17 July 2012

Apartment sneak peek

It's crazy to think I moved in over three weeks ago and I'm still not fully settled in my apartment. With that said, it's in its final stages before I'll call it 'complete'. Let's divide it into phases, shall we?


Phase 1: Moving in the basics - couch, bed, toilet paper. You know, things that you would expect to have in a barebones place and not feel like you were squatting in a spare lot.
Phase 2: Making things more liveable. Desk, coffee table, all kitchen items, dining set.
Phase 3: Nesting. Adding a personal touch through art, the way things are arranged. Feng shui and all that jazz.
Phase 4: Nothing left.

I'd say I'm sort in a grey zone between phase 2 and 3. I've got some decor going, but am still waiting for my dining table to come in. I'd also like to put up some more framed items and add more storage space to make things more organized. Phase 4 will be complete once I decide to get a TV for the fall sports season.

Much to the chagrin of my family and friends, I'm omitting the majority of photos for now because I want to capture the transition into the place all at once in a series of photos. I will concede a couple for now.


Above is looking into my kitchen.



Here is what may seem like an unremarkable photo of a kitchen sink. What is not shown was some ugly plastic paneling that used to be behind the faucet and above the wood that served no purpose other than to hurt your eyes. I took it down, repainted the area, and put up a metallic bar that can serve a number of functions like hanging some tablecloths and a dishrack, and just plain looking fancy.

That's all for now! Check out the albums I have on repeat to the right! I'll update that area periodically

in the spirit of Osheaga #2

If you read my blog regularly (ha!), you'll know I posted about Woodkid a bit earlier. Well now he's back. This is the title track off his new EP, Run Boy Run... accompanied by another pretty cool video.



27 June 2012

Lots of new

My old "apartment building-mate" inspired me to dust this thing off and get things going semi-regularly again. You could say he's the psyllium to my blogging constipation.

Who knows what I'll churn out? Music will be discussed of course, maybe some interior design jazz since I'm becoming more domesticated, and speaking of domestication what could scream that more than my new friends I've adopted? There's four of them and until I think of more creative names, "chocolate mint plant", "peppermint plant", "oregano plant" and "rosemary plant" would like to say hello.

The apartment is still a work-in-progress but it'll be interesting to see what the 'end' product will look like.

Orientation tomorrow!

I'll leave my loyal crowd (ha!) a fun jam so your foot can tap with purpose. You may love to hate or hate to love Carly Rae, but you can't deny that ROSTAM did a pretty clever job with this mash-up of "Call me Maybe" and "Walking on Broken Glass".

06 May 2012

Warrior

Every now and then there's a song out there that I just become obsessed with... and this is one of them. It's kind of crazy that it all started with Converse going up to Mark Foster and Alain Macklovitch and asking them to come up with a song, but I can't argue with its upbeat, catchy, airy yet electric melody.

Give it a shot. I've listened to it over a dozen times in the past couple days. You can also download it here.




06 March 2012

When we wake up

Tomorrow's the day. Wishing the best for all my classmates. When we wake up tomorrow, things will be different for all of us.

 

For some reason, this song has been resonating with me lately as I look back on what's happened over the last four years and what has been cumulating up till tomorrow (today). When we wake up tomorrow (today), we'll be waking up to new directions. As we look ahead, let's not just look forward to our exciting futures but glance at the rear-view mirror and keep in mind why we got into this jazz in the first place.

Can't believe it's here.

Godspeed.