cleaning your room
Similar to WAP, this album is so lighthearted and infectious, it makes folding clothes or making your bed enjoyable!

Crystal Castles by Crystal Castles
"Courtship Dating"
Good for: hating the world and everyone in it
I let my anger stew so hard to Crystal Castles. Also, I am aware that they have a new album, I have it but have not listened yet, because I've spent every waking minute listening to

(m)orning by Mae
"The Fisherman Song"
Good for: guilty pleasure listening/pretending you're still in high school
CAN'T STOP LISTENING even though the singer's voice annoys me sometimes. This one song in particular has been on repeat in my iTunes for the past 48 hours.

SNSD/Girls' Generation (I don't actually have the album)
"Gee"
Good for: annoying others, fascinating others, confusing others when you ask them to pick out their favorite one
No real explanation needed here, you just have to listen to it to believe it, and it will be stuck in your head forever/you will despise the world.

OK, I need to do work. This list has degenerated anyway. I hope you listen to one or four of these.