Another instance of: My Life in Closed Captions: Here's a little segment called: "My boss is cooler...
Got called to the backroom today. Superwoman says I work too much. She's making me take tomorrow off. I mean, what does she expect me to do? Sleep in? Lay on the couch all day catching up on TV - OMG, have you seen "Unforgettable"? it's fantastic. - and watching DVDs I have that are due this week, aka yesterday?
Geez. Watching out for my sanity like that.
That's why she's the coolest.
Alright, so we did Posts of the Year and Pictures and tomorrow is Quotes so I guess that makes today Music...
Favorite new songs I've discovered throughout the year.
"I'm Into Something Good" The Bird and the Bee
i could recommend this over and over and over.
"Lover Lover" Jerrod Niemann
love the vocals. awesomeness.
"Tonight, Tonight" Hot Chelle Rae
summer song 2011 still lives on. somehow still not sick of it.
"Back At Your Door" Maroon 5
i've probably listened to this song more times in 24 hours than i have most songs ever.
"Time Warp" Glee Cast Version
okay so it's a little before the year mark, but i've listened to it enough times throughout the year that it still counts.
"He Wasn't There" Lily Allen live recording
i've been a fan of hers since college but just recently found this on youtube, love it.
"Misery" Glee Cast Version
i've watched this videos many times, mostly after i complete big assignments. wanting to throw all my papers up like that but not wanting to have to clean it up. i'll stick with just watching.
"Since You've Been Gone" Theory of a Deadman
my first ever video rec back on the first of the year. geez. (well this and 'heart of gold')
"Why Do You Let Me Stay Here" She & Him
morbid but awesome. stoked for their christmas album. love her voice. again, fan since college but never saw this video until a few months ago.
annnd now for the most rec'd videos I've posted.
3. "Forget You" Glee Cast feat. Gwyneth Paltrow
Gwyneth man, no last name campaign.
Though I really do love this version: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFnth12HyJU Audacity-Made, it's a program that can mess with vocals. Yeah, still Gwyneth. Just a bit lower. Just a bit. haha.
That was born after the blog was started. These two I had been big fans of before I started on here. Yes, complete opposites, but stick with me.
2. "You Drive Me Crazy" Shakin' Stevens
diggin' the dance moves. he's welsh. just go with it.
1. "Reflecting Light" Sam Phillips
love it.
Tomorrow is Quotes of the Year, such as this: "How do you expect me to get a woman if I can't blend a margarita?" Tune in for more like that one and I'll probably throw in some other random stuff as well.
"Why do you edit? Just give me credit. I'm just sitting on the shelf."
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Tuesday, November 8, 2011
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
My coworkers are cooler than your coworkers...
The second segment in a series I'm going to call "My job is cooler than your job". I say as humbly as I can. Here's part one from back in December: My Life in Closed Captions: Here's a little segment called: "My boss is cooler...
What brought this back is that apparently, people think I'm nuts because I would rather work than do something else. Some are joking and some are boyfriends who are upset by my priority choices. But seriously, how often can you find coworkers who will pretend to be your girlfriend to make the creepers go away, or give you their happy meal toys, or form a fake band, or make up slogans to wear on matching tshirts, or go along with your crazy nickname system, or turn super protective when something goes wrong? When you're able to go to work and actually not mind the fact that you're at work instead of at home sleeping - that's when you know that you found somewhere you belong. Anyway, if you still don't understand and think my priorities are skewed then that just proves my point. You don't have coworkers as cool as mine.
Moving on.
Okay, so I had this major update to a new ipod recently since I have too much music to fit in an 8GB one. Sad, I know. So, instead of just 1500 songs now I have over 4000 and counting. I'm feeling a bit like Abby right now when she buys ipods for everyone on NCIS and Gibbs says he only listens to 5. She's like only 5000? Here I'll find it.
Anyway, since there's an increase in songs on the ipod there's also an increase in skippage aka putting it on shuffle and skipping songs until I get to one I actually listen to frequently. I mean, I listen to all of them but there are certain like contexts for each song... If that makes sense. Like sometimes you don't want to listen to a song, not because you don't like it, you're just not in the mood for it. Anyway, my point is, I found a few songs that I not only never skip but constantly put the thing on repeat and listen to them over and over. And I know I've done favorite songs day during favorites week My Life in Closed Captions: These are a few of my favorite things - Day One: M... (yes I will overload you with links in this post) so I'm limiting these to songs that have only come out recently (or semi-recently). I'm pretty sure I've posted at least half of these before, oh well.
