2016 in Review

January

Watched: The Revenant, Ex Machina, Age of Adaline, Mad Max: Fury Road, 
Listened to: High Roller by Sugar + the Hi-Lows, Graffiti Hearts by Sugar + the Hi-Lows, Deeper and Deeper by Madonna, Night Swimmers by Foals, Blackstar by David Bowie, We Are We by The Soft Moon, Breathe the Fire by The Soft Moon
Notes: Syd and I went to see Kings of Leon in downtown Nashville and it was an experience. D and I saw Madonna soon after and January was (and always is) full of hockey games in Nashville. Middle Tennessee got hit with a massive dumping of snow and around here, everything shuts down quick. Coming from the north, I went out into the storm anyway thinking roads would be plowed. I ended up getting stuck on 440 but got home safely with great pictures.



February

Watched: Spring Breakers, Still Alice, Outlander season 1, Merlin
Listened to: Cold Soul by Trevor Moran, Echo by Trevor Moran, Hazey by Glass Animals, Massive Attack's Ritual Spirit, Voyeur by Phantoms
Notes: Obsessing over Outlander season 1 (why did I not think of this concept already?! Time travel, Great Britain, the 1940s, history, tons and tons of romance - all the things I love! Damn you Diana Gabaldon). I was nursing my skin and nails back to health since they hate living in the south. Extremely humid summers make my skin oily and then the quick drop to dry winters messes with my moisture level...which is important to me. I took a required British Literature class and ended up loving it.



March

Watched: Would You Rather, Before We Go
Listened to: Doing It To Death by The Kills, Neon Indian's Vega Intl. Night School, iT by Christine and the Queens, Red Eyes and Tears by Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
Notes: I wasn't doing anything particularly exciting in March. Prepping for Europe and April's festivities, wrapping up the semester, visiting Mom, working. The usual.



April

Watched: 10 Cloverfield Lane, American Beauty, Outlander season 2
Listened to: Golden Light by STRFKR, Summer Sixteen by Drake, All I Want by Bob Moses, Heart of a Dog by The Kills, Beautiful Day Without You by Röyksopp, Running to The Sea by Röyksopp
Notes: April was a good one. I went to Nashville Fashion Week with my friend Rachel and saw one of my favorite designers Amanda Valentine show among a bunch of other crazy talented designers all from Nashville. Kate and Brynn came to visit and to see The Kills and upon then arriving, we went to get an impromptu tattoo: a simple heart for our friendship. We went to record shops, ate at Frothy Monkey, Two Ten Jacks, and got drunk and watched Jack White music videos. I'd do it all again.



May

Watched: What We Do in the Shadows, Room, Short Term 12
Listened to: Rihanna's ANTI, Siberian Nights by the Kills, Drake's Views, Ocean Drive by Duke Dumont
Notes: Brynn came back down along with Cristy and we went to the pool, got Smoothie King and did summery things. I prepped for Europe and read The Circle by Dave Eggers - ready to see how the film adaptation will turn out. The rest of May was spent with work friends: getting tea, hiking, going to the pool, going to the cinema.



June

Watched: The Ones Below, The Martian, The Conjuring 2
Listened to: Dark Necessities by Red Hot Chili Peppers, Hype by Drake, Child's Play by Drake, Sing It Back (Boris Musical Mix Edit) by Moloko, The Time Is Now by Moloko
Notes: EUROPE: oh my word. It was beautiful. It's so hard to put it all down into this tiny little paragraph but some highlights: black cabs in London, staying at the Royal Air Force Club in Piccadilly Circus, shopping at Fortnum and Mason and on Regent Street, eating Nandos!, getting lost in Piccadilly, seeing a play on the West End, seeing all of my favorite paintings from art history classes at the National Gallery, wandering around with Syd in London, RUNNING INTO NOEL FIELDING, going to real British pubs with Syd and drinking beers and having meat pies and burgers, experiencing two classically British rainy days - both at the Tower of London, eating chicken nuggets in the middle of Piccadilly Square at midnight, getting high tea at Harrods, watching ~the best~ British television like the Jeremy Kyle Show and Eurotrash, eating the best damn scone at St. Pancras before Paris, getting lost in the sixth arrondissement, learning about all the freaky designs at Notre Dame, having dinner at a real Parisian café near the Seine, driving up and down Boulevard Saint Germain, walking up and down the Champs-Élysées, getting macarons at Ladurée on the Champs-Élysées, seeing the Eiffel Tower twinkle, seeing Paris from the very top of the Eiffel Tower, visiting Versailles and Monet's home and gardens at Giverny, seeing the Mona Lisa and screaming WHO IS SHE?, gawking at Venus at the Louvre, eating crêpes along the Seine with Syd, visiting Shakespeare and Company, going to a real French pharmacy and getting Caudalie and Bioderma and Embryolisse for like, half the price it is in America, visiting the Catacombs and freaking the hell out, geeking out over how yummy all the food is (it's true what they say).

