Can I Keep You - Some Assembly Required

Class today flew by pretty quickly. One of my colleagues in the library system gave a talk on some good young adult books so it was cool to see her in action.

I got some more Library Goddess-isms, and there are more than usual this time because I haven't posted any for the past couple classes.
LG: "They call it the highrise because it's the only building there with 2 stories." LG: "Support a para-professional a year, pay your library fines!"
LG: "Death by detail"
LG: "Hoarders...one time's all you need."
LG: "He didn't pay taxes, but neither did Ford Motor Company."
LG: "Maybe they were sick the day they covered Verbs."
LG: "Death by guidelines."
LG: "I get burnin' needs...is that a song?"
LG: "I don't care if it's 2041, email me!"
LG reading book: "I'm worried the lady's gonna be a hooker and you're worried she's gonna be Betty Crocker!"
LG: "Practice in your car, they'll just think you're singing."
LG: "I've been booktalking since dirt!"
LG: "I've read that book four times and I still don't know what happens!"
LG: "Like we'd know if you mess up...if it falls apart just lie!"
LG: "Big plastic fish thing." Jaws, she was talking about Jaws.

After class I came back and watching some more Covert Affairs...even though I own it and not the DVDs I have checked out and are due soon. That's my problem, I always get distracted by something I own already then run out of time.

Then I went to see one of the most rockingest bands here in Lincoln play at a bar downtown. The awesomeness that is "Some Assembly Required". AND there was yet another instance for the "My Boss is Cooler Than Your Boss" series mentioned here: My Life in Closed Captions: Here's a little segment called: "My boss is cooler... cause Superwoman totally bought me a drink. But apparently now I'm down to 95 points. Which is super depressing cause I was up to 129! Man. I'm gonna have to start bringing her cookies or something cause Space Cadet is kickin' my butt in points.

Song for the night:

"Can I Keep You" by Some Assembly Required


Okay, so this is my favorite of their songs. They play a lot of covers so when they started this one and I loved it I had to google the lyrics on my phone. They now give me crap about that but it's just a great song. I hope you guys enjoy it too. Anyway, two drinks and numerous jokes about the exotic dancers next door later I'm back at the apartment.

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.

Here's a little segment called: "My boss is cooler than your boss."

She called me four times this morning and we figured out my schedule. Apparently I'm working too much! Or so she says. How cool is that? Who's boss says that, seriously?

And she called me sidekick. Woohoo! I love my boss. She's Superwoman.