all over my rainbow

sometimes i feel frustrated because i find songs that...kind of move me. is that lame? that sounded really lame. anyway...i don't feel frustrated because of their effect on me; i feel frustrated because i don't know what to do with it. confused? me too.

i just wish i had a big empty room where i could be all by my lonesome, turn the music up way too loud, and...see what happens.

"search and destroy" by sanders bohlke {a few posts back} is one such song. here is another for you...

feel my kiss, now say not a word

 Search and Destroy by sanders bohlke

tonight i drank wine and kept this song on repeat. perfection.

dj put that record on

okay so let's just talk about something for a minute.

i've developed a bit of a girl crush.

this isn't the same thing i feel for adele, ingrid, or ke$ha.

those are the girls i want to be SLASH (bc that isn't an option)
be best friends with (bc that totally is).

nope. this is different.

i'm like mesmerized by dev.

i think that if i met her, i might feel butterflies or something.

anyway, the point is i obsess over this girl.

and her music.

if you've learned anything about me in our time together,

it should be that i love a good beat.

i love music that i can bump (WAY too loud) while i drive.

and her work is the perfect fix for a junkie like myself.

Dev - Booty Bounce from Little Owl Recordings on Vimeo.

[this is the edited version, which i thought would be more wholesome for the kids]

hope you enjoy. i will be rocking out to it for at least another 9 days, no doubt.

a falling star fell from your heart

do dogs understand when they are making eye contact with someone/something? i'm at peet's and i'm convinced that the dog outside just looked into my soul. weird.

anyway...

i have a few obsessions right now:

21

duh.

"you and the rest of the world, jordan."

i know that this comes as no surprise because...

she's amazing.

i've been a long time adele fan,

but i never realized just how obsessed i would someday be.

not even just her music, but adele herself.

she gets it.

• After The Storm by Mumford & Sons

 

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mumford and sons: after the storm

delight.

and hopeful.

 {which, let's face it, is a must for this girl}

cosmic love

really?

i'm coming undone here.

last night i was driving through sf and crossed the gg bridge with this song on repeat.

insane.

so now you know what stella, the little chandelier, and i are rocking out to.

friday.

weekend.

happy heart.

a picture perfect day that lasts a whole lifetime

via happy things

can i just be honest for a minute?
i really and truly had the most perfect weekend.

you know those moments in life when you just look around and see all the things that you have to smile about?

well...this song totally matches my heart right now, and has been no. 1 on my playlist for the last 4 days...

i may or may not have it on repeat.

you're only dreaming

a little bit i fell in love today.

i'll take the long way 'round this time

a delightful early, foggy morning playlist...

rewind. paolo nutini

keep it loose, keep it tight. amos lee

only you. joshua radin

assassin. john mayer

you and i. ingrid michaelson

summer skin. death cab for cutie

here we go {acoustic version}. mat kearny

sky. joshua radin

notion. kings of leon

the funeral. band of horses

coffee. copeland

three more days. ray lamontagne

all my days. alexi murdoch

where i stood. missy higgins

farewell. rosie thomas

dogs. damien rice

distance. the lovell sisters

come on, come out. a fine frenzy

city of black & white. mat kearny

i just realized. matt wertz

we all got the same blood flow

i'm at aroma cafe hanging out with my dear friend amos lee. okay...in all honesty, he doesn't know that he is hanging out with me. i can't see him or touch him or smell him {and for a bit more honesty, i'm kind of okay with that}, but i  can hear him. his sweet voice is serenading me as i wait in anticipation for the kickoff of the coming weekend. i've got the same 3 songs on repeat.

highlights...

"i'm in love with a girl who's in love with the world, and i can't help but follow. though i know someday she is bound to fly away and stay over the rainbow. gotta learn how to let her go over the rainbow."

{keep it loose, keep it tight}

"you're gonna take my bottle, my bible, my mess. you're gonna take all of my empty and my loneliness, take all that sadness inside of me, take it all and set me free."

{black river}

"who is my reason to begin? who plows the earth, who breaks the skin? who took my two hands, made them four? who is my heart? who is my door? nobody. nobody but you girl."

