Friday 30 January 2009

lalalaa.

one of the most important things in life to me is music.
musicmusicmusic.
i listen to it pretty much constantly.
new, old, ancient or rediscovered - i love it all.
i love it when my friends send me songs or lend me cds that they think i'll like. i don't know why but it makes me feel like i'm in some special kind of musicy-sharing club.
i know, i know, i am quite the dork sometimes.
i read somewhere that when people listen to songs, women listen to the lyrics more and men listen to the music. i think this makes a LOT of sense, because when i talk to guys about music they tend to talk about guitar solos & drum solos etc, whereas women say how much they love the words in a song.
this might not be true, but i totally agree with it. i love singing along to songs & i really can't stand it when i don't know the words. seriously, the first thing i do when i buy a cd is read the little insert of the lyrics.
my new year's resolution (well, it's really more of an aim) is to listen to "broaden my musical horizons".
it sounds pretentious i know, but i can't think of any other way to put it.
so far - with a mixture of friends, family & my own exploration - i've listened to these albums since 31st of december 2008:
alas, i cannot swim - laura marling
the chronicles of a bohemian teenager - get cape. wear cape. fly
slow train moving - bob dylan
we sing. we dance. we steal things - jason mraz
songs for you, truths for me - james morrison
inbetween dreams - jack johnson
12x5 - the rolling stones
sticky fingers - the rolling stones
unplugged - eric clapton
help! - the beatles
please please me - the beatles
rubber soul - the beatles
i don't think that's too bad as we're only 30 days into the year, 52 albums is my goal.
i'll keep updating the list.
recommendations are very very welcome.
=)

Thursday 29 January 2009

myself

hello.
my name is charlotte.
*wave*
i've decided to start a blog because i need a place to express all my pointless ramblings & this seemed like a pretty good place to start.
so first, a little bit about me:
my birthday is the 4th of february, which isn't actually all that far away. i wasn't looking forward to it for a while, but i am now because, for the first time in ages, i'm genuinely happy with my life.
oh, i'm also an aquarius & i adorrre reading my horoscope - especially when it's freakishly true.
i have short brown curly hair which i used to hate, but now it's my favourite thing about myself.
i'm 3/4 scottish which i am extremely proud of.
my favourite band in the entire world is the kooks. to be honest, i'm a little bit obsessed with them. actually, i say "a little" but really i would quite like to stalk them.
*cough*
i love art. basically, it's my favourite thing in the entire world.
my friends are truly amazing people. i love them all.
hmmmm.
i may think of more things later.
goodbye for now.
=)