New Etsy Item! And Listening To: Rising Gael

Hi hi hi hi!

I'm in a super good mood right now!

I have yet another new item in my Etsy shop!

[ Ch-ch-check it out! ]

It would be greatly appreciated!

And since it's Wednesday [well, it was a few minutes ago...], it's "Listening To" time!

Today we've got Rising Gael.

They're a great band that does Irish music!

[ Youtube didn't have my favorite song by them, called "He Moved Through the Fair". Sad day. ]

[ "Stretched on Your Grave" ]

Once when my mom, my grandma, and I went on a roadtrip, we stopped at a pub and this band was playing there. I had never heard of them before, but I instantly fell in love. They're so much fun to watch and they even include the audience in things. They had a contest to see who could write the dirtiest lyrics and whoever won, they would sing the song with the new lyrics, and the winners got a free CD. 

[ Being the gutter-minded women that we are, we won the contest and got their CD. ]

Also, I don't listen to Irish music all that much. But this is a definite exception. I seriously recommend that you look them up and listen to a variety of their music. It's definitely worth it.

Bathing Suits, Birthdays, and Beautiful Drives

I know, I know, I missed the Saturday Squeeze yesterday.

But I had legitimate reasoning!

One of my best friends, Sam, invited me over to her house to swim in her pool and celebrate her birthday!

[ Check out her blog! ]

It was super hot outside, so the pool was absolutely perfect. 

Happy people in a pool.
Sam & me.

It was so nice to catch up on our lives and everything, since we haven't seen each other in weeks. It's so hard to go from living next door to someone in a dorm to living in two different cities.

Then we went out to dinner with Sam's friend and boyfriend to celebrate Sam's birthday. The food was great, everyone was happy, and it was all-around a good time. 

I slept at Sam's house and we spent the morning talking to her mom and just hanging out. 

Driving to and from Sam's house is always lovely because the ride is so scenic and it takes you over hills and through fields and farms.

The weather was perfection.

I had the windows rolled down and music blasting.

You know how there's some music that's just perfect for driving on a nice day? It was like my iPod knew exactly what I wanted to hear. 

It's the kind of time where you reflect on your life and what you want to do with it. It's inspirational and it's refreshing.

It's perfect.

3 of My Favorite Driving-With-The-Windows-Down Songs:

"I Woke Up in a Car" by Something Corporate

[ So here I am. ]

"If I Die Young" by The Band Perry

[ Just too beautiful to not listen to. ]

"You Can Breathe" by Jack's Mannequin

[ You can breathe now. ]

It was one of those times where you hold your hand out the window and let the wind slip through your fingers.

Just to feel.

Like I said, it was perfect.

Listening To: "Golden Train" by Justin Nozuka

I'm starting a new weekly post kind of thing. Like my Saturday Sqeeze posts, every Wednesday I'll post music that I want to share.

It'll be something that I like, something new, something old, something that's been stuck in my head. 

So here we go!

Here's Justin Nozuka's "Golden Train".

This song has been stuck in my head for days. I've caught myself humming the chorus while I'm at work.

I think he sounds a bit like Jason Mraz. You think so?

Happy Wednesday! And happy listening!

The Glee Project

Let it be known, I'm a total Gleek.

This means that I'm suffering from some serious Glee withdrawals at the moment. 

BUT, it can all be cured by a little show called The Glee Project.

Found [ here ].

12 people were picked out of thousands to be contenders on the show. Whoever wins will get a 7 episode guest role on Glee. 

Cool beans? Very.

Now, there are 2 reasons why I'm super psyched about this show (besides that it's filling the gaping hole in my heart that Glee left when it ended for the summer!):

1. I personally know one of the contestants!

Ellis Wylie actually went to my high school and was in my graduating class! It's so surreal seeing someone on television that I had been going to school with for years. Every time she was on the screen, my mom and I would squeal and shake our fists in the air out of celebration. 

Ellis is such a great singer, a true individual and I think she has a real shot at making it far in the show. 

Like her Facebook page [ here ] and send her some love!

2. One of the contestants has officially made it onto my list of celebrity crushes.

Other members of this list include Robert Pattinson and Enrique Iglesias. But the boys are going to have to make some room for Samuel Larsen (you should like his Facebook page, too).

I've always been a big fan of dreadlocks. I think they're fascinating and very cool looking. 

So mixing dreadlocks with a fiercely attractive face and throw in a great voice and some cool clothes?

Greatness.

I just really appreciate looking at him. And listening to him.

The show is really great. The first episode was a bit awkward, but I think once the season really gets going, it'll surely be a hit.