Do you remember?
Saturday, November 19, 2011
Proof I used to be in a band...
So, some of you may not remember when I was in a band. We only made one video and most people didn't like it.
Do you remember?
Do you remember?
Thursday, November 17, 2011
Now with 40 Times More Toe Jam!
Tonight I need something. What could it be.
Tomorrow is going to be a super slobberknocker of a day.
I need something to cheer me up.
This...is so not it...
Sometimes I hate YouTube.
So where do I go from there?
No. It didn't work.
Tomorrow is going to be a super slobberknocker of a day.
I need something to cheer me up.
This...is so not it...
Sometimes I hate YouTube.
So where do I go from there?
No. It didn't work.
Monday, November 14, 2011
We Wish You A....something something...
It is almost Thanksgiving, which means it is almost my birthday.
And what comes after my birthday? CHRISTMAS!!!!
I get excited for Christmas. I just love it.
I love the music, I love the spirit, I love the whole vibe.
I built my Christmas playlist in Spotify this morning. I haven't talked about Spotify yet. If you haven't heard of it, I recommend that you check it out.
Here are the artists that I have on my playlist:
Michael Buble
And what comes after my birthday? CHRISTMAS!!!!
I get excited for Christmas. I just love it.
I love the music, I love the spirit, I love the whole vibe.
I built my Christmas playlist in Spotify this morning. I haven't talked about Spotify yet. If you haven't heard of it, I recommend that you check it out.
Here are the artists that I have on my playlist:
Michael Buble
Harry Connick Jr
Bing Crosby
Elvis
Christina Aguilera
Mariah Carey
Carpenters
Nat King Cole
Who am I missing? When you think of Christmas music, who do you think of?
I got the wild hair to decorate for Christmas yesterday but luckily we decided to wait until next weekend. I would love to buy a new tree this year. We've been looking at the pre-lit trees. Some of them look really good.
Anyway...Merry Christmas!
Sunday, November 13, 2011
Once Upon A Time
A few weeks ago, Maxine and I started watching a new show. (Ok, a few new shows)
I don't generally get in to TV much. I don't have the attention span to sit through most shows and I don't have the memory to keep plot lines and stories straight in my head from week to week. (Which is also why I don't do well with book or movie series.)
That being said, there are a couple of shows that I think are really good right now.
(all images pulled from IMDB)
Big Bang Theory - Not a new one, but it is one that I really like. Most episodes keep me engaged enough to make it through.
The New Girl - This is hands down the FUNNIEST show I have ever seen on TV. I don't think I have ever been bored watching it and several times every episode Maxine or I will laugh out loud. It's hilarious.
Once Upon A Time - A pretty cool show. A drama, which isn't normally my thing, but it has an interesting concept. It's an hour long show so I struggle to sit through it but that is more about me than the show itself.
I was really interested to see American Horror Story, but I didn't remember when it was on so I haven't seen it.
I also had a brief love for Wilfred, which is delightfully dark and funny but I forget to watch it.
Let me know if you've seen these and what you think. Are there any shows that you just love and look forward to?
I don't generally get in to TV much. I don't have the attention span to sit through most shows and I don't have the memory to keep plot lines and stories straight in my head from week to week. (Which is also why I don't do well with book or movie series.)
That being said, there are a couple of shows that I think are really good right now.
(all images pulled from IMDB)
Big Bang Theory - Not a new one, but it is one that I really like. Most episodes keep me engaged enough to make it through.
The New Girl - This is hands down the FUNNIEST show I have ever seen on TV. I don't think I have ever been bored watching it and several times every episode Maxine or I will laugh out loud. It's hilarious.
Once Upon A Time - A pretty cool show. A drama, which isn't normally my thing, but it has an interesting concept. It's an hour long show so I struggle to sit through it but that is more about me than the show itself.
I was really interested to see American Horror Story, but I didn't remember when it was on so I haven't seen it.
I also had a brief love for Wilfred, which is delightfully dark and funny but I forget to watch it.
Let me know if you've seen these and what you think. Are there any shows that you just love and look forward to?
Saturday, November 12, 2011
It's the most wonderful time.....of the year....
I am about to start listening to Christmas music. I don't know that I can wait until after Thanksgiving.
That being said, since I am pretty much over Facebook, I think I may actually start blogging again. Not that anyone reads this anymore but I think it could be fun.
I came across this video this morning and have watched it 4-5 times already. I can't stop laughing.
Check it out.
That being said, since I am pretty much over Facebook, I think I may actually start blogging again. Not that anyone reads this anymore but I think it could be fun.
I came across this video this morning and have watched it 4-5 times already. I can't stop laughing.
Check it out.
Saturday, September 24, 2011
Music and Obsession
Pretty much all my life I have loved music.
I know that a lot of people love music but for me it is such an integral part of "me" that I can't separate music from thought. I cannot think of many times in my life that aren't, in some way, tied to music.
Sometimes I don't sleep.
