Music Obsessed!: Kimbra, Emile Sande, Gotye, & Miami Horror!

Now what kind of blogger would I be if I didn't share these tracks that have been burning up my Ipod! I work part time in retail so there's always a constant flow of annoying pop techno remixes going on. But every once in a while they will play an amazing track that will lead me to other great artists. And these artist by far have absolutely tickled my fancy:

Emile Sande - Heaven
When I first heard Heaven I thought it was Leona Lewis. Her voice is flipping amazing, and I absolutely love her image! I've never been a fan of shaved heads but her haircut is so cute I'm temped to shave bleach and straighten my hair. What do you think? But anywho, if you get past the pop techno beat, the lyrics to Heaven are pretty deep. I can't wait to hear more

Miami Horror - I Look to You ft. Kimbra
This is such a mainstream song, so if you're not into the who popular music thing you might want to skip this track. However when I'm working and this track starts playing I envision myself on a runway a a bedazzled sequin dress and some show stopping 6" stiletto heels. Love it! The video has this trippy kaleidoscope thing going on. I kind of like it.

Kimbra - Settle Down
This song sounds absolutely crazy the first time you hear it. If I were a man, I can only imagine being thoroughly creeped out hearing a woman talking about having a child with me which she has already named. Yikes. Yet at the same time I find it truly clever. How else can one perfectly portray how obsessed women are with commitment to a funky beat?

Gotye - Somebody I Used To Know ft Kimbra
Yes I know more Kimbra. What can I tell you folks, she's talented. But I digress. After listening to Settle down I saw the link for Gotye's song which had over 12 millions hits on the YouTube video. WTF?! I've never even heard of this guy before. I'm glad I found him though. This song is so addictive! Video is interesting. I keep wondering how long it took to paint. Anywho, I've been listening to his latest album Making Mirrors which is also marvelous so I definitely recommend giving it a listen!

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Happy Halloween! Life Update

Hello Darlings!

It's been a lovely October. The weather has been unusually warm until two days ago. Now it's simply unusually cold. But looking past the frost bitten blades of grass on my lawn, I am so amped for Halloween. Each year I promise myself I will get all dolled up and make plans to attend several hundred parties. And each year I never do it. This year is no exception, however what excites me is prospect of handing out candy to the trick or treaters! It's so cheesy but I love little people (aka children)! So the idea of little people dressed up in cute little people costumes is so adorable!

Side bar: I realize how absolutely girly it is to be enamoured by children and parties, but what can I say. I love what I love!

So as I spoke of before, I spent my October doing a Fearless Challenge where I spent 30 days tackling the things I fear on a regular basis. The challenge extraordinarily went well. I can not say that I am absolutely fearless when it comes to certain things that make me a bit paranoid. The point is that I now have the courage to approach certain things that I typically avoided before.

For instance I have a fear of:
Awkward pauses. So much so that I try to avoid being the person who initiates conversations and phone calls. I just hate it when I say something and am returned with a blank stare. So embarrassing. But now, i don't care. When I sense the awkward pause I keep talking or start breaking into dance (and yes I'm am very serious I really broke into dance).

Being around people who don't like me. I'm sure I'm not the only person who contemplates walking in the other direction when seeing someone we know dislikes us. Their very presence makes my skin crawl. Yet I managed to feign niceties with my adversaries. As the saying goes keep your friends close...

Acting like a fool. I am so self conscious that I embarrass easily. I kid you not when I say I probably would die if I were asked to conduct an impromptu skit. I simply hate being the center of attention. I gave it a whirl and found out that it's not as bad as it seems (did I mention I break into dance to avoid the awkward pauses? LMAO. Cracks me up every time!)

And that's just a sample of the plethora of fears I have. Cheers for anyone else who decided to be fearless this October! Happy Halloween!

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