I guess it's finally time for me to post day 30 (the last day, thank goodness) of 30 day song challenge. It was sort of fun in the beginning, but grew tiresome toward the end. Some memes just get too long to be amusing the whole way through.
Day 30 is my favorite song this time last year. Coincidentally, my favorite song last year is still my favorite song this year.
Yellow by Coldplay. I posted the live version for day 1; here is the studio recording for day 30.
"I wrote a song, I wrote a song for you, and it was called Yellow"
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
Sunday, June 19, 2011
the call
I am taking zero credit for the creation of this post. I found it through a friend who posted the link to TheMonicaBird.com and this particular post. I'm guessing the girl who writes the blog wrote the post. Anyway, I really liked it!!
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"Date a girl who reads. Date a girl who spends her money on books instead of clothes. She has problems with closet space because she has too many books. Date a girl who has a list of books she wants to read, who has had a library card since she was twelve.
Find a girl who reads. You’ll know that she does because she will always have an unread book in her bag.She’s the one lovingly looking over the shelves in the bookstore, the one who quietly cries out when she finds the book she wants. You see the weird chick sniffing the pages of an old book in a second hand book shop? That’s the reader. They can never resist smelling the pages, especially when they are yellow.
She’s the girl reading while waiting in that coffee shop down the street. If you take a peek at her mug, the non-dairy creamer is floating on top because she’s kind of engrossed already. Lost in a world of the author’s making. Sit down. She might give you a glare, as most girls who read do not like to be interrupted. Ask her if she likes the book.
Buy her another cup of coffee.
Let her know what you really think of Murakami. See if she got through the first chapter of Fellowship. Understand that if she says she understood James Joyce’s Ulysses she’s just saying that to sound intelligent. Ask her if she loves Alice or she would like to be Alice.
It’s easy to date a girl who reads. Give her books for her birthday, for Christmas and for anniversaries. Give her the gift of words, in poetry, in song. Give her Neruda, Pound, Sexton, Cummings. Let her know that you understand that words are love. Understand that she knows the difference between books and reality but by god, she’s going to try to make her life a little like her favorite book. It will never be your fault if she does.
She has to give it a shot somehow.
Lie to her. If she understands syntax, she will understand your need to lie. Behind words are other things: motivation, value, nuance, dialogue. It will not be the end of the world.
Fail her. Because a girl who reads knows that failure always leads up to the climax. Because girls who understand that all things will come to end. That you can always write a sequel. That you can begin again and again and still be the hero. That life is meant to have a villain or two.
Why be frightened of everything that you are not? Girls who read understand that people, like characters, develop. Except in the Twilight series.
If you find a girl who reads, keep her close. When you find her up at 2 AM clutching a book to her chest and weeping, make her a cup of tea and hold her. You may lose her for a couple of hours but she will always come back to you. She’ll talk as if the characters in the book are real, because for a while, they always are.
You will propose on a hot air balloon. Or during a rock concert. Or very casually next time she’s sick. Over Skype.
You will smile so hard you will wonder why your heart hasn’t burst and bled out all over your chest yet. You will write the story of your lives, have kids with strange names and even stranger tastes. She will introduce your children to the Cat in the Hat and Aslan, maybe in the same day. You will walk the winters of your old age together and she will recite Keats under her breath while you shake the snow off your boots.
Date a girl who reads because you deserve it. You deserve a girl who can give you the most colorful life imaginable. If you can only give her monotony, and stale hours and half-baked proposals, then you’re better off alone. If you want the world and the worlds beyond it, date a girl who reads.
Or better yet, date a girl who writes."
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See, didn't you like it, too?
"it started out as a feeling which grew into a hope"
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"Date a girl who reads. Date a girl who spends her money on books instead of clothes. She has problems with closet space because she has too many books. Date a girl who has a list of books she wants to read, who has had a library card since she was twelve.
Find a girl who reads. You’ll know that she does because she will always have an unread book in her bag.She’s the one lovingly looking over the shelves in the bookstore, the one who quietly cries out when she finds the book she wants. You see the weird chick sniffing the pages of an old book in a second hand book shop? That’s the reader. They can never resist smelling the pages, especially when they are yellow.
