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I was at work the other day and we always have music playing in the background, it will usually just be a playlist from 8Tracks or something. But this song, Sweet Ophelia, by Zella Day totally caught my ear which was strange because usually I just tune out the music and totally forget it is even playing. Zella Day is a pretty cool lady from Arizona and I highly suggest you check out her music. Click here to listen to her single, Sweet Ophelia http://bit.ly/1jL93ON 

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I received Amanda Palmer's album Theatre Is Evil as a Christmas gift from a family friend without ever having listened to any of her music previously. In all honesty, this frightened me! In some respects, I really love my favorite artists and musicians and often stick to their music. I know that is incredibly one-dimensional, but we are entitled to have our favourites. Since receiving that album, Amanda Palmer has become one of my favourites. I have listen to Theatre Is Evil countless times and I often recommend it to my friends. So now I'm going to recommend it to you! Take a listen to one of my favorite songs off of Amanda Palmer's album Theatre Is Evil, "Olly Olly Oxen Free" http://bit.ly/UdYCuX

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This is a song from one of my favourite artists, Craig Cardiff. Please check it out you will not regret it. This song always brings me to tears, it is magic. 

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Lush Haul II

So as some of you may know Lush has released six new products to their permanent line! I was really excited about this and picked up two of the new products as well as repurchasing some products that I loved from my last haul, which I will share with you now!

African Paradise, New Product!  Type: Body Conditioner  Featured Ingredient: Almond Oil  Fragrance Score: 5 noses out of 5

So if you remember from my last haul I had bought Ro’s Argan Body Conditioner which I would have repurchased if not for Lush releasing African Paradise which I really wanted to try out. I love the body conditioners so much they just make my skin feel great and are a really nice way to finish off a nice shower or bath. I also think that African Paradise just smells amazing, it has lemon and vanilla oils in it which gives it a great scent. I will say though that this is one of Lush's most expensive products so I would maybe ask for a tester of the product first and try it out before going to buy the actual thing just because it is costly. 

D'Fluff Shaving Soap, New Product!  Type: Shaving Cream Featured Ingredient: Strawberry  Fragrance Score: 4 noses out of 5

I was so excited when I saw this product on the list of new releases from Lush! I have already used it a few times and I know it will be a repurchase for me as my skin is still soft from using it the day before! There are also so many delicious ingredients in this product, egg whites, orange oil, vanilla, fresh strawberries, maple sugar, like that sounds like making a cake more then making a soap! All those ingredients also make for a fantastic smelling product. Love, love, love. 

Buffy, Repurchase!  Type:  Body Butter Featured Ingredient: Ground Aduki Beans  Fragrance Score: 4 noses out of 5 * Vegan

I bought the large size of Buffy this time around because I love it so much. I think I have become addicted, I use it three times a week to exfoliate my skin, and it just leaves my skin so amazingly soft. I just have been so happy with this product, it has done everything it said it would. 

From Dusk ‘Til Dawn, Repurchase!  Type:  Massage Bar Featured Ingredient: Lemon Fragrance Score: 5 noses out of 5 * Vegan

I have used this product every single day since buying it. What else can I say? It leaves my skin so soft and it smells just so good! I use it in part as a perfume because the scent is so long lasting I just love it. I mostly use it on parts of my body where my skin is really dry, like my heals or knees. It is just a great product and I highly recommend it. 

If you want to read my pervious Lush haul you can click here. In my first Lush haul I review many more products as well so if you are new to Lush products it may really help you out with what to look for when shopping.  Cheers!

Lush Haul I: http://bit.ly/1qLjojx My Twitter: http://bit.ly/1jWqFFE Lush Canada: http://www.lush.ca

I am in no way am associated with Lush North America. 

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My high school friend first introduced me to Joey Bada$$ and ever since then I have thought his music is just delicious. Take a listen to his song  Hilary Swank. http://bit.ly/1t1DQ1i (This track is also featured on my music page). Oh yeah, and he is nineteen! Young talent. 

