April was a short list but a good list.
"Baby Ain't My Name" by Grace Askew
Grace has a haunting voice, constantly sad and longing, but a beautiful voice. I really love the way her voice sounds in this song and I really just love the title. Listen to it below
"Face to the Floor" by Chevelle
I thought this was new Tool when I first heard it. I've always been a fan of Chevelle and I just dig this song. Watch the video below.
"Better Than Today" by Kylie Minogue
It surprises most people that I am such a huge Kylie fan. I own everything she's recorded...yep, in that "Locomation" CD. I really like the lyrics and the beat to the song. "You've got to feel it, see it, know how much you need it. What's the point in living if you don't take a chance? You've got to use it, lose it, know that you still do it."
Watch the video below
"Oysters and Pearls" by Jimmy Buffett
One of my favorite songs by Mr. Buffett. I love the lyrics: "Some people love to lead
Some refuse to dance
Some people play it safely
Others take a chance
Still, it’s all a mystery
This place we call the world
Where most live as oysters
While some become pearl."
Listen the song below
"Living in the Moment" by Jason Mraz
Another, always been a fan of artist. This is from his new CD "Love is a Four Letter World" and though I do like the CD, this song is the best song in my opinion. I always say "the time is now" and I've learned to appreciate the moment at hand and not think about the past or the what ifs of the future. This song captures that feeling. "Living in the moment. Living my life. Easy and breezy. With peace in my mind. I got peace in my heart. Got peace in my soul. Wherever I'm going
I'm already home. Living in the moment."
Watch the video from his show in Bali 2011
"Not There Yet" by Eric Hutchinson
This song is another reminder of how far we've come along and how far we still have to go. And I just love the opening lyrics "I don't wanna work anymore.
I just wanna live instead.
Everyone is saying I'm all grown up.
I've come a long way but I'm not there yet."
Listen to the song below
Monday, April 30, 2012
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Missing You
"Missing You" by John Waite was one of my mom's favorite songs. When I hear it or "I Can Dream About You" by Dan Hartman, I will always think of her. She'd sing along off key like it was no one's business. She loved music just as much as I did.
Now-a-days, when I hear the song, it's almost at a moment when I need to know she's there for me or near me. Sometimes, it's just a moment when I need to know that I am loved.
Gareth Asher, one my favorite singer/songwriters, does an amazing cover "Missing You" and when I discovered it today, it was as if my mom were here hugging me. A hug that I didn't know I needed but so glad to have felt.
Now-a-days, when I hear the song, it's almost at a moment when I need to know she's there for me or near me. Sometimes, it's just a moment when I need to know that I am loved.
Gareth Asher, one my favorite singer/songwriters, does an amazing cover "Missing You" and when I discovered it today, it was as if my mom were here hugging me. A hug that I didn't know I needed but so glad to have felt.
Friday, April 20, 2012
12 Volt Man
I'm a Buffett fan. I wear the name Parrothead proudly. Buffett has always inspired me, told me stories through songs, etc.
"12 Volt Man" is one of my favorite songs. I have always felt this song describes who I am to tee.
"Sometimes I may be a little drastic, Sometimes I just let my feelings show, Sometimes I may be a bit sarcastic, most times that's the way the story goes..."
"12 Volt Man" is one of my favorite songs. I have always felt this song describes who I am to tee.
"Sometimes I may be a little drastic, Sometimes I just let my feelings show, Sometimes I may be a bit sarcastic, most times that's the way the story goes..."
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
5 Things You Need to Know About Round 1 of the 2012 NHL Playoffs
1. In Game 3 of the Flyers vs Penguins, there were 158 penalty minutes.
2. In the first 2 nights of the playoffs, four of the seven games went into overtime.
3. The following players have been suspended for at least one game or more since April 11th:
Carkner (OTT)
Backstrom (WSH)
Adams (PIT)
Asham (PIT)
Neal (PHI)
Shaw (CHI)
Hagelin (NYR)
Bitz (VAN)
4. There have been 4 shutout games:
Game 3: VAN vs LAK 0-1
Game 2: SJS vs STL 0-3
Game 3: NYR vs OTT 1-0
Game 1: WSH vs BOS 0-1 (OT)
5. The Philadelphia Flyers have scored 20 goals in 3 games.
EDITORS NOTE: This what has happened in 7 days. Round 1 continues tonight.
2. In the first 2 nights of the playoffs, four of the seven games went into overtime.
3. The following players have been suspended for at least one game or more since April 11th:
Carkner (OTT)
Backstrom (WSH)
Adams (PIT)
Asham (PIT)
Neal (PHI)
Shaw (CHI)
Hagelin (NYR)
Bitz (VAN)
4. There have been 4 shutout games:
Game 3: VAN vs LAK 0-1
Game 2: SJS vs STL 0-3
Game 3: NYR vs OTT 1-0
Game 1: WSH vs BOS 0-1 (OT)
5. The Philadelphia Flyers have scored 20 goals in 3 games.
EDITORS NOTE: This what has happened in 7 days. Round 1 continues tonight.
