Ramblings of a Princess

the geekery and the life of a princess who has too much to say

Now Playing: You Picked Me – A Fine Frenzy

As previously mentioned, A Fine Frenzy has been my jam for a while.

This is one of those songs that I wish to sing to my future husband. Or, I want to sing this to my husband in the future. After I get married. Yes. That.
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April 8, 2013 music , ,

What to do when you’re down with the flu

(aside from trying to sleep it off after taking meds)

1. Tweet
Because attempting to tweet something interesting about a seemingly uninteresting day can make that said day a tad bit more interesting.

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April 4, 2013 life ,

Repeat play: Hazy

So things have been going through my head lately…

And it’s all that I can hear, It’s more than I can bear

What if I fall and hurt myself?
Would You know how to fix me
What if I went and lost myself?
Would You know where to find me
If I forgot who I am,
Would You please remind me, oh
Cause without You things go hazy

Hazy by Rosi Golan feat William Fitzsimmons

April 1, 2013 music , ,

Summer playlist : Come On, Come Out – A Fine Frenzy

Come On, Come Out
by A Fine Frenzy

Come on, come out
The weather is warm
Come on, come out
Said come on, come on

A spot in the shade
Where oranges fall
A spot in the shade
Away from it all

Watching the sky
Watching a painting coming to life
Shifting and shaping
Staying inside
It all goes it all goes by

A blanket unfolds
A blanket tonight
The pieces of gold
They light up your eyes
Now we’re alone
Now we’re alive

Watching the sky
Watching the painting come to life
Shifting and shaping
Staying inside
It all goes it all goes it all goes by

Stopping the time
Rushing, waiting
Leave it behind
Shifting and shaping
Keep it inside
It all goes it all goes it all goes by
It all goes passing by
It all goes passing by

March 25, 2013 music, playlist , ,

Out of practice

The other day on my Twitter account:

This tweet was brought on by my attempting to play the guitar after almost a year of not touching it. I don’t know how I managed, but there it is.

My playing was…appalling.

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March 21, 2013 life, music ,

What I Love About (Real) Books

By “real books” I mean physical, honest-to-goodness books that you can actually touch.

Photo originally posted here.

Although I love the efficiency of Googling as opposed to flipping through a heavy volume just to check what I need, and of course the convenience of accessing content in smartphones—when it comes to sitting down and reading, eBooks don’t really do it for me, especially when what I want to read is of the classic literature variety. (Which is a lot of times.)

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March 20, 2013 books

currently: 03-19-2013

Listening to The Civil Wars, A Fine Frenzy, I’m From Barcelona, Mumford & Sons, The Lumineers. Seems like I’ve been leaning towards the indie folk recently. I regret nothing.

Watching The Lizzie Bennet Diaries. Also catching up on Castle and Bones. Also catching up on all the movies I’ve missed seeing in the theater recently. *sigh*

Rereading Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes. And Persuasion because I just bought a gorgeous hard-bound copy!

Eating Ego Oat Digestive Crackers. The one with the red wrapper. Because they are awesome. I mean, seriously, even if you hate oats, TRY THIS ONE.

Writing this blog post. Hooray! Also, a brand manual. It is…challenging.

Dreaming of the day I will finally get to visit to Japan. And Europe. And the world. Because it will happen, I tell you! (Pray with me about it, yes?)

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