have you seen the hunger games yet?
i haven't. but, i promise that i will see it soon (as in a day or two).
i've heard rave reviews about it so i'm very excited.
i also started listening to the soundtrack & it's fabulous. here are some of my favorites:
"Lover is Childlike" -- Low Anthem
"Eyes Open" -- Taylor Swift
"Safe & Sound" -- Taylor Swift featuring The Civil Wars (LOVE. Have I shared this before? Perhaps.)
"Just A Game" -- Birdy
Let me know what you think. The soundtrack is definitely different, but oh so lovely.
Showing posts with label Taylor Swift. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Taylor Swift. Show all posts
3.26.2012
12.28.2011
the civil wars.
How have I never heard of the band The Civil Wars before today? Beauty! Even though I normally refuse to listen to anything but Christmas music during December, I branched out today and fell in love with these three songs:
I love bands that sound awesome live.
and, stolen from Kelly's blog, a song from The Hunger Games soundtrack that features Taylor Swift and The Civil Wars. I started reading the series last Saturday and couldn't stop! So, I love this song even more.
Enjoy!
I love bands that sound awesome live.
and, stolen from Kelly's blog, a song from The Hunger Games soundtrack that features Taylor Swift and The Civil Wars. I started reading the series last Saturday and couldn't stop! So, I love this song even more.
Enjoy!
10.18.2010
it's never too early
...for a birthday wishlist.
Or maybe it is. Nonetheless, I'm getting a jumpstart on things this year.
Here are some things at the top of my list:
Sorry, I couldn't save the image from Target, but these gray boots would happily replace my sad gray boots that are falling apart :/ See them here.
The Taylor Swift CD. I will have to exercise serious self-restraint to NOT buy this CD when it comes out on Oct. 25 (hint, hint mom).
An argyle sweater and/or tall argyle socks! Not necessarily this one. But, I do like the colors! Or a navy blue/yellow one. Mmm..lovely.
Well, there you have it folks, my top 4 items. Happy Monday!
11.06.2009
It's Friday, I'm in love.
I'm not really in love, that's just a song.
BUT I could not be happier that it's the weekend. Finally :) I'm so glad classes on Friday end by 11. What joy! This morning I took a Nutrition test that I'd been stressing over all week (like usual). But, I felt pretty confident about it. And, then after that class, I had 5 texts from various BOYS. Wow! Definitely an unusual Friday morning. I responded to those, and then, as I was walking home, I noticed the glorious, warm weather outside. Now, I was so ready for fall, and I loved being able to wear my winter clothes...but I decided to take advantage of the nice warm weather and go running.
I got home, changed, and ran...up the canyon. It was so pretty! I ran over to a trail and then just let it take me through the mountains a bit. It was so fun. I definitely want to explore more of the canyon right by me that I don't take advantage of. I ran for about 45 minutes.
Then, I made a good lunch :) Chicken fajita. Good chicken, marinated in sundried tomato dressing. It was so good, I had two :) And a crisp fuji apple. Then I finished off my muffins made the other day.
Now, I'm just waiting for 8 p.m. to roll around so I can go to the ALLRED concert! How excited am I? VERY excited! Plus I'm going to the concert with my best friend Sam and a cute boy who I met at the temple on Saturday when my stake went to do Baptisms. It's going to be a great weekend :)
In the meantime, check out Taylor Swift's new song! It's so great! She has 5 new songs out, and I love them all, but this is one of my favorite two! She claims 7 out of the 10 best-selling country songs on iTunes, and has 15 hits on the Billboard 100 (the most ever for a female artist). Go Taylor!
The other song I love is this one.
Enjoy!
{C}
BUT I could not be happier that it's the weekend. Finally :) I'm so glad classes on Friday end by 11. What joy! This morning I took a Nutrition test that I'd been stressing over all week (like usual). But, I felt pretty confident about it. And, then after that class, I had 5 texts from various BOYS. Wow! Definitely an unusual Friday morning. I responded to those, and then, as I was walking home, I noticed the glorious, warm weather outside. Now, I was so ready for fall, and I loved being able to wear my winter clothes...but I decided to take advantage of the nice warm weather and go running.
I got home, changed, and ran...up the canyon. It was so pretty! I ran over to a trail and then just let it take me through the mountains a bit. It was so fun. I definitely want to explore more of the canyon right by me that I don't take advantage of. I ran for about 45 minutes.
Then, I made a good lunch :) Chicken fajita. Good chicken, marinated in sundried tomato dressing. It was so good, I had two :) And a crisp fuji apple. Then I finished off my muffins made the other day.
