I say the right thing, but act the wrong way – If you wanna be with me, baby there’s a price to pay
I’ve fallen asleep in so many places in the past week that I haven’t really been home/online/at my desk, thus the slack amount of blogging. I desperately need some form of decent daily routine to up my productiveness, but the calls of partying is just too loud as the end of summer grows closer in sight. This past week has been quite a whirlwind for me, reconnecting with old ties, severing some recent ones and meeting new people all at the same time. I’m definitely guilty of biting off more than I can chew all the time – starting up more projects than I can physically juggle, and keeping up a sort of rotation-like social life. On one hand, I really enjoy it. I thrive off the copious amount of choices I have with anything from what music I want to listen to/play/write, to who I want to see/chat/dance/drink with, to what I want to be reading and writing in bed, before I sleep.
I had a cold a week ago, largely from Big Day Out, being cold, drenched and tired, and then partying too hard. When it finally eased up a couple of days ago though, what did I do? Drank too much and slept too little again. Aka partied too hard. That, and the storm that New Zealand’s been hit with hasn’t really helped the chances of my immune system with keeping up with me. It looks to be a relatively tame Saturday night tonight, but I think my Wednes, Thurs and Friday nights have made up for it, haha.
The other day I caved and bought these killer shoes for half price. Although, having said that, half price was still fucking expensive. They are ridiculously comfortable though (took them out for 5 hours of dancing, standing and walking around to test drive them that very night, haha), and has resulted in me listing a pile of shoes that I don’t wear on Trademe.co.nz. I’m also currently selling a Sufjan Stevens ticket (Wellington), dress and various shoes. Click here for my listings 
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These bad boys make me veeery, very tall. I’m 5’7″ to start with… the platform itself is 1.5″ and then a 4″ heel wedge…
Mum didn’t say much (guilt, guilt, guilt about retail therapy, but I’m happy with them, haha), except that she looooves the leather. So soft and amazing.
So uhh, I don’t know how my legs ended up looking this tanned in the photo, haha. Very messy room though, am tidying out my wardrobe – dirty laundry on the floor, etc. Typical Amanda.
Aaaaand I’ve finally gotten my Laneway Festival Media Pass. Just smudged out my media outlet’s name until I have the photos and write up to link to.
This track – listen to it. I am so hooked it’s not funny. It’s a mash up of The Strokes’ “Hard To Explain” and Christina Aguilera’s “Genie In A Bottle”. Asides from being pure genius, they happen to be two of my fave tracks – “Hard To Explain” was the first Strokes song I ever heard, and they’ve been one of my favourite bands ever since, so there we have it.
Conversations from Wednesday and last night have really got me thinking about the chronology of my music tastes. I get really flustered whenever people ask me “what music to you like/listen to?”. Because I honestly listen to such a wide variety that I don’t even know where to begin to describe what my tastes are. I know it seems really superficial, but being the music freak that I am, I really do feel that these days, to a lot of people, what music someone is into makes a big enough difference on the impression they leave – akin to that of a first, visual impression. I can’t be bothered analysing my own musical etymology right now, but put it this way, within the two past weeks I have: gone crazy on a one-woman-dance-rampage over Ratatat + relived the nostalgia of my youth in the Deftones moshpit + creamed myself (awful expression, I know) over Rammstein’s set and pyrotechnics from the 2nd row at BDO + gone clubbing at places where “everyone goes” and they play supposedly the “most popular” tracks + had a blast to Tidball’s set at Cassette 9 + spent the rest of that evening listening to pop favourites from the past decade with friends (think Britney Spears, Blue, Christina Aguilera, Back Street Boys, Liberty X, Mis-Teeq sort of stuff)… not to mention, in the next two weeks I will see an array of bands at Laneway Festival that are more akin to recent music tastes + go to see Rusko + be at Sufjan Stevens’ concert in Wellington… I would also love to see Queens of the Stone Age again, but I can’t really bring myself to fish out $85 ish in my current state of unemployment.
