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I've just been in town today and I've spent an enormous amount of money considering that I can't afford it (well, depending on who you ask). I've bought this face cleaner thing (because I realized that my face looks terrible) at the pharmacy and I must be the only one who thinks that going to the pharmacy is much funnier than going to H&M for example... I always feel as though it's so much fun when I'm buying non-prescripted things and I always feel as though I'm getting good stuff. Which is why I bought the face cleaning stuff at the pharmacy rather than H&M or something like that. But maybe I just have some sort of crazy idea. I also bought a top for 200 SEK, which is sort of expensive according to me, but it was sort of lovely, so I had to. I also bought some tea (Earl Grey, fairtrade) which was something I sort of gave myself rather than it being necessary. While shopping, I was sipping on a chai latte and I also bought two bras. I guess the estimated amount of my spendings are on about 400-600 SEK. Somewhere along those lines.

Which is a lot for me.

But I don't care. Most of these stuff I needed so, I don't mind.

Right now I'm so exhausted that I'm thinking about popping in a Josh Groban CD in my CD player and lay on my bed and listen to it for a while.

Some of you may or may not to know this about yours truly but when it comes to music I'm very difficult. I can like individual songs, but it's really hard for me to dig an artist or a band. All over, I have like some individual tracks off someone's CD and I might think that they have a good singing voice, but I can never see myself like... buying an album or more importantly, openly express my admiration for the person's work.

For example, Katy Perry. I think she's absolutely hilarious. At first, I thought she was the spitting image of annoyance and someone who just really wants to be famous. I thought her songs were unnecessarily attention seeking and sort of lame, but as time went on, I began to appreciate it more. I like her now, but other than rocking out to her songs, I can't really picture myself buying her album or count her as one of my favourite artists unless it's on like Facebook or something.

However, to every rule there's an exception. There's this one artist that I really like. An artist whose album I've bought (in fact, I have three and I hope to add more to my collection) and I could almost see myself buy a ridiculous poster (but I abhor any other kind of merchandise). Not because I'm like the ~*greatest fan eveeeer*~ or anything, but because aside from having a voice of a god, there's a lot of charity connected to this person - or at least more than your average musician - and a fairly good sense of humour. However, I don't talk about it that much because of the "crazies" that are among his fans. Not all of them, but enough to make it seem like I don't want to be associated with that crowd (not that I don't have fans of his as friends but you know what I mean).

This artist is, in case you're wondering, Josh Groban.

Slightly embarrassing but whatever. If I had to summarize my really huge fan-phases when it comes to music, I can pretty much put it like this: 6-7: Spice Girls. 7-13 (or something, I can't remember): Britney Spears. 17: Josh Groban.

I like Katy Perry's Hot N Cold, I Kissed A Girl, If You Can Afford Me, Waking Up In Vegas, Ur So Gay etc. and I love Taylor Swift's song Love Story and Beyoncé's If I Were A Boy but I could never really see myself enjoying their music in the long term and there's so much commercial about them and so much... stuff, that I feel like it's almost suffocating or something. They're not people making music but there's so much focus on popularity, attention etc. in their songs. Not that Josh Groban isn't the product of commercialism, but it's just a bit different I think. Somehow.

I guess the difference is that when I'm listening to Josh Groban, it's a calm, soothing style with his music that makes me feel calm and as though I don't really need that really expensive nail polish and it's just generally harmonious. With Katy Perry, I feel a need to buy that lipstick or be a certain way. With most artists there's almost always like a brand associated with them because they are the brand, but if there's a brand that I associate with Josh Groban it's the crazy soccer mums charity he's done or like his piano skills or the usage of different languages. But that's sort of okay. I like the fact that he sings in a variety of languages and not tries to go limit himself by merely singing in English. Not that I don't love English (you know that I do ♥) but most of the stuff these days are more about like... sex and everything sort of become a cliché in that language while in others it can sort of not turn into that. For example, the usage of 'I Love you' is much easier for me than saying 'Jag älskar dig' (which is the Swedish version). You're overrun with 'I love you's but the 'Jag älskar dig's of the world are much less common and I don't know...

That paragraph is waaay too big but... I don't know. I guess I just felt like I spend so much time talking about TV shows (although this past few weeks I feel as though I've somehow managed to talk about nothing while still making entries) that I wanted to share a bit of music preferences.

I can understand people listening to Death Cab For Cutie or something like that, but... I don't know. In a way, I wish I didn't like Josh Groban because it feels totally embarrassing. But his music is totally awesome so I forgive myself.

You guys, I just bought JOSH GROBAN AWAKE LIVE!!! Guess what I'll spend my weekend doing?! :D :D I'm so really happy about my purchase. The CD is gold and he's so frickin' good I get chills. The dude definitely know how to sing :D :D

I mean, I had anticipated that it would cost 149 SEK but the store that I thought had it didn't have it so I had to go to a smaller, sort of privately owned store and there it cost 199 SEK, but I guess even though the price was a bit higher, it was still all worth it. It's a GLORIOUS CD/DVD :D

Edit: While I'm listening to 'In Her Eyes' you can totally hear this girl at one point who screams so extremely loud so you can basically hear her screaming and Josh Groban singing just loud enough to be heard. It's pretty funny stuff :P

I'm a bit... gone and I'm probably be until I get back from France the 21st. Well, expect postage on the 22nd, unless my plane crashes (which I've said to myself it WON'T!). This stress of trying to fix everything for my trip will of course result in me not being able to comment either. But I do check your posts and glance through them, although I don't have the time to sit down and make a semi-good comment.

