It's been much too long...
1) On My Way by O.A.R.
Don't fear the morning
It's okay, it's okay
Hurt weighs heavy
It's okay, it's okay
When your body's cold and shaking
I'll steer you Darlin', steer you
When your body's old and aging
I'll heal you Darlin', heal you
Your soul lights the day
I'm on my way, I'm on my way
When you're so filled with pain
I'm on my way, I'm on my way
And Baby, Baby it's just me
Look out the window
Past the Pines
Through the rain
Oh skies will open, let sun shine
On your face
When your mind is old and fading
I'll heal you Darlin', heal you
Your soul lights the day
I'm on my way, I'm on my way
When you're so filled with pain
I'm on my way, I'm on my way
And Baby, Baby it's just me
In a matter of, in a matter of days, we'll find love
In a matter of, in a matter of days, we'll find love
And Baby, Baby that's just love
And Baby, Baby it's just me
Your soul lights the day
I'm on my way, I'm on my way
When you're so filled with pain
I'm on my way, I'm on my way
And its gonna get easier on you
And its gonna get easier on you
And its gonna get easier on you
Now it's got to get easier on your soul
Soul, soul, soul
Your soul lights the way, lights the way
I'm on my way
And Baby, Baby it's just me
2) Set Down Your Glass by Snow Patrol
Just close your eyes
And count to five
Let's craft the only thing we know into surprise
Set down your glass
I painted this
To look like you and me forever as we're now
And I'm shaking and I'm still
When you're eyes meet mine all the simple skills
Like to tell you all I want, is love
You say I'm cold
I'm just not the same
As I was a year ago
And each minute since then
My jumper tears
As we take off
You say you'll sew me good as new
And I know you will
And I'm shaking and I'm still
When your eyes meet mine all the simple skills
Like to tell you all I want, is love
And I'm shaking and I'm still
When your eyes meet mine all the simple skills
Like to tell you all I want, is love
3) Come on Get Higher by Matt Nathanson
I miss the sound of your voice
And I miss the rush of your skin
And I miss the still of the silence
As you breathe out and I breathe in
If I could walk on water
If I could tell you what's next
I'd make you believe
I'd make you forget
So come on, get higher, loosen my lips
Faith and desire and the swing of your hips
Just pull me down hard
And drown me in love
So come on, get higher, loosen my lips
Faith and desire and the swing of your hips
Just pull me down hard
And drown me in love
I miss the sound of your voice
The loudest thing in my head
And I ache to remember
All the violent, sweet, perfect words that you said
If I could walk on water
If I could tell you what's next
I'd make you believe
I'd make you forget
So come on, get higher, loosen my lips
Faith and desire and the swing of your hips
Just pull me down hard
And drown me in love
So come on, get higher, loosen my lips
Faith and desire and the swing of your hips
Just pull me down hard
And drown me in love
I miss the pull of your heart
I taste the sparks on your tongue
I see angels and devils and God, when you come on
Hold on, hold on, hold on, hold on
Singin' sha la la la
Singin' sha la la la la
So come on, get higher, loosen my lips
Faith and desire and the swing of your hips
Just pull me down hard
And drown me in love
So come on, get higher, loosen my lips
Faith and desire and the swing of your hips
Just pull me down hard
And drown me, drown me in love
So wrong, So wrong
So wrong, So right
So come on, get higher
So come on and get higher
'Cause everything works, love
Everything works in your arms
4) I'm Yours by Jason Mraz
Well you done done me and you bet I felt it
I tried to be chill but you're so hot that I melted
I fell right through the cracks, now I'm trying to get back
Before the cool done run out, I'll be giving it my bestest
And nothing's going to stop me but divine intervention
I reckon it's again my turn to win some or learn some
But I won't hesitate no more, no more
It cannot wait, I'm yours
Well open up your mind and see like me
Open up your plans and damn you're free
Look into your heart and you'll find love love love love
Listen to the music of the moment people, dance and sing
We're just one big family
And it's our God-forsaken right to be loved loved loved loved loved
So I won't hesitate no more, no more
It cannot wait, I'm sure
There's no need to complicate, our time is short
This is our fate, I'm yours
D-d-do do you, but do you, d-d-do
But do you want to come on
Scooch on over closer dear
And I will nibble your ear
I've been spending way too long checking my tongue in the mirror
And bending over backwards just to try to see it clearer
But my breath fogged up the glass
And so I drew a new face and I laughed
I guess what I be saying is there ain't no better reason
To rid yourself of vanities and just go with the seasons
It's what we aim to do, our name is our virtue
But I won't hesitate no more, no more
It cannot wait, I'm yours
Come on and open up your mind and see like me
(I won't hesitate)
Open up your plans and damn you're free
(No more, no more)
Look into your heart and you'll find that the sky is yours
(It cannot wait, I'm sure)
So please don't, there's no need
(There's no need to complicate)
There's no need to complicate
(Our time is short)
'Cause our time is short
(This is our fate)
This is, this is, this is our fate
I'm yours
Oh, I'm yours
Oh, I'm yours
Oh, whoa, baby you believe I'm yours
You best believe, best believe I'm yours
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Friday, February 20, 2009
Friday, October 24, 2008
A Little Late to Jump on the Wagon
Oh, that wagon is so far down the road, I can't even see it.
Finally, I found NPR on my car radio. This seems ridiculous, as I've known of the station for years and years. Heck, I even pondered a job search there back in my "I'm gonna be a journalist!" days.
But I never could find the darn station on my local FM radio.
WG listens to it regularly and shares his finds with me, but when I ask him for the station numbers, he, mysteriously, could rarely tell them to me. Or if he did, and I tried the station in my neighborhood, all I got was static.
I tried a number of times. I'd go to the NPR website and track down local stations numbers. I would dilligently write down the numbers and promptly lose them by the time I got to the car.
This time, though, I finally did it! I got in the car, plugged the numbers into my pre-programmed stations, and I'm good to go. For the past two days, I've been devouring the newscasts. I've learned about a state bill that will bring more money to public transit. I have gotten caught up on the economic crisis in Argentina. I've listened to an interview with a young pop singer trying to get in touch with her Ukranian roots. Last night, I drove home to the blissfully calm sounds of a pianist doing her best to showcase her art.
So, on the off-chance that you're even later to the wagon than me, give NPR a chance! Go, run, find your local station, write it down, and for heavens' sake, don't lose it!
Finally, I found NPR on my car radio. This seems ridiculous, as I've known of the station for years and years. Heck, I even pondered a job search there back in my "I'm gonna be a journalist!" days.
But I never could find the darn station on my local FM radio.
WG listens to it regularly and shares his finds with me, but when I ask him for the station numbers, he, mysteriously, could rarely tell them to me. Or if he did, and I tried the station in my neighborhood, all I got was static.
I tried a number of times. I'd go to the NPR website and track down local stations numbers. I would dilligently write down the numbers and promptly lose them by the time I got to the car.
This time, though, I finally did it! I got in the car, plugged the numbers into my pre-programmed stations, and I'm good to go. For the past two days, I've been devouring the newscasts. I've learned about a state bill that will bring more money to public transit. I have gotten caught up on the economic crisis in Argentina. I've listened to an interview with a young pop singer trying to get in touch with her Ukranian roots. Last night, I drove home to the blissfully calm sounds of a pianist doing her best to showcase her art.
So, on the off-chance that you're even later to the wagon than me, give NPR a chance! Go, run, find your local station, write it down, and for heavens' sake, don't lose it!
Wednesday, April 02, 2008
Real World Wednesday
You may disagree that this is news.
You may shake your head and say, "Oh, Sarah, this isn't real."
But if you had the day I did, then you would just smile, and know that to a lot of people, this information Matters, with a capital M.
Now, I dare you to not start singing, "Oh oh oh ohhhh oh."
You may shake your head and say, "Oh, Sarah, this isn't real."
But if you had the day I did, then you would just smile, and know that to a lot of people, this information Matters, with a capital M.
Now, I dare you to not start singing, "Oh oh oh ohhhh oh."
Friday, January 11, 2008
Falling Asleep But with a Radio in my Head
Seeing as how I'm nearly falling off my chair with exhaustion (this is what happens when a geeky girl stays up until 1 in the morning trying to get to level 20 on WOW...this geeky girl was successful, thank you very much), I think that all I can muster the strength for today is Friday Song Lyrics.
And you know what, it's about darn time.
So, here you go, the songs that, for a myriad of reasons, are currently circulating in my addled brain.
1) Cyclone by Baby Bash (this is just about one of the more offensive songs I've heard, yet everytime it comes on the radio, my hips start shaking and, white girl that I am, I think that I need to add it to my workout mix)
Now look at that peppa'
On the back of that bumpa'
She aint even playin
When she's shakin that ruppa'
And oh, you aint know?
She gets lower than a muffla'
Even with her girlfriends
Show stopping with a hustla'
The way she move her body
She might see the Maserati
She wanna put it on me
Tryna show me her tsunami
She make it hard to copy
Always tight, never sloppy
And got an entourage
And her own paparazzi
2) Beautiful Girls by Sean Kingston (when exhausted, clearly only hip hop will do)
See it started at the park
Used to chill after dark
Oh when you took my heart
That's when we fell apart
Cause we both thought
That love lasts forever (last forever)
They say we're too young
To get ourselves sprung
Oh we didn't care
We made it very clear
And they also said
That we couldn't last together (last together)
3) Umbrella by Rihanna (the Jay-Z re-mix) There is no easy reason why I love this song. I like that she says "Um-ber-ella," but other than that...eh...lack of sleep makes me wanna dance, you, 'cause that's how I roll.
No clouds in my storms
Let it rain
I hydroplane into fame (Eh eh)
Come'n down with the Dow Jones
When the clouds come we gone
We Rocafella (Eh eh)
She fly higher than weather
And she rocks it better
You know me
An anticipation for precipitation
stacks chips for the rainy day (Eh eh)
Jay, rain man is back with lil Ms. Sunshine
Rihanna where you at?
You had my heart
and we'll never be world apart
Maybe in magazines
but you'll still be my star
Baby cause in the Dark
You can see shiny Cars
And that's when you need me there
With you I'll always share
Because
When the sun shines
We’ll shine together
Told you I'll be here forever
Said I'll always be your friend
Took an oath
I'mma stick it out 'till the end
Now that it's raining more than ever
Know that we still have each other
You can stand under my Umbrella
You can stand under my Umbrella
(Ella ella eh eh eh)
Under my umbrella
(ella ella eh eh eh)
Under my umbrella
(ella ella eh eh eh)
Under my umbrella
(ella ella eh eh eh eh eh eh)
4) No One by Alicia Keys Just about the only hip hop song I can get WG to listen to, and a perfect suggestion for his Christmas mix cd (thanks Irenie!).
I just want you close
Where you can stay forever
You can be sure
That it will only get better
You and me together
Through the days and nights
I don't worry cause
Everything gonna be alright
People keep talking
They can say what they like
But all I know is everything's gonna be alright
No one no one no one
Can get in the way of what I'm feeling
No one no one no one
Can get in the way of what I feel for you
You you
Can get in the way of what I feel for you
When the rain is pouring down
And my heart is hurting
You will always be around
This I know for certain
You and me together
Through the days and nights
5) Anyone Else But You by the Moldy Peaches (as performed by Michael Cera and Ellen Page) - Because I am currently OBSESSED with that soundtrack, when not shaking my ruppa to Cyclone and other songs that have no place in my musical repertoire.
You're a part time lover and a full time friend
The monkey on you're back is the latest trend
I don't see what anyone can see, in anyone else
But you
I kiss you on the brain in the shadow of a train
I kiss you all starry eyed, my body's swinging from side to side
I don't see what anyone can see, in anyone else
But you
Here is the church and here is the steeple
We sure are cute for two ugly people
I don't see what anyone can see, in anyone else
But you
The pebbles forgive me, the trees forgive me
So why can't, you forgive me?
I don't see what anyone can see, in anyone else
But you
I will find my nitch in your car
With my mp3 DVD rumple-packed guitar
I don't see what anyone can see, in anyone else
But you
Du du du du du du dudu
Du du du du du du dudu
Du du du du du du dudu du
Up up down down left right left right B A start
Just because we use cheats doesn't mean we're not smart
I don't see what anyone can see, in anyone else
But you
You are always trying to keep it real
I'm in love with how you feel
I don't see what anyone can see, in anyone else
But you
We both have shiny happy fits of rage
You want more fans, I want more stage
I don't see what anyone can see, in anyone else
But you
Don Quixote was a steel driving man
My name is Adam I'm your biggest fan
I don't see what anyone can see, in anyone else
But you
Squinched up your face and did a dance
You shook a little turd out of the bottom of your pants
I don't see what anyone can see, in anyone else
But you
Du du du du du du dudu
Du du du du du du dudu
Du du du du du du dudu du
But you
And you know what, it's about darn time.
So, here you go, the songs that, for a myriad of reasons, are currently circulating in my addled brain.
1) Cyclone by Baby Bash (this is just about one of the more offensive songs I've heard, yet everytime it comes on the radio, my hips start shaking and, white girl that I am, I think that I need to add it to my workout mix)
Now look at that peppa'
On the back of that bumpa'
She aint even playin
When she's shakin that ruppa'
And oh, you aint know?
She gets lower than a muffla'
Even with her girlfriends
Show stopping with a hustla'
The way she move her body
She might see the Maserati
She wanna put it on me
Tryna show me her tsunami
She make it hard to copy
Always tight, never sloppy
And got an entourage
And her own paparazzi
2) Beautiful Girls by Sean Kingston (when exhausted, clearly only hip hop will do)
See it started at the park
Used to chill after dark
Oh when you took my heart
That's when we fell apart
Cause we both thought
That love lasts forever (last forever)
They say we're too young
To get ourselves sprung
Oh we didn't care
We made it very clear
And they also said
That we couldn't last together (last together)
3) Umbrella by Rihanna (the Jay-Z re-mix) There is no easy reason why I love this song. I like that she says "Um-ber-ella," but other than that...eh...lack of sleep makes me wanna dance, you, 'cause that's how I roll.
No clouds in my storms
Let it rain
I hydroplane into fame (Eh eh)
Come'n down with the Dow Jones
When the clouds come we gone
We Rocafella (Eh eh)
She fly higher than weather
And she rocks it better
You know me
An anticipation for precipitation
stacks chips for the rainy day (Eh eh)
Jay, rain man is back with lil Ms. Sunshine
Rihanna where you at?
You had my heart
and we'll never be world apart
Maybe in magazines
but you'll still be my star
Baby cause in the Dark
You can see shiny Cars
And that's when you need me there
With you I'll always share
Because
When the sun shines
We’ll shine together
Told you I'll be here forever
Said I'll always be your friend
Took an oath
I'mma stick it out 'till the end
Now that it's raining more than ever
Know that we still have each other
You can stand under my Umbrella
You can stand under my Umbrella
(Ella ella eh eh eh)
Under my umbrella
(ella ella eh eh eh)
Under my umbrella
(ella ella eh eh eh)
Under my umbrella
(ella ella eh eh eh eh eh eh)
4) No One by Alicia Keys Just about the only hip hop song I can get WG to listen to, and a perfect suggestion for his Christmas mix cd (thanks Irenie!).
I just want you close
Where you can stay forever
You can be sure
That it will only get better
You and me together
Through the days and nights
I don't worry cause
Everything gonna be alright
People keep talking
They can say what they like
But all I know is everything's gonna be alright
No one no one no one
Can get in the way of what I'm feeling
No one no one no one
Can get in the way of what I feel for you
You you
Can get in the way of what I feel for you
When the rain is pouring down
And my heart is hurting
You will always be around
This I know for certain
You and me together
Through the days and nights
5) Anyone Else But You by the Moldy Peaches (as performed by Michael Cera and Ellen Page) - Because I am currently OBSESSED with that soundtrack, when not shaking my ruppa to Cyclone and other songs that have no place in my musical repertoire.
You're a part time lover and a full time friend
The monkey on you're back is the latest trend
I don't see what anyone can see, in anyone else
But you
I kiss you on the brain in the shadow of a train
I kiss you all starry eyed, my body's swinging from side to side
I don't see what anyone can see, in anyone else
But you
Here is the church and here is the steeple
We sure are cute for two ugly people
I don't see what anyone can see, in anyone else
But you
The pebbles forgive me, the trees forgive me
So why can't, you forgive me?
I don't see what anyone can see, in anyone else
But you
I will find my nitch in your car
With my mp3 DVD rumple-packed guitar
I don't see what anyone can see, in anyone else
But you
Du du du du du du dudu
Du du du du du du dudu
Du du du du du du dudu du
Up up down down left right left right B A start
Just because we use cheats doesn't mean we're not smart
I don't see what anyone can see, in anyone else
But you
You are always trying to keep it real
I'm in love with how you feel
I don't see what anyone can see, in anyone else
But you
We both have shiny happy fits of rage
You want more fans, I want more stage
I don't see what anyone can see, in anyone else
But you
Don Quixote was a steel driving man
My name is Adam I'm your biggest fan
I don't see what anyone can see, in anyone else
But you
Squinched up your face and did a dance
You shook a little turd out of the bottom of your pants
I don't see what anyone can see, in anyone else
But you
Du du du du du du dudu
Du du du du du du dudu
Du du du du du du dudu du
But you
Friday, December 21, 2007
Christmas Tunes to Soothe the Soul
So, this list felt a lot different before I found out (about twenty minutes ago) that WG doesn't get home from his visit to the corral until 11 p.m. on New Year's Eve. Suckage. He leaves at 6 a.m. on Christmas Eve, so I'll be bleary eyed when I say goodbye, and I don't *actually* get him back for New Year's Eve. Suckage.
Anywho, I still want everyone to have a wonderful holiday (and I fully intend to still have one myself).
So, here's to a fantastically superb Christmas for one and all.
1) Bing Crosby - Mele Kalikimaka
Mele Kalikimaka is the thing to say on a bright Hawaiian Christmas Day
That's the island greeting that we send to you from the land where palm trees sway
Here we know that Christmas will be green and bright
The sun to shine by day and all the stars at night
Mele Kalikimaka is Hawaii's way to say Merry Christmas to you
The Andrew Sisters:
Mele Kalikimaka is the thing to say on a bright Hawian Christmas day
That's the island greeting that we send to you from the land where palm trees sway
Here we know that Christmas will be green and bright
The sun to shine by day and all the stars at night
Mele Kalikimaka is Hawaii's way to say Merry Christmas to you
The Andrew Sister's and Bing Crosby:
Here we know that Christmas will be green and bright
The sun to shine by day and all the stars at night
Mele Kalikimaka is Hawaii's way to say Merry Christmas to you
Mele Kalikimaka is the thing to say on a bright Hawaiian Christmas Day
Thats the island greeting that we send to you from the land where palm trees sway
Here we know that Christmas will be green and bright
The sun to shine by day and all the stars at night
Mele Kalikimaka is Hawaii's way to say Merry Christmas a
very merry Christmas , a very, very, merry,merry Christmas to youuuuuuuuuu
2) Eartha Kitt - Santa Baby
Buh-bum.. buh-bum...
Santa baby, just slip a sable under the tree, for me
Been an awful good girl
Santa baby so hurry down the chimney tonight
Santa baby, a '54 convertible too, light blue,
I'll wait up for you dear
Santa baby, so hurry down the chimney tonight
Think of all the fun I've missed,
Think of all the fellows that I haven't kissed
Next year I could be just as good
If you check off my christmas list
Santa baby, I want a yacht and really thats not a lot
Been an angel all year
Santa baby, so hurry down the chimney tonight
Santa honey, one little thing I really need, the deed
To a platinum mine,
Santa baby, so hurry down the chimney tonight
Santa cutie, and fill my stocking with a duplex and cheques,
Sign your x on the line
Santa cutie, and hurry down the chimney tonight
Come and trim my chirstmas tree,
With some decorations bought at Tiffany's
I really do believe in you,
Let's see if you believe in me
Santa baby, forgot to mention one little thing, a ring,
I don't mean on the phone,
Santa baby, so hurry down the chimney tonight
Hurry down the chimney tonight
Hurry, tonight.
3) Away in a Manger
Away in a manger,
no crib for His bed,
The little Lord Jesus
lay down his sweet head.
The stars in the sky
looked down where He lay
The little Lord Jesus,
asleep on the hay.
The cattle are lowing,
the poor Baby wakes,
But little Lord Jesus,
no crying He makes;
I love Thee, Lord Jesus,
look down from the sky
And stay by my cradle
till morning is nigh.
Be near me, Lord Jesus,
I ask Thee to stay,
Close by me forever,
and love me, I pray!
Bless all the dear children
in Thy tender care
And take us to heaven,
to Live with Thee there.
4) O Holy Night
O Holy night, the stars are brightly shining
It is the night of our dear Savior's birth
Long lay the world in sin and error pining
Til He appeared and the soul felt it's worth
A thrill of hope the weary world rejoyces
For yonder breaks a new and glorious morn
Fall on your knees
O hear the angel voices
O night divine!
O night when Christ was born
O night divine!
O night, O night divine!
And in His Name, all oppression shall cease
Sweet hymns of joy in grateful chorus raise we
Let all within us praise his holy name
Christ is the Lord!
Their name forever praise we
Noel, Noel
O night, O night Divine
Noel, Noel
O night, O night Divine
Noel, Noel
O night, O holy Divine
5) Amy Grant - Breath of Heaven
I have traveled many moonless nights,
Cold and weary with a babe inside,
And I wonder what I've done.
Holy father you have come,
And chosen me now to carry your son.
I am waiting in a silent prayer.
I am frightened by the load I bear.
In a world as cold as stone,
Must I walk this path alone?
Be with me now.
Be with me now.
Breath of heaven,
Hold me together,
Be forever near me,
Breath of heaven.
Breath of heaven,
Lighten my darkness,
Pour over me your holiness,
For you are holy.
Breath of heaven.
Do you wonder as you watch my face,
If a wiser one should have had my place,
But I offer all I am
For the mercy of your plan.
Help me be strong.
Help me be.
Help me.
Breath of heaven,
Hold me together,
Be forever near me,
Breath of heaven.
Breath of heaven,
Lighten my darkness,
Pour over me your holiness,
For you are holy.
Breath of heaven,
Hold me together,
Be forever near me,
Breath of heaven.
Breath of heaven,
Lighten my darkness,
Pour over me your holiness,
For you are holy.
Breath of heaven.
Breath of heaven.
Breath of heaven.
Anywho, I still want everyone to have a wonderful holiday (and I fully intend to still have one myself).
So, here's to a fantastically superb Christmas for one and all.
1) Bing Crosby - Mele Kalikimaka
Mele Kalikimaka is the thing to say on a bright Hawaiian Christmas Day
That's the island greeting that we send to you from the land where palm trees sway
Here we know that Christmas will be green and bright
The sun to shine by day and all the stars at night
Mele Kalikimaka is Hawaii's way to say Merry Christmas to you
The Andrew Sisters:
Mele Kalikimaka is the thing to say on a bright Hawian Christmas day
That's the island greeting that we send to you from the land where palm trees sway
Here we know that Christmas will be green and bright
The sun to shine by day and all the stars at night
Mele Kalikimaka is Hawaii's way to say Merry Christmas to you
The Andrew Sister's and Bing Crosby:
Here we know that Christmas will be green and bright
The sun to shine by day and all the stars at night
Mele Kalikimaka is Hawaii's way to say Merry Christmas to you
Mele Kalikimaka is the thing to say on a bright Hawaiian Christmas Day
Thats the island greeting that we send to you from the land where palm trees sway
Here we know that Christmas will be green and bright
The sun to shine by day and all the stars at night
Mele Kalikimaka is Hawaii's way to say Merry Christmas a
very merry Christmas , a very, very, merry,merry Christmas to youuuuuuuuuu
2) Eartha Kitt - Santa Baby
Buh-bum.. buh-bum...
Santa baby, just slip a sable under the tree, for me
Been an awful good girl
Santa baby so hurry down the chimney tonight
Santa baby, a '54 convertible too, light blue,
I'll wait up for you dear
Santa baby, so hurry down the chimney tonight
Think of all the fun I've missed,
Think of all the fellows that I haven't kissed
Next year I could be just as good
If you check off my christmas list
Santa baby, I want a yacht and really thats not a lot
Been an angel all year
Santa baby, so hurry down the chimney tonight
Santa honey, one little thing I really need, the deed
To a platinum mine,
Santa baby, so hurry down the chimney tonight
Santa cutie, and fill my stocking with a duplex and cheques,
Sign your x on the line
Santa cutie, and hurry down the chimney tonight
Come and trim my chirstmas tree,
With some decorations bought at Tiffany's
I really do believe in you,
Let's see if you believe in me
Santa baby, forgot to mention one little thing, a ring,
I don't mean on the phone,
Santa baby, so hurry down the chimney tonight
Hurry down the chimney tonight
Hurry, tonight.
3) Away in a Manger
Away in a manger,
no crib for His bed,
The little Lord Jesus
lay down his sweet head.
The stars in the sky
looked down where He lay
The little Lord Jesus,
asleep on the hay.
The cattle are lowing,
the poor Baby wakes,
But little Lord Jesus,
no crying He makes;
I love Thee, Lord Jesus,
look down from the sky
And stay by my cradle
till morning is nigh.
Be near me, Lord Jesus,
I ask Thee to stay,
Close by me forever,
and love me, I pray!
Bless all the dear children
in Thy tender care
And take us to heaven,
to Live with Thee there.
4) O Holy Night
O Holy night, the stars are brightly shining
It is the night of our dear Savior's birth
Long lay the world in sin and error pining
Til He appeared and the soul felt it's worth
A thrill of hope the weary world rejoyces
For yonder breaks a new and glorious morn
Fall on your knees
O hear the angel voices
O night divine!
O night when Christ was born
O night divine!
O night, O night divine!
And in His Name, all oppression shall cease
Sweet hymns of joy in grateful chorus raise we
Let all within us praise his holy name
Christ is the Lord!
Their name forever praise we
Noel, Noel
O night, O night Divine
Noel, Noel
O night, O night Divine
Noel, Noel
O night, O holy Divine
5) Amy Grant - Breath of Heaven
I have traveled many moonless nights,
Cold and weary with a babe inside,
And I wonder what I've done.
Holy father you have come,
And chosen me now to carry your son.
I am waiting in a silent prayer.
I am frightened by the load I bear.
In a world as cold as stone,
Must I walk this path alone?
