M is for Monday, and it's also for . . .

MUSIC!!

And when I had this amazingly deep revelation about the letter M, I took it as a sign that I should share another song from my WIP playlist :)

So this one is Emily Browning's version of "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)." Some of the lyrics absolutely fit my WIP--but I also just love the mood of the music and the sound of her voice.

This is from the Sucker Punch soundtrack. If you haven't seen the movie yet, I wouldn't bother. It's very pretty and the soundtrack is amazing (I write to it quite frequently!), but the plot is . . . meh. IMO, anyway.

How were your weekends? I want to hear everything!

PS For more songs from my playlist, click here! 

"A Beautiful Lie"

Okay, so... today's post ISN'T about lies, or liars. Shocking, I know. (Well, maybe not shocking for those of you who also heart one of my favorite bands.)

(I mean, I have a few thoughts on liars. You guys probably have the same ones. I think they suuuuuuuuck. But today's not about that.)

Today? Let's chat music.

And let's chat Jared Leto.

*swoon*

*and again*

He, for serious, was probably the first love of my life. (Well, besides a boy named Carter in my first grade class . . . ) But still. Back in the days of My So Called Life.

Remember? This?

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And, dude. He grew up into this:

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And his band, 30 Seconds to Mars, has more than a few songs on my WIP playlist. The song I'm sharing with you today is "A Beautiful Lie." Um, hence the title of my post. 

(Also, this isn't the official music video for it, but I like the lyrics and this one shows them.)

Enjoy!

I happen to know for a fact that I'm not the only writer out there who hearts 30STM. *cough*Carolina Valdez Miller*cough*

But what about you? What song are YOU swooning over today? 
Or, yanno, which mid-90s TV star? 

PS For more songs from my playlist, click here!

"You hit me once, I hit you back."

Dudes. You probs thought this post was gonna be all gangster. Like, I was gonna fight or something. 

But NOPE.

I'm just doing like I promised and sharing a song from my WIP. 

"Kiss with a Fist" is a freaking awesome song. 

Florence + The Machine is a freaking awesome group. 

Seriously. I heart every. single. song. of theirs. My WIP playlist has sooooo many.

So. Enjoy! 

Oh, and happy Monday, y'all! I'm off somewhere enjoying warm sand and salty water.

And pina coladas.

What are you up to this week? What songs are YOU listening to today??

"One good thing about music, when it hits, you feel no pain."

I love me some Bob Marley.

But I also think music can TOTALLY bring on the pain.

Like in breakups. You have "your" songs--and just the opening notes of one can firework into an explosion of pain in your stomach. So you avoid them, to avoid the pain. OR if you're like me, you listen to them over and over and over until they don't hurt anymore. (Seriously, that's what I used to do. Okay, and maybe it's cray-cray, but dude. I have fun taste in music. I don't want good songs ruined for me!)

Or when my Nana passed away. My sisters and I sat in the car and blasted music that had the tears flowing even harder. It helped. A lot.

Though, really, I'm digressing. My point today is not to disagree with Bob. I just really like that quote. Plus, he's right, too. Music can bring on all the JOY in the world.

When you're in love.

When you're getting ready for a girls' night out. (Like I did over the weekend and, omg, that's a post for a later day, let me tell you . . . )

When you're on a road trip.

When you're sitting on the beach drinking pina coladas, or margaritas, or whatevs . . .

Or, yanno, when you're WRITING. Or plotting. Or whatever. My WIP playlists have at least 60 songs on them. Most of the time more.

In case you can't tell, I like music. I'm not a diehard fan for any particular band or anything, but still. Tunes play a big part in my life. And so does writing. And while I don't talk much about the specifics of my WIPs these days, I thought today I'd share two of the theme songs for my current one.





Okay, and honestly, the version of ET that goes with my WIP is the one sans Kanye. (There is no alien probing in my WIP, promise.)

Also, my playlist is NOT comprised of all pop hits. But these are the two that fit them the most overall.

Since I don't really talk about what I'm writing here, I thought maybe each week I'd share some music that speaks to it instead. Or maybe just music I'm feeling at the moment. Deal? Deal.

What about you guys? Do you have WIP theme songs? Playlists? 

Are they epic in length like mine?