You rock!
Dancing, talking, having fun. I had a good night last night.
In Napoli, where love is king,
When a boy meets a girl,
Here's what they say.
When the moon hits your eye
Like a big pizza pie,
That's amore.
When the world seems to shine
Like you've had too much wine,
That's amore.
Bells will ring
Ting-a-ling
Ting-a-ling-a-ling.
And you'll sing "Vita Bella".
Hearts will play
Tippy-tippy-tay
Tippy-tippy-tay.
Like a gay tarantella.
When the stars make you drool,
Just like a pasta fazool,
That's amore.
When you dance down the street
With a cloud at your feet,
You're in love.
When you walk down in a dream
But you know that you're not
Dreaming signore.
Scuzza me,
But you see
Back in old Napoli
That's amore.
-Dean Martin, "That's Amore"
What's the closest thing you have to a time machine?
Submitted by Verisimilitude.
Two things, both fueled by imagination and memory:
Music. Always. Listening to a song or an artist can take me back to where I was when it meant something to me, or when I first heard it. Who I was with, what I was feeling, what I was doing, the good, the bad, the ugly and the beautiful. It transports me, and there's too many examples to even share. Music is such an important part of my life that I can't even begin to describe how fundamentally and primally it affects me.
Smells. especially plants and food. I often tell the story of the boxwoods that lined the back steps to my Aunt Kay and Uncle Bill's house. Personally, boxwoods smell like cat pee to me, but as soon as I smell them (and, interestingly, not cat pee), I'm transported back to those steps and that backyard. Other smells that can do that - the mixture of creosote and fried foods takes me back to the Ocean City, NJ Boardwalk, back bay takes me to Crisfield, MD. Pine takes me to the Cascades. Cooked crab also takes me to Crisfield. A specific chocolate mousse smell takes me to the Tuckahoe Inn. Grilled flank steak takes me to Judy & Carl's house. So many smells, instant transport.
I gave R a bunch of mix discs yesterday. We listened to them all night. I'm a happy camper. This song is on one of them. I know it's been done by a lot of people, but this is the version I've had in my head all day.
And it's six in the morning,
Gave me no warning -
I had to be on my way.
Well there's trucks all a-passing,
And the lights all are flashing,
I'm on my way home
From the place.
Well the sun's coming up,
I'm riding with Lady Luck.
Freeways, cars and trucks.
Stars beginning to fade.
And I lead the parade
Just a-wishing I'd stayed a little longer,
Oh Lord,
Let me tell you that the feeling's getting stronger.
Well, my time has come quickly,
I go lickety-splitly
Down to my old '55.
As I pulled away slowly,
I was feeling so holy,
God knows
I was feeling alive.
Now the sun's coming up,
I'm riding with Lady Luck,
Freeways,
cars
And trucks.
Freeways,
cars
And trucks.
Freeways,
Cars and trucks ...
- (the) Sarah McLachlan (version), "Ol' 55"
Just because I love love this song.
If you open your mind for me
You won't rely on open eyes to see
The walls you built within
Come tumbling down,
And a new world will begin.
Living twice at once you learn
You're safe from pain in the dream domain.
A soul set free to fly
A round trip journey in your head
Master of illusion,
Can you realize
Your dreams alive, you can be the guide but...
I will be watching over you.
I am gonna help you see it through.
I will protect you in the night.
I am smiling next to you.
- Queensryche, "Silent Lucidity"
yes, it's an inside joke that none of you will get. But it's gonna make me laugh my ass off every time I go back through my blog...
Ugly Betty, so what's it gonna be?
Will you stand up for yourself or will you leave?
Ugly Betty, the stars align for you.
The rest is up to what you make or do with it.
And how you bloom under sunshine;
What you are is beautiful.
Far beyond what the eye can see.
What you are is beautiful.
- Marie Digby, "Ugly Betty"
Quick update on THINGS...
I'm running away for the rest of the week! Friend and I are going up to Chicago. Just for fun. See what's to be seen. It's probably going to be swelteringly humid and hot. Lucky us there's nice big air-conditioned museums to bum around in. :)
Also very excited about my trip in October. I haven't told my parents yet. They read this blog so we'll see if they mention it to me before I get a chance to tell them. (Hi Dad!!) Yes, I'm going to try the solo traveler thing! To the UK! I'll be meeting up with people I've met through Tim Minchin's fan club (such lovely people there) so it's not like I'll be COMPLETELY alone. I'll get to run around Cardiff for a couple of days, getting my Doctor Who/Torchwood sites fangirl fill, and I'll be seeing Tim perform in THREE shows - one in Cardiff, another in Canterbury, and a last one in Bristol. I'll be using Britrail to get from place to place. And I'm also going to try staying in a hostel in Canterbury (it's got such huge rave reviews - I figure, I've tried the bed & breakfast thing once, I need to try a hostel once in my life as well.) I'm mega-excited and really looking forward to the trip!! If all goes well, perhaps next time the husband and I can plan our Great Britain trip using the rail as transport, too.
I've also ordered an iPhone! At last! You should all be very proud of me for waiting and not jumping on the 1st gen bandwagon. I've been looking for a phone that has all the features of the iPhone, and none of them do. So, why not just get the iPhone? Duh. Also, I can use it overseas! Brilliant.
Hmm, what else? I'm still enjoying my Kindle - I've now downloaded more books than I can read onto it. OH that reminds me - I was going to see if I could download some travel books and thus not have to lug any around in Chicago and England. Whee! Technology is grand.
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Love this song.
Independence
Is still important for us though
We realize -
It's easy to make
The stupid mistake
Of letting go.
Do you know what I mean?
My weaknesses,
You know each and every one
It frightens me.
But I need to drink
More than you seem to think
Before I'm anyone's.
And you know
It's a question of lust.
It's a question of trust.
It's a question of not letting what we've built up
Crumble to dust.
It is all of these things and more
That keep us together.
Kiss me goodbye
When I'm on my own
But you know that I'd
Rather be home.
- Depeche Mode, "A Question of Lust"
Because it was Ashton's first concert. And because R and I giggled like school girls when it came on last night while we were sitting on the couch listening to music.
I'll tell you what I want,
What I really really want.
So tell me what you want,
What you really really want.
I wanna, I wanna, I wanna, I wanna,
I wanna really
Really really wanna zigazig ha.
If you wanna be my lover,
You gotta get with my friends.
Make it last forever
Friendship never ends,
If you wanna be my lover,
You have got to give.
Taking is too easy,
But that's the way it is.
What do you think about that now you know how I feel,
Say you can handle my love are you for real.
I won't be hasty,
I'll give you a try.
If you really bug me then I'll say goodbye.
-Spice Girls, "Wannabe"
You rock!
Saw this on Early Word and am now craving cupcakes: