Songs of the Month for December 2009!

Well, I'm officially in love.

And the songs of the month should make that perfectly clear :)

Outside - Aqualung



Burnin' Love - Dido Featuring Citizen Cope



As Much As I Ever Could - City & Colour



*happy sigh*

Also, if you're interested in fashion, you need to check out this blog. Now that I'm living the hipster life in Kensington, I do the "would this outfit make it onto The Sartorialist?" check before I leave the house. The answer, usually, is no. But I'm working on it!
~g~

Songs of the Month for November 2009!

Okay, once again I have three awesome songs and just couldn't pick a winner.

Enjoy :)

Bohemian Rhapsody - The Muppets



A Glorious Dawn (Cosmos Remix) - Carl Sagan feat. Stephen Hawking (freaking awesome!)



Shadows - Au Revoir Simone (cuz it's on repeat on my iPod right now.)

Songs of the Month for OCTOBER 2009!!!!!

AHHH! Life is so overwhelming right now!!! Lucky for me, I have THREE songs that make me dance and bounce around my empty living room, flailing my limbs like a Muppet!

... speaking of Muppets...



Okay, now for the songs! GET UP! DANCE IT OUT!!! BEFORE I OVERDOSE ON EXCLAMATION MARKS!!!

A-Punk - Vampire Weekend


Stuck For The Summer - Two Hours Traffic


Fake Palindromes - Andrew Bird


Ahhhh... Feel better?
LOVE,
Gillian

SOTM for September, 2009

Nobody blogs anymore, hey? Yeah, I'm kind of over it too, but I made that blasted promise to do the Song of the Month, so here ya go. This is all you get :P

What can I say except I love this song, and it's been on repeat a lot this month! Oh Imogen Heap... you're awesome :) Also, I've swooned, so it's oddly appropriate.




xoxo,
Gillian

Introducing...

My beautiful little nephew SEBASTIEN!!!

Proud Auntie!!!

So Sweet!!!

Proud (but tired) Daddy!

He's just perfect! Great job, Nathan & Sheila!

Welcome, Sebastien! We're so happy you're here!

Loads of love,

Auntie Gillian

Song(s) of the Month for August, 2009

Lately I've been freaking out. You see, in a few weeks I turn 30. Yup. The big 3-O. Eek. I've been upset because I'm not where I thought I'd be or want to be at this point in my life. But I've also realised that hey, what was so great about my 20s anyway? Especially the past three years. But REALLY especially the past year. Maybe it's not a bad thing to say goodbye to that decade?

The two songs of the month are songs that I'm pretty sure were written about me. I don't want you to see this in a negative way, though. This is just me saying goodbye to the old and embracing the new. That was 29. This is 30. It's going to go up from here.

Not Your Year - The Weepies



I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For - U2



Love,
Gillian

Sometimes, Maybe! - Song of the Month for July 2009

My brother Nathan recently presented me with two mixed CDs. Upon listening to the CDs, I quickly came to the conclusion that my brother is a lot cooler than I am! I have many favourites from these albums already, but one song in particular stands out as the obvious choice for song of the month. At first listen, it's cute and vintage and I'm a fan. However, the more I listen, the more perplexed I am. I'm sorry to say that I've spent a good hour or two analysing the lyrics. Give it a listen, and then if you will, float along with me through the murky waters of "Mama Let Me Scoop For You."

Alright? Here's what I've come up with:

1. What the heck is scooping? I thought perhaps this was some vintage slang, but Google said "no dice." I must therefore assume that it's something naughty due to a) his persistent pestering and b) the fact that he'd have to "spend the night" to do it. I suspect this is a response to a song I put on a CD for Nathan. "Walk Like A Camel" by Southern Culture On The Skids also fits into the "it SOUNDS naughty, but I have no idea if it is or isn't" category.

2. I get the impression from her vague responses that the "mama" in question doesn't know what scooping is either. The lady is non-committal and I can't say I blame her! If someone suggested that they wanted to "scoop" with me, I'd probably say "err... huh??" Some of my favourite responses are "sometimes, maybe", "ooh boy!" and "if you know how I want it did?" I think that one is priceless and utilitarian. I'm going to use that next time someone says something incomprehensible to me.

3. WHY, for the love of all things holy, does he go on and on about the scooping and then, THEN proclaim that he doesn't even like scooping... Excuse me? Men are complicated. I just don't get them. You wanna scoop with her for 2 and a half minutes and then you're all "ya know what? I don't even like scooping." And he was wearing her down, too!!! He even got a "come on, let's go see!" Isn't that just like men, though? They only want something when they can't have it! When they can have it, they don't want it anymore :P

4. There are some lyrics I'm not entirely clear on... help? At one point it sounds to me like she's saying "Two makes the cheese for combining, daddy", but I'm pretty sure that's not right. I also can't make out why he doesn't like to scoop. This is driving me crazy. Please help! I'm losing sleep!

At any rate, there's only one thing I know for certain about this song... Rufus Wainwright needs to do a cover!!!

Happy Summer!

Love,

Gillian