These are a few of my favourite things...

Here are a few of my current favourite things:

TV: 

The Vampire Diaries has been my favourite show for about 2 years now. I just can't get enough of it! After the whole Twilight fiasco, I didn't think I'd be able to get into anything Vampire/Werewolf related again, at least not anything that was targeted towards teens. But Vampire Diaries is just SO GOOD, and every episode has SO MUCH ACTION. Ian Somerhalder/Damon doesn't hurt either. :)

As for something a little more lighthearted, New Girl is a show that I just discovered after I finished writing exams last month. I watched all the episodes within about 3 days, and then cursed myself for starting to watch it while it was still in it's first season, because I wanted MORE! But alas, I must wait til every Tuesday for more, and soon it will be over for the summer. So sad. I will probably re-watch the entire season when that happens. Nick is my favourite character and Jess & Nick needs to happen now!

Music: 

Early last month I discovered Marina & the Diamonds with her release of Primadonna, the first single off her new CD - Electra Heart. Since Electra Heart wasn't out yet, I downloaded her last album instead - The Family Jewels. I fell in love & haven't been able to stop listening to any of her songs. Electra Heart is now out as well and the two albums are pretty much all I've been listening to. My favourite songs are Shampain, Oh No!, and Mowgli's Road off of The Family Jewels, and Homewrecker and Bubblegum Bitch off of Electra Heart. But I mean, those were hard to choose, because I actually love ALL of the songs.

Food/Drink: 
The concept of green smoothies are disgusting. I mean, think about it - you're drinking spinach. They also LOOK disgusting, like green slime! But with the right combination of ingredients - I like using vanilla or chocolate soy or almond milk, vanilla yogurt, bananas, and peanut butter - they are actually DELICIOUS. As well as filling, and hey, spinach has protein in it - that's a plus for me.

Green tea - OBSESSED. That is all.

Make sure to check out my beauty favourites on my Beauty/Fashion Blog! 

Lady Gaga - Judas

April 16th, 2011:
I LOVE THIS SONG – which is actually such a relief to me. I have to admit that after Gaga's release of Born This Way, I was a little bit nervous for the rest of the album. Sure, it was catchy and it was fun, and it also had a great message, but I didn't feel like it was original (I listened to it against Madonna's Express Yourself, and it really does sound so similar). It also was definitely not a song I could listen to over and over again without getting sick of it. Within about a week of it being out, I was bored of it, and by now, I'm actually pretty tired of hearing it, and skip over it almost every time it comes up on my iTunes. I'm actually surprised it became a number 1 hit, but I think it was more the anticipation for it that made it happen, than the actual song itself.

I personally did not have as much anticipation for Judas as I did for Born This Way. Maybe that's why I'm not disappointed. Or maybe it's just a better song. The first time I listened to it yesterday, I didn't really pay much attention to the lyrics, and didn't feel like it was that memorable. However, that's also how I felt the first time I listened to Bad Romance when it was released, which went on to become one of my favourite and most-listened to songs. Today, I sat down and really listened to Judas – the lyrics, the melody, the way it all comes together. After that, my opinion of it rose immensely. Obviously there is a huge biblical reference, and I love how she ties it into the entire song and makes it work so well. I also really like how she sings the verses – it's different, which makes it unique from other songs, which makes it good, at least to me. And the chorus is super simple, but super catchy, and I love it.

 I'll say it again. I love this song. I don't feel like I will get sick of it very quickly either. I am once again excited for the Born This Way album to come out!