So, I’m watching the Atlanta Braves game on TV. I wish I was there in person, but I have no one to go with me to the games. I hate the travel to and for to the ballpark. In the background, I heard this song:
Cheezy? Yes! Awesome? Yes! It just has that je ne sais quoi quality about it.
Anyways, when I was about to graduate college, I was severally depressed. I latched onto this song and had it on repeat. Joey got on me about being depressed. He learned quickly when I was depressed and when I wasn’t.
There are certain things he never understood about me. I knew I was depressed. And sometimes, when I get depressed, I will play a song over and over again. There is usually something in that song that resonates with me. That bit of the song is something I listen to to remind myself things will be better or that I am not alone in how I feel.
And at that time, “Separate Ways (Worlds Apart)” just happen to have lyrics that got through to me:
“Someday love will find you / Break those chains that bind you [...] True love won’t desert you”
Depression and my emotions are chains that bind me and get me so angry, sad, and worrisome. And when I am like that, sometimes, it’s hard to get me to return. And for some reason, the song was reminding me that I would get out of my depression. I didn’t know when, but I knew it would happen in time.
Another song he got on me for having on repeat was “I’m With You” by Avril Lavigne. He told me to turn off that fairytale. I ignored him. The music soothed me, along with the lyric “It’s a damn cold night / Tryin’ to figure out this life.” I was having a bad night and I was trying to understand my path in life. I felt the song perfectly fit my mood that night.
Music gets to me a lot, for some reason. Sometimes, it pulls out emotions I didn’t even know I was feeling. Yesterday, on my way home from work, I heard a version of “Moon River” on my satellite radio. Even after I parked my car, I stayed until the song ended. Once it was over, I came in the apartment, called my father, and just broke down crying. My father figured it out once I told him about “Moon River” being written by Johnny Mercer. He figured out I must have been missing my mother.
So if I get lost in a song, let me be lost. I’m usually not lost; just trying to find myself again.
Friday, August 6th, 2010 / Music, Videos / Author: Shawn / Comments Off
The few times I ever did sing karaoke when at the bar with Joey, I did this song. I scared the DJ towards the end when I got into the song. He always saw me as a meek thing. He remarked after I finished that he didn’t think I had that type of power in me.
I remember my mother remarking about having Beth’s butt in western wear singing this song at a pageant since her tap dancing never got her anywhere. This song seemed to be the winner every time. Beth won several times singing this song. Sad thing is, it does take more talent to tap dance than it does to sing this song.
My cubicle has been moved at work. As a result, I am sitting straight under an A/C vent. Being that I work with computers, we need the A/C. So guess what? I’m getting cold.
This morning, I was freezing. I found it hard to get some work done. So, for lunch, I went a got a Snuggie at the nearby Bed, Bath, and Beyond. I ended up getting the Breast Cancer Pink Snuggie.
What prompted me to get a Snuggie? The sleeves part. I mainly got it to cover my upper chest area. My jacket yesterday wasn’t cutting it. Also, I don’t like my arms feeling constricted.
I fell for the Snuggie gimmick!
Actually, I’m not upset at myself for getting a Snuggie. I see it as a way to combat a problem preventing me from being productive. Now, I can be warm and still do my work.
When I go back to work, one of my co-workers saw I got the Snuggie. She wanted to see what it looked like and watched as I opened the box. A few other people noticed I had a Snuggie, too.
So what do I think of it? Well, the fleece is keeping my upper chest area warm. That’s the main function and it’s doing it well. I don’t really need it at full length. The full length has been getting caught in my chair wheels. To stop that, I have had to bunch the Snuggie up on my lap. Also, I don’t like the feeling of it falling off my shoulders. That’s the problem with any front loading piece of clothing. I wish there was a latch in the back to keep it stable. Notice how you never see the backs of anyone in a Snuggie ad? Also, the fleece seems to be a lower quality fleece.
Hey, as long as it does it’s job in keeping me warm and free to do my work, I will keep it. I just need it to function.
Sunday, September 27th, 2009 / TV, Videos / Author: Shawn / Comments Off
When Countdown with Keith Olbermann first premiered, I watched it. I enjoyed video like the one posted above. No matter what side of the aisle you were on, if you did something stupid enough, you got called out on it just like the woman in this article got called out. Other than that, it stayed strictly with the news, and presented it in a hilariously way.
And over time, either it changed or I did. While I still enjoyed some of the news it presented, when it clearly started insulting Bill O’Reilly and President Bush, I lost interest. There is something different between attacking the story and attacking the players in the story. And most of the time, the insults just went too far for me.
I don’t know how I came across this video, but I did. And it made me miss what I enjoyed about Countdown. I don’t feel the video particularly attacked the woman it was about, but her actions. Did she need to get so upset about being called Liz? Probably not. Also, watching the video made more more inclined to know the whole story than to read it.
Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009 / Atlanta, Videos / Author: Shawn / Comments Off
I came home today and it looked like someone hadn’t flushed my toilet. My dad tried to refill his water bottles. The water had a brown tint. Did I tell you a sewage treatment plant upriver from me failed? Thankfully, we have non-water drinks here at my apartment. Haven’t read a thing about Cob County having to boil its water.
Have you seen the video of Tom Delay on Dancing with the Stars? I head so much about it, I had to see it:
He’ll be back next week. This could be quite interesting.
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