Be with me now.
Be with me now.
Breath of heaven,
Hold me together,
Be forever near me,
Breath of heaven.
Breath of heaven,
Lighten my darkness,
Pour over me your holiness,
For you are holy.
Breath of heaven.
Do you wonder as you watch my face,
If a wiser one should have had my place,
But I offer all I am
For the mercy of your plan.
Help me be strong.
Help me be.
Help me.
Breath of heaven,
Hold me together,
Be forever near me,
Breath of heaven.
Breath of heaven,
Lighten my darkness,
Pour over me your holiness,
For you are holy.
Breath of heaven,
Hold me together,
Be forever near me,
Breath of heaven.
Breath of heaven,
Lighten my darkness,
Pour over me your holiness,
For you are holy.
Breath of heaven.
Breath of heaven.
Breath of heaven.
Monday, October 29, 2007
A Beautiful Weekend
1) Starting out Friday evening with dinner at my parents' house. A fabulous time was had by all - there was roast beef, and perfectly done potatoes, and these loverly brussels sprouts. Then we watched Heroes. It can't get much better than that. It was also quite endearing to watch WG explain to my dad the he doesn't really want to see American Gangster (the movie my dad and I have been going on and on about to each other for months).
WG: Eh, I don't really want to see it. I don't like those kinds of movies.
My Dad (with an open mouth and an unbelieving expression in his eyes): You DON'T LIKE THOSE KINDS OF MOVIES? How can you not?
Me (trying to change the subject just a tad): They had an article with the real life guy's daughter in Glamour...
My Dad (now mumbling to himself): Sarah and I love those movies...
WG: Well, I'll see it...
My mom (perky in the background): Maybe we can all go together!
2) Pumpkin Carving with fabulous library friends! Yay! Our wonderful hostess provided the pumpkins, the carving gear, the yummy snacks...the works. A fabulous time was had by all. That seemed to be the order of the weekend. I greatly enjoyed getting dressed up with my blue wig and the rest of my martian costume, and it was fantastic to hear WG laugh heartily at himself as his costume makes him look just a tad silly.
3)Bridge School Benefit Concert- hearing Regina Spektor live for the first time and John Mayer live for the fourth time was amazing. I sang along, listened to the music and said to WG (my own personal band geek who can play three instruments well), "You know, I may not play music, but I listen to music. Just as there are leaders, there must be followers. There are those play music and those who listen. I listen." During the concert, with a perfect Hollywood movie blue sky speckled gently with whisphy white clouds, I worried that I would wake up from a dream. I also realized fully and for the first time that I have been with this man for over a year, that we are a couple, that I have survived a year with a man in my life, and I was happy.
WG: Eh, I don't really want to see it. I don't like those kinds of movies.
My Dad (with an open mouth and an unbelieving expression in his eyes): You DON'T LIKE THOSE KINDS OF MOVIES? How can you not?
Me (trying to change the subject just a tad): They had an article with the real life guy's daughter in Glamour...
My Dad (now mumbling to himself): Sarah and I love those movies...
WG: Well, I'll see it...
My mom (perky in the background): Maybe we can all go together!
2) Pumpkin Carving with fabulous library friends! Yay! Our wonderful hostess provided the pumpkins, the carving gear, the yummy snacks...the works. A fabulous time was had by all. That seemed to be the order of the weekend. I greatly enjoyed getting dressed up with my blue wig and the rest of my martian costume, and it was fantastic to hear WG laugh heartily at himself as his costume makes him look just a tad silly.
3)Bridge School Benefit Concert- hearing Regina Spektor live for the first time and John Mayer live for the fourth time was amazing. I sang along, listened to the music and said to WG (my own personal band geek who can play three instruments well), "You know, I may not play music, but I listen to music. Just as there are leaders, there must be followers. There are those play music and those who listen. I listen." During the concert, with a perfect Hollywood movie blue sky speckled gently with whisphy white clouds, I worried that I would wake up from a dream. I also realized fully and for the first time that I have been with this man for over a year, that we are a couple, that I have survived a year with a man in my life, and I was happy.
Friday, October 26, 2007
Friday Song Lyrics
I am SO excited that WG and I are going to the Bridge School Benefit this weekend (the very concert we found out about at the marvelous event that sparked my interest in getting a new apartment...). In honor of the concert, here are some lyrics from the performers (and yes, I care mostly about John Mayer and Regina Spektor - when else will I see those two together?).
1) Cinnamon Girl by Neil Young
I wanna live
with a cinnamon girl
I could be happy
the rest of my life
With a cinnamon girl.
A dreamer of pictures
I run in the night
You see us together,
chasing the moonlight,
My cinnamon girl.
2) Enter Sandman by Metallica
Say your prayers little one
don't forget, my son
to include everyone
tuck you in, warm within
keep you free from sin
till the sandman he comes
3) Halleluja, I Love Her So by Jerry Lee Lewis
Let me tell ya about a girl I know
She's my baby and she lives next door
And every morning before the sun comes up
She bring me in my fav-o-rite cup
That's why I know
Yes I know
Halleluja, I Love Her So
When I'm in trouble and I need a little friend
That woman she sticks by me through the end
4) Lonely by Tom Waits
Lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely eyes, lonely face, lonely lonely in your place.
Lonely, lonely, lonely eyes, lonely face, lonely lonely in your place.
I thought that I knew all that there was to, lonely, lonely, lonely...
Melanie Jane, won't feel the pain.
Lonely, lonely, lonely eyes, lonely eyes, lonely lonely in your place.
And I thought that I knew all that there was to
Lonely, lonely, lonely eyes, lonely eyes, lonely lonely in your place, and
I still love you, I still love you, lonely, lonely...
5) Heart of Life by John Mayer
Pain throws your heart to the ground
love turns the whole thing around
no it wont all go the way
it should
but I know the heart of life is good
You know it's nothin' new
bad news never had good timing
then the circle of your friends
will defend the silver lining
Pain throws your heart to the ground
love turns the whole thing around
no it won't all go the way
it should
But I know the heart of life is good
6) I Will Sing You Songs by My Morning Jacket
I will sing to you of greater things... money, gold, and diamond rings
just don't make it last any longer than it has to
stories of the greater things... fill your heart and soul with beer (tears)
just don't make it last any longer than it has to
I will sing to you of greater things... money, gold, and diamond rings
just don't make it last any longer than it has to
stories of the greater years... what's in here won't disappear
just don't make it last any longer than it has to
7) Are You Ten Years Ago? by Tegan & Sara
If you're taken I am yours
I'm up and doing circles
I'm taken, I am yours I'm up and doing circles
I'm taken, I am yours I'm up and doing circles
I'm taken, I am yours I'm up and doing circles
I collapse
I might stay out longer than I left the light on for you
Then if you show, you show
If you show, you show
When I feel like this
When I get so in
To myself
8) Field Below by Regina Spektor
I wish I'd see a field below
i wish I'd hear a rooster crow
But there are none who live downtown
And so the day starts out so slow
Again the sun was never called
And darkness spreads over the snow
Like ancient bruises
I'm awake and feel the ache
But I wish I'd see a field below
I wish I'd see a field below
I wish I'd see your face below
I wish I'd hear you whispering low
But you don't live downtown no more
And everything must come and go
1) Cinnamon Girl by Neil Young
I wanna live
with a cinnamon girl
I could be happy
the rest of my life
With a cinnamon girl.
A dreamer of pictures
I run in the night
You see us together,
chasing the moonlight,
My cinnamon girl.
2) Enter Sandman by Metallica
Say your prayers little one
don't forget, my son
to include everyone
tuck you in, warm within
keep you free from sin
till the sandman he comes
3) Halleluja, I Love Her So by Jerry Lee Lewis
Let me tell ya about a girl I know
She's my baby and she lives next door
And every morning before the sun comes up
She bring me in my fav-o-rite cup
That's why I know
Yes I know
Halleluja, I Love Her So
When I'm in trouble and I need a little friend
That woman she sticks by me through the end
4) Lonely by Tom Waits
Lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely eyes, lonely face, lonely lonely in your place.
Lonely, lonely, lonely eyes, lonely face, lonely lonely in your place.
I thought that I knew all that there was to, lonely, lonely, lonely...
Melanie Jane, won't feel the pain.
Lonely, lonely, lonely eyes, lonely eyes, lonely lonely in your place.
And I thought that I knew all that there was to
Lonely, lonely, lonely eyes, lonely eyes, lonely lonely in your place, and
I still love you, I still love you, lonely, lonely...
5) Heart of Life by John Mayer
Pain throws your heart to the ground
love turns the whole thing around
no it wont all go the way
it should
but I know the heart of life is good
You know it's nothin' new
bad news never had good timing
then the circle of your friends
will defend the silver lining
Pain throws your heart to the ground
love turns the whole thing around
no it won't all go the way
it should
But I know the heart of life is good
6) I Will Sing You Songs by My Morning Jacket
I will sing to you of greater things... money, gold, and diamond rings
just don't make it last any longer than it has to
stories of the greater things... fill your heart and soul with beer (tears)
just don't make it last any longer than it has to
I will sing to you of greater things... money, gold, and diamond rings
just don't make it last any longer than it has to
stories of the greater years... what's in here won't disappear
just don't make it last any longer than it has to
7) Are You Ten Years Ago? by Tegan & Sara
If you're taken I am yours
I'm up and doing circles
I'm taken, I am yours I'm up and doing circles
I'm taken, I am yours I'm up and doing circles
I'm taken, I am yours I'm up and doing circles
I collapse
I might stay out longer than I left the light on for you
Then if you show, you show
If you show, you show
When I feel like this
When I get so in
To myself
8) Field Below by Regina Spektor
I wish I'd see a field below
i wish I'd hear a rooster crow
But there are none who live downtown
And so the day starts out so slow
Again the sun was never called
And darkness spreads over the snow
Like ancient bruises
I'm awake and feel the ache
But I wish I'd see a field below
I wish I'd see a field below
I wish I'd see your face below
I wish I'd hear you whispering low
But you don't live downtown no more
And everything must come and go
Friday, October 12, 2007
Friday Song Lyrics
It's that time again! Here are some songs in honor of everything that's going on in my life and the lives of the people I love.
Also...I have a problem. My name is Sarah, and I am a Facebook addict. I believe that I can break the addiction and begin to have a healthy relationship with this social networking platform. No more thrice-daily status updates. No more throwing chickens or sheep until someone throws one at me. Ah, it does just feel better admitting I have a problem.
Now onto the lyrics!
In honor of Mama and Daddy commencing their return trip from their week and a half in the land of smiling, multi-childrened, gun-toting Mormons in Utah.
1)Homeward Bound by Simon and Garfunkel
Im sittin in the railway station
Got a ticket for my destination
On a tour of one night stands
My suitcase and guitar in hand
And every stop is neatly planned
For a poet and a one man band
Homeward bound
I wish I was
Homeward bound
Home, where my thoughts escaping
Home, where my musics playing
Home, where my love lies waiting
Silently for me
In honor of Irene and her changes and her confusion and fear about said changes.
2) Put Your Records On by Corinne Bailey Rae
Three little birds, sat on my window.
And they told me I don't need to worry.
Summer came like cinnamon
So sweet,
Little girls double-dutch on the concrete.
Maybe sometimes, we've got it wrong, but it's alright
The more things seem to change, the more they stay the same
Oh, don't you hesitate.
Girl, put your records on, tell me your favourite song
You go ahead, let your hair down
Sapphire and faded jeans, I hope you get your dreams,
Just go ahead, let your hair down.
You're gonna find yourself somewhere, somehow.
In respect of the fact that California does in fact have weather, and changing leaves and pouring rain in October, I present the only song I know that speaks the truth about my great state.
3)The Lady is a Tramp by Ella Fitzgerald
I like the free, fresh wind in her hair
Life without care
I'm broke, it's o'k
Hate California, it's cold and it's damp
That's why the lady is a tramp
In honor of having a day off, all to myself, to do whatever I want with my time, to listen to the cheesiest music I want (and I will likely spend a portion of the day with Mr. Buble playing the background) and to otherwise occupy my time however I see fit.
4) I've Got the World on a String by Michael Buble
I've got the world on a string
I'm sitting on a rainbow
Got that string around my finger
What a world, what a life - I'm in love
I've got a song that I sing
And I can make the rain go
Any time I move my finger
Lucky me, cant you see - I'm in love
Life's a wonderful thing
As long as I've got that string
I'd be a silly so-and-so
If I should ever let you go
In honor of the first anniversary of number 2 on this list, a song that is truer than anyone can ever believe until they suddenly do.
5)You Can't Hurry Love by Diana Ross
But how many heartaches
Must I stand before I find a love
To let me live again
Right now the only thing
That keeps me hangin' on
When I feel my strength, yeah
It's almost gone
I remember mama said:
You can't hurry love
No, you just have to wait
She said love don't come easy
It's a game of give and take
As it's the closest thing to "our" song.
6) Hands Open by Snow Patrol
Hands open, and my eyes open
I just keep hoping
That your heart opens
Why would I sabotage
the best thing that I have
Well, it makes it easier to know
exactly what I want with my...
