Snowy Snowy Day
So, we are getting hammered here with snow in the Boston area. It is gorgeous though. I am saying that because we haven't started shoveling yet. I am upstairs in my attic office, pretending to work.
I am pretty down today, although I'd be hard pressed to say why. Could it be because I just read online that our lovely Vice-President accidentally shot one of his hunting buddies?
I WISH I was kidding about this one. I sometimes have this fantasy of penning up certain humans in a game park and letting animals eat them alive. As you can tell, I've got a way to go on that whole "inner peace" thing.
I want to bring my daughter home. I am really tired of counting down to some unknown date. It's like running a race without knowing when the finish line is coming up. Of course, I know most of my readers are in the same boat, so I will try not to whine too much.
Recently, my buddy Kikalee wrote about some of her favorite mood music. So, today I will share with you some of my current favorite songs. I won't go into "all time favorites" because that list would involve too much thinking, and too much explanation, neither of which I feel like doing right now.
1. Be Mine, David Gray. Because it's about a guy feeling crazy in love, which everyone should experience at least once. And I love the rugged quality of his voice.
2. Cello Suite No. 1 in G, written by Bach, performed by Jacqueline du Pre. One, I love the cello. Two, this piece always stirs me, no matter what kind of mood I am in. Finally, this piece is used on one of my favorite films of all time, You Can Count on Me. Ironically, on the first remotely romantic weekend Tim and I ever spent together, he made fun of me for adoring this movie and much of the music in it.
3. Pilgrim, by Steve Earle. I love Steve Earle, period. And this song was also used in the previously mentioned excellent film.
Tim, on the previously mentioned weekend: I'd never listen to this kind of music.
4. Fix You, by Coldplay. Just a beautiful song.
5. Split Screen Sadness, by John Mayer. I sometimes think you have to have gone through a very serious breakup or a divorce to really get this one. But maybe I am just being melodramatic.
6. Most of the Time, by Bob Dylan. Again, the getting through a divorce thing. This song was also used in the sountrack to High Fidelity, a good film, and an even better book by Nick Hornby.
7. Grissom's Overture, from the CSI soundtrack. Love, love, love the Grissom character, and love this instrumental too.
8. Sometimes You Can't Make It on Your Own, by U2. I love U2 and nursed major crushes on both Bono and the Edge for several years.
Tim: Who's the Edge?
9. Hurt, by Johnny Cash. In my opinion, a hugely more moving song than the original by Nine Inch Nails. I also love the video.
10. Are You Gonna Be My Girl, by Jet. Cause this song makes me want to dance. I also love the name "Jet", which is our former dog sitter's name. I'd love to name a daughter "Jet", but Tim has vetoed that one. I think he's trying to ensure that his parents don't disown him.
11. Square One, by Tom Petty.
12. One Week, by The Barenaked Ladies. Because this song cracks me up, and we can all use more of that.
13. Goodbye My Lover, by James Blunt.
14. Wheel, by John Mayer. Can't help but like the idea that the love we give is going to come back to us somehow.
15. A Case of You, by Joni Mitchell. She's amazing, but this is my favorite.
16. 10,000 Miles, I Take My Chances, and One Small Heart, all by Mary Chapin Carpenter. OK, I am cheating here, but I adore her.
17. Breathe Me, by Sia.
That will have to do for now. I must prepare dinner with Tim, and get ready for Grey's Anatomy, where I will shameless oogle Drs. Sheperd and Burke, and hope for the recovery of the husband of one of my current favorite female characters on TV, Dr. Miranda Bailey. Oh yeah, and she should be having a baby boy!
I am pretty down today, although I'd be hard pressed to say why. Could it be because I just read online that our lovely Vice-President accidentally shot one of his hunting buddies?
I WISH I was kidding about this one. I sometimes have this fantasy of penning up certain humans in a game park and letting animals eat them alive. As you can tell, I've got a way to go on that whole "inner peace" thing.
I want to bring my daughter home. I am really tired of counting down to some unknown date. It's like running a race without knowing when the finish line is coming up. Of course, I know most of my readers are in the same boat, so I will try not to whine too much.
Recently, my buddy Kikalee wrote about some of her favorite mood music. So, today I will share with you some of my current favorite songs. I won't go into "all time favorites" because that list would involve too much thinking, and too much explanation, neither of which I feel like doing right now.
1. Be Mine, David Gray. Because it's about a guy feeling crazy in love, which everyone should experience at least once. And I love the rugged quality of his voice.
2. Cello Suite No. 1 in G, written by Bach, performed by Jacqueline du Pre. One, I love the cello. Two, this piece always stirs me, no matter what kind of mood I am in. Finally, this piece is used on one of my favorite films of all time, You Can Count on Me. Ironically, on the first remotely romantic weekend Tim and I ever spent together, he made fun of me for adoring this movie and much of the music in it.
3. Pilgrim, by Steve Earle. I love Steve Earle, period. And this song was also used in the previously mentioned excellent film.
Tim, on the previously mentioned weekend: I'd never listen to this kind of music.
4. Fix You, by Coldplay. Just a beautiful song.
5. Split Screen Sadness, by John Mayer. I sometimes think you have to have gone through a very serious breakup or a divorce to really get this one. But maybe I am just being melodramatic.
6. Most of the Time, by Bob Dylan. Again, the getting through a divorce thing. This song was also used in the sountrack to High Fidelity, a good film, and an even better book by Nick Hornby.
7. Grissom's Overture, from the CSI soundtrack. Love, love, love the Grissom character, and love this instrumental too.
8. Sometimes You Can't Make It on Your Own, by U2. I love U2 and nursed major crushes on both Bono and the Edge for several years.
Tim: Who's the Edge?
9. Hurt, by Johnny Cash. In my opinion, a hugely more moving song than the original by Nine Inch Nails. I also love the video.
10. Are You Gonna Be My Girl, by Jet. Cause this song makes me want to dance. I also love the name "Jet", which is our former dog sitter's name. I'd love to name a daughter "Jet", but Tim has vetoed that one. I think he's trying to ensure that his parents don't disown him.
11. Square One, by Tom Petty.
12. One Week, by The Barenaked Ladies. Because this song cracks me up, and we can all use more of that.
13. Goodbye My Lover, by James Blunt.
14. Wheel, by John Mayer. Can't help but like the idea that the love we give is going to come back to us somehow.
15. A Case of You, by Joni Mitchell. She's amazing, but this is my favorite.
16. 10,000 Miles, I Take My Chances, and One Small Heart, all by Mary Chapin Carpenter. OK, I am cheating here, but I adore her.
17. Breathe Me, by Sia.
That will have to do for now. I must prepare dinner with Tim, and get ready for Grey's Anatomy, where I will shameless oogle Drs. Sheperd and Burke, and hope for the recovery of the husband of one of my current favorite female characters on TV, Dr. Miranda Bailey. Oh yeah, and she should be having a baby boy!
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