2013!

I can't believe we are already a week into 2013. I had a lovely Christmas with my family and a chilled out New Years. I hope everyone had a good one and 2013 kicks 2012's arse!

Since I last wrote here I have done a few things:

I made my friend a really awesome mix tape.  I also made her some particularly heinous candy cane vodka.

I drew a banjo, what on Earth possessed me to do that?!

I fell in love with Of Monsters and Men. So now I am sad that I can't see them or Vampire Weekend this Summer!

I read The Hunger Games trilogy in a five day period. Oh my!

I did my Hottest 100 voting, although there were too many things I wanted to vote for. I could have happily given my 10 votes to Mumford and Sons or Jack White. I was very restrained and only voted for 3 Mumford and Sons tracks - I Will Wait, Lover of the Light, and Broken Crown.

I am finally watching Arrested Development and Freaks and Geeks and loving them! :)

I finally finished getting my tooth fixed up after 8 dental appointments including 2 fillings to the same tooth and a root canal (hence me being too poor to do anything remotely exciting this Summer). 

And last but not least I went to see The Hobbit at long last yesterday! :D    

Hottest 100

Every year in Australia January 26th is better known as Australia day or in some circles Hottest 100 day. The previous year's most popular tracks are decided upon by a public vote. Now I don't have the best track record remembering to vote, or using all of my ten votes. But this year I voted with 8 hours to spare and I even chose 10 songs. Without further ado I present to you the songs I have voted for in no particular order. 

1. Boy & Bear - Feeding Line 

 

2. Owl Eyes - Pumped Up Kicks {Like A Version} 

3. Noah And The Whale - L.I.F.E.G.O.E.S.O.N

4. Arctic Monkeys - Black Treacle 

5. Cults - Go Outside

6. Lana Del Ray - Video Games

7. Lisa Mitchell - The Ship Song {Straight To You: Triple J's tribute To Nick Cave}

 8. Seeker Lover Keeper - Light All My Lights

9. The Strokes - Under Cover of Darkness

10. The Wombats - Jump Into the Fog

Gotye will probably take the crown though.