thought #199- alphabet soup

A is for age: nineteen

B is for booze of choice: voddy and cranberry. i'm so ocd with cranberry juice it's inhuman.

C is for career: most likely: corporate and/or legal. dream: fashion editor.

D is for your next destination: most likely: domestic, like melbourne. dream: london.

E is for essential items to bring to a party: booze, a good attitude, bad dances moves, good conversation starters and panadol for the morning after.

F is for favourite song at the moment: el scorcho- weezer. it's ridiculous but makes my day.
G is for favourite game: angry birds. i can't get past some levels leaving me very unsatisfied and frustrated.

H is for home town: sydney

I is for instruments you play: piano, pathetically.

J is for jam or jelly you like: strawberry or raspberry
K is for kids: yes, two. a boy and girl in that order please.

L is for living arrangements: still at home. in time i'll get over leaching, but i know my parents will be secretly heartbroken when that day happens.

M is for music genre: anything, music confinement is not good for your soul.

N is for name of your fav city: london. it will be.

O is for overnight hospital stays: none, early morning at emergency yes.

P is for phobias: that free falling feeling gives me the creeps.

Q is for quotes you like: i have a million. one would be "we hope, more than anything, for more"- michael cunningham in the hours.

R is for what you love to read: modern lit ala plath, nabakov, woolf. but i also enjoy neruda's poetry, cs lewis quotes, coming of age novels, shakespeare (yes i know) and the occasional erotica from anais nin haha.

S is for sartorial style: monochrome, fabric experimentation, very minimalistic, flatforms, an unexpected subtle punch of colour, old and new. 

T is for time you wake up: these days its usually 7am. i miss my 1pm wake up calls.

U is for underwear: good old bonds.

V is for vegetables you love: lettuce, cucumber, carrots and snowpeas.

W is for weekend plans: this weekend will consist of work, church and maybe an overdue playdate.

X is for x-rays you've had: only for my braces

Y is for yummy food you make: i used to make killer brownies and quiches but i haven't made them in awhile. so i don't know.

Z is for zodiac sign: ariessss

thought #129- life's soundtrack

Day 10 - Songs you listen to when you are Happy, Sad, Bored, Hyped, Mad 

today's post makes me cringe. not because i loathe music or being emotional. i think i love music too much to merely box myself into a list of songs i listen as a slave of my emotions. though in all honesty there are the regulars. the eclectic array of songs i usually don't and do listen to on a routine basis. so, at the risk of losing whatever dignity i have, i present you with just a snippet of my playlist in the following categories of happy, sad, bored, hyped or mad.

abi's 5 song sample of happiness (N.B. in no order)
1. dancing in the moonlight- toploader.
2. dancing in september- earth, wind and fire.
3. 1963-  rachael yamagata.
4. animal arithmetic- jonsi.
5. i feel it all- feist.

abi's 5 song sample of sadness (N.B. synthesizing was a bitch to be honest haha)
1. slow dancing in a burning room- john mayer.
2. sway- bic runga
3. warning sign- coldplay.
4. the sea- corinne bailey rae
5. 9 crimes- damien rice.


abi's 5 song sample of boredom
1. lisztomania- pheonix.
2. eriatarka- the mars volta.
3. it's in our hands- bjork.
4. that time- regina spektor.
5. suck my kiss- red hot chili peppers.

abi's 5 song sample of hype
1. reptillia- the strokes.
2. mr brightside- the killers.
3. bittersweet symphony- the verve.
4. cheating on you- franz ferdinand.
5. crazy in love- beyonce.

abi's 5 song sample of anger.
1. we get on- kate nash.
2. don't speak- no doubt.
3. tired- adele.
4. naive- the kooks.
5. mysteries- yeah, yeah, yeahs.

love,