this is halee as in berry

exactly.

2011-12-07T19:14:00.001-07:00

Source: reddit.com via Halee on Pinterest

i'm never changing who i am

2011-10-25T12:36:00.002-06:00

I've been going to shows at Velour since I was in high school. I've seen a lot of bands play and I've had some really cool expediences. Sometimes the bands are just ok, sometimes they're really great. Sometimes the band just connects so well with the crowd, or everyone around you is super energetic and fun.

Every now and then a show will be different. Every now and then the band and the fans, they're just in it, every part of them. The music is moving and inspiring and meaningful. It's an almost spiritual thing. I know, what rock concert could be spiritual. Well, I guess if you've never been a part of one of those shows, you wouldn't really know what I'm talking about. But maybe I can give you an idea.

In the past two months I've seen two of my favorite bands live. It's not the first time I've seen them, but these times were different. Fictionist recently signed with Atlantic Records and at their Signing Show they sang, "Before I'm Old". Anyone who knows a bit of history behind that song was teary eyed. Stu, the lead singer cried and the crowd helped him finish. It was touching to know that so many in that room had been affected by that song and felt that connection with them.

This past Saturday I saw Imagine Dragons. This band is so genuine, so real and connected to their fans. They're always eager to talk to them and after the show that night they stayed past midnight talking, taking photos, signing random items and laughing with us all. But that wasn't what made it almost spiritual. There was a boy in the crowd named Tyler. Tyler is battling cancer and after learning of his story the band decided they'd play one of their most famous songs for him specifically.

As Dan began singing, Tyler was lifted up by those around him and brought to the front of the floor; right in front of Dan. Dan sang that song to Tyler and Tyler sang with him. After the song ended the crowed parted (something unheard of at a show) and Tyler, exhausted, was lead through to the benches along the wall. We began chanting his name and people patted him on the back as he walked by, aided by a friend. A place had been cleared for him (also unheard of). As he sat to catch his breath strangers approached him to shake his hand and give him words of encouragement. From my seat you could see the tears falling and the biggest grin I've ever seen was plastered on his face. In that moment, all 300+ people in that room were family, connected by a song, by a boy who is fighting to live. Connected by the cards that live deals us and the will that we muster to make it through. It's something I'll never forget.

love

2011-10-11T22:32:00.001-06:00

i don't care who you are, this is hilarious...and true.

2011-10-02T22:51:00.003-06:00

and then i knew i'd never be satisfied by another band

2011-09-24T20:55:00.001-06:00

This past Wednesday I paid $7 to see Fictionist play at Velour for what might very well be the last time. As you all know because I'm obsessed with them, they recently signed with Atlantic Records. So basically they're gonna make it big...because they're awesome. I've been to ever Fictionist show I could possibly get to, but this last one was incredible. With a sold out crowd they played the most meaningful of their songs and during Before I'm Old many in the room were teary-eyed. I will never forget it. Here's their EP that will soon be released. Keep an eye out, I've always said they'd make it big.Fictionist EP by fictionist

where are the unreleased albums of amy winehouse?

2011-09-15T08:25:00.000-06:00

My dad has had an enormous influence on the music in my life. He and I are huge Amy Winehouse fans. When she passed my dad text me that he was officially in mourning and we spend the next couple weeks passing YouTube videos back and fourth. I still get a little mopey when one of her songs comes through the shuffle on my iPod because I know there won't be any new albums, no new songs or lyrics to experience. It's kind of a weird thing to be so sad over someone you didn't even know. ...Is this how my grandma felt when Elvis died?

Aaaaanyway, this video and the recorded track is currently available on iTunes. The only thing I love more than Amy Winehouse? Amy Winehouse singing with Tony Bennett.

this may be the biggest and best thing that has happened to me vicariously this year

2011-09-08T20:28:00.002-06:00

FICTIONIST SIGNED WITH ATLANTIC RECORDS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

and this is exactly why i love this woman

2011-09-08T09:51:00.000-06:00

I love that she writes music because she wants to write music. Not because she wants to be this huge world icon for the materialistic generation, but because she wants it for the music, the art, the satisfaction that must come from pulling that off.

and then i bought a puppy.

2011-08-30T21:56:00.001-06:00

I've seriously toyed with the idea of getting a dog for about six months now, but I haven't actually done it mostly because I work full time and there's no way I could take care of it myself. Recently though, I got a new roommate who wanted a dog just as much as I did. So, after about a week of talking about how awesome it would be we kind of randomly bought one.

Meet Milo the Bandit Puppy

The ride home

Milo's mom was a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel/Shih Tzu mix. We're not sure about his dad. We almost named him Rigby because of that fact. You know, Rigby as in Eleanor...as in the kid is not my son...as in we don't know who his dad is? Anyway, Milo just fit so much better. He is a little handful, but we love him. He's very playful and very chilled out...which is actually one of the meanings for Milo anyway so it worked out. He shouldn't get more than 15 pounds according to the girl we bought him from, but we have a vet check up this Friday to confirm all that.

Milo's favorite things are sitting between people's legs, cuddling, squishing in between pillows and falling asleep, pouncing on his blue squeaky dog, playing with my roommate, Lisa and getting frisky with his sleeping friend Ms. Sheepy (though we try really hard to discourage this, Ms. Sheepy is pretty cute!)

She's a hotty!

Milo does NOT like the hair dryer when it's blowing on him, being put in his kennel while we're at work (we come and let him out on our lunches), and my parent's Golden Retriever, Marlee. She's SO much bigger than him and she thinks he's a toy so he gets stepped on often.

Not to brag, but Milo is also basically a wonder dog. The first time I took him outside to eliminate (that's dog owner talk for 'go to the bathroom') he peed and pooped on command and has done so ever since. Last night he also slept through the night and he's almost got sitting down to a science.

Here are some more pictures.

Cy Guy tells everyone he got another dog, it just lives with his sister.

Attacking the lil blue doggy!

Cuddled up with Cy Guy for a Sunday nap.

Sporting his military threads! I swore I would never dress my dogs, but those lil clothes are just so darn cute!!!

Marlee's HUGE head investigating this new attention hog.

so we have this deal

2011-08-21T12:02:00.000-06:00

This is a very important post, full of stuff you absolutely HAD to know so pay attention. Also, sarcasm.

My roommate, The Asian, can play the ukulele, but she didn't know how to use chopsticks. Which is weird because she's like...half Japanese. Luckily for her I am also half Japanese and I know how to use chop sticks...but I didn't know how to play the ukulele. So we made this deal where we teach each other our knowledge of stuff. So now, she knows how to use chopsticks....

And I can play these two songs on the ukulele. Yes, I am bragging.

Original here

an open letter to some people

2011-08-19T16:00:00.000-06:00

Dear Beyonce,

I can't get this song out of my head. I love it. I love the brass section, I LOVE the drum line. I love this lyric, "London speed it up, Houston ROCK IT!!!" But here's the thing. I've noticed that you always wear these really...we'll say...revealing tops on your album covers. I just think you could wear something a little less trash and a little more class. It kind of seems desperate, like you don't think anyone will buy your album unless your shirt has less fabric than Tarzan's loin cloth. Beyonce, listen to me...we will still buy your album if you wear an actual shirt, I promise.

Dear HISHE,

I will love you forever for this.

Dear Self,

Stop buying shoes. You're supposed to be saving for that road trip. Also, those Chucks are pretty sweet.

Super Trouper beams are gonna blind me, but I won't feel blue!

2011-08-16T21:07:00.000-06:00

I have this space in my heart saved especially for the lyrical stylings of ABBA. You see, my favorite aunt is also very hip and young (37). She babysat us quite a bit when I was young and naive to the world the is musical awesomeness. She educated me very quickly, Michael Jackson, Madonna, Springsteen, The Pixies, Tom Petty, Stevie Nicks, Depesh Mode, Barbara Streisand and ABBA.

Oh the hours listening to ABBA and when YouTube got big it was hours watching ABBA music videos. Last week I discovered the movie, Mamma Mia! How it took me 3 years to finally watch it is beyond me but I promptly bought the DVD and soundtrack. SO good! ABBA songs in a musical? I LOVE musicals!

Break the Silence

2011-08-10T23:55:00.000-06:00

I know, I've been a terrible blogger, but we'll talk about that later. Right now I want to talk about something that is becoming more and more important to me these last few weeks. My friend Kathleen and some of her close friends have started an organization called Break the Silence. This year they are raising awareness about domestic violence and raising money for the Center for Women and Children in Crisis here in Utah so that they can install the new security system they need so badly.

I was privileged this evening to lend my voice to their cause (not my singing voice). Hearing stories of women and children who have been victims of domestic violence has made me realize how common it really is. I ache for these and others who have and are going through such hard times. There is help out there, no one deserves to be treated like that. No one.

