take a sad song and make it better

And any time you feel the pain, Hey Jude, refrain
Don’t carry the world upon your shoulders
For well you know that it’s a fool who plays it cool
By making his world a