Far Away

Note: I'm leaving for Europe in two days, and will post my trip's playlist after I come back!

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Peace and Blessings

Since I know no-one will be able to continue their week without a post for me (yeah right) I have decided to bless you all with an update.

Let's cut right to the chase. The final Harry Potter movie was epic. That is the only word that describes it. This is probably the last thing that comes to your mind when thinking of the movie, but the music was amazing! I am definitely buying the soundtrack.

I got my AP Euro score, and I am definitely pleased!

Speaking of Euro, a week from today, I will be in Europe!!

You are probably wondering why I haven't updated in a while since I'm usually bombarding the Facebook news feed with links to my posts. Well, I have been away at science camp, specifically engineering camp. STEPS = love. It's basically the best camp ever. Shout-out to the STEPS girls, for a week of pure fun. I'm going to miss the crappy breakfast, the amazing lunch and ice cream, and the late night romance with You Tube. If you are feeling daring, watch the videos that I've recently been tagged in. They were made at three in the morning which makes them all the more hilarious.

I am in love with Clearasil Ultra Deep Pore Cleansing Pads. Just thought the whole world should know.

There's this restaurant on Nicollet Ave and 27th Street in Minneapolis called Rainbow. They have the best Chinese food ever. Seriously.

I'm super duper excited to go out on the lake tomorrow!

Anyway, enjoy the heat I guess.
PEACE AND BLESSINGS,
PEACE AND BLESSINGS.

Tears of Joy or Sadness?

This past week has certainly been eventful!

The much awaited Vans Warped Tour was on Sunday. We reached there bright and early only to find out that Hellogoodbye (the best band ever) wouldn't be playing until 8:15 pm. There are no words to describe my frustration. For one, the heat was sweltering. Secondly, the some of the smokers were just plain obnoxious. Dear smokers: You probably don't realize this, but I really don't want to be suffocated by your secondhand smoke when all I'm trying to do is get some shade.  Eventually we took shelter in the Nintendo 3DS tent and played video games for about 2 hours straight. At around two, we decided it would be wise to start getting in line for the Hellogoodbye signing. I got my newly bought poster signed and I am happy to say it is now hanging directly above the Iron Man 2 poster in my room!

The bands that we saw were Simple Plan, Paradise Fears (heard them for the first time!), The Ready Set, and finally Hellogoodbye. We actually weren't planning on listening to Paradise Fears, but we were passing by their stage and were drawn in. I will definitely be listening to their music in the weeks to come. The Ready Set and Hellogoodbye were amazing. Hellogoodbye played "Finding Something To Do", "Getting Old", "Baby, It's Fact", "When We First Met", "Bonnie Taylor Shake Down", "When We First Kissed", and finally "Here (In Your Arms)". At one point, I touched the face of Forrest Kline, the lead singer of Hellogoodbye, as he was crowd surfing. Overall, their performance was definitely worth the wait.

On Monday, I found out that I got a job. Cannot wait for the moola to start pouring in!

You may have noticed the latest mixtape, "Music of the Sun", has been posted. Two of my favorite songs currently, "The Human Condition" and "Lock and Key", are on it so make sure to listen!

The final Harry Potter movie is coming out tonight. Every time I think about it, I feel like crying. My childhood is coming to a close and I would like to thank J. K. Rowling for raising me so fantastically.

I just realized today was Bastille Day. Does that make me a euro freak?

I'm not really feeling like doing a "spotlight" post today, maybe next week.

Enjoy the premier tonight! If you're not a Harry Potter fan, you're just plain weird.
Byee :)

Music of the Sun

Hellogoodbye

I suppose it should not come as a surprise that this week's spotlight falls on Hellogoodbye. See also: Stars and Stripes. Most people are familiar with the platinum single "Here (In Your Arms)" from their first album. In fact, it was the very first song I had heard from their album and was introduced to me by my neighbor. I was caught completely unawares by the song. To say I was obsessed would be unjust to my seventh grade emotions. No, I was swept off my feet. I went to the library, checked out the entire album, and soon decided that I had found my favorite band.

Currently my favorite album, the band released their sophomore full-length "Would It Kill You?" last November. It's the perfect summer soundtrack, yet just as fun to listen to in any other season. The band has definitely evolved, but still maintains that infectious quality. Each song somehow gets in your bones and makes you feel the energy that puts the power in power pop. Setting aside the fact that I'm an incorrigible fan, I'm still as in love with the songs as I was in November.

When We First Met - Hellogoodbye via Lilystars Records

Note: If you live in Minnesota and decide you like their music, they are playing at the Vans Warped Tour on July 10th! Ticket info here.

Stars and Stripes

So I got my tickets to Vans Warped Tour.....

I am so excited. I'm not even going to bother writing in all-caps or use a ton of exclamation marks because the level of exultation (SAT word, by the way) I'm experiencing right now is kind of inexpressible. Actually, to be honest, I'm only really excited because Hellogoodbye will be playing. To say that they are my favorite band is the understatement of the century. I've had an ongoing love-affair with the band since seventh grade. That's commitment, people. But more on them in a separate post.

The Fourth of July weekend happens to bring surprises for my family every year. We always end up doing something totally unanticipated. I think that may be one of the reasons that it's one of my favorite weekends. Additionally, it's one of the rare weekends on which my parents are truly relaxed. It's always pleasing to see them actually 'chilling out'. This year was no different. One of our family friends whom we hadn't seen for a very long time decided to drop by and stay over for the whole weekend. This was by no means annoying as it may have been on any other weekend. Instead, it added to the bliss of the weekend. We drove to the Lake of Isles and biked around while admiring the eclectic neighborhood that surrounds. It was one of the best weekends ever.

I drove for the very first time. I loved it. I think I'm going to enjoy driving.

I stumbled upon this picture and decided that I want to go on a safari some time in my future.