Hands open and my eyes open
I just keep hoping
that your heart opens
It's not as easy as willing it all to be right
Gotta be more than hoping it's right
I wanna hear you laugh like you really mean it
Collapse into me, tired with joy
Also...I have a problem. My name is Sarah, and I am a Facebook addict. I believe that I can break the addiction and begin to have a healthy relationship with this social networking platform. No more thrice-daily status updates. No more throwing chickens or sheep until someone throws one at me. Ah, it does just feel better admitting I have a problem.
Now onto the lyrics!
In honor of Mama and Daddy commencing their return trip from their week and a half in the land of smiling, multi-childrened, gun-toting Mormons in Utah.
1)Homeward Bound by Simon and Garfunkel
Im sittin in the railway station
Got a ticket for my destination
On a tour of one night stands
My suitcase and guitar in hand
And every stop is neatly planned
For a poet and a one man band
Homeward bound
I wish I was
Homeward bound
Home, where my thoughts escaping
Home, where my musics playing
Home, where my love lies waiting
Silently for me
In honor of Irene and her changes and her confusion and fear about said changes.
2) Put Your Records On by Corinne Bailey Rae
Three little birds, sat on my window.
And they told me I don't need to worry.
Summer came like cinnamon
So sweet,
Little girls double-dutch on the concrete.
Maybe sometimes, we've got it wrong, but it's alright
The more things seem to change, the more they stay the same
Oh, don't you hesitate.
Girl, put your records on, tell me your favourite song
You go ahead, let your hair down
Sapphire and faded jeans, I hope you get your dreams,
Just go ahead, let your hair down.
You're gonna find yourself somewhere, somehow.
In respect of the fact that California does in fact have weather, and changing leaves and pouring rain in October, I present the only song I know that speaks the truth about my great state.
3)The Lady is a Tramp by Ella Fitzgerald
I like the free, fresh wind in her hair
Life without care
I'm broke, it's o'k
Hate California, it's cold and it's damp
That's why the lady is a tramp
In honor of having a day off, all to myself, to do whatever I want with my time, to listen to the cheesiest music I want (and I will likely spend a portion of the day with Mr. Buble playing the background) and to otherwise occupy my time however I see fit.
4) I've Got the World on a String by Michael Buble
I've got the world on a string
I'm sitting on a rainbow
Got that string around my finger
What a world, what a life - I'm in love
I've got a song that I sing
And I can make the rain go
Any time I move my finger
Lucky me, cant you see - I'm in love
Life's a wonderful thing
As long as I've got that string
I'd be a silly so-and-so
If I should ever let you go
In honor of the first anniversary of number 2 on this list, a song that is truer than anyone can ever believe until they suddenly do.
5)You Can't Hurry Love by Diana Ross
But how many heartaches
Must I stand before I find a love
To let me live again
Right now the only thing
That keeps me hangin' on
When I feel my strength, yeah
It's almost gone
I remember mama said:
You can't hurry love
No, you just have to wait
She said love don't come easy
It's a game of give and take
As it's the closest thing to "our" song.
6) Hands Open by Snow Patrol
Hands open, and my eyes open
I just keep hoping
That your heart opens
Why would I sabotage
the best thing that I have
Well, it makes it easier to know
exactly what I want with my...
Hands open and my eyes open
I just keep hoping
that your heart opens
It's not as easy as willing it all to be right
Gotta be more than hoping it's right
I wanna hear you laugh like you really mean it
Collapse into me, tired with joy
Friday, September 28, 2007
Friday Song Lyrics
First, Happy Birthday to one of my best friends in the entire world, even though she doesn't read this blog. She's known me since we were 13, claimed me as a friend since we were 14 and seen me through too many versions of me to count. She's been a tried and true friend, and I'm truly blessed to know her (she's even one of my inspirational women - she's the one in the first post). So, happy birthday, dahling, love you forever!
Okay, onto Friday Song Lyrics.
In honor of the special day, five songs from CDs she has given me ('cause we have our own little CD club, see...).
Many the Miles by Sara Bareilles
There's too many things that i haven't done yet
Too many sunsets
I haven't seen
You can't waste the day wishing it'd slow down
You would've thought by now
I'd have learned something
I made up my mind when i was a young girl
I've been given this one world
I won't worry it away
But now and again i lose sight of the good life
I get stuck in a low light
But then Love comes in
How far do i have to go to get to you
Many the miles
Many the miles
How far do i have to go to get to you
Many the miles
But send me the miles and i'll be happy to follow you Love
No Matter What by Boyzone
No matter what they tell us
No matter what they do
No matter what they teach us
What we believe is true
No matter what they call us
However they attack
No matter where they take us
We'll find our own way back
I can't deny what I believe
I can't be what I'm not
Suddenly I See by K.T. Tunstall
Her face is a map of the world
Is a map of the world
You can see she's a beautiful girl
She's a beautiful girl
And everything around her is a silver pool of light
The people who surround her feel the benefit of it
It makes you calm
She holds you captivated in her palm
Suddenly I see (Suddenly I see)
This is what I wanna be
Suddenly I see (Suddenly I see)
Why the hell it means so much to me
Lazy Day Afternoon by Plain White T's
Nothing's going on, but I don't care
Leave me here, don't take me anywhere
Why should I get up
When I've got nothing to do?
Just another lazy day afternoon
Beautiful day outside, but I don't care
Everything I need I got right here
Why should I go out?
Why should I even move?
Just another lazy day afternoon
Afternoon, when everybody's workin'
I'd rather be a jerk and lay around
Afternoon, this day is just too perfect
Just another lazy day afternoon
I Don't Wanna Be by Gavin DeGraw
I don't want to be
Anything other than what I've been trying to be lately
All I have to do
Is think of me and I have peace of mind
I'm tired of looking 'round rooms
Wondering what I've got to do
Or who I'm supposed to be
I don't want to be anything other than me
Okay, onto Friday Song Lyrics.
In honor of the special day, five songs from CDs she has given me ('cause we have our own little CD club, see...).
Many the Miles by Sara Bareilles
There's too many things that i haven't done yet
Too many sunsets
I haven't seen
You can't waste the day wishing it'd slow down
You would've thought by now
I'd have learned something
I made up my mind when i was a young girl
I've been given this one world
I won't worry it away
But now and again i lose sight of the good life
I get stuck in a low light
But then Love comes in
How far do i have to go to get to you
Many the miles
Many the miles
How far do i have to go to get to you
Many the miles
But send me the miles and i'll be happy to follow you Love
No Matter What by Boyzone
No matter what they tell us
No matter what they do
No matter what they teach us
What we believe is true
No matter what they call us
However they attack
No matter where they take us
We'll find our own way back
I can't deny what I believe
I can't be what I'm not
Suddenly I See by K.T. Tunstall
Her face is a map of the world
Is a map of the world
You can see she's a beautiful girl
She's a beautiful girl
And everything around her is a silver pool of light
The people who surround her feel the benefit of it
It makes you calm
She holds you captivated in her palm
Suddenly I see (Suddenly I see)
This is what I wanna be
Suddenly I see (Suddenly I see)
Why the hell it means so much to me
Lazy Day Afternoon by Plain White T's
Nothing's going on, but I don't care
Leave me here, don't take me anywhere
Why should I get up
When I've got nothing to do?
Just another lazy day afternoon
Beautiful day outside, but I don't care
Everything I need I got right here
Why should I go out?
Why should I even move?
Just another lazy day afternoon
Afternoon, when everybody's workin'
I'd rather be a jerk and lay around
Afternoon, this day is just too perfect
Just another lazy day afternoon
I Don't Wanna Be by Gavin DeGraw
I don't want to be
Anything other than what I've been trying to be lately
All I have to do
Is think of me and I have peace of mind
I'm tired of looking 'round rooms
Wondering what I've got to do
Or who I'm supposed to be
I don't want to be anything other than me
Friday, September 14, 2007
Friday Song Lyrics
It's been *quite* the week over here in the land of Pink Cereal and Raspberries (and after a fairly organized venting session at the staff meeting at work this morning, I realize that it's not just been me that's feeling stressed to the point of craziness!), so I figure it's time for a little music...wouldn't you agree?
1) Just the Way You Are by Billy Joel
Because hearing Maggie Gyllenhaal sing it in the movie Happy Endings somehow made the song make even more sense than it already did. It's a good song. And it's true.
Don't go changing, to try and please me
You never let me down before
Don't imagine you're too familiar
And I don't see you anymore
I wouldn't leave you in times of trouble
We never could have come this far
I took the good times, I'll take the bad times
I'll take you just the way you are
Don't go trying some new fashion
Don't change the color of your hair
You always have my unspoken passion
Although I might not seem to care
I don't want clever conversation
I never want to work that hard
I just want someone that I can talk to
I want you just the way you are.
I need to know that you will always be
The same old someone that I knew
What will it take till you believe in me
The way that I believe in you.
I said I love you and that's forever
And this I promise from the heart
I could not love you any better
I love you just the way you are.
2)Girls Just Wanna Have Fun by Cyndi Lauper
Because I really need a wonderful, relaxing, fun, happy weekend (don't we all?!).
When the working day is done,
Oh,girls,
They wanna have fu-un,
Oh,girls,
Just wanna have fun....
Girls,
They want,
Wanna have fun.
Girls,
Wanna have
Some boys take a beautiful girl,
And hide her away from the rest of the world.
I wanna be the one to walk in the sun.
Oh,girls,
They wanna have fu-un.
Oh,girls,
Just wanna have
That's all they really want.....
Some fun....
3) I Love You by Sarah McLachlin
Because it makes me smile. Because I woke up this morning thinking I was in Berkeley. Because I loved this song so much when I was in college.
I have a smile
Stretched from ear to ear
To see you walking down the road
We meet at the lights
I stare for a while
The world around disappears
Just you and me
On this island of hope
A breath between us could be miles
Let me surround you
My sea to your shore
Let me be the calm you seek
Oh and every time I’m close to you
There’s too much I can’t say
And you just walk away
And I forgot
To tell you
I love you
And the night’s
Too long
And cold here
Without you
I grieve in my condition
For I cannot find the strength to say I need you so
Oh and every time I’m close to you
There’s too much I can’t say
And you just walk away
And I forgot
To tell you
I love you
And the night’s
Too long
And cold here
Without you
4)Who Am I by Casting Crowns
Because I've been asking myself a lot of these questions lately.
Who am I?
That the Lord of all the earth,
Would care to know my name,
Would care to feel my hurt.
Who am I?
That the bright and morning star,
Would choose to light the way,
For my ever wandering heart.
Not because of who I am,
But because of what you've done.
Not because of what I've done,
But because of who you are.
I am a flower quickly fading,
Here today and gone tomorrow,
A wave tossed in the ocean,
A vapor in the wind.
Still you hear me when I'm calling,
Lord, you catch me when I'm falling,
And you've told me who I am.
I am yours.
I am yours.
5) Rockstar by Nickelback
Because it's a new-ish song that seems to have caught my attention.
I want a new tour bus full of old guitars
My own star on Hollywood Boulevard
Somewhere between Cher and
James Dean is fine for me
1) Just the Way You Are by Billy Joel
Because hearing Maggie Gyllenhaal sing it in the movie Happy Endings somehow made the song make even more sense than it already did. It's a good song. And it's true.
Don't go changing, to try and please me
You never let me down before
Don't imagine you're too familiar
And I don't see you anymore
I wouldn't leave you in times of trouble
We never could have come this far
I took the good times, I'll take the bad times
I'll take you just the way you are
Don't go trying some new fashion
Don't change the color of your hair
You always have my unspoken passion
Although I might not seem to care
I don't want clever conversation
I never want to work that hard
I just want someone that I can talk to
I want you just the way you are.
I need to know that you will always be
The same old someone that I knew
What will it take till you believe in me
The way that I believe in you.
I said I love you and that's forever
And this I promise from the heart
I could not love you any better
I love you just the way you are.
2)Girls Just Wanna Have Fun by Cyndi Lauper
Because I really need a wonderful, relaxing, fun, happy weekend (don't we all?!).
When the working day is done,
Oh,girls,
They wanna have fu-un,
Oh,girls,
Just wanna have fun....
Girls,
They want,
Wanna have fun.
Girls,
Wanna have
Some boys take a beautiful girl,
And hide her away from the rest of the world.
I wanna be the one to walk in the sun.
Oh,girls,
They wanna have fu-un.
Oh,girls,
Just wanna have
That's all they really want.....
Some fun....
3) I Love You by Sarah McLachlin
Because it makes me smile. Because I woke up this morning thinking I was in Berkeley. Because I loved this song so much when I was in college.
I have a smile
Stretched from ear to ear
To see you walking down the road
We meet at the lights
I stare for a while
The world around disappears
Just you and me
On this island of hope
A breath between us could be miles
Let me surround you
My sea to your shore
Let me be the calm you seek
Oh and every time I’m close to you
There’s too much I can’t say
And you just walk away
And I forgot
To tell you
I love you
And the night’s
Too long
And cold here
Without you
I grieve in my condition
For I cannot find the strength to say I need you so
Oh and every time I’m close to you
There’s too much I can’t say
And you just walk away
And I forgot
To tell you
I love you
And the night’s
Too long
And cold here
Without you
4)Who Am I by Casting Crowns
Because I've been asking myself a lot of these questions lately.
Who am I?
That the Lord of all the earth,
Would care to know my name,
Would care to feel my hurt.
Who am I?
That the bright and morning star,
Would choose to light the way,
For my ever wandering heart.
Not because of who I am,
But because of what you've done.
