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One Final Message: 12/31/2011 11:54 AM Noelle Pico

last night, i wrote this entry over on my new space at dreamwidth (this actually gives a bit of background on the content of this post). and then, this morning, i woke up and pulled rufio’s stand close and sat down to put together one last message for 2011.

this is an unfinished piece. the words are only half there and the music is untamed, but unfinished is good. unfinished means that i have something to look forward to. unfinished means i have time. unfinished means this story is still waiting for me to figure out how to tell it in the best possible way that i can manage.

and i just wanted to take this time to share it with all of you.

so, again: thank you. i hope you all have wishes to whisper at midnight and people to smile with when the clock strikes twelve, hour after hour after hour. please know that you that are all in my thoughts, whether i know you by name or not.

happy new year, everyone; happy new year, you beautiful world. —N.

#TITLEPENDING
Music & Lyrics: Noelle Pico

hello / my name is… / i think you’re amazing
hello / my name is… / i think i would love to be friends

how do you go out there / when their fingers are needles
and the hands that you see / carry knives
how do you tell them / that this is what you see
without them telling you / that all you’re doing are lies

i’m only safe in this room / don’t you see?
i’m only safe / inside these four painted walls
hello / my name is… / my name is…

Dec 31, 201112 notes

#noey writes music #upstairs in the workshop #this is a work in progress

Reblog if you met someone amazing this 2011.

Dec 31, 201147,889 notes

“The time for action is now. It’s never too late to do something.” —Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

Dec 31, 20116 notes

#words to live by #antoine de saint exupéry

Dec 31, 2011115 notes

#you can never have too much shiny

Dec 31, 201114,325 notes

#words to live by #Toki wo Kakeru Shoujo #time waits for no one

“That’s what the world is, after all: an endless battle of contrasting memories.” —Haruki Murakami, 1Q84 (via loveyourchaos)

Dec 31, 20111,134 notes

#words to live by #haruki murakami

Play

Dec 31, 20117 notes

#bump of chicken #songs to live by #花の名 #hana no na

“Here is the world. Beautiful and terrible things will happen. Don’t be afraid.” —Frederick Buechner (via thelittlephilosopher)

Dec 31, 2011487 notes

#words to live by #Frederick Buechner

Dec 31, 201122,666 notes

#you can never have too much shiny #fireflies #japan #forest

Dec 30, 20112 notes

#this is my life #vanity spam #noey writes #new year's superstitions

Dec 29, 201111,306 notes

#you can never have too much shiny #hummingbird #so tiny i cannot

“I believe in being strong when everything seems to be going wrong. I believe that happy girls are the prettiest girls. I believe that tomorrow is another day, and I believe in miracles.” —Audrey Hepburn (via girlwithoutwings)

Dec 29, 20114,221 notes

#words to live by #audrey hepburn

“I don’t want to live in the kind of world where we don’t look out for each other. Not just the people that are close to us, but anybody who needs a helping hand. I can’t change the way anybody else thinks, or what they choose to do, but I can do my bit.” —Charles de Lint (via rarararambles)

Dec 25, 201112 notes

#words to live by #charles de lint

Dec 25, 201110 notes

#you can never have too much shiny #holiday greetings #merry christmas

So after all the gifts have been opened and all my holiday loot has been put away, I come back to Tumblr because I want to thank all of you who have shared the last year (the last few months especially) with me. This shout-out goes to old friends, new ones, both near and far.

When I started thinking about doing weekly covers again, I was pretty nervous. I knew I wanted to do it, to try to commit and see where it went, but between work and all the other things that pretty much rule the hours in my life, I wasn’t too confident that I’d be able to sit down, record and commit to this once-a-week thing.

But now we’re here, and I did manage to accomplish what I set out to do. I sat down and sung other people’s songs (and even one of my own) and shared these with all of you. And then you listened and you shared these songs with others too. So I want to take this time to say: Thank you. So, so very much.

For each like, for each reblog, for all the beautiful words. But most especially, for taking time out in your busy day to listen to me sing. I can’t do lives the way I used to. Haven’t quite gotten that 36-hour day approved by the Universe just yet. But when you load the tracks I post here on Tumblr, I like to think of it as me inviting you over to my little workshop so that Rufio and I get to do what we love best.

And then I’ve been overwhelmed by the fact that I’ve had people ask me for mp3s and have been told by friends that they’ve gone through the whole process of figuring out how to extract copies of the songs from Tumblr just so that they could take these songs with them to listen to wherever they are. I wish I could tell you all, how much it means to me; to hear this kind of response towards something that I just really, really love.

So in the spirit of gift-giving, this is my gift to you.

At the top of this post is a downloadable link containing a mini “album” comprised of the six songs that I’ve shared over the last six weeks. For more information and links to the original posts, you can click the link on my sidebar entitled Concerning Music. The link to this post will be up there shortly as well.

Again, I just want to say thank you so much. I hope you’re having a fantastic holiday, and I’ll see you with some new tracks in 2012!

Stay shiny my lovelies. Remember that I love you.

—N.

Dec 25, 201118 notes

#singing someone else's songs #upstairs in the workshop #downloads

“At the center of your being you have the answer; you know who you are and you know what you want.” —Lao Tzu

Dec 25, 20115 notes

#words to live by #lao tzu

Dec 24, 201118,978 notes

#you can never have too much shiny #words to live by #rascal flatts

Dec 24, 20114 notes

#this is my life #christmas #noey writes

Play

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Dec 23, 201127 notes

#singing someone else's songs #OLIVIA #olivia lufkin #a little pain #nico nico douga #utattemita #first offering #noey pico #noelle pico

#thisismylife

it’s a bit surreal to think that it’s now officially christmas eve. later i’ll be helping my mom prepare noche buena for the whole family. my youngest brother requested kare-kare and apparently, baked chicken, potato salad and fruit salad are dishes that are also on the list.

i have no idea how these are supposed to match rofl.

anyway. i came home from last minute christmas shopping with rika about four hours ago and am still very much wide awake putting the final touches on presents before wrapping them up.

i just have to say this: 2011, you went by, really fast. but you know what? i don’t mind.

a lot went on this year. i met new people, got back in touch with others who i’d fallen out of sync with, and found that there is nothing quite like strengthening the ties i already have. i learned that crying isn’t always a bad thing — like mags said: sometimes tears are a way for the heart to breathe again; i rediscovered hope and faith and a peace that sits inside of me, that dances on my fingertips while i move these over the keys. and most importantly? i found the strength to hang onto a little bit of that thing called “believing”. it’s harder to do on some days, but not too hard as a whole.

so before i go back to christmas wrapper and playing kuraki mai’s “winter bells” on loop while i maneuver scotch tape and post-it notes in place of gift tags, i just want to say: thank you. i haven’t had a christmas quite like this in awhile.

Dec 23, 20115 notes

#noey writes #things i need to say #christmas #2011

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