Somebody That I Used To Know

I am in love with this song from, Gotye (my new favorite band). I simply keep it on repeat, for days. For me music is like poetry. A deeper, more emotive form of poetry. Music is an emotional experience. The beat, instruments and band chemistry all add to a song but the words and intensity of the vocals are what make music and particularly this song, for me. The words are what take it to a new level. And this song changes me. It makes me feel. An uncomfortable stirring deep inside my soul. Like butterflies in my heart, my tummy, the very core of my being. Please go listen to this song. Please. It is beautiful. Haunting. The whole album, Making Mirrors is amazing. Seriously, go listen to it now. Seriously. :) Have an amazing Wednesday, G x o x o


"Somebody That I Used To Know"
(feat. Kimbra)

[Gotye:]
Now and then I think of when we were together
Like when you said you felt so happy you could die
Told myself that you were right for me
But felt so lonely in your company
But that was love and it's an ache I still remember

You can get addicted to a certain kind of sadness
Like resignation to the end, always the end
So when we found that we could not make sense
Well you said that we would still be friends
But I'll admit that I was glad that it was over

But you didn't have to cut me off
Make out like it never happened and that we were nothing
And I don't even need your love
But you treat me like a stranger and that feels so rough
No you didn't have to stoop so low
Have your friends collect your records and then change your number
I guess that I don't need that though
Now you're just somebody that I used to know

Now you're just somebody that I used to know
Now you're just somebody that I used to know

[Kimbra:]
Now and then I think of all the times you screwed me over
But had me believing it was always something that I'd done
And I don't wanna live that way
Reading into every word you say
You said that you could let it go
And I wouldn't catch you hung up on somebody that you used to know

[Gotye:]
But you didn't have to cut me off
Make out like it never happened and that we were nothing
And I don't even need your love
But you treat me like a stranger and that feels so rough
And you didn't have to stoop so low
Have your friends collect your records and then change your number
I guess that I don't need that though
Now you're just somebody that I used to know

Somebody
(I used to know)
Somebody
(Now you're just somebody that I used to know)

Thought For The Day.

Surround Yourself With Books.

I love books. I love home libraries and bookshelves. Not only are they a practical way to display and store all your written treasures, but they can also be a wonderful home decorating feature. Whether it's color coding your books, placing them horizontally and vertically, adding some fabulous art, a personal token from a trip or a nice vintage collection... styling bookshelves is really about having fun and surrounding yourselves with things you like! For me is a given, every time I visit a home my eyes immediately are drawn to the bookshelves. Here a just few beautiful bookshelves I have found in my internet searches. G 

Beautiful Words

Thought For The Day.

This is my mantra!

A Bit Of Fun :)

I am...happy, patient, elegant and passionate.

Thought For The Day.

Pretty, pretty, pretty!

Things I Love Today.

Photo Of The Day.

Quote Of The Day.

Girly Humor :)

Poem For The Day.

Come Closer – Joan Wiese Johannes

Heavy air wanders

around the corner of the barn

bends into evening

and staggers through the peonies

to meet me under the porch light

where dizzy moths flit

and midges swarm

around the naked bulb.

Tonight I wonder why

I once thought love darkens

too soon in June

when days are too long

and nights too eagerly late,

when stems grow spindly

weak from

too much too fast too soon.

A night-blooming blossom

luminous as the moon

reminds me of something

I should have done.

Artist Sandra Dieckmann

This artist is amazing! Her technique and work really appeals to me. Sandra Dieckmann is a freelance illustrator who lives in East London. Her work mainly evolves around nature and wildlife and is inspired by all that embodies childhood stories and half remembered fairytales, giving each piece an earthy deep-rooted feeling of forests and mystery. Her work eternally explores and expresses her personal love for drawing the creatures that roam this planet. I adore her simple yet highly detailed technique. Line has a large part in her work as she plays with various textures of line and each piece is highly outlined. I love the simply use of colour and the sytlised geographic shapes. Her work is amazing! G