Melodies & Desires

The Knife-Full Of Fire




Fast forward nine months and i've delivered no child, but have been giving bunch of new experiences.

• A day of shopping that became the start of bying a bunch of new clothing, bags, shoes and earrings. 
• A visit to de Parade Rotterdam
• My dearest and closest friend coming back home for a few months, oh how i've missed her!
• the always amazing Motel Mozaique festival and Festival DeBeschaving at which i was volunteering 
• The Little mermaid the musical. not my favourite Disney story but it was a fun night out with my little cousins
  FINALLY experiencing The Knife live and my gosh it was so good!
• A date to PITCH festival and at the end of the night became someone's girlfriend.
• Meeting and getting to learn my boyfriend has been the best gift, who knew internet dating success stories were real?!
• My first Halloween that ended with a splitting headache...i'm getting older i can feel it!

Seasons

“Your 20’s are your ‘selfish’ years. It’s a decade to immerse yourself in every single thing possible. Be selfish with your time, and all the aspects of you. Tinker with shit, travel, explore, love a lot, love a little, and never touch the ground.”
—Kyoko Escamilla

Best friends, right?

It's been a while.
1 year, 5 months and 9 days to be exact.

Not that I didn't missed sharing, I just had nothing to share.
I do now, for example my online dating experiences!
Yes I'm online dating. I need to learn to talk to guys and I thought well that's a good way to learn.
Till the post about the online dating, here's what I did in those 17 months and 9 days!

Ilo Veyou

Cubism Dream [Daytrotter] by Local Natives

Local Natives released their debut album Gorilla Manor in 2010.
Their single Airplanes brought them a lot of attention in Holland.


Since 2009 Local Natives have played a bunch of shows in Holland and i still haven't seized the opportunity to see them live.
You could find it strange but i'm a bit annoyed that i haven't been to a Local Natives concert, especially because it's not as if i didn't get my chance to see them live.


Clothing money, concert money and bad planning.
I could have seen them at least four times, if those three things weren't that big an issue to deal with.

I'm typing this because i still find Gorilla Manor such a beautiful album and seeing them live would be amazing beautiful.


Even though i can't wait to her new stuff, my Gorilla Manor crush is still very much alive. No actually that crush is love now.
I don't know the precise details because i haven't been reading any Local Natives news, but they will release their sophomore album somewhere in 2012.

Image taken from tumblr

Regrets collect like old friends

Without things to do i don't have that much to share expect the book i'm reading or the film i've watched.
That's not really worth sharing sharing the music i've been listening to is worth sharing.

The Civil Wars - I've Got This Friend



I saw them on Later live a few weeks ago, i only wanted to see Laura Marling but they started singing and i was mesmerized.
Only i kep forgetting their name, something with wars maybe cold wars...

I've got this friend, I don't think you know her
She sings a simple song that sounds a lot like his
I've got this friend holding onto her heart
Like it's a little secret, like it's all she's got to give

Oh, if the right one came
If the right one came along
Oh, if the right one came along

Their voice together are so beautiful, i really hope to see them live next year. For the time being i can always purchase their Poison&Wine EP.

In the moment

Bombay Bicycle Club - Lights Out, Words Gone

It was as if she was incapable of enjoying pleasurable experiencing as they were happening?


She could only enjoy things as an anticipation or as memory.

Being tempted when crocery shopping and coming home with stuff you don't feel like eating?



Finding the books everybody talks very highly about only to not read the last chapters or read them at all.




Making long nights and early morning at school for the feeling of satisfaction you'll have afterwards


Going to a festival you've been looking forward to and not really enjoying yourself.
When you get home and find a piece of confetti in your clothes, all you think of it is being one of the most marvellous night you've had.



I just finished watching the film'My last 5 girlfriends' and it was okay.
One of the girlfriends seems to not be capable of enjoying herself when things are actually happening.

I though that sounded weird only to realise i do the same thing sometimes.
Within the moment you just have to enjoy everything about it because that exact moment will never happen again.

When I was 14 I thought people in their twenties were old

Now that I'm in my twenties, people in their thirties are old.
This will change.

Florence + The Machine - Shake It Out


Last week i was the adult at home while my parents were on holiday.
Only problem was i didn't even have the guts make the rules clear to my brother.
That resulted in him spending all of our grocery money and the house being a mess.

Being an "adult" when you don't feel like one is one long awkward trip.
Oh and my lost year isn't making it any easier either!



it's amazing how many other like minded people there are on tumblr.
Images from fuck! i'm in my twenties

Florence + The Machine's new album 'Ceremonials' is out end this month.
Tonight you'll be able to watch Florence's last European show live as it stream from the website around 9.15 UK time.

Too bad i'll have to miss it because i have to be an adult and go to work...

Something i planned to watch

six months ago i made this list of 50 films i wanted to see this year.
I've have a long way to go because i've only seen:

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From Prada to Nada
Hanna
Your Highness
Arthur
I Am Number Four
Diary of a Wimpy Kid
The King's Speech
Beastly

I loved Hanna and I Am Number Four. The rest was okay.
Your Highness was terrible. Even with Franco, Deschanel and Portman in it, i though it was a let down.