July

Watched: The Neon Demon, V/H/S films, Dear Zachary: A Letter to His Son About His Father, The Secret Life of Pets, The Theory of Everything, Happy Valley, Marcella
Listened to: Closer by Kylie Minogue, Neon Demon by Cliff Martinez, Demon Dance by Julian Winding, Fall by The Bug and Copeland, Roses by Abra, Take It To the Top by Crime Cutz, Sick by Donna Missal
Notes: Saw The Neon Demon with a friend and got super drunk afterwards - mainly because the movie was so bizarre and over hyped we needed an outlet, went to the pool (well, broke into a friend's community pool and ended up having it all to myself), got dinner and ice cream with Rachel, watched tons of summer movies and hung out with friends from work.



August

Watched: Suicide Squad, Lady Chatterly's Lover
Listened to: Massive Attack's The Spoils, Madonna by Drake, Wake Up Alone by Amy Winehouse, He Can Only Hold Her by Amy Winehouse
Notes: Morgan came down to celebrate our 21st birthdays! We went to Cheesecake Factory (duh) and had fancy margaritas and appetizers and ate lots of Nashville foods like Five Daughters, Jenni's, went to a farmer's market, got a birthday cake, and ate Taco Bell and watched Toddlers in Tiaras all day in bed. Syd and I saw Drake and Future towards the end of August and had a blast. Afterwards we had Take Out and wow what a nasty good burger.



September

Watched: Spotlight
Listened to: Sleater-Kinney's No Cities To Love, Double Dare Ya by Bikini Kill, Modern Girl by Sleater-Kinney, Call The Doctor by Sleater-Kinney
Notes: I flew up to Chicago to go to Riot Fest with the love of my life and what. a. fucking. blast. I never went through an emo or a punk phase. My "rebel" phase was listening to deep house and techno as a 15 year old. I made up for lost time, though, by seeing All Time Low, Pierce the Veil, Morrissey, The (original) Misfits, Frank Iero, The Julie Ruin and Sleater-Kinney. Sleater-Kinney obviously made a big impact on me since it's all I listened to in September. I'd never seen so many punks or weirdos (or Misfits t-shirts) all together in one place and I loved it and needed it.



October

Watched: Black Mirror season 3
Listened to: Fade by Kanye West, Bullet the Blue Sky by U2, Fade Out Lines (Avener Remix) by The Avener and Phoebe Killdeer, Life's a Bitch by NAS
Notes: I went back to Mom's for my fall break and was stressing out about this semester. The fall semesters are always the worst for me. After Halloween I think a little less optimistically and become 10x more anxious. That being said, I spent Halloween at Rachel's and we handed out candy and her mom made us a cute little picnic and we watched Hocus Pocus and Halloweentown of course.



November

Watched: rewatched The Fall seasons 1 and 2, The Fall season 3
Listened to: Spectrum by Goldlink, TOGETHER by KAYTRANADA, Hands to Hold by Bob Moses, Mushroom by Can
Notes: Most of November was spent watching The Fall because that show has had me shook since I started watching from the beginning. My friend Mackenzie and I went to Dnce Yrslf Clean in Nashville and my 15 year old self would have been so excited to dance in a club to LCD Soundsystem and Justice.



