This post combines two of my favorite things: music and things that help me waste time at work.
Therefore, without further ado, I present The Soundtrack to My Life:
(Found this while trolling MySpace...yes, I'm THAT bored. The rules: Put your iTunes on shuffle and let the song titles answer the questions below)
IF SOMEONE SAYS “IS THIS OKAY” YOU SAY?
Crunchy Granola Suite – Neil Diamond
I suspect people would get reeeeally sick of me reeeeally fast if I answered every question with "Crunchy Granola Suite." But I guess it's worth a try...
WHAT WOULD BEST DESCRIBE YOUR PERSONALITY?
Be Be Your Love – Rachel Yamagata
Because I'm so loving and cuddly. Right...
WHAT DO YOU LIKE IN A GUY/GIRL?
Slow Dancing in a Burning Room – John Mayer
Slow dancing, yes. Burning flesh, not so much. Now if I was slow dancing in a burning room WITH John Mayer, it would be a different story.
HOW DO YOU FEEL TODAY?
Bedshaped – Keane
So spot on. What I wouldn't give to teleport home and into bed right now.
WHAT IS YOUR LIFE’S PURPOSE?
Right For Me – Justin Timberlake
Figuring out what's right for me, I guess? That sounds OK.
WHAT IS YOUR MOTTO?
Love Me For Me – Ashlee Simpson
GIRL POWER!!! (Insert sarcasm here.)
WHAT DO YOUR FRIENDS THINK OF YOU?
Geek In The Pink – Jason Mraz
Well I don't wear pink, but the other part might be accurate from time to time.
WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR PARENTS?
I’ll Be Fine – Ben Taylor Band
A testament to how well they raised me?
WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT VERY OFTEN?
Sexy Ladies/Let Me Talk To You Prelude – Justin Timberlake
Um, not really.
WHAT IS 2+2?
Car Crash – Matt Nathanson
Might be an indication of how great (read: horrible) my math skills are.
WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR BEST FRIEND?
All I Need – Mat Kearney
Awwww.
WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE PERSON YOU LIKE?
Telling Me To Go – Kaiser Chiefs
Hmmmm.
WHAT IS YOUR LIFE STORY?
Tied Down – Colbie Caillat
Lately, yes.
WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU GROW UP?
1973 – James Blunt
A groovy hippie?
WHAT DO YOU THINK WHEN YOU SEE THE PERSON YOU LIKE?
You & Onions - Meiko
Kind of fitting...
WHAT DO YOUR PARENTS THINK OF YOU?
Feel – Matchbox Twenty
Sensitive? Compassionate?
WHAT WILL YOU DANCE TO AT YOUR WEDDING?
The Two of Us - NSYNC
How freakin' funny would that be? An ode to my LOVE of NSYNC!
WHAT WILL THEY PLAY AT YOUR FUNERAL?
False Alarm – KT Tunstall
...And then I'll pop out of my coffin and yell "Gotcha!!!"
WHAT IS YOUR HOBBY/INTEREST?
The Real Thing – Gwen Stefani
Very accurate -- fake hobbies are not my cup of tea.
WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST SECRET?
Bottle It Up – Sara Bareilles
For someone who hates confrontations, this is pretty accurate. Although I don't know if it would qualify as a secret.
WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR FRIENDS?
Look After You – The Fray
Awwww. Again.
WHAT SHOULD YOU POST THIS AS?
Walk Away – Kelly Clarkson
And I'm out.
5.12.2008
To blog or not to blog
I've been thinking a lot lately about this blog -- about how I wish I had the time/energy/motivation to post more thoughtful, in-depth things. But I'm finding that I'm struggling to find the balance between saying what I feel (after all, isn't a blog just a public diary?) and being totally passive aggressive.
Is blogging about hurt feelings and frustrations passive aggressive when you know the person you're writing about will read it?
I go back and forth debating this in my head. On one hand, sometimes it's good to just get your thoughts out even if the one they're directed at will never read them. On the other hand, I know she will and it will likely open up a whole new can of worms. One that needs to be opened, yes. But being the non-confrontational-to-a-fault person I am, I generally try to avoid all things wormy...
The jury's out on this one.
Is blogging about hurt feelings and frustrations passive aggressive when you know the person you're writing about will read it?