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I love Volcano Choir. I think about all the perfect hot summer nights by the lake, just soaking up how extraordinary and calm the world seems during those moments... and of course then there is just this luscious music playing. It's a transcendental experience, almost religious. Here is the link to "Comrade" by Volcano Choir, please have a listen. http://bit.ly/1n5aHMU

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Everything the Arctic Monkeys put out is so sexy! 

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This weekend 18,000 screaming fans—most of them teenaged girls—will arrive in Anaheim, California in hopes of seeing and meeting their favorite stars. But instead of cheering for Jennifer Lawrence or One Direction, they’ll be chanting the names of Hannah Hart and Tyler Oakley. The event is called VidCon.

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Makes me so happy. Praise you Tim Showalter!

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A List: Films I Have Yet To Watch

  Here is a quick little film "bucket list" I have put together for you guys. I am ashamed and all together very embarrassed that I haven't seen most of these films, and others I just want to see for the giggles. Here we go.

An Education (2009) - directed by Lone Scherfig Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008) - directed by Woody Allen  Amélie (2001) - directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet City of God (2002) - directed by Fernando Meirelles and Kátia Lund The Godfather (1972) - directed by Francis Ford Coppola (including all three installments)  Taxi Driver (1976) - directed by Martin Scorsese Casablanca (1942) - directed by Michael Curtiz American History X  (1998) - directed by Tony Kaye Saving Private Ryan (1998) - directed by Steven Spielberg Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964) - directed by Stanley Kubrick The Pianist (2002) - directed by Roman Polanski Back to the Future (1985) - directed by Robert Zemeckis The Artist (2011) - directed by Michel Hazanavicius Django Unchained (2012) - directed by Quentin Tarantino Reservoir Dogs (1992) - directed by Quentin Tarantino Requiem for a Dream (2000) - directed by Darren Aronofsky 12 Years a Slave (2013) - directed by Steve McQueen Her (2013) - directed by Spike Jonze The Deer Hunter (1978) - directed by Michael Cimino Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) - directed by George Roy Hill Million Dollar Baby (2004) - directed by Clint Eastwood Psycho (1960) - directed by Alfred Hitchcock Ocean's Eleven (2001) - directed by Steven Soderbergh Citizen Kane (1941) - directed by Orson Welles Argo (2012) - directed by Ben Affleck Schindler's List (1993) - directed by Steven Spielberg Goodfellas (1990) - directed by Martin Scorsese The Silence of the Lambs (1991) - directed by Jonathan Demme What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993) - directed by Lasse Hallström So what do you think of my list of movies? Are there any films on this list you think aren't worth watching or did I leave any of your favourites out? If you have any suggestions of films I should watch please let me know, I am always curious to find out about new movies. Please also feel free to send me your movie bucket list!

Cheers, Katherine 

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We Must Save Our Sharks

Click here to learn more about sharks and how they have become endangered. 

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The animals, the animals trapped, trapped, trapped 'till the cage is full. 

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Making The Overnighters: An Interview With Jesse Moss

 Jesse Moss' documentary The Overnighters premiered at the US Documentary Competition at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival.

To read the interview with Jesse Moss click here.

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Rae Morris the beauty from Blackpool, UK. 

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Illegal Wildlife Trade

The illegal wildlife trade is real and it impacts us all. We need to be protecting the wild and endangered animals that are being killed. 

For more information click here.

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The Art of Screenwriting No. 4

"Matthew Weiner is an American writer, director and producer. He is the creator of the AMC television drama series Mad Men"

Click here for the full interview with Matthew Weiner from The Paris Review. 

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English Major Reads: Fun Home by Alison Bechdel

I read Fun Home as part of my 'gender and sexuality in literature' lecture in first year. As part of the reading, we had to examine the book through the scheme or view point that the book was exclusively about sexuality. Now for the proposes of that course it makes sense that we had to do that but Fun Home is a great deal more complex than that. I found it to be incredibly relatable as someone who had parents that fought and were separating, and relatable just in the sense of being a daughter. I am passionate about this book and I am very keen in my recommendation of it to all of you!

For more information click here.