December

Watched: The Mindy Project
Listened to: Monument by Röyksopp and Robyn, Bloodflows by SOHN, Dear World, by Nine Inch Nails, Only by Nine Inch Nails, Colours by Calvin Harris, Starboy by The Weeknd, Odyssey by Kayla Briët
Notes: I self diagnosed myself with SAD - seasonal affective disorder - because I truly realize that I get worse in the late fall/early winter months. However, I finished my semester strong, not failing a class I was sure I would, I made a new friend, grew closer with one, and told myself I'd kick my ass into gear in January with doing yoga everyday and slowly integrating whole foods into my diet. If not for my body, for my brain. I cannot function on low food intake and no sleep; it results in a panic attack (the first one in a year). But I got a lot of the muck out of my system in December and am now starting clean for January.

2015 In Review

I really enjoyed doing my year in review from last year. I like how I formatted it: taking my two favorite pictures from my Instagram and putting them next to each other. I tried to sum up the month in both pictures but also made sure that they had a strong contrast, maybe one at the beginning of the month and one at the end. My emotions and thoughts and interests change so drastically in 30 days or less. This year was a doozy and I suppose it's not far away enough for me to look back on it comfortably. Maybe one day. But this post is to remember the good and the fun. Here's to 2016.

January


Watched: Divergent, Boyhood, Laggies, Children of Men Listened to: Lindstrøm and Christabelle's Real Life Is No Cool, Seasons (Waiting on You) BADBADNOTGOOD Remix by Future Islands, Fitzpleasure by alt-j (∆), The Key (feat. Rogue Mary) by Hercules and Love Affair, Daffodils by Mark Ronson and Kevin Parker, Salute Your Solution by The Raconteurs, Cannon by The White Stripes Notes: B came down and stayed for a week, saw Jack White in his adopted hometown (and now mine) about 10 feet away, went to Memphis and Graceland, tried to get my shit together but failed miserably. 
February

Watched: Under Great White Northern Lights, Chef, Her, Safe Haven, Broad City

Listened to: The Dead Weather's Horehound, Buzzkill(er) by The Dead Weather, Kashmir by Led Zeppelin, Whole Lotta Love by Led Zeppelin, 

Notes: Really getting into The Dead Weather, trying to follow the 30 Day Minimalism Challenge, working on my Stylish Films blog, getting back into The Kills, slathering Glossier all over my face, going to the gym 3 times a week, reading The Girl on the Train, Léa Seydoux and her haircut, watching Better Call Saul, getting a new haircut and developing a new hair care routine, listening to The X-Files Files podcast, spending a lot of time home alone.

March

Watched: Gone Girl, Mystic River, Dallas Buyers Club, Valley of the Dolls, Being Human (UK)

Listened to: Angel of Small Death and the Codeine Scene by Hozier, Fell In Love With a Girl by The White Stripes, Energy by Drake, Know Yourself by Drake, Truffle Butter by Nicki Minaj, I'll Be There by Chic feat. Nile Rodgers

Notes: starting school, wearing the shit out of my vintage Levi's jean jacket, taking baths with candles, Sam Rockwell in the Flight Facilities video for Down to Earth, the colors baby blue, pink, and green, Instagram aesthetic makeover, watching Being Human (UK) season 1 all in one day, getting into Led Zeppelin again, fresh greens and seashell whites, still spending a lot of time home alone but this time working out to dance videos for an hour.

April

Watched: It Might Get Loud, Fifty Shades of Grey, Ask Me Anything, The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Her, The One I Love

Listened to: Band of Skulls Himalayan, Don't Wanna Fight by Alabama Shakes, Dance With Me by Lords of The New Church, Banks' Goddess, Jamie XX's In Colour, Right Here Right Now by Giorgio Moroder feat. Kylie Minogue, 

Notes: the Mad Men series finale, trucking through school, red/orange nail polish, refreshing my wardrobe, using Tumblr as a diary, clean/paleo eating, Haim as style icons, paying heavy attention to physical and emotional health, films from the 1960s and 1970s, wearing vintage, gritty blues-rock, starting work and looking forward to the summer, making summer plans with S.

