"Sanity, Where Have You Gone? I Fall from Grace, Here in the Dark..."

Hello-Hello, fall lovers! Or should I say, Halloween lovers?

I decided to participate in the October weekly meme, Spooky Quilling, created by Savannah from The Book Prophet. If you are interested doing this meme or checking her awesome blog, you just have to click the links above.

There are new prompts each week. I planning to do all the memes by November 1st since this moth turned out to be very eventful for me. 

I also tweaked the meme a bit and I planning to use song lyrics or titles for the blog post titles. Of course, I will also provide the YouTube links for those songs.

Prompt 1 for October 3rd was:

“For this prompt you have to write a spooky story about how the villain of a story – a story already in existence or of your own imagination – became the villain. This has to be 666 words (I know it’s hard but try and get it exact – you never know, it may bring you good luck).”

A villain is born

The night was dark and moonless. It was so cold that you were able to see your own breath leaving the body just like a soul. Steps. Steps on the frozen snow were screeching like someone was stepping on broken glass accepting his dark fate.

Melody Obsession of the Week, Brought to You by Me, Presents Photograph by Ed Sheeran

Hello-Hello! Today, I have another song for you. I am listening it for a while now.

Ed Sheeran is growing on me especially with this song - actually it started with the Shape of you (link to post) but moving on...

This song brings up past memories and love just like a good book that resonates with you does.

Apparently, fall is for memories. I often find myself thinking about good books I read and stayed with me. But, I also think about my past, people, events, and songs I listened during that particular year.  

In my opinion, Photograph is a good song to contemplate about stories - from books or real life - that left a mark on you. Every story change you in a way. So that is why it is important to contemplate and learn from the past.

Every last minute is in the past now. :P

I hope you are going to enjoy this song as much as I do; even though, it is on the slow side.

Without further ado...

Photograph - Ed Sheeran

Listen it on repeat!

Happy Music Madness!

PS

Until next time, feel free to check out my latest posts HERE:

The Guilty Reader Book Tag

The last Music Madness Pick 

Melody Obsession of the Week, Brought to You by Me, Presents Fetish by Selena Gomez

Hello-Hello, fellow readers! Fall is here. The weather is chilly and the leaves are changing colors, green for read, yellow or orange. 

After my break from books and blogging, I started to debate what my new song pick is going to be for Music Madness - aka Melody Obsession of the Week. If you read my previous posts regarding this section of my blog, you probably know that I like to give a meaning and a reason to the song I choose. Usually. So, after days of debating on songs I encountered during my leave of absence, I decided on Fetish by Selena Gomez. 

I am well aware of its innuendos and the sexy meaning behind the lyrics. However, one day when I was listening to the song next to my pile of book, it hit me. Its lyrics perfectly describe a reader's - or at least my - relationship with books. 

No matter how long our reading slump or break from books is, we still find our way back to them, to reading. We crave the stories they contain within their covers. We want to go on adventures with the fellow characters, be the heroes, fight the villains or just be a reader. The smell of paper from a brand new book is the most sexy perfume we have ever desired. We love the art on the covers, dust jackets, and pages. And if the story of a book is THAT good, we obsessed over it. We devour its words over and over again through sleepless nights and even decades later. Just like a certain book friend of mine  who read a certain series at least 17 times. (Heck, even I got convinced to read that series again. Good job, my friend! Your passion for those books really inspired me. ^^)

So, you see, our relationship with books it is a bit sexual. We obsess. We crave. We want more. We want so much more from our beloved books that we even start writing our own stories. Books have a huge impact on their readers. They change us because we learn and gain knowledge from them. We, the readers, become imprinted by the books we read because their stories stay with us for the rest of our lives.

And finally, without further ado...

Selena Gomez - Fetish 

  

Listen it on repeat!

Happy Music Madness!  

And, let me know in the comments section if you have a similar "relationship" with your books. Also, what do you think about this week's song?

PS 

Until next time feel free to check out my latest posts The Diabolic Book Review -->HERE<-- and "I am back, readers!" Random Post -->HERE<--.  

Melody Obsession of the Week Brought to You by Me Presents Game of Thrones Opening Theme

Hello-Hello! I am glad to be back again. And this time, I would like to announce that... I caught a contagious fever... the GAME OF THRONES fever. Finally, I let myself be brainwashed by the fandom and strangely...  I don't regret it. 

I had my mind set on this show for a long time. It was like an annoying thought that keeps bothering your subconscious when you try to fall asleep. Aaand, I did it! It took me almost 5 years - since I first heard of the show - to listen to my brain and the on growing hype. 

Do you know how had it is to stay away from spoilers?

