Thank you - Leona Lewis

Thank you - Leona Lewis

I think I'm about to explode...! This past two days have been pretty tough on me and my stomach, I haven't stopped eating since yesterday at lunch and I've stuffed down everything I could, especially a more abundant share of desserts and cakes than I should have! I'm ready to take a pause now, it's just a pity that my swimming pool is closed until the end of the holidays, as I could really use some physical activity! Anyway, it's been nice spending time with the family and creating the usual, nice christmasy atmosphere. It's particularly hard for me to stop this year (and will be even more after the holidays end at the beginning of January) because I really have no idea what I'm gonna be doing in the next months. I should be excited for the things I have going on and for the possibility of shaping my future, and I will be, but I am also anxious and worried, as I can't not be. All in all, I'm sure that whatever will come around next will be in one way or another a useful lesson and/or a great time to enjoy. I wanna take the chance to say thank you for everything I've learned this year, the hard times and also the rewarding times; I wanna say thank you to myself for being able to finally grow, become an adult and take a lot of stuff to the next level.

Power - Leona Lewis

Power - Leona Lewis

Sorry for the discontinuous posting in these days, but my body is having the best of me and this weird kind of slight fever plus headache plus cough plus goodness-knows-why is making it hard for me to stay away from the bed as soon as I get home from work. After today it's gonna be just one more week and then my experience in Veneto will come to an end, and for how sorry I am saying goodbye to everybody, I really can't to be back home and rest. For a while. And then who knows? Maybe after 3 days at home I will already embark in a new adventure! Because notwithstanding it all, I know I've got the power!

Thunder - Leona Lewis

Thunder - Leona Lewis

I'm coming back with a thunder. Oh yeah, I am. But not now. Now I'm living that (usual) time of year when I only feel sick and bad and would just like to get away, go somewhere warm, go to the beach and just lay there waiting for spring to come again, so that I can come back here (or wherever). Or just leave me on that beach, I don't mind at all. Just take me away from that hideous autumn, as I'm spending more money on useless medicines than I am earning. Tonite I said goodbye... well, adios to the working location that has hosted me since March, as the office is being moved to the next town. I am slowly starting to detach from here... can't wait for the process to be over. So that I can indeed come back with a thunder. Health permitting.

My hands - Leona Lewis

My hands - Leona Lewis

Today in the car I ended up listening to old playlists compiled between the end of 2010 and the beginning of 2011, and this is the one song that was left half-played during office hours. Useless to tell you, I've been listening to the whole Leona discography in the office, plus a double play of 'Echo', her sophomore album containing this song, which I dare say is one of my favourites of hers. I really like Leona, it's not like I would tear my clothes for her music (well... who knows!), but I really like her style, her voice and her songs (especially the ones written by the genius Ryan Tedder)! This is not one of them, but it's one really worth listening to. My iPod(s) can confirm that!

Fire under my feet - Leona Lewis

Fire under my feet - Leona Lewis

Soon enough Leona is gonna be out with a new album, and I missed out her new single release while I was spending my (first) two weeks in Thailand last month. Luckily I quickly caught up and here it is, a very nice part of my current playlist! I like the turn that Leona's music has taken, with this kind of dance r&b, on the shadow of 'Forgive me', and I'm sure she's gonna have the usual (nice) ballads too on the album. Can't wait for it to be out, in the meanwhile let's enjoy a great track for the summer that has finally come!!

Forgive me - Leona Lewis

Today I have bought tow more CDs for my collection (used and refurbished CDs at 1£ were an irresistible temptation, I'm actually surprised I didn't buy more of them!) and I realised that I still hadn't unpacked (they were wrapped actually), opened and checked out the two I bought last weekend. So I did! And among these two there is the one this song comes from. And, still aware of all of its trashiness, I couldn't help recalling the good moments we spent together and the liking I've always had for it. So here it is! I hope you'll forgive me (hey, oh oh). [Ok I could've spared you this]

Stop the clocks - Leona Lewis

Walking around the city in a mid-autumn late afternoon, the lights of the cars passing by, other lights stay fixed in the background, people going back home after a hard day of work (it's a monday, come on!)... It's an image that is often used in song videos or album artwork. Well, this song was most probably not born with that intent, but listening to it while coming home a while ago... it just felt right. And so, undecided as I was among a few other songs for today's post, I ended up making my mind choosing this. 'Cos I also believe that, with the electronic and dance and everything that is trending today, the classic pop ballad is kind of losing ground among singers who want to chart well... Yet I think it still has grounds for existence and needs to get a good place in the world!