The benefit is this Friday night, you can still get tickets. Eight or so major dance companies in Utah are coming together, along with Jenny Jordan Frogley to help break the silence. There is more information at the Break the Silence site and there will be a local news segment on the event tomorrow (Channel 4 for you Utah peeps). If you're not able to make it you can also make donations on their site or simply stand up (or help someone you know) against domestic violence. Together, everyone can help break the silence.

this kid, the D Boss

2011-07-28T19:43:00.001-06:00

got his mission call today.

He'll be serving the people of Mexico City, Mexico. Leaving December 7th.

I can't even tell you how excited I am for this kid. Even though he's technically my cousin, he's like a brother. I'm so proud of him and thankful for the awesome example he is to my actual little brothers.

and then i was an instant stephen king fan...except he still freaks me out.

2011-07-14T13:31:00.000-06:00

"Harry Potter is about confronting fears, finding inner strength and doing what is right in the face of adversity. Twilight is about how important it is to have a boyfriend." - Stephen King

Tonight is the night y'all...or morning rather. I'll be heading home after work to watch HP 7 part 1, hitting the hay for about five hours...then headed out to see part two in IMAX 3D at 3:00 AM!!! I'm super exited, but I'm also kind of sad. I feel like I grew up with Harry Potter. I won't go into it (insert mushy fan-girl story here), but basically I'm a fan.

and then i found my new favorite website

2011-07-12T19:43:00.000-06:00

I don't know if any of you have discovered HelloGiggles yet, but you should. I'm completely in love with it. Here's a look at their video karaoke series. LOVE!

i promise one day my life will slow down and i'll have something real to post. also, TLC never gets old.

2011-07-11T21:24:00.000-06:00

my life is kind of crazy at the moment...so for now, here's some kid history

2011-06-30T16:07:00.002-06:00

and then someone made a zombie musical and it was really cheesy, but also awesome.

2011-06-20T10:36:00.000-06:00

my local music is totally kicks your local music's butt.

2011-06-16T11:25:00.000-06:00

I mean, it might not, but I'm pretty sure it does. Provo music is on fire right now, which is awesome. And yes, that last one is Neon Trees. They're from Cali, but based out of Utah for the past few years. That video was made just before they got their record deal...fun fact.

Imagine Dragons "It's Time" from The Occidental Saloon on Vimeo.

The Moth & the Flame "Lullaby II" from The Occidental Saloon on Vimeo.

Parlor Hawk "Every Bone" from The Occidental Saloon on Vimeo.

The Archer's Apple "Standing in Deserts" from The Occidental Saloon on Vimeo.

Fictionist "Still Reaching" from The Occidental Saloon on Vimeo.

Shark Speed "The Killing Kind" from The Occidental Saloon on Vimeo.

Isaac Russell "Lighthouse" from The Occidental Saloon on Vimeo.

Neon Trees "Animal" from The Occidental Saloon on Vimeo.

if my parents were hobos they'd be so proud of me right now.

2011-06-07T19:58:00.000-06:00

My mom sent me home Sunday night with dinner's leftover mashed potatoes (and cans of corn and green beans) with strict instructions to make Shepard's Pie for me and my roommate to have later on in the week. This was great seeing as I had spread my last paycheck a bit thin and don't get paid until Friday.

*We now interrupt this post to remind you that Halee HATES green beans with a fiery passion and no way in this lifetime is she gonna voluntarily put them in anything she plans to consume. Interruption over.*

Usually you put ground beef, a yellow/white onion, and cheese in this pie (or at least my mom does. She also puts in tomato soup...which apparently isn't that common). The problem? I don't actually have those semi-important ingredients and I refuse to go to the store today. Do I let this deter me? No, I do not! Why? Because here is what I do have.

One stick of string cheese

Three green onion stalk things

One can of black beans

One can of Dinty Moore Beef Stew

So, beef stew has some meat in it right? It also has carrots and yet more potatoes, but beggars cannot be choosers people. Mix this with one can of tomato soup without the milk (my mom's recipe calls for two cans) and we're about at the right soupy consistency, but we're missing quite a bit of meat. One can of beef stew does not a enough of ground beef equal. <---See what I did there? Pretend it makes sense.

To remedy this we add the black beans. Black beans are kinda like meat right? They're almost the same color and with some imagination they'll taste exactly the same, I'm sure. Throw in the corn as well, but leave out the nasty green beans because I haven't completely lost my mind here.

Now comes the part where you add the mashed potatoes on top. I can't for the life of me figure out how my mother does this. We're putting a solid mass on top of soup here...SOUP! Does anyone realize how difficult this is and can you explain to me why they must go on top? I mean, I could put them on the bottom, but that's just not how it's done, friends. What do I do? Pat the potatoes into little flat slabs and plop them on top. Perfection is overrated these days anyway. Then we cut up the green onion and sprinkle on top. They're not put in the soupyness because the thought of soggy green onions makes me wanna gag for some reason. Lastly string the string cheese and place it haphazardly across the top. Hope it does what normal cheese does. Place in oven and wait.

Ladies and gents, I give you Hobo Pie. I'm so ingenuitive I could die. Also, it was pretty darn good. And no one has died from eating it...yet.

tell me, is this not hilarious? always the classiest adele.

2011-06-04T13:53:00.001-06:00

there are things in this world that i would never have the patience to complete...this may or may not be one of them.

2011-06-01T10:56:00.001-06:00

Is this not the coolest thing? More on it here.

"DIE" Frederick McSwain Installation Time Lapse from stephen dirkes on Vimeo.

sometimes i just want to hug the entire cast of snl. and I'M conservative! hey, when you're funny, you're funny.

2011-05-27T11:03:00.002-06:00

if you didn't fall in love with this movie i fear you may have misplaced your inner child and highly suggest you go find it.

2011-05-25T22:59:00.000-06:00

Mr. Magorium: I've hired an accountant.

Molly Mahoney: A what?

Mr. Magorium: An accountant. According to the word, it must be a cross between a counter and a mutant and that may be precisely what we need.

Mr. Magorium: When King Lear dies in Act V, do you know what Shakespeare has written? He's written "He dies." That's all, nothing more. No fanfare, no metaphor, no brilliant final words. The culmination of the most influential work of dramatic literature is "He dies." It takes Shakespeare, a genius, to come up with "He dies." And yet every time I read those two words, I find myself overwhelmed with dysphoria. And I know it's only natural to be sad, but not because of the words "He dies." but because of the life we saw prior to the words.

Mr. Magorium: Your life is an occasion. Rise to it.

Molly Mahoney: Are you dying?

Mr. Magorium: Light bulbs die, my sweet. I will depart.

Mr. Magorium: Unlikely adventures require unlikely tools.

Molly Mahoney: I'm stuck!

Mr. Magorium: Oh, to my floor?

Molly Mahoney: No, sir.

Mr. Magorium: Then what?

Molly Mahoney: Like a person. You remember when I was a little girl and I could play Rahmaninov's Second Piano Concerto and everyone was talking about my potential?

Mr. Magorium: Mhm.

Molly Mahoney: Well, I am 23 now and everyone's still talking about my potential but if you ask em to play the song I know best... I'll still play Rachmaninov's Second.

Mr. Magorium: May I suggest you stun the world with Molly Mahoney's First?

Mr. Magorium: Why are you lying?

Molly Mahoney: I have to.

Mr. Magorium: But your pants will catch on fire...

Mr. Magorium: 37 seconds.

Molly Mahoney: Great. Well done. Now we wait.

Mr. Magorium: No. We breathe. We pulse. We regenerate. Our hearts beat. Our minds create. Our souls ingest. 37 seconds, well used, is a lifetime.

Mr. Magorium: We must face tomorrow, whatever it may hold, with determination, joy and bravery

So much can be learned from one quirky, old man.

i'm drowning my disappointment in adele's breakup songs because breakups and disappointments are basically the same things

2011-05-18T22:33:00.000-06:00

So, sad news. My boys, Fictionist didn't make it through this last round of the Rolling Stone competition. *wipes away tear* Let us all take three minutes and fifty four seconds to morn this sad fact.

Ok, now that we've got that off our chest, let me say this. This is not the last you'll hear from Fictionist. They have something amazing going on as a group and they'll do great things, of this I am sure. Hopefully you've listened to some of their music and are now a fan. If you're not, you best jump on that train cause you're seriously missing out...as is Rolling Stone actually. Oh well, onward ho! Please note this does not mean I'll stop talking about them. Muahahahahha

i'm officially the first person to stump google

2011-05-16T17:57:00.000-06:00

That's right, while trying to price some shoes today I, Halee *as in Berry* stumped Google in all it's googlyness.

You might have to zoom in to actually see that, I'm to lazy to do it for you. Basically it shoes me searching for something via Google and Google is just sitting there like I asked it to figure out the square root of 1657454676464643468746497943513498464 using only their hands.

In other news, I need your help. I'm buying myself new shoes because 1. I totally deserve them for being such a hard working gal and 2. I haven't bought any in a while.