Not because of what I've done,
But because of who you are.
I am a flower quickly fading,
Here today and gone tomorrow,
A wave tossed in the ocean,
A vapor in the wind.
Still you hear me when I'm calling,
Lord, you catch me when I'm falling,
And you've told me who I am.
I am yours.
I am yours.
5) Rockstar by Nickelback
Because it's a new-ish song that seems to have caught my attention.
I want a new tour bus full of old guitars
My own star on Hollywood Boulevard
Somewhere between Cher and
James Dean is fine for me
Saturday, August 18, 2007
100 Things
A few days late, but nonetheless, here is my "official" five year blog-aversary post...a re-do of 100 Things. I may make this an annual event, but in any case, I'm redoing the list now. The first 100 (read the four part series) entertained and amused but didn't necessarily capture the essence of...moi.
So, here goes again.
1. I take an unnatural amount of enjoyment in the fact that I was born in Hawaii and try to work this into conversation with people I don't know so that I can see the look of surprise and mild confusion on their faces.
2. I wear one piece of jewelry everyday. It is a necklace with a variety of religious and other medals. I have been known to refer to it as my "mafia-wife jewelry."
3. There are times when I wish I didn't wear the necklace everyday.
4. Everyday, I also wear glasses. Now, when I wear contacts, my face feels naked.
5. Speaking of my face, since I started dating Wine Guy ten months ago, I've worn less makeup than ever before.
6. This is important, because I spent years telling people that I wanted a boyfriend who would appreciate me without layers of makeup, and now I have one. Fancy that.
7. I never actually wore makeup in high school unless I was doing a play, or when I went to prom or got all dolled up for graduation. In college, I only wore makeup for sorority functions, dates and job interviews.
8. I'm not a big fan of makeup, but I also have the odd belief that wearing makeup when in a big city actually protects the skin.
9. I do tend to come up with my own ideas of how and why the world works as it does. These ideas rarely make sense to anyone outside of my own head.
10. Yet it still frustrates me to no end when people in my life do not understand right away what I am trying to say.
11. I wish I were more patient.
12. Everytime I see a well-behaved, sweet smelling, adorable baby, my uterus leaps in anticipation, and I can't wait to hold my eventual children in my arms.
13. Each time a mother comes into the library with one (or several) screaming children, I am okay with waiting just a bit longer.
14. Though others may disagree on calling this a goal, it is one of my life's goals to become a married woman.
15. I believe that I have met and am currently dating the man I will eventually marry.
16. Only recently have I truly discovered that I am in absolutely no hurry to run headlong into the changes that marriage will bring.
17. I was born two months early and did quite well from then on, thank you very much. I believe this is a testament to my stubborn nature.
18. My birth was one of the only times I was early for anything.
19. I tend to be late, because I hate being too early and having to wait for people, especially if I don't have a book with me.
20. When I moved out last year, I took my crazy, needy, neurotic, wonderful orange kitty with me and left the two fabulous, talkative, loving dogs with my parents. I miss the dogs more than anyone can possibly imagine and wish I could see them each and every day.
21. I sleep better when there is someone else in bed with me. This can either be Marley (the cat) or WG (the boyfriend). When I wake with both of them scrunched up next to me, one on either side of me, it is absolute heaven.
21. I met my boyfriend online. There is no way I would have met him in the real world, because our social and professional circles would not have intertwined, and it catches my breath a little when I think that I could have missed meeting him had I not signed up for Match.com just one more time.
22. People in my family (even my parents, because, though they met in high school, it took years for them to date) tend to meet in unusual circumstances.
22. My father's parents met on a blind date, went out for a few months, parted ways, then got together again three years later. They've been married over fifty years.
23. My father's father's parents met when my great-grandfather was playing the trumpet in a jazz club in Bay City, Michigan. I can just imagine the sight he made, handsome and six foot four, to my teensy, tinsy little great-grandmother.
24. My mother's mother's parents wouldn't have met if my great-great grandfather hadn't died in New York while my great-grandfather and assorted relatives were en route from Italy to the US. Stalled by the news of their patriarch's death, they instead settled in France. I am sure there is more to that story. I suspect the mafia may be involved.
25. I always thought the story was one of the most important parts of a relationship. Now I realize that the relationship is more important than the story.
26. Snow Patrol has a song with line, "I want to hear you laugh like you really mean it, collapse into me tired with joy." I've done that. I can't wait to do it again.
27. My being stressed out tends to stress other people out, which only stresses me out more, because I don't want to mess up other people's days while I freak out.
28. It's only recently come to my attention that other people can take care of their own stress levels, and I can continue to take care of my own.
29. When I was in the fifth grade, I got glasses. The only thing I wanted more was braces. I so wanted to have both braces and glasses. I never got braces.
30. The fact that I never had braces is both a source of pride for my parents and a source of strange disappointment for me.
31. There was a period of about two years when I purposely didn't wear my glasses when I needed to, because I liked the way the world looked a bit softer around the edges when I didn't wear them.
32. I have no solid ethnic identity. I am a mix of Polish, Italian, French, Irish, Scottish and Kentucky Blackfoot Indian, and two of my grandparents (one on each side) came from the South. That means I am 50% Southernhick Belle.
33. I have blue eyes and blondish hair just like my daddy. But if you look closely, it's easy to see that I have the blue eyes from my mom's side of the family. This means that my looks are misleading. I take pleasure in confusing people with my looks.
34. I walk just like my father. My body is like a smaller, thinner, female version of his, down to the feet. I once found a picture of my grandmother when she's about 25, and her body looks just like mine, right down to the bony clavicle. It was the first time I had seen physical evidence that my DNA goes back further than just my parents. This both comforts and disturbs me.
35. I haven't spoken to anyone on my mom's side of the family in over four years.
36. There are days when this feels endlessly freeing and others when it feels infinitely sad.
37. I have a cousin I've never met. This is ironic when you consider that I spent a great deal of my childhood begging my mom's younger brother to get married and have a baby so that I wouldn't be the only grandchild. When he did all those things, it was after the great rift of 2003.
38. My cousin on the other side stopped talking to me later in 2003, and I've yet to figure out way. My grandmother won't tell me (though I suspect she knows), and I do miss the great conversations I had with that cousin.
39. It troubles me greatly when people just *stop* talking to me for no apparent reason.
40. Though my parents were both raised Catholic, they each had one non-Catholic parent. My parents, in turn, raised me Catholic but taught me that other faiths have value, too.
41. I believe this is why I am okay dating (and hopefully marrying) a man who would never be confused with a Catholic.
42. I did, indeed, survive 12 years of Catholic schooling. I will always be grateful that my parents didn't send me to the big, scary public school up the road, but I have nothing against public school in general. It's bad public schools that would have been the setting for many an adolescent torment that I am against.
43. I used to want a houseful of children. Six, seven, eight...keep counting. Now that I've moved beyond the age when I simply assumed children could be cared for like stuffed animals (the ones that bothered me got shoved under the bed), I realize that two is a much more reasonable number.
44. I have no siblings.
45. I have written a novel. Algonquin books requested 100 sample pages. They ultimately passed. This happened in 2004, and I have told relatively few people, because it seems like a failure.
46. I have not written anything even remotely resembling a novel since then, but I am just about ready to try again.
47. As a result of a wealth of things, I am far too sensitive for my own good.
48. I have a fascination with minatures - miniature dollhouse furniture, tiny pens, anything that is a mini version of something that comes in a larger size. I always crave one of those model-mini tents that they had at camping stores. Thinking about them now makes me realize I'd still be happy to have one.
49. For no reason other than that he played Lloyd Dobbler I have, and will always have, a crush on John Cusack.
50. His sidekick, Jeremy Piven, AKA Ari Gold on Entourage, has also long been a favorite of mine.
51. My other non-sensical crushes include Tim Robbins and Terrence Howard.
52. WG and I have finally reached the stage where we can discuss our "top five" (the celebrities with which we would not mind sleeping, despite our general feelings on extra-marital sex). I can tell you all of his, but I keep forgetting mine. I know that David Duchovney and Heath Ledger are on it...and maybe Matt Damon...
53. I love vampire movies. Dracula...okay, but I'm talking violent, bloody, obnoxious and lots of bad language. I'm talking Blade and Underworld.
54. When a boy broke up with me in college, I didn't cry. I didn't yell. I told him that his decision "lacked courage," hung up the phone and went to watch Blade. He is officially the only boy to break up with me.
55. I am in my first real, long-term relationship, and each week, each month presents new challenges and new things to appreciate.
56. I am a Catholic, but I have major issues with a few of the positions the church takes, though not the ones people might expect. I am also involved with someone who is not a Catholic, so it makes it easier for me to gradually absorb into another church.
57. Still fighting the ultimate decision to leave the church, I have not become familiar with our new church, and I can't even tell you the denomination.
58. I am convinced that I ran into a pointy-wall corner when I was around eleven and hurt my nose, resulting in the bump I can't stand. My mother denies this ever happened and simply tells me that I have her mother's nose.
59. I firmly believe that my dogs and cats and all other pets are better looking, better behaved and better tempered than other people's pets. I am sure I will feel the same about my children.
60. When I was 21, I had a 5 pound cyst removed from the webbing between my ovary an my fallopian tube.
61. I am mildly convinced that my best male friend is gay. This both worries me, because he is so staunchly Catholic that he would never come out, and excites me, because if he did, then I would have a gay friend. Yes, I have been influenced by watching too many episodes of Will and Grace.
62. I am beginning to realize that this list will make me look at least slightly ridiculous, but what's the Internet for if not to show myself for the naive, silly, quirky, quaint girl I really am?
63. I am both stronger and weaker than I think I am.
64. I don't like to swear, but every once in a while, something slips out. I either end up feeling slightly dirty or just a little bit proud of myself.
65. I admire my father more than I can possibly express.
66. I wish I went dancing more often.
67. I have two pierced holes in my right hear and three in my left.
68. I may want a tattoo someday.
69. I unashamedly listened to the Backstreet Boys all through college, but one of my dear friends and roomates listened to N'Sync and Britney Spears, so I never felt awkward about it.
70. The Goo Goo Dolls "Acoustic #3" makes me want to cry, same with Sarah McLaughlin's "I Love You," Simon and Garfunkel's "Bridge Over Troubled Water" and Bob Marley's "Three Little Birds," all for different reasons.
80. I love photography. I love black and white photography. I want a black and white photo lab so that I can indulge myself in my hobby instead of pining for it.
81. I don't give my mom enough credit.
82. I want to live abroad or at least in another state, and I can't bear the thought of staying in my hometown for the rest of my life.
83. I hoped that when I became a librarian, all of my doubts and questions about what I wanted to do with my life would cease. They have in some ways but not in others.
84. There are many days when I hate that being a librarian mostly means helping people use the printer.
85. In ten years, I hope to be married, own a home, have children and have published some of my writing.
86. Despite dating a winemaker for the last ten months, it's only been in the last two or so that I've come to really comprehend what goes into wine and winemaking and wine tasting. And that's because I read two books about the Napa and Sonoma Valleys.
87. I love to bake, but I find it's more of a solo hobby. I turn up the music and stir and bake away. It's awesome and calming and I feel like I'm doing something useful.
88. I want to learn how to bake fancier things. Let's add that to my 10 year list.
89. Though I sometimes feel fluent in French, I'm not really, and I crave the chance to be fluent in a language other than English (and "manspeak" doesn't count).
90. I want to cook gourmet meals, but there are days when I wish I could just go home and find a lasagne waiting for me in the oven.
91. I feel prettier when I wear jewelry, but not necessarily when I wear makeup.
92. I still remember sitting and watching my mom put on her makeup. It never took more than five minutes, even when she was getting dressed up. It feels like those years were too short, and I miss watching her scurry around getting ready for work.
93. I want to be artsy, but I don't know where to start.
94. I don't understand politics, not even in the slightest. I simply assume that all politicians are the same and that they're battling it out over mostly meaningless details. But I respect that Irene wants to go into politics, at least for a little while, and try to change the world...because she understands what that's all about.
95. I admire each and every one of my friends for different reasons and look to them as examples, in different ways, of how to live.
96. I really like my feet. They may very well be my favorite body part.
97. I may not be good at discerning the smells in wine, but I can discern the smells in people and animals. I love that Bailey (the German Shepherd) smells like sunshine, that Marley (orange cat) smells vaguely sweet, that my dad smells like Drakar Noir no matter what cologne he's actually wearing, that my mom uses Magic Noir, that WG smells like himself. My grandparents all have their own smells. My parents' house has a smell. It's the familiar, recognizable smells that I love.
98. The late afternoon is my favorite time of day, Thursday is my favorite day of the week, October is my favorite month, Fall is my favorite season. I'm also fond of sunny days in March, rainy days in June and fog.
99. I wish I could sing.
100. I love that I still find enjoyment in the little things in life, and I hope and pray that my children find that same pleasure in the world, whenever they should choose to be born.
So, here goes again.
1. I take an unnatural amount of enjoyment in the fact that I was born in Hawaii and try to work this into conversation with people I don't know so that I can see the look of surprise and mild confusion on their faces.
2. I wear one piece of jewelry everyday. It is a necklace with a variety of religious and other medals. I have been known to refer to it as my "mafia-wife jewelry."
