Study Tunes

Cults - Abducted by cultscultscults


You know how I have been trying to get music on my damn blog forever, and have resorted to youtube. BUT I just figured out I can embed soundcloud songs and I am sorta excited. I have like NO time but I'm always hunting for new music while studying and here are a few things I am trying out...

-the above song- and anything else you can find by 'Cults' - Thanks to Geronimo for pointing them out!

- you know you have wicked brothers when one tells you about THREE new albums to look at:
              -> New Fleet Foxes {I feel like I need to drive to this- but for now- studying}
              -> Boy and Bear {they're growing on me Connor}
              -> Hungry kids of Hungary {love the name}

-Germany Germany

Just Go ft. Steffaloo by Germany Germany

-Ra Ra Riots

Ra Ra Riot - The Orchard by albums

Well these are just a couple I've found in the last 24hrs- but I'm also resorting back to my usual study tunes sometimes {like Buena Vista Social Club, Jesse Cook etc.}

I am also dipping into the Maroon 5 far too often- partially because Geronimo has developed a new love for them and is reminding me PLUS my wonderful-amazing-crazy-cool parents got me tickets to see them in September!!

And with The Naked and Famous tomorrow, I am committing every lyric to memory and preparing to sing right along.

But back to the books!
xo cmac

5 things

These are 5 things I am looking forward to- other than my exams starting next monday ugh.

1)Oxford on Thursday to see The Naked and Famous. See like 12 of my April posts for songs by them.

2) This movie:



3) We booked Spain! The day we finish exams we will celebrate by hoping on a plane to Alicante for 4 nights and 3 beach-filled days.

4) Maroon 5. This summer. {well it's actually in September but whateverrr}

5) I will be home in a month!

Okay well this is serious crunch time with studying. I will post any time I can.
Hope your days are filled with anything better than law textbooks.
xo cmac

Wardrobe Wednesday

Okay, like every blog I read has little features they do on certain days(ex. Five Thing Friday, Wee bit Wednesdays etc.). But since I am a little manic-depressive with this here blog, I can't commit to things like this. {I even missed out on my big plans for a Mother's Day blog- terrible daughter, I know, but hey mom you got my facebook profile pic} However, it is Wednesday and I do have a bunch of things to show you that I have either added or wish I could add to my beloved wardrobe. I am having a bit of a love-hate thing with bloggers photo uploader. So instead of fighting for the order I want all of these in, I'm going to accept the randomness and work with it. 

I saw this the day before I left for France. 

[I knoww, still have to do that post, but I need to make it a beauty, so just wait a little longer]

Anyways, it is spring, love is in the air- and I fell hard for this beauty. 

Please note that in reality it is much more neon pink than this rosy hue.

See the end of this post for more on this. 

This is the lovely lady responsible for The Cherry Blossom Girl 

(see side for link)

She has been in New Zealand and Australia for the last little while, and boy is that making me miss it! If you squint your eyes just right you will notice that her surfboard says "Noosa Longboards", as in Noosa- my favourite part of Australia (so far). 

I'm kicking myself because I can't remember where I grabbed this from, but J'adore. 

This is from a new blog I love. I plan to tell you more about it later. 

Doesn't this dress kinda-sorta remind you of a certain princesses dress?

So pretty! 

I have a bit of an obsession with lace. Especially if it's white.  

Remember how I mentioned The Cherry Blossom Girl earlier? 

Well I also got these from her. These are pictures from her collaboration with Etam. We don't have it in the UK, but when I was in France believe me I hunted for it. No luck. How adorable? 

When I have a house, I desperately want a room like this. 

This is from a post on Honestly WTF, that I love so much I even gave you the link.

I have my heart set on a new pair of glasses, and these happened to..wait for the cheesy pun...  catch my eye. Unfortunately I doubt I could pull those off, but I do want a pair of slightly larger frames- and thicker- and I dunno- that I can actually see with. As of now, my glasses get me to my bed from the bathroom after the contacts come out. Partly because I do love the contacts (except when you are dealing with daily bouts of itchy allergic eyes) and partly because I have not had the prescription updated for almost 3 years. I miss the 'cool' of wearing glasses. I also was scanning through Elizabeth & James glasses (Olsen twins' line)- and they are pretty cute too. 

This is from StyleCaster- if you're curious here is the link. 

I love the turquoise clutch above and the fish coin purse- cute!

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Another study break was a fabulous evening with Geronimo on Monday.

After studying hard, we went to a student shop-in at River Island (there was a DJ, a roped off 'queue' to check student id's and free redbull) and we were reminded why we need to limit our shopping trips together :)

I got: 

This jean jacket. 

These lovely tops.

AND these fun 'trousers' that are somewhere between a harem and leggings? 

They do look a little bizarre like this, but on- love love love. 

(Did I mention that they have them in multiple colours too? I may need to get a basic colour so that I can wear them to work without outdoing Dad in the pattern competition)

Okay so there is an assortment of things to ponder over. It is bed time for me. I have to get up early to study and continue writing my manifesto...did I mention I'm running for the Canadian Law Societies Social Secretary? Well I am. Unfortunately most of my future voters don't read this little gem of a blog, or naturally they would pick me. So I must come up with intelligent words in attempt to woe them all. Pretty sure I have been planning school dances since grade 7...and bossing everyone around since age 2, so I feel like I can make that work to my advantage, don't you?

As a gift, before I likely hibernate from blogging for another few days:

When you miss me, feel free to wander on over to the list of blogs I adore. They are much better at entertaining lovely readers and I still envy everything about them. To add to the list are: This is Glamourous {that I have pictures from above} and one I have been giggling over far too long to not have shared it with you- The Man Repeller. She kills me. Also read this/ look through it to see how she transforms a pretty girl into a prime man repeller! 

Stay strong, in less than a month I will be done and you will have an entire summer of posts filled with my constant banter to look forward to!

xo cmac

An explanation

I have been neglecting you. I am aware of this. I promise I have been accumulating. But I feel like I never have time these days. But my head is about to explode with random things to talk about and I thought if I didn't get it all out I might explode.

I have been studying. But who wants to hear about that? (Okay maybe my parents and grandparents- who often think to themselves while reading this "Is she really in law school???"- I am! I studyyy!) But sometimes I take breaks to eat/shop/look at pretty things/celebrate 'historic' holidays/go on educational trips. I don't take pictures of me studying but I do take pictures of this...

Today I went to the Supreme Court! 

(This is Geronimo and I sitting in the REAL chairs of the REAL Judges pretending to be professional)

Then we went to Picadilly/Soho and found the Hummingbird Bakery.

I have been searching for so long. 

I brought home two delicious cupcakes mmmm.

They have cook books. Would it be too much to ask for one? Even though they are ALL cupcakes, and my excessive love for baking cupcakes has been completely cut off by my useless oven??

If you could try their red velvet ones, you'd wish I could make them for you...

And then we satisfied a craving I have had since Christmas:

SUSHI

YUM! 

And the place was called Satsuma- so naturally it was all orange inside. I would've taken a picture but I was too distracted by the food- you're lucky I snapped this shot.

Hey look! Proof I am actually in the UK. Big Ben...

...Parliament...

...And you should all recognize Westminster Abbey! 

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Last week it was Cinco de Mayo - so we celebrated the Mexican in all of us :)

The FOUR amigos. 

(Above and Below)

(yes, those are in fact mini orange garbage cans we are drinking out of)

Okay the margaritas were a little too sour with the grapefruit juice- but focus on the hot white jeans.

I wore my new Zara green maxi skirt and my white&green wedges

(Look mom I matched!)

One of the guys even managed to find a pinata in this mexican-free town.

There was lots of candy.

So as you see, I have been busy. In an effort to not create the longest post of all time, I will cut this one off here. BUT I will quickly get my fingers typing up the next one because I have soooo much more to say. Surprised?

xo cmac

I'm Back!

Hello Lovelies- I've missed you!
(I pretend this is a conversation and not me talking to myself- it makes me feel less narcissistic and/or nuts)
Song: I still love Rihanna obviously


I would love to tell you everything right this moment but you will have to wait for a few drawn out posts on France. With my arrival home, the crushing pressure of exams has greeted me. So I am studying all day- and actually jotting things down on sticky-notes to remind me of things I MUST tell you. Many won't make the cut- like my hate-on for this one particular couple that finds making out in a cafe in the middle of the day for TWO HOURS totally acceptable despite the glares coming from the 6+ of us studying around them... okay ranting? But no I have some ideas, and as soon as i feel like I can let myself take a little blog time- I will.