{cover of paul simon's nobody}

my cappuccino isn't very good today, but i'm trying to down it because i hate going into a friday night with the fear of playing the role of the sleeping beauty. although i wouldn't mind being woken up by a kiss from my prince. hee hee...sorry, had to go there.


in addition to mr. lee, here are some of my friday inspirations:


this post...i'm in love. the first picture perfectly defines everything that i want. and the colorful staircase. don't worry, you'll know it when you see it. de-light.

via i am the crime

i expect this one to become the inspiration of an entire post in the next several days. hmm...the wheels are turning...

via glamour

i read this girl's story while i was waiting in the dentist office the other day. it's a great story. kind of i'm just really in love with her tattoos though. i think i want something similar, but for very different reasons.

this article in o magazine.

i am not the biggest oprah fan {not that i dislike her, but it's just not really my thing}, but i found this article to be so interesting. hmm...

anyway...kind of a long and random post, but i'm only posting when i feel inspired, so here it is. happy weekend everyone!

xoxo

jo

who needs shelter from the sun?

via i am the crime

tonight i'm hanging with the boys.

this means:

call of duty

inappropriate music

dogs...and the hair that falls off the dogs

and just enough time for blogging and nail painting

{by hanging i mean...i'm mom to two fifth graders for the night}

via mary ruffle

putting my thoughts on page.

and leaving them there.

via kristine may 

"good-day sunlight. i'd like to say how truly bright you are. you don't know me, but i know you, see, you're my favorite star. follow you i will so let's get moving."

{jason mraz}

i've definitely watched this 3 times this week.

cried every time.

and bought the soundtrack.

do it. you won't regret it.

via neon-electric

i just love this.

it has a special place in my heart.

• Walking The Dog by fun

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better...gravy.

date night with myself.

i watched away we go.

i cried. a lot.

ridiculous, intense, continual tears.

not bc it was sad, but bc it was sweet.

i guess i felt a connection to the film, and saw something i want.

• All My Days by Alexi Murdoch

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now i see clearly

it's you i'm looking for

all of my days

so i smile

i know i'll feel

this loneliness no more

all of my days

for i look around me

and it seems you've found me

and it's coming into sight

as the days keep turning into night

as the days keep turning into night

even breathing feels alright

{alexi murdoch. featured artist in the away we go soundtrack. current obsession.}

new week. cross your fingers.

xoxo

this could be the start of something new

so it all started yesterday, when my bff asked me this one simple question:

"well...when was the last time you had sushi?"

i thought about it, and had trouble remembering.

this did not please me.

a few texts later, i had plans with a couple of my friends to meet up in the city for sushi. turns out our spot was closing just as we arrived, but they let us place a to go order, which we wound up eating in subway. random.

then we decided...we should probably karaoke. {duh!}

so we made our way over to the mint, and began deciding what we would be performing...

so many options.

but deep down, we all knew what we wanted had to sing.

sarah and jon: i want it that way {backstreet boys}

sarah: any man of mine {shania twain}

jon: follow me {uncle cracker}

jordan: you make my dreams {hall & oates}

...hee hee hee...

ps. before you judge, i just want you to turn on hall & oates and just TRY NOT DANCING!

also...yes i did in fact go to a karaoke bar in jorts and a tshirt. wow. but hey that's what happens when you live impulsively!

this was the first time i've ever karaoked...and i must say...it was kind of exhilarating...

happy thursday.

much love.

jo

floating on the breeze

floating on the breeze of a silent summer night, originally uploaded by °°k°°.

i'm listening to nickel creek this morning. this side is such a good album.

it brings back so many feelings. reminds me of all the warm summer nights in oklahoma. driving with the windows down. everything was familiar. just me, some really great music, and the open road. delight.

"it's foreign on this side, but it feels like i'm home again. there's no place to hide, but i don't think i'm scared."

{nickel creek}

abuela y abuelo, everybody sing along

via i am the crime

a glimpse of some of my wednesday self-talk for you...

jordan: quit looking for the past in your present. it isn't there!

i just plucked my eyebrows in the starbucks parking lot...who am i?

today, i mentioned to a friend that i need a hammer, and the two women {who sit next to me at the coffee bar pretty much every day} both offered to bring me theirs tomorrow. i love community.

the two women in line right now both have on leopard print cardigans. i feel left out. why the crap don't i own one yet?

confession: i can't stop listening to lil freak {usher}, and i feel really bad for it :)

i was going to use this song for my lyrics today, but i can't even do it. it's too dirty!