Let me tell you: H-A-R-D to the infinite power. Especially when social media and the internet is booming with spoilers left and right. (Although, I am still shocked to my bones when I hear them... So, that's a plus, right?)

Without further ado, I present to you...

GAME OF THRONES - Opening Theme

Have fun getting it out of your pretty head. >]

Play it on repeat and happy listening!

See you in my next post and don't forget to tell me in the comment section if you are a fan of this epic story (book and/or TV show). ^_^

P.S.

You can check out my last music pick --> HERE <--

And my last book review --> HERE<--

Melody Obsession of the Week Brought to You by Me Presents Meghan Trainor, Selena Gomez & Anne-Marie ft. Naruto

Hello-Hello! Another day, another minute, another second... Time passes by and these week's songs are a bit thematic, I might say. To quote one of my favorites comics of all time, W.i.t.c.h., "The end is a new beginning." I am going through a break up with my... myself.

 (Ha! I've gotcha there, didn't I? ;])

Have you ever had a feeling that something is going to change in your life and that change is going to come from you? Well... That's me right now. Sadly any change in one's life, no matter how good it is, comes with side effects like an atrocious reading slump. 

I am searching and mostly waiting for an epic book to appear out of nowhere or my bookshelf and slay that... slump.

Until then...

Naruto Theme - The Raising Fighting Spirit 

Anne-Marie - Ciao Adios

Selena Gomez - Bad Liar

Meghan Trainor - I Deserve Better

Happy Summer Everyone!

Play it [them] on REPEAT! 

And before I go, I want to make an honorable mention to Marina Kaye - On My Own. You know... It matches the theme of the week. ^_^

If you want to check out:

1. My last book review click --> HERE

2. My last music pick, click --> HERE

3. Honorable song mention --> HERE

P.S.

Due to my busy schedule around this time of the year, I will post irregularly and mostly short posts like this. 

See you in my next post! ^-^

Melody Obsession of the Week Brought to You by Me Presents... Too Many Songs

Hello-Hello! Summer is finally here in the Northern hemisphere. (Sorry not sorry South but it's your turn to deal with winter ^-^.) Life is blooming everywhere. People meet and people part... It's a constant cycle moving forward and never backwards. An ending is the start of a new beginning... So... We just have to enjoy the moment and be happy that we exist in this moment. Believe it or not you are part of the Universe's history.

There's no day like today! And without further ado... Music!!!

Imagine Dragons - Believer

Topic ft. Nico Santos - Home

Sia - I forgive you

Julia Michaels - Issues

Camila Cabello - Crying in the Club

It feels like compensating for all the time I missed to post the song pick of the week!

Eh, well! It is what it is!

Happy listening! And Play it on repeat! ^_^

P.S.

• You can check my last song pick -->HERE<--
• And you can read my last book review -->HERE<--

Melody Obsession of the Week Brought to You by Me Presents Marina Kaye On My Own

 

Hello-Hello! Lately, I was absent from my blog cause... life. When life is calling, you have to drop everything and go change in your superhero costume.

 Anyway... Let's talk about something else. France for example. The country of everything French:

French Toast

French Baguette

French Fries

French Vanilla

French Cheese

French Wine

French rolled "Rs"

French Fashion

Paris

A famous antenna called The Eiffel Tower

Louvre
Fleur-de-lis
Beauty and the Beast (original story)

French (of course)

French people (obviously) 

Paris Climate Agreement

Alexandre Dumas

Victor Hugo

And last but not least, Liberté, égalité, fraternité (liberty, equality, fraternity).

This list can go on for ever and ever... If you ask me or Wikipedia.

What's the point of this crush course about France, you ask? Well, blame the post title and my pen - more like keyboard - pal, Remy. Shoutout to you, French reading... human!

 

 

Thank you for introducing me to the beautiful voice of Marina Kaye! This girl has an amazing voice. So do yourself a favor and listen to her music on repeat. ^_^

Without further ado...

 

Marina Kaye  On My Own - Live

 

 

Happy listening!

 

P.S.

Feel free to check out my last

MELODY OBESSION --> HERE<--

And

BOOK OPINION  -->HERE<--

 

   

Melody Obsession of the Week Brought to You by Me Presents PSY 'I Luv it!'

Hello-Hello! Today I planned to post a book review - do not worry it's in a rough draft form - but... Music it is. Ha-Ha-Ha! I am too energized for that. Gosh, I wished I had a pen and paper instead of a keyboard. Yes, I write faster than I type. A total shocker in these day and age - not really. ^-^

So... my super-fast thinking brain is impairing my typing ability by shooting too many ideas at me in the same time.

