10 mile stereo: Feel-good Friday

I think I officially have the travel bug again. Between going to Chicago and then a weekend camping trip in the mountains (and extensive reading on all sorts of towns and international destinations), I am officially burnt out on the home front for a bit. This time of year always gets me really antsy, especially with school (and a hectic work schedule) being just a week and a half away now. Other than a splitting headache, I have been feeling ridiculously positive the past few weeks. I have been getting my ducks in a row for the past few weeks, so the transfer into architecture school should be fairly seamless. I already have a million ideas to run past my professors when I get the adequate chance. It is going to be a tough road, I know, but I feel pretty confident that it is where I need to be and the more that time progresses, the more comfortable I feel with my decision. I still have a lot of growing up to do in other spheres of my life, but it feels like Book One is officially over and I am now reading the Introduction to Book Two: The Great Adventure.

Speaking of adventures, this weeks Covet list isn't about material things, but things that are more or less tangible. The world we live in is conceptually brilliant, and as summer wanes (Thank God!!), I want to focus on the last sparks of adventure that travel and mystery occassionally bring to the forefront of human consciousness.

M I X E D T A P E:

I have been currently listening to these amazing artists:

Beach House- Lovlier Girl
Benny Goodman- Stardust
Lou Reed- This Magic Moment
All Girl Summer Fun Band- Cutie Pie
Adam Green- Cigarette Burns Forever
Peter Wolf Crier- Crutch & Cane
Abner Jay- I'm a Hard Working Man
Yann Tiersen- Summer 78
Ana Tijoux- 1977
The T-Bones- No Matter What Shape (Your Stomach's In)
The Decemberists- Red Right Ankle

Bright Eyes- When The Curious Girl Realizes She Is Under Glass
Good Old War- World Watching
Califone- Alice Marble Gray


xoxo

true romance

I have about another month left of freedom before architecture school and work take over my life, so I have been busy mentally, physically, and emotionally getting prepared for that. The magazine, band practices, and a little bit of R&R are also on the agenda this coming month, as I doubt I will have much free time once August/September hit. This month should also have some travel, although I regret that I won't make it out to Portlandtown until winter. A friend of mine invited me to go to Pitchfork Music Fest in a couple weeks and I am pretty excited-- I'm sure we will have fun. We are both staying at a hostel for the first time ever so it should definitely be an adventure!

I get to see my beloved sister on Friday and we are going on a daytrip, so I am hoping to take a bunch of photos documenting our journey. We don't get to hang out as often as we used to (we used to live right next to each other), so it will be great to catch up. I have been under the weather for over a month and a half now so I think the fresh air will do me good. I have been running on stress, caffeine, and more stress for the past couple of months so I probably just need to take a break to get back to my boring, generic self.

I caved and bought the new iPhone and so far I really like it. I am behind on the whole Hipstamatic/Incredibooth thing, but I don't really care because I love them anyway and I know it will come in handy at places where I can't bring in my Nikon. I am really afraid I am going to break the phone though- it is made of tempered glass on both sides! My cat sat on it this morning and almost knocked it off the table. Yikes! I'm going to have to shell out a fortune for Photoshop soon-- it is decided. I really thought I could do without it when I upgraded to my Mac but some stuff in the magazine really needs to be photoshopped and not just layered.

I'm planning on listing a lot of my 20s-60s clothing on Etsy soon. I have honestly lost so much weight that most of what I own doesn't fit me anymore and I don't trust myself to take-in 20s oriental silks without damaging them. Now, if I can find time to list more items, life will be swell!

On a personal note, it has been a weird month but a pretty good one. I had a little family crisis this past weekend, but I gained some new perspectives on a lot of things in my life. It has been odd to realize that all those people I dated(or was involved with) that I had bad break-ups with (save one or two), I am on excellent terms with now. Perhaps things weren't so bad as I thought they were at the time, or maybe we all have grown up some and realized that nobody's perfect. I think when you stop seeking approval through other people, they tend to see you as a more validated human being and respect you more for your achievements and failures.

ode to joy

sources: ffffound and weheartit.

une femme est une femme: anna karina

Anna Karina has been a favorite of mine for some time, but I never truly appreciated how much influence she had in France. Her style was amazing!

Source: weheartit

den of thieves

I took a long hiatus from this because of a lot of things, but mainly because of school restarting, not having time to get on the internet, a nasty breakup, and MOVING to a killer new house. It is a 1950's ranch home with terrazzo floors and beautiful minimalist architecture. I feel so lucky to have found this place! Lots of good changes- will post photos soon!

Spring is almost here. I am so excited!

MIXEDTAPE for March:


1. Home as a Romanticized Concept Where... - Woodpigeon
2. Vagabond- Wolfmother
3. Snow Days- Real Estate
4. Are You Leaving For the Country?- Karen Dalton
5. Sleepwalker- Faun Fables
6. Odessa- Caribou
7. 1952 Vincent Black Lightning- Richard Thompson
8. Your Squaw is on the Warpath- Loretta Lynn
9. Big Boat- M. Ward
10. White Winter Hymnal- Fleet Foxes
11. The Hold- Woods
12. Alphabet Town- Elliott Smith
13. Demon Host- Timbre Timbre
14. Blue Bird- Rosebuds
15. Architecture- Palisades
16. We Sleep in the Ocean- The Cloud Room
17. The Ocean- Sunny Day Real Estate
18. Everything With You- The Pains of Being Pure at Heart
19. To the Stars! To the Night!- Le Loup
20. Go Away From My Window- John Jacob Niles
21. 81 by Joanna Newsom ("En Gallop" is good, too!)
22. You're so Great- Blur