Now, I'm just waiting for 8 p.m. to roll around so I can go to the ALLRED concert! How excited am I? VERY excited! Plus I'm going to the concert with my best friend Sam and a cute boy who I met at the temple on Saturday when my stake went to do Baptisms. It's going to be a great weekend :)
In the meantime, check out Taylor Swift's new song! It's so great! She has 5 new songs out, and I love them all, but this is one of my favorite two! She claims 7 out of the 10 best-selling country songs on iTunes, and has 15 hits on the Billboard 100 (the most ever for a female artist). Go Taylor!
The other song I love is this one.
Enjoy!
{C}
2.09.2009
t swift + white horse
I love taylor swift. I love all her songs. This one is so great! And sad...but her video came out today. So watch it.
11.05.2008
Can't wait...
I just CAN'T WAIT for these two babies to come out next Tuesday, November 11.
(taylor swift's second album, 'Fearless')
and
(david archuleta's self-entitled debut album)
I will definitely be checking the Sunday ads because my guess is that they will be on sale when they first come out. Yahoo!
Let's just say...one of these might be a birthday present to myself :)
(taylor swift's second album, 'Fearless')
and
(david archuleta's self-entitled debut album)
I will definitely be checking the Sunday ads because my guess is that they will be on sale when they first come out. Yahoo!
Let's just say...one of these might be a birthday present to myself :)
11.07.2007
mixed up dreams
Can I just tell you that I love love love country music?? I really do. And a lot of people I know don't, especially others in chamber choir. I mean how could I possibly sing with a little country drawl when I clearly know how to enunciate my words, and have long vowels, not wide ones? So I feel kind of embarrassed when I sing country, knowing how to properly sing. But I like my "southern voice" better than singing some classical, slow ballad. Anyway, tonight I watched the CMA Awards, and seeing girls like Carrie Underwood, Taylor Swift, and Kellie Pickler inspired me to continue singing...
Carrie Underwood- Brought to fame from American Idol supporters (the first audition she ever had I thought she was amazing, and knew she would be my favorite all season!). She was just a farmer from Oklahoma, and now she has won Female Vocalist of the Year twice, and best single..and the horizon award..wow.
Taylor Swift- She won the Horizon award tonight, which is like saying "Welcome to country, you are a star!" and she said, "This is definitely the highlight of my senior year!" How cool is that? I mean I see the pros and cons of that for sure. I think I would regret not having an actual highschool because you were creating an album, then again, working with big stars, and getting an award wouldn't be too bad!
Kellie Pickler- She hasn't won any big awards, but she was the sixth finalist on American Idol. And she performed tonight at the CMA Awards. I think that is so cool. It just gives me encouragement to keep singing, no matter what!
Now, how realistic is it that I would ever sign a record deal? Slim to none. But it is definitely a dream of mine. Today in calculus, the boy I was sitting by (one who said I was a good singer, but he didn't like country), said, "what do you want to be? a country singer?" He said it in a mocking, no-way-on-earth that would happen. So I think it would be cool to make it big (or even make it small!) and come back to a high school reunion and look him in the eye and say, "Remember what you thought I couldn't become?" Man, I hadn't planned on ranting this long...
So as I was in the shower, I was thinking, how would I get this dream to come true? Move to Nashville? That's probably a good step, but when? Right after high school? Could I just give up going right to college, when that's what all these AP classes I am taking are for? Or would I move to Nashville after college? But by then, will I be married? Scared of taking chances? I've heard you have to live your dreams, but which ones? Because mine are:
*Country Singer (unrealistic as it may be)
*Broadcast Journalism (anchor for the news)
*wife and mother
So, I can't be all three. I guess I don't need to worry about it, but suddenly I started thinking of the future. I am sure this post is just nonsense in your eyes, but, for me tonight, it makes perfect sense. Thanks for listening...reading.
Carrie Underwood- Brought to fame from American Idol supporters (the first audition she ever had I thought she was amazing, and knew she would be my favorite all season!). She was just a farmer from Oklahoma, and now she has won Female Vocalist of the Year twice, and best single..and the horizon award..wow.
Taylor Swift- She won the Horizon award tonight, which is like saying "Welcome to country, you are a star!" and she said, "This is definitely the highlight of my senior year!" How cool is that? I mean I see the pros and cons of that for sure. I think I would regret not having an actual highschool because you were creating an album, then again, working with big stars, and getting an award wouldn't be too bad!