She’s the girl reading while waiting in that coffee shop down the street. If you take a peek at her mug, the non-dairy creamer is floating on top because she’s kind of engrossed already. Lost in a world of the author’s making. Sit down. She might give you a glare, as most girls who read do not like to be interrupted. Ask her if she likes the book.
Buy her another cup of coffee.
Let her know what you really think of Murakami. See if she got through the first chapter of Fellowship. Understand that if she says she understood James Joyce’s Ulysses she’s just saying that to sound intelligent. Ask her if she loves Alice or she would like to be Alice.
It’s easy to date a girl who reads. Give her books for her birthday, for Christmas and for anniversaries. Give her the gift of words, in poetry, in song. Give her Neruda, Pound, Sexton, Cummings. Let her know that you understand that words are love. Understand that she knows the difference between books and reality but by god, she’s going to try to make her life a little like her favorite book. It will never be your fault if she does.
She has to give it a shot somehow.
Lie to her. If she understands syntax, she will understand your need to lie. Behind words are other things: motivation, value, nuance, dialogue. It will not be the end of the world.
Fail her. Because a girl who reads knows that failure always leads up to the climax. Because girls who understand that all things will come to end. That you can always write a sequel. That you can begin again and again and still be the hero. That life is meant to have a villain or two.
Why be frightened of everything that you are not? Girls who read understand that people, like characters, develop. Except in the Twilight series.
If you find a girl who reads, keep her close. When you find her up at 2 AM clutching a book to her chest and weeping, make her a cup of tea and hold her. You may lose her for a couple of hours but she will always come back to you. She’ll talk as if the characters in the book are real, because for a while, they always are.
You will propose on a hot air balloon. Or during a rock concert. Or very casually next time she’s sick. Over Skype.
You will smile so hard you will wonder why your heart hasn’t burst and bled out all over your chest yet. You will write the story of your lives, have kids with strange names and even stranger tastes. She will introduce your children to the Cat in the Hat and Aslan, maybe in the same day. You will walk the winters of your old age together and she will recite Keats under her breath while you shake the snow off your boots.
Date a girl who reads because you deserve it. You deserve a girl who can give you the most colorful life imaginable. If you can only give her monotony, and stale hours and half-baked proposals, then you’re better off alone. If you want the world and the worlds beyond it, date a girl who reads.
Or better yet, date a girl who writes."
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See, didn't you like it, too?
"it started out as a feeling which grew into a hope"
Saturday, June 18, 2011
exo-politics
Ha! I had to get in another post today, because I found the neatest thing when I was cruising the internet for something to do today.
Did anyone ever play Oregon Trail back in the '90s? I played a lot in my 5th grade gifted and talented class. (Yeah, you can see our gifts and talents were put to good use :P) I was trying to find a computer game to play today, and I thought about trying to find some kind of free download for Oregon Trail.
Instead I found a website called Virtual Apple II. This thing is awesome! It claims to have nearly every game released for the Apple II computer available to play in your web browser! Now there is a plug in to download for some of the games, but it is just like any other plug in you would use. Like Java, Flash, or whatever. In Google Chrome browser, it's just another extension.
I played the whole game this afternoon. I even named my characters tacky names to provide some amusement on his or her tombstone if they were to die.
It was very fun, and I am looking forward to seeing what other games I can find on there to play!
"and I'll wait for the sign"
Did anyone ever play Oregon Trail back in the '90s? I played a lot in my 5th grade gifted and talented class. (Yeah, you can see our gifts and talents were put to good use :P) I was trying to find a computer game to play today, and I thought about trying to find some kind of free download for Oregon Trail.
Instead I found a website called Virtual Apple II. This thing is awesome! It claims to have nearly every game released for the Apple II computer available to play in your web browser! Now there is a plug in to download for some of the games, but it is just like any other plug in you would use. Like Java, Flash, or whatever. In Google Chrome browser, it's just another extension.
I played the whole game this afternoon. I even named my characters tacky names to provide some amusement on his or her tombstone if they were to die.