Tell me, Pink/Gray or Charcoal/Blue?

i'm in love with this norwegian boy and his cheesy little song

2011-05-14T15:53:00.001-06:00

...aaaand his big goofy grin and his funny little bow tie and his complete lack of game in this video. Is this what teenagers see in Justin Baby?

lets just accept the fact that i can't come up with a witty title for this one.

2011-05-13T14:16:00.000-06:00

With just under eight more hours to vote I present you with this video. Local Utah band, Fictionist is about to advance to the fourth and final round of the Rolling Stone Choose the Cover contest. However, they can't do it without some help. Rate them and Like/Tweet em up using any of the links in this post or that handy bit of code to your right. Lets make this happen y'all, they deserve it. Go team...and stuff!

this is beautiful

2011-05-11T13:13:00.000-06:00

sometimes i want to watch star wars, but i dont have time to watch all of them so i watch this first.

2011-05-11T09:41:00.000-06:00

i LOVE this song.

2011-05-10T09:34:00.002-06:00

AAAAAHHHHHH!!! that's all.

2011-05-02T22:20:00.001-06:00

frankly sir, you can keep your change...unless you're going to use it to pay for my gas. in that case, have at it.

2011-04-29T11:31:00.000-06:00

When Obama became President a lot of Americans were worried about some of his goals and ideas, myself included. We wondered if we would even recognise our country when he was done. I'm not worried anymore because all that guy has done his entire term so far is talk a lot and ignore the fact that gas prices are sky rocketing. Seriously, I filled up my car today and it cost me $54.79. I have a Honda Accord. When I bought my car in September it cost barely $40 to fill it up. What's semi interesting to me is that the price of gas is probably enough to prevent Obama from winning another election cause let's face it, if that's all he's gonna give us then we'll take a chance on someone else.

And now I'll stop ranting and give you some comedic relief. Happy Friday!

if hobbies like this didn't take so much time i would totally do them.

2011-04-26T14:20:00.002-06:00

Scott Weaver's Rolling through the Bay from Learning Studio on Vimeo.

and this is exactly why i will never go in the ocean ever, ever again. never.

2011-04-26T13:01:00.000-06:00

THAT is a Jellyfish, no joke. The ocean is one freaked out place y'all. I'd rather be eaten by lions than have to get anywhere near this....thing. When I created worlds these will NOT exist.

and then it was easter

2011-04-25T15:23:00.000-06:00

The Easter Bunny gave me these for Easter. Pretty sure I'm the happiest kid around. My grandma used to buy these all the time. Many summer days were spent snacking on these with her.

i'll never understand why it can't be july RIGHT now, even just for a few hours.

2011-04-19T09:31:00.000-06:00

I know, I know, another video. But listen, I'm super busy at work and really, why would you want to read something I wrote when you can geek out and freak out over this lil baby right hurrrr?

i'm kind of busy writing a comic strip with my cousin so this is what you get instead. i personally love the skipping dudes.

2011-04-12T21:16:00.000-06:00

you're going to hate me for linking you to this video, it's just that simple. in fact, i hate myself for linking you to this video, but i'm doing it anyway.

2011-04-07T17:56:00.000-06:00

So, I have nothing to write here cause I'm about to be busy getting ready for a weekend of insanity which is also the stupidest thing I've ever done road trip wise. My old roomie, Bones is getting married tomorrow and her reception is at seven. This is a problem because I've agreed to attend my other friend's wedding in California the next day. My other friend who is also having a reception here in Utah next weekend. You may ask why I do these things...I would answer that I haven't the foggiest idea why. Alas, I must soldier on because I can't back out now. Why can't I? Well my other roomie Favorite flew out from Cali for Bones' wedding and I'm giving her ride home. Why did you need to know all this again? Anyway, I dunno if you've heard of Rebecca Black or seen this catastrophe, but if you haven't you probably should. But you also probably shouldn't at all cause it's worse than Justin Beiber's song, Baby. Seriously, I just said that. But if you do watch it come back cause this next video will make a whole lot more sense after seeing the awfulness that is Friday.

oh and i almost forgot

2011-04-06T12:49:00.002-06:00

Death Cab for Cutie has a new album out this coming May. Yesterday they recorded this killer music video LIVE. As in one take, for everyone to see. Now tell me you're not impressed.

i just don't think anyone understands how awesome these guys are...except rolling stone of course.

2011-04-06T12:43:00.002-06:00

As y'all know these guys (Fictionist) are trying to get on the cover of Rolling Stone in their Choose the Cover contest. You can help em out by rating them five stars over yonder there and hey, if you have a twitter or facebook account, like/tweet about em ok? ok good, glad we got that settled. Also, if you're gonna be in the Provo, UT area this coming Friday night stop by and see em at Velour. You won't regret it.

i just wrote an entire post on my childhood, but decided it was too heavy so i'm posting this instead. but the good news is that video down there was involved, which is really the only good thing the post had going for it.

2011-04-05T00:05:00.002-06:00

I've made a goal to look for more opportunities to serve people around me because I feel like I'm kind of caught up in the day to day of my own monocotyledonous life. I didn't mean to say monocotyledonous there, it's just that I spell monotonous wrong and monocotyledonous is what spell check thought I meant. I don't even know what monocotyledonous means!

Anyway, I've decided to keep track of each thing, not so I can be praised, but if I know I will need to write them down later I feel that I'll be more likely to do nice things. Hopefully this will become a habitual thing and you won't have to read a post this boring ever again.

1. Made my bed. Yes, I realize this was of service mainly to me. But what you don't understand is that my mom bugged me all through high school to make my bed every day and I just don't see the point since I'm going to get back into it in a few hours especially if no one is coming over to see me later in the first place so really this was also an act of service for my mother who spent all those hours begging me to move a few blankets into a more orderly position. Also, I haven't made my bed in about a month so I'm technically doing really well.

2. I held the door open for five different people today and made eye contact when I told them they were welcome. This is a HUGE deal. I believe eye contact is very important when you want someone to know you're genuine and I have a very hard time making eye contact. Not because I'm not genuine, I just get really nervous cause I'm mostly afraid they'll see into my soul.

3. I gave up a parking stall and let another lady park there instead. At Walmart. I should get extra points for this cause that place is a freaking mad house like all the time.

And look at that, it's almost midnight and I can barely remember the regular stuff I did today so we'll call it good for now. Maybe tomorrow I'll write things down as I do them cause remembering them later isn't really working out. If you're still bright eyed watch this and laugh a little. This movie illustrates how I feel when I make a joke at work sometimes and everyone is too much of a stick in the mud and business like to add some spice to their lives. Why can't a girl just spontaneously break out dancing without getting weird looks?

this just feels so very, very wrong

2011-04-01T14:05:00.001-06:00

Also, pictures are up of the cali trip here.

Lastly, this is really, really cool, whether you're a Glee fan or not.

i don't actually feel like writing anything so instead here's stuff my grandma says

2011-03-30T13:50:00.001-06:00

Today is Wednesday, the most boring, un-hilarious day of the week. So, due to lack of hilarity in my brain I have complied a list of some of the funny things my grandmother has said over the last little while. We call her Bama and Bama has Dementia and early;Alzheimer's. In my family we deal with hard things through laughter. During those especially hard days when Bama is having trouble remembering or saying anything on topic (or just saying funny things) we try to find humor in her words (cause they are actually pretty funny) which helps. Hopefully you find them funny too.

Bama: I don't want a man, no one would be happy with me.
Me: I'm happy with you.
Bama: Well you're not a man!

Me: Hey Bama, we got a movie. Do you know who John Wayne is? (sarcasim, obviously)
Bama: Absolutely I do! I grew up with him!
Bama during the previews: Oh there's John. Hello John!

"You just be quiet over there and talk about men if you want to!"

Bama: I'm afraid I'm gonna step in something and it's gonna pop.
Dad: ...what...?
Bama: Oh you know, those things they've been putting around...those kids.
(still not sure what she was talking about)

Bama: How are your knees?
Me: ...They're good...?
Bama: Well I know a guy, my doctor...I don't remember his name, but you can call him if you need your knees worked on.

Bama: I was born in....nooooot a hospital....
Me: Were you born at home?
Bama: ...I don't think so....I think the doctor just came over to my house and got me out.
Me: So...at your house then?
Bama: Sure!

Bama: Well that's just stupid. That's just dumb. I can't believe that, they could make so much money if they just... Gah that's so stupid.
Me: What are you talking about?
Bama: I have NO idea.

"It doesn't matter what you look like or where you come from, you're just lucky you're white! You like that?"

Bama: My lips are so dry! They've never been this dry before in my life. Is that a sign of death?!?
Me: No, I think it's just one of your meds that makes your mouth dry.
Bama: But it could be death. I'm almost 80 you know.

‎"Keep your mouth closed (wags finger at TV). These kids are young, they don't need your language!"

‎"I feel wind. Are you blowing on me?"

