Tuesday, June 10, 2008

"She eyes me like a pisces when I am weak..."

Well the mini heatwave is over for a day, at least. Right now it is 22 without any humidity. The thunderstorms last night seemed to have cleared out everything.
I feel a little out of sorts today like I am missing a molecule. I was supposed to do something that I have been putting off for a while but didn't do it. Forever the procrastinator.
Last night was a friend's birthday, there was a little gathering involving pizza, cake and ice cream, so delicious. I also got to show my inferior bowling Wii skills and inferior than superior than inferior Wii tennis skills. Fun though.
"It's okay to eat fish because they have no feelings..."
http://youtube.com/watch?v=rg-yYi8saZY
I am not sure about that but wouldn't want to doubt Mr. Cobain.
I picked up a new book called Snow by Orhan Pamuk, a winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature. Hopefully it will be good.
I wrote the following yesterday, nothing much to say about it.
We Are All Trying To Be Strong
I am done reading another novel
Before a summer like thunderstorm
June has decided to act like July
We are all trying to be someone else
Forgetting old habits, friends and memories
Shared triumphs, defeats and climaxes
Pleasure used to be a treasure pursued
Now it is anything without pain
The day rose before I opened my eyes
Heat is easily trapped in skin and bone
We are all burning or have been burnt
Love does not feel like it should
I cannot touch its face anymore
Time has elapsed, disappeared and laughed
While you moved, erased and smiled
A thousand jokes or more were shared
How quickly we forget their punch lines
Knocked out, left behind and whispered about
I am the breeze whenever it is calm
You cannot touch, remember or see me
There are worse things or people to be
When mulling over the possibilities
A sky thinking about rain but shining
Contrasts exist everywhere there is sight
One eyes sees one thing and the other another
Golden apples growing among sour grapes
I am getting ready for the next story
After a summer like thunderstorm
June has decided to act tough
We are all trying to be strong
This is not always a kind world
Only we can choose kind words
When it comes time to remember
What used to bring us no pain
Now it is anything but pleasure.
06/09/08
"Nature is a whore, bruises on the fruit..."
http://youtube.com/watch?v=wY3oEvaq71A
The lyrics and clips used in today's blog are from Nirvana including Something In The Way, In Bloom and below Heart Shaped Box.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=SK7Ai9dWrRQ
Also it is Tuesday, my countdown is below, same #1. Being predictable is usually me but not always. Don't want to be pigeonholed.
john.

