New Music

Well, rather than complain about my lack of job (no new news there) I think I'll focus instead on music. I LOVE music. I don't think I could live without it. I listen in the car, while studying, while grading, while the tv is on, while walking around, while at work...I hate it when I forget my iPod at home or find myself in a car that I can't use my iPod. It makes me nuts. I don't want to think about how much money I've spent over the years on music, but I can also think of a lot worse things to spend money on. An ex-boyfriend once asked me what my top ten cds would be (the sort of, "if you were stranded on a desert island and could only have 10 cds with you, what would you pick" type question. Of course now I'd cheat and take my iPod with ALL my music on it). I thought it would be easy to answer but quickly found to be quite wrong. I mean, 10 cds and that's it! Not even one more? Well, after a long hard think I picked 10. Ask me 10 minutes later and I think I'd change the list. However, for what it's worth, here are the 10 of the hour (in no particular order)...

1. Sarah McLachlan "Fumbling Towards Ecstasy"
2. Nirvana "Nevermind"
3. Green Day "American Idiot"
4. Garbage "Garbage"
5. U2 "Joshua Tree"
6. Soundtrack to "Garden State"
7. Soundtrack to "Hilary and Jackie"
8. Tori Amos "From the Choirgirl Hotel"
9. Mazzy Star "So Tonight That I Might See"
10. The Cranberries "No Need to Argue"

It's bloody impossible to pick. I mean really, I don't know why I even try. I'm super psyched b/c I'm going to see Green Day on the 11th. I've never seen them live before and I think it'll be a blast. In fact, I haven't been to a concert in a few years...the last one was Garbage (great show) so this should be a lot of fun. Too bad it's at the Palace, far too large a venue if you ask me, but it's still better than not seeing them at all.

I've fallen in love with the video for the song "Helena" by My Chemical Romance. It's so cool--very visually striking (and it doesn't hurt that Gerard Way is totally hot--there's something about a guy that can wear eyeliner (I also think Billie Joe Armstrong is totally hot) my discourse on hot guys will have to wait for another posting) and I love the song. I suppose it's pretty obvious that my musical tastes tend towards the depressing :) I don't really understand people that don't listen to music all the time. I've actually not bothered with second dates because our musical tastes (or ideas about music, not necessarily that we don't listen to the same stuff) don't match up--I know it won't work (don't even start with "maybe that's why you don't have a b/f, you're too picky-crap. A girl has to have standards).

Ok, before signing off, here are some awesome MCR lyrics that are the focus of my current obsession:

"Helena"

Long ago
Just like the hearse you die to get in again
We are so far from you

Burning on just like a match you strike to incinerate
The lives of everyone you know
And what's the worst you take (worst you take)
from every heart you break (heart you break)
And like the blade you stain (blade you stain)
Well I've been holding on tonight

[Chorus]
What's the worst that I can say?
Things are better if I stay
So long and goodnight
So long and goodnight

Came a time
When every star fall brought you to tears again
We are the very hurt you sold
And what's the worst you take (worst you take)
from every heart you break (heart you break)
And like the blade you stain (blade you stain)
Well I've been holding on tonight

[Chorus]
What's the worst that I can say?
Things are better if I stay
So long and goodnight
So long and goodnight
And if you carry on this way
Things are better if I stay
So long and goodnight
So long and goodnight

Can you hear me?
Are you near me?
Can we pretend to leave and then
We'll meet again
When both our cars collide?

[Chorus]
What's the worst that I can say?
Things are better if I stay
So long and goodnight
So long and goodnight
And if you carry on this way
Things are better if I stay
So long and goodnight
So long and goodnight


Awesome song!
Ciao,
Sasha