Mom: Is he six for six?
Bama: I guess, I dunno where he started from.
(Nothing better/funnier than watching the Jazz game with Bama)

‎"I want to go to Alaska. Can you take me there? Except the only person I'd wanna see is DEAD. He's buried in Arlington."

‎"It doesn't matter that I'm LOSING MY MIND! It only matters that I know remember what I'm doing right now."

Bama: You need to get your own glasses and WEAR them
Zev: I don't need glasses, I have 20/20 vision.
Bama: Well so did I!

‎"You know I waited for Santa Claus ALL night? And then Kenna didn't come home and the boys were still awake so I figured he wasn't coming."
(This was DAYS before Christmas)

"My feet aren't dirty, they're just old."

Bama: We love everybody around here.
Me: I DO love everybody, I just hate the Cowboys.

"I'm ALWAYS cold. ...You can't get old and stay hot."
(such wisdom)

*Alright, I know I said I'd write a post about Cali, but I just don't think I'll be able to top Jared's description of what happened. So, I've added some photos to that post (or will, depending on when you read this) and I'm calling it good. That being said, you have to, before you die, do LA the local way. None of that super touristy junk. Favorite quote from the trip? "Did she just buzz us into the bathroom?" Cel and I were buzzed into a bathroom. As in, we needed to go and instead of unlocking it with a key they pressed a button under their counter. At a Jack-in-the-Box. It. Was. Awesome.

i just may die in anticipation and you can blame fringe

2011-03-25T15:55:00.000-06:00

6:02 AM.....WHEN?!?!?!?!?
I'm dying to know!!!

Just when I thought TV's best couldn't get any better they got renewed for a 4th season and teased me with this. For the love.

current obsession number twenty two

2011-03-24T14:11:00.000-06:00

back for the attack!

2011-03-23T11:10:00.001-06:00

Man, if you've ever done LA the touristy way, you've done it all wrong. You've gotta do LA like a local at least once before you die. A few photos are below in no particular order. I've linked them to the business's website so y'all can do LA right next time. Here's rundown of the weekend via Sir Jared.

"Wild Wings, Thai town, pang chi, kanom krat, lychee drink, Amoeba Music, Beatles, Mayer Hawthorne heart, Hollywood, Walk of who are these people? (Fame), Banksy, lingerie, break dancers, Graumann's, Michael Jackson, Westin Bonaventure, Where's Waldo, (500) Days of Summer, financial district, jewelry district, fashion district, Inception street…

…The Waffle Double-Wide, The Getty Garden, Monet, Van Gogh, Pissarro, Cezanne, J.M.W. Turner, Rembrandt, Little Tokyo, Yogurtland, more lychee, Daikokuya, eels, ramen, chopsticks virgin, elevators, Panda's, Swoop, watermelon rooftop toss, White Buffalo, Fat Fish, Kyo Chon wings, epic meal time…

…Rain, chasing the White Rabbit, Phillipino fusion, Red velvet cupcakes, rain, epic nap time, bacon + pancake + maple syrup cupcakes, Donut Man, REAL strawberry donuts, maple logs, Venice Beach, Mexican hoody, sunglasses and t-shirts, rollerblading homeless rock star, reefer everywhere, the sand, the beach…

…Langers, Pastrami to die for, Chocolate phosphates to avoid, Toy District, Shepard Fairy, Panda's weiner... shop, Griffith's Observatory, make me look pimp, Mulholland Drive, sweet houses, impromptu hike, great view, Roscoe's Chicken and Waffles and Cheesy Eggs and Biscuits and Gravy and Crack Yams."

The Griffith Observatory

Crack Yams from Roscoe's

Pancakes and Bacon Cupcake

Chow Mien from Daikokuya

ROSCOE'S!!!

The Getty Center (two of like eight buildings full of art)

Tom and Summer's Bench remixed

The Getty Garden

View from our hotel room

Langers Pastrami Heaven

Real Strawberry Doughnuts

Chocolate Phosphate from Langers...bad idea.

Amoeba Music!!!

Celia The Observator!!!!

things are about to get real crazy

2011-03-16T09:33:00.000-06:00

Tomorrow afternoon I'm headed to California with these two handsome gents to see.....

Isn't this picture attractive?

this crazy lil Asian

why yes, that is a sushi costume

Needless to say I may or may not be posting much for the next week. Because you know, I've been posting so much lately.... If I do post however, it will be via mobile phone so please pardon any spelling and formatting errors. Love, peace and bacon grease! Just kidding, no bacon grease. Grease is nasty.

meet miss marlee summer aka baby-ist sis

2011-03-14T12:07:00.000-06:00

Marlee is the newest member of our family. Of course we wait until I've moved out of the house to get a dog. At least I live close enough to visit though, plus I'll be fortunate enough to miss out on the Marlee-mommy-separation-sadness and potty training fiasco. I've gotta give a shout out to my mom too. She's allergic to dogs, but has recently began taking meds to overcome her allergy. The only thing is she's supposed to be on them for 2-4 months first and Marlee needed to come home now...two weeks into treatments. My mom is basically a rock star.

Miss Marlee has the longest lil puppy eyelashes and the sweetest temperament. She is cuddly and playful and obviously super cute. Plus, she might already have a boyfriend in her future. Our neighbor's dog, Duke is a pure bred Golden Retriever as well and he is soooooo handsome.

Kenna, Marlee and Zever

fortunes in fortune cookies are basically the most pointless things on the planet. plus, they're not even actually chinese. i have my sources

2011-03-08T22:59:00.000-07:00

This is a fortune from a fortune cookie. A fortune cookie given to me at a Thai restaurant. After I ate at said Thai restaurant. So...I guess I'm just wondering how anyone expects a fortune like this to be of any help to anyone at all. I mean, of course! I must be a person of culture seeing as I am partaking of the food in a restaurant serving food that is culturally different than my own. Why have I never realized this before?

no shiz sherlock.

Is it just me or are fortune cookies supposed to, you know, tell your actual fortune....not state the obvious?

when i am old i will start a choir EXACTLY like this one. please please please just watch it all the way through

2011-03-07T11:19:00.000-07:00

someone please explain to me why not EVERYONE is watching this show?

2011-03-05T10:00:00.003-07:00

Ummmm hellooooooo, this movie is gonna be awesome!

2011-03-04T13:43:00.002-07:00

a confession and then yet another video because it's friday and it was a long week, don't hate.

2011-03-04T10:01:00.004-07:00

Confession : I don't mind working. I actually really like it. On the flip side, I also plan on being a stay at home mom once I have kids, but until then I will work. Except some mornings, usually Mondays or Fridays at the end of a particularly long week I wake up and while I'm stuck in that place between asleep and awake I have this wish. This wish that I had kids simply so I wouldn't have to go to work that day. That's all. I just don't want to work sometimes. Anyway, here is this cool video with people in it.

VH1 TV Shows | Music Videos | Celebrity Photos | News & Gossip

on the woes of celebrity and why i'm not famous(yet)

2011-03-03T16:58:00.002-07:00

So um, apparently Christina Aguilera was recently arrested for public intoxication. Probably because she was so depressed after forgetting the lyrics to, you know...

THE NATIONAL ANTHEM

at the Super Bowl. Either that or the fact that Burlesque tanked aaand her latest album went nowhere, thus canceling her summer tour.

Dang, that makes for a rough 2011 so far. Someone send that girl a basket of fruit and hugs. Cause, hugs not drugs...or alcohol poisoning.

I decided I'm not going to become famous until I have created strong ties (perhaps a bond of friendship even) with a celebrity that is virtually untouchable.

Sandra Bullock, for example. She is like...America's golden child. Everyone loves her. You mess with Sandra Bullock and you best bet the state of Louisiana (at the very least) will be all up in your grill, bustin a cap in your stupid head faster than you can say fried chicken.

*Also? I'm not racist, that all just went with the whole 'south' thing I had going there.*

If you're untouchable it's most likely because you have avoided situations such as NOT singing songs you aren't 100% comfortable with lyric-wise. Thus, you will avoid causing yourself any public humiliation.

If you DO have a scandal come up it's something someone did TO you. Which of course, is not your fault at all and therefore America and/or Thee World will stand beside you and love you all the more instead of giggling at your humiliation, whispering back and forth about how you totally had this coming, it was obvious from the day you left the Mickey Mouse Club, it was only a matter of time and probably your parents fault. Parent's who will not take responsibility for your situation, the one they put you in mind you, and instead blame it on the Micky Mouse Club or your agents or George Bush because heck, it seems like he's responsible for lot of things these days. Why not blame him for all your problems. I have a lot of problems that I'd like to blame on everyone else such as, but not limited to, the cancellation of Pushing Daisies. Why was that show canceled? That was a good show.

*gasp* That was a lot of... irrelevant...stuff.

The point is, by creating a bond of friendship with said untouchable celebrity I would thus also become untouchable by association. Which is ideal, obviously, because they can be your guiding voice against all things scandalous and reputation crushing. Also, people naturally love you as well because you were that girl in that movie with (insert untouchable celebrity name here) and they just loooove (insert untouchable celebrity name here) so much and you must be amazing too since you know them personally so for that we will never judge you, never, ever.

