Debating.

You know how you hear a song on the radio and it strikes you as interesting, but you soon forget about it? And then the next time you hear it you perk up and realize that you really like that song? Well, I heard Trinity by Paper Tongues and I just couldn't get it out of my head. But unfortunately I kept missing what the band's name was and couldn't find any more information about them. When I finally figured out who they were I searched youtube to find a full-length video of the song and I just kept listening to it over and over. I think I might be slightly addicted. But now here is the dilemma: should I just buy the song that I've been playing ad nauseam or should I buy the whole album because it's only $5 more? Gee whiz, I hate these kinds of questions. I just listened to all the samples of the other songs and I'm not in love with those...but I have this sinking feeling in the back of my head that I could grow to love them later. At this point I'm kind of leaning towards the one song because I'll only spend $1 instead of $6 and I'm not sure I'll like the rest of the songs...or I might even grow out of this song after several months - who knows.

~Currently obsessed over:
Trinity by Paper Tongues

La la la...

So I've been reading like a wild banshee. That doesn't even make sense, but I really wanted to type it. I've made several trips to the library, carting my bolsa with me to hold my 15-18 books that I always seem to come away with. I'm still desperately trying to get a summer job and so far I've applied to a lot of places...and I've heard back from a couple...and they've said no. I feel kind of pathetic, but I'm still hoping and praying that I'll find something. But in my spare time I read.

I guess the reason I'm reading so much is to make up for all those hours I devoted to writing papers and studying during the college semesters...but I've also decided that I'm going to set some goals for myself.

So here are my summer reading goals.

1. Get my to-read list on goodreads under 900 (I had originally made it under 1000, but now I'm thinking that will be too easy, so I've upped the ante.)
2. Read 100 Juvenile/Young Adult fiction books.
3. Read all the Newbery Medals (that I haven't already read, minus that one Newbery medal that our library doesn't own - drat!)

I've made brand new spankin' pages on my book reviews page for 2 and 3 on my blog and I'm working on getting them completely updated. You should totally check them out.

So those are my plans...and I'm sweepin' through them. I'm also listening to some good music on my iTunes. The Classic Crime is quickly becoming one of my favorite bands. And I get excited anytime I hear Children 18:3's newest song. I cannot wait until their new CD comes out in June.

So if my blogging updates have been kind of scattered or nonexistant, it is because I'm buried in a corner somewhere wolfin' down a book.

~Currently listenin' to:
Cover Your Eyes by Children 18:3

Haha,

Today I found out that my alarm clock will automatically turn itself off after 1 hour of playing music. This is interesting. And it is regrettable to say that I learned this while lounging in bed. Yeah, real productivity right there folks. I have my alarm set to play the radio and usually I don't lay in bed longer then 20 minutes. But today I just didn't feel like getting up, plus I had my computer on the floor next to my bed, so I was just twiddling around on that instead of getting up and getting dressed/eating food/turning off my alarm.

Well, it was playing nice radio music when all of a sudden it just stopped. That's when I realized that my alarm had gotten fed up with me and was obviously thinking that I was never going to wake up and decided to turn itself off. This is something else you should know, my alarm is located on the complete otherwise of my room. As far away from my bed as possible. Did I plan this because of all the sleep studies that say that works best because you actually have to get up out of bed to turn it off instead of reaching over and slapping a button? No, I did that because that's where my desk is.

You learn something new every day. Alarms get fed up after 1 hour, good to know.

~Currently listening to:
The Silver Cord by The Classic Crime

Annoyed.

I am such a dweeb.

I avoid doing things even though I know FULLY WELL I'll regret not doing them earlier.

Like this paper, for instance.

I like pretending it does not exist.

But I have to get it done this weekend. And I've been avoiding working on it all day. If I don't finish it tomorrow I will be one big bottle of stress and that is never a good thing.

Also, because I'm in such a great mood everything I play in my iTunes library sounds sub-par and I can't keep still. I keep skipping to the next song, rotating CDs because nothing suits my mood. This is exceedingly annoying.

But now, I am going to pick out quotes for my paper and maybe do an outline. That way I can tell myself, "just write this paragraph and then you can take a break..."

I really want some chocolate.

Not in the least...

Obsessive? 

Why would people use that word to describe me? 

Why does my family laugh when I proclaim that I'm not obsessive?

Really, what defines obsessive - who are we to label others with this generic term?

Pshaw, I'm just a music lover...that explains why I've listened to the entire (every song on the CD, start to finish) Where The Wild Things Are Motion Picture Soundtrack 24 times in the past 5 days.

Obsessive....really? Nah, just hyperactive and attentive to my iPod and my newly acquired music.

But not obsessive.

Nope.

Waiting...

Peace

Open laptop

earbuds nestled, playing music.

Doors burst

A crowd of people

Stream from the enclosed and tight spaces

of class

Conversations

"how'd you do..."

"...didn't look nervous at all..."

"...thanks, I got it at..."

"...I can't wait for summer..."