It was very fun, and I am looking forward to seeing what other games I can find on there to play!
"and I'll wait for the sign"
government hooker
Did you know that if you purchase a video game and find that there is a glitch in the software (or decide that you just don't like the game!) that you cannot, according to Walmart and Best Buy store policy, return the game? Their reason upon inquiry is that it would be against federal copyright law to return the game for a refund or exchange for something different. So you better hope you're going to like that new game you get.
Some would read this and say, "well duh, why are you upset, you can't break the law?" Interesting story: Corey knows the law, especially in that area, and had never heard of this being the case. He did some research. He first searched the copyright laws himself. Finding no evidence of it being illegal to return an opened video game, he wrote a letter to John Boozman, the U.S. Senator from Arkansas (who better to ask than one of the people who helps make the laws!) asking for some insight on where to find it stated in the laws that this is a valid return policy. Senator Boozman's reply included a copy of an email consulting the Federal Copyright Office. That's right. The people who directly make the laws these retailers claim prevents them from taking opened media returns.
The Office's reply stated that the "law" Walmart and Best Buy keep quoting does not exist. Read it again: returning opened video games for a full refund is NOT against the law. And that is according to the FEDERAL COPYRIGHT OFFICE.
These retailers clearly need to change their reasoning for the no return policy from "it's the government's fault" to "we're really just assholes trying to make more money." Because it's not the government's fault. They really are just assholes.
-steps off soapbox-
"I can be good, if you just want to be bad"
Some would read this and say, "well duh, why are you upset, you can't break the law?" Interesting story: Corey knows the law, especially in that area, and had never heard of this being the case. He did some research. He first searched the copyright laws himself. Finding no evidence of it being illegal to return an opened video game, he wrote a letter to John Boozman, the U.S. Senator from Arkansas (who better to ask than one of the people who helps make the laws!) asking for some insight on where to find it stated in the laws that this is a valid return policy. Senator Boozman's reply included a copy of an email consulting the Federal Copyright Office. That's right. The people who directly make the laws these retailers claim prevents them from taking opened media returns.
The Office's reply stated that the "law" Walmart and Best Buy keep quoting does not exist. Read it again: returning opened video games for a full refund is NOT against the law. And that is according to the FEDERAL COPYRIGHT OFFICE.
These retailers clearly need to change their reasoning for the no return policy from "it's the government's fault" to "we're really just assholes trying to make more money." Because it's not the government's fault. They really are just assholes.
-steps off soapbox-
"I can be good, if you just want to be bad"
bye bye bye
Day 29 (next to last!) is a song from my childhood. I already used Two Pina Coladas in this countdown, and the other songs are really made up, so it would be hard to describe them here.
So this one's not really from, say, early childhood, but I was 12 when it came out, so I think it counts. Bye Bye Bye came out when my obsession with 'N Sync was at its peak. I knew all the dance moves in the video, and I still know all the words :)
"I don't want to be the loser and I've had enough"
So this one's not really from, say, early childhood, but I was 12 when it came out, so I think it counts. Bye Bye Bye came out when my obsession with 'N Sync was at its peak. I knew all the dance moves in the video, and I still know all the words :)
"I don't want to be the loser and I've had enough"
for the first time
Another day off. Another day to finish this ridiculous meme. Day 28 is a song that makes me feel guilty. I think this one out of all of them makes you give out some of your most personal feelings. Saying what makes you sad, angry, or whatever is pretty shallow, but what causes you to feel guilt can really reveal something about you. It reveals a lot about what your priorities are and who and what you care about.
I chose the song First Time by The Script. I think a lot of times I don't do enough to work on my relationship and I get frustrated because I feel like there's not a lot I can do about it. I won't say a lot more. I'll just post the song.
"trying to make it work, but man, these times are hard"
I chose the song First Time by The Script. I think a lot of times I don't do enough to work on my relationship and I get frustrated because I feel like there's not a lot I can do about it. I won't say a lot more. I'll just post the song.
