can't stop, won't stop: april 2013

Okay, so, I haven't even put one of these together in a long time -- like, what?  2 years? -- and it's only the second day of April, but I can't stop/won't stop listening to the following jams (so, duh, I had to "share"):

Great I Am by New Life Worship
Wagon Wheel by Darius Rucker (although the renditions by both Old Crow Medicine Show and Matt Andersen are fantastic as well)
Gone, Gone, Gone by Phillip Phillips
Stay by Rihanna
WOP by J. Dash (because I don't care who knows it, I want to dance like Miley)
And the majority of Ke$ha's Warrior album (no shame), but my personal favorites have got to be C'Mon and Crazy Kids.  Cannot.  Get.  Enough.

Rawr.

...

In other news, guess what's really hard?  Being an adult.  And trying to figure out where I want to live or who I should slash should not date.  Because, basically, every time I think I know my ass from a hole in the ground, I realize that I most certainly do not.

And it's normal to be discouraged slash frustrated slash overwhelmed by that.

Right?

can't stop, won't stop: march

A can't stop/won't stop March edition? Oh, by all means:

• More by Usher (looove me some Usher Raymond ever since those You Make Me Wanna days, mmmmmmmmm)
• If You Run by The Boxer Rebellion
• Don't You (Forget About Me) by Simple Minds
• Grazed Knees by Snow Patrol
• And I know I'm a bit late on this bandwagon, but Adele*'s new album, 21? To. Die. For.

Swoon.

...

when laying with you
i could stay there,
close my eyes,
feel you here forever
you & me together -- nothing is better
set fire to the rain


In unrelated news, I'm definitely enjoying this unexpected spring break. Well, kind of. So far I've literally slept all day, every day which, let's face it, is totally boring. BUT tomorrow I get to play sand volleyball in the morning with some friends then hit up Lemon Bar around 3pm for some St. Patrick's Day day-drinking with Mitch, Harrison and anyone else brave enough to get on our level. Obvi.

Meanwhile, I'll be rocking out to some ballin' tunes. Happy (early) St. Patrick's Day, y'all! Wear lots of shamrocks, avoid getting pinched, and partake in several green beers. :)



*Also loving Chasing Pavements by Adele. I had completely forgotten how great this song is! Whoadang.

can't stop, won't stop: november

It's time for another round of can't stop/won't stop, featuring songs (and perhaps an album or two) I'm inexplicably obsessed with.

• Whip My Hair by Willow Smith (absolutely no shame whatsoever)
• Powerful Stuff by Sean Hayes
• Glee's cover of both Teenage Dream and Forget You (o.m.g)
• We R Who We R by Ke$ha (cue embarrassment)
• John Mayer's Continuum album - every year I turn to this as my fall/winter soundtrack (it just fits, doesn't it?)

(photo credit)

Thanks to Gwenyth Paltrow for doing such a fantastic rendition of Forget You that I've found my new go-to karaoke song. We had a good run, Benny & The Jets, but you've been replaced.