Song 1: Since You've Been Gone - no not Kelly Clarkson or Aretha but Theory of a Deadman.
This was my first music rec ever on here (well that and Ashlyne Huff's "Heart of Gold") way back in January...My Life in Closed Captions: Happy , Happy New Year! Hooray for Apples to Apples.
Song 2: "Something Good Can Work" Two Door Cinema Club
This is a total jam out song, I'm diggin it. Loving these guys (despite that they look like they're 12), and iTunes for giving it to me for free. iTunes' free music each week isn't actually all that bad, especially for indie stuff.
Song 3: Back at Your Door - Maroon 5
Why my new relationships never work. Kind of a theme song for me actually. Which is why it goes on repeat.
Song 4: Somebody to Love - Glee version of Queen
Loving this version, and the choreography is excellent as always.
Song 5: Lover Lover - Jerrod Neimann
Pretty sure this one has everything to do with the deep voice. It's like Josh Turner all over again.
Song 6: Forget You - Glee version of Cee-Lo Green
If you're only going to watch one of these videos make it this one. Gwyneth is amazing. She's like Cher or Ellen - she doesn't even need a last name, I'm gonna start a campaign! I'll call it the "Gwyneth needs no last name campaign" . Rhymes and everything. She's so talented and so funny that there can only be one word to describe her awesomeness: "Gwyneth". You could use it as an adjective like as in, "That outfit is so Gwyneth! Like oh my god!" She's someone who can actually pull off something like naming her child "Apple" and I'm okay with it. (Look it up I'm not making that up). I'm doing it. I'll start a trend. "Gwyneth" is going to be my word of the week. Don't question the "Gwyneth".
I don't know about you, but I'm totally making the Wordsmith watch "Country Strong" with me tonight. He's used to my chick flicks anyway.
Okay, honorable mentions that are basically great songs but I've posted them too recently and I don't want to bore you with repetition. "Misery" (Glee version) "Raise Your Glass" (also Glee version or Pink's really either is fantastic) "How" (Maroon 5) "She's Not There" (Glee version or the Zombies original classic) "Safety Dance" (okay a lot of these are Glee versions but I'm a soundtracks kind of girl) "We Used to be Friends" (Dandy Warhols) and "Blackbird" (Glee version, I love the Beatles but I'm loving the updated acapella style).
The Wordsmith is bringing food and I'm thinking movie night then crash cause early mornings (like todays) are totally exhausting.
What brought this back is that apparently, people think I'm nuts because I would rather work than do something else. Some are joking and some are boyfriends who are upset by my priority choices. But seriously, how often can you find coworkers who will pretend to be your girlfriend to make the creepers go away, or give you their happy meal toys, or form a fake band, or make up slogans to wear on matching tshirts, or go along with your crazy nickname system, or turn super protective when something goes wrong? When you're able to go to work and actually not mind the fact that you're at work instead of at home sleeping - that's when you know that you found somewhere you belong. Anyway, if you still don't understand and think my priorities are skewed then that just proves my point. You don't have coworkers as cool as mine.
Moving on.
Okay, so I had this major update to a new ipod recently since I have too much music to fit in an 8GB one. Sad, I know. So, instead of just 1500 songs now I have over 4000 and counting. I'm feeling a bit like Abby right now when she buys ipods for everyone on NCIS and Gibbs says he only listens to 5. She's like only 5000? Here I'll find it.
Anyway, since there's an increase in songs on the ipod there's also an increase in skippage aka putting it on shuffle and skipping songs until I get to one I actually listen to frequently. I mean, I listen to all of them but there are certain like contexts for each song... If that makes sense. Like sometimes you don't want to listen to a song, not because you don't like it, you're just not in the mood for it. Anyway, my point is, I found a few songs that I not only never skip but constantly put the thing on repeat and listen to them over and over. And I know I've done favorite songs day during favorites week My Life in Closed Captions: These are a few of my favorite things - Day One: M... (yes I will overload you with links in this post) so I'm limiting these to songs that have only come out recently (or semi-recently). I'm pretty sure I've posted at least half of these before, oh well.
Song 1: Since You've Been Gone - no not Kelly Clarkson or Aretha but Theory of a Deadman.
This was my first music rec ever on here (well that and Ashlyne Huff's "Heart of Gold") way back in January...My Life in Closed Captions: Happy , Happy New Year! Hooray for Apples to Apples.