Which is exactly why I am not famous (yet). Because Sandra Bullock has not asked me to be in a movie with her. That and I haven't finished(begun) writing my screen play that she will one day read and then ask me to co-star with her. Once that happens, wah-la! There you have it folks.

Untouchable. Fame. You're welcome.

white boy has got some soul. which is neat cause usually the white boys don't come with too much of that.

2011-02-28T12:44:00.000-07:00

I know all you've seen for the passed thirty days has been music videos, but can you maybe just give me this one? I am in love with this guy, Mayer Hawthorne. I mean IN LOVE. Normally I would tell you that guys should not be able to hit these notes. But I mean, come on. He makes this breakup song sound like a lullaby. He has such swagger! I can't believe I just typed swagger. Also, I love love love that his heart is an LP. LOVE.

oh oh and this one too

day thirty : your favorite song this time last year. also holy moses i'm finally done with this nonsense.

2011-02-28T11:29:00.000-07:00

Wow, for a short month February has sure dragged its lil self along huh. (about) This time last year I was listening to this song on repeat after our Cali trip. Good times.

Paper Planes by M.I.A.

day twenty nine : a song from your childhood

2011-02-24T09:39:00.000-07:00

When I was little I loved to go for rides in the car with my dad. When it was just me and him, he would roll the windows down and drive fast and sing at the top of his lungs. Saturday mornings were always musical too, blasting the radio as we cleaned the house. My dad has this gray/silver radio that I swear is older than I am that he still plays his tunes on today. He has a lot of favorites, but the one song I remember listening to the most is this one. My dad has influenced a lot of my musical tastes so my favorite thing is when I show him some of my music and he loves it. Plus I swear he can sing just like Sting.

Don't Stand So Close To Me by The Police

day twenty eight : a song that makes you feel guilty

2011-02-24T09:32:00.001-07:00

I seriously can't think of a song that makes me feel guilty. I'm sure there is one out there, but I'm totally stumped. So instead I'll do a song I'm currently obsessed with. :)

Sing by My Chemical Romance

day twenty seven : a song you wish you could play

2011-02-22T20:40:00.000-07:00

Anything written by Imogen Heap. That woman is brilliant. She writes all of her arrangements and when she tours she holds auditions for each venue for people to accompany her on various instruments. Here are just a few of my favorite of her songs.

day twenty six : a song that you can play on an instrument

2011-02-21T11:34:00.000-07:00

There is a chance I can still play this on the piano. For sure the right hand. Please ignore the stupid repetitive photo there.

Last of Days by A Fine Frenzy

day twenty five : a song that makes you laugh

2011-02-20T11:10:00.004-07:00

A few weeks ago my favorite cousin D Boss called me while he was driving to Saint George just to tell me to download this song. We are both big fans of Regina and I personally think this is her most hilarious song. The thing about her songs is that even though some of her songs cause you to wonder which drug she's on exactly, if you stop and listen to the lyrics they're actually pretty deep most of the time. Like this one for example.

Music Box by Regina Spektor

day twenty four : a song you want to play at your funeral. this is a good one, seriously

2011-02-19T10:24:00.062-07:00

I have a goal to have no one crying at my funeral. And if they do cry, it best be crying from laughter. So, to help will someone please take notes here for a sec? I would like a mash up of the following songs and I'd like it very show-tuney, just to give it that extra kick.

Don't Cry for Me Argentina (the most dramatic version you can find)

Ding Dong the Witch is Dead - The Munchkins (original soundtrack)

I just died in your arms tonight - Foreigner

Spirit in the Sky - Norman Greenbaum (maybe even use video below)

I did it my way - Frank Sinatra

Return to Sender - Elvis Presley

Like a Virgin - Madonna

Staying Alive - Bee Gees

Bye Bye Bye - N'Sync

Goodbye My Lover - James Blunt

So Long, Farewell - The Sound of Music (original soundtrack)

Goodbye - Spice Girls

Spirit in the Sky by Norman Greenbaum

So Long, Farewell by The Von Trapp Family Singers

day twenty three : a song you want to play at your wedding

2011-02-18T10:20:00.000-07:00

This is, in my personal opinion, one of the cutest songs like, ever. Thus it will be played at my wedding. Now if they'd only make a music video for it.

I Was Made For You by She & Him

day twenty two : a song that you work out to

2011-02-18T10:16:00.000-07:00

Easy. Any 90's rap/hip hop. Salt and Pepa, Run DMC, Skee-lo, Mos Def, Cypress Hill, and the amazing Lauryn Hill. All that old school stuff. I dunno why, but if I'm gonna work out to music, it's gonna be that jazz.

Doo-Wop (That Thing) by Lauryn Hill

I Wish by Skee-Lo

so today i went to lunch with my best friend. i HAD to put that there upon penalty of death. also, facebook sucks today

2011-02-16T17:25:00.000-07:00

Really my best friend won't kill me, but she might now that I've put this here. Except that you don't know who she is so there. *sticks tongue out*

In other news, facebook is ticking me off right about now. First off, what's with this new photo background thing? It looks so cheap and feels pointless. But mostly I'm wondering WHY when any of my friends change their profile picture facebook feels the need to let me know in my news feed by showing me one of these.

Some content removed to protect the innocent

I mean, I know I can remove this from showing at all, but it's the concept of the matter that bugs me. Why on earth does facebook feel I need to be aware at all times when someone has changed their profile pic? I'll find out eventually! When I go to talk to that person again I will see, "Oh, this photo is new, it is not the old photo."

Why are we waisting everyone's time by providing something as useless as this? Anyway, that was just buggin. Day twenty one of musical bliss is down there.

day twenty one : a song you listen to when driving

2011-02-16T17:09:00.000-07:00

Um, I listen to a lot of songs when I'm driving. But I listen (and rap) this one with my baby sis anytime we drive somewhere. Such good times!

Magic by B.o.B (ft. Rivers Kuomo)

day twenty : a song you listen to when you're angry

2011-02-15T20:36:00.000-07:00

There's a playlist on my ipod called Sophomore Slump, aptly named after my sophomore year in high school. That's about when I went through that punky phase and even now, when I get a little angsty I plug it in and get it all out. The playlist has stuff ranging from AFI to The Used to Taking Back Sunday, but my favorite is Brand New.

The Quiet Things That No One Ever Knows by Brand New

i will pay you in your choice of candy if you rate these guys on every computer you can find, ready GO!

2011-02-15T09:36:00.000-07:00

Once again I'm here to talk about Fictionist. I've been ranting and raving about how awesome they are for as long as this blog has been alive. Some of you have listened to me, most probably haven't. If you're one that hasn't listen to me now, for just a sec. Fictionist is a band from Provo, UT. Quiet little Provo. Fictionist has been building their fan base real hard for the last year and they announced last night that they'll be competing against other bands to be on the cover of Rolling Stone.

ROLLING BLASTED STONE PEOPLE!!!

Did I NOT say these guys were amazing?! ROLLING STONE!!! I mean, I'm not a huge fan of their stance politically or some of the things/people they've had on their covers in the past, but you have to look at it from a music point of view. Rolling Stone is like the gateway to music bliss. Rolling Stone is they guy that says, hey y'all listen to this stuff.

Fictionist is a group of solid guys. They're not sellouts. They're the next Beatles. I'm not kidding, that's who you're looking at right there. If The Beatles were going to have successors they would pick Fictionist.

So what you need to do now is go rate Fictionist here on EVERY computer you can find and for that I'll give you a cookie...or whatever sweet you want. And a high five. Because I'm nice that way.

day nineteen : a song from your favorite album and yes i skipped eighteen on purpose

2011-02-14T11:48:00.001-07:00

I would never wish for a song to be played on the radio. I understand the 'success' aka money it brings the artist, but the radio is notorious for ruining songs for me. If a song gets to the radio it gets ruined and the artist, more often than not, sells out. Radio is music death. The only songs I'd wish death to are already on the radio. Wish granted, Self. All that just means I skipped number eighteen, a song you wish you heard on the radio.

With this post I'll be all caught up, day 15-19. I hereby vow never to do one of these again. I just can't keep up and I'm actually getting sick of it. But I will finish. And don't worry, I haven't forgotten about day five, though you probably have. I'm hoping to have that posted by tomorrow.

Moving on to my favorite album. This is my favorite album because it was my first album and CD ever. My daddy gave me this CD when I was in 5th grade. My dad has influenced a lot of the music I listen to and it all started with this. There is a special place in my heart for Seal...in a platonic sort of way.... Seal's kind of old. And married. Not to say that he's not good looking or anything. He's just unavailable. Also, I had no idea this song had anything to do with Batman, so that's cool.

