End of the Road.

I had in mind a summary blog of they year and to be honest there just isn't enough time to try and recount all the ups and downs of 2009. I think i'd be lying if i said it was a great year, but then again I think it would be also untrue to say it was a bad year. Somehow it was in fact both. 2009 has been easily my most vivd in terms of experiences and the types of people i've been exposed to and met. I don't think it's appropriate to divulge any of my particular highlights or low-lights so i'll leave with a photo from my favourite scene from the New Years episode of "The O.C":


(photo courtesy of The Lost Soul blog)


In the words of Vinnie Jones:

"It's been emotional"

Ten for 09.

These are the Top 10 albums of 2009 that I have felt shaped my year for better or worse. Each one individually means something to me and/or reminds me of times, places and people.


Remember in no order:

* Lady Gaga - The Fame Monster
* Morrissey - Years of Refusal
* AFI - Crash Love
* Tegan and Sara - Sainthood
* Paramore - Brand New Eyes
* La Roux - La Roux
* Weezer - Radittude
* Coldplay - LeftRightLeftRightLeft
* The Cribs - Ignore The Ignorant
* Wolf Am I - Lead The Way


Honourable mentions:

* A Loss For Words - The Kids Can't Lose
* Copeland - The Grey Man EP
* Taking Back Sunday - New Again
* Twin Atlantic - Vivarium
* New Found Glory - Not Without A Fight


I could go into various reasons as to why each release made the list and which ones had the most impact on me musically and emotionally, cover art etc. But I feel a simple list will help to make its own derivatives.

I look forward to more good music in 2010.

SJ.

Wishing you a Merry Christmas.

Christmas Day 2009.
Going for the Max look from WTWTA.


Hope everyone had a good one!

Brave enough to fail.

Expectations:




Reality:

Dreaming of a white christmas.

The third place.

Vanilla Latte. Plenty of these recently.

London.

Overdue.

Seasons.

A change is gonna come.

So it goes...

To me you are a work of art.

Morrissey by Bugsy.

Paper hearts.

Ma'am, I'm eight years old. You think I would be here 'alone'? I don't think so.

Nearly time to watch this again.

Bad romance.

Mother may I?

You can't imagine, What your image means...

"Since Paris has been painted for us..."

Don't let it fool you.

Royalty.

The Howling.

Well I wonder.

Stay Gold.

Nature's first green is gold
Her hardest hue to hold
Her early leaf's a flower;
But only so an hour.
Then leaf subsides to leaf.
So Eden sank to grief,
So dawn goes down to day.
Nothing gold can stay.


"Nothing Gold Can Stay" is one of Robert Frost's most famous poems. Written in 1923 , this poem was published in The Yale Review in October of that year. It was later published in a collection called 'New Hampshire' (1923).



Everything slips away from me in the end.

Turn Cold.

"People don't realize this, but loneliness is underrated."

This film is/was pretty awesome.
Definately too accurate in certain areas. Spooky.

Control.

Read the book.
Watch the film.
Live.

Whores never learn.

This goes out to all the total mess-like creatures that parade themselves on a friday and saturday night in Glasgow city centre at the usual clubs. You make me sick.
Fuck you.
No class.
No shame.
No dignity.

Ideal girl.

Ideal chick here.
Great legs? Check.
Vans? Check.
Subtle Joy Division tattoo? Check.



Ding Dong...

Employment.

Did I mention I got a job the other week? So Siked.

Perservere.

Good enough.

Goonies R Good Enough.

Easily one of my top 3 films of all time. Damn so Nostalgic!

Never far from my thoughts.

But with nobody in your bed, The night is hard to get through...

Brand New - "Jesus" (Daisy sessions) from The Old Man and the Seymour on Vimeo.

There's something in the cupcake mix.

Too late.

You're always on my mind.

November Rain.

And we both know hearts can change
And it's hard to hold a candle
In the cold November rain.

Afterall.

Thank you for not smoking.

Silly girls have no clue, ever.
Get a fucking grip.