Kellie Pickler- She hasn't won any big awards, but she was the sixth finalist on American Idol. And she performed tonight at the CMA Awards. I think that is so cool. It just gives me encouragement to keep singing, no matter what!
Now, how realistic is it that I would ever sign a record deal? Slim to none. But it is definitely a dream of mine. Today in calculus, the boy I was sitting by (one who said I was a good singer, but he didn't like country), said, "what do you want to be? a country singer?" He said it in a mocking, no-way-on-earth that would happen. So I think it would be cool to make it big (or even make it small!) and come back to a high school reunion and look him in the eye and say, "Remember what you thought I couldn't become?" Man, I hadn't planned on ranting this long...
So as I was in the shower, I was thinking, how would I get this dream to come true? Move to Nashville? That's probably a good step, but when? Right after high school? Could I just give up going right to college, when that's what all these AP classes I am taking are for? Or would I move to Nashville after college? But by then, will I be married? Scared of taking chances? I've heard you have to live your dreams, but which ones? Because mine are:
*Country Singer (unrealistic as it may be)
*Broadcast Journalism (anchor for the news)
*wife and mother
So, I can't be all three. I guess I don't need to worry about it, but suddenly I started thinking of the future. I am sure this post is just nonsense in your eyes, but, for me tonight, it makes perfect sense. Thanks for listening...reading.
11.03.2007
Running is...
I've heard that running is mostly in the mind. I never believed it. I have ran cross country and track for multiple years, and I still would listen to the pain, and try and conv
ince myself that people who said it was 'all in the mind' were just positive people. But, today, I could feel a headache approaching (for about the tenth time this week!) and so, I decided to go for a run. I hadn't been since the region cross country meet. Actually, I went running during a hike on Monday (see picture- that's me resting...sort of), but I hadn't been "running, running." Anyway, I started out going on a course we like to call the 'tempo run' (sometimes confused with 'temple' run, which would be horrendously longer). Then, when I got the the street where I would normally turn to head home, I kept going instead. I was approaching the chain of fast-food venues that normally make me nauseous when I'm running,when lo and behold, I catch sight of a fellow peer. But, he was more than an average Joe peer, he was the "Drew" in the 'Teardrops On My Guitar' song (by Taylor Swift) with his girlfriend, and a few others. If you haven't heard that song, then you are probably confused, so I recommend checking youtube or something. Better yet, I will just post a video on here of it for YOUR convenience (who you are, I'm not sure...). Well, after nodding, giving a brief wave, and trying to sound like I could breathe just fine, called out, "Hey guys." Then, of course the only light that had to turn red so I couldn't keep going, did. I kept myself from turning around and looking at the happy group date going on. As soon as the flashing pedestrian appeared on the crosswalk signal, I took off like a rocket. And I didn't stop until I was done. Yay! Maybe running is a lot in your mind- I normally would have stopped! I dont think I've suddenly become and optimistic person. But, I realized my greatest motivation in running- seeing the guy you like with his girlfriend...anger! But, hey, my headache is gone.
ince myself that people who said it was 'all in the mind' were just positive people. But, today, I could feel a headache approaching (for about the tenth time this week!) and so, I decided to go for a run. I hadn't been since the region cross country meet. Actually, I went running during a hike on Monday (see picture- that's me resting...sort of), but I hadn't been "running, running." Anyway, I started out going on a course we like to call the 'tempo run' (sometimes confused with 'temple' run, which would be horrendously longer). Then, when I got the the street where I would normally turn to head home, I kept going instead. I was approaching the chain of fast-food venues that normally make me nauseous when I'm running,when lo and behold, I catch sight of a fellow peer. But, he was more than an average Joe peer, he was the "Drew" in the 'Teardrops On My Guitar' song (by Taylor Swift) with his girlfriend, and a few others. If you haven't heard that song, then you are probably confused, so I recommend checking youtube or something. Better yet, I will just post a video on here of it for YOUR convenience (who you are, I'm not sure...). Well, after nodding, giving a brief wave, and trying to sound like I could breathe just fine, called out, "Hey guys." Then, of course the only light that had to turn red so I couldn't keep going, did. I kept myself from turning around and looking at the happy group date going on. As soon as the flashing pedestrian appeared on the crosswalk signal, I took off like a rocket. And I didn't stop until I was done. Yay! Maybe running is a lot in your mind- I normally would have stopped! I dont think I've suddenly become and optimistic person. But, I realized my greatest motivation in running- seeing the guy you like with his girlfriend...anger! But, hey, my headache is gone.
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