Kiss From A Rose by Seal, from the album Seal

day seventeen : a song you hear often on the radio

2011-02-14T11:36:00.000-07:00

I don't listen to the radio very often, but when I do I tend to hear this one a lot. I'm not sick of it yet, so that's a good sign. I loooove this man's voice. LOVE. Plus it's kind of cool he drags a piano around just to drag it back. What I want to know is why he's so hung up on this girl that obviously doesn't like pianos or care that he probably nearly died trying to bring one to her?

Grenade by Bruno Mars

day sixteen : a song that you used to love, but now hate [with a fiery passion]

2011-02-14T11:28:00.001-07:00

You know me, HUGE Paramore fan. LOVED their latest album and I'm even sticking with them through losing Josh and possibly one of the most talented drummers in the world, Zach because I love the rest of the band THAT much.

But now I hate. this. song.

It got a lot of attention and has been played to death in my opinion. It's a good song, but not good enough for me to hear it 8 BILLION times and not want to drag my teeth across a chalk board while simultaneously gouging my own eyes out with a toothpick every time I hear it somewhere. I seriously don't like this song anymore. It's so sad to me when that happens.

Airplanes by B.o.B. (feat. Hayley Williams of Paramore)

day fifteen - a song that describes [a part of] you

2011-02-14T11:16:00.001-07:00

Well, this was thoroughly difficult. A song that describes me? I'm kind of a weird person, quirky, odd. So I thought who sings songs that are weird, quirky and odd? The answer my friends is Regina Spektor. But then I wasn't sure she even wrote a song that described me. I know her songs well and I couldn't think of one. But then I decided to break it down a little bit. How about a song that describes a part of me? That was much easier. This song? THIS song describes my love life. Also, it's one of my very favorite music videos EVER so that's a plus. Here dumb version of it, but go to youtube and watch the real one here.

Fidelity by Regina Spektor

and this is exactly why i will never get bored so long as i have access to the internet

2011-02-10T16:46:00.003-07:00

Google Instant is like my personal hero of time waisting.
I'm not ashamed to admit it.

What IS the difference between a pregnant woman and a light bulb?

day fourteen : a song that no one would expect you to love

2011-02-09T18:31:00.000-07:00

Speaking of Cee-Lo! THe song I pick for day 14 is his. It fits because you know, he uses a certain word over and over, but it's just SUCH a good song when it's cleaned up huh :) I hope this version is actually clean, I didn't listen to it.

Forget You by Cee-Lo Green

and then i got so stressed out i couldn't sleep and my head exploded. also, fortune cookies lie

2011-02-08T14:16:00.001-07:00

So, this whole music bliss crap is really hard to keep up on. Mostly because I've been extremely busy at work with various projects and frankly I'm sick and tired of staring at a 17 inch square. But they've also been kind of nice because I've had some family issues going on the past month and a half and all the stress is just now hitting me. As in the past few nights my dreams are riddled with all kinds of stuff that's going on, if I sleep at all. So it's kind of a good thing cause then I just hurry and post something about music, which I love, and then move on without having to think too much.

There was a point to this....

Oh yeah, so if you look over there -----> you will see the button that I spent my entire lunch drawing and then making into a pesky little html code. You can use it if you want. If not, that's cool. I just wanted to show off the pictures I drew and how funny Frank's cartoon self looks.

Also, fortune cookies are basically a lie. They don't work. Today mine said, "Sunday is a good day for relaxing". That's not a fortune, that's a fact. It's like they're asking me not to take them seriously, I swear. Anyway, down there is a video about a local guy who's pretty cool so there it is.

UPDATE: I just discovered Skee-Lo's original song I Wish. Also? I think he's Cee-Lo Green's brother...maybe from another mother.

day thirteen : a song that is your guilty pleasure

2011-02-08T11:29:00.000-07:00

So, I don't really get this one because MUSIC is my guilty pleasure. But I guess if I were to pick one song it would be this one. Now, I'm not the sort of girl that is perpetually pouty if she's not dating someone CONSTANTLY. Frankly, 98% of the time I could care less because I use that time to figure things out and focus on myself. But there is that two percent. When that two percent comes sneaking back around this song is like standing up and saying, Eff you world. Eff you two percent. Eff you, so there. Yes, I just wrote "eff". Even if you're not a fan of Cher (I promise I'm not, but THIS SONG) give it a listen or whatever.

Song for the Lonely by Cher

day twelve : a song from a band you hate

2011-02-07T16:45:00.000-07:00

Hate is kind of harsh, but I really don't care for Maroon 5. I liked them for about five minutes and then the lead singer's voice started to drive me crazy. Mostly in this song. I won't even blame you if you don't listen to it.

She Will Be Loved by Maroon 5

day eleven : a song from you favorite band

2011-02-07T15:46:00.002-07:00

You've heard about them before and this song has probably been on this blog before, but I have to do what the 30 day list says to do or I just might die or something awful like that. I love Fictionist. There's nothing much more too it. They're a Utah band that's breaking out into the world. They toured the US last year and hopefully have some equally awesome opportunities this year. In my personally opinion they are a group of the most talented, yet humble masters of the instruments they play. I hold them in extremely high regard...like right up there with The Beatles. Some days I think they're better, but that's just me. You can decide for yourself. I had a hard time picking one so I posted a couple. And yes, he IS playing the electric guitar with a bow in that second one. You can listen to their other stuff on their site.

Blue-eyed Universe by Fictionist

day ten : a song that makes you fall asleep

2011-02-07T15:24:00.000-07:00

Any time I listen to this song I get sleepy...in a good way. I mean, this guy's voice is amazing, but it's also very soothing so sometimes, if I'm really tired, I'll turn this song on and be out before it's over. LOVE it.

Blood Bank by Bon Iver

i was bored and this was fun so if you're bored you should have fun with it too. oh and happy friday!

2011-02-04T11:42:00.001-07:00

Gang of Seven releases their new album, Succession of Ordinary Days. It's epic.

So, I stumbled onto this fun little thing and made my own band in which I imagine that I play the bass (because of course I do). You should do it too cause it's a good activity.

1 - Go to "wikipedia." Hit “random”
or click http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Random
The first random wikipedia article you get is the name of your band.

2 - Go to "Random quotations"
or click http://www.quotationspage.com/random.php3
The last four or five words of the very last quote of the page is the title of your first album.

3 - Go to flickr and click on “explore the last seven days”
or click http://www.flickr.com/explore/interesting/7days
Third picture, no matter what it is, will be your album cover.

4 - Use photoshop or similar to put it all together. (if you don't have it, here's an online photo editor: pixlr.com/)

day nine : a song you can dance to

2011-02-04T10:34:00.000-07:00

Ok, so if you know me very well at all you know I don't do the whole 'dance' thing. Blame it on my extremely shy personality/passed if you want, but it's definitely NOT one of my favorite activities.

I would rather do a math assignment than go dancing.

So yeah, this one was kind of hard. I do however, have my moments where I will catch myself dancing around my room cause a beat is just so good. And that leads us to today's song(s).

Generally I dislike R&B, commercial pop, rap and all that stuff you would normally hear on the radio. But for some reason when Girl Talk mashes them all together I really, really enjoy it. AND it makes me want to dance.

Girl Talk is a guy. Girl Talk mashes up songs from all kinds of genres and causes them to flow together like PB&J. He's INSANELY talented. Most artists mixing mixes use the instrumental and vocal tracks separate from each other. Girl Talk doesn't. He uses the track as you would hear it on the radio and cancels out unwanted noise with some mad skills and other tracks...aka you have to be extremely skilled to pull this off. Seriously, this guy is a master.

So, without further ado we have a track from his latest album, All Day (you can get it free using that link!). My favorite part is at 1:02 when the background track transitions to, I Want You Back by Jackson 5. SO good!

*Please be advised that this is not edited, couldn't find one online. Just so you know.

This is the Remix by Girl Talk

day eight : a song you know all the words to

2011-02-03T10:59:00.000-07:00

I LOVE this song. I know every word. The story he tells is a true one (about his parents) and it's so true about life. Ironically I also know all the words to the song by Kenny Rogers that this song is loosely based off of. So you get to see them both! Yayyyyyy...ok, now I have to get some work done.

The Gambler by Fun.

The Gambler by Kenny Rogers

day seven : a song that reminds you of an event

2011-02-03T10:36:00.000-07:00

December, two years ago. My roommates and I were driving home from our ward Christmas party. There were like, seven girls squished in my little car and this song was on the CD we were listening to. KitKat cranked it up loud and we sang it (on repeat) at the top of our lungs all the way home. This song was our theme song and there is something about those 15 minutes we spent shoved in a car, singing incredibly off key, that makes that event stand out in my mind as one of the best ever. Sadly, Saosin has disabled their actual music video, but there's a link there for you if you want.

You're Not Along - Saosin

day six : a song that reminds you of somewhere

2011-02-03T10:23:00.000-07:00

Ok, again I'm catching up. Also I'm skipping day five for a bit because my sister is taking AGES to get me some pictures I asked her for. So, moving right along we have this song that reminds me of two somewheres.

