Sunday Soundtrack

Happy third day of Spring!  I've been doing a lot of work, work, work, but the idea of warmer weather has been motivating (even if today is totally overcast). Having music in the background helps a lot, too.

Phantogram: "Fall in Love"

Alt-J: "Bloodflood"

 
Vampire Weekend: "Ya Hey"

Coldplay: "Paradise"

<3 Frances

Last Day of Winter Playlist

Post 150!  Yay!  Today is the last day of Winter, too, which is sort of crazy.  I spent the first half of this week taking standardized tests (yeah!), but now everything's pretty much back to normal, and I have some music to share.

marlenaapplebaum.com 

Cocteau Twins: "Ella Megalast Burls Forever"

Sarah Jaffe: "Adeline"

Angus & Julia Stone: "Wherever You Are"

Glasser: "Apply"

<3 Frances 

Alice in Wonderland

As anyone who knows me can tell you, I very much enjoy anything Alice in Wonderland-related. Black-and-white striped socks, talking rabbits, pocket watches, mirrors....everything is just so storybook eerie!  Iris was showing me some of the Alice-inspired art/fashion/etc. she found online the other day, and we wanted to post about it, too :).  Everyone could use a little Wonderland, right?

weheartit.com

www.authorama.com

www.strangeling.com

aliceindeadland.devianart.com

www.pinterest.com

manaloempire.com

lovewiththeproperstranger.blogspot.com

pixshark.com

<3 Frances 

Getting Warmer

I just realized that the first day of spring is a week from tomorrow.  Given all of the snow last week, it's difficult to believe that the end of winter is almost here, but the weather has been warmer the past few days.  And there's been a lot of rain.  I've been wearing an over-sized raincoat with a happy little owl on it almost every day.  Is it a very fashion-forward raincoat?  Probably not, but who can resist a happy little owl?
Anyway, I thought it would be fun to put up a little spring style inspiration in honor of the coming equinox and the above-freezing temperatures.  

www.trendhunter.com (from Ruche)

www.thismodernromance.com (from Ruche)

flyourwell.blogspot.com (from Ruche)

www.shopruche.com

www.foreverboho.com (from Zara)

www.fashionbombdaily.com (from Wildfox Couture)

www.thebudgetbabe.com (from LOFT)

<3 Frances 

Writer Struggles

Iris shared this really funny and entirely true quote with me the other day, and I can't help but to post it.

The sad thing is that when this happens, I just want to tell my imaginary friends, "Really?  Who else are you going to talk to?"  I love them, but it's difficult when they're not cooperating.  Those who have experienced this totally understand what I'm talking about.  Those who haven't may think I'm crazy.  

Here are a few more #writerstruggles:

successing.com

pinterest.com

imgarcade.com

pinterest.com

<3 Frances

Icy Dwarf Planets & Losing One Hour

I know that we technically turned our clocks forward yesterday, but I think that the whole time-loss thing has really hit me more so now that it's Monday.  Waking up at 5:15 just feels so wrong when it should only be 4:15.  Sigh.  I hope everyone else is coping well enough with the time change.  I wish we could have it when it was actually spring or summer because then it would at least be warm outside....
In other news, NASA's Dawn probe has arrived at Ceres, an icy dwarf planet between Mars and Jupiter.  Dawn has been travelling for almost eight years (!) to get to Ceres, and now she's finally there!  I may just be being a stereotypical romantic idealist/writer/dreamer, but I like to see personalities in planets and in things like spacecrafts, the Mars rovers, etc., and I'm very excited.

nbcnews.com


usatoday.com


pbs.org

Also...I have a sunshine-related song dedication for the hour that we lost yesterday.  I know that it's technically sunnier now in the evening, but I feel like my morning sunshine has been stolen.  

Len: "Steal My Sunshine"

<3 Frances 

Music...Several Days Later

Between work and weather, I have sadly not had much time for posting anything, but I do have a bit of a playlist put together for today.  It's the first Friday in March!  Wow!  That means springtime is around the corner...but here's a bit of wintry inspiration if you're still experiencing snowiness:

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Van Morrison: "T.B. Sheets"

Emily Haines and the Soft Skeleton: "Doctor Blind"

The Antlers: "Two"

Antony and the Johnsons: "Angel on Fire"

Elle King: "Song of Sorrow"

Stay warm!
<3 Frances