Monday, April 16, 2012
Words to Live By
This was on my Dad's Facebook under Favorite Quotations: "An old black man told me when I was 7 yrs old, (We called him "Mr. Sadler") To be what you is! Don't worry about what other people think about you. Don't try to be something you're not. That's what I've lived by and raised my children by."
And he did. I have always remembered my dad telling me the above story and quote, OVER and OVER. Not only did he and my mom raise me by "Be Who You Is," it's words I live by. I can't be anyone else. I can only be me. I am who I am.
My other words to live by are:
"Dare to be" - taken from Say Anything when Lloyd tells his teacher, he is looking for a dare to be great situation. When I heard that sitting a movie theater (yes, I actually saw the movie in a theater), I tattooed into my brain. Last year, I tattooed Dare to Be on my arm. A constant reminder for me to dare to be anything I want.
"The Time Is Now" - taken from Jimmy Buffett's "Breathe In Breathe Out Move On". The song is a tribute to New Orleans after Katrina, but I love the lyrics "According to my watch, the time is now. The past is dead and gone. Don't try to explain it, just nod your head. Breath in. Breathe out. Move on." I also have this tattooed on my arm. Another constant reminder to not wait. The time is now. I must live in this moment and in this moment only.
And he did. I have always remembered my dad telling me the above story and quote, OVER and OVER. Not only did he and my mom raise me by "Be Who You Is," it's words I live by. I can't be anyone else. I can only be me. I am who I am.
My other words to live by are:
"Dare to be" - taken from Say Anything when Lloyd tells his teacher, he is looking for a dare to be great situation. When I heard that sitting a movie theater (yes, I actually saw the movie in a theater), I tattooed into my brain. Last year, I tattooed Dare to Be on my arm. A constant reminder for me to dare to be anything I want.
"The Time Is Now" - taken from Jimmy Buffett's "Breathe In Breathe Out Move On". The song is a tribute to New Orleans after Katrina, but I love the lyrics "According to my watch, the time is now. The past is dead and gone. Don't try to explain it, just nod your head. Breath in. Breathe out. Move on." I also have this tattooed on my arm. Another constant reminder to not wait. The time is now. I must live in this moment and in this moment only.
Tuesday, April 10, 2012
Happiness Is...
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I have a friend who's going through a shitty part of life right now and I remember saying to her last week, despite the crap life has thrown at you, you seem happy. And I know she's in pain, but she's not standing in the middle of the street crying my-life-sucks. She picked herself up off the bathroom floor, dried her tears, and is forging on. She is one of those friends that would have done the battle on her own, but decided to let a few chosen ones in. And every time she asks if she's being whoa-is-me, I laugh. I don't think she could be that way. This situation hasn't even made her that way. She has mentally decided to see the good that is going to come her way.
I don't understand how people let themselves become victims of their own lives and choices. I don't understand those who need that constant attention (good or bad) or constant affirmation (good or bad).
Maybe I've just been lucky that even through my bad mistakes and crappy choices, I've seen the lesson that I was suppose to learn or I saw the silver lining in the cloud. Maybe I am even more fortunate that I had two loving parents that taught me to be strong, independent, self-assured even when I am not, and encouraged me to do what I wanted to do and be who I wanted to be.
I can't say the same for everyone I know or meet. I hear the excuses and the words that come out of their mouths and I sometimes wonder why I associate or acknowledge that person. They think they don't deserve happiness or so negative that they don't see what is in front of them. They sacrifice their happiness for what others think or might think of them. Yes, I have made sacrifices but it was because I chose to be there for to help care for my mom. She thought I was an idiot, I did it because I loved her. I think that is a huge difference. My sacrifice wasn't a sacrifice in happiness. I was happy to help and care and even happier that I did it in the end.
Happiness is what you put into the Universe. Happiness is what you learn from the Universal lesson that is presented to you.
If you choose to wallow in your own victimhood and bad choices, then don't expect amazing things to happen.
Happiness starts with how you think and feel...
Monday, April 9, 2012
28 Day Boot Camp
Well that whole 28 day boot camp was an epic fail...okay so maybe not epic but fail it was.
I last 2 weeks with no booze, caffeine, meat, carbonation.
I learned that I need to work out a minimum of 3 to 4 days a week. I have to do a lot of cardio to burn calories and I need to do yoga to maintain my own peace of mind.
I slacked off the works out big time last week. I blame work. It kicks my ass and sometimes my hours are long and when I get home, I just want to sit on the couch and play fetch with my dog.
