Now I’m going to blog some of my playlists. I got a question on Tumblr asking if I could.

I have somewhat varied tastes. I try to feature music when I can but The Internet makes it a serious pain in the ass. I wish iTunes would just let you share for listening purposes. And a lot of my stuff is so old it’s not on soundcloud or anything.

So here is a ton of music, listed, from my playlists.

Anonymous City Girl
My favorite playlist. It’s the playlist I always use when travelling or just daily if I’m in no particular mood and feeling’ chill.

간이역 (Halt) – Humming Urban Stereo
그날 – Humming Urban Stereo
Ozon – Humming Urban Stereo
Cocomi – Humming Urban Stereo
찰랑소녀 (Laughing Girl) – Humming Urban Stereo
파핑파핑 바나나 (Banana papingpaping) – Humming Urban Stereo
Banana Shake – Humming Urban Stereo
Lady from Ipanema – Humming Urban Stereo
Mulder Does Know – Humming Urban Stereo
야매 악사 (Yamae musicians) – Humming Urban Stereo
Abuse Girl – Humming Urban Stereo
Delight Disco – Humming Urban Stereo
Luv Sauce – Humming Urban Stereo
Lounge People – Humming Urban Stereo
Erotic Actress – Humming Urban Stereo
Mambo Mood (Bunny`s Kid Scat version) – Humming Urban Stereo
Insomnia – Humming Urban Stereo
Salsa Woman – Humming Urban Stereo
Stalker – Humming Urban Stereo
Air Trip – 캐스커 (Casker)
고양이와 나 (cat & me) – 캐스커 (Casker)
7월의 이파네마소녀 (July Ipanema Girl) – 캐스커 (Casker)
Midnight Moment – 캐스커 (Casker)
Tango Toy – 캐스커 (Casker)
Fragile Days – 캐스커 (Casker)
어느 날 PtⅠ(One Day) – 캐스커 (Casker)
Discoid (Vocal Edit) – 캐스커 (Casker)
Last Smile – 캐스커 (Casker)
다시 내게 (me again) – 캐스커 (Casker)
선인장 (cactus) – 캐스커 (Casker)
Sweet – 캐스커 (Casker)
어느 날, Pt. Ⅱ(One Day) – 캐스커 (Casker)
Ela (Bajo de la Luna) – 캐스커 (Casker)
그녀에게 말하다 (talk to her) – 캐스커 (Casker)
Hidden Track – 캐스커 (Casker)
안녕 – 캐스커 (Casker)
Regrets – 캐스커 (Casker)
Sounds Market – Jeereen Lee
Bob Jo – Jeereen Lee
Unhomme Est Une Femme – Jeereen Lee
Scully Doesn’t Know (Hidden Track) – Jeereen Lee
Delicious Humming – Jeereen Lee
Rub Luv Mode – Jeereen Lee
Would you like a coffee (feat. Yozoh) – Humming Urban Stereo
Love Affair – FreeTEMPO
Imagery – FreeTEMPO
Bossa Presso – FreeTEMPO
Refeeling – FreeTEMPO
Melody feat.Canaii-depj – FreeTEMPO
Twilight – FreeTEMPO
I-Dep feat.Elen Nasciment – Free TEMPO
Stars – Free TEMPO
Rain – Free Tempo
Sky High – Free Tempo
New Days – Free TEMPO
The Spirit Of Summer (Dave Warrin remix) – Free Tempo
Snowfield – Free TEMPO
Montage – Freetempo
Fiesta – Clazziquai Project
Last Tango – Clazziquai Project
Novabossa – Clazziquai
Romeo ‘N Juliet – Clazziquai
More Than This – Charlie Hunger Quartet

New Trials
This is where all my new music goes automatically. It’s a bag of mixed nuts. The songs stay here until they seem to fit into another playlist or I get tired of them. Honestly I’ve kept songs on this list for months or longer…

빛의 시간 – Casker
You – Casker
À Cause Des Garçons – Yelle
Take It Like a Man – Dragonette
I Get Around – Dragonette
Hard Smart Beta – STRFKR
Isabella of Castile – STRFKR
Pop Song – STRFKR
U Ba Khin – STRFKR
Florida – STRFKR
German Love – STRFKR
Rawnald Gregory Erickson the Second – STRFKR
The Look – Metronomy
The Bay – Metronomy
Everything Goes My Way – Metronomy
Ce jeu (St. Andrew Remix) – Yelle
Comme un enfant (Cut Slack Remix) – Yelle
Que veux-tu (Madeon Extended Remix) – Yelle
Nasdaq – Thomas Dutronc
Primadonna – Marina and The Diamonds
Sutphin Boulevard – Blood Orange
Man – The Bird and the Bee
Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots, Pt. 1 – The Flaming Lips
L’amoureuse – Carla Bruni
Her Morning Elegance – Oren Lavie
If I ever feel better – Phoenix
Laughing With A Mouth Of Blood – St. Vincent
Pure And Simple – Lightning Seeds
Back Down to Earth – MICHELLE SHAPROW
High & Dry feat. Bilal – Pete Kuzma
Mister H – Inna MODJA
Boom Boom Ba – Métisse
TRAP – MEG
The Simple Story – Jane Birkin
Je m’appelle Jane – Jane Birkin
Sweet – 파니핑크 (Fanny Fink)
Cafe Bleu – Nakatsuka Takeshi
On The Palette – Nakatsuka Takeshi
Life Goes On (Let It Go) – Naturally 7

Destiel
A new one…
*cough* explanation not needed.