1. Miss Washburn's 4th grade class. See, I was 'going out' with this boy and this song was kind of a big deal. I had no clue what it meant, but apparently my friend Whitney had figured it out. She took it upon herself to inform my 'boyfriend' that I did not want no scrub. Which even now I don't really understand because I mean, we were in 4th grade and he didn't seem lazy....

2. Saint George, UT. My family was down there for vacation. We were just heading home when this song came on my Walkman (holy cow I forgot I even had one of those once). I don't know why but this song felt like a perfect end to the vacation. You know, because a family vacation has so much in common with the subject matter of this song. I'm kind of weird....

No Scrubs - TLC

day four : a song that makes you sad

2011-01-31T16:16:00.000-07:00

This song isn't really sad as much as it is depressing. In fact...really it's just emo. Also it's the theme song from Charmed so that's one up side right? And it's by The Smiths so there's that. I won't be offended if you don't get all the way through this. And uh...probably don't watch the video either because it's boring. But the music video had the embed code disabled...you can see it here if you'd like. Basically I'm just posting this to get day four out of the way.

How Soon Is Now - The Smiths

day three : a song that makes you happy

2011-01-31T12:48:00.000-07:00

I totally forgot to post this last night! I'll get right to it. I chose this song because it's seriously my go-to song when I'm feeling down. Plus, I can't help but save a little place in my heart for anything Regina Spektor sings. She's quirky, maybe a bit crazy, weird, and entirely awesome.

Folding Chair - Regina Spektor

Lyrics

Come and open up your folding chair next to me
My feet are buried in the sand and there’s a breeze
There’s a shadow, you can’t see my eyes
And the sea is just a wetter version of the skies (favorite lyric!!!)

Let’s get a silver bullet trailer and have a baby boy
I’ll safety-pin his clothes all cool and you’ll grafitti up his toys
I’ve got a perfect body, though sometimes I forget
I’ve got a perfect body cause my eyelashes catch my sweat
Yes, they do, they do…

Now i’ve been sitting on this abandoned beach for years
Waiting for the salty water to cover up my ears
But every time the tide come in to take me home
I get scared, and I’m sitting here alone
Dreaming of the dolphin song…

Maybe one day you will understand
I don’t want nothing from you but to sweetly hold your hand
Till that day just please don’t be so down
Don’t make frowns, you silly clown

Just come and open up your folding chair next to me
My feet are buried in the sand and there’s a breeze
There’s a shadow, you can’t see my eyes
And the waves are just a frothier version of the skies

There’s a shadow, you can’t see my eyes…

and then someone may or may not have been mugged and/or kidnapped in our laundry room

2011-01-29T23:03:00.001-07:00

Powdered soap, abandoned laundry, random artifacts....
There was still laundry in the washer too, but I felt it was
ill-mannered to take a photo of someone's undies and
put it on the internet.

It felt more like a life size I Spy book than a crime scene.
I spy with my little eye...a glove, a q-tip, and a battery.

Marci took video of the scene so she could play I Spy later.
...or so she could decipher the clues and find the perp.
It could be either.

I took this photo of this footprint to be submitted to evidence.
Actual words out of my mouth:
"OH! Marci! A foot print! *takes photo*
Oh wait, that's mine...I was just standing there, false alarm."

In other news, day two of lyrical bliss is just right down there. Also, how come there is an up arrow (the six key) on my keyboard, but no down arrow? Arrow racists!

day two : your least favorite song

2011-01-29T22:44:00.003-07:00

Alrighty, alrighty, day two. It's killing me having the video on my blog, but I realized that in order to fully appreciate why this is my least favorite song you really need to hear it. This is me making a sacrifice for all of you. You're welcome. I've included my commentary on the video as well. Try not to hate me when this song gets stuck in your head for hours.

Baby by Justin Bieber

Lets break it down (video is below):

Are there no cars in this city? Why is that girl singing in the middle of the road?

Oh. THAT'S Justing Bieber...ok.

I want a smiley face bowling ball!

If I were that girl I would have demanded the bowling ball as part of my paycheck after the shoot.

Why do all of those other boys look SO much older than him?

Pause... So he's surprised she turned him down after he yanked her towards him? What a cocky little....

Dude, no matter how many times you call her baby and get in her face it's not gonna make her change her mind.

Did he just pinch her?

Seriously, how many times does this song say baby?

ooooh dance off!

Is he even going to dance?

Still no cars on that street. This is totally staged.

So, Ludacris had his first love at 13? That explains a lot actually.

How come THEY get to dance on the bowling lane? How are none of them falling?

Justin Bieber dances like a Backstreet Boy.

I wonder how many 12 year old boys tried hitting on girls this way after the video came out....

He's gone? As in, she wouldn't give me the time of day so now I'm taking off? Did you finally get the hint kiddo?

Total Baby Count: 56
Total Baby Count as sung by Ludacris: 1

day one : your favorite song

2011-01-28T23:18:00.002-07:00

I've been thinking about this all day long. This is both very difficult and very easy for me. I only had to think for a few minutes before decided on a song by A Fine Frenzy. The hard part was which song exactly? So after much agonizing and fretting I have chosen. I consider this song my favorite for a number of reasons. First off, they lyrics are great, the music is great. But I also never get sick of it. If it comes up on a shuffle I listen to the entire thing. So, here we have it for your listening pleasure. Ignore whatever photos come up there. I personally didn't watch it, just pushed play and went about my business. And for those of you unable to see that video, there are lyrics down there somewhere.

The Minnow and the Trout by A Fine Frenzy.

"Help me out," said the minnow to the trout
"I was lost and found myself swimming in your mouth
Oh, help me, chief, I've got plans for you and me
I swear upon this riverbed, I'll help you feel young again"

Oh, not your everyday circumstance
A humming bird taking coffee with the ants

And I said, "Please, I know that we're different
We were one cell in the sea in the beginning
And what we're made of was all the same once
We're not that different after all"

"Help me out", said the eagle to the dove
"I've fallen from my nest so high above
Oh, help me fly, I am too afraid to try
Now set up in the fear of heights
I'm praying you can set me right"

Oh, not your everyday circumstance
The elephant sharing peanuts with the rats

And I said, "Please, I know that we're different
We were one cell in the sea in the beginning
And what we're made of was all the same once
We're not that different after all"

We are tied in history
Connected like a family
We are tied in history
Connected like a family, family

So please, I know that we're different
We were one cell in the sea in the beginning
And what we're made of was all the same, was all the same
We're not that different after all

thirty days of lyrical bliss or something like that....

2011-01-27T22:37:00.000-07:00

So, if any of you have read my blog for a while you know that I don't really do (like ever) those 'meme' things that go around where you paste a list of questions and fill it all out etc. I think I may have done one once...or thought about doing one once. But Brooke White (who I just love) posted this on her blog yesterday and it's about music. Specifically, specific songs. Specific songs that have a specific affect (did I use the right one?) on me specifically. Hahah that was fun. But in all seriousness (puts on serious face) I truly feel it would be morally wrong for me, the girl that is always talking about music, to not participate. So here's the deal. I'm gonna paste the entire list here in this post and for the next thirty days my posts will include, but will not be limited to one lyrical moment of bliss. If you decide to join in please comment (even if you've never commented before) and tell me cause I LOVE finding new music!

*Side note before I paste the list*
I know from Google analytics that people actually visit this blog regularly (hence me talking to you right now, I'm not a crazy person) so when I say you should comment even if you never have before I'm totally talking to you. Yeah you. No, no not you, right there...YOU. You don't have to ever comment again if it makes you uncomfortable, but it would be awesome if everyone could find a new artist in the next thirty days.
*Side note over*

Day 01 – Your favorite song

Day 02 – Your least favorite song

Day 03 – A song that makes you happy

Day 04 – A song that makes you sad

Day 05 – A song that reminds you of someone

Day 06 – A song that reminds of you of somewhere

Day 07 – A song that reminds you of a certain event

Day 08 – A song that you know all the words to

Day 09 – A song that you can dance to

Day 10 – A song that makes you fall asleep

Day 11 – A song from your favorite band

Day 12 – A song from a band you hate

Day 13 – A song that is a guilty pleasure

Day 14 – A song that no one would expect you to love

Day 15 – A song that describes you

Day 16 – A song that you used to love but now hate

Day 17 – A song that you hear often on the radio

Day 18 – A song that you wish you heard on the radio

Day 19 – A song from your favorite album

Day 20 – A song that you listen to when you’re angry

Day 21 – A song that you listen to when you're driving

Day 22 – A song that you work out to

Day 23 – A song that you want to play at your wedding

Day 24 – A song that you want to play at your funeral

Day 25 – A song that makes you laugh

Day 26 – A song that you can play on an instrument

Day 27 – A song that you wish you could play

Day 28 – A song that makes you feel guilty

Day 29 – A song from your childhood

Day 30 – Your favorite song at this time last year

and now i never have to attempt to watch LOST in it's entirety which is good news for my social life

2011-01-27T16:45:00.001-07:00

I tried watching LOST once, but then I realized I didn't really even like the show but I couldn't stop watching it because I just HAD to see what happened next. It was like I was addicted. Rehab is expensive, that's all I have to say. Also, I tried watching The Event, but then I realized it was made by the same guys that made LOST and I had to call my therapist and now I'm not allowed to watch that show.