May

Watched: Whiplash, The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Him, A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night, Dior and I, Copenhagen

Listened to: Röyksopp's The Inevitable End, 1991 by Azealia Banks, All Day by Kanye West, Warrior by Nina Sublatti, Goodbye to Yesterday by Stig Rästa and Elina Born, Rhythm Inside by Loïc Nottet, 

Notes: spending summer in suburbia, doing nothing but working, writing everyday and going to the pool, rediscovering my love for Röyksopp, devouring The Goldfinch, finding BBC dramas to watch like Poldark, Dreamers by Revlon, greasing up in my round two of Glossier, my new bathing suit, developing summer vacation plans, watching The Mindy Project, going bananas over Eurovision (I still think Belgium, Georgia or Estonia should have won), eating toast, peanut butter and strawberries for breakfast, the shipment shift starting at 4am.

June

Watched: Rabbits, My Mistress
Listened to: Call Me Up by Chromeo, Dreams by Beck, Annie by Neon Indian, Exploitation by Róisín Murphy, Aura by Lady Gaga, Dreams by Fleetwood Mac, The Chain by Fleetwood Mac, The Hills by The Weeknd, Can't Feel My Face by The Weeknd, You Know What by N.E.R.D.
Notes: taking two summer classes (and actually really enjoying the small community that is summer school), constructing a fall schedule, finalizing summer plans, grey fingers/coral toes, almond nails/pink toes, new grey sheets, frequenting the library

July

Watched: The Longest Ride, Suit Française, The Longest Week, Jurassic World

Listened to: Beck's Guero, Level by The Raconteurs, Florence + the Machine's How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful, Blue Blood Blues by The Dead Weather, Dandelion Dust by The Black Lips

Notes: turning 20!, taking a trip up to Indiana to see Mom (saw Jurassic World, ate some wonderful home cooked meals of course), then up to Chicago to see my best friends (saw X, got into the Art Institute, the zoo and the aquarium for free, saw The Kills and fell back in love with my friends - as if I ever fell out of love).

August

Watched: Creep, A Trip to The Moon, I Hate The Way You Love, The L Word
Listened to: Taught By Hand by Baby In Vain, Cult of Love by Dum Dum Girls, Rimbaud Eyes by Dum Dum Girls, Uh Huh Her's Nocturnes, My Neck, My Back by Khia, Fuck The Pain Away by Peaches, Doing it to Death by The Kills
Notes: At the beginning of the month I saw The Kills; one of my all time favorite bands with one of my all time favorite people; started watching The L Word which consumed my days and thoughts for the next 3 to 4 weeks; grew more confident in myself and sexuality; started school; listened endlessly to Uh Huh Her; watched just about every Kate Moennig video on YouTube available (sometimes twice).

September


Watched: Silent House, Testament of Youth, The L Word, Ray Donovan
Listened to: Uh Huh Her's Future Souls, Boys Wanna Be Her by Peaches, Slumlord by Neon Indian, Heart: Release by Neon Indian, Hotline Bling by Drake, 0 to 100 by Drake, The Dead Weather's Dodge and Burn
Notes: Now completely obsessed with The L Word (finishing seasons in one week); wearing Pepper by Zoya; still stalking Kate Moennig but have now moved onto her girl gang; figuring out a new hair routine; dressing like a band groupie: leather jacket + white t-shirt + black jeans + ankle boots; at the end of the month I drove down to Atlanta to see one of my best friends whom I met on the Internet around 6 years ago; we flew up to Washington D.C. to go to Landmark Music Festival; we saw Albert Hammond Jr., Drake, Chromeo, alt-j, and The Strokes among more; we toured D.C. and talked and laughed for hours at night.

