Nina

=n i n a b o o s h e r i﻿ = [|my soundcloud]

**﻿The only human abnormality is the incapacity to love. **

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﻿The darkest moments of our lives are not to be buried and forgotten, rather, they are a memory to be called upon for inspiration to remind us of the unrelenting human spirit and our capacity to overcome the intolerable. =====

A little about me:
I am a girl of 17 who is desperately insecure, and is probably the most imperfect perfectionist you will ever meet. I like to read and drink one cup of tea after another. I believe in the ability that a small phrase has to change ones entire perspective, therefore, I use quotes a lot; I am one of those people, you know the ones I'm talking about... The people who frequently share deep and meaningful quotes or lyrics whenever they get the chance? Well, good or bad, thats me.

I like flowers and simplicity. I like being able to shout, but I wish I could be quiet, but when I'm quiet, people think I'm sad, and usually I am. I want to believe that real, true connection among human beings is actually possible. I forget sometimes that life is beautiful. Sometimes, when I'm in a busy place, I feel like putting my bags down and shouting things out because I've got something to say. I don't know how all people haven't got mental health problems; thinking is one of the most stressful things I've ever come across, and not being able to articulate what I want to say drives me crazy. I believe that we should learn to look at each other harder.

Why I am here:
I love music; it occupies the largest part of my daily life. Another thing about me is that I have never been confident about my voice, but I love singing; mostly alone, in the solitude of my own room. I am always looking for ways to express myself, as there always seems to be too much that people, myself included, keep bottled up inside. In my spare time, I have been known to gravitate towards the theater; I have acted for the past 4 years, although, I've only recently discovered a new and burning passion for directing. This semester, however, I have decided to steer clear of all things theater-related; as a result, I have been searching for a new medium of expression, so here I am; ready, willing, and unbelievably excited to learn.

Artists I like:
Tegan and Sara, Mumford & Sons, Regina Spektor, Laura Marling, Ingrid Michaelson, Kate Nash, Lykke Li, Imogen Heap, Joshua Radin, Mother Mother, Lisa Mitchell, The Submarines, A Fine Frenzy, La Roux, Florence and the Machine, Feist, Yeah Yeah Yeah's, Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Katie Herzig, CocoRosie, Bright Eyes, Camera Obscura, Neko Case, The Weepies, Vienna Teng, Coeur de Pirate, Dan Mangan, Death Cab For Cutie, Elephant Parade, Olivia Broadfield, Emily Asen, Gregory and the Hawk, Jack Johnson, David Usher, Los Campesinos!, Hey Ocean!, Jack Savoretti, Priscilla Ahn, Just Jack, Kimya Dawson, Adele, The Bombay Bicycle Club, The Avett Brothers, Clap Your Hands And Say Yeah, Eliza Doolittle, Hey Rosetta!, Kendall Payne, TV On The Radio, Kings Of Leon, Modest Mouse, Lucy Rose, She & Him, William Fitzsimmons, and so many more...

Goals:
**My Goal: **To learn "[|Boats and Birds]" by Gregory and the Hawk. <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">**Co-Conspirators**: none. <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">**<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Tabs: ** <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">[] <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">**<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: normal;">**<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Reco **<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">**rding:**  ** <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;"> media type="custom" key="9026458"

====<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;">__<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Week 6 __ ====

<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">**<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">My Goal: **<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">To play and sing Valium by Lisa Mitchel (week 4 recording) as a duet for the class. <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">**Co-Conspirators**: Vanessa Stone and her lovely voice. <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">**<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Tabs: ** Verse: D A G D Chorus: Em G D A Bridge: Em G D A <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">**<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Reco **<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">**rding:**

<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">PERFORMANCE

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<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">**<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">My Goal: **<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">To start learning "[|Dream]" by Priscilla Ahn. <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">**Co-Conspirators**: None <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">**<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Tabs: ** <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">[|Click here!] <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">**<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Reco **<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">**rding:**

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**<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">My Goal: **<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">To play "[|Valium]" by Lisa Mitchell, and to start learning"[|You and I]" by Ingrid Michaelson on the Uke. <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">**Co-Conspirators**: None **<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Tabs: ** Verse: D A G D Chorus: Em G D A Bridge: Em G D A <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; cursor: pointer; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 0px;">[|Ingrid Michaelson - You and I] **<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Reco **<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">**rding:** media type="custom" key="8578148"

**<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">My Goal: **<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">To play "<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; cursor: pointer; padding-right: 10px;">[|Failure] " by Laura Marling in front of the class, while singing along. <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">**Co-Conspirators**: My voice? **<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Tabs: **<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;"> <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; cursor: pointer; padding-right: 10px;">[|Failure] tabs. **<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Reco **<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">**rding:** <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">PERFORMANCE <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">media type="youtube" key="A05jKH_JTlM?rel=0" height="349" width="560"

__<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Week 2 __
**<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">My Goal: **<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">To be able to play "[|I Hate Seagulls]" by Kate Nash and start working on "[|Failure]" by Laura Marling. <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;"> **Co-Conspirators**: No co-conspirators. media type="custom" key="8460950"
 * <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Tabs: **<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">[|I Hate Seagulls]
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__<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Week 1 __
<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">**My Goal**: To play [|"The Way I Am"] by Ingrid Michaelson. <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">**Co-Conspirators**: No co-conspirators <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">**Tabs**: This is what most of the song looks like code code <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">media type="custom" key="8350244" <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; line-height: 0px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden;">
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<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 1.1em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;">Tutorials and chord sheets for songs I'm interested in learning:

<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">[|Yeah Yeah Yeah's - Turn Into (Acoustic)] <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">J[|onah Matranga - Got My List] <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">[|Ingrid Michaelson - You and I] (Ukulele) <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">[|Kate Nash - Birds] <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">[|Lykke Li - Tonight]

<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">I also want to learn "I Don't Feel It Anymore" by William Fitzsimmons, "You Know The Way" by Right The Stars, "Harder Than Easy" by Jack Savoretti, and "Maps" by the Yeah Yeah Yeah's, but I cant find the proper tabs online...Oh the horror of it all!