I go back and forth debating this in my head. On one hand, sometimes it's good to just get your thoughts out even if the one they're directed at will never read them. On the other hand, I know she will and it will likely open up a whole new can of worms. One that needs to be opened, yes. But being the non-confrontational-to-a-fault person I am, I generally try to avoid all things wormy...
The jury's out on this one.
5.07.2008
Who are the people in your neigh-bor-hoood?
Any one else have that Sesame Street song stuck in their head now? Good. Mission accomplished.
Anyway, living in the Fremont neighborhood of Seattle -- which, for any non Seattle-based readers out there, is known for its eccentricity -- I've become accustomed to and friendly with the unusual characters. I say hello to the bongo guy every morning and nod to the rock-stacking guy when I pass by...and anyone who spends any time in Fremont probably knows who I'm talking about and does the same.
But yesterday, on my way home from the bus stop, I saw something so unusual for Fremont that I literally had to do a double take... I saw a guy in a three-piece suit.
Sure, Fremont is home to Google and Adobe offices, as well as a couple other smaller office parks, but the free-spirited and artsy vibe to the community just doesn't lend itself well to formal business attire. It was weird, but weird in a most-normal-but-at-the-same-time-out-of-place way.
What's the most-normal-but-at-the-same-time-out-of-place thing you've seen in your 'hood?
Anyway, living in the Fremont neighborhood of Seattle -- which, for any non Seattle-based readers out there, is known for its eccentricity -- I've become accustomed to and friendly with the unusual characters. I say hello to the bongo guy every morning and nod to the rock-stacking guy when I pass by...and anyone who spends any time in Fremont probably knows who I'm talking about and does the same.
But yesterday, on my way home from the bus stop, I saw something so unusual for Fremont that I literally had to do a double take... I saw a guy in a three-piece suit.
Sure, Fremont is home to Google and Adobe offices, as well as a couple other smaller office parks, but the free-spirited and artsy vibe to the community just doesn't lend itself well to formal business attire. It was weird, but weird in a most-normal-but-at-the-same-time-out-of-place way.
What's the most-normal-but-at-the-same-time-out-of-place thing you've seen in your 'hood?
4.28.2008
My dating life, in a nutshell
I think this conversation does a pretty good job of summing up why I'm single:
Lauren: So do you have any romantic feelings for him?
Me: He's fun to hang out with, but I'm not sure about romantic feelings...
Lauren: Not sure? Before it was just no?
Me: I don’t know! At first it was no but now it’s probably not but maybe. But maybe it’s just the alcohol and the attention. But maybe not. See? Not sure is the perfect expression :)
Lauren: So do you have any romantic feelings for him?
Me: He's fun to hang out with, but I'm not sure about romantic feelings...
Lauren: Not sure? Before it was just no?
Me: I don’t know! At first it was no but now it’s probably not but maybe. But maybe it’s just the alcohol and the attention. But maybe not. See? Not sure is the perfect expression :)
4.25.2008
Some vague insight
Courtesy of Jason Mraz.
I know, I know...enough of this Jason Mraz lyric stuff, right? But I think most people would (or will) be able to identify with these lyrics at some point in their lives.
"If It Kills Me" (From the Casa Nova Sessions)
We Sing - EP
Hello, tell me you know
Yeah, you figured me out
Something gave it away
And it would be such a beautiful moment
To see the look on your face
To know that I know that you know now
And baby that’s a case of my wishful thinking
You know nothing
Cause you and I
Why, we go carrying on for hours, on and
We get along much better
Than you and your boyfriend
Well all I really wanna do is love you
A kind much closer than friends use
But I still can’t say it after all we’ve been through
And all I really want from you is to feel me
As the feeling inside keeps building
And I will find a way to you if it kills me
If it kills me
Well how long, can I go on like this,
Wishing to kiss you,
Before I rightly explode?
This double life I lead isn’t healthy for me
In fact it makes me nervous
If I get caught I could be risking it all
Baby there’s a lot that I miss
In case I’m wrong
Well all I really wanna do is love you
A kind much closer than friends use
But I still can’t say it after all we’ve been through
And all I really want from you is to feel me
As the feeling inside keeps building
And I will find a way to you if it kills me
If it kills me
If I should be so bold
I’d ask you to hold my heart in your hand
Tell you from the start how I’ve longed to be your man
But I never said I would
I guess I’m gonna miss my chance again
All I really wanna do is love you
A kind much closer than friends use
But I still can’t say it after all we’ve been through
And all I really want from you is to feel me
As the feeling inside keeps building
And I will find a way to you if it kills me
If it kills me
If it kills me
I think it might kill me
And all I really want from you is to feel me
It’s a feeling inside that keeps building
And I will find a way to you if it kills me
If it kills me
If it kills me
It might kill me
(And no, I'd rather not explain myself -- I have a reputation to uphold, you know.)
I know, I know...enough of this Jason Mraz lyric stuff, right? But I think most people would (or will) be able to identify with these lyrics at some point in their lives.
"If It Kills Me" (From the Casa Nova Sessions)
We Sing - EP
Hello, tell me you know
Yeah, you figured me out
Something gave it away
And it would be such a beautiful moment
To see the look on your face
To know that I know that you know now
And baby that’s a case of my wishful thinking
You know nothing
Cause you and I
Why, we go carrying on for hours, on and
We get along much better
Than you and your boyfriend
Well all I really wanna do is love you
A kind much closer than friends use
But I still can’t say it after all we’ve been through
And all I really want from you is to feel me
As the feeling inside keeps building
And I will find a way to you if it kills me
If it kills me
Well how long, can I go on like this,
Wishing to kiss you,
Before I rightly explode?
This double life I lead isn’t healthy for me
In fact it makes me nervous
If I get caught I could be risking it all
Baby there’s a lot that I miss
In case I’m wrong
Well all I really wanna do is love you
A kind much closer than friends use
But I still can’t say it after all we’ve been through
And all I really want from you is to feel me
As the feeling inside keeps building
And I will find a way to you if it kills me
If it kills me
If I should be so bold
I’d ask you to hold my heart in your hand
Tell you from the start how I’ve longed to be your man
But I never said I would
I guess I’m gonna miss my chance again
All I really wanna do is love you
A kind much closer than friends use
But I still can’t say it after all we’ve been through
And all I really want from you is to feel me
As the feeling inside keeps building
And I will find a way to you if it kills me
If it kills me
If it kills me
I think it might kill me
And all I really want from you is to feel me
It’s a feeling inside that keeps building
And I will find a way to you if it kills me
If it kills me
If it kills me
It might kill me
(And no, I'd rather not explain myself -- I have a reputation to uphold, you know.)
4.23.2008
Who says Pie Charts aren't effective?
This just might be the funniest thing I've seen all....month. Definitely all day, and probably all week, at least. And man did I need it...
Study: Nearly 80 Percent Of Roommates Got So Drunk Last Night
Which reminds me, I miss the 18-24 age group...
Study: Nearly 80 Percent Of Roommates Got So Drunk Last Night
Which reminds me, I miss the 18-24 age group...
4.22.2008
The thin line between acquaintance and friend
Talk about a gray area. Is it just me, or is the time between when an acquaintance becomes a friend one of the most difficult-to-navigate relationships? You believe that this person is the kind of person you can be friends with (read: someone you trust, who respects you, who's not malicious or selfish or heartless), but you really don't have anything to base that belief on...yet.
I am, by nature, a very trusting person. I'd like to think that this is because I've been lucky enough to surround myself with very trustworthy and kind friends, but I know even I've gotten burned when it comes to trusting the people closest to me. So now, I know who I trust and who I don't, and I move through my relationships accordingly.
But in that gray area? Much harder to figure it all out.
In her defense, I can't (and don't) claim ownership. But I can't help but think that her motives were selfish. But of course, I don't know this for sure -- she's still in that gray area.
I am, by nature, a very trusting person. I'd like to think that this is because I've been lucky enough to surround myself with very trustworthy and kind friends, but I know even I've gotten burned when it comes to trusting the people closest to me. So now, I know who I trust and who I don't, and I move through my relationships accordingly.
But in that gray area? Much harder to figure it all out.
In her defense, I can't (and don't) claim ownership. But I can't help but think that her motives were selfish. But of course, I don't know this for sure -- she's still in that gray area.
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