Don’t even mention it – I’ve been looking and applying for jobs. And I know that I’m picky, because I want to keep whatever job I get as a part-time thing for the next two years, like I did with my last job – so I don’t want to hate whatever it is!
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January 29th, 2011 at 8:09 pm
That’s a nice mashup… probably because I enjoy Genie in a Bottle lol.
January 30th, 2011 at 9:50 am
FML I love your shoes. Damn!
January 30th, 2011 at 9:50 am
FML I love your shoes. p.s Hey from France xoxox
January 30th, 2011 at 9:50 am
FML I love your shoes and Hey from France xoxox
January 30th, 2011 at 10:45 am
I hope that you get better soon!
Oh man! You’re almost 6 feet tall with those shoes! That’s simply awesome, scary, and almost empowering.
January 31st, 2011 at 1:00 am
Good luck with looking for a job. I honestly hate doing that, mostly because the past two years I’ve been FORCED to have one in addition to the part-time job I already have, not to mention university and another few odd jobs I’ve had here and there. Gosh, parents. @_@
Ahh, I find it so, so hard to describe my music taste. I have only been to one show as you may know, but my taste goes right from disco to metal and I’m pretty proud of it. It makes for some good conversation, if someone’s interested, but usually they just want someone who likes the same stuff. I suppose it’s an okay thing that I like most things then?
Lovely shoes. 8D I had a pair of platform boots but ah… I grew out of them. D:
January 31st, 2011 at 2:03 am
Damn, those shoes are hot!
Totally hear you on the partying too hard and having to pay for it later – I was finally on the mend but I went out last night and I’m paying dearly for it now
January 31st, 2011 at 4:57 pm
I know what you mean about music, I have such ecclectic taste in music its really quite hard to describe. I think that being so varied with music taste is definately an advantage I think though, cause 9 times out of 10 when your out you like the music playing and you can always introduce pepole to new music. Hope your feeling better soon
January 31st, 2011 at 10:55 pm
I love those shoes! I’ve been obsessed with wedges as of late and just got expensive shoes for half price as well.. ahhh always feels great.
Also about the music taste, that’s one question I can never answer properly myself. I have my love for all things rock, alternative, rap, hiphop, underground, pop whatnot, even k-pop! Music has always been everything to me and I’m always open to anything.. that’s why I can never answer those kind of questions haha
February 1st, 2011 at 3:09 am
I am only five foot so I live in shoes like those with wedges and massive heels to make me a more acceptable five foot four / five.
I wish I had the woes of partying to worry about. I went out for my friend’s birthday the other day and we went for a meal then we were going to go out over town, but after the food everyone was too tired off the large amount of food that we ended up going home.
In reply to your comment on my blog:
I work in retail, I don’t really want to name the company as that will prevent me from having work rants :p
February 1st, 2011 at 5:28 am
Those shoes are pretty nice, they’re justifiable, no matter the price!
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Good luck with finding a job
February 2nd, 2011 at 11:14 pm
You’re 5ft 7, nice! I’m only 5ft, super super short I know. I totally love high heels because it makes me feel average height LOL although when I’m out everyone else is wearing heels too but at least I’m still a bit taller. I have many many pairs of really high heels for that reason.
I don’t have a particular taste for music, I generally go through phases. At the moment, I’m really into Korean music so have been listening to that most of the time. Music definitely puts an impression on a person and people do tend to judge one by their music taste
February 6th, 2011 at 3:44 am
Brilliant idea selling your old gear, such a good way to get in a little extra bit of cash.
I’m with you on the music thing, I tend to describe bands rather than genres to people when they ask what I like because it can be so varied. Across genres and decades.
February 12th, 2011 at 12:54 pm
Feeling those boots lady! And adore adore adore the pics in the post above!
Thanks for the comment
XXASAB
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