20 Years in Review

I've been gone for a bit but I am back now. maybe. Got this fun survey from Caron.

20 years ago I . . .
1. was in 3rd grade
2. wrote a 6 verse song about the Chronicles of Narnia
3. may or may not have helped start a no-boys-allowed club that met every day at recess

15 years ago I...
1. read books all the time for fun
2. was on the swim team at the YMCA
3. quit taking piano lessons

10 years ago I . . .
1. joined the judo club
2. met one of my really good friends Dan!
3. always loved wearing this shirt i had that said "me so thorny!" and had a little hedgehog on the front

5 years ago I . . .
1. got dumped and decided to stay in GA for my ph.d.
2. was just starting to play open mics in Atlanta

3 years ago I . . .
1. passed my qualifying exams on the second try

2 years ago I . . .
1. played a mini-tour in Seoul

1 year ago I . . .
1. met Imogen Heap

So far this year I . . .
1. went to my 10 yr high school reunion
2. defended my ph.d. research

1 week ago I . . .
1. cooked for my housemates
2. ate a lot of airheads candy things

Yesterday I . . .
1. watched Shaolin Soccer for the first time
2. got to be around lil kids
3. cooked dinner for the bf

Today . . .
1. edited my thesis
2. hopefully will get to paint a little bit! most of the day has been spent on the first item

Tomorrow I will . . .
1. shower!

In the next year I will . . .
1. start a real job
2. go to europe finally :)
3. get a doggy

Irony

The Ironic Item of the Day:

No, not the fact that there is major renovation going on down the hall and we have been hearing this all day.

It is actually the fact that I can send emails to everyone everywhere, on the internet, except one of the professors in my department from whom I need to get to join my committee so I can defend and therefore graduate and therefore not get in trouble with my scholarship sponsors and therefore move on with my life.

AAAAuuuughHHHH!

In other happier news:
puppies!

Friday Foto: Rock down South

Waaay down south.

here.

30 Songs in 30 Days: Song # 30

30 Songs in 30 Days: Day 30 - Your Favorite Song at This Time Last Year
"Summertime" - MB

Yay more girlypopacoustic.

This is the end of the 30.. NOW what will I do when I need a break from my werk??!

30 Songs in 30 Days: Song # 29

30 Songs in 30 Days: Day 29 - A Song From Your Childhood
"Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes"

those are the lyrics...
i used to know how to sing it in Spanish too!

30 Songs in 30 Days: Song # 28

30 Songs in 30 Days: Day 28 - A Song That Makes You Feel Guilty
"They" - Jem

sometimes I wish I would have continued breakin.
i could have been a lot better by now!
take it away bboys

Remixed:

30 Songs in 30 Days: Song # 27

30 Songs in 30 Days: Day 27 - A Song That You Wish You Could Play
"Sonata Pathetique" - Ludwig van Beethoven

First Movement:

Second Movement:

Third Movement:


I have tried to learn this many times and have never finished.
Beethoven was a genius.

30 Songs in 30 Days: Song # 26

30 Songs in 30 Days: Day 26 - A Song That You Can Play on an Instrument
"Happy Birthday to You" - for the jumbled mess that is the author information click here .

Give me a few minutes and I can play this song on probly most instruments. :)
If you don't know this song perhepps it's time to stop living under a rock. Unless you've immigrated or are visiting from another country, in which case I guess you're off the hook.

30 Songs in 30 Days: Song # 25

30 Songs in 30 Days: Day 25 - A Song That Makes You Laugh
"Winter" - Saturday Night Live - The Lawrence Welk Show

30 Songs in 30 Days: Song # 24

30 Songs in 30 Days: Day 24 - A Song That You Want to Play at Your Funeral
"Wildflowers" - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers

a) this one took me awhile to figure out..
b) i dunno if i'd be physically capable of actually playing this at my funeral
c) but it would be a good song to be played, perhaps by someone who is not me...

30 Songs in 30 Days: Song # 23

30 Songs in 30 Days: Day 23 - A Song That You Want to Play at Your Wedding
"Until You" - Dave Barnes

I dont know that i would want it during the ceremony. but it'll have to be in the reception mix somewhere. The first time I heard this I was at one of DB's concerts and I spent the whole song with my jaw dropped open because the song was so lovely. he definitely saw me halfway through and smiled at my astoundedness.

Coming in at a close second is this one:
"God Gave Me You" - Dave Barnes

30 Songs in 30 Days: Song # 22

30 Songs in 30 Days: Day 22 - A Song That You Listen to When You're Sad
"Rain" - Patty Griffin

and

"Elevator" - Sheila Nichollsthis song blew my mind the first time i listened to it. it is heavy and trudges in the valleys with its weight. it's yet undiscovered by the youtubers.

30 Songs in 30 Days: Song # 21

30 Songs in 30 Days: Day 21 - A Song That You Listen to When You're Happy
"Parade" - Garbage


it's the 2nd Garbage song in a row but when i'm on top of the world it's this in my headphones.

30 Songs in 30 Days: Song # 20

30 Songs in 30 Days: Day 20 - A Song That You Listen to When You're Angry
There are actually two songs I listen to when I'm angry, depending on my mood.

shakey-fist, just-need-to-be-angry-for-a-second mood:
"I Think I'm Paranoid" - Garbage


just-breathe, calm-it-down mood:
"Strawberry Kiss" - Orien (Dub Police)

30 Songs in 30 Days: Song # 19

30 Songs in 30 Days: Day 19 - A Song From Your Favorite Album
"Who Are We Fooling" - Brooke Fraser


(note: listen in HD, it sounds much better!) This song is from the album Flags. I don't really have an all-time favorite album - it rotates and changes from month to month, but I think this group of songs is amazingly written, and was probably my favorite album in 2010.

30 Songs in 30 Days: Song # 18

30 Songs in 30 Days: Day 18 - A Song That You Wish You Heard On the Radio
"Fallen For You" - Sheila Nicholls



When I played out more I used to cover this song a lot and the chord progressions always got my brain turned in knots. I love her songwriting and vocals. Weighty and daring at times. Thanks, Robert, for writing her name on the whiteboard in that room in ESM, oh i guess its been 3 or 4 years now since that day ...

30 Songs in 30 Days: Song # 17

30 Songs in 30 Days: Day 17 - A Song That You Hear Often on the Radio
"Don't Turn Around" - Ace of Base



I really don't listen much to the radio except for 90s weekend these days. :)

30 Songs in 30 Days: Song # 16

30 Songs in 30 Days: Day 16 - A Song That You Used to Love But Now Hate
Every song I wrote before I came to Atlanta...

I was stumped on this one for awhile.

There were a handful of songs that I wrote before I arrive in the ATL. One of them I even remember I used to play for everyone. I've grown a lot musically since then, and it's embarrassing to remember those tunes now. I don't think I quite hate them, but I would never listen to them now. At least not without making odd faces and whining.

I've erased them from my memory. Don't even ask!

30 Songs in 30 Days: Song # 15

30 Songs in 30 Days: Day 15 - A Song That Describes You
"Amber" 311

30 Songs in 30 Days: Song # 14

30 Songs in 30 Days: Day 14 - A Song That No One Would Expect You to Love
"Like That" Pantyraid