Monthly Archives: December 2010

The 25 Best Albums of 2010

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The past 365 days have played host to quite the amount of amazing new music. Some of these records made the list for being satisfying follow-up efforts while some made it for being awesome new bands in general. In both of these categories, this year has turned out many treats for the ear.

 

Vampire Weekend – Contra

Beach House – Teen Dream

Sufjan Stevens – The Age of Adz

Arcade Fire – The Suburbs

Local Natives – Gorilla Manor


Ray LaMontagne – God Willin’ and the Creek Don’t Rise

Deer Tick – The Black Dirt Sessions

Sleigh Bells – Treats

Mumford & Sons – Sigh No More

She & Him – Volume Two


First Aid Kit – The Big Black &the Blue

Deerhunter – Halcyon Digest

Best Coast – Crazy For You

Band of Horses – Infinite Arms

The National – High Violet


The Ruby Suns – Fight Softly

Dr. Dog – Shame, Shame

M.I.A. – Maya

The Black Keys – Brothers

Yeasayer – Odd Blood


The Weepies – Be My Thrill

Belle & Sebastian – Write About Love

Glasser – Ring

Kanye West – My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy

Caribou – Swim

 

Who would you have included or excluded from the list? Please share!


Peace,

La Vie Looks of the Week

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1. CAMILLA BELLE wearing the Oxford trend perfectly.

2. KRISTEN BELL chooses a faux-fur vest to warm up her holiday outfit.

3. REESE WITHERSPOON shops in camouflage colors.

4. ASHLEE SIMPSON-WENTZ covers up ditsy floral with a cozy grandpa sweater.

5.AMY ADAMS mixes up brown with black.

6. BLAKE LIVELY fights sidewalk chill with layers4.

7. JESSICA ALBA adds a cute dose of green to black staples.

8. EMILY BLUNT travels stylishly in shades of gray.

 

Which looks were your favorite/least favorite?

 

 

Peace,

La Vie Links: Christmas Style

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Peace,

Monday Playlist: The Christmas Edition Part II

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Some holiday music that they don’t play on Oldies 103.3.

 

1. “25th December” Everything But The Girl

2. “The First Song” by Band of Horses

3. “Let Me Sleep” by Pearl Jam

4. “Last Christmas (Cover)” by Florence + the Machine

5. “All That I Want” by The Weepies

6. “Put the Lights on the Tree” and “Christmas in the Room” by Sufjan Stevens

7. “Are You Coming Over for Christmas?” by Belle & Sebastian

8. “Got Something for You” by Best Coast and Wavves

9. “Christmas All Summer Long” by Deer Tick

10. “Get Down for the Holidays” by Jenny O.

 

Of course I have some traditional favorites, too! What are everyone’s favorites (modern takes or oldies)?

And check out The Christmas Edition Part I here.

 

Peace,

You Are Not Your Bra-Size, Nor Are You the Width of Your Waist

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“You are not your bra-size, nor are you the width of your waist, nor are you the slenderness of your calves. You are not your hair color, your skin color, nor are you a shade of lipstick. Your shoe-size is of no consequence. You are not defined by the amount of attention you get from males, females, or any combination thereof. You are not the number of sit-ups you can do, nor are you the number of calories in a day. You are not your mustache. You are not the hair on your legs. You are not a little red dress.

You are no amalgam of these things.

You are the content of your character. You are the ambitions that drive you. You are the goals that you set. You are the things that you laugh at and the words that you say. You are the thoughts you think and the things you wonder. You are beautiful and desirable not for the clique you attend, but for the spark of life within you that compels you to make your life a full and meaningful one. You are beautiful not for the shape of the vessel, but for the volume of the soul it carries.”

I hereby adopt this as my new body image mantra. Quoted from this eloquent guy who dubs himself an amateur photographer. He might want to add writer to the resume.

Peace,