Parachute - She is Love (Acoustic)

A Fine Frenzy - You Picked Me

Haven't posted any music in awhile. So, let me introduce you what I currently have in my CD player in my car.

I think this song has the best lyrics ever.

and all I can say
is you blow me away

like an apple on a tree
hiding out behind the leaves
I was difficult to reach
but you picked me
like a shell upon a beach
just another pretty piece
I was difficult to see
but you picked me,
yeah you picked me

Some New Tunage

I'm on a kick again... Ya know, when I get tired of all my old music, and need new awesome stuff. I do the same thing with clothes. Most girls do.

Oh wait, before I show you my music, because I know people like my mom don't care about the music I put on here, first... a photo! Because a post from me is not really complete without one. Right?

I have been playing with my new Photoshop CS3! And even purchased actions from Totally Rad Actions! which is going to change the way I look at photos entirely.

Here's the pic, ain't it pretty? I can almost hear it:



Oh fine...one more.



Now, listen to my music.

This is what is currently on my iPod.

Eric Hutchinson - Rock 'n' Roll


The Decemberists - Los Angeles, I'm Yours


Manic Street Preachers - Ocean Spray

Bon Iver - Blindsided/Skinny Love

These songs have been constantly replayed for days on my iPod. Thought I would share them with you too. Try to ignore the fact that it is typical Dani music. It is beautiful.

She and Him - Why Do You Let Me Stay Here

I am in love with this CD!

Music Ed Day 3

How about some ladies today? I’ll be honest, I don’t like many woman’s voices. I am pretty particular. I don’t really know how to describe why or without sounding offensive. I think some woman’s voices are just whiny, too high pitched sometimes and I prefer to hear a solid, deeper, rough yet still soft and smooth voice of a man.

BUT today I have only females.

First, I want to tell you about my first party in college. I think this is the day I realized I picked a totally cool and awesome place to go to school. My first party in college was a post Pergola Party-party. There is – cough I mean WAS a tradition – at Hood called Pergola Party. It started with a Big Sis Little Sis dinner and then they are supposed to read us their favorite bed time story and “tuck us in.” Cute. Except for after we get ready for bed, and the big sis’s leave, they come back about 20 minutes later banging on the doors, wrecking havoc and make us leave the dorm. When we get downstairs to the front door there was all of the upperclass(wo)men with shaving cream and silly string spraying us and leading us to the Pergola in the center of the campus where they sing about how much they love us and all that good stuff. When I just wrote that, I realized how horribly stupid all that sounds but in all honesty, it was adorable and a lot of fun. You actually felt accepted after that. It helped knowing that all the big sis’s had been through the same thing and it was all in good fun.

Anyway, after the big foam party-ness, we all got showered and changed and went up to what was then the empty “triple” on the top floor of the building. I had the coolest big sis ever, Torrey Campbell, she really took me and my roommate under her wing and made sure we had drinks and were having fun. I was such a virgin to alcohol then, she made us fuzzy navels and I remember having no idea what the hell she was talking about. I blame it on being the oldest child in my family. We were all just hanging out talking when someone asks this girl Laura to sing us all a song. I was shocked that this girl had the softest and most beautiful voice ever and played the guitar perfectly. How awesome is this? Classes start in a few days, I am with what will soon be lifelong friends and I am in a room with really talented and intelligent people. This is what college students do and I am doing it. Awesome.

Anyway, her name is Laura Secker and her music can be found at www.laurasecker.com. It is beautiful.

Okay…enough rambling.

Lori McKenna – How Romantic is That?

I mostly just heart the lyrics to this song. I love when songs tell stories. And it is live, not a recording.




Sugarland – Stay

I wanted to post the real video but YouTube has the embed option disabled on all of them. I love the real video. It’s pretty raw. And this is one of the few female voices I love.




Meril Bainbridge – Mouth

So old, so old. But I heard this one the radio the other day and I forgot how catchy and fun it is. And dirty…

Music Ed Day 2

Slowing it down a bit with boys that play the piano.

Jon McLaughlin – Beautiful Disaster

I could watch this guy play piano all day long … and he can totally sing to me whenever he wants.



Paul Tiernan – How to Say Goodbye

Yes, from the awesome Nick and Norah.



Secondhand Serenade – Fall For You

I know this song is already popular but I really like the piano.

Consider this your musical education :-)

You know how I said I associate a lot with smells? Well, the other huge thing that I associate things with is music. Music has always had a big impact on my life. I grew up in a family where everyone played an instrument, at least until high school; my mom plays piano, my step dad could probably play any instrument and can play anything he hears on the radio on the piano within seconds of hearing it, my brother Brett got pretty good at the guitar and sax, Daren played something…I think it was the bass clarinet, unit high school, Melanie plays the viola, and I play piano and did percussion in the high school wind ensemble and marching band…. Don’t make fun.

Anyway, music to me is awesome. And every once and awhile I go on these new music binges where I search and search for songs or artists I have never heard of and then play the crap out of all their songs until I get sick of them and start my next binge. I take great pride in loving a song before it gets to the radio and I would say this happens once every six months.

I am currently in the process of bingeing and wanted to share with you some of my new favorites. I am thinking I will post two or so a day for a few days. Don’t want to overwhelm you all at once.

Devendra Banhart – Lover

It is truly really hard not to just fall in love with this song. It reminds me of a good summer song. It’s helping me get through the initial shock of how flipping cold it is getting outside.




We Are Scientists – After Hours

This is a funny video. Bestiality for the win?



And a bonus one because it is day one:

Alex Woodward – Beautiful Now

I think I want someone to sing this to me after I feel ugly from having boat loads of babies.

Coldplay - The Scientist

This time, I care that you watch the video. I have loved this song for so long but only recently saw the video.

Taylor Swift - Love Song

I know...this isn't like me, this is embarrassing that I even listen to her but I love this song. I have had it stuck in my head for hours now.

Brett Dennen - The One Who Loves You the Most

Van Morrison - Into the Mystic

Maybe it's because I have been thinking about my Poppop a lot lately, but this song has been stuck in my head for days. I loved watching him dance with my Namaw to this on my wedding day, their 57th anniversary.

OAR - I Feel Home

But I will feel even more home when some friends come over. Almost presentable guys and gals! Soon enough! Post wine fest sounds good!

Adele - Hometown Glory

Joshua Radin and Schuyler Fisk - Paperweight

I'm not sure the sound quality is so hot on this one. But this is my current fav song. Mostly because it isn't on Rockband. :)

Foutains of Wayne - Hey Julie

Hey Julie! Call me back! I miss you!

Nil Lara - Fighting for my Love

Yay! The Office Version!!!

Jacob Golden - On a Saturday

OAR Shattered

Jason Mraz - I'm Yours

This is my favorite song so far this summer....Enjoy. Photos coming soon. :-)