Sunday 31 August 2008

Songs of August

On the last day of each month, I am going to post a list of my 10 most listened to songs of that month. So, here's what I've been listening to in August.

1. If She Wants Me - Belle & Sebastian.

2. Keep It Together - Guster.

3. Into The Night - The Motorhomes.

4. Congratulations - Blue October.

5. Let Go - Frou Frou.

6. You've Got A Killer Scene There Man - Queens of the Stone Age.

7. Echo - Vertical Horizon.

8. Short Skirt/Long Jacket - Cake.

9. The Blues - Switchfoot.

10. Pink Bullets - The Shins.

Wednesday 20 August 2008

Quotes

Before I commence with the list, I thought it would be imperative to mention that there will probably be many lists concerning quotes I like, as I have an ever-expanding collection of them.

1. "Love is an irresistable desire to be irresistibly desired." - Robert Frost.

2. "In Heaven, all the interesting people are missing." - Friedrich Nietzche.

3. "A ruffled mind makes a restless pillow." - Charlotte Brontë.

4. "Beauty of whatever kind, in its supreme development, invariably excites the sensitive soul to tears." - Edgar Allan Poe.

5. "To pray to God is to flatter oneself that with words one can alter nature." - Voltaire.

6. "Sensitivity isn't being wimpy. It's about being so painfully aware that a flea landing on a dog is like a sonic boom." - Jeff Buckley.

7. "An eye for an eye only ends up making the whole world blind." - Ghandi.

8. "A wise girl kisses but doesn't love, listens but doesn't believe, and leaves before she is left." - Marilyn Monroe.

9. "If you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice." - René Descartes.

10. "Summer afternoon - summer afternoon... the two most beautiful words in the English language." - Henry James.

Friday 15 August 2008

Favourite Albums

1. Grace by Jeff Buckley - Best track: Lover You Should've Come Over.

2. Absolution by Muse - Best track: Sing For Absolution.

3. Vehicles And Animals by Athlete - Best track: Shake Those Windows.

4. Catch Bull At Four by Cat Stevens - Best track: Can't Keep It In.

5. O by Damien Rice - Best track: Delicate.

6. Through The Windowpane by Guillemots - Best track: Little Bear.

7. Coral Fang by The Distillers - Best track: Hall Of Mirrors.

8. Live Through This by Hole - Best track: Doll Parts.

9. Magpie by Stephen Fretwell - Best track: Lines.

10. 9 by Damien Rice - Best track: Me, My Yoke & I.

Debut

So, this is my blog. A collection of lists I make to calm my overflowing mind. That, and I enjoy it immensely :) I make lists when the mood strikes, and they're all very random. At the moment, I'm working my list of 'Favourite Albums' so I hope to have that posted anon.