3. There are times when I wish I didn't wear the necklace everyday.
4. Everyday, I also wear glasses. Now, when I wear contacts, my face feels naked.
5. Speaking of my face, since I started dating Wine Guy ten months ago, I've worn less makeup than ever before.
6. This is important, because I spent years telling people that I wanted a boyfriend who would appreciate me without layers of makeup, and now I have one. Fancy that.
7. I never actually wore makeup in high school unless I was doing a play, or when I went to prom or got all dolled up for graduation. In college, I only wore makeup for sorority functions, dates and job interviews.
8. I'm not a big fan of makeup, but I also have the odd belief that wearing makeup when in a big city actually protects the skin.
9. I do tend to come up with my own ideas of how and why the world works as it does. These ideas rarely make sense to anyone outside of my own head.
10. Yet it still frustrates me to no end when people in my life do not understand right away what I am trying to say.
11. I wish I were more patient.
12. Everytime I see a well-behaved, sweet smelling, adorable baby, my uterus leaps in anticipation, and I can't wait to hold my eventual children in my arms.
13. Each time a mother comes into the library with one (or several) screaming children, I am okay with waiting just a bit longer.
14. Though others may disagree on calling this a goal, it is one of my life's goals to become a married woman.
15. I believe that I have met and am currently dating the man I will eventually marry.
16. Only recently have I truly discovered that I am in absolutely no hurry to run headlong into the changes that marriage will bring.
17. I was born two months early and did quite well from then on, thank you very much. I believe this is a testament to my stubborn nature.
18. My birth was one of the only times I was early for anything.
19. I tend to be late, because I hate being too early and having to wait for people, especially if I don't have a book with me.
20. When I moved out last year, I took my crazy, needy, neurotic, wonderful orange kitty with me and left the two fabulous, talkative, loving dogs with my parents. I miss the dogs more than anyone can possibly imagine and wish I could see them each and every day.
21. I sleep better when there is someone else in bed with me. This can either be Marley (the cat) or WG (the boyfriend). When I wake with both of them scrunched up next to me, one on either side of me, it is absolute heaven.
21. I met my boyfriend online. There is no way I would have met him in the real world, because our social and professional circles would not have intertwined, and it catches my breath a little when I think that I could have missed meeting him had I not signed up for Match.com just one more time.
22. People in my family (even my parents, because, though they met in high school, it took years for them to date) tend to meet in unusual circumstances.
22. My father's parents met on a blind date, went out for a few months, parted ways, then got together again three years later. They've been married over fifty years.
23. My father's father's parents met when my great-grandfather was playing the trumpet in a jazz club in Bay City, Michigan. I can just imagine the sight he made, handsome and six foot four, to my teensy, tinsy little great-grandmother.
24. My mother's mother's parents wouldn't have met if my great-great grandfather hadn't died in New York while my great-grandfather and assorted relatives were en route from Italy to the US. Stalled by the news of their patriarch's death, they instead settled in France. I am sure there is more to that story. I suspect the mafia may be involved.
25. I always thought the story was one of the most important parts of a relationship. Now I realize that the relationship is more important than the story.
26. Snow Patrol has a song with line, "I want to hear you laugh like you really mean it, collapse into me tired with joy." I've done that. I can't wait to do it again.
27. My being stressed out tends to stress other people out, which only stresses me out more, because I don't want to mess up other people's days while I freak out.
28. It's only recently come to my attention that other people can take care of their own stress levels, and I can continue to take care of my own.
29. When I was in the fifth grade, I got glasses. The only thing I wanted more was braces. I so wanted to have both braces and glasses. I never got braces.
30. The fact that I never had braces is both a source of pride for my parents and a source of strange disappointment for me.
31. There was a period of about two years when I purposely didn't wear my glasses when I needed to, because I liked the way the world looked a bit softer around the edges when I didn't wear them.
32. I have no solid ethnic identity. I am a mix of Polish, Italian, French, Irish, Scottish and Kentucky Blackfoot Indian, and two of my grandparents (one on each side) came from the South. That means I am 50% Southern
33. I have blue eyes and blondish hair just like my daddy. But if you look closely, it's easy to see that I have the blue eyes from my mom's side of the family. This means that my looks are misleading. I take pleasure in confusing people with my looks.
34. I walk just like my father. My body is like a smaller, thinner, female version of his, down to the feet. I once found a picture of my grandmother when she's about 25, and her body looks just like mine, right down to the bony clavicle. It was the first time I had seen physical evidence that my DNA goes back further than just my parents. This both comforts and disturbs me.
35. I haven't spoken to anyone on my mom's side of the family in over four years.
36. There are days when this feels endlessly freeing and others when it feels infinitely sad.
37. I have a cousin I've never met. This is ironic when you consider that I spent a great deal of my childhood begging my mom's younger brother to get married and have a baby so that I wouldn't be the only grandchild. When he did all those things, it was after the great rift of 2003.
38. My cousin on the other side stopped talking to me later in 2003, and I've yet to figure out way. My grandmother won't tell me (though I suspect she knows), and I do miss the great conversations I had with that cousin.
39. It troubles me greatly when people just *stop* talking to me for no apparent reason.
40. Though my parents were both raised Catholic, they each had one non-Catholic parent. My parents, in turn, raised me Catholic but taught me that other faiths have value, too.
41. I believe this is why I am okay dating (and hopefully marrying) a man who would never be confused with a Catholic.
42. I did, indeed, survive 12 years of Catholic schooling. I will always be grateful that my parents didn't send me to the big, scary public school up the road, but I have nothing against public school in general. It's bad public schools that would have been the setting for many an adolescent torment that I am against.
43. I used to want a houseful of children. Six, seven, eight...keep counting. Now that I've moved beyond the age when I simply assumed children could be cared for like stuffed animals (the ones that bothered me got shoved under the bed), I realize that two is a much more reasonable number.
44. I have no siblings.
45. I have written a novel. Algonquin books requested 100 sample pages. They ultimately passed. This happened in 2004, and I have told relatively few people, because it seems like a failure.
46. I have not written anything even remotely resembling a novel since then, but I am just about ready to try again.
47. As a result of a wealth of things, I am far too sensitive for my own good.
48. I have a fascination with minatures - miniature dollhouse furniture, tiny pens, anything that is a mini version of something that comes in a larger size. I always crave one of those model-mini tents that they had at camping stores. Thinking about them now makes me realize I'd still be happy to have one.
49. For no reason other than that he played Lloyd Dobbler I have, and will always have, a crush on John Cusack.
50. His sidekick, Jeremy Piven, AKA Ari Gold on Entourage, has also long been a favorite of mine.
51. My other non-sensical crushes include Tim Robbins and Terrence Howard.
52. WG and I have finally reached the stage where we can discuss our "top five" (the celebrities with which we would not mind sleeping, despite our general feelings on extra-marital sex). I can tell you all of his, but I keep forgetting mine. I know that David Duchovney and Heath Ledger are on it...and maybe Matt Damon...
53. I love vampire movies. Dracula...okay, but I'm talking violent, bloody, obnoxious and lots of bad language. I'm talking Blade and Underworld.
54. When a boy broke up with me in college, I didn't cry. I didn't yell. I told him that his decision "lacked courage," hung up the phone and went to watch Blade. He is officially the only boy to break up with me.
55. I am in my first real, long-term relationship, and each week, each month presents new challenges and new things to appreciate.
56. I am a Catholic, but I have major issues with a few of the positions the church takes, though not the ones people might expect. I am also involved with someone who is not a Catholic, so it makes it easier for me to gradually absorb into another church.
57. Still fighting the ultimate decision to leave the church, I have not become familiar with our new church, and I can't even tell you the denomination.
58. I am convinced that I ran into a pointy-wall corner when I was around eleven and hurt my nose, resulting in the bump I can't stand. My mother denies this ever happened and simply tells me that I have her mother's nose.
59. I firmly believe that my dogs and cats and all other pets are better looking, better behaved and better tempered than other people's pets. I am sure I will feel the same about my children.
60. When I was 21, I had a 5 pound cyst removed from the webbing between my ovary an my fallopian tube.
61. I am mildly convinced that my best male friend is gay. This both worries me, because he is so staunchly Catholic that he would never come out, and excites me, because if he did, then I would have a gay friend. Yes, I have been influenced by watching too many episodes of Will and Grace.
62. I am beginning to realize that this list will make me look at least slightly ridiculous, but what's the Internet for if not to show myself for the naive, silly, quirky, quaint girl I really am?
63. I am both stronger and weaker than I think I am.
64. I don't like to swear, but every once in a while, something slips out. I either end up feeling slightly dirty or just a little bit proud of myself.
65. I admire my father more than I can possibly express.
66. I wish I went dancing more often.
67. I have two pierced holes in my right hear and three in my left.
68. I may want a tattoo someday.
69. I unashamedly listened to the Backstreet Boys all through college, but one of my dear friends and roomates listened to N'Sync and Britney Spears, so I never felt awkward about it.
70. The Goo Goo Dolls "Acoustic #3" makes me want to cry, same with Sarah McLaughlin's "I Love You," Simon and Garfunkel's "Bridge Over Troubled Water" and Bob Marley's "Three Little Birds," all for different reasons.
80. I love photography. I love black and white photography. I want a black and white photo lab so that I can indulge myself in my hobby instead of pining for it.
81. I don't give my mom enough credit.
82. I want to live abroad or at least in another state, and I can't bear the thought of staying in my hometown for the rest of my life.
83. I hoped that when I became a librarian, all of my doubts and questions about what I wanted to do with my life would cease. They have in some ways but not in others.
84. There are many days when I hate that being a librarian mostly means helping people use the printer.
85. In ten years, I hope to be married, own a home, have children and have published some of my writing.
86. Despite dating a winemaker for the last ten months, it's only been in the last two or so that I've come to really comprehend what goes into wine and winemaking and wine tasting. And that's because I read two books about the Napa and Sonoma Valleys.
87. I love to bake, but I find it's more of a solo hobby. I turn up the music and stir and bake away. It's awesome and calming and I feel like I'm doing something useful.
88. I want to learn how to bake fancier things. Let's add that to my 10 year list.
89. Though I sometimes feel fluent in French, I'm not really, and I crave the chance to be fluent in a language other than English (and "manspeak" doesn't count).
90. I want to cook gourmet meals, but there are days when I wish I could just go home and find a lasagne waiting for me in the oven.
91. I feel prettier when I wear jewelry, but not necessarily when I wear makeup.
92. I still remember sitting and watching my mom put on her makeup. It never took more than five minutes, even when she was getting dressed up. It feels like those years were too short, and I miss watching her scurry around getting ready for work.
93. I want to be artsy, but I don't know where to start.
94. I don't understand politics, not even in the slightest. I simply assume that all politicians are the same and that they're battling it out over mostly meaningless details. But I respect that Irene wants to go into politics, at least for a little while, and try to change the world...because she understands what that's all about.
95. I admire each and every one of my friends for different reasons and look to them as examples, in different ways, of how to live.
96. I really like my feet. They may very well be my favorite body part.
97. I may not be good at discerning the smells in wine, but I can discern the smells in people and animals. I love that Bailey (the German Shepherd) smells like sunshine, that Marley (orange cat) smells vaguely sweet, that my dad smells like Drakar Noir no matter what cologne he's actually wearing, that my mom uses Magic Noir, that WG smells like himself. My grandparents all have their own smells. My parents' house has a smell. It's the familiar, recognizable smells that I love.
98. The late afternoon is my favorite time of day, Thursday is my favorite day of the week, October is my favorite month, Fall is my favorite season. I'm also fond of sunny days in March, rainy days in June and fog.
99. I wish I could sing.
100. I love that I still find enjoyment in the little things in life, and I hope and pray that my children find that same pleasure in the world, whenever they should choose to be born.
Friday, August 17, 2007
Friday Song Lyrics
I'm working on a revised 100 Things, but this time, I'm going to put it up as one ginormous post...so for now, you'll have to make do with Friday Song Lyrics.
1) Because for some reason, listening to this song last night, over and over again, I was struck by the many ways it's true in my own life.
Kathy's Song by Simon and Garfunkel
And so you see I have come to doubt
All that I once held as true
I stand alone without beliefs
The only truth I know is you
And as I watch the drops of rain
Weave their weary paths and die
I know that I am like the rain
There but for the grace of you go I
2) Watching Last Kiss and listening to the LIVE version of this (the band not the way it's performed), I realized that when things are right, it's in no way difficult to stay true.
Walk the Line by Johnny Cash
I find it very, very easy to be true
I find myself alone when each day is through
Yes, I'll admit that I'm a fool for you
Because you're mine, I walk the line
As sure as night is dark and day is light
I keep you on my mind both day and night
And happiness I've known proves that it's right
Because you're mine, I walk the line
3) Because I'm trying and trying and trying to find The Chorallaries of MIT version of this song for WG's birthday (a special request...anybody out there in the great state of Massachusets have access to a recording?).
Say Goodbye by Dave Matthews Band
So here we are tonight, you and me together
The storm outside, the fire is bright
And in your eyes I see what's on my mind
You've got me wild, turned around inside
4) Because the Plain White T's are about far more than Hey There Delilah.
Making a Memory by the Plain White T's
You and me
We should be
Making a memory whenever we're together, yeah
Look at me
Can't you see
We were meant to be
Making a memory
5) In respect of the sheer simplicity and beauty of the song, because we can all use a little simplicity and beauty every once in a while.