Also, I'm listening to Josh Groban (which I will fill my cellphone with ♥) and I'm in loooooove. He's sooooo great ♥ I love his voice. And the interviews I watched while browsing through __grobanites *sigh*

♥

Why doesn't everyone listen to Josh Groban?

I'm having Josh Groban on Google alerts. Feels like I'm kind of stalking the poor soul but it's fun to read interviews. ♥ For those who don't know, I find him extremely adorable. Anyway, on occasion you come across some pretty funny things. Here's one thing from a Canadian newspaper:

Your fans call themselves Grobanites. That sounds like something you need to get exterminated.
Or get a vaccination for. I remember being on the Internet, early when there were only 50 fans, when they were starting to talk about what they wanted to call themselves. I was thinking to myself, ‘Oh my god, this group of fans is going to choose, right now, a word that's going to haunt me for the rest of my career.' It could've been worse, though. Grobanite is cute.

The rest of the article can be found here.

Oh, and I just have to share this as well because Josh = ♥

Puccini in the shower maybe?
I'll sing everything from Nessun Dorma to Pearl Jam. But I've always said, in the shower, you can't do anything halfway. You're either a rock god or an opera diva.

Anyway, that was the daily dose of Josh Groban love for you. I'm so planning on buying every single of his albums (I only have Josh Groban and Awake (without the extra songs *sniff*) but I will definitely buy the rest - especially Noel, when I get a chance).

I lent a book from the library about the Mesopotamian cultures. Guess what I'm going to be reading? Oh, and one about the Greeks. That's my sport break reading. I also thought I found something that could help me with my Philosophy paper but it turned out to be about free will in society rather than free will in general.

I was thinking that there needs to be more Sarah Connor Chronicles stuff on LiveJournal and I'm thinking about maybe doing some sort of community, other than the ones that are there now. Like a drabble community, or something like spn_fridayfive (if people want a community like that and if it's okay for the people that manages it *looks at potthead innocently*). We need more fandom action and make more people wanna see this awesome show :D *is on a mission*

Also, I clicked on a post with a SCC promo of the new episode and in a way I sort of wish that I hadn't because I love that everything that happens on shows these days are surprises to me. Remind me to never check spoilers again. Bad me. (Notice how cleverly I don't even mention what the promo pic was about? ;))

I can't write for too long, I just wanted to drop in with a brief little message before I spend the rest of my day in utter boredom. Sure, I have Josh Groban to accompany me and a notebook, but I'm at dad's and we don't have wireless internet. My little sister, the non-twin one, is having her birthday today and she's invited X amount of friends and we have to be out of the way. Since they are suppose to be on the first floor, my sister and I will be on the second, doing something. Whatever it ends up being, I hope it'll be fun.

Torchwood in two weeks and I can't WAIT! For reasons, check my earlier post ^^

Anyway, I might end up writing a Jack/Ianto fic, just because I'm in the mood. We'll see ;) Also, _byakko, I hope you'll have time to read through the fic and let me know what you think - if you don't - lemme know ;)

Everyone must watch/listen to this. Seriously. I'm in such a mood and I totally blame yaoi_anti_drug for it (who is also new to my flist - WELCOME! :D)



Listen to that voice! I mean, is it so strange that I had a crush on him (Scar, not the voice actor :P) as a kid? What do you think?

I have a new layout! aliasagent I'm in such a Mylar mood so I simply HAD TO make a layout :D

Now I'm spending my time browsing through YouTube and listening to Swedish Disney songs and reading the comments. Oh, I have so much I want you to listen to, so much you should hear.... *sighs*

Edit: I've also kind of decided that Zachary Quinto is like my biggest celeb crush right now... With Josh Groban and James McAvoy ;)

I hope you all had a lovely Christmas. I took the opportunity to comment on as many flist journals as I could and wish you all a happy holiday (although I might accidentally have written 'birthday' because it goes sort of automatically for me after typing 'happy'). Here's what I got this Christmas from my father and his wife (presents from my mother still remains to be seen as she's still in Egypt):

- Two Josh Groban ♥ CDs (Awake non-special edition, and Josh Groban)
- A shirt
- 500 SEK on HM
- 200 SEK for books
- 1000 SEK from my grandmother and her brother.
+ random things.

I'm still keeping my fingers crossed for a Samsung L760.

I've finally finished Atonement! It was absolutely lovely. Cried a little. Feel free to discuss the book with me in the comments :D

Also, if you feel like it you can:

Comment below with adjectives that could describe me as a person (or as you think I am as a person)

I hope that wasn't too confusing. Also, those of you who have lauren_sark on your flist can comment on what differs from our journals/personalities. If you want to :D

I'm listening to the Life on Mars soundtrack and I realized I totally miss my Life On Mars obsession. I need to revisit that fandom soon, because it was so FRICKING FANTASTIC! :D Oh well, I'm being a fangirl I suppose. I have a few episodes on my computer that I'll watch and we'll see where that goes.

Tomorrow I have a presentation on slavery due in my Social Science class and I have to organize and make notes and stuff like that. It's going to be interesting. Also, I need to write a wishlist for Christmas to my mother and find a beta to my Chuck/Blair fic. Anyone interested?

I've been a terrible commenter lately but that is because it seems like the power of words have failed me completely. Most entries are generally about people informing me what's going on in their lives, which is fantastic, but it's a bit hard to comment on on occasion. And it seems like I'm in one of those occasions right now.

Also, I need more Josh Groban music :D Oh, how I love thee. Although my sister is this close to put me in a treatment centre for the mentally disturbed. Even if Josh Groban represents 80% of what I listen to right now, it doesn't mean it's only Josh Groban, right? :P Besides, he's a good singer and it's such pleasant music so I'm hardly complaining.