When The Temperatures Climb...

When the temperatures climb I like to find somewhere cool and dark to hide. I tend to find entertainment to fit that mood. Say what you want about the Twilight Saga series but the Eclipse soundtrack is my new favorite thing to listen to while writing in bed. Or wondering why Edward couldn't have picked Molly Ringwald to be his muse so that maybe I'd like him (and his movies)better? The soundtrack sure has a solid 80's ambient feel that reminds me of my Cocteau Twins days...maybe some Black Tape for A Blue Girl? The pounding yet sinuous Heavy in Your Arms by Florence and The Machine also calls to mind Tori Amos. I also love the languid hymn-like feel to the Band of Horses track Life on Earth. If you bought this album and mixed its nutty goodness into your playlist I think you'd have an audio trail mix worthy of Mordor.

Playlist:

Metric~Eclipse (All Yours)

Muse~Neutron Star Collision (Love is Forever)

The Bravery~Ours

Florence+The Machine~Heavy In Your Arms

Sia~My Love

Fanfarlo~Atlas

The Black Keys~Chop and Change

The Dead Weather~Rolling In On A Burning Tire

Beck and Bat For Lashes~Let's Get Lost

Vampire Weekend~Johnathon Low

Unkle~ With You In My Head (Feat. Black Angels)

Eastern Conference Champions~A Million Miles an Hour

Band of Horses~Life on Earth

Cee Lo Green~What Part of Forever

Howard Shore~Jacob's Theme

I like this pic above promoting Eclipse because it reminds me of Snow White...that and original picture of the red apple representing temptation on the original cover of Twilight.

What This Blog Will Be About

I've been thinking about that. I know I want it to be about lovely things. Things that are fun. Things that are loved. Things I find hilarious or interesting. Things that inspire. Things that move or capitivate. Sometimes it's not necessarily a thing that does this...sometimes just a mood that is evoked. More often than not, it isn't a thing that evokes a mood but a person.

I fall head over heels for the absurd. Case in point, this picture of my husband with my friend Jilly Bean's son Glennie. He is wearing my husband's steampunk goggles. The goggles make anybody and I mean anybody look like 70's Elton John or a bug. Nobody looks like a neo-Victorian mad scientist in them. But this picture is so great I don't really care about that.

I love steampunk moody victorian anything. I'll probably talk ad nauseum about renaissance faires, the garb I'm sewing, tea, books, fashion, makeup...but ultimately it's just good stuff like this picture. I've warned you. Lead on, MacDuff...