I Want to Hold Your Hand by the Beatles
Oh yeah, i'll tell you something,
I think you'll understand.
When i'll say that something
I want to hold your hand,
I want to hold your hand,
I want to hold your hand.
Oh please, say to me
You'll let me be your man
And please, say to me
You'll let me hold your hand.
Now let me hold your hand,
I want to hold your hand.
1) Because for some reason, listening to this song last night, over and over again, I was struck by the many ways it's true in my own life.
Kathy's Song by Simon and Garfunkel
And so you see I have come to doubt
All that I once held as true
I stand alone without beliefs
The only truth I know is you
And as I watch the drops of rain
Weave their weary paths and die
I know that I am like the rain
There but for the grace of you go I
2) Watching Last Kiss and listening to the LIVE version of this (the band not the way it's performed), I realized that when things are right, it's in no way difficult to stay true.
Walk the Line by Johnny Cash
I find it very, very easy to be true
I find myself alone when each day is through
Yes, I'll admit that I'm a fool for you
Because you're mine, I walk the line
As sure as night is dark and day is light
I keep you on my mind both day and night
And happiness I've known proves that it's right
Because you're mine, I walk the line
3) Because I'm trying and trying and trying to find The Chorallaries of MIT version of this song for WG's birthday (a special request...anybody out there in the great state of Massachusets have access to a recording?).
Say Goodbye by Dave Matthews Band
So here we are tonight, you and me together
The storm outside, the fire is bright
And in your eyes I see what's on my mind
You've got me wild, turned around inside
4) Because the Plain White T's are about far more than Hey There Delilah.
Making a Memory by the Plain White T's
You and me
We should be
Making a memory whenever we're together, yeah
Look at me
Can't you see
We were meant to be
Making a memory
5) In respect of the sheer simplicity and beauty of the song, because we can all use a little simplicity and beauty every once in a while.
I Want to Hold Your Hand by the Beatles
Oh yeah, i'll tell you something,
I think you'll understand.
When i'll say that something
I want to hold your hand,
I want to hold your hand,
I want to hold your hand.
Oh please, say to me
You'll let me be your man
And please, say to me
You'll let me hold your hand.
Now let me hold your hand,
I want to hold your hand.
Friday, July 06, 2007
Because It's All About the Music, Folks
Another Rousing Round of Friday Song Lyrics
1) Because it's so appropriate to my current life situation:
Kissing a Fool by Michael Buble
You are far
When I could have been your star
You listened to people
Who scared you to death
And from my heart
Strange that you were strong enough
To even make a start
But you'll never find
Peace of mind
Till you listen to your heart
2) Because I can't get this song out of my head:
Hey There Delilah by the Plain White T's
Hey there Delilah
You be good and don't you miss me
Two more years and you'll be done with school
And I'll be making history like I do
You'll know it's all because of you
We can do whatever we want to
Hey there Delilah here's to you
This ones for you
3) Because my mom thought of me when she first heard it:
I Already Do by Chely Wright
Caution's in the wind
The hardest part is through
You don't have to try so hard
To make me fall for you
I've surprised myself
With what I've gone and done
Just today I heard myself
Swear you were the one
4) Because the men I know are guys
I'm Still a Guy by Brad Paisley
I'll pour out my heart
Hold your hand in the car
Write a love song that makes you cry
Then turn right around knock some jerk to the ground
'Cause he copped a feel as you walked by
These days there's dudes getting facials
Manicured, waxed and botoxed
With deep spray-on tans and creamy lotiony hands
You can't grip a tacklebox
With all of these men lining up to get neutered
Getting out of being feminized
I don't highlight my hair
I've still got a pair
Yeah honey, I'm still a guy
5) 'Cause it's that kind of a day.
59th Street Bridge Song by Simon and Garfunkel
Slow down, you move too fast.
You got to make the morning last.
Just kicking down the cobble stones.
Looking for fun and feelin' groovy.
I've got no deeds to do,
No promises to keep.
I'm dappled and drowsy and ready to sleep.
Let the morning time drop all its petals on me.
Life, I love you,
All is groovy.
1) Because it's so appropriate to my current life situation:
Kissing a Fool by Michael Buble
You are far
When I could have been your star
You listened to people
Who scared you to death
And from my heart
Strange that you were strong enough
To even make a start
But you'll never find
Peace of mind
Till you listen to your heart
2) Because I can't get this song out of my head:
Hey There Delilah by the Plain White T's
Hey there Delilah
You be good and don't you miss me
Two more years and you'll be done with school
And I'll be making history like I do
You'll know it's all because of you
We can do whatever we want to
Hey there Delilah here's to you
This ones for you
3) Because my mom thought of me when she first heard it:
I Already Do by Chely Wright
Caution's in the wind
The hardest part is through
You don't have to try so hard
To make me fall for you
I've surprised myself
With what I've gone and done
Just today I heard myself
Swear you were the one
4) Because the men I know are guys
I'm Still a Guy by Brad Paisley
I'll pour out my heart
Hold your hand in the car
Write a love song that makes you cry
Then turn right around knock some jerk to the ground
'Cause he copped a feel as you walked by
These days there's dudes getting facials
Manicured, waxed and botoxed
With deep spray-on tans and creamy lotiony hands
You can't grip a tacklebox
With all of these men lining up to get neutered
Getting out of being feminized
I don't highlight my hair
I've still got a pair
Yeah honey, I'm still a guy
5) 'Cause it's that kind of a day.
59th Street Bridge Song by Simon and Garfunkel
Slow down, you move too fast.
You got to make the morning last.
Just kicking down the cobble stones.
Looking for fun and feelin' groovy.
I've got no deeds to do,
No promises to keep.
I'm dappled and drowsy and ready to sleep.
Let the morning time drop all its petals on me.
Life, I love you,
All is groovy.
Tuesday, May 22, 2007
One Night in Vegas
Tears were shed.
Purses were carefully tossed aside.
Feet were tapped.
Words were mouthed.
A 26-year-old woman bounced around like a six-year-old on Christmas morning.
A 51-year-old woman bounced around like a six-year-old on Christmas morning.
A 52-year-old man perked up a bit when two dudes started rapping towards the end.
And all too soon it was over...but...now that you mention it....
It's all coming back to me nooooooooooooooooooooowwwwwwwwwwwwww.
Purses were carefully tossed aside.
Feet were tapped.
Words were mouthed.
A 26-year-old woman bounced around like a six-year-old on Christmas morning.
A 51-year-old woman bounced around like a six-year-old on Christmas morning.
A 52-year-old man perked up a bit when two dudes started rapping towards the end.
And all too soon it was over...but...now that you mention it....
It's all coming back to me nooooooooooooooooooooowwwwwwwwwwwwww.
Friday, May 18, 2007
Songs by Celine
This Friday, in honor of the concert I will be happily attending in Las Vegas (w/my little family, not with WG) on Sunday (VEGAS, baby!), I present you with some lyrics from my favorite Celine Dion songs (yes, I know it's cheesy. No, I don't care.). It's songs like these that have made me the way I am about love. And I'm entirely okay with that.
The Power of Love
We're heading for something
Somewhere Ive never been
Sometimes I am frightened
But Im ready to learn
Of the power of love
The sound of your heart beating
Made it clear
Suddenly the feeling that I can't go on
Is light years away
It's All Coming Back to Me Now
But you were history with the slamming of the door
And I made myself so strong again somehow
And I never wasted any of my time on you since then
But if I touch you like this
And if you kiss me like that
It was so long ago
But it's all coming back to me
If you touch me like this
And if I kiss you like that
It was gone with the wind
But it's all coming back to me
(It's all coming back, it's all coming back to me now)
If You Asked Me To
Used to be that I believed in something
Used to be that I believed in love
It's been a long time since I've had that feeling
I could love someone
I could trust someone
I said I'd never let nobody near my heart again darlin'
I said I'd never let nobody in
But if you asked me to
I just might change my mind
And let you in my life forever
If you asked me to
I just might give my heart
And stay here in your arms forever
If you asked me to
If you asked me to
That's the Way It Is
When you question me for a simple answer
I don't know what to say, no
But it's plain to see, if we stick together
You're gonna find the way, yeah
So don't surrender 'cause you can win
In this thing called love
When you want it the most there's no easy way out
When you're ready to go and your heart's left in doubt
Don't give up on your faith
Love comes to those who believe it
And that's the way it is
(That's the way it is)
I Want You to Need Me
I want to be the face you see when you close your eyes
I want to be the touch you need every single night
I want to be your fantasy
And be your reality
And everything between
I want to be the eyes that look deep into your soul
I want to be the world to you
I just want it all
I want to be your deepest kiss
The answer to your every wish
I'm all you'll ever need
Of course, I hope she sings the Titanic Song and the Beauty and the Beast song and all of her other hits, but these are the ones, out of all of her songs, that have probably influenced me the most...especially that last one. I most certainly want to be needed.
The Power of Love
We're heading for something
Somewhere Ive never been
Sometimes I am frightened
But Im ready to learn
Of the power of love
The sound of your heart beating
Made it clear
Suddenly the feeling that I can't go on
Is light years away
It's All Coming Back to Me Now
But you were history with the slamming of the door
And I made myself so strong again somehow
And I never wasted any of my time on you since then
But if I touch you like this
And if you kiss me like that
It was so long ago
But it's all coming back to me
If you touch me like this
And if I kiss you like that
It was gone with the wind
But it's all coming back to me
(It's all coming back, it's all coming back to me now)
If You Asked Me To
Used to be that I believed in something
Used to be that I believed in love
It's been a long time since I've had that feeling
I could love someone
I could trust someone
I said I'd never let nobody near my heart again darlin'
I said I'd never let nobody in
But if you asked me to
I just might change my mind
And let you in my life forever
If you asked me to
I just might give my heart
And stay here in your arms forever
If you asked me to
If you asked me to
That's the Way It Is
When you question me for a simple answer
I don't know what to say, no
But it's plain to see, if we stick together
You're gonna find the way, yeah
So don't surrender 'cause you can win
In this thing called love
When you want it the most there's no easy way out
When you're ready to go and your heart's left in doubt
Don't give up on your faith
Love comes to those who believe it
And that's the way it is
(That's the way it is)
I Want You to Need Me
I want to be the face you see when you close your eyes
I want to be the touch you need every single night
I want to be your fantasy
And be your reality
And everything between
I want to be the eyes that look deep into your soul
I want to be the world to you
I just want it all
I want to be your deepest kiss
The answer to your every wish
I'm all you'll ever need
Of course, I hope she sings the Titanic Song and the Beauty and the Beast song and all of her other hits, but these are the ones, out of all of her songs, that have probably influenced me the most...especially that last one. I most certainly want to be needed.
Friday, May 11, 2007
Light Hearted Lyrics
It's Friday.
And I have a bunch of songs running simultaneously through my head...which means...Friday Song Lyrics!
James Morrison: You Give Me Something
For every piece of me that wants you
Another piece backs away
You give me something
That makes me scared alright
This could be nothing
But I'm willing to give it a try
Please give me something
Because someday I might know my heart
You only waited up for hours
Just to spend a little time alone with me
And I can say I've never bought you flowers
I can't work out what they mean
Relient K: Must Have Done Something Good
We should get jerseys
Because we’d make a good team
But yours would look better than mine
Because you’re out of my league
And I know that it’s so cliché
To tell you that every day
I spend with you is the new best day of my life
And everyone watching us
Just turns away with disgust
It’s jealousy; they can see
That we’ve got it going on
If anyone could make me a better person, you could
All I gotta say is I must have done something good
Came along one day and you rearranged my life
All I gotta say is I must have done something right
I must have done something right
Wicked Soundtrack: Popular
POPULAR! i know about popular.
and with an assist from me,
to be who you'll be,
instead of dreary who you were...uh, are.
there's nothing that can stop you,
from becoming popular... lar...
Mat Kearney: Bullet
Yesterday i was sitting recalling reminiscing
trying to remember whenever there was nobody listening
before the hugging and the kissing, the booing and the hissing
all i had was just a vision, all i had was my ambition
your love without condition kept me swinging when i’m missing
it doesn't matter if they call me wrong
doesn't matter if they steal my song
doesn't matter if we're all alone
it doesn't matter at all
‘cause i would take a bullet for you
i would take a bullet for you
i would cross any line, i'd swim across the sea
i would take a bullet for you
i would take a bullet for you
i would lose it all, i'd take my fall
to show you it’s for real
Michael Buble: Everything (from the new CD!!)
You're a falling star, You're the getaway car.
You're the line in the sand when I go too far.
You're a swimming pool, on an August day.
And You're the perfect thing to say.
And you play it coy, but it's kinda cute.
Ah, When you smile at me you know exactly what you do.
Baby don't pretend, that you don't know it's true.
Cause you can see it when I look at you.
You're a carousel, you're a wishing well,
And you light me up, when you ring my bell.
You're a mystery, you're from outer space,
You're every minute of my everyday.
And I have a bunch of songs running simultaneously through my head...which means...Friday Song Lyrics!
