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About Me


Bonjour.
Nice to meet you, I'm Samantha Jane.
I am 21 years of age, most of the time I am doped up on caffeine and I still fight the urge to sleep at the foot of my parent’s bed.
I have spent atleast the past 6 years searching for the perfect lyrics that are a direct reflection of who I am; my search has so far proved unsuccessful. I am all of the following: cynical, hyperactive, strange, morally sound, elusive, nostalgic, extremely sentimental and in no need of your validation.
I am not the sort of person that you will just ‘see around’ or run into at the local supermarket or token top 40 nightclub on a seedy Saturday night. I just don’t find public places in my hometown alluring; more often than not they just bring upon a sense of disenchantment that can last for days. My heart is not in Wollongong. My favourite place in the world is a toss-up between Montmartre, Amsterdam, Port Bou and my floral couch. I feel like I have felt true liberation, and at times I feel like I would give anything to get that back.
I take my friendships seriously; I am fond of people who don’t buy into smalltalk or the junk that is shoved down their throats. The smallest things can make me lose respect for a person; show an ounce of disloyalty and I will never show you who I really am. I have had an extremely long time to get to know myself... I am a nice person. I don’t have a nasty or competitive nature and I am the friend who will fork out her last $20 for some intoxicated jerk to get home. Tall poppy syndrome pisses me off and I have come to realise that MEDIOCRITY DESPISES EXCELLENCE. I enjoy dancing in the ‘bat cave’ and eating Hungry, Hungry Hippos from various 7 11s in Darlinghurst at 4a.m. I hate sleeping in strange beds, if home is within reach I will defy public transport and shitty weather to get there. I am constantly throwing myself in at the deep end; for me, it is all or nothing. As such, I can understand how one drink out with your friends can easily turn into ten.
I like to read and lurk on Ebay. I have an addiction to buying magazines and travel memoirs; if you look hard enough, on a slow Sunday morning you will find me in the travel literature section at my local bookstore. I have an insatiable urge to buy myself a leotard and find it amazing that I can run in heels. I appreciate anything vintage, from clocks, to shoes to clothing. Saturdays in Surry Hills makes me the happiest girl in the world. I have a short attention span and I am probably the clumsiest person you will ever meet. I will always cheer for the underdog and do not respond intellectually to the bullshit in Cosmopolitan and other generic magazines. I am a procrastinator, and my work references are based on lies; I may be pleasant, but being efficient and hard working doesn’t mean daydreaming about Laurie Oaks gallivanting around in a tutu, now does it?
I will basically talk to anyone who is not a dropkick.

My Interests

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free thinkers. rave. twilight & dawn. wikipedia.com. polaroids. travelling. lyrical expression. foreign places & new faces. sarah p. elegance, poise & grace. coffee, art & montmartre. vintage. chai lattes. pro soy. shoes. abusive outbursts. dirty synths. the romanov dynasty. laughing at candy kids. ground swell. european nostalgia. $8 glo mesh. euphoria. disco. red wine and good cnversation. benders. uncontrollable dancing. crying & laughing. living to the point of tears. laughing at the absurdity of it all. shoes, thrift, bargains & you. YOU MAY OR MAY NOT FIND ME LURKING AROUND AT SLIP INN AND 77 ON VARIOUS WEEKENDS.

I'd like to meet:

I would like to meet my grandmother Sylvia, every single day for a cup of tea.

...Along with Zach Condon, Anita Roddick, Anna Anderson and anyone who enjoys google stalking and post secret as much as I do.

You'd die for applause. But would you live on for no reward?

Music:



cansei de ser sexy. 2 many dj's. the most serene republic. the album leaf. alexisonfire. the new amsterdams. belle epoque. charlotte gainsbourg. superstitions of the sky. emery. mirah. explosions in the sky. soulwax. sufjan stevens. minus the bear. TTC. someone still loves you boris yeltsin. beulah. beth orton. pedro the lion. dallas green. hot chip. the spirit of versailles. anberlin. sarah blasko. saosin. the paper and the plane. orchid. saetia. amanda woodward. daft punk. bang gang dj's. thom yorke. bright eyes. my bloody valentine. muscles. modeselektor. flowers from the man who shot your cousin. imogen heap. chromeo. uffie. gregory and the hawk. juvelen. anthony green. thursday. nikola sarcevic. neutral milk hotel. ellen allien. shout out louds. apparat. fur elise. mineral. raein. daitro. faithless. rank one. cosmic gate. four tet. paul van dyk. nathan fake. lcd soundsystem. the clientele. of montreal. good shoes. veto. funeral diner. weezer. chicks on speed. the teenagers. jenny wilson. blur. glen hansard. marketa irglova. copeland. mae. the fall of troy. the stills. mewithoutyou. joshua fit for battle. hot cross. beirut. trembling blue stars. the cure. iron and wine. benton falls. silent drive. sunny day real estate. etc etc.

Movies:


Books:



Heroes:

my dad is my favourite person in the world.

My Blog

So fresh and so clean, clean.

Out of all of my friends, I would say that I can count the number of you who have been in my room on one hand. I have always been weird about it, I just find it to be such a private place and most of ...
Posted by lay on the bright lights. on Mon, 12 Nov 2007 11:24:00 PST

Ugh... it's just absolutely wrong.

I don't even know what the basis of this blog really is. In some ways I don't even know why I'm writing it. There's just a few things that tick me off... 1. Racism. I honestly just find it so hard to ...
Posted by lay on the bright lights. on Thu, 08 Mar 2007 02:43:00 PST

The nostalgia breaks my heart.

I wrote two really long blogs about my Europe adventures, and I wasn't even halfway through. And then I thought to myself, "Why would anyone be bothered reading this crap?" Because really, it was all...
Posted by lay on the bright lights. on Mon, 22 Jan 2007 07:35:00 PST

OMGLAWLZHXCROOLZDUDE.

  reposted because I accidentally deleted it, sigh. Act your age, or act alone. Nouns and verbs in nights I seek to forget, and looked for eyes spying on a future less grim. home | Unsubsc...
Posted by lay on the bright lights. on Sat, 30 Dec 2006 04:53:00 PST

Just what are you so afraid of?

There are two types of people, people who will never step outside their comfort zones, and people who are somewhat audacious, they like the feeling of being on the edge and bringing in some new blood....
Posted by lay on the bright lights. on Wed, 25 Oct 2006 07:34:00 PST

images of the last 24 hours.

From Devonshire tea in old lady church chapels to randomly meeting gay guys in the street. 24 hours in the life of Sam is kind of boring. This is Danielle, she took me to a chapel for Tea & Scone...
Posted by lay on the bright lights. on Sat, 21 Oct 2006 10:13:00 PST

OMGLAWLZHXCROOLZDUDE.

  I miss the days when people would ask what type of music I liked, and I'd have to deal with the face of confusion, a barrage of questions and the need of enlightenment being thrown upon me. "Wh...
Posted by lay on the bright lights. on Sun, 21 May 2006 12:25:00 PST