"trying to make it work, but man, these times are hard"
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
moonlight sonata
This post is a little awkward as this song has no lyrics. Day 27 is a song I wish I could play. I chose Moonlight Sonata by Beethoven. It is my favorite song on piano, and one that I never learned to play, but wish I did. I took a formal piano class in college the semester before I started nursing school, but did not keep up my practicing near enough. I would like to start playing again if I get the chance.
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
freebird
Day 26 makes me glad I was a band kid! It's a song I can play on an instrument. I have quite a repertoire from years in the Razorback Marching Band, lol :)
I picked about the most cliche marching band tune outside of and Earth, Wind, and Fire song. Freebird by Lynyrd Skynyrd.
"if I leave here tomorrow, would you still remember me?"
I picked about the most cliche marching band tune outside of and Earth, Wind, and Fire song. Freebird by Lynyrd Skynyrd.
"if I leave here tomorrow, would you still remember me?"
two pina coladas
On a much lighter note from the last post, day 25 is a song that makes me laugh!
Two Pina Coladas by Garth Brooks brings back so many happy memories from growing up with my cousins, singing this song, and having no idea what "setting sail with Captain Morgan" really meant. It's mostly that last bit that makes me laugh every time I hear this song!
Note - I could not find this on YouTube! What the heck?! This is some crappy version from Google Videos
"let's set sail with Captain Morgan, and never leave dry land"
Two Pina Coladas by Garth Brooks brings back so many happy memories from growing up with my cousins, singing this song, and having no idea what "setting sail with Captain Morgan" really meant. It's mostly that last bit that makes me laugh every time I hear this song!
Note - I could not find this on YouTube! What the heck?! This is some crappy version from Google Videos
"let's set sail with Captain Morgan, and never leave dry land"
ave maria
I'm nearing the end of 30 day song challenge now. I'm on day 24. Which is good, because at the end of long memes like this, I tend to get bored and want them to be done as soon as possible. But I can't just stop because I figure I've gone this far with it, I might as well complete it.
So day 24 is a song I'd like played at my funeral. Depressing, eh? The song I chose is Ave Maria. I think it is such a beautiful song. It's played at the end of the original version of Fantasia, and famously sung by so many people. I'll post a couple of videos on this one, if I find good ones.
Fantasia version:
Luciano Pavarotti
"Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen."
So day 24 is a song I'd like played at my funeral. Depressing, eh? The song I chose is Ave Maria. I think it is such a beautiful song. It's played at the end of the original version of Fantasia, and famously sung by so many people. I'll post a couple of videos on this one, if I find good ones.
Fantasia version:
Luciano Pavarotti
"Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen."
Sunday, June 12, 2011
marry me
Back to 30 day song challenge: day 23 is a song I want to play at my wedding. For whatever reason, I have thought about songs to play at my wedding. I have no idea when I'll get married or what kind of wedding I'll be able to have (it sucks being poor), but there are songs I have in mind. They include Kingdom Come, Lovers in Japan, and Strawberry Swing all by Coldplay and Sound of Pulling Heaven Down by Blue October.
The song featured in this post however is Marry Me by Train. It's the latest addition to my wedding playlist. I love everything about this song.
"if I ever get the nerve to say hello in this cafe, say you will"
The song featured in this post however is Marry Me by Train. It's the latest addition to my wedding playlist. I love everything about this song.
"if I ever get the nerve to say hello in this cafe, say you will"
magical mystery tour
Break for weird dream time.
Corey saved the world last night. Or this morning, I guess.
He was a secret agent. He cured all types of cancer by figuring out how to un-mutate the cells by studying the human genome.
Here is the story of how he saved the world. Backstory: US and Middle East were in a nuke battle and everyone was getting cancer. As a secret agent he went overseas collecting samples of everyone. He went back to the lab in the US to study how they mutated, and exposed non-sick samples to radiation to see how they mutated. And he "just figured it out." He changed the frequency of the radiation that was attacking the cells and made them stop mutating. He sent off another bomb with the new radiation to stop everyone's cancer cells from mutating, therefore, in dream-land, curing all cancer.
I almost ruined everything when I tried to wake him up to go eat the sushi I was talking about earlier.
