Gloria in Excelsis Deo

. bare feet on lino floors
. listening to Somedays by Regina Spektor while lying in the park in the sunshine
. The Guardian using the word "LOLZ" in serious review of Laughing With by Regina Spektor
. "and it's realyl weird because whenever i talk to you after ages its like... you're the one i've known from the start. and is always always there with advice and aren't too busy or self-absorbed."
. our Polish estate agent
. falling asleep to Dog Man Star
. The Asphalt World and the 2 of Us by Suede
. some of the pictures posted on tumblr
. dancing by myself in my room
. being basically the only one left on my flat

[stolen from my post to quiet_thrills]

Still Tainted with Red

the day that we
took out a car in the rain
is the day you forgot how to brake and see
how quickly the picture will change
filled with fingers and voices and teeth
i still remember holding my hand
against your face just before it was sprayed
across the radio
as it played

Emmy the Great - MIA

My favourtie song about a car crash. Which is an odd thing to say, but it is very good.

Don't Call Me, Don't Write

Fairy tales are more than true; not because they tell us that dragons exist, but because they tell us that dragons can be beaten - G. K. Chesterton

Books I intend to read this summer;

. The Whale Rider
. Rabbit-Proof Fence
. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
. The Bean Trees
. maybe some other "classics"
. maybe other things by Barbara Kingsolver
. White Tiger
. The Good Thief
. something by Haruki Murakami
. probably some David Mitchell again
. Notes From a Big Country
. Gig by Simon Armitage
. The Miracle Life of Edgar Mint
. other things that mum thinks I should read