James Morrison: You Give Me Something
For every piece of me that wants you
Another piece backs away
You give me something
That makes me scared alright
This could be nothing
But I'm willing to give it a try
Please give me something
Because someday I might know my heart
You only waited up for hours
Just to spend a little time alone with me
And I can say I've never bought you flowers
I can't work out what they mean
Relient K: Must Have Done Something Good
We should get jerseys
Because we’d make a good team
But yours would look better than mine
Because you’re out of my league
And I know that it’s so cliché
To tell you that every day
I spend with you is the new best day of my life
And everyone watching us
Just turns away with disgust
It’s jealousy; they can see
That we’ve got it going on
If anyone could make me a better person, you could
All I gotta say is I must have done something good
Came along one day and you rearranged my life
All I gotta say is I must have done something right
I must have done something right
Wicked Soundtrack: Popular
POPULAR! i know about popular.
and with an assist from me,
to be who you'll be,
instead of dreary who you were...uh, are.
there's nothing that can stop you,
from becoming popular... lar...
Mat Kearney: Bullet
Yesterday i was sitting recalling reminiscing
trying to remember whenever there was nobody listening
before the hugging and the kissing, the booing and the hissing
all i had was just a vision, all i had was my ambition
your love without condition kept me swinging when i’m missing
it doesn't matter if they call me wrong
doesn't matter if they steal my song
doesn't matter if we're all alone
it doesn't matter at all
‘cause i would take a bullet for you
i would take a bullet for you
i would cross any line, i'd swim across the sea
i would take a bullet for you
i would take a bullet for you
i would lose it all, i'd take my fall
to show you it’s for real
Michael Buble: Everything (from the new CD!!)
You're a falling star, You're the getaway car.
You're the line in the sand when I go too far.
You're a swimming pool, on an August day.
And You're the perfect thing to say.
And you play it coy, but it's kinda cute.
Ah, When you smile at me you know exactly what you do.
Baby don't pretend, that you don't know it's true.
Cause you can see it when I look at you.
You're a carousel, you're a wishing well,
And you light me up, when you ring my bell.
You're a mystery, you're from outer space,
You're every minute of my everyday.
Friday, April 13, 2007
Friday Song Lyrics
It's been a strange week.
It's time for a weekend and time for some good music.
What are the voices in your head singing?
The songs currently running through my head:
Avenue Q Soundtrack: Mix Tape
A mix tape.
He made a mix tape.
He was thinking of me,
Which shows he cares!
Sometimes when someone
Has a crush on you
They'll make you a mix tape
To give you a clue.
Heroes (by David Bowie, Jakob Dylan and Ewan McGregor...not all at the same time)
I
I will be king
And you
You will be queen
Though nothing will
Drive them away
We can beat them
Just for one day
We can be Heroes
Just for one day
Neil Diamond, Hell Yeah (my grandfather...if I could choose my grandfather)
If you're asking for my time
Isn't much left to give you
Been around a good long while
So I gotta say it fast
Time is all we'll ever need
But it's gotta have a meaning
You be careful how it's spent
cause it isn't going to last
I hear you wondering out loud
Are you ever going to make it
Will you ever work it out
Will you ever take a chance
and
Just believe you can
Hell Yeah You Will
You're going to be okay
Five Iron Frenzy, Every Day New Again
When I was small, the furthest I could reach,
Was not so high,
Then I thought the world was so much smaller,
Feeling that I could fly.
Through distant deeps and skies,
Behind infinity,
Below the face of Heaven,
He stoops to create me.
Dear Father, I need you,
Your strength my heart to mend.
I want to fly higher,
Every new day again.
Rachael Yamagata, 1963
Baby, I'm stuck in the middle, and I don't know why
Find the words you sing to be
Sweeter than the words of the bird in the sky
Oh, the days you came around
I feel so good for me
I can take most anything
Cause what you bring
I find it to be magical
I feel like I'm loving you in 1963
Flowers in my hair
Little bitty hearts upon my cheek
Baby, you'll be on my mind
'Til I kiss you next time
It's time for a weekend and time for some good music.
What are the voices in your head singing?
The songs currently running through my head:
Avenue Q Soundtrack: Mix Tape
A mix tape.
He made a mix tape.
He was thinking of me,
Which shows he cares!
Sometimes when someone
Has a crush on you
They'll make you a mix tape
To give you a clue.
Heroes (by David Bowie, Jakob Dylan and Ewan McGregor...not all at the same time)
I
I will be king
And you
You will be queen
Though nothing will
Drive them away
We can beat them
Just for one day
We can be Heroes
Just for one day
Neil Diamond, Hell Yeah (my grandfather...if I could choose my grandfather)
If you're asking for my time
Isn't much left to give you
Been around a good long while
So I gotta say it fast
Time is all we'll ever need
But it's gotta have a meaning
You be careful how it's spent
cause it isn't going to last
I hear you wondering out loud
Are you ever going to make it
Will you ever work it out
Will you ever take a chance
and
Just believe you can
Hell Yeah You Will
You're going to be okay
Five Iron Frenzy, Every Day New Again
When I was small, the furthest I could reach,
Was not so high,
Then I thought the world was so much smaller,
Feeling that I could fly.
Through distant deeps and skies,
Behind infinity,
Below the face of Heaven,
He stoops to create me.
Dear Father, I need you,
Your strength my heart to mend.
I want to fly higher,
Every new day again.
Rachael Yamagata, 1963
Baby, I'm stuck in the middle, and I don't know why
Find the words you sing to be
Sweeter than the words of the bird in the sky
Oh, the days you came around
I feel so good for me
I can take most anything
Cause what you bring
I find it to be magical
I feel like I'm loving you in 1963
Flowers in my hair
Little bitty hearts upon my cheek
Baby, you'll be on my mind
'Til I kiss you next time
Friday, March 09, 2007
Friday Song Lyrics
It's Friday.
I have to work tomorrow, but it's still Friday. And Friday seems like the perfect time to talk about music!
There are some certain songs I've had on replay, at least in my head, for a while...and these are the songs and my favorite part of the lyrics. Please feel free to make this into a discussion and tell me what lyrics are running through the radio in your heads.
Snow Patrol: Hands Open
I wanna hear you laugh like you really mean it
Collapse into me, tired with joy
(as a result of this song, I actually requested a Sufjan Stevens CD from the library...oh, and I did sort of collapse into a certain someone tired with joy last weekend - it was awesome)
Augustana: Boston
She said I think I'll go to Boston...
I think I'll start a new life,
I think I'll start it over, where no one knows my name,
I'll get out of California, I'm tired of the weather...
I think that I'm just tired
I think I need a new town, to leave this all behind...
I think I need a sunrise, I'm tired of the sunset,
(not that far off from my own feelings when I fled to Boston. I truly believe everyone goes to Boston -- or to something that is Boston to them -- at some point in their life. Boston saved me, and this song makes me somewhat nostalgic)
Regina Spektor: That Time
Hey remember that time when my favorite colors were pink and green
Hey remember that month when I only ate boxes of tangerines
So cheap and juicy, tangerines
Hey remember that time when I would only read Shakespeare
Hey remember that other time when I would only read the backs of cereal boxes
(It's actually something of a sad song, once you get to the end, but at the beginning, it makes me think of a) all the weird things I do and b)all the weird things I don't do)
Michael Buble: Under My Skin
Don't you know little fool, you'll never win
Why not use your mentality, come on step up to reality
But each time I do, just the thought of you
Makes me stop before I begin
'Cause I've got you under my skin
(Uh, yeah. No relationship is perfect, and when someone is burrowed in under the skin, you might as well give in)
The Fray: She Is
It's all up in the air and we stand still to see what comes down
I don't know where it is, I don't know when, but I want you around
When it falls into place with you and I, we go from if to when
Your side and mine are both behind it's indication
This is gonna bring me clarity
This'll take the heart right out of me
The Beatles: Let It Be
And when the night is cloudy, there is still a light, that shines on me,
shine until tomorrow, let it be.
I wake up to the sound of music, mother Mary comes to me,
speaking words of wisdom, let it be.
(In other words: Calm down, things will be alright...whatever that means)
There are more, but I'll save those for next week...
I have to work tomorrow, but it's still Friday. And Friday seems like the perfect time to talk about music!
There are some certain songs I've had on replay, at least in my head, for a while...and these are the songs and my favorite part of the lyrics. Please feel free to make this into a discussion and tell me what lyrics are running through the radio in your heads.
Snow Patrol: Hands Open
I wanna hear you laugh like you really mean it
Collapse into me, tired with joy
(as a result of this song, I actually requested a Sufjan Stevens CD from the library...oh, and I did sort of collapse into a certain someone tired with joy last weekend - it was awesome)
Augustana: Boston
She said I think I'll go to Boston...
I think I'll start a new life,
I think I'll start it over, where no one knows my name,
I'll get out of California, I'm tired of the weather...
I think that I'm just tired
I think I need a new town, to leave this all behind...
I think I need a sunrise, I'm tired of the sunset,
(not that far off from my own feelings when I fled to Boston. I truly believe everyone goes to Boston -- or to something that is Boston to them -- at some point in their life. Boston saved me, and this song makes me somewhat nostalgic)
Regina Spektor: That Time
Hey remember that time when my favorite colors were pink and green
Hey remember that month when I only ate boxes of tangerines
So cheap and juicy, tangerines
Hey remember that time when I would only read Shakespeare
Hey remember that other time when I would only read the backs of cereal boxes
(It's actually something of a sad song, once you get to the end, but at the beginning, it makes me think of a) all the weird things I do and b)all the weird things I don't do)
Michael Buble: Under My Skin
Don't you know little fool, you'll never win
Why not use your mentality, come on step up to reality
But each time I do, just the thought of you
Makes me stop before I begin
'Cause I've got you under my skin
(Uh, yeah. No relationship is perfect, and when someone is burrowed in under the skin, you might as well give in)
The Fray: She Is
It's all up in the air and we stand still to see what comes down
I don't know where it is, I don't know when, but I want you around
When it falls into place with you and I, we go from if to when
Your side and mine are both behind it's indication
This is gonna bring me clarity
This'll take the heart right out of me
The Beatles: Let It Be
And when the night is cloudy, there is still a light, that shines on me,
shine until tomorrow, let it be.
I wake up to the sound of music, mother Mary comes to me,
speaking words of wisdom, let it be.
(In other words: Calm down, things will be alright...whatever that means)
There are more, but I'll save those for next week...
Friday, March 02, 2007
How Sarah Got her Groove Back
Have you ever felt like you've stepped out of your own skin? There's a French saying that's something like "comfortable dans sa peau" (the spelling could be wrong) that means being comfortable in one's skin, being content to be who you are.
In the last couple of months with Wine Guy, there came a point where I think I stopped being comfortable in the quirky, weird, and dare I say wonderful, skin I had come to know and love and into something more passive, less bizarre, and far less entertaining.
Maybe it was his being away. Maybe it was my getting more sleep in the past months. Or maybe it was just becoming comfortable enough with him again. But I feel like I'm back in my own skin. I know and love this person I am today than the quiet, worried person I'd started to become.
Wednesday night, I plugged my speakers into my computer and pumped up my iTunes, playing a variety of songs including Christina Aguilera, Cake, Yolanda Adams, Billy Joel, Martina McBride, Jars of Clay, Pink Martini, Michael Buble and others that you wouldn't necessarily put together if you had the option to assemble a mix cd. I was in a silly mood, but one that felt familiar, one that felt more like my regular state of mind. I bounced around the apartment, singing, dancing, smiling, laughing.
Wine Guy said, "Do you do this often when I'm not around?"
I just smiled and kept on dancing, "I'm in a silly mood."
"That's okay with me!" He said and turned back to the risotto on the stove.
I stayed in a silly, fun, happy mood the whole night. In fact, it's days later, and I'm still in that silly, fun, happy mood.
Somehow, in the span of one week, this Sarah got her groove back.
And how...
In the last couple of months with Wine Guy, there came a point where I think I stopped being comfortable in the quirky, weird, and dare I say wonderful, skin I had come to know and love and into something more passive, less bizarre, and far less entertaining.
Maybe it was his being away. Maybe it was my getting more sleep in the past months. Or maybe it was just becoming comfortable enough with him again. But I feel like I'm back in my own skin. I know and love this person I am today than the quiet, worried person I'd started to become.
Wednesday night, I plugged my speakers into my computer and pumped up my iTunes, playing a variety of songs including Christina Aguilera, Cake, Yolanda Adams, Billy Joel, Martina McBride, Jars of Clay, Pink Martini, Michael Buble and others that you wouldn't necessarily put together if you had the option to assemble a mix cd. I was in a silly mood, but one that felt familiar, one that felt more like my regular state of mind. I bounced around the apartment, singing, dancing, smiling, laughing.
Wine Guy said, "Do you do this often when I'm not around?"
I just smiled and kept on dancing, "I'm in a silly mood."
"That's okay with me!" He said and turned back to the risotto on the stove.
I stayed in a silly, fun, happy mood the whole night. In fact, it's days later, and I'm still in that silly, fun, happy mood.
Somehow, in the span of one week, this Sarah got her groove back.
And how...
Tuesday, February 27, 2007
One Thing
My boyfriend's back!
(and yes, I do have that 1950's pop song running through my head, but there's no one who's going to be in trouble, so mostly it's just the "My boyfriend's back" lyric that keeps running around in my mind).
That's all.
Thank you.
(and yes, I do have that 1950's pop song running through my head, but there's no one who's going to be in trouble, so mostly it's just the "My boyfriend's back" lyric that keeps running around in my mind).
That's all.
Thank you.
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