So these are my top ten albums of 2008. I gave some of their standout tracks and a lyric from the tracks. I highly recommend all of these albums. I'll make another post detailing my top three.

10. Sigur Ros- Med Sud I Eyrum Vid Spilum Endalaust
Key Track:

 Inni mer syngur vitleysingur (Within me a lunatic Sings)

Straumnes


9.Coldplay-Viva La Vida
Key Tracks:
Death and all his friends:"And, in the end, we lie awake and we dream of making our escape"

Lovers in Japan/Reign of Love:
"They are turning my head out
To see what I’m all about
Keeping my head down
To see what it feels like now
But I have no doubt
One day, the sun will come out"

8.Death Cab for Cutie-Narrow Stairs
Key Tracks:
Grapevine Fires:
"news reports On the radio said it was getting worse
As the ocean air fanned the flames
But I couldn't think
Of anywhere I would've rather been
To watch it all burn away"

Your New Twin Sized Bed:
"And I try not to worry, but you've got me terrified
It's like your some kind of hurry
To say goodbye"

7. Conor Oberst-Conor Oberst
Key Track:
Milk Thistle :

"Milk thistle, milk thistle
Let me down slow
Just help me go slow
I've been hurrying on
I was poised for greatness
I was down and out
I keep death at my heels
Like a basset hound
If i go to heaven
I'll be bored as hell
Like a crying baby
At the bottom of a well"

Danny Callahan:
"Even Western medicine
it couldn't save Danny Callahan
Bad bone marrow, a bald little boy
But the love he feels he carries inside can be passed
He lay still his mother kissed him goodbye Said,
'Come back, where are you going to alone?' "

Copeland-You Are My Sunshine
Key Tracks:
What Do I Know:
"If you feel restless where you are, it may be easier to stay.
There area million other fools to make your bed.
And they'll be closing all the shades to keep you right there in that grave.
And I'll be knocking 'cause you never left my head."

The Day I lost My Voice(The Suitcase Song)
"You see love is a drink that goes straight to my head
and time is a lover and I'm caught in her stare
And the sentiment there follows me straight to my bed through the night"

5. Jack's Mannequin-The Glass Passenger
Key Tracks:

Annie, Use Your Telescope
"When it's late, don't stop looking
Where my eyes turn to glass
When it's late, don't stop,
Annie, I will make it."

Hammers and Strings(A Lullaby)

" 'I need something to believe in
A breath from the breathing
So write it down,
I don't think that I'll close my eyes
'Cause lately I'm not dreaming
So what's the point in sleeping?
It's just that at night I've got nowhere to hide'
To the sleepless, this is my reply:
I will write you a lullaby"

4. Forgive Durden- Razia's Shadow:A Musical

Key Tracks:
Meet The King:
"Daughter, my dear, please open both your ears. There is something not right here.
Well I can’t place my finger on it, but this young man’s filled with darkness.
If you think I’ll just sit back and let this slide, then you are mistaken.
I will surely not give up without a fight, ‘cause I’m the King, it won’t be that easy"

The End and the Beginning:
"I’m sure that she would care to hear your acumen,
as to how your presence is the reason she is sick.
But I suppose it’s in vain, since her life is ending,
when I thrust this blade into her heart-a-thumping."

3. Bon Iver-For Emma, Forever Ago
Key Tracks:
Skinny Love:
"I told you to be patient
I told you to be fine
I told you to be balanced
I told you to be kind
In the morning I'll be with you
But it will be a different "kind"
I'll be holding all the tickets
And you'll be owning all the fines"

Blindsided:
"Bike down... down to the downtown
Down to the lockdown... boards, nails lye arond
I crouch like a crow
Contrasting the snow
For the agony, I'd rather know
'Cause blinded I am blindsided"

2. Fall Out Boy-Folie a Deux
Key Tracks:
w.a.m.s:
"Hurry, hurry
You put my head in such a flurry, flurry
Freckle, freckle
What makes you so special?
What makes you so special?
I'm gonna leave you
I'm gonna teach you
How we're all alone"

West Coast Smoker:
"Oh hell yes
I'm a nervous wreck
Oh hell yes
The drugs just make me reset
Knock once for the father, twice for the son
three times for the holy ghost."

