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Brandon Flowers

  • Life and Lemons

    Smile Like You Mean It

    A good friend linked me a recent article on Yahoo! SHE, probably spurred by another long text-versation I had with her about another cloudy day in the office. I guess she knew me well enough to understand that where consoling words, nagging, and/or level-headed advice won’t reach me, a good article would. The full prose is available here. But I thought I’d write down this list of 5 supposedly “instant ways to get out of emotional spunk” together with my personal musings. Just to let the lessons sink in deeper. I’d like a chunk of chocolate now to help with…

  • Life and Lemons - Music Dance and Lyrics

    My Life According to Mr Flowers

    Instructions: Using only song names from ONE ARTIST, cleverly answer these questions. You can’t use the artist/band I used. Try not to repeat a song title. It’s a lot harder than you think! Re-post as “My Life According to (artist/band name)”. Are you a male or female?: HEART OF A GIRL Describe yourself: HUMAN How do you feel?: THE RISING TIDE Describe where you currently live: THE WORLD WE LIVE IN If you could go anywhere, where would you go: FROM HERE ON OUT Your favorite form of transportation: JOY RIDE Your best friend: M(S) BRIGHTSIDE You and your friends…

  • Music Dance and Lyrics

    8 Albums I Should Have Listened to By Now

    In this day and age, a broken iPod can take away so many things from you. For me, I lost my background music as I trudged through the day, the borrowed sanity needed during a grueling commute,  and the thrill of fresh music blasting my eardrums. I have managed to replace the first two with incessant daydreaming and productive musings, but there really is no perfect substitute to an updated playlist. Thus far, below are the important musical moments that I am still missing. Blame it on my failed, blue iAngel-skinned, iPod 2G: