Congratulations

One day, this song will be played at my wedding.

Until then, might as well put it to good use.

Pick Me

First movie in the theater seen this year – Atonement.

I’ve recently been thinking about relationships. A blog I found recently asked the question, “What is the goal of relationships?” The original answer that was discussed between this guy and his friend was happiness. But a day later, he came back and said that happiness should not be the goal because if you’re looking outside of yourself, to someone/something else for happiness, you’re not going to find it. Which makes sense. The whole, love yourself before you can love someone else spiel.

So… he comes back and says that he believes the goal of relationships is to see the world through someone else’s eyes. To experience things in a whole new way.

I’m not sure I buy into that, since it is so abstract and I really can’t get my mind around that. Regardless… during this movie, I was thinking about the concept of “one true love” and what my thoughts are about it. I am still not convinced that there is not one person out there who is perfect for me. I’d like to believe there isn’t because that would take a lot of stress out of the whole equation, but then I just feel like I would be settling.

Ugh.

Anyway… my thoughts at the end of the movie: I want a Robbie. I want a Cecelia. I want someone who wants me back.

This song by Blue October has an incredible chorus which says:

Well I’ll keep calling you to see,
If you’re sleeping, are you dreaming and
If you’re dreaming, are you dreaming of me.
I can’t believe,
You actually picked… me.

End of the Year

Here are my obligatory end of year top lists.

CD’s released in 2007 I purchased – (Rating out of 5)
Movies I saw in the Theater
(Have purchased 8, plan to purchase 5, might purchase 6)

Beyonce

The 10 Most Ridiculous Things about the Beyonce Experience

The 10 Most Ridiculous Comments Left for the 10 Most Ridiculous Things About The Beyonce Experience.

I Need You

Thanks to being tagged by Fuzzy Logic, I have something to post. Boo Yah!

Thanks to Fuzzy’s great directions, I just have to let my music answer the questions for me, by clicking “next” and recording the answer.

1. IF SOMEONE SAYS “IS THIS OKAY” YOU SAY?
When I Come Around (Green Day) – I have a hard time making decisions. Deal with it.

2. WHAT WOULD BEST DESCRIBE YOUR PERSONALITY?
Somewhere I Belong (Linkin Park) – Exactly. I feel I don’t belong wherever I’m at.

3. WHAT DO YOU LIKE IN A GUY/GIRL?
Read My Mind (The Killers) – How easy would relationships be if they could read my mind. Perfect.

4. HOW DO YOU FEEL TODAY?
Numb/Encore (Jay Z/Linkin Park) – It’s cold here. Ice storm warnings. No fun.

5. WHAT IS YOUR LIFE’S PURPOSE?
Long Day (Matchbox Twenty) – I do have a number of long days. Though, I’d prefer this not to be my life’s purpose.

6. WHAT IS YOUR MOTTO?
Love Song For No One (John Mayer) – All alone. *tear*

7. WHAT DO YOUR FRIENDS THINK OF YOU?
Home (Mark Broussard) – I do sit at home quite often…

8. WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR PARENTS?
You Can Let Go (Backstreet Boys) – I am grown up and out of the house. Cut the Cord!

9. WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT VERY OFTEN?
Dum Diddly (Black Eyed Peas) – Dum stuff.

10. WHAT IS 2+2?
Wow (Snow Patrol) – Wow indeed.

11. WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR BEST FRIEND?
Echo Park (Ryan Cabrera) – If Ryan Cabrera was my best friend… I could learn to spike my hair like him.

12. WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE PERSON YOU LIKE?
Mockingbird (Eminem) – I’d consider giving my arm for them.

13. WHAT IS YOUR LIFE STORY?
Rehab (Rihanna) – Haven’t been to rehab. Yet.

14. WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU GROW UP?
Only the Good Die Young (Billy Joel) – How sad. I don’t want to die young!

15. WHAT DO YOU THINK WHEN YOU SEE THE PERSON YOU LIKE?
What’s Love? (Fat Joe) – Exactly.

16. WHAT DO YOUR PARENTS THINK OF YOU?
Rescue (Eve 6) – Exactly (x2)

17. WHAT WILL YOU DANCE TO AT YOUR WEDDING?
Stupid Girls (Pink) – So many double meanings with this.

18. WHAT WILL THEY PLAY AT YOUR FUNERAL?
Svo Hiljott (Sigur Ros) – I was wondering if I would like to be cremated when I die. maybe my ashes could be spread in Iceland and Sigur Ros could be playing…

19. WHAT IS YOUR HOBBY/INTEREST?
Fidelity (Regina Spektor) – I’m interested in fidelity. Need to have someone first though before it could be a hobby. Maybe I could take up throwing colored chalk at someone.

20. WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST SECRET?
Strangerman (Ringside) – Lots of strange men.

21. WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR FRIENDS?
One Minute Man (Missy Elliot) – Here for one minute, gone the next.

22. WHAT SHOULD YOU POST THIS AS?
I Need You (Alicia Keys) – The end.

Little Mermaid Contest

There’s a contest going on right now, Give Us Your Voice, where the winning prize is to be part of the Broadway recording cast session.

This guy got my vote. (and has, from what I can tell, 8,000 more votes than the 2nd place person)

It Takes One

As I bought Alicia Keys’ CD today, I started thinking about all the CD’s I’ve bought in the past couple of years where the only reason I was purchasing the CD was because of one song I had heard.

Due to boredom tonight, I have compiled a list of them and a corresponding video to each.

Enjoy.

Artist: Album – Song

30 Seconds to Mars: A Beautiful Lie – From Yesterday

Alicia Keys: As I Am – No One

All American Rejects: Move Along – Move Along

Backstreet Boys: Never Gone – Incomplete

Beck: Guero – Girl

The Bravery: The Sun and the Moon – Time Won’t Let Me Go

Ryan Cabrera: Take it All Away – On the Way Down

DHT: Listen to Your Heart – Listen to Your Heart

Dishwalla: Dishwalla – Collide

Finger Eleven: Them vs. You vs. Me – Paralyzer

Gomez: How We Operate – How We Operate

Gorillaz: Demon Days – Feel Good Inc.

Gym Class Heroes: As Cruel as School Children – The Queen and I

Hellogoodbye: Zombies! Aliens! Vampires! Dinosaurs! – Here

(honestly I liked this song because they’re playing with POGS)

Hinder: Extreme Behavior – Lips of an Angel

Matchbox Twenty: Exile on Mainstream – How Far We’ve Come

Red Hot Chili Peppers: Stadium Arcadium – Snow (Hey Oh)

Rihanna: Good Girl Gone Bad – Umbrella

Ringside: Ringside – Tired of Being Sorry

Sigur Ros: Takk – Saeglopur

Sum 41: Underclass Hero – Underclass Hero

Vertical Horizon: Go – Forever

The Wallflowers: Red Letter Days – Closer to You

(only version I could find – doesn’t have to do with Phantom of the Opera)

Matt White: Best Days – Best Days

Music Ratings

In trying to organize my music, I effectively lost all my ratings on iTunes. Thankfully, I still have them all on my iPod, but now I am tasked with manually going through and updating iTunes. (probably the 5th time I’ve had to do this)

However, I figured out how to transfer songs, ratings, and other information to Excel, which then provides me with the opportunity to give statistics on my music.

I’m not sure what this says about me, but here are the average ratings (on a 5-scale) of all the different genres I have on my iPod.

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Now playing: Ben Lee – What Would Jay-Z Do?
via FoxyTunes

Finger Eleven – Paralyzer

The only thing better than this song is the music video. Due to my addiction of “So You Think You Can Dance?” dance videos always increase my love for songs.

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Now playing: Finger Eleven – Paralyzer
via FoxyTunes

Funeral for a Friend

One of the best songs I’ve heard.

Funeral for a Friend – History
Dear friends of this academy
oooh romeo is bleeding to death
To see a friend bleed to death, what for
Some kind of metaphor that I cant see?
So I’ll drink until I see it.

This sky will make me sick
So I’ll give up on you
I’ll give up on this
This sky will make me sick
So I’ll give up on this
I’ll give up on you

Archers in your arches
Raise your fingers for one last salute
And bleed this skyline dry
Your history is mine

So you want to hold me up and bring me down
Yes, you want to hold me up and break me down
I don’t care for your sweet scent
Or the way you want me more than I want you
and I don’t care for your sweet scent
Or the way you want me more than I want you

Archers in your arches
Raise your fingers for one last salute
And bleed this skyline dry
Your history is mine

Archers in your arches
Raise your fingers for one last salute
And bleed this skyline dry
Your history is mine..

It’s all mine..
It’s all mine..
It’s all mine..

Archers in your arches
Raise your fingers for one last salute
And bleed this skyline dry
Your history is mine..

Archers in your arches
Raise your fingers for one last salute
And bleed this skyline dry
Your history is mine…