Why Can't We Sit and Do Nothing For Awhile; I Like The Way You Smile.

 

      Awhile back, I read something or someone told me (don't quite remember) something to the point of, "one should listen to a whole album instead of just picking singles." Listening to one or two songs from an album is comparable to just reading one or two scattered sentences of a paragraph. To fully get the information, one must read the entire paragraph. Even then, I agreed with that idea. I saw it more as an ideal but didn't go through with it. I like allot of artists but I have a limited budget spot for music. So like a music buffet, I would buy a few songs from many artists instead of just spending all my money on one or two albums. 
      Once when I was in Target with ten un-attached dollars, I  bought She&Him  Vol.2. Then I listened to the whole album without touching the skip button once.Honestly, I'm going to do that "Over It Over Again".  The album paragraph is about the beautiful sadness, and headaches of relationships. It starts solemnly with Thieves which is about a " love that's terrible news". Then sadly kick starts with In the Sun, about a one-sided relationship. Vol. 2 escalates with Don't Look Back and Ridin In My Car. The tempo slows down with a slight island beat in Lingering Still, about doubts. Me&You is a slow, reassuring ballad about being kind to oneself. Gonna Get Along Without You Now is an airy song about getting along without a boy that's not worth the trouble he puts your heart through (reminds me of her Zooey's new show New Girl- best show ever by the way). Home, I'm Gonna Make It Better and Sing, are the happiest and most carefree songs of the album. Over it Over Again is about loving someone but running away from them because they annoy you...  then coming back. The album quietly concludes with Brand New Shoes and If You Can't Sleep.
      After listening to the album I felt the way I do after reading a good book or watching movies like, Emma. There's nothing like a good story. I know this sounds sooo obnoxious hipster, but, from now on I'm just going to buy CDs . Its a wonderful experience to sit on your bed listen to a whole album while reading the  lyrics and looking at the pictures included with the album. Even though I hate committing to one or two albums or artists (variety and options are my things), its worth it. Another plus, its good decision-making practice. :)       Sewing Chronicles #2-  I finished a velvet shirt, using a pattern, tape measure, actual fabric scissors and pins. It was an alot less frustrating experience than my first two projects. It wasn't wear-able though, the stiches were shameful, and I didn't quite follow the instructions. This new project will be knock-out though. My problem is attitude. I think I was thinkng of the practicality of sewing instead of the artistry. So, this project, I'm going to take my sweet time, and let out my most creative, analytical self. It's about making a piece of art not an article of clothing. When it's done, there will be pictures because it will be pure artistic genius. :)
much thanks for reading. many many hugs and warm feelings.
*a little song from Vol.1, my favorite actually X), Enjoy. *

The World Will Be Sewn Together, One Stitch at a Time.

My chronicles of seamstressness starts as of now. I finished sewing a wool green beret and a blue, long, sheer, skirt. The beret came out identifiable but not much else. The skirt, I can now laugh about. At first I really couldn't laugh because I was soooo disappointed. I worked for hours hand-sewing that skirt, inhaled toxic fumes trying to iron pleats into that skirt and for said skirt to be unwearable? Awful. But, now I'm over it and can laugh. The skirt was longer in the back than in the front and ruffled on the side. It had way too much ruffled space in the derriere section, like the skirts in the 1800s. Honestly, I really shouldn't have expected my first sewing projects to be wearable. I used YouTube tutorials, my school scissors, needles as pins, and a ruler instead of a tape measure. I tried to "re-invent the wheel".Today, I got fabric scissors, pins, a tape measure, patterns and a list of warehouses that sell non-toxic cloth for discount prices. So my next projects will be wonderful or at least better than my last one. People don't do something a certain way that takes time and money for years just because they can. A lesson learned is priceless.
To conclude: a song by Ximena Sariñana. I heard her live at a Sia concert I went to this summer. (best concert ever: every act was wondertastic: ) She opened and I was pestering my friends , "did you catch her name? Isn't this great?etc." I was already ecstatic to see Sia at the Wiltern ,which is my favorite venue. That concert is currently my "happy place". Anyways, this is my favorite song by Ximena. It gives me chills .She told the break-up story behind Mediocre before she sang it. You can really feel how she felt. I hope you like it. :)Much thanks for reading. Many hugs and warm feelings. xoxoBriee
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