"the magical mystery tour is hoping to take you away"
Corey saved the world last night. Or this morning, I guess.
He was a secret agent. He cured all types of cancer by figuring out how to un-mutate the cells by studying the human genome.
Here is the story of how he saved the world. Backstory: US and Middle East were in a nuke battle and everyone was getting cancer. As a secret agent he went overseas collecting samples of everyone. He went back to the lab in the US to study how they mutated, and exposed non-sick samples to radiation to see how they mutated. And he "just figured it out." He changed the frequency of the radiation that was attacking the cells and made them stop mutating. He sent off another bomb with the new radiation to stop everyone's cancer cells from mutating, therefore, in dream-land, curing all cancer.
I almost ruined everything when I tried to wake him up to go eat the sushi I was talking about earlier.
"the magical mystery tour is hoping to take you away"
hate me
Day 22 is a song I listen to when I'm sad. I picked Hate Me by Blue October. I listen to them a lot when I'm sad. Their music seems to feel your depression. I don't have a lot to say about this one. I haven't listened to this song in quite a while.
"hate me so you can finally see what's good for you"
"hate me so you can finally see what's good for you"
larger than life
30 day song challenge: day 21 - a song that you listen to when you're happy
I tend to get into boy band mood when I'm really happy. I could really listen to just about anything when I'm happy, but I like boy bands, country music, Justin Bieber and Lady GaGa when I'm particularly happy.
I picked Larger Than Life by the Backstreet Boys for this post. I could listen to this one on repeat several times and still like it, which if you know me, is saying quite a lot. I never put songs on repeat because I get so annoyed by hearing the same thing over and over again. Which is why I dislike so much rap and radio music.
"every time we're down, you can make it right"
I tend to get into boy band mood when I'm really happy. I could really listen to just about anything when I'm happy, but I like boy bands, country music, Justin Bieber and Lady GaGa when I'm particularly happy.
I picked Larger Than Life by the Backstreet Boys for this post. I could listen to this one on repeat several times and still like it, which if you know me, is saying quite a lot. I never put songs on repeat because I get so annoyed by hearing the same thing over and over again. Which is why I dislike so much rap and radio music.
"every time we're down, you can make it right"
electric chapel
Last night Corey told me he was craving sushi. I am now having an intense craving for sushi. I have had it all day, and wanted to go to Shogun for lunch, but Corey copped a major attitude when I tried to wake him up. So no sushi. I'm depressed.
I also dropped my phone off the side of the bed where I can't get to it unless I move the bed. Guess who's still in bed. :((
That's my "complain about my day" update. More 30 day song challenge to come today. I'm going to try and finish the last 10 days in 2-3 post installments over the next week and a half. We'll see how much I get done with working 4 days this week.
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edit:
It should be noted despite all this, my hair looks terrific today. Better than the picture does justice, I think.
"if you want me, meet me in electric chapel"
I also dropped my phone off the side of the bed where I can't get to it unless I move the bed. Guess who's still in bed. :((
That's my "complain about my day" update. More 30 day song challenge to come today. I'm going to try and finish the last 10 days in 2-3 post installments over the next week and a half. We'll see how much I get done with working 4 days this week.
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edit:
It should be noted despite all this, my hair looks terrific today. Better than the picture does justice, I think.
"if you want me, meet me in electric chapel"
Friday, June 10, 2011
fury
Day 20, which is where I'll stop today, is a song I listen to when I'm angry. I picked Fury by Muse. Aptly named, don't you think? It's a good and angry song to let out a little mental frustration with. And then I feel better! :)
"your self-loving soothes and softens the blows you've invented"
"your self-loving soothes and softens the blows you've invented"
if you believe me
Day 19 on the countdown is a song from my favorite album. My favorite album would by Forget and Not Slow Down by Relient K. It is their most recent album and obviously my favorite. The song I am picking from it is "If You Believe Me." I love every song on this cd, so this is not to say it's my favorite one on there (that would be Savannah), but that all the songs are great, and here's an example!