To hold you off, look at this lovely house I want to one day live in I think. Flan brought it to my attention yesterday, and while I was catching up on my blog reading list I realized I had already drooled over the pictures and then forgotten. Because I have the short term memory of a...fly? fish? {insert animal that fits this description} But okay since half of you won't go to the link, here's a glimpse:

(photo via honestlywtf.com)

The only issue with this house is that it is in Sweden- so relocating or recreating will have to occur. Please look through the pictures though- I love the dinning room table, and office..and DO IT!

But because I want you to stick around, I'll give you a quick peek into some of the France pictures...

Have a great day! And if you haven't yet, read my ridiculous friend's guest post- Thank you Amy! {missed you too}
xo cmac

THE SONG THAT DESCRIBED MY LIFE THE PAST 10 DAYS.....ALSO FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE MOVIE BUFFS...IT IS IN HANGOVER 2

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-qKboHKPEA

GUEST SPEAKER......aka Amy's post of Amazingness.....

As most of you know Court has been away living the dream, of French food, men, wine, and I assume shopping...while all the while missing everyone at the same time (hahaha mabye). ANYWAY so she so trustingly gave me her password to do a sort of impromptu guest blog. I am horrible at these sort of things, and while I do enjoy talking about myself, sometimes writing just doesn't seem as entertaining, as facial expressions are key.
Ok, so the playlist that I am currently listening to is "you like the boobs....workout plan" and the song is "Dark Fantasy" Kanye West, because for the past 10 days, it has been a bit of a dark time, because the following are a list of things that happen when court leaves me alone for 10 days.
1) I forget that you can see directly into our bathroom from a window at the bottom of the stairs, thus blaring "Benny in the Jets" scantily clad doesn't prove to be a warm Sunday welcoming for the neighbors.
2) Suddenly I develop an even stronger affliction for my friend Bells Whisky, and engage in chicken fights and cause general debauchery, all the while saying "I miss court, she should never leave me alone....pass the chicken."
3) OUR house is damn scary at night...and I may or may not have woken up at 3am, thought someone was trying to get in through the back, grabbed our pitchfork and stood at the bottom of the stairs, for 30 minutes, before realizing that it was just a dog.
4) Watching the "bad girls club" does not give me the right to pick fights with girls, as I probably will lose because my bark is definently worse than my bite, however my new saying is definently, "it's a wrap."
5) Walking into an empty room to tell the person, (who usually is always there), about your day, is not the same when you are speaking to a rolled up brown blanket, that you made trying to recreate your roommate. 
6) When hungover, which happened quite frequently these past 10 days, I decided to order pizza, however, just because Court is usually here, does not give me the right to order two, and then eat the second one in her "name."

7) Be thankful for Christine/Kristine's in your life, because they make the pain of living alone quite bearable, and could not have done it without them, DESPITE the fact that they took over my facebook with love quotes about finding "the one" and rumors about me being in a relationship, let's be honest, Amy does not have the heart, nor the conversational capacity for a relationship, but I still love them both dearly.

8) Living alone, despite the fact you can wear whatever you want, sing horribly, and run around causing general havoc, made me realize one thing, I DO THAT STUFF WHEN COURT IS HERE so basically living alone is not all it is cracked up to be, and Court definently puts up with my shenanigans way too easily, so good thing Mama Diaz sent me some twizzlers and I can hope to repay the favor!
9) Studying, when the one person who pushes you is not here, is pointless. I think I studied in my backyard twice, all the while wondering If i could paint the fence orange as a surprise, and watching this ADDICTING show called gigolos. So, generally I was quite unproductive the past 10 days, I need Court to come back for my sanity.

10) Blogging is kinda fun--although I think I may have misconstrued the point of it, because as I now read back my writing, I somehow managed to talk about myself the entire blogg...typical Amy.
Well, for those of you who read this to hear about Court's life and adventures (which I am assuming is Most) I apologize for taking up 5 minutes of your day, but I will have you know Court is alive, coming home TODAY, and I am sure she will get back to all of you shortly......
DEUCES
Amy "Author" Diaz