3 Songs To Ease Your Travels

Anyone who has read my past blog posts knows that I've been a little homesick and in need of some California in my life. Well, the time has finally come and I'm bearing the dreadful holiday traveling and flying back to the golden state tomorrow night. To say I'm excited would be a complete understatement. I don't know about yall, but I'm all about the perfect entertainment during flights. Skymall doesn't fly with me. I'm definitely the girl who pretends to turn off her iPad but really continues to play music during take off. You won't want to turn your music off either after hearings these 3 songs.

1. Always- Panama (Clasixx Remix)
2. Closer- Tegan and Sara ( The Knocks Remix)
3. Sexual Healing- Marvin Gaye (Kygo Remix)
 

BE YOU

When I went to Oak Ridge High School, it was 90% middle/upper class white kids who thought they knew everything. Your typical high school stereotypes existed, fights broke out in the cafeteria, and everyone seemed to be trying to prove they were the coolest. There was no sense of acceptance and caring for others on campus. ORHS was just a bunch of hormone enraged teens stealing their parents alcohol and talking back to teachers. It wasn't pretty. The Art Media Production group at ORHS (this didn't even exist when I went there) posted a video yesterday that has gone viral, and I'm completely blown away. While i'm too old to recognize any faces in the video, I do recognize the campus. To see such a beautiful production done by students at my high school actually gives me hope for future generations to come. The writer and narrator of this video is absolutely brilliant. This video is a deeply honest depiction of the expectations that males and females feel they have to live up to in life. My favorite part of this all is when he says "40 trillion cells of human potential, perfectly designed for action, a full-blown walking chemical reaction. You're meant to live, to live to the full until you die and maybe after, so don't live a life of stereotypical indecency and don't just get by when you can be the change you wish to see." I applaud yall. I hope to continue to see such positivity and growth coming from ORHS. Go Trojans.

Song Of The Day: Drop The Game -Flume & Chet Faker

Two of my favorite Australian artists have come together, and what they made is pure music brilliance. I always love whatever Flume and Chet Faker seem to produce, so when I saw they compiled a song together, I knew it had to be good. Well, it's better than good, it's great. With almost a haunting yet beautiful sound to it,  "Drop The Game" delivers a message behind it that seems to be extremely relative. Chet Faker wrote to NPR Music saying that "Drop the Game" is a kind a shout-for sanity: "Everyone has these notions of what someone else wants, and it becomes this massive game." Enjoy this masterpiece. 

3 Beautiful Songs

1. This Must Be The Place- The Lumineers (Naive Melody)

2. How Long Will I Love You- Ellie Goulding (EMBRZ Remix) 3. Don't Wait- Mapei

TGIF- 4 Songs To Start Your Friday Right

It's a great day for music people. I'm heading to Austin this weekend, and obviously had to compile some songs for the road trip there, and boy did I come across some good ones. These are the perfect songs to get your Friday started off right.

1. Best Be Believing- Aluna George (Shadow Child Remix) 

2. Take Your Time (Do It Right)- The S.O.S. Band (Solidisco Remix) 3.We'll Be Fine- Lincoln Jesser

4. Kids- Mikky Ekko (The Chainsmokers Remix)

3 Incredibly Sexy Songs

1. All Of Me- John Legend ( De Hofnar Bootleg) 

2. Fault Lines- Bel Heir 3. Too Much- Sampah

Hip Hop Songs Of The Week

People at my work have to be judging me by now. I am fortunate enough to receive free tickets to concerts from my work, and the white blonde chick always requests the hip-hop artists. While Kid Cudi and Big Sean are obviously more large scale, there is nothing I love more than finding a hip-hop song of a lesser known artist that is worthy of a post. Both of these songs absolutely jam. I'm interested to see where both these artists are in 2014.
1. Killing Time- Oddisee Music 2. Monochrome- L'Orange & StikFiga

Your Monday Just Got Better

It's Monday, it's raining, and people are pissed. Well I have good news...these two songs will instantly make your Monday go from a 3 to a 9 (maybe even a 9.5 depending on how much coffee you've consumed).

1. Who Knows Who Cares-Local Natives (Wax Nostalgic)
-Had this song on repeat all day, it's that good.

2. Confusion- THE WYLD
 -This New Zealand indie rock band just got on my radar and I'm loving their sound.

Daily Advice: Stop Caring So Much

If you haven’t heard of the term “dgaf,” now is the time more than ever to get acquainted with it. For you rookies out there, DGAF is an acronym for “don’t give a f.” It’s learning how to decipher things that matter in life (your job) and things that don’t (23 year old boys).  I can’t log onto Facebook without seeing another damn list of “how to be happy in your 20’s,” or have a conversation with my friends without them analyzing a relationship. “He hasn’t texted me in 3 days and he posted a picture on insta with another girl.” Holy shit, are you serious? Wait…are you going to be ok? News flash people: there is no special list, app, or book that will help you figure out your life or relationships. Want to know how to be happy in your 20’s? Don’t give a shit about petty things. Be selfish and do what you want to do. Dating is simple: if a guy truly wants to see you or talk to you, he will. If someone isn’t treating you how you want or need to be treated, move on. This shouldn’t be difficult.  I’ve been listening to my friends bitch about guys since the middle school days. I think I’m just exhausted. I’m not innocent here; I’ve done my fair share of bitching and moaning about someone who has pissed me off. But I’ve realized a few things after college: one of them being that 50% of marriages end in divorce, and another being that I never want to settle. So if you’re fighting with someone you’re dating already, hate to break it to ya but that shit isn’t going to end well. Our twenties are our times to figure out what we like and what we don’t like. There are people starving in the world, and people are crying over some “slut” being top 3 on the guy you likes snapchat. I literally just threw up. So please, BE SELFISH. Be picky. Do you. And for god sakes…just DGAF.

And here is a song that just will get you in that DGAF spirit..cheers.

Runnin- The Pharcyde (Bit Funk Remix)