"...eat lunch..."

A cacophony of disturbance

My music is gone

drowned in the turbulence of noise

With a few deft strokes

of my thumb

I slide the volume adjuster

Now the conversations are a murmur

And my Where The Wild Things Are Soundtrack

Is happily consuming my thoughts once again.

Since yesterday...

All I've been doing is listen to the Where The Wild Things Are Soundtrack.

It is great companion music. I listen while doing homework, eat dinner, browse the web, write papers...it brightens my day.

~listening to:

WTWTA Soundtrack (I am obsessed)

Relient K obsession?

So, I've loved Relient K since 2002 when I got their sophomore CD. I was randomly browsing through my iTunes and I started playing Candlelight. If you have not heard that song you really need to check it out...It makes me smile every single time I play it. I'm pretty sure it will never grow old. My favorite lines are in bold.

"She's almost brighter than the sun
Seems to me to be unfair
When you consider everyone
Who pales when they compare

Can't hold a candle to her
Cause all the moths get in the way
And they'll begin to chew her
Entire attire until it frays
For she outshines anyone whoever might
Dare to bask in the same candlelight"

Argh

I woke up with a headache. It makes no sense. I got 8 hours of sleep. I didn't eat anything strange before going to bed. I had crazy weird dreams with subplots of Avatar, but my alarm went off and kept me from getting sucked into that vortex.

I ate breakfast as soon as I got up. But I still have this nasty headache. Gee whiz.

Hey though, you want a quick update on how I'm doing with my New Year's resolutions?

I've eaten 15 apples! Yeah, I know, today is the 23rd, so I'm 8 apples behind, but still, I'm pretty impressed with myself.

But today equals homework day. I have too many crazy assignments that are due in the coming weeks. It is crazy. I'm going to probably go insane. But that is the reason my blog entries are sometimes scarce. Hehehe. I think to perk myself up I'm going to buy some songs off amazon or iTunes. I've had a couple items I've had my eye on for several weeks now...

~currently listening to:

The Effect Radio

Music Stats 2009

The Top Played CDs of 2009
(according to my iPod)

These are the CDs that I played over and over again. The CDs that I could tell you the first line of the next song because I had listened to them so many times. As you can see, 2009 was the year of Relient K with three CDs I was maniacal about. Family Force 5 also had two CDs I listened to a lot. But what is actually surprising is the newcomers And Then There Were None who totally dominated my Top Played Playlist this year, kicking Family Force 5 out of the top 25.
Here are my top played CDs in alphabetical order by title:

“The Birds And The Bee Sides” by Relient K
“Dance Or Die” by Family Force 5
“The End Is Not The End” by House Of Heroes
“Family Force 5’s Christmas Pageant” by Family Force 5
“Forget And Not Slow Down” by Relient K
“Galactic Conquest” by Eleventyseven
“Let It Snow Baby, Let It Reindeer” by Relient K
“Make Some Noise” by Krystal Meyers
“Ordinary Dreamers” by Group 1 Crew
“The Seattle Sessions” by The Classic Crime
“Who Speaks For Planet Earth” by And Then There Were None

Top 25 Most Played
(to even get on this list you have to have a play count of 57 or higher).
1. Backstabber – Jonezetta – Popularity
2. Crazy Daisy – Neon Horse – Neon Horse
3. LCM – Children 18:3 – Children 18:3
4. Action Is The Anecdote – And Then There Were None – Who Speaks For Planet Earth
5. Murmurs Of… - And Then There Were None - Who Speaks For Planet Earth
6. John Orr The Arsonist – And Then There Were None - Who Speaks For Planet Earth
7. All My Balloons – Children 18:3 – Children 18:3
8. Reinventing Robert Cohn – And Then There Were None – Who Speaks For Planet Earth
9. Homemade Valentine – Children 18:3 – Children 18:3
10. The Hospital – And Then There Were None – Who Speaks For Planet Earth
11. The Atmosphere – And Then There Were None – Who Speaks For Planet Earth
12. Cloak And Dagger – And Then There Were None – Who Speaks For Planet Earth
13. You Know We’re All So Fond Of Dying – Children 18:3 – Children 18:3
14. Right Here Waiting – And Then There Were None – Who Speaks For Planet Earth
15. Time And Wasted Bullets – Children 18:3 – Children 18:3
16. Even Sleeping – Children 18:3 – Children 18:3
17. The City – Children 18:3 – Children 18:3
18. Bed Of Nails – And Then There Were None – Who Speaks For Planet Earth
19. Search Warrant – Children 18:3 – Children 18:3
20. Thank The Watchmaker – And Then There Were None – Who Speaks For Planet Earth
21. The Alamo – And Then There Were None – Who Speaks For Planet Earth
22. Ditches – Children 18:3 – Children 18:3
23. A Chance To Say Goodbye – Children 18:3 – Children 18:3
24. Samantha – Children 18:3 – Children 18:3
25. Mock The Music – Children 18:3 – Children 18:3