"I fell in love and I wanted to say it was you"
"I fell in love and I wanted to say it was you"
starlight
This one is a bit more fun. Day 18 is a song I wished I heard on the radio. I chose Starlight by Muse. It is a more mainstream sounding song, so it fits on the radio, and it's by Muse which I love. I wish more people knew about Muse and listened to them and how great they are! I do love this song and all the others this band plays!
I am having trouble finding a video of this song where the embedding hasn't been blocked. Here's a YouTube link to a good live version of Muse at Wembley Stadium, though. Click it!
Muse - Starlight - Live from Wembley Stadium
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Edit:
Looks like someone posted a different live performance of the song that can be embedded! Yay!
"I just wanted to hold you in my arms"
I am having trouble finding a video of this song where the embedding hasn't been blocked. Here's a YouTube link to a good live version of Muse at Wembley Stadium, though. Click it!
Muse - Starlight - Live from Wembley Stadium
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Edit:
Looks like someone posted a different live performance of the song that can be embedded! Yay!
"I just wanted to hold you in my arms"
rolling in the deep (2)
Speaking of bad music on the radio, day 17 is for a song I hear often on the radio. This is a short post, because I've already made a post about this song. It seems like every time I turn on the radio lately, I hear this God-awful song. I hate it so much, but it seems to haunt me. Of course, I'm talking about Rolling In the Deep by Adele. Ugh. Hate it.
"there's a fire starting in my soul"
"there's a fire starting in my soul"
where are we runnin'?
Day 16 is a song I used to like but now hate. I think in high school I went through a phase where I liked all bad pop music that was played on the radio. Now I only like some of it :) I'll keep Justin Bieber and 'N Sync, but I've since let go Destiny's Child, Christina Aguilera, Maroon 5, Lenny Kravitz and the like. For this post, I picked the song "Where Are We Runnin'?" by Lenny Kravitz. I have no idea why I liked that song, but it makes me cringe to hear pop up on iTunes now. I wonder if in ten years, I'll look back at what I listened to and have the same repulsion to what was on my iPhone playlists. Hope not. I really love Lady GaGa.
"we need some time to clear our heads"
"we need some time to clear our heads"
bad kids
Day 15 is a song that describes you. Alright, so I thought that last post took some thinking.... This one really does. You know, in interviews, sometimes the interviewer will ask you to describe yourself in three words or a sentence, or something? I was always bad at that. Like, really bad. So here we go.
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Found it. I think the new Lady GaGa album is my anthem. I picked Bad Kids off her newest cd, Born This Way. You know, now that I think of it, several of these songs could describe me. For instance, Born This Way and Hair. I love this cd. That's it.
"I'm not that cool and you hate me"
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Found it. I think the new Lady GaGa album is my anthem. I picked Bad Kids off her newest cd, Born This Way. You know, now that I think of it, several of these songs could describe me. For instance, Born This Way and Hair. I love this cd. That's it.
"I'm not that cool and you hate me"
won't back down
Day 14 is a song no one would expect me to love. I had to think about that one, because I first have to think about what types of songs people would expect me to love, and pick a song not like that. That takes some deliberation!
I ended up picking "Won't Back Down" by Eminem featuring P!nk. I don't know if that's unexpected or not, but gangster rap is not an obvious musical preference of mine. To be honest, I don't like a lot of rap, but I do like Eminem quite a lot. I think he's one of the best rappers to have ever made music. His tracks have lyrics that are relevant, and beats/music that are varied and interesting to listen to. So there. My unexpected song.
Here's an interesting recut of the song for a Call Of Duty: Black Ops commercial.
"you can fence in your yard, you can hold all the cards, but I won't back down"
I ended up picking "Won't Back Down" by Eminem featuring P!nk. I don't know if that's unexpected or not, but gangster rap is not an obvious musical preference of mine. To be honest, I don't like a lot of rap, but I do like Eminem quite a lot. I think he's one of the best rappers to have ever made music. His tracks have lyrics that are relevant, and beats/music that are varied and interesting to listen to. So there. My unexpected song.
Here's an interesting recut of the song for a Call Of Duty: Black Ops commercial.