Song 2: "Something Good Can Work" Two Door Cinema Club
This is a total jam out song, I'm diggin it. Loving these guys (despite that they look like they're 12), and iTunes for giving it to me for free. iTunes' free music each week isn't actually all that bad, especially for indie stuff.
Song 3: Back at Your Door - Maroon 5
Why my new relationships never work. Kind of a theme song for me actually. Which is why it goes on repeat.
Song 4: Somebody to Love - Glee version of Queen
Loving this version, and the choreography is excellent as always.
Song 5: Lover Lover - Jerrod Neimann
Pretty sure this one has everything to do with the deep voice. It's like Josh Turner all over again.
Song 6: Forget You - Glee version of Cee-Lo Green
If you're only going to watch one of these videos make it this one. Gwyneth is amazing. She's like Cher or Ellen - she doesn't even need a last name, I'm gonna start a campaign! I'll call it the "Gwyneth needs no last name campaign" . Rhymes and everything. She's so talented and so funny that there can only be one word to describe her awesomeness: "Gwyneth". You could use it as an adjective like as in, "That outfit is so Gwyneth! Like oh my god!" She's someone who can actually pull off something like naming her child "Apple" and I'm okay with it. (Look it up I'm not making that up). I'm doing it. I'll start a trend. "Gwyneth" is going to be my word of the week. Don't question the "Gwyneth".
I don't know about you, but I'm totally making the Wordsmith watch "Country Strong" with me tonight. He's used to my chick flicks anyway.
Okay, honorable mentions that are basically great songs but I've posted them too recently and I don't want to bore you with repetition. "Misery" (Glee version) "Raise Your Glass" (also Glee version or Pink's really either is fantastic) "How" (Maroon 5) "She's Not There" (Glee version or the Zombies original classic) "Safety Dance" (okay a lot of these are Glee versions but I'm a soundtracks kind of girl) "We Used to be Friends" (Dandy Warhols) and "Blackbird" (Glee version, I love the Beatles but I'm loving the updated acapella style).
The Wordsmith is bringing food and I'm thinking movie night then crash cause early mornings (like todays) are totally exhausting.
Monday, February 21, 2011
These are a few of my favorite things - Day One: Music
So, I spent my day off at the farmhouse. I got some more fun shirts from my truly amazing brother and my awesome sister-in-law. Then, ate some good ice cream cake with the family. There's my weekend.
Okay, so I was inspired by my last post - aka literal music video and Mindwalk Blvd - to post more of my favorite things. But, there are too many of them to post all at once so I figured I could span it into a week. Maybe it will help distract me from reality and the significance of the next few days.
I have a lot of favorite things, music, movies, tv, books, hobbies, etc. Tonight I'm gonna focus on music. Music is kind of a big deal to me. It's relaxing, it's fun, it's catchy, sometimes annoying aka "Do the Bookdrop", but still something I can't live without. One of my favorite quotes from college came from this girl I had one class with total.
Best Friend: You know the girl with the headphones who stares at her feet when she walks?
Girl: Oh yeah, she's so sarcastic I love her!
When someone knows who you are just by those descriptions it means something.
Anyway, I thought it was funny, but yes, headphones are constantly in my ears or my pockets because sometimes I just like to jam out, you know? Sometimes it drives people nuts but hey, that's me.
I thought my first segment should be about favorite songs. I have lots of favorite songs but only a few all-time favorite songs. I've lowered it down to five, some of them you've already heard on this blog but some will be new.
Here's my top five:
1. Tracy Chapman's "Give Me One Reason" I'm not much for blues, but this song, it just gets to me with the rhythm and the guitar. I wish I could play like her.
2. Aaliyah's "Are You That Somebody"It so sad that we didn't get to see her career go as far as it would have. I love the beat of this one and the awesome dance moves in the video, haha.
3. The Wreckers "Leave the Pieces"Here's the live version, you can find the official video/recording on youtube.
I loved Michelle Branch already, but when she joined with Jessica Harp to form the Wreckers she became a whole different kind of awesome. Her style totally changed and turned a bit more country which I think she pulls off pretty well.
4. Joshua Radin's "Only You" I'm more a fan of the acoustic version available on itunes but this one is good as well. Remake of a classic that he totally does justice.
5. "Out Tonight" from Jonathan Larson's broadway classic "Rent"
But, again, no embed so sending you to youtube with this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LroABeeh99E
copy and paste
You know how you can have all time favorites and then new ones that you love but they're so new you don't think you can classify them as all time?
