15 albums

I got this idea from Annie when it showed up on my facebook news feed. I just want to give credit where credit is due, and I wanted to note that we have similar taste in music because I don't want to be creepy copycat.

Basically the deal is that you write down 15 albums that have stuck with you....

1.) Simon & Garfunkel's Greatest Hits
2.) (500) Days of Summer soundtrack
3.) Pink Floyd--any album (music of my childhood)
4.) Moody Blues-Greatest Hits (also music of my childhood)
5.) Journey--Greatest Hits (again, music of my childhood)
6.) CD #1 & #2--Mixes made by Lauren Hancock (music of my adolescence)
7.) The Reminder--Feist (or Let it Die)
8.) crazysexycool--TLC (don't judge...)
9.) Grand National or April Uprising--John Butler Trio
10.) Patsy Cline-Greatest Hits
11.) Third Eye Blind-Third Eye Blind
12.) Siamese Dream-Smashing Pumpkins
13.) Crash-Dave Matthews Band
14.) This Desert Life-Counting Crows (mostly for the song Colorblind)
15.) O-Damien Rice

This was a little hard since I am more of a song person than a whole album person. 1-11, I've probably listened to and become familiar with the whole album. After that, it's more about individual songs I think. This does not make them less favorable by any means, (because Crash is my ABSOLUTE favorite song in the world), it just means that I haven't been as thorough in my interest yet.

Plus, I feel like I am leaving out so many other artists that I've come across and really like...

Things fall apart

It's really weird.
But they do.
A lot.

The world is in need of some heavy-duty glue.

You are the only exception

I just love his work. And him.

Normally, I'm not one for celebrity crushes, but I'm willing to compromise this rule for Joseph Gordon-Levitt. He just seems so not a celebrity--in a good way. He seems so adorable and down-to-earth in his interviews and commentaries. He's not a sell-out. And because he is very methodical about his film choices, he has gotten some quality roles lately. I feel like he loves acting for acting's sake.

He's practically a normal person, right?

Homeward Bound

So I survived the all-night drive back home to Washington. I pretty much drove the whole way because I'm pro like that. I downed a Rockstar or two and overdosed on sugar. Yep, that will do it. My heart felt like it was going to explode, and I was so wired that I think I didn't blink for like 5 minutes at a time. Caffeine in large quantities makes me really nauseous, so that combined with all the sugar, made me want to vomit out the window, but I kept it together. Although, I couldn't walk straight when I got out of the car because I was so dizzy.

So on the agenda for the next couple days:
-Be a bridesmaid
-Pull off another reception
-Watch a bunch of Tosh.0 episodes with Todd
-Watch (500) Days of Summer with my mom
-Go to a high school football game to catch a few familiar faces
-Eat real food
-Just be with the fam-dam

All Apologies

Dear World,

Sorry if I have been a bit (or maybe more than a bit) petulant lately. Unrequited like can really destroy your serotonin levels.

I promise to be better.

Love, Tanya

Pet Peeve #284

Spell your kid's name the normal way!

I'm all about originality and being a little unconventional with choosing a name, but if you're going to give your kid a name that is already popular/over-used, don't try to convince us that you are hip and unique because you insert/replace a few letters. All it does for the child is give him or her the blessing of having to deal with everybody misspelling his name for his whole life.

Just saying...

Be Okay

I think I'll be okay.

It's not the end of the world.

I just need a distraction or something.

School perhaps?