1. Lydia-Illuminate
Key Tracks:
This is Twice Now:
"Baby, just ask once more
Because I saw your door wide open
But the floor is still freezing
Hailey, I was sick and I'm still quite unwell
Tell me it's you or nothing at all
I stole your soul
Because you said I’d never be able
But all the whole world is still on my string"

Sleep Well:
"It was just, just a goddamn mistake
Well stay at home
Because you're way too good at taking
Love is too much
I'll be just fine in here
Stay at home, because it's always the same"

For John Green

1. What's your name?
Meridith... also known as MerMer

2. What is your favorite thing to wear?
Pajamas, especially when they are plaid

3. Last thing you ate?
Peanut butter chocolate chip rice cake. I am forever in debt to the genius who combined these two flavors. 

4. One place you will NEVER eat at?
I do not know what I will never do. ask me once I receive my crystal ball.

5. I say Shotgun, you say:
WEDDING!  oh panic at the disco... how you bring back memories of middle school.

6. Last person you hugged?
My friend Georgie.

7. Does anyone you know wanna date you?
Not that I'm aware of

8. Would you date anyone you met online?
Probably not... at least not through a dating site. But anything could happen.

9. Name something you like physically about yourself:
I like my lips

10. The last place you went out to dinner to?
The South Station, where I sufficiently ate enough desert to last a normal person a month...But it was Thanksgiving and I could use society's forced gluttony as an excuse ; )

11. Who is your best friend?
I never answer this question, it makes me anxious and uncomfortable. If I must answer I will say myself.

12. What time of the day is it?
6:00 PM on the dot

13. Who/What made you angry today?
My step dad when he told me to clean my room, not realizing I was doing homework NOT only watching John on Blog TV

14. Baseball or Football?
I don't enjoy playing or watching sports much at all. I do like the atmosphere and idea of both sporting events though.

15. Ever gone skinny dipping?
uh kinda...

16. Favorite type of Food?
type? Carby-delicious. I like the bread family. I also love fruit.

17. Favorite holiday:
Christmas

18. Do you download music:
Legally? Yes. Illegally? Only for non-released rarities, or things actually released by the artist... which probably isn't considered illegal then. 

19. Do you care if your socks are dirty?
Not really, as long as they are black.

20. Opinion of Chinese symbol tattoos?
Sometimes nice, sometimes tacky. It's all in the context.

21. Would you date the person who posted this?
John Green? Figuratively yes. Actually? Never. His love for Sarah seems so sincere and adorable that I want nothing bad to ever happen to it. Yeti= Good.

22. Has anyone ever sang or played for you personally?
Multiple times, and it always amazes me.

23. Do you love anyone?
Yes.

24. Are colored contact lenses sexy?
Not really. I think they are a sign of insecurity. But then again people could say that about me dying my hair, and I do that because I get bored.

25. Have you ever bungee jumped?
No. The thought of it very scary. Sky diving? maybe. Bungee jumping? It sounds just wholly unsafe.

26. Have you ever gone white-water rafting?
Yes, and there were barely any rapids, so it was sort of lame.

27. Has anyone ten years older than you ever hit on you
No.

28. How many pets do you have?
None. I wish I had a cat though.

29. Have you met a real redneck?
Haha I live in Vermont. People proudly declare this often, so yes.

30. How is the weather right now?
Craptastic. It's at the point where it will barely snow then all melt which sucks. Once it really starts snowing I will be happy.

31. What are you listening to right now?
Forgive Durden-Genesis from Razia's Shadow:A Musical

32. What is your current favorite song?
At this moment it's a tie between First Impressions by Julia Nunes and Flume by Bon Iver. I also just fell in love with Dancing Choose by TV on the Radio.