Some of those for me are "Forget You" the Glee cast version because Gwyneth Paltrow is wicked awesome. See this: My Life in Closed Captions: "I'll meet you there, I'm gonna go jam out to Gwyn...
And then "Lover, Lover" by Jerrod Niemann My Life in Closed Captions: What if the Hokey Pokey really IS what it's all ab...
Here's the list of honorable mentions
Reflecing Light - Sam Phillips (want to listen go here, My Life in Closed Captions: Make the lambs stop screaming!
Whiskey Lullaby - Brad Paisley and Alison KrauseGoodnight and Go - Imogen Heap
I Don't Feel Like Dancin' - Scissor Sisters
Won't Go Home Without You - Maroon 5
Bring on the Wonder - Susan Enan
More than Words - Extreme
You Don't Know Me - Jann Arden
Call Me When You're Sober - Evanescence
Band of Gold - Anna Nalick
Head Over Heels - April McLean
Something To Talk About - Bonnie Raitt
Anything by MXPX, Avril Lavigne, Eminem or the Spice Girls (yes I am from that generation)
She & Him - Zooey Deschanel is awesome.
Me First and the Gimme Gimmes remake classic songs
Johnny Cash - anything grew up listening to him
Theory of a Deadman - everything they do is epic and awesome. I've already posted one of theirs a while ago in one of my first Music Rec's My Life in Closed Captions: Happy , Happy New Year! everything they do is just epic and awesome.
Saving Abel - another good band you can jam out to
Stop Making Friends - aka Pauley Perrette is freaking awesome. Listen to their song "Fear" and tell me what you think.
Anything by Doris Day - I always listen to her stuff on Xmas, but especially the Calamity Jane soundtrack.
I'm a very soundtracks kind of girl. There's a lot of those on my playlists,
lately it's been a lot of Glee, aside from that there's
Moulin Rouge, Calamity Jane, Oklahoma, Music and Lyrics, Rent, NCIS, Hairspray, Avenue Q, Grease 1&2 Chicago, Mamma Mia (minus pierce brosnan), Rocky Horror, Sister Act, Wedding Singer, Walk the Line even Whip It had a kickass soundtrack, which was Drew's mix tape for the world.
Okay, you're probably aleady overloaded so I'm gonna crash and burn.
More favorites yet to come tomorrow. I'm thinking movies...or maybe television, I do get to watch shows online tomorrow that I missed tomorrow.
Okay, so I was inspired by my last post - aka literal music video and Mindwalk Blvd - to post more of my favorite things. But, there are too many of them to post all at once so I figured I could span it into a week. Maybe it will help distract me from reality and the significance of the next few days.
I have a lot of favorite things, music, movies, tv, books, hobbies, etc. Tonight I'm gonna focus on music. Music is kind of a big deal to me. It's relaxing, it's fun, it's catchy, sometimes annoying aka "Do the Bookdrop", but still something I can't live without. One of my favorite quotes from college came from this girl I had one class with total.
Best Friend: You know the girl with the headphones who stares at her feet when she walks?
Girl: Oh yeah, she's so sarcastic I love her!
When someone knows who you are just by those descriptions it means something.
Anyway, I thought it was funny, but yes, headphones are constantly in my ears or my pockets because sometimes I just like to jam out, you know? Sometimes it drives people nuts but hey, that's me.
I thought my first segment should be about favorite songs. I have lots of favorite songs but only a few all-time favorite songs. I've lowered it down to five, some of them you've already heard on this blog but some will be new.
Here's my top five:
1. Tracy Chapman's "Give Me One Reason" I'm not much for blues, but this song, it just gets to me with the rhythm and the guitar. I wish I could play like her.
2. Aaliyah's "Are You That Somebody"It so sad that we didn't get to see her career go as far as it would have. I love the beat of this one and the awesome dance moves in the video, haha.
3. The Wreckers "Leave the Pieces"Here's the live version, you can find the official video/recording on youtube.
I loved Michelle Branch already, but when she joined with Jessica Harp to form the Wreckers she became a whole different kind of awesome. Her style totally changed and turned a bit more country which I think she pulls off pretty well.
4. Joshua Radin's "Only You" I'm more a fan of the acoustic version available on itunes but this one is good as well. Remake of a classic that he totally does justice.
5. "Out Tonight" from Jonathan Larson's broadway classic "Rent"
But, again, no embed so sending you to youtube with this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LroABeeh99E
copy and paste
You know how you can have all time favorites and then new ones that you love but they're so new you don't think you can classify them as all time?