I don't actually have a therapist (though I probably need one), but can you tell me why LOST is in all caps? I mean I know they were REALLY lost, but capitalizing it kind of makes me have a small panic attack cause I feel like if I don't watch it that's like a bad omen. Like if I don't watch it I'll die a death by tickling or something.... LOST blows.

In other news, Americanized Asians are not only undercover ninjas, but they are also Navy Seals and possibly Army Rangers. I've yet to confirm that last bit, but there it is.

UPDATED: I forgot to tell you this kid also has a few videos in which he reads Twilight and pretty much rags on it and I of course enjoyed every second of it. What I mean to say is I agreed with everything he says. I did NOT enjoy Twilight. That's all.

there is a reason computers were not alive when your grandmother was born and today that reason is e-filing . . . also i may be a bit frustrated

2011-01-26T23:06:00.003-07:00

Dear IRS,

I'm not sure if you've been made aware, but linking the name of your free filing program to an article explaining the rules to your free filing program, which THEN links to an article with "helpful" tips to e-filing using your free filing program IS NOT HELPFUL. THIS is exactly why people don't pay their taxes. It's like you're asking people to commit tax fraud.

Here's a helpful tip for YOU IRS. Learn how hyperlinks actually work and stop letting your blind grandmother manage your website. I'm starting to wonder if you even WANT my money. Start being helpful or I will stop paying you.

Sincerely,

Your Mom

PS - Trained monkeys could do your job except we can't let them or else PETA would have a collective aneurysm and then people like Natalie Portman would hate you. We can't have Natalie Portman hating you! She makes A LOT of money and probably pays you A LOT of taxes. I wouldn't know because I'm not her personal accountant, but if I was I would NOT advise her to use your free e-filing system BECAUSE NO ONE CAN FIND IT!

Wow...I feel much better now. Also, I tried to edit it and link some of that first paragraph to the site, but it's like soooooooooo slow I got bored and gave up.

and then my nine year old brother taught me a little something about life over a steak dinner

2011-01-26T14:05:00.001-07:00

Friends & How to Pick Them

Cy: Yeah, you should try to be friends with everyone, even people like James.

Me: What's wrong with James?

Cy: The kid's got problems! He learned to tie his shoes this year.

Me: Are you serious?

Cy: Yeah and his parents gave him a treat for it! He came to school and told the whole class that he learned and my teacher was like, ''oh goooood,'' but what she really meant was that it was about time he learned to tie his own shoes.

Me: Haha I'm sure...

Cy: So yeah, he needs a good friend so I'm friends with him.

Me: Well that's good, everyone needs a friend. But you still need to be careful of who you hang around with and make sure you stay out of trouble.

Cy: Oh I know. I finally saw a picture of Lil Wayne the other day.

Me: ...Oh yeah?

Cy: Yeah. He is COVERED with tattoos. He like, never wears a shirt and if he does it's one of those white tanks with the mean name and a bunch of gold chains and he does those gang things with his hands. And I think he does drugs and that's bad because I know what those do to you. Plus he just got out of jail, I don't know what for, but that's not the kind of person I want to be friends with. I mean, I'll be nice to him because you should be nice to everyone, but I don't have to be friends with him.

Me: You'd be nice to Lil Wayne?

Cy: Well, if I KNEW him yeah, but I don't know him. But I still wouldn't be friends with him.

"And he always poses like this for pictures"

*squinty eyed comparison of pictures*

*head tilt*

...huh...

Yeah I think he got it pretty close....

*LIFE LESSON*
Be nice to everyone, don't be friends with famous rappers (esp if they have a record), but definitely be friends with the kid that gets treats for doing things you did when you were four because hey, free treats!

actually, when you think about it, it's all heather's fault so you can't really hold me accountable for this one

2011-01-24T16:26:00.001-07:00

I broke my rule/goal. I've only finished half of the half-of-my-unread-books like I wanted to but I still bought four more books the other day. But really it's not my fault because Heather (who's blog will soon be private so I dunno why I linked to it there) told me about this handy Amazon deal last week where I pay $10 and get a $20 Amazon gift card. This was basically like a no brainer in my book, obviously. And of course I can't just hold on to a $20 gift card when I've already got the itch to buy new books. That's like asking a junkie to hold on to some really high quality crack for a few weeks, but don't smoke any of it until you smoke your crappy ghetto crack all gone ok, Mr Junkie?

If a person were to 'do' crack they'd smoke it, right? Clearly I'm an addict.

Not only am I an addict, but I can't JUST spend $20 if ten of that twenty is free now can I? So, $35 later I've purchased four books from my books-I-must-read-before-I-die-or-run-out-of-money-whichever-comes-first list. All four were recommended to me by friends so you know, if I end up hating the book four people totally owe me around $8.17...you know who you are.

*PERSONAL HEALTH UPDATE*

I'm still on the sicky side which is why this post is like, totally more pointless than normal. Plus I'm on drugs...the decongestant kind. But I did get a prescription for Azirthromicin which makes me think of House Bunny. This makes me laugh and feel better, but I also feel like my IQ dropped just thinking about House Bunny. Even saying House Bunny makes me feel dumber, but I still laugh about it.

LIFE LESSON: Always laugh at yourself and your situation even if you're dumber afterwards because hey, free lemons and stuff!

Yeah...I dunno. I'm not even going to begin explaining that one (because there totally is an explanation), but if you can figure it out I'll give you a gold star.

i so totally warned you this was coming but if you watch bones you should watch it because it's kind of funny

2011-01-19T13:16:00.000-07:00

i'm sicky today so enjoy this instead of my usual insanity

2011-01-19T10:28:00.001-07:00

my fan girl heart may have had a mini heart attack just now.

2011-01-18T14:11:00.000-07:00

Please feel free to skip over this self indulgent post. Ok, I'm just gonna say it...again. I heart Fringe. I do and there's nothing I can really do about that fact especially since it starts up again this week. The move to Fridays is gonna be hard to pull off, but for that there's early morning Hulu dates on Saturdays.

Also, just to warn you, there will probably be something about Bones on here soon too so.....

and then i completely forgot what i was going to write about so instead you get this

2011-01-17T23:25:00.003-07:00

I realized today that I have quite a few drafts in my blogger dashboard with only a title going for them. My question (to myself) is...what the heck was I planning on writing about after a title like that? I mean, what more is there to say on the subject? Which is probably why they're still in draft form.... Most of them would actually make rather amusing tweets, now that I think about it. Delusional, but amusing nonetheless.

Draft Titles

Roger and Elaine - I don't (to my knowledge) actually know a Roger and Elaine

Ellen Page and Drew Berrymore have decent taste in music...or at least I believe they do. I know this because iTunes is my friend. Not my only friend though. I HAVE HUMAN FRIENDS!!!

When I was a kid I wanted to be Laura Ingalls Wilder, Annie or Joe March

Sometimes you'd think I was drunk. I'm totally not. Ever. Also I'm somewhat obsessed with Wikipedia.

Wiki surfing and the art of learning serendipitously which, by the way, should be made a major so that I can, in fact, major in it. Really they should just make me the professor cause I could totally teach that shiz.

Sometimes I laugh because it's a lot more fun than crying. Except I have over active tear ducts so I cry even when I'm just laughing. That's what you call a contradiction kids!

I wanted to come up with a creative and witty title, but all I could think of was goat cheese. I've never even had goat cheese. Is that even a real kind of cheese? Because cheese cloth isn't actually cheese, but they still call it cheese. Who are they anyway?

I'm really awful at reacting to any type of news with any type of appropriate emotion which makes things awkward for the person giving said news and just sad for me really.

On a scale from 1 to 10 how bad would it be if the voices in my head answered back 85% of the time? 1 would be a normal experience for any normal human being and 10 would be when any normal human being would have me institutionalized.

I don't actually hear voices, I'm just trying to be prepared for the possible future so I can skip that whole denial phase and jump right to giving myself up when zombies attack.

Sometimes my dreams are so real I have flashbacks during the day which induce mini panic attacks 73% of the time. I should probably stop dreaming about stabbing people.

I'm really not crazy, I promise. I just have a really active imagination and should not be allowed to watch or read anything before I sleep.

They should totally make a reality show called Celebrity Dentists. I would SO watch that.

If this makes any sense to anyone it will be a blooming miracle and a half cause I'm even confusing myself here folks.

*That last one had about four sentences of absolute nonsense in it's purest form and even now, four months after it's being saved as a draft, it made ZERO sense even to me which is why it will forever remain unpublished.

this is halee *as in berry*