To Catch A Thief – Lovage
Criminal – Fiona Apple
It Could Be Sweet – Portishead
Glory Box – Portishead
#1 Crush (I would die 4 U) – Garbage
Angel – Massive Attack
Airport Surroundings – Loney Dear
Bizarre Love Triangle – New Order
Everything Goes My Way – Metronomy
The Look – Metronomy
Meteor – The Bird and the Bee
Little Bit – Lykke Li
Strange And Beautiful (I’ll Put A Spell On You) – Aqualung
Wait Till You See Him [De-Phazz Remix] – Verve
Dive Into You – Hefner
Sour Times – Portishead
Wandering Star – Portishead
Roads – Portishead
Pedestal – Portishead
Tear Drop – Massive Attack

I also have playlists to match certain moods.

angsty. apathetic. badass. calm days. fuck em. love. pissy.

One’s like Jen’s 90’s are songs that I adored… in the 90’s. Obviously. Most of these were CDs I used to own that I burned to iTunes. Smashing Pumpkins, Radiohead, The Cardigans, The Pixies, Garbage, Weezer, The Rentals, Mono.

I have a Sleep one too that repeats the same 10 minute soundscape file 5 times. I use it religiously when travelling. It’s so hard for me to fall asleep somewhere unfamiliar. So I pop this on and I’m out. I don’t repeat it continuously so I don’t have to worry about the battery dying.

Anyway here are all of them currently on my phone.

This actually feels really personal to share. Because this shows how my brain works and what I feel in a sense through music.

Anyway, request filled I hope!

Tops:

• Madewell silk boy shirt
• CDG play long tee
• Madewell striped tee
• APC knit sweater

Bottoms:

• Madewell black skinnies
• Maison de Reefur jean pencil skirt
• Madewell black ruffle skirt
• Maison de Reefur dress

Others:

• Madewell trench coat

• Maison de Reefur black flats
• Repetto red ballet flats

• Everlane tote

• Madewell scarf
• Maison de Reefur umbrella
• Warm black tights
• etc. accessories

I love bringing things that can easily layer. So the silk boy shirt can go under the sweater or even the CDG tee while the sweater can be added over the dress for a red skirt look. :)

Some accompanying music…

I recently finished up the shampoo & conditioner of Color Me Happy rose scented line. I didn’t get any amazing results but the rose scent was wonderful. Truthfully I don’t really find Herbal Essences to be a holy grail hair care solution for me. I get much better results from Burt’s Bees’ Very Voluminizing series. However sometimes I just don’t care and I just want my hair to smell like freakin’ roses!

And Also

I also got in a big order of detoxing bath salts. Many I’ve used before and liked a lot while some I’m trying are new to me (-c_,-｀ )

This week I’ve spent most of my time marathoning episodes of Supernatural. I’ll probably be able to finish up through season 4 tonight. It’s sort of strange coming into a fandom so, so late in the series. But also it’s magnificent because I always have something to be excited about! Well, until I’m caught up then I’ll have to deal with the torture of waiting week to week. I accredit my Tumblr dash to getting me to finally give the show a chance. So many people who watch other shows I love (Doctor Who, Sherlock, Community) were also blogging Supernatural stuff like craaaaazy.

I’m trying to do my best to stay away from spoilers. And to be honest (I know, usually I talk about TV on my Tumblr but anyway) I’ll need more shows to be excited about since so many of my favorites are ending.

OK here are two songs I’ve been obsessed with this past two weeks!

There’s a new video on her blog as well. A really vaudeville-quirky-french-aesthetic short for the launch of the new trench coat.

I thought I’d share a few of my favorite songs that sort of match this post’s “theme.”

For me their music is perfect for playing while at work or commuting on the train. Anytime really when I need a break from my usual stuff and just want to enjoy the world around me. They’re sorta little soundtracks to life. So here are some links and shared albums! :deco2:

Lullatone is a popular music group based in Nagoya, Japan, whose music is characterized by an innocent, child-like quality and spare, lo-fi sounds. Although the group refers to their style of music as “pajama-pop”, it is commonly included in such musical subgenres as Twee pop, Indie pop and Electronica. It draws influence from such diverse sources as Bossa Nova, French pop music of the 1960s, children’s songs and Musique concrète.