October





Watched: Death Proof, Crimson Peak, The Amityville Horror, American Horror Story: Hotel, The Affair
Listened to: Neverland by Sisters of Mercy, Sleepin' Around by Sonic Youth, Hey Man, Nice Shot by Filter, Mother by Florence + the Machine, Hersey by Nine Inch Nails, I Against I by Massive Attack, The Fan by Dentia and Sene, Strange Times by The Black Keys
Notes: working on movie list, looking for internships, listening to Sonic Youth and dark new wave, obsessing over Elizabeth Olsen, blush sweater and lilac nails, blush tones and moody pinks, psyched for American Horror Story: Hotel, feeling confident in my love for Halloween (true to myself around the time of horror and death!), feeling a lot better and more accomplished compared to the beginning of the year, seeing Florence + the Machine (for the second time!) with an old work friend, working on my film class group's short film, watching a lot of YouTube beauty gurus.

November


Watched: Spectre, Clouds of Sils Maria, The Taking of Deborah Logan, Gossip Girl
Listened to: Was It You? by Spoon, Dopamine by DIIV, Doused by DIIV, I'm The Man To Be by El Vy, Birthday by Kings of Leon, Jumpman by Drake and Future, Love Again by Run The Jewels
Notes: finishing up our short film, really (I mean really) loving making a short film and directing, nudes and blush pinks and baby pinks oh my!, going to my new internship and enjoying that, working a lot and earning a lot, feeling good about going to school, work and the internship, seeing Momma for Thanksgiving (best Thanksgiving weekend ever possibly - and it wasn't even on Thanksgiving), started re-watching Gossip Girl for the hell of it.

December


Watched: United States of Tara, The Stanford Prison Experiment, Predestination, Speed, Deep Impact, Carol
Listened to: Teen Lovers (The Shoes Remix) by The Virgins feat. Sky Ferreira, Feelings Have Changed by The New Sins, Lights Down by The New Sins, California by Colonel Loud, Black Grease by The Black Angels, Is This How You Feel? by The Preatures, Bad Kingdom by Moderat, Discover Weekly Playlist on Spotify
Notes: an unexpected wave of confidence?, nostalgic as hell: re-reading old Tumblr posts, going back through some old favorite blogs, listening to old music, saving money again, in contrast to the beginning of the month - a downward spiral, visiting new restaurants, watching movies again, cherry red nails, Glossier Galaxy Greens face mask, new robe, slippers, and lavender and chamomile heating pad.

2014 in review

January



The year started out okay: I saw my mom again after spending two weeks in Nashville with my dad and sister and was excited about my new classes: art history, fashion studies, writing and rhetoric II, reporting and writing II and editing essentials. This is when the polar vortex really started to hit Chicago and I had to wear two pants and three socks to walk 15 minutes to class. And in that time my eyelashes would freeze together and then melt once I got into class.

Watched: the Before movies, Shameless - and obsessing over Lip Gallagher, Girls - and watching the latest episodes at B's apartment with C after art history class and Spanglish, On The Road - Sam Riley and Garrett Hedlund are too much in one film, Charlie Countryman - there's something really magical about this movie...
Listened to: Samba Love - Kaskade, Without You My Life Would Be Boring - The Knife

February



Flew down to Nashville to surprise my sister for her birthday. Majority of the month was spent watching movies in my bed, enjoying living in the dorms, as well as exploring Chicago with my best friend. I was really really loving my classes and my friends and the city and the apartment in February.

Watched: Broken, Adore, Breathe In - all of these I spent watching them in my dorm room, my roommate gone and listening to my three other roommates live outside in our living room.
Listened to: Congolal - Tensnake, Fashion - Bowie, Crave You - Flight Facilities, Lady Hear Me Tonight - Modjo
Vibes: M's and my Friday adventure day where we go around Chicago and find a new place to eat; taking a trip to Whole Foods on Roosevelt or Dearborn for dinner and dessert for that night, buying a city fish, Valentine's Day spend at Crumbs in Water Tower, Porter Magazine, digging my fashion studies class, blush tones, obsessing over Julie Delpy

March



I was blogging more around here, looking forward to concerts next month, hanging out with B a lot more and M. We bought Joseph the city fish and named him after Andy Cohen of course. I had spring on my mind with blush tones and Rio de Janeiro landscapes.