A shot of cold water for you, Brain! 

Brain: Cheers! Aaaah!

(I literary just had a glass of clod water.)

Music is about harmony and order 99.99% of the time. (That .01% is for the exception to the rule and the fact that I am not a music expert, thus, do not take my words for granted. Wink-Wink!) As I was saying, let's take some time and think about Hydrogen and Oxygen. Two explosive gases came together to form one of the most harmless chemical substances of them all, water.  Without you, water, life on Earth would not exist. Because of you, I can dance today to exhaustion on my favorite rhythm. You are my favorite drink despite the fact that you are a necessity of my existence.

Special thanks to gif-Thor for showing support. (Yeah, I know it was about coffee but... Shhh!)

Now, let's dance and sing and liberate the music beast and without further ado... The song!

I Luv it!

Happy Dancing! 

And stay hydrated!

Don't forget to check out my previous song pick -->Here<--
And my latest book-post -->Here<--

Melody Obsession of the Week Brought to You by Me Presents... Minions?

Hello-Hello! I am going to be direct with you. For weeks, I've been planning my next melody obsession post. I was planning this big inspirational post about humanity and humans and blah blah blah... Then it hit me. Or should I say... my ear drum? There is too much seriousness in the world. We know things are bad but better than they were a thousand years ago. We know we strive for equality, justice, and perfection. Although, we often forget the human nature. Humans are creatures of habit sooo change is not up our alley and I am citing the scientists from the world of psychology here. Sometimes is better to just enjoy the moment.

Forget the bad.

Eliminate those negative words and views of the world.

AND. JUST. SMILE.

With that comes the laughter.

Yeah! 

Today I want to put a smile on your face to make you feel better even if it's just for a fraction of a second.

As you can see, I upgraded my post logo. I Photoshoped the original picture I created in Photoshop using the App Bamboo Paper. Now, it really looks like music madness. 

Brain: Wait! Wait a minute! WAIT-A-Minute! Aren't people usually use Photoshop to Photoshop other pictures created in other apps? 

Me (the other side of the brain):Yes, and?  

Brain: Then... How? You... It doesn't make any sense.

Me: It doesn't always have to be that way. >--Clap-Clap--< Keep up, Brain! Keep up!

Brain: Now, you got me confused. Pretty picture thou!

Me: Thank you! You help me make it.

Brain: I know! >:] >B]

So, without further ado or any interruption from my highly evolved cerebral cortex from the animal kingdom...

Brain: I know what you did there...

I present to you:

MINIONS

Brain: ...And, it's not fair.

I dare you to sing along and try to take this tune out of your head after you listened to it!

Mwahahahahaha!

Happy listening!

Play it on repeat. ^_^

Brain: That's just pure evilness. 

Me: I know. >]

Bye! For real, now! Bye!

Oh! And enjoy the music!

P.S. If you are curious about my last song pick, feel free to check it out -->HERE<--.

Melody Obsession of the Week Brought to You by Me Presents Katy Perry Chained to the Rhythm

Image source: Google - Doodle

 

Hello-Hello! It's time to bring back the Melody Obsession of the Week. I've been of for a while cause of Easter and family... Also, let's not forget about the explosion of color which happens outside at this time of the year in the northern hemisphere of Earth - most of it or parts of it.

You are probably asking yourself why my post has blue writing and Earth Day 2017 Google Doodle as a head photo. Well... The song of my choosing for this week ties in with the Earth Day and a big portion of our beloved planet is covered in water hence the blue letters.

From what I observe every day around me and from my own actions, as humans, we take a bunch a things for granted and we forget what's important. You are never independent. You depend on others - humans, animals, plants, planets, stars, the whole universe, gravity, and the list can continue to infinity and beyond. And others depend on YOU Too. Big changes start small. Think. Analyze.  Decide. Talk. Then, make a difference. 

Without further ado...

 

Katy Perry Chained to the Rhythm

 

 

Enjoy the music and some more pictures of Earth!
Also feel free to check out the last Melody Obsession -->HERE<-- 

 

 

All Earth Images Source: NASA

Melody Obsession of the Week Brought to You by Me Presents Jessie J Do It Like a Dude (EXPLICIT)

Hello-Hello! It is the end of the week and it is time for my melody obsession. This song is mature-ish with a bunch of curse words... So listen on your own risk. :D

Jessie J has a strong voice and her song sends an even stronger (I am not even sure if it's grammatically correct and I do not care as long as you get what I am saying B] ) message.