33. What was the last movie you watched?
The Holiday...it was just one of those chick flick nights.

34. Do you wear contacts?
No, I like my glasses.

35. Where was the last place you went besides your house?
School.

36. What are you afraid of?
Being trapped mentally and physically.

37. How many piercings have you had?
Two(or is it considered one?) on my ears...one hole in each.

38. What piercings do you want?
none.

39. What's one thing you've learned this year?
Things aren't as bad as I think they are, people do like me, and being a nerd(fighter) is quite possibly one of the best things ever. I know it said one but these three were big.

40. What do you usually order from Starbucks?You mean on my biannual trips? 
Chai latte and a muffin.

41. What Magazines are you reading?
Elle,Marie Claire, and the mindless abyss that is Seventeen magazine. Oh fluff, you're so delicious.

42. Have you ever fired a gun:
No.

43. Are you missing someone?
Now that you have me thinking about it yes.

44. Favorite TV show?
Arrested Development.

45. Do you have an obession with WoW?
No. Haha much like john I do not like to think while playing video games. I enjoy a good round of Wii tennis.

46. Has anyone ever said you looked like a celeb?
Kat Dennings(well they said I have Kat Dennings lips and that I AM her character Norah from Nick and Norah.. They were kind of right). It was a happy moment, because I think Kat Dennings is so sweet! Have you seen her vlog? She's rather funny.

47. What celeb do you look like?
Already answered above. I got a little ahead of myself.

48. Who would you like to see right now?
Is that you plural? How about a nice get together with John and Hank Green,Nate Ruess,Max Bemis,Ellen Page, and Woody Allen. Yeah anymore awesome and the room would combust.

49. Favorite movie of all time?
Juno.

50. Do you find yourself loved?
Yes, although I forget this from time to time.

51. Have you ever been caught doing something you weren't suppose to?
Yes.

52. Favorite smell?
Vanilla, and scents that bring back specific memories. There are many of the latter which I'm not going to list.

53. Butter, plain, or salted popcorn?
Butter and salt thank you.

54. What's something that really bugs you?
When others are severely insecure and have little empathy for others. This combination drives me up the wall.

55. Do you like Michael Jackson?
I am indifferent. 

56. Taco Bell or Burger King?
Ew, neither please.

57. What's your favorite perfume?
Aquolina Pink Sugar. It reminds me of a very specific time in my life, and has a super sweet vanilla smell. Although like any perfume I meet I do get sick of it from time to time.

58. Favorite baseball team?
I dn not have one.

59. Ever call a 1-900 phone number?
No.

60. What's the longest time you've gone without sleep?
Good question... all I know is having a nine hour flight to greece then staying awake the entire day immediately following made me feel like I hadn't slept in years.

61. Last time you went bowling?
Three years ago I think... Which seems very long ago.

62. Where is the weirdest place you have slept?
None of the places I've slept(that I can recall) stand out as odd in my mind.

63. Who was your last phone call?
Probably my mother.

64. Last time you were at work?
I don't have a "job" but I went to school today.

65. What's the closest orange object to you?
The sweater I'm wearing.

Fun - Ba Ba Ba

I don't think anybody understands how incredibly excited I am for fun. Heck... I don't think anybody really knows who fun are. For who it truly concerns(me) Fun is Nate Ruess' latest outlet to shine from. I mean sure there's Jack from Steel Train ( a great band in it's own right) and that guy from some band everyone always raves about but I've never really listened to (Anathallo) but to me it's all about Nate. His lyrics are astounding and his voice is way beyond 98% of the other singers I listen to ( 2% for Aaron Marsh's insane falsetto, Regina Spektor's creativity, and Patrick's Stump's sometimes vocal gymnastics) And and when I say beyond I mean it... Not like he's super emotive so it's great (that award goes to Max Bemis, or Julia Nunes) this guy has a flat out GOOD voice. And his intellect? He has a great sense of humor and he knows what the music industry needs. I simultaneously want to be this man and marry him... now thats quite a feat.

death cab for cutie - photobooth

and as the summer's ending the cold air will rush your hard heart away...