"you can fence in your yard, you can hold all the cards, but I won't back down"
never say never
I couldn't think of a song for day 12: a song from a band you hate, because I don't generally remember songs by bands I hate. I block them out of mind. Maybe I'll get back to that one at some point.
My guilty pleasure music is Justin Bieber. I picked "Never Say Never" as my day 13 guilty pleasure song. I listen to JBiebs on the sly when I'm by myself, so no one will make fun of me. I guess you know my secret now. Don't tell. :P
"I will fight until forever to make it right"
My guilty pleasure music is Justin Bieber. I picked "Never Say Never" as my day 13 guilty pleasure song. I listen to JBiebs on the sly when I'm by myself, so no one will make fun of me. I guess you know my secret now. Don't tell. :P
"I will fight until forever to make it right"
summer nights
The other day we got Abigail a toy made to fill with treats and have her figure out how to dig them out. We fill hers with peanut butter because it's hilarious to watch her dig it out. I'm sure people on YouTube think I'm an idiot posting videos of her licking peanut butter out of a toy. Oh well.
"summer days drifting away"
"summer days drifting away"
Thursday, June 9, 2011
every teardrop is a waterfall
Day 11 on the count is a song from my favorite band. My favorite band being Coldplay, I thought it appropriate to post their newest single that just came out this week called "Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall." I can't wait for a new Coldplay album!
"I feel my heart start beating to my favourite song"
"I feel my heart start beating to my favourite song"
lullaby
Not surprisingly, the song I chose for day 10 - a song that makes you fall asleep, I chose Lullaby by Josh Groban. I looove Josh Groban. His voice is amazing.
"and all love through darkness, don't you ever stop believing"
"and all love through darkness, don't you ever stop believing"
raise your glass
Day 9 is a song you can dance to. It's known by many that I don't like to dance, but there are a few songs that at least get me in the mood to dance. I will dance to them in the car by myself, too. The song I picked for this game is "Raise Your Glass" by P!nk. It's hard to not dance to this song!
"raise your glass if you are wrong in all the right ways"
"raise your glass if you are wrong in all the right ways"
tearin' up my heart
In continuation of this song business, day 8 is a song I know all the words to. Naturally I chose an 'N Sync song. :) Tearin' Up My Heart has to be the most traditional one. I do know every single word and have known them since I was 10.
I also find it important to say here that Justin Timberlake was the one who first held the keys to my heart.
"no matter what I do, I feel the pain, with or without you"
I also find it important to say here that Justin Timberlake was the one who first held the keys to my heart.
"no matter what I do, I feel the pain, with or without you"
back home again in indiana
30 Day Song Challenge again. :) I'm doing my best here. Day 7 is a song that reminds you of an event. One of my favorite memories is going to the Indianapolis 500 with Nick and his family. No song helps me remember that trip more fondly than "Back Home Again In Indiana" performed by Jim Nabors. He sings it every year at the 500, and it only adds to the wonderful traditions of the race and the track. I can't wait to go to the 500 again and hopefully hear that song once more. :)
This particular video is from the year that I was able to go. It was 2009, the first in the three years of the centennial celebration.
"then I long for my Indiana home sweet home"
This particular video is from the year that I was able to go. It was 2009, the first in the three years of the centennial celebration.
"then I long for my Indiana home sweet home"
Saturday, June 4, 2011
savannah
Gahh, definitely not good at keeping up with this one every day. I will try to catch up today.
Day 6 is a Song that Reminds you of Somewhere. I am using Savannah by Relient K. Seriously that song is Savannah, Georgia, to me. You have to listen to it, and you have to go there. It's one of my favorite songs for one of my favorite cities.
This video has the "Oasis" intro and "Baby" outro added.
"i hope to be there by the morning, and see this pining all transform into the arms of the Georgia sun"
Day 6 is a Song that Reminds you of Somewhere. I am using Savannah by Relient K. Seriously that song is Savannah, Georgia, to me. You have to listen to it, and you have to go there. It's one of my favorite songs for one of my favorite cities.
This video has the "Oasis" intro and "Baby" outro added.
"i hope to be there by the morning, and see this pining all transform into the arms of the Georgia sun"
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