christine coté

gotye's new album, making mirrors is a current obsession of mine. when i'm not sleeping, working or watching how i met your mother i'm listening to this album. a couple months ago i heard somebody i used to know for the first  time and then i sat there and listened to it another five or six times in a row and then i cried a little. since listening to the entire album it's still my favorite track along with eyes wide open. i've read over the lyrics a few times now and i'm not completely sure what he's trying to say in the song, but one line keeps playing on a loop in my head: "we walk the plank with our eyes wide open." which i suppose implies facing some sort of death, but i started thinking about it beyond just the obvious pirate-y "aye yer gonna walk the plank!"; instead i felt inspired! the idea of facing life and all its issues and trials and problems, with my eyes wide open. i have such a desire to see all of life as something beautiful; even the hardest or ugliest moments. every day i'm dying a little more and knowing that why shouldn't i want to see as much as i can while i can. i want to live and breathe and see and experience as much life as i possibly can with my eyes wide open. 

below is some self portrait therapy from this week. i was sick for most of the week and felt pretty awful. i'm feeling better now and glad for the blessing that is the weekend. 

Xx christine

this one is so awkward to look at for me, i look a bit cross-eyed, but i kept coming back to it. so here it is.