Watched: Prisoners, Funny Face, Love Birds, The X-Files
Listened to: An Ocean Apart - Julie Delpy, Agua de Beber - Astrud Gilberto, Tensnake's Glow, Kylie Minogue's Kiss Me Once
Vibes: listening to a lot of Bossa Nova while trying to survive Chiberia 2K14, spring break chillin' at mom's watching movies as usual, Tensnake's Glow album blew my mind and Kylie's Sexercize video made me weak, really trucking through The X-Files (one or two episodes a night) and listening to a lot of Hôtel Costes mixes, dreaming about tulips and obsessing over my peach sweater from the Gap.

April



I saw Trentemøller and The Knife at Conchord Music Hall and Aragon Ballroom, respectively. The freedom and the adrenaline and hype and fun I had is something I won't forget and something that I miss. I went to a weird Columbia party with B and S and C and ended up having a better time crashing on B's couch with C watching Private Practice on Netflix and making fun of the weirdos and the party.

Watched: Kill Your Darlings, All Is Lost, The Word's End, The Way Way Back
Listened to: Lady Gaga's ARTPOP, Trentemøller's Lost, The Knife's Shaking The Habitual
Vibes: series finales of Mad Men and Californication, Trentemøller in concert with B - this kicked off the stream of concerts I saw whilst living in Chicago (all of them bands that have really impacted me over the past 5 years or so), went to my first concert alone - The Knife - and let me tell you, it was a god damn experience, admiring my new strawberry blonde hair, working out to Lady Gaga in my dorm and lemon pastries.

May



Reveling in the fact that I won't be living in the city anymore. B and I went out to dinner at Vapiano and we watched the first season of Sherlock in her room as well as The World's End (our love for Simon Pegg became vocal here). Since I dragged B to the Trentemøller concert, she dragged me to the Foals and Cage the Elephant concert. I ended up loving Foals. We took her mom's Mercedes up to the Aragon Ballroom and jammed to Friendly Fires' White Diamonds as we drove along Lake Shore Drive. The car ended up being towed and we had to drive around the city trying to get it back. I started my first job and got really into the Cornetto trilogy.

Watched: Paul, Little Children, Hot Fuzz, Shaun of the Dead
Listenend to: Hustler - Simian Mobile Disco, Michael Jackson's XSCAPE, White Diamonds - Friendly Fires, Come a Little Closer - Cage the Elephant
Vibes: Lauren Hutton and Robert Redford: the all american style, thinking about a bob, summer vacation, new job and Cage the Elephant and Foals in concert.

June




I was working a lot here. I moved back up to the suburbs and started writing for an indie music review website. They paid me $5 per review. I ended up being dropped without notice around Labor Day. S came up and we drove around in my car, windows down, going to the movies and eating Chipotle. You know, typical girl stuff.

Watched: Devil's Pass, Contracted, Funny Games, 22 Jump Street
Listened to: Navajo - The Glass Jars, Pharaohs - SBTRKT
Vibes: milk maid braids, lip balm/gloss combo, Susan Cain's "Quiet..."

July



M came up from the city for my birthday. In the middle of the month I took a trip up to B's hometown in Wisconsin to visit her. We drove around in her Jaguar listening to Glass Animals, making plans to see Kasabian in October, swooning over Jack White and enjoying each other's company. We ate at some incredible local joints and I met her friends. Her house was stunning and her parents so gracious. If I had a time machine I would go back and relive that weekend in northern Wisconsin.

Watched: Night Train to Lisbon, Nymphomaniac: Part I
Listened to: Jack White's Lazaretto, Best Friend - Foster the People, Gooey - Glass Animals, Sunrise - Slaptop, La Roux's Trouble in Paradise
Vibes: summer of Jack's: swooned over Jack White and Jack Huston, read J.D. Salinger's Nine Stories, that weekend in Sheb with B, listening to La Roux's summery new album and some indie alternative mix.

August



Went downtown for M's birthday get together since she came up for mine. We jammed out to X and had Whole Foods pizza with one of her work friends. B and I obsessively watched Masters of Sex, I developed an extreme girl crush on Lizzy Caplan and we moved on from Jack White's solo work to The Dead Weather.