Some of those for me are "Forget You" the Glee cast version because Gwyneth Paltrow is wicked awesome. See this: My Life in Closed Captions: "I'll meet you there, I'm gonna go jam out to Gwyn...
And then "Lover, Lover" by Jerrod Niemann My Life in Closed Captions: What if the Hokey Pokey really IS what it's all ab...
Here's the list of honorable mentions
Reflecing Light - Sam Phillips (want to listen go here, My Life in Closed Captions: Make the lambs stop screaming!
Whiskey Lullaby - Brad Paisley and Alison KrauseGoodnight and Go - Imogen Heap
I Don't Feel Like Dancin' - Scissor Sisters
Won't Go Home Without You - Maroon 5
Bring on the Wonder - Susan Enan
More than Words - Extreme
You Don't Know Me - Jann Arden
Call Me When You're Sober - Evanescence
Band of Gold - Anna Nalick
Head Over Heels - April McLean
Something To Talk About - Bonnie Raitt
Anything by MXPX, Avril Lavigne, Eminem or the Spice Girls (yes I am from that generation)
She & Him - Zooey Deschanel is awesome.
Me First and the Gimme Gimmes remake classic songs
Johnny Cash - anything grew up listening to him
Theory of a Deadman - everything they do is epic and awesome. I've already posted one of theirs a while ago in one of my first Music Rec's My Life in Closed Captions: Happy , Happy New Year! everything they do is just epic and awesome.
Saving Abel - another good band you can jam out to
Stop Making Friends - aka Pauley Perrette is freaking awesome. Listen to their song "Fear" and tell me what you think.
Anything by Doris Day - I always listen to her stuff on Xmas, but especially the Calamity Jane soundtrack.
I'm a very soundtracks kind of girl. There's a lot of those on my playlists,
lately it's been a lot of Glee, aside from that there's
Moulin Rouge, Calamity Jane, Oklahoma, Music and Lyrics, Rent, NCIS, Hairspray, Avenue Q, Grease 1&2 Chicago, Mamma Mia (minus pierce brosnan), Rocky Horror, Sister Act, Wedding Singer, Walk the Line even Whip It had a kickass soundtrack, which was Drew's mix tape for the world.
Okay, you're probably aleady overloaded so I'm gonna crash and burn.
More favorites yet to come tomorrow. I'm thinking movies...or maybe television, I do get to watch shows online tomorrow that I missed tomorrow.
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
What if the Hokey Pokey really IS what it's all about?
Like really? What would that say about life?
Hooray for a split shift! Went in twice and spent the time between writing. Which I miss immensely. But working in public service is always good for inspiration and humor.
Got to work with Space Cadet again tonight. She called me dirt. Then said I'm below dirt, mining for minerals. It's not as bad as it sounds when it's in context of what we were talking about, but out of context is what I gave her crap for. It's funny because two days ago she called me her kid - we matched with like the same color green shirts jeans and red hair as did the QofA we should have taken a group picture - then earlier tonight she called me a wizkid and then like ten minutes later I was dirt. But it's worth it cause now I get to say "She called me dirt...." in a sad voice every time I see her.
The song of the day I listened to repeatedly while writing more adventures of Sketch and Edit. It's like relaxing, I love the deep voice. It zenned me out. So I'm posting it. This one came out last year. He's probably wildly popular - like I said, I don't listen to the radio - but I do enjoy this song.
Lover, Lover by Jerrod Niemann
Hooray for a split shift! Went in twice and spent the time between writing. Which I miss immensely. But working in public service is always good for inspiration and humor.
Got to work with Space Cadet again tonight. She called me dirt. Then said I'm below dirt, mining for minerals. It's not as bad as it sounds when it's in context of what we were talking about, but out of context is what I gave her crap for. It's funny because two days ago she called me her kid - we matched with like the same color green shirts jeans and red hair as did the QofA we should have taken a group picture - then earlier tonight she called me a wizkid and then like ten minutes later I was dirt. But it's worth it cause now I get to say "She called me dirt...." in a sad voice every time I see her.
The song of the day I listened to repeatedly while writing more adventures of Sketch and Edit. It's like relaxing, I love the deep voice. It zenned me out. So I'm posting it. This one came out last year. He's probably wildly popular - like I said, I don't listen to the radio - but I do enjoy this song.
Lover, Lover by Jerrod Niemann
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