Despite not being able to stick to the 28 day boot camp, I am down 3lbs and I feel lighter and my clothes don't feel so tight. I know what I have to do to change. I have no excuses. If I want to change, I need to just fucking do it.
Today, I stop bullshitting myself.
I last 2 weeks with no booze, caffeine, meat, carbonation.
I learned that I need to work out a minimum of 3 to 4 days a week. I have to do a lot of cardio to burn calories and I need to do yoga to maintain my own peace of mind.
I slacked off the works out big time last week. I blame work. It kicks my ass and sometimes my hours are long and when I get home, I just want to sit on the couch and play fetch with my dog.
Despite not being able to stick to the 28 day boot camp, I am down 3lbs and I feel lighter and my clothes don't feel so tight. I know what I have to do to change. I have no excuses. If I want to change, I need to just fucking do it.
Today, I stop bullshitting myself.
2012 NHL Playoff Picks Round 1
NYR in 6
BOS in 5
NJ in 6
PHI in 7
VAN in 5
STL in 5
CHI in 6
DET in 6
Of course, I did pick my favorite teams NYR and DET to make it through the 2nd round. I will always believe they will win.
BOS in 5
NJ in 6
PHI in 7
VAN in 5
STL in 5
CHI in 6
DET in 6
Of course, I did pick my favorite teams NYR and DET to make it through the 2nd round. I will always believe they will win.
Update on Wheels For Forest
Well, if you were in the arena on Saturday, April 7th for Fan Appreciation Day you probably shed a tear or two. One for the loss against Abbotsford Heat and one for hooking up Forest Walton with a brand spanking new van courtesy of Hendrick Automotive Group which will be fitted for handicap accessibility by the Checkers and Van Products
Friday, April 6, 2012
Gotta Love Torts
I love John Tortorella. I love his no holds barred attitude at press conferences and interviews. He's honest, he's brash, he's got an opinion and he's not afraid to say it.
This is "Torts" response after the Orpik knee-to-knee hit on Stepan after the April 5th game against the Pens.
Tortorella's opinion of the Penguins:
"I wonder what would happen if we did it to their two whining stars? Wonder what would happen?" Tortorella said, referring to Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin. "So I'm anxious to see what happens with the League. There's no respect amongst players. None."
"That's one of the most arrogant organizations in the League," Tortorella said of the Penguins. "They whine about this stuff all the time. It's ridiculous. But they'll whine about something else over there, won't they? Starting with their two (bleeping) stars."
From NHL.com
This is "Torts" response after the Orpik knee-to-knee hit on Stepan after the April 5th game against the Pens.
Tortorella's opinion of the Penguins:
"I wonder what would happen if we did it to their two whining stars? Wonder what would happen?" Tortorella said, referring to Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin. "So I'm anxious to see what happens with the League. There's no respect amongst players. None."
"That's one of the most arrogant organizations in the League," Tortorella said of the Penguins. "They whine about this stuff all the time. It's ridiculous. But they'll whine about something else over there, won't they? Starting with their two (bleeping) stars."
From NHL.com
Thursday, April 5, 2012
Far Side of the World
"Far Side of the World" by Jimmy Buffett played on my iPod and I realized, it captured the essence of why I love to travel and why I started this website and blog.
I love to travel: drive, fly, cruise, walk...whatever. If I can travel, I am happy. I will travel for work, for fun, for personal reasons, and just because.
There is nothing better than experiencing what the world or your hometown has to offer.
People often dream of becoming millionaires or super stars, I dream of an endless supply of money so I can see the world.
Join me on my journey in following the songlines...
"I'm halfway round the planet, In a most unlikely place. Following my songline..."
I love to travel: drive, fly, cruise, walk...whatever. If I can travel, I am happy. I will travel for work, for fun, for personal reasons, and just because.
There is nothing better than experiencing what the world or your hometown has to offer.
People often dream of becoming millionaires or super stars, I dream of an endless supply of money so I can see the world.
Join me on my journey in following the songlines...
"I'm halfway round the planet, In a most unlikely place. Following my songline..."
Wednesday, April 4, 2012
Xavier Rudd
There is just something about Xavier Rudd that puts my mind in a good head space and my soul at peace. So I wanted to share these two songs he did for The Music Show @ ABC Radio National.
It captures the simple perfection that is his music.
FOLLOW THE SUN
ENERGY SONG
It captures the simple perfection that is his music.
FOLLOW THE SUN
ENERGY SONG
Tuesday, April 3, 2012
The Remedy
I've had a day. Not a terrible day but a day...so busy with a to do list growing by the minute that I almost broke down in tears. I don't like leaving work with loose ends, but I've also come to realize that there are things beyond my control so I just suck it up and leave the office.
Today, I knew I would be leaving and that my favorite remedy for stress would let me forget about the world for 2.5 hours.
Hockey.
I could sit in an freezing arena and watch grown men on razor thin blades, chase frozen vulcanized rubber across frozen water with wooden sticks.
This is my favorite way to take the edge of long day off.
The smell of ice, the sound of blades cutting into fresh ice, the tink of a puck hitting the pipes, the whack of stick, the crush of a body into the boards, the sound of the horn, the cheer of the fans, the collective gasp of a missed goal or a glove save...this is what hockey is.
This is the perfect way to escape from the world if I can't be on an island...
Today, I knew I would be leaving and that my favorite remedy for stress would let me forget about the world for 2.5 hours.
Hockey.
I could sit in an freezing arena and watch grown men on razor thin blades, chase frozen vulcanized rubber across frozen water with wooden sticks.
This is my favorite way to take the edge of long day off.
The smell of ice, the sound of blades cutting into fresh ice, the tink of a puck hitting the pipes, the whack of stick, the crush of a body into the boards, the sound of the horn, the cheer of the fans, the collective gasp of a missed goal or a glove save...this is what hockey is.
This is the perfect way to escape from the world if I can't be on an island...
Monday, April 2, 2012
True Friendship
"Lily, a great dane lost his eyesight due to a rare disease. He became disheartened until he met Madison. They have been together for 5 years and Madison guides Lily by the leash and touches him to make sure he doesn't stumble over anything." True Friendship. Wow~
I saw this on Pinterest and I was so moved by this. Humans are no where near as dedicated and loyal as animals are. This story absolutely is moving and touching and brought tears to my eyes. How great is it that these two met and inspire and motivate each other. So beautiful and moving. This is the friendship and relationships us humans strive for but never attain.
Songs of My Life - March 2012
It's funny how these songs all connect to each other and how I have felt all of March: make changes, get myself together, and move forward with positivity.
Follow the Sun by Xavier Rudd
Yes, this was also in February's Songs of My Life Mix, but I really, really just love this song.
These lyrics say it all: "When you feel like life coming down on you like a heavy weight, when you feel this crazy society adding to the strain, take a stroll to the nearest water's edge and remember your place. Many moons have risen and fallen long before you came. Which way is the wind blowing and what does your heart say."
Let It Go by Donavon Frankenreiter
Sometimes it just feels good to let go and this song is my reminder to do so.
Changes by Thornley
Another song to remind me to change.
Dare to Breathe by Sponge
I love the lyrics "I don't dare to breathe or I'll lose this moment."
Alibi by 30 Seconds to Mars
The lyrics "I fell apart but got back up again" are a constant reminder that even though I may stumble trying to reach my goals, that I always have to get back up and keep going/trying.
God Gave Me a Brain by Superfine
Another reminder to believe in myself. "I need to believe in something now. I've got to do it to save myself, that's why God gave me a brain. I'm tired of being small it takes too much out of me. Im tired and it's my fault. Gotta do something. I've got to do it to save myself that's why God gave me a brain. Now i'm gonna use it i'm gonna use it."
Stars by Michael Tolcher
I have been a fan of Michael's since I saw him perform in the studio in 2004 before his album "I Am" was released. As a star gazer, I really like the lyrics to this song. "What's this life? Is it only change? I'm waiting for the stars to line up and the moon to light the way in the middle of the night...I'm wishing on that light at night."
Follow the Sun by Xavier Rudd
Yes, this was also in February's Songs of My Life Mix, but I really, really just love this song.
These lyrics say it all: "When you feel like life coming down on you like a heavy weight, when you feel this crazy society adding to the strain, take a stroll to the nearest water's edge and remember your place. Many moons have risen and fallen long before you came. Which way is the wind blowing and what does your heart say."
Let It Go by Donavon Frankenreiter
Sometimes it just feels good to let go and this song is my reminder to do so.
Changes by Thornley
Another song to remind me to change.
Dare to Breathe by Sponge
I love the lyrics "I don't dare to breathe or I'll lose this moment."
Alibi by 30 Seconds to Mars
The lyrics "I fell apart but got back up again" are a constant reminder that even though I may stumble trying to reach my goals, that I always have to get back up and keep going/trying.
God Gave Me a Brain by Superfine
Another reminder to believe in myself. "I need to believe in something now. I've got to do it to save myself, that's why God gave me a brain. I'm tired of being small it takes too much out of me. Im tired and it's my fault. Gotta do something. I've got to do it to save myself that's why God gave me a brain. Now i'm gonna use it i'm gonna use it."
Stars by Michael Tolcher
I have been a fan of Michael's since I saw him perform in the studio in 2004 before his album "I Am" was released. As a star gazer, I really like the lyrics to this song. "What's this life? Is it only change? I'm waiting for the stars to line up and the moon to light the way in the middle of the night...I'm wishing on that light at night."
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