Watched: Masters of Sex, Better Living Through Chemistry, Nymphomaniac: Part II, Star Trek Into Darkness
Listened to: Mopedbart -  hubbabubbaklubb, Treat Me Like Your Mother - The Dead Weather, X's Los Angeles, This Is Not a Love Song - Katie Cruel
Vibes: anxiously waiting a week for the new Masters of Sex episodes and then discussing them with B, M's birthday get together and prepping for the semester ahead.

September



I got really sick and had to miss work but one of my co-workers made some excellent Mexican chicken soup for me and I watched Candidly Nicole in bed for two days. A handful of songs kept me going on the train ride to downtown. I started to develop problems with my emotional and mental health due to stress from school, the commute and work.

Watched: Fargo, Jeuene et Jolie, 12 Years a Slave
Listened to: Over - GusGus, Her Favorite Song - Mayer Hawthorne, Holding On For Life - Broken Bells, Sunset (Jamie XX edit) - The XX, Deep Into the Night - Ali Love, Odd Look - Kavinsky
Vibes: adjusting to new semester and commute, falling madly in love with Lizzy Caplan, watching Party Down on the train to class, taking advantage of the free week from Hulu Plus and watching Candidly Nicole whilst sick in bed.

October



October started off with seeing Kasabian at the Metro in Wrigleyville. I was supposed to meet B there but she ended up being late and in the back of the venue when I was towards the front. I met a boy there and we talked music and culture and I basically saw it with him. I got his number, he was in a band. The middle of the month was all about seeing Chromeo with L. They're probably one of the best bands I've seen live, if not the best. I had a blast that night. School was a complete disaster at this point but the concerts were providing some much needed escapism. Towards Halloween M and I went on the Chicago Hauntings Ghost Tour and oohed and ahead over downtown Chicago's haunted spots.

Watched: Begin Again, Changeling, Rosemary's Baby
Listened to: Kasabian's 48:13, Chromeo's White Women, Foals' Holy Fire
Vibes: Kasabian and Chromeo in concert, that boy, being cozy and comfortable, fall movies, reading Lena Dunham's Not That Kind of Girl, filling out the Women in Clothes survey and reading the New Yorker.

November



After the fun that was October (such a switch up from last year), November was a little sad and confusing and tough. I decided to move to Nashville, change my major and all that jazz. I realized I didn't know what I was doing and didn't need to be spending $40,000 at an art school to mess around. In the mean time, Massive Attack, the Zep and Concrete Blonde were helping me through a job transition from mid October and my crazy emotions and indecisiveness. Syd came up for Thanksgiving, though, and we went to see the David Bowie Is exhibition. Yes, it was mind blowing.

Watched: Kings of Summer, The Maze Runner, Interstellar, Nightcrawler, Yves Saint Laurent
Listened to: United Snakes - Massive Attack, Caroline - Concrete Blonde, When the Levee Breaks - Led Zeppelin
Vibes: wearing black jeans, Chelsea boots, rain coat, sweater and scarf as a uniform, red nails, new job, lazy dressing, new loafers, working on Stylish Films and new and tough decisions.

December



November and December was full of lots of crying. The shitty semester ended and I said goodbye (for now) to my best friends B and M. The main thought here was how lucky I am to have had such a kick ass year and how much my best friends mean to me. Christmas didn't feel like Christmas. Everything moved fast and furious and shit changed quickly. I'm praying that it's for the better. Meanwhile, B, C, S and I went to the David Bowie Is exhibition (my second time!) and C and I had a fabulous time laughing our asses off (as we usually do when we're together). Also we all ran into Adrian Grenier and unintentionally stalked him for a picture. My last few nights in the city were spectacular. M and I had our last Friday adventure going to Whole Foods for desserts and Roti for dinner. We got a little tipsy and had a blast together doing absolutely nothing. The sign of a good friend.

Watched: Contact, Stuck in Love, Very Good Girls, American Horror Story
Listened to: Drop Me a Line - Midnight Magic, Haunted - Beyoncé, Magnificent Seven - The Clash, Never Gonna Give You Up - The Black Keys
Vibes: moving, indie rock, American Horror Story, makeover, startover