stoweflakes.

the past two days have been fun. today, anna and emily came to spectate at battle for burlington while i took laps of the triple wif sam, brian and kevin. afterwards, we met up in the parking lot and got lil crazy. yes. xoxo. maggie.

innovation!

what more could you need?! fashionable earrings, a spoon, a screwdriver, and etc. earrings and a tool set all in one. AMAZING. someone, get these. or, if not, get them for me. xoxo. maggie.

cats & dogs.

it's been raining all day. i fell asleep around five this morning due to insomnia and staying awake for something that wasn't coming. waking up to rain is one of my favourite things but today i wasn't feeling it. sometimes when things are bad, i'd so much rather stay in bed and not deal with any of it until everything has been remedied and today, the rain just contributed to that feeling.

instead of wallowing in the gloom however, i chose proactivity and went for a run. i don't really know how to explain the feeling of the run today. it was warm out so the rain wasn't biting as i moved through it. the huge puddles and rivers of water speeding down the pavement towards lake champlain weren't miserable to run through. when i felt the rain come through my shoes i just let it soak in rather than being irritated by it. today my run acted as a cleanse. the best way i can portray it is probably with songs for each stage.

but anyways, i feel so much better now even though i'm soaked to the bone. i hope everyone else is appreciating the nasty weather and maybe making the best of it. now it's time for a perfect hot shower and an early dinner out with garrett. xoxo. maggie.

grizzly bear - deep blue sea

• waking up sleepily to the rain with really faint blue walls in my room, transparent curtains stirring and feeling like i could stay in one place forever, not moving seemed to go perfectly with this song. it's soft and slow but had just the right upbeat undertones to get me out on the pavement.

catherine feeny - leave you on the pavement

• forgive me for the video that this link goes to. i couldn't find an mp3 file to share. anyways, i feel like this song is pretty explanatory.. get it.. leaving problems on the pavement.. running, sweating it out. yes.
  

feist & ben gibbard - the train song

• this song (as well the original, by vashti bunyan) is probably one of the best songs i heard in 2009. it makes me feel like i'm running towards something. like an ultimate destination. i don't know. it's just amazing. i get goosebumps every time. their voices are just so smooth.
  

death cab for cutie - different names for the same thing

• i don't really have anything to say for this song. i just like it. it makes sense.
  

patrick watson - luscious life 

• this was the part of the run where you stop feeling your legs and you just go. i got to my first downhill stretch here and i just ran with the river that was flowing down cliff street. it was the best feeling.
  

andrew bird - fake palindromes

• on the route i've been running lately there is a flat stretch on south willard from cliff street to maple street in burlington before i get to my last downhill portion. this song was the perfect compliment to it. the fast beginning helped me transition from the quicker pace coming off of cliff street and then the beat behind the verses matched the rhythm of my feet.
  
  ignore the dialogue in the middle of the video because it's stupid.
  

rjd2 - 1976

• this came on just as i was turning onto maple for my last downhill stretch. it made me go so much faster and i couldn't stop smiling. it was amazing. love this song.

frankie valli & the four seasons - beggin'

• my good friend, christopher dalglish, showed me this song and today it served as the perfect final quarter of a mile of my run and cool down. wah. perfect music selection today.
  

i want to be a little seahorse.

 













i’m high & i’m happy & i’m free.
i got my whole heart
laid out right in front of me
& i finally can see
the way it’s always been.


the need for peace
starts from within
so i leave my possesions to the wind
& i’m done with ever wanting anything.

well i can die satisfied,
no desires do i hide.
not today, not today,
nor for the next one thousand lives.

i want to be a little seahorse.
i want to be a little seahorse.
a little seahorse.

devendra banhart - seahorse

things are finally starting to look like a real home here at the new apartment. i am very pleased. our living room is lacking couches but soon enough we will hopefully acquire some. xoxo. maggie.

 

the row.

if only i were rich. and thirty pounds skinnier.

so this is the new year.

welcome, all things 2010. so it's been exactly one week into this new decade and i am definitely pleased with how things are looking so far. on new years eve i moved into my new apartment in burlington with the help of my mom, stepfather and sam. the rest of the night was also fantastic; involving friends, music and getting soaked with champagne.

 

on the first day of the new year, i was also lucky enough to be hired at my new applebee's and start right away, later that evening. so far, the employees there have proven to be even more welcoming than those at my rutland applebee's so i am definitely pleased to be where i am and hopefully won't be the "new girl" for too long.

gradually, the apartment on clarke street is becoming more and more homey. our third roommate jamie moves in tomorrow evening and i will be hanging my new curtains in the living room and my bedroom.

 

 

one of the things i am most looking forward to about being in burlington is all the exercise i am going to be doing. and [thank you very much mommy], i already have a gym membership set up for sports fitness edge, in essex. fortunately enough, this happens to be the same gym that my favourite person to play tennis with recently became the tennis pro. glory, glory, hallelujah.

lastly, my best friend flew back to slc on monday and what a terrible thing to have happened. it definitely didn't feel like i got to spend enough time with her and i miss shannon already. luckily, i'll be flying out sometime in february or march, depending on our schedules. but i have to say, in the recap of this winter "break" spending be fri + st end time and seeing my cousins a lot were at the top of my list.

i'll miss my little rutland brother. even if i do hate him sometimes.

 

 

mmmm. other than that, this morning/afternoon was the worst ever and i threw up at least twelve times.. which resulted in me spending one more day in rutland than planned, but no way could i make the drive this afternoon. check out what i'm listening to today, i'll set the mood for you: a day in bed, light snow flurrying around outside, then eating butternut squash soup and half an english muffin in bed for dinner. lovely. xoxo. maggie.

belle & sebastian - she's losing it

fleet foxes - blue ridge mountains

kings of leon - milk

regina spektor - eet

iron & wine - flightless bird, american mouth