holy eargasm! bloc party's new album is so fucking good i can't even stand it

seriously people, don't expect to see me out anytime soon. i have found a fabulous new reason to stay in and dance around in my underwear:

bloc party's new album intimacy.
i think that the official release date is like, tomorrow or something, but i would not encourage anyone to wait that long. if you can get your hands on it right now, than by all means, do so. it's just fucking rich. i honestly can't think of another word to describe it. the fast songs will make you wanna dance and the slower songs are perfect for romantic daydreaming, and kele okereke sings so good that i wanna quit my job and just be his groupie forever.

now, i know i may appear to be musically obsessed. i've been writing about music waaaay more than i ever intended to, but here's the deal; i'm a songs girl. i generally pick out one song by a band and love it to death. it is fucking rare that i love an entire album, but this one just does it for me in a big, big way. i would even go so far as to call it life-changing.
so for that i'd like to mentally send a huge, sloppy, wet, thank you kiss to anyone and everyone who created, inspired or contributed to this beautiful piece of art.

love always

true romance

earlier today i removed the post about needing a rebound and that's because i've found one:
starbucks salted caramel hot chocolate
i'm not even kidding you.
the day after my boyfriend broke up with me i was a weepy mess and it seemed like nothing in the whole world could have possibly stopped the ocean of tears pouring out of me, and then i went to starbucks and i ordered one of these bad boys and just like that, i stopped crying.
why?
because it is literally impossible to cry while this supremely delicious concoction is in your mouth.
today, i was feeling a bit blue, so i went and got another one. as i was paying the drive-thru guy, he informed me that the reason it's so good is because it's made with real cocoa butter.
let's contemplate this for a moment
Cocao
Butter
i swear to you this drink is the nectar of the gods.
now, the fact that it probably contains about a million calories makes it a potion to be used delicately. i have a feeling that it might be highly addictive. so be careful, but by all means go buy one so that starbucks will leave it on the menu forever because the day it gets discontinued, i swear it will be heartbreak all over again for me.

love always

my own private audience with jesus

so, i received a new phone in the mail from sprint today. being the scatterbrain that i am, i recently left my old phone on top of my car and then proceeded to drive away. i was still using it even though it was pretty badly damaged, so when the new one arrived i was freaking ecstatic. plus, it's pearly white like my old phone which i loooove.
so i signed on to sprint to activate my new phone. the way that they do it is through a chatroom-like format, and when i first signed on, they put me on hold, just like they do over the phone. now, as i said before i've been having a really rough time lately and during the roughest times in my life i have always called on a higher power to intervene. so as i was waiting to be serviced i started contemplating how i could deepen my spirtiual connection and have better communication with god/buddha/whatever, when all of a sudden, this message pops up:

6:01:49 PM

System
Jesus has joined this session!
6:01:49 PM

System
Connected with Jesus
6:01:53 PM

Jesus
Thank you for contacting Sprint. My name is Jesús. How may I assist you today?


now, i get that it wasn't really THE jesus and that he probably pronounces it like hey-zeus, and that it's a very common name, especially among people of latin heritage, blah, blah, blah, but i still thought it was pretty ironic and fucking hysterical, and i wanted to share it although, i have a feeling that nobody else will find it quite as funny as i do (i'm still laughing about it). it's kind of like an inside joke between me and god.

love always

the best part of any sappy movie is the soundtrack

i have made a vow to myself to keep this blog light and cheerful. the last thing i want to do is bore anyone with incessant, whiny self-pity (i do enough of that in my real life, thank you very much). that being said, i have to confess that i'm going through a pretty emotional time and for the past couple of days i've been pretty much a walking puddle of tears. however, this has allowed to me to engage in one of my absolute most favorite, self-indulgent, post-breakup practices: listening to the mushiest, gushiest, most heart-wrenchingly sappy songs, preferably while crying and driving simultaneously. so, more than anything right now i want to share with you my top picks for what to listen to when you feel like wallowing in despair.



keane- a bad dream

i first heard this song on scrubs, in the episode where laverne dies, and to be honest, i don't even like keane, but in the second chorus when the guy croons "..but i just feeel tooo tired", it sounds so genuine that i almost want to forgive him for the fact that the rest of his music blows ass.

amy winehouse- back to black
she may be a complete train wreck, but amy winehouse knows a thing or two about broken hearts. best to listen to this one drunk so you can fully understand where she's coming from.



damien rice- 9 crimes

seriously, be careful with this one, it might make you want to slit your wrists, or worse, call you ex. it's that depressing.



mariah carey- we belong together

such a classic! i heard this on the radio today and sang along like my life depended on it. it's especially satisfying if you can keep up with mimi during the fast parts without losing your breath.



miley cyrus- seven things

okay, this is officially the cheesiest of the cheesy and i feel like i should appologize for even mentioning it, but i had to because i'm a sucker for anything disney.

lily allen- littlest things
the best part of this song is when she says "[i remember] the first time that you introduced me to your friends and you could tell that i was nervous so you held my hand". it makes me lose it every single time.

and of course,

dashboard confessional- screaming infidelities
the rarest of indulgences, because this song is soooooo fucking pussy that if you listen to it while you're not actually in the throes of major heartache it might turn you gay.

ahhh, i feel better already.

love always