I'm tackling this one on guitar

everybody knows somebody

Thank You Emily...

This song is beautiful yet hauntingly creepy. Pure music magic. Andrew McMahon is my new hero.

Au Revoir,Caio,Yassou!

I go to seek the great perhaps.

See you Soon

Where the Wild Things Are

is going to be a movie...

alright... as a kid I loved this book. I remember reading it over and over. We still own it although no it's in my brother's room. Now I never thought that this book was scary, and as a child I was scared of MANY things(movie previews anyone?). But Once I heard there was a live action  movie that all changed. WHAT? LIVE ACTION? This sounds like one of the creepiest things EVER. Can you imagine people with huge heads and exaggerated expressions like in the book? I wonder if it will scare the kids away. Now I'm just very curious to see how this will turn out...

here's a pic of Max

 

Kind looks like the monsters will be animated... but still it looks rather eerie.

MOVIE REVIEW: Hard Candy

So I decided to add movie reviews to my blogging repertoire. In the Summer I watch movies quite frequently so reviewing them seemed like a pretty good idea. So for my first ever movie review I am reviewing HARD CANDY starring Ellen Page and Patrick Wilson. Now those who know me know that I love Juno, in which Ellen Page is the title character. I loved her performance so much in that movie that I decided to check out some of her other work. I chose Hard Candy becuase I actually remembered looking it up on IMDB after seeing the poster in video world when I was probably in sixth/seventh grade and the plot grabbed my attention. As you may know I went through a phase where I was obsessed with horror movies, but I focused more on the classics like The Shining and Misery. Thus I had a tendency to skip over modern horror films.

THE PLOT: 14 year hold Hayley frequently chats with 30-something photographer Jeff online. They decide to meet at a cafe, and then they proceed to Jeff's house. Sounds like a story we all have heard before but this has many twists making you second guess who the predator REALLY is in the story.

THE CONCLUSION: WHOA MY GOODNESS... This movie is SCARY. I don't know if Horror is the genre I would put this movie in, but I wouldn't have it in Drama(Where I found it in Blockbuster). It is a thriller to the highest degree. There was 1-2 scenes I had to fast forward through because they were just far too intense and,quite frankly, kinda gross. But this movie is really good in the twisted way a movie like Misery is good. The acting is astounding...There isn't much plot but the dialog and performances makes up for it. It's hard to review it without giving up the twists in the plot. I knew what was going to happen from other reviews and it still terrified me. I couldn't imagine watching it with no preconceived notions. The movie also hit kinda close to home with hayley only one year younger than I. With a generation so obsessed with online relations this reminds you how the internet can really be quite sary. Hard Candy comes highly recommended, but only if you're ready to second guess everything you believe about online predators. This movie, it's one wild ride.

Louboutins for Libertybell

Will this work?

I Wear My Sunglasses at Night

So I can..

So I can...

Keep track of the visions in my eyes

It's an epic battle...

between 

ICE CREAM & MOVIE vs. THE DRIVERS MANUAL

Who will win????

I'll let you know tomorrow.

yummmm ice cream

I'm Only Happy When It Rains

American Teen

I saw this movie at imdb when I was browsing through movies that are coming out this Summer. The poster is initially what caught my eye, but the fact that it was a documentary really grabbed my attention. I was afraid it was going to be some stupid Breakfast Club parody in the vein of Epic Movie or whatever.Even though this probably won't play in any theatres near me I'll try to find a way to see it. If not I'll definitely be renting it on DVD when it comes out.

Magic?