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All sharing from their bandcamp page.

• Matsuyou Blog
• Mina
• Flower Style Blog
• Maps and Fragments
• emk+
• Lips Magazine
• Voi winter web magazine
• Voi XMAS ‘11 web magazine
• (NRM)×Happy Life

I was dragged myself into work Tues/Wed and I made a playlist to help get me through those days. Here it is.

1. Peloton – Stopping Time
2. James Iha – One and Two
3. Au Revoir Simone – Stay Golden
4. The Postmarks – Let Go
5. The Postmarks – Goodbye
6. The Postmarks – Weather The Weather
7. The Postmarks – Looks Like Rain
8. Loquat – Swingset Chain
9. Husky Rescue – My World
10. Mono – The Outsider
11. Mono – Slimcea Girl
12. Massive Attack – Tear Drop

Today I was thinking about inspiration. :deco3:
This weekend I opened up my Rinka photo books. Especially “Love Myself” from 2009. It’s so beautifully done and full of daily life inspiration. It seems superficial on the surface; clothes, makeup, recipes… :deco13: but to me it really churns up feelings of inspiration and aspirations throughout all aspects of my daily life. :deco2:

Inspiration to me is a 2-way street. :deco8: Though it can find me on its own, I can also hunt it down! :deco3: And neither is a guarantee of course. I feel thankful I’m not some designer/artist who depends on inspiration for a paycheck. Sure I’m a Web Developer and I do design things, but mostly I’m doing continual work or server administration. :ok: So for me I focus on the search for inspiration in my non-work life.

That amazing feeling like Christmas morning! :deco15: Happiness and anticipation! Suddenly you have all these options you want to try or goals you want to meet. I feel somewhat invincible with so much to look forward to. :up:

Well not all inspo is so lasting. Mostly I find the tiny blips. The day to day inspiration. But sometimes I’m struck with it more thoroughly and it can inspire real changes. :deco8:

Like with used mix style. :deco2: Sure, the look and shops have been there for a long time. And I had purchased a couple of Seda & PS magazines back in 2008. They were nice but not monumental. :deco13: But last summer when I stumbled upon Vintage Mix Girls [古着MIXガールズ] and saw the spread of Yukako (the reason I bought it,) I can remember the whole moment! :deco9: I came upon it at a time I was feeling stuck. :deco13: Wanting a change but not sure what or how; unable to contextualize exactly what I was feeling or needing. I know, it’s just a magazine! :dizzy: But to me it was this fixed point that struck like lightning. I flipped through it nonstop from the moment I found it. At the store, at the hotel, on the plane home, then AT HOME and … throughout the year… even a few weeks ago. I found new inspiration I ran and scanned in for my phone. Things that maybe didn’t feel exactly for me last year but do now. :deco8:

I feel the need to nurture my inspired-side a bit more lately. This summer has been particularly busy/stressful/what-have-you and taking time to discover & feel inspired is just something I’ve pushed aside. :drops: It gives me something to smile about & look forward to throughout the day. Not to say I’m completely uninspired, but I’m definitely feeling hungry for more! So it’s time to hunt down & consume!!

Busy week. Weird stuff~ but it’s Friday :ok:
I’ve had a headache since… hmm… 2:00 this afternoon. Culmination of work/life stress from previous days I assume. So I’m just relaxing. :deco8: I’m off to take a :bath: soon. :deco10:

I haven’t gotten to do much of anything interesting lately but last week I did at least manage to get out for a nice dinner after work one night! Then a light lunch during the weekend.

Food Snaps :hungry:

Clyde’s Twin Oak’s Lodge
One of my favorite places :deco8:

I ordered this appetizer for the first time. It’s called The Carolina Mason Jar. It’s a mason jar filled with layers of baked Mac & Cheese, pulled pork, coleslaw and topped with fried onions. HAHAHA it’s southern suicide! :ok: It tasted amazing but didn’t settle well with my crab cake order. Bad combination choices on my part.

Thai summer rolls.
This was perfect for the insane heat this weekend. :)

The steaks meant for dinner were still frozen so we ran out to a local place and grabbed some sliders (mini burgers.) These are very DOWN HOME COOKING style. From an ugly restaurant with AMAZING food. My favorite type of place to be frank~

Some Music: Inna Modja
I know I don’t often post music or videos but I’m playing them nonstop. Music getting me through the week! :deco8:

This first video is “French Cancan” and is quite beautiful eyecandy. :make:

The next is “Mister H.” Mister H is the first song I heard about a year ago. :ok:
I’ve been on the hunt for it ever since. :x
Thankfully I finally have the whole album! :celebrate:

I finally have a 3-day weekend planned! :deco8:
A mini break hopefully full of quite adventure and hearty breakfasts :). Just gotta get through the next week or so , ho ho ho :)