On a good night I sleep, of course, for a few hours at a time but some nights I sleep only one or two. I try not to get up and wander the house and most nights I am successful. Others, not so much.
What do these things have in common?
A couple of things. First, since my soul is tied to music, I have the benefit of always having songs in my head. Laying in bed, listening to the music in my head is comforting. Second, when i get up in the middle of the night or early in the morning I come downstairs, throw on my headphones, and crank up music or music videos.
It is now 7:22 AM on a Saturday. Most people would be sleeping. Me? I've been out of bed for a little more than 2 hours listening to music videos on YouTube, MTV.com, and VEVO. (I try to never get out of bed before 5. Lately I've been pretty successful at falling back asleep around 4-4:30 and sleeping until 6:30 when I need to get up for work.)
This morning's playlist has been Kelly Clarkson, Shakira, and Beyonce. Who runs the world? (Girls, Girls!)
I don't really know if there is a point in all this but I think there is. It is a little insight into what makes me, well, me.
The title of this post is Music and Obsession. I am not obsessed with music. I love it. I am obsessed with Maxine.
The dictionary defines obsession as the domination of one's thoughts or feelings by a persistent idea, image, desire, etc.
Society attaches a negative connotation to the word but it is, in itself, not a bad thing.
The thing about this is that they are both (Music and Maxine) inseparable in my head. Whenever I hear music, it is in my Maxine frame of reference. Either because the lyrics make me think about her, or because it is a type of music I would not have listened to before her influence, or because its something she likes to listen to, or because its something she doesn't like.
A couple of examples...
- Last night after I picked up Regin from Classic Skating, the Eagles, Best of My Love was playing on the radio. I, of course, was singing and getting misty thinking about my Maxine.
- Every time I listen to Metallica I think about how James Hetfield adds a little grunt to the end of every line he sings because she pointed it out to me.
- One of my favorite bands right now, a local group called The Suicycles, has a very 80's new wave sound that I never, in a million years, would have liked in my pre-Maxine days.
- Sometimes I listen to Jack Johnson. I don't care for his music but Maxine digs him and every time I hear his music it makes me smile because it makes her happy. Sometimes I listen to his music just to think about her. I don't think I've ever admitted that before.
Ok, well not it is 7:43 and Shakira is telling me she's a Gypsy. The banjo in this song makes me think of the Dixie Chicks so I think I am going to switch to them and then some Ricky Martin.
More later!
I know that a lot of people love music but for me it is such an integral part of "me" that I can't separate music from thought. I cannot think of many times in my life that aren't, in some way, tied to music.
Sometimes I don't sleep.
On a good night I sleep, of course, for a few hours at a time but some nights I sleep only one or two. I try not to get up and wander the house and most nights I am successful. Others, not so much.
What do these things have in common?
A couple of things. First, since my soul is tied to music, I have the benefit of always having songs in my head. Laying in bed, listening to the music in my head is comforting. Second, when i get up in the middle of the night or early in the morning I come downstairs, throw on my headphones, and crank up music or music videos.
It is now 7:22 AM on a Saturday. Most people would be sleeping. Me? I've been out of bed for a little more than 2 hours listening to music videos on YouTube, MTV.com, and VEVO. (I try to never get out of bed before 5. Lately I've been pretty successful at falling back asleep around 4-4:30 and sleeping until 6:30 when I need to get up for work.)
This morning's playlist has been Kelly Clarkson, Shakira, and Beyonce. Who runs the world? (Girls, Girls!)
I don't really know if there is a point in all this but I think there is. It is a little insight into what makes me, well, me.
The title of this post is Music and Obsession. I am not obsessed with music. I love it. I am obsessed with Maxine.
The dictionary defines obsession as the domination of one's thoughts or feelings by a persistent idea, image, desire, etc.
Society attaches a negative connotation to the word but it is, in itself, not a bad thing.
The thing about this is that they are both (Music and Maxine) inseparable in my head. Whenever I hear music, it is in my Maxine frame of reference. Either because the lyrics make me think about her, or because it is a type of music I would not have listened to before her influence, or because its something she likes to listen to, or because its something she doesn't like.
A couple of examples...
- Last night after I picked up Regin from Classic Skating, the Eagles, Best of My Love was playing on the radio. I, of course, was singing and getting misty thinking about my Maxine.
- Every time I listen to Metallica I think about how James Hetfield adds a little grunt to the end of every line he sings because she pointed it out to me.
- One of my favorite bands right now, a local group called The Suicycles, has a very 80's new wave sound that I never, in a million years, would have liked in my pre-Maxine days.
- Sometimes I listen to Jack Johnson. I don't care for his music but Maxine digs him and every time I hear his music it makes me smile because it makes her happy. Sometimes I listen to his music just to think about her. I don't think I've ever admitted that before.
Ok, well not it is 7:43 and Shakira is telling me she's a Gypsy. The banjo in this song makes me think of the Dixie Chicks so I think I am going to switch to them and then some Ricky Martin.
More later!
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