Top 100 Songs Played This Year On My iTunes Player
1. You Can't Count On Me by Counting Crows (1)
http://youtube.com/watch?v=h2lfD2XpnvM
2. Have You Ever Seen The Rain? by C.C.R. (3)
3. Creep by Radiohead (2)
4. Always by Neverending White Lights (9)
5. Guaranteed by Eddie Vedder (5)
6. The One I Love by David Gray (6)
7. When I Dream Of Michelangelo by Counting Crows (4)
8. Say It To Me Now by Glen Hansard (8)
9. Boy With A Coin by Iron and Wine (27)
http://youtube.com/watch?v=dhmH_itX59A
10. Thinking About You by Norah Jones (10)
11. The Bends by Radiohead (19)
12. Long Road To Ruin by Foo Fighters (13)
13. Cowboys by Counting Crows (7)
14. Waiting by City and Colour (14)
15. Blanket Of Ghosts by Dustin Kensrue (30)
http://youtube.com/watch?v=aKLPhhGfRew
16. Falling Slowly by The Frames (15)
17. Sunday Morning Coming Down (Live) by Johnny Cash (25)
18. Calling All Friends by Low Stars (17)
19. Wonderwall by Oasis (24)
20. Supernatural Superserious by R.E.M. (36)
http://youtube.com/watch?v=q79iFXJTNlU
21. Empty by Ray LaMontagne (12)
22. Let It Ride by Ryan Adams (11)
23. One by U2 (22)
24. Hannah by Ray LaMontagne (20)
25. Everybody Knows by Ryan Adams (21)
26. Everything by Michael Buble (18)
27. When You Were Young by The Killers (16)
28. If I Had Eyes by Jack Johnson (26)
29. Society by Eddie Vedder (29)
30. Hard Sun by Eddie Vedder (32)
31. Southern Girl by Amos Lee (43)
http://youtube.com/watch?v=slUIDNUnbO4
32. Oceanside by The Decemberists (31)
33. Love Hurts by Incubus (33)
34. NYC by Interpol (28)
35. My List by The Killers (34)
36. Imitation Of Life by R.E.M. (23)
37. Where The Streets Have No Name by U2 (38)
38. The Con by Tegan and Sara (37)
39. The Great Escape by Patrick Watson (35)
40. No Sugar Tonight/New Mother Nature by The Guess Who (40)
41. A Long December by Counting Crows (49)
42. Let It Be by The Beatles (75)
http://youtube.com/watch?v=67J_66hdN-I
43. Diamonds On The Inside by Ben Harper (42)
44. Baby I Love Your Way by Bob Marley (47)
45. Some Suprise by The Cake Sale (Lisa Hannigan and Gary Lightbody) (48)
46. The Hardest Part by Coldplay (41)
47. Hard Candy by Counting Crows (76)
http://youtube.com/watch?v=a_rPbYUXhec
48. Your Heart Is An Empty Room by Death Cab For Cutie (50)
49. The Crane Wife 3 by The Decemberists (51)
50. Your Song by Elton John (52)
51. All The Trees Are Hers by Hawksley Workman (86)
http://youtube.com/watch?v=nNo-REJ74mc
52. 1973 by James Blunt (44)
53. Girl In The War by Josh Ritter (67)
http://youtube.com/watch?v=BdobffvLPPA
54. The Blues by Switchfoot (54)
55. Lemon Parade by Tonic (62)
56. You Are My Face by Wilco (55)
57. Strawberry Fields Forever by The Beatles (72)
http://youtube.com/watch?v=Ywg-PdeGVL0
58. Daylight Fading by Counting Crows (56)
59. You're Beatiful (Acoustic) by James Blunt (39)
60. What Light by Wilco (57)
61. Tupelo Honey by Van Morrison (59)
62. With Or Without You by U2 (60)
63. Around The Sun by R.E.M. (NR)
http://youtube.com/watch?v=cvUMUkG7RzI
64. You're Always Going To Soon by Matthew Jay (NR)
65. Love Stoned by Justin Timberlake (66)
66. Gotta Be Somebody's Blues by Jimmy Eat World (88)
http://youtube.com/watch?v=cg8wlQNBvgY
67. A Time To Be So Small by Interpol (87)
http://youtube.com/watch?v=xABZLAWYGAg
68. Talk Shows On Mute by Incubus (53)
69. Sleep Don't Weep by Damien Rice (81)
70. High Life by Counting Crows (80)
71. Michelle by The Beatles (46)
72. No One's Gonna Love You by Band Of Horses (77)
73. Antichrist Television Blues by The Arcade Fire (45)
74. Brown Eyed Girl by Van Morrison (94)
http://youtube.com/watch?v=w3uCH_sdFVo
75. Los Angeles by Counting Crows (NR)
http://youtube.com/watch?v=pLNFoGShkJw
76. 1492 by Counting Crows (70)
77. The Weight by The Band (73)
78. All I Ever Wanted (Live) by Brian Melo (71)
79. Hospital Beds by Cold War Kids (78)
80. St. Robinson In His Cadillac Dream (Live) by Counting Crows (NR)
http://youtube.com/watch?v=iweosAmlknI
81. So Long, So Long by Dashboard Confessional with Adam Duritz (NR)
http://youtube.com/watch?v=ja6m-zgBorU
82. O Valencia by The Decemberists (83)
83. The Water by Feist (85)
84. Almost Lover by A Fine Frenzy (69)
85. Anna Molly by Incubus (68)
86. Bedshaped by Keane (89)
87. Simple Man by Lynyrd Skynyrd (65)
88. Alright by Pilot Speed (91)
89. Jigsaw Falling Into Place by Radiohead (NR)
90. Thank You by The Redwalls (64)
91. Jumpin' Jack Flash by The Rolling Stones (63)
92. Hallelujah by Rufus Wainwright (100)
93. Elevator Love Letter by Stars (93)
94. You Don't Know How It Feels by Tom Petty (97)
95. Montebello Park by The Trews (61)
96. Impossible Germany by Wilco (NR)
97. Miller's Angels by Counting Crows (NR)
98. Rain King (Acoustic) by Counting Crows (NR)
99. Club Thing by Yoav (95)
100. Please Be Patient With Me by Wilco (NR)

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