amelie.

She has a strange feeling of absolute harmony.

It’s a perfect moment.

Soft, light…a scent in the air, the quiet murmur of the city.

She breathes deeply.

Life is simple and clear.

A surge of love, an urge to help mankind comes over her

- Amelie

There are few films more divine than Amelie. There's something about the way the French do cinema, it always stikes the perfect balance between reality and the fantasy/escape.

Oh take me there.

playlist32.

Some oldies, some new, some classics and ones to help you when you're feeling blue.

I've been really feeling electronic/R&B mixes lately, along with more covers than usual (especially Yael Naim's haunting rendition of Britney Spears' "Toxic").

Never fear, I have a slate of good rock hits coming up on my next playlist - they feel too heavy for August, we'll address them once September ends.

Enjoy!

lennox.

One summer when I was growing up I worked relentlessly folding invoices, licking envelopes and stamping letters for my dad's business to save up enough money for the most coveted item of the time - an iPod mini.

After venturing to Target and laying down my dollar bills, I brought home my first MP3 player, and immediately started burning all my CD's on my computer and creating playlists.

This was also the first time I encountered the almighty iTunes, and was extremely fussy about what kind of music I wanted to buy.

I'll never forget the look on my dad's face when he asked me what song I wanted to download first. I'm sure he was expecting me to say something by Jessica Simpson or whatever pop start was hot at the moment.

Instead I asked to download "Sweet Dreams" by Eurythmics.

"Wow, how on earth do you know who Annie Lennox is?" asked Dad.

My love of music started early, and for as long as I could remember I loved the electronic beats of Annie Lennox. To this day, I'm constantly choreographing to her music or mixing it into a playlist for a night out.

The best moment? Seeing her perform at the London 2012 Olympics Closing Ceremony. She's an icon.

Here's the ever classic and my most favourite single by Eurythmics:

l'ete.

Kiss me hard before you go, sweet summer.

spin.

Every once in awhile, I try to take a second and relish in all the communities I'm a part of. There are my journalism peers, my yogi friends, my dancing divas, my university classmates, my swimming crew and so many more groups that I'm lucky to be a part of.

Even better? This year I've started to see some cross-referencing between these communities. This includes people working together, someone who know someone else and the like.

I remember reading an article all about female DJ's in Toronto (which was written by one of my journalism classmates) and it referenced Lucie Tic. Funny enough, Lucie is the DJ for the dance events that I do with my troupe. Small word hey?

Anywho, she's absolutely fantastic. There is a noticeable difference in the music, the crowd and the energy when Lucie takes to the stage to spin.

I wish I could have Lucie just DJ the soundtrack of my life. She's that good.

Check out this mix from her SoundCloud page - you'll have it on repeat for your entire Saturday afternoon.