"i'm a freak, but i ain't gon' lie...get nasty, get freaky, you sexy, you fine...go go go go girl"

{pibtull. sorry...i'm listening to my zumba playlist, and i just had to}

and i was like, why are you so obsessed with me?

last night, in class, i was reminded of one of my all time favorite movie moments.

thought i would share it with you today.

i just love this so much. it warms my <3 a little bit.

and confession: shall we dance makes me cry every time i watch it.

i can just hear you now: "jordan, this movie has jlo in it. no way is it tear-worthy!"

but whatevs. it's so sweet. don't judge.

on another note, i am currently in chick-empowerment-mode when it comes to my music these days. obviously. my itunes play count now holds an embarrassing record next to that delicious little tune i {finally} discovered yesterday!

SO...do you have any good suggestions for me? sometimes i have trouble branching out from the mainstream stuff, but i know there must be some other raging, angry girls out there, just waiting to meet my ears. thoughts?

also, it's a ladies only shift at starbucks today. no boys behind the counter. i kind of love that.

jordan's overall hump day attitude: i love being a girl.

i love love...

but don't mess with me.

"i'm out of this world, come with me to my planet. get you on my level, do you think that you can handle it?"

{nelly furtado}

disclaimer: this is not the result of poor treatment. not jaded. happy :)

in the frontline of this battle of mine, but i'm still alive

{jordan's tuesday thoughts}

zumba: thanks for reminding me of how great you are

i love it when you talk geography to me :)

i hate the feeling that takes over when you encounter someone who is no longer a part of your life

i want more pictures of your face so i won't have to miss you so much

i'm so almost there

and finally,

sade: where have you been all my life??

i'm not even sure how many times i've listened to this today

yum. yum. yum. yum. yum.

"i'm a soldier of love. every day and night. i'm a soldier of love. all the days of my life."

{sade}

ps. all of the images from today's post are from this fabulous blog.
might be a new obsession of mine.

come and dance with me

{hi again}
still having fun with the itunes gift card i got a couple weeks ago.
i don't usually hold onto these for very long. 2 weeks might be a record :)

most recent purchases:
first day of my life {bright eyes}
it makes me feel warm and fuzzy on the inside.
your arms around me {jens lekman}
nothing against lekman, but maybe i'd be okay with only listening to the instrumental part. delish.
jai ho! you are my destiny {a.r. rahman and the pussycat dolls}
i recently saw slumdog AND our zumba instructor used this in our last class. absolutely perf.

...ps, i'm not really much of a {pink} girl, but i'm currently obsessed with using this color in my posts

i picked up a book at the library tonight...

seems like it has the potential to be alarmingly scandalous,

but for some reason i just felt like i needed to read it.

i think a lot of it has to do with the font on the cover.

"yours is the first face that i saw. i think i was blind before i met you."

{bright eyes}

a beautiful life is worth the wait

today is off to such a lovely start.

special {girly} {smiley} {giddy} moments.

a rockstar zumba session with my friendy, sarah.

driving across one of my favorite little bridges.

{and yes, i did stop to take this picture}

and now i'm making some yummy purchases on itunes, while sipping on black tea.

ps the chain {ingrid michaelson} is currently winning my heart. she is just too good.

i'm in love with this song, so just hush

...feeling a little bit like these guys tonight.

currently developing a plan. only this one is for fun, not to get me out of any sort of pickle.

tonight's soundtrack:

that's right! i bought the album. one word: DELICIOUS.

i've had it in my possession for approximately 4 minutes, and i am completely obsessing over it.

it's love, it's not santa claus

bc of my increasing affection for (500) days of summer, i have a new found love for a couple of songs.

today's addiction:
sweet disposition {the temper trap}

sweet disposition

never too soon

oh reckless abandon

like no one's watching you

The Temper Trap - Sweet Disposition (Music Video) from Moop Jaw on Vimeo.


enjoy. off to enjoy the company of old friends!

they hear we got swagger

i had another club stella moment this morning.

i felt like a total rockstar- music up way too loud, huge/ridiculous sunglasses, and a hairstyle that was just screaming HOT MESS.  i'm telling you, there are few things better in life than hopping into the car and rocking out. i probably talk about this too much, but i can't help it. it makes me happy.

this is  my jam:

{btw did you notice her fabulous gold toe nails??}

it is SO delicious. such a wholesome RAD song :) and it makes me smile. there is no way you can sit still when this song comes on. i've seriously got it on repeat this morning.

i'm supposed to be cleaning right now. i should also probably be studying for tomorrow's old testament final. or writing a paper that is due tomorrow.

okay...i'm doing it. i'm going to clean. right now. BUT i'm keeping this song on repeat. i think it's the only way it'll get done!

oh and ps- i'm learning to crochet next week! i'm pretty amped, not gonna lie.

okay HAPPY HUMP DAY to you all. love you long time.