Weekly Favorites

Songs:

"Gambling Man" by Mike Waters:

Mike Waters is a relatively new artist in terms of the music scene. In May of 2015 he released his first album titled Life featuring 4 songs with "Gambling Man" being my personal favorite. This month he released his single, "Them Dirty Bones" (10/10 would recommend giving this song a look as well). Waters definitely deserves a larger following. No doubt if he keeps it up, he'll earn one. 

"Swim" by EPISODE

This band is extremely underrated. They maintain less than 50,000 views and monthly listeners on both Youtube and Spotify. Currently, they posses only two released songs along with a few features. HOWEVER, both these songs were released in the beginning of 2016, so fingers crossed for a few 2017 releases! 

Book:

Tiger Lily by Jodi Lynn Anderson

Recently, it's taken a lot for a book to make me cry - Tiger Lily, however, had no trouble making me do just that. I'm not sure it's even meant to be a "make-you-cry" book, but I found myself so wound into the protagonist, everything she felt I seemed to have feel twice as deep. The story is one of first love, adventure, and growth. A coming of age tell of sorts. It's set in Neverland, tied to the Peter Pan series, and yet the magical aspect doesn't seem all that far fetched. It's a quick, easy read, and while I found it a while back it's remained my favorite book for months. 

Other: App

Medium

A more wordy Pinterest. Medium allows anyone to post stories which range from news to tips to philosophy and more. The feed is designed to your interest, and yet you're still able to search for anything you'd like. The search allows you to browse stories, people, publications, or tags. While I have yet to fully explore the app or publish anything myself, I'm excited to delve into it.


I plan on posting weekly favorites every Sunday. The songs will be featured on the post with a poll located on the far right sidebar in which you can cast a vote for your favorite pick. 

Till next week! X. 

Just For Shiggles: Headwig's Theme

Just For Shiggles: Headwig's Theme: At times I feel as if I am just a tiny dot on someone else way to greatness. Other times I am the greatness. What does that make me? Human

Story Ideas

When I have an idea for a story, no matter how awful it may be, I'll come here to put it down:

Lightning flickered from her palms, encasing her from head to toe. It isn't the Fourth night. She's only ever had to choose a death on the Fourth night. "Don't release the lightning and the lightning releases itself, ending in the death of five," but maybe this time... No. The risk was too great. It would be selfish. Many have called her the Savior, the one with whom the higher power elected. It made sense, she saved four, and yet she couldn't help feeling like nothing more than a murderer. A character of Death. Such speak would be treason, but it was true, that's what it was - death. There was no honor to it, not for the elected or for the many dead chosen that followed them.

(Fantasy)

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As all the leaves went falling, she was the last one clinging - Till the man yelled "Timber", and the tree came down.

(Love? I don't know yet)

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God she loved him. She loved him. Dammit, she loved him. Didn't that matter at all? Didn't that count for something? Why didn't it seem to change anything other than herself? If she could pull out her own god damn heart she'd do it, she decided in that moment. And if she couldn't pull out her own heart out, she'd pull out another. She'd find Travis Markson, and she'd have his heart, in any way she could.

After all, it was time he knew she existed. It was time he became more than a face behind her screen.

(Horror, thriller)

Why Failure Isn't All That Bad

I write. I read. I love to write. I love to read. I thought when I got to college this would be all I did, and yet here I am, in college, taking both a science and a math. Damn you, UCORs.

So I'm taking geology this quarter, and wouldn't you have it, I failed my first test. When I say failed, I mean failed, I'm talking 33/60. No need to fear though, there's two more tests in which I can find redemption and make geology my bitch. Or so I thought. I spent all day yesterday studying for test number two. We're talking like nine hours here. Nine doesn't sound like too large a number, but when it's nine hours of looking at rocks in whatever form, reading about rocks, memorizing the rocks, trying to not kill myself over rocks, nine doesn't seem all that little,

By this morning, I was feeling good. I mean I studied rocks for nine hours so I wasn't good per say. In fact, I felt dead. Like a piece of the light within me shriveled up and died amidst the hours of self inflicted torture, never to be revived again. A noble sacrifice. But I did feel like maybe, just maybe, I could not only pass this one, but get an A.

Anyways, I go into the classroom, take that test, and overall don't feel like I did all that bad. Except for the fact that there were 3 questions that came outta left field and knocked me in the back in the head just as I was trying to slide into home. 3 questions. I practically memorized the entire course! How the hell were there 3 questions that might as well have been written in Mandarin?

Moral of the story, if I don't get at least a B on this test i'm changing my name to Mazey Dupree (because if I'm doing this, I'm doing this, and what a standout name), moving to the Basque country (because for goodness sakes, Canada has become such an overused cliche for us Americans and I'm over it), and living out the rest of my life on a goat farm throwing hoe down throw downs for all the locals who will love me and bring me fresh baked pies and an assortment of Basque country goods.

So there, maybe failing the test won't be all that bad.
In fact, I kinda hope I do get below a B, for the sake of Mazey Dupree. .

2017: Monthly Resolutions

2017 is arriving and with it arrives the heaps of New Years resolutions from the young, the old, the athletes, the artists, and just about anyone and everyone. Personally, my resolution often seems a bit overwhelming and often dies out before it even really has a chance to thrive.

This year, I've had the marvelous idea of setting a single goal for each month. If I get in the swing of it or enjoy it, I can then extend it into the rest of the year or my lifestyle. It's easier to say, "I've just got to get to the end of the month" rather than, "This is how I have to be from now on." 

Furthermore, when it's by the month it's a bit more 'challengey' which I find appeals to my competitive side, and just sounds more fun in general. 

I'm still brainstorming ideas for each month, but here's a few I've come up with so far. 

January - Vegetarian 

February - Stretching for at least 15 minutes everyday 

March - Write for at least 15 minutes each day (free-writing?)

April - Smile at a stranger everyday

May - No drinks but tea and water

June - Cold Showers

July - Tan for at least 25 minutes everyday

August - Run a mile at least 4x a week

September - Blog everyday

October - Give myself 3 compliments every morning

November - Think of a compliment for every person I see

December - Write letters, a shit ton; to myself, to my friends, to my family, to my future boyfriends, anyone and everyone.