this world is a cruel place, and we're here only to lose.

Some people worship gods and saints.

Me?

I worship rock stars.





Last week I saw H.I.M. at the House of Blues. Ville Valo is Saint Valentine and this show was nothing short of a religious experience.



I would give anything to go back and relive that night. To escape back to that alternate universe that was created, when the only sound I heard was his voice, getting ingrained deep into my head, deafening and epic.















The only time I'm ever truly happy is when I get lost in music. I've listened to 'Screamworks' pretty much every single day since I bought it. You'd think I'd be sick of it by now...






These photos are stills from an OLD favourite... a true H.I.M. classic, "Join Me (in death)".







watch it HERE








How many of your favourite bands have you seen live?? Was it a million times better than hearing the c.d.??










*heres hoping I get to see Saint Valentine again one day*

<3

I'll kiss that smile off your face... just say when.

Shame on me.




I'm supposed to be working on my homework, but I've been (happily) sidetracked by the new H.I.M. video, aka the video I wish to live in this week.



I highly recommend the new album, 'Screamworks' to anyone who loves beautiful, honest lyrics and great guitar playing.








I've always wished that I could have been blessed with any kind of musical talent - but great tunes aren't always complete without a great set of words to accompany them. Some people, like Ville Valo, seem to be born with a natural ability to write gorgeous lines that read more like a poem than a song. And English isn't even Valo's first language!! How's that for talent? ;)


















Who are some of your favourite lyricists??
Past or current?
English-speaking or not?

Share share shaaaare.



<3




watch the video for 'Scared to Death': here

With every step I take, the less I know myself. And every vow I break on my way towards your heart.

currently listening to: HIM - "The Path" - random fact: my mommy LOVES Ville Valo. And so do I, for that matter.



SO.

In addition to slacking on my blogging, I've also been slacking on my sewing. For shame, really. All for shame. I blame my overthinking, as always. I get an initial inspiration for something that seems like it will be a fabulous idea, and then I think and I think and I THINK about it to death... until it ends up seeming like it wasn't such a great idea to begin with.

Did that make any sense?

Probably not. But anyways... I've been trying to change all that and have been forcing myself to do little things, (WITHOUT THINKING VERY HARD ABOUT THEM), every day. I finally asked my mommy to teach me the basics of crocheting last month, and I got *close* to mastering them. (Ok, maybe not "mastering", but at least the art of it makes a lot more sense now than it used to). But my current obsession is embroidering. It is the BEST. It's like drawing with thread! I hope to have lots of neat embroidered stuff to show off soon... right now I haven't done all that much. I mainly just like doing random techniques for practice on scraps of fabric.

A few weeks ago, however, I had a sudden flash of inspiration for making brooches/pins/clip on stuff, and then I realized that these kinds of things could easily double as hair accessories. I hadn't ever attempted making hair accessories before this, so these are my crappy first attempts (in these photos).

I wore the pink leopard one in my hair to work last month and a coworker liked it so much, (she likened it to Betsey Johnson items! Whaaa..?!), that I'm making her one for free. 'Cause I'm nice like that. I hope she wears it! And obviously, I'm not feeling like a Top Model tonight, so instead of showing them off on my head, I attached them to my awesome blazer. Just to show you that they DO indeed work as brooches/clothing decorations too!

My current favourite is the green and purple with gold braid. That one probably works more as a jacket accessory than a hair one. It's more militaristic looking, hence why I adore it.

And yes, I do indeed realize that these pictures suck.

But they're only the beginning.

Lots more creations to come soon... I *hope*. I might be selling these on my Etsy too, if anyone thinks they might possibly consider being even the least bit interested.

<3