3. British India – Frozen on the Inside (170)

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“and i just want you to know, and i just want you to know
here they complain that the city has changed, but i wouldn’t want
it to stay the same anyway”
all of these songs are just so
personal, it proving really difficult to write about all of them. i
guess they’re in my top 20 for a reason. i forget how old i am some
times, it feels like this song has been with me for years.
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19. Muse – Uno (132)

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this really makes me feel old.
i can remember being on year 11 camp and drumming this out on my legs until they bruised, just trying to get the right rhythm
i can remember the thrill of hearing showbiz on the radio because it was my favourite song and i didn’t think i would ever hear it on the radio because they were just some random english band i was interested in
talking about muse is like opening up a minefield.
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my new favourite thing

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this is one of the most gorgeous dresses i have ever owned.
it’s so floaty and beautiful
and it would look really good in winter with some patterned tights underneath – but as it’s the middle of summer it was just my bare legs…
i really love how much fabric is there…
its really playful
i only bought it last week so i haven’t really had a chance to play with it styling-wise. but it was the perfect dress to throw on in two minutes flat.
on our way home from the cricket i decided i didn’t want to cook dinner so we went to our local pub but didn’t want to lose the taxi – so it was an outfit change on the clock. and it still looked wonderful (even with my strange cricket tan lines – i had a bit of trouble with applying sunscreen everywhere)
i bought it coming home from the doctors last week, there’s a gorgeous shop called avenue apparel on my walk home – and i just happened to spot it.
and i’m glad i did!

Back on the new dress
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songs of the year

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with triple j hottest 100 voting now open i thought i’d go through and figure out what had been my top songs of the year…

this is my shortlist
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9. Zero 7 – Destiny (147)

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i simply love this entire album.
it lets me sink away into another time.
if there’s one theme about my top 20, it’s that they all transport me somewhere. i guess that’s why i love music so much.
it’s transporting
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there’s a mouse drowning on my porch

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now i’m not afraid of mice, i’m just kinda jumpy around things which dash around erratically and feel creepy on your skin.
and to have one drowning in a bucket of water i accidentally left out. if that bucket of water hadn’t been out there??? ewww… i really don’t like mice in the house. i’ve lived with it before and it wasn’t fun.

but other than that it’s been a brilliant morning.
had a bit of a sleep in
i’ve done some baking
read an old book (the wind blows backwards – mary downing hahn)
tried on a new dress (modcloth public gardens dress)
watched the aussies win the cricket
and it’s not even lunch time…


10. Rise Against – The Good Left Undone (144)

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In fields where nothing grew but weeds,
I found a flower at my feet,
Bending there in my direction,
I wrapped a hand around its stem,
I pulled until the roots gave in,
Finding there what I’d been missing,
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