FINALLY! I found an earbud that actually stays in my ear. As you may or may not know one of my biggest pet peeves are those apple earbuds that come with ipods. I despise them because they never ever ever stay in my ears for longer than ten seconds. If by a miracle they do stay in for, like, a minute then they start to really hurt my ears. But yesterday I decided to buy these skullcandy earbuds because I'm too afraid to bring my bose with me on my trip... and I need to bring them to a bose store because something is wrong with them(and sound that goes through them is all creepy and distorted. I think that somehow they got squished) Good thing I have a full year guarantee! So these were on clearance for 10$ instead of 35$ so i decided to go for it. I'm so glad I did. Unlike the ipod buds they don't just sit in your ear they actually kind of go into it. They thought of that made me really nervous and gave me the willies but once I got them in and left them in for a little bit I came to love them. If you're looking for new headphones I highly recommend these. Plus they come in tons of really cute colors. I chose metallic orange. They have little skulls on the end too which I guess is kinda novel. Anyways I'm just glad I found earbuds that let me enjoy my music.

Let's try again...

The cronic(what?)cles of Narnia!!

With a free aplique vest!

It says it on the box.

Hot Tranny Mess!

Nobody looks netter in a cropped seater than you!

These Hulu videos can be a little testy. If they don't work wait a few hours then check again. The Arrested development video will be working fine then not play at all for  a few hours then be fine again as is the case with these videos. anyways I hope you like them.

I'm glad I didn't die before I met you

So after Katelyn asked for singing advice on her blog I told her to listen to Bright Eyes. It took some time for me to really get into Conor Oberst's vocals(More like i tried to listen to a few 30 second clips that didn't do him justice) but then one day I heard Road to Joy and it just clicked, especially "I could have been a famous singer/if i had someone else's voice/but failure's always sounded better". I t made me realize that Even if lots of people think my voice sucks I bet I could find at least a hand full of people who would enjoy it, and that made me really happy as a singer. I think if you've got a good message then anything's possible. and what better message than love? This song and video are a testament to love and it's idiosyncrasies. Everything about it makes me smile. Love and music...what more could you ask for?

I Believe the Children are the Future...

It's me! Anna drew this picture of me yesterday. It was so cute. When she started to draw she made me smile so she knew how to draw it. She even gave me my signature 80's hair. People say I've got artistic talent... guess they haven't seen my sister draw.

p.s. Sweet title, non?

BOO YAH

You Are Made Of Sugar,Milk, and Molasses...

Oh Little Darling you'll Attract All The Bees

Summer Can't Come Fast Enough...

It's not what it implies...

One of the best scrubs moment ever. It may or may not be funny if you haven't seen a few episodes of the show(I know i made Katelyn watch some but they were really bad and non-funny episodes) Hopefully you can enjoy this...

Now that I have these...does it mean I'm a true Vermonter?

These came in the mail yesterday. Aren't they lovely? it;s a shame they DON'T FIT. I knew I shouldn't have ordered the narrow size(But all of the zappos reviews said to. I thought we were supposed to believe everything we read online?) oh well. good thing zappos has free returns. The weirdest thing about them?  They smell like the beach.  How strange.

Consequence of Sound by Revolve Dance Company

when did interpretive dance get cool?

I found this online a while ago because I was looking for an audio of this track. My next goal is to learn this song on piano...we'll see about that

The Wind that Blows Across Your Room Carried Cheap Perfume Onto Your Dresser

I bet these smell so good. but at 60$ a bottle I don't even have a fraction of the budget needed to buy one. When I went to the MJ store in rhode island i loved the rain body splash. I bet these are just as wonderful.Yum I wish I could smell like a pear.

Meridith is a hippie, hippie is Meridith

This dress just came in the mail for me today. I'm 99% sure I'm gonna return it but I had to take a picture of me wearing it. I had to document it somewhere.

flop

I really wanted to wear these new sandals today but i'm going to stafford so i cant : (

But in the afternoon I get to go paint at this barn so that should be fun.

EXAMS!

Poor Katester... She has exams. I don't quite understand why they are necessary. Shouldn't the teacher know what level you're at by now? hope they go well for her.

Fingernails? really? 

Coldplay - Apple iTunes Viva La Vida

mmmm... This song is so good. It sounds so dramatic, a quality a quality I love my music to have. I've never benn much of a coldplay fan but i sure do love this song.

plus... apple makes a sick commercial

BlogBlog

So this is my first post... Im still trying to figure out how to use this... I'll make an actual post once this blog has soemthing to show