I dedicate this song to my oldest friend from Romania who introduced me to it a while ago. Thank you, Nico! Miss you and how we used to hang out every summer and other vacations. :3

 
And I am also making a dedication to all of the people who told me that I act to much as a guy or that I cannot do, be what I want, stay in a place, or wear something because I am a girl. Dear those past, present, and future people, this is my answer to you. FYI, science proved that the only barrier to female leaders is gender bias.

And the same thing can be said about you, guys. Do, wear, say, feel, and be what you want. Do not be afraid to be called "feminine". You are humans too. Plus, the world will be boring without diversity.

PEACE!

LOVE!

And LISTEN to JESSIE J on REPEAT!

JESSIE J DO IT LIKE A DUDE (EXPLICIT)

 

Feel free to check out Last Week's SONG here --> Kaleido Star

 

 

Melody Obsession of the Week Brought to You by Me Presents Kaleido Star

 

Hello-Hello! This week I do not have a song pick. I rather have the entire soundtrack of an anime called Kaleido Star.

Yes, you read me right. I recommend going on YouTube and search Kaleido Star OST.

What can I say? I am really into instrumental music. It creates mood. Happy. Sad. Danger. Triumph. Failure. Rising. Challenge. Fear. Future. Comedy.

 

  

I can proudly say that this is one of my all time favorite anime ever. And if you want to watch it, please watch it in Japanese with a subtitle. Everything is so much better and fun.

I will leave a few songs down below... (^_^)

 

Happy Listening!

I hope you are going to enjoy them as much as I do.

Alright, one song is not completely instrumental but it is in Japanese... So... Yeah!

Be Happy!

Let yourself to be inspired by music and stories.

You can check out my last week pick here -->Waterfall

 

 

 

Melody Obsession of the Week Brought to You by Me Presents Ed Sheeran Shape of You

Hello-Hello! It is the end of the week and it is time for the melody obsession.

Of course you know what is my song pick because... post title.

BUT bear with me before pressing the play button because I have this whole explanation on how and why I chose this song.

Tap-tap-tap... An explanation... Ok. Well... I heard bits and pieces of this song on the radio and I was "Eh! It's alright." Ed Sheeran is a particular artist who, in my opinion, is more lyric focused and I usually like my songs with  more instrumental music. (I will rather listen to him live in a concert because he has a great voice --> YouTube - Ed Sheeran Bloodstream Live) So, I kind of ignored the song until... Until I heard the part "Oh, I! Oh, I! Oh, I!" 

That was the moment! I went to YouTube. I found the song and pressed play a million times. And yes, I fell in love with the "Oh, I! Oh, I! Oh, I!" parts. I wished the song had more "Oh, I! Oh, I! Oh, I!" in it. Ha-Ha-Ha!

Without further ado...

 

Ed Sheeran - Shape of You

 

Play it on repeat!

Feel free to check out the last week melody obsession Loreen Statements and Lilo & Stitch Intro.

 

Bonus:

The acoustic version of

Statements by Loreen

 

Happy listening!

 



Melody Obsession of the Week brought to you by Me presents Loreen and Lilo & Stitch

 

Hello-Hello! Happy Sunday Everyone!

This week I have not one but two songs for you.

My first pick is in the honor the Eurovision even though I found the song before I found out that Loreen entered the competition to qualify for Eurovision. Long story... Hahaha!

The second song is dedicated to my childhood and spring/summer weekend mornings when I was watching Lilo & Stitch at my grandma's house in the countryside.

LOVE YOU, Grandma!

Imi e dor de tine Mica! (This portion is in Romanian)

So without further ado, I present you:

 

Loreen - Statements

And

Lilo & Stitch Intro

 

Do not forget to play the music on repeat!

Happy listening!

Feel free to check out the last week melody obsession Sia Move Your Body.

 



Melody Obsession of the Week brought to you by Me presents Sia Move Your Body

Hello-Hello!

Have you ever been obsessed with a song that you play it on repeat until your parents, friends, and entire family tree look at you like the meme below?

 

 

Yeah! I've been on both sides of the fence. Mostly on the obsessed part but who keeps tabs. Ha-ha-ha!

Shout out to my first year college roommate, now friend, who got me reacting like this (meme below) every single time I heard "Shake it off" by Taylor Swift. And Yes, I need two Hades memes to express my internal frustration because now I freaking sing along every time I hear "Shake it off".
 

 And believe it or not I LOVE - and I feel proud of myself - when I stir the same reaction in people that I love and know.

So, I am hoping to get your brains addicted to some catchy tunes and your next of kin angry with you. It is a win-win situation from what I see... or should I say hear.

 

So without further ado... 

 

 

Sia Move Your Body!

 

 

Happy Music Obsession!