For God's sake, kiss the girl

Have had a lovely week made up of travelling around my state of Rheinland Pfalz (photos coming soon!), skyping friends back home (have currently been talking to six of my Oxford gang for over three hours) and watching Scrubs in German. I spent last weekend visiting another language assistant and we spent almost an entire day companionably drinking tea, listening to the radio and solving crossword puzzles. Although things are nowhere near as fun or exciting as last year, it is making me appreciate the smaller things in life - cooking and cosy days in watching TV, making book lists and taking walks.

Anyway, I wanted to introduce you to the tunes that have been dominating my Spotify playlist recently. Have you guys heard of Alex Day and Charlie McDonnell? They're two English guys in their early twenties who have become incredibly well known in the world of the web for their incredibly funny and quirky Youtube vlogs. I'm not particularly interested in video blogs as a rule as I find them rather awkward, but these two are just very charming and witty. Also Alex Reads Twilight is the best thing ever ever ever. Anyway, the two of them - as well as doing their own independent music work - are in a band called Chameleon Circuit. Which sings songs about Doctor Who. Um. So yeah, it's beyond levels of acceptable nerdiness but to be honest I think this is a good thing. Being away from Oxford makes me realise what a geek I really am and how much I love it. Also there's something so lovely about music at such an independent and almost homemade level - it feels like so much more care and effort has gone into it. So yeah, here are some of my favourite songs of the last couple of weeks.

- Heart on My Sleeve, Alex Day, Soup Sessions: Acoustic

- Kiss the Girl, Chameleon Circuit, Still Got Legs

- Missing You, Alex Day, The World is Mine

- Duet With Myself, Charlie McDonnell, This is Me

(how utterly adorable?)