Man oh man

It is a super busy week. The kind that makes my chest all tight when I think about it. And the weather is also extremely crappy, and every sidewalk is covered in a thin sheet of ice. So, in the spirit of dismal days and much cold, here you go...

Although by doing this I have doomed myself to slip and fall big time. I make a covenant now that if it happens, I will blog about it.

Today I walked past a sandwhich...

Now most of you, upon reading that, would think of something like this...

 ...which would make sense, because I misled you. I actually walked past a guy dressed as a Subway sandwich. The reason this was a memorable experience is because I made eye-contact (by which I mean I looked into the googly sandwich eyes) about a halfblock away from him. Then had to keep walking toward him, trying to act cool and not smile. And googly sandwich eyes are like eyes in a painting, they follow you anywhere and never blink. It was extremely uncomfortable. Then right at the last second I looked up and he gave me the saddest, most timid little sandwich wave that made me feel as if I may have discouraged him by looking at him and then away trying not to smile. I waved back not knowing what else to do.
Unfortunately I was buying a cup of coffee and turning around to go to the bus stop, so I walked past him again (he was a slow walker). This time I avoided interacting.

An insight into things that have an impact on me.... :)

Song of the Day

My throat hurts and I feel bad, but Brothers, the new Black Keys album is pretty sweet. And subsequently my Song of the Day comes from it...

Tighten Up - The Black Keys

Riddle me this...

During break, when I had nothing to do with my time but lounge, sleep, watch TV, etc. I chose to read books and go to the library. Now that I'm back in school and have lots of reading and studying to do, I avoid the library like the plague and waste as much time as I can looking up stupid things on the internet. Having to do something really makes all the difference, I guess.


Song of the Day

A Hymn to the Projectile - Cloudkicker

Natalie Merchant

For some reason, I can never remember Natalie Merchant's name. It's one of those things that's on the tip of my tongue, but right when I think it's about to roll off of it, it's gone and I have to resort to saying things like "she has a really distinct voice, name starts with an 'N' or...maybe a 'P'" until somebody guesses it. But I'd know her voice anywhere. Not only is it beautiful, but my dad listened to 10,000 Maniacs all my growing up, and he always said how much he loved her voice. So it's sort of a nostalgic connection I have with her, as well as just straight loving her songs/singing. I've been listening through her album Tigerlily, which is awesome. And that's where the song of the day comes from.

Seven Years - Natalie Merchant

Do yourself a favor and listen to the whole thing.

Song of the Day

This song of the day is a major blast from the past, a little bit of CCM.

Deeper - Delirious?