All I wanted for Christmas was an ASU 3peat...and I got it!! I spent this past weekend in Chattanooga watching/celebrating AppState win their third consecutive national championship!!! wooooooooo!!! Six of my good friends and I went together and it was a blast. The final score was 49-21. The Delaware (opposing team) fans were pretty rude from what I saw walking around the stadium, so I have no sympathy for them. Even though the game wasn't really close, ASU has had a knack in past games for being way ahead and then letting the other team tie up the game in the third quarter- so every minute was important. I love how, at the beginning of the game, Delaware fans were chanting "We're not Michigan." Obviously they're not, and I have a feeling Michigan would probably run them into the ground just like we did. Anyway though. ASU won and that is all that matters!
Eight days til Christmas...EIGHT DAYS! I can't believe it. The one thing I always hate about the Christmas season is how fast it flies by. It's my favorite time of year, but it's gone just like that and then you have to wait another whole year. Boo! But I love Christmas.
Now on to other things. Imogen Heap is currently writing her third album and I am so stoked. It doesn't come out for a while, but she has a new song coming out in February that very possibly will be used for the tv show "Heroes." She has a video blog that she updates every week or so, and she's been playing clips of the song and it sounds GREAT. I can't wait! Here is video blog #15 where she discloses part of the song that was sorta kinda inspired by the Foo Fighters after she heard them in concert.
If you haven't listened to Imogen Heap before, you should. Her music is wonderful and best of all - it doesn't sound like anything else (that's hard to find nowadays). Click hereto go to her myspace. Listen to "Hide and Seek" if you've never heard it before. Ok well that's it for now. I hope everyone is enjoying the holidays! :)
I am loving these guys right now. Turn up your volume and you can hear one of my favorite songs by them. I heard their music for the first time last year on The Road Mix: Music From The Television Series One Tree Hill Vol. 3 (I don't even watch the show, but I recommend this cd). The song on the OTH soundtrack is called "Funeral" and it's a great song. THEN, last week I was at Murphy's in Boone and I'm pretty sure I heard "Is There a Ghost" on the radio. I didn't know it was Band of Horses, but their sound is pretty distinctive. So my thought process was "I know that sound...kind of similar to the song "Funeral"...Band of Horses!!!" I love it when I hear a song on the radio I like and then I'm able to figure out who it is, because it always sucks when you can't.
So anyway- "Is There a Ghost" is really good song, and so are the rest of the songs posted on their myspace. I specifically like "Is There a Ghost," "No One's Gonna Love You," and "The General Specific" ...but like I said, they are all good. I plan on buying the whole cd on iTunes in the very near future!
It's very depressing that, when I think about what I love to do most, it involves sitting for hours listening to music and/or searching for new music. What kind of job is out there where you can do that?! It's so frustrating. I think maybe I would do well working in a music store. Who knows.
Besides that, I am very happy that it is almost the month of December. Yay Christmas! Last year, Sarah McLachlan's album Wintersong was my soundtrack for the holiday. I fell asleep every night listening to it. Such a good cd. It's different from the other fifty million Christmas cd's that artists put out every year. The songs, with the exception of a few, aren't your typical Christmas songs and I like that. So anyway, here are the lyrics to one of my favorite songs called "Wintersong."
The lake is frozen over, the trees are white with snow and all around reminders of you are everywhere I go It's later, morning's in no hurry but sleep won't set me free I lie awake and try to recall how your body felt beside me When silence gets too hard to handle, and the night too long
And this is how I see you, in the snow on Christmas morning Love and happiness surround you as you throw your arms up to the sky I keep this moment by and by Oh how I miss you now, my love Merry Christmas, my love
A sense of joy fills the air and I daydream and I stare up at the tree and I see your star up there
And this is how I see you, in the snow on Christmas morning Love and happiness surround you as you throw your arms up to the sky I keep this moment by and by -Sarah McLachlan
So I have a little music player to the left so you can experience some of the greatness that is the music I am listening to!
Kate Bush is just fabulous. I stumbled upon her music before I knew that a lot of people tie her sound to Tori Amos. I like her voice and I think her music is unique and good. Not to mention the fact that David Gilmour helped kick start her career because he liked her work so much. So you should listen to "Running Up That Hill" if it hasn't played on here already, or if you immediately turned the volume down upon hearing the sound.
Today's rant: I am annoyed with people boycotting "The Golden Compass" movie. I mean really...I understand a person's motivation for wanting to protect their children. And if you feel that it would be wise for your young children not to see it, then by all means don't take them. But as far as adults go - I say read the books before you take such a strong stance against them. All I'm asking is that people be informed and educated before they decide to boycott anything. Or at least do some research on both sides. Another thing that pisses me off is the constant picking and choosing of what is wrong and right. Take Harry Potter, for example. Seriously, people. If you let your children watch Disney movies, then Harry Potter really isn't THAT different. Disney movies are almost always comprised entirely of magic, witches, fairies, and countless other mystical elements that have the potential to damage a child's view of reality. I specifically recall a scene towards the end of "Sleeping Beauty" when the *witch* declares that the prince is battling against her and that she will summon "all the powers of hell" to fight him when he attempts to rescue Sleeping Beauty. Pretty blatant, if you ask me. Yet millions of Christians let their children watch that movie. If you are going to be whole-heartedly against something, at least be consistent with it. I could name so many people who are probably boycotting this movie who have let their eight year olds watch gruesome horror movies that desensitize them to death and violence. And they probably are the same ones who let their children play disgusting and violent video games...oh how I could go on. But I'm going to stop now because I've discussed this enough.
The Tori Amos concert was fabulous as expected. I love love LOVE her music and she is beyond amazing on the piano. It's insane. I would post the few pictures I took, but I'm too lazy to do it right now!
Right now, I have Peter Gabriel's "I Grieve" on repeat. I am loving this song. And in general, Peter Gabriel is a great musician. The song is from "City of Angels"...so I'm guessing somehow the lyrics tie in with the movie (which I actually never saw). I have a tendency to gravitate towards more depressing songs, but there isn't anything wrong with that necessarily. However, I think it's safe to say that grieving for someone is an idea that most people can relate to. Even if it isn't necessarily grieving over someone who has literally passed away, but just grieving over someone for whatever reason. So anyway, here are the lyrics:
It was only one hour ago It was all so different then There's nothing yet has really sunk in Looks like it always did This flesh and bone is just the way that you were tied in Now there's no one home
I grieve for you and you leave me It's so hard to move on, still loving what's gone They say life carries on, carries on and on and on and on
The news that truly shocks is the empty, empty page while the final rattle rocks its empty, empty cage and I can't handle this
I grieve for you and you leave me
Let it out and move on, missing what's gone They say life carries on They say life carries on and on and on
Life carries on in the people I meet in everyone that's out on the street in all the dogs and cats in the flies and rats in the rot and the rust in the ashes and the dust and life carries on and on and on and on Life carries on and on and on
It’s just the car that we ride in, the home we reside in the face that we hide in the way we are tied in and life carries on and on and on and on Life carries on and on and on
Did I dream this belief or did I believe this dream? Now I can find relief I grieve
I am so very desperate to learn how to play the piano. I can read music, but on the French horn I only had to read notes on the treble clef- not the bass clef. I *can* read on the bass clef, it just takes me longer with the whole eye-to-hand reaction. I can play a few of Regina Spektor's songs, and one or two songs by Coldplay. I'm sure they are all easy pieces, so it's no real accomplishment. I just want to take lessons to get more familiar with chords, theory, etc. I learned almost zero theory in high school band, so right now my brain is useless in that department. BUT I am going to start taking lessons soon if it's the last thing I do. Being able to play the piano is one of the few goals in my life that is certain right now.
Hopefully I will be signing up for a cake decorating class at the community college tomorrow! I'm excited! I have always loved how people can make wedding cakes so pretty, and that is very random. Random or not, I am happy about getting to take the class! yay for cake decorating!
Another very important announcement: I AM SEEING TORI AMOS TOMORROW NIGHT IN CONCERT! Words cannot describe how excited I am about this. I have loved her music for years, but I haven't ever seen her live. I also have seats that are five rows from the front, so that should be pretty awesome. I'm sure the whole concert will be awesome.
I wish tomorrow could be Veteran's Day again. I mean seriously, they deserve a whole week. But since it's only one day, that means I have to work, which also means I should probably go to sleep now. So that's all for today!
I'm sorry but I'm just thinking of the right words to say I know they don't sound the way I planned them to be but if you wait around a while I'll make you fall for me I promise, I promise you I will -When in Rome ...good 80's song!
William Fitzsimmons is amazing! I love his music. Go to his myspace and listen to it...every song on there is good. My favorites are "Funeral Dress," and "Passion Play." Random side note: He's also done some live performances with Ingrid Michaelson on background vocals. She is fabulous as well, and you can find videos of those performances on youtube. Actually, I'll just post one of them to make all our lives easier. This version of "Funeral Dress" is a bit faster than the regular version, just fyi.
and don't worry if laughter is on your lips cause you wouldn't be you if you changed for this and I won't measure love from the tears that drip from your face I can't wait f or you -William Fitzsimmons "Funeral Dress"
Well, I have discovered the greatness that is coffee. Before yesterday, I was just an occasional coffee drinker. I was an occasional and picky coffee drinker. Iced mochas were about as simple as I got, and usually I was "sipping" on a frappe freeze of some kind. Yesterday morning, all that changed. One of the ladies here in the office brought everyone regular coffee from Broad River Coffee Company down the street, so I figured I'd go ahead and try to drink it since it was there. I put natural sugar in it and creamer, and it was GOOD. Not only was it unexpectedly good, but I felt so energetic within an hour. And trust me, nothing else happened that would've made me feel energetic. So yay coffee! I always tried to substitute coffee with Pepsi since I like Pepsi, but it has nowhere near the same effect. Just thought I'd share my coffee revelation with you all.
So that pretty much sums how I feel someti...well, most the time actually. hah!
But we'll start off with more pleasant things, like how "Iceblink Luck" by the Cocteau Twins is one of my new favorite songs! I was looking at Feist's "celeb playlist" on iTunes the other day and she had it listed. It just has really good vocals (or at least I think so) and I like the song. The lyrics don't entirely make sense to me, but that's ok. It might take a couple seconds to load but listen to it...it's a good song, I promise! It just makes you feel happy. (:
However, there are several things I could complain about right now...how today I got stuck behind someone on I-85 going 40 miles an hour which resulted in a semi almost rear-ending me at 70 miles an hour, or, well I'm going to just stop there.
My concern for the month of November is getting tickets to see Tori Amos in Charlotte. I am the only one I know, though, who likes Tori Amos. I wouldn't mind going by myself, but it's Charlotte...at night...by myself. Probably nothing to worry about, but I'd rather not go alone. Oh well. I have loved Tori Amos since at least my freshmen/sophomore-ish year in high school and this is like the fifth time she's been to Charlotte. I think it's finally time I saw her live. Haha...that whole paragraph kind of makes me sound like a loser but really, who else around here likes Tori Amos?? I can't think of anyone. I hate dragging someone along who doesn't really listen to her music, but I'm sure it will work out.
Anyway. I had someone say to me the other day (in regards to me working for my dad), "You didn't go to college for four years to do that." Seriously? Don't tell me what I went to college for. I went to college for a DEGREE. It may have been political science, but I swear at least 90% of the people I ask aren't doing anything that relates to what they actually majored in. That's not to say I won't someday get into politics, but for now, I'm where I want to be. Or at least I think so- but that's beside the point. That was just something that irritated me. Just because I am working for my dad doesn't mean it's a less real job. In no way, shape or form am I saying I want to make some huge career out of working for my dad but for now it is just working out well.
On a higher note, I am excited about CHRISTMAS! This whole season has been great. I basically love October-January. I love all the seasons, but I think fall/winter are my favorites.
While I'm up and just hanging out at 3:15am because I drank a pumpkin latte way too late in the evening, here is a fantastic live video of one of my favorite Dido songs. The song is called "See You When You're 40." I guess the reason I like the video is because I love the song. Otherwise, it might not be terribly exciting. If you aren't a fan of Dido, expand your horizons and watch the video. If you fast forward until there's about one minute and 50 seconds left, that's my favorite part. It's an added portion to the song that isn't on the album version. Here's the video:
Notice at the beginning she says, "I don't usually write songs that are a direct attack on one person...but sometimes I just can't help myself." Haha. I love it.
