I’ve been rather lazy with my posts lately, but I thought today that I would take a chance to share my music tastes with you all. I’ve tried to gather a good mix of bands that I’ve recently begun to listen to as well, as well as some that have been among my favorites for awhile now. Most of these are of the indie pop/rock variety. I love learning about new music, so feel free to leave any recommendations in the comments!

I’ve included music videos with each song – I tried to find official music videos, and managed to do so with all of them except for Sia, since I wanted to use a video that included the song, “Breathe Me”, since it’s my one of my absolute favorite songs.

7. Sia

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Inspired by Krissy and Manda – with the amount tweaked slightly for my convenience – I’m jumping on the bandwagon for blogging about my favorite thing in the world – books. I’ve read many books  over the last decade or so, with genres ranging from chick lit to teen fiction to murder mystery, and although I have enjoyed most of them, there are a dozen or so whose stories and characters still remain with me years later. These are books that really make you think about your own life as well as that of those around you, or sometimes even society as a whole. Anyhow, this is just a small list of books that I have read that fit that category for me.

7. Wasteland by Francesca Lia Block

Wasteland is an extremely small novel, but it still leaves an impression on you. You are dragged into the world of Lex and Marina, a brother and sister who have always been aware that their relationship differs from the average sibling relationship. This book forces you to think beyond your current comfort zone, and read about an issue that has always been taboo in modern society. The incredibly sad ending has provides a very haunting set of “what-ifs”.

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As an avid watcher of primetime television, there have been many shows over the course of the years that I have fallen in love with and that have been pulled off the air despite their positive reviews and popularity. Unfortunately, it all comes down to ratings in the end, which usually means that quality television is usually tossed aside in favor of shows that pull in more viewers, but which are ultimately garbage. These shows are usually canceled at the last minute, which means that most of them lack any sort of closure, and some even end on quasi-cliffhangers because the writers believed that they were going to be going into another season .

The following list is “my” list of shows that I wish had stayed on the air longer. Out of the seven shows, I’ve seen all episodes of Moonlight, Freaks&Geeks, Dead Like Me, Pushing Daisies and Veronica Mars. I’ve seen a few episodes here and there of the others, and have heard mostly positive reviews from many other television viewers. Obviously, there are some great shows that I didn’t include on this list, since I have never seen them (such as Firefly), although I’m sure that they were fantastic as well while they were running.

7. Moonlight

Although I’ll admit that it ‘t have one of the most amazing scripts in the world when compared to other really great shows, it was definitely my Friday-night guilty pleasure! Yes, it’s a show about vampires, but I never felt as if it was at all silly while I was watching it. One of my favorite parts of this show was Mick, but also his friend Josef (played Jason Dohring, who I absolutely adored as Logan on Veronica Mars!). The relationship between Beth and Mick was also developing when the show ended. This show was originally renewed for a second season, but CBS cut it just before they were supposed to film the second season, which unfortunately kept the writers from creating any sort of ending to the show. I would have really have loved this show to have at least one more season.

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