The Scent of Rain

There is something poetic about the beach on a rainy day.

There is grey mist that laces over the point where the sky meets the sea. The whole beach gives off an almost ethereal impression. I could lie on the sand, under the drops of rain, for hours on end.

Music is my Aeroplane

I have two albums I'd like to credit today: The Cinematic Orchestra's Ma Fleur and Radiohead's In Rainbows. I'd suggest each of them to absolutely anybody, the two compilations are made up of soothing, emotive, beautiful, and original pieces of music. I can rarely listen to an entire album from beginning through to end, but with these albums, sitting and listening to them through is effortless. Every emotion I have ever been encompassed by is present in the two albums, listening to them is a personal and soulful experience. 


Ma Fleur

1. To Build a Home
2. Familiar Ground
3. Child Song
4. Music Box
5. Prelude
6. As the Stars Fall
7. Into You
8. Ma Fleur
9. Breathe
10. That Home
11. Time and Space

Fontella Bass features on about three songs on this album. If there is one voice you must listen to this year, it is that of this angel.

In Rainbows

1. 15 Step
2. Bodysnatchers
3. Nude
4. Weird Fishes/Arpeggi
5. All I Need (This is my absolute favourite song on the album)
6. Faust Arp
7. Reckoner
8. House of Cards
9. Jigsaw Falling into Place
10. Videotape

Twenty Ten

I have never been much of a new-years-resolution-maker, but I do see the 'new' as invaluable and exciting, and miss the chance to experience it I will not - there is much i'd like to learn, and try, and see this following year.

Yes i'd like to believe that I will eat well, exercise more, apply myself fully at uni, retain a postive energy, donate to charity, listen to my mum, and become concordant with the universe - but from past experience, I can tell you that such sworn promises are usually brushed aside casually by about the third week of February.

So rather than attempt to prove my absolute resolve in becoming a 'new me', rather than vowing to make this year better than the last, i'm just collecting ideas on a few new activites, or ideas, or goals that I can play around with.

One thing i've always been kind of interested in is learning is how to make jam - this may sound extremely old school and boring to some, but I just have this idea of making individual jars of jam, wrapping them up all pretty-like and giving them as gifts for loved ones. And as sad as it may sound, I am totally excited by this idea :).

http://www.jamieoliver.com/recipes/other-recipes/raspberry-jam

I also really want to get surfing lessons. I've never been the surfing type really, but since childhood I've loved the beach...i've always been drawn by all that adrenaline; it's something I would be really proud to conquer. Even if I only stand on a board momentarily.

I'd like to get through at least ten different books this year. Because, well I love to read, and ten books is not really many - If I can't get through ten books in twelve months, I am in the wrong degree.

And lastly, (I must admit, this is quite an unoriginal want) but I wish to travel overseas. I don't care when, I don't really even care where, I just want to pack up and go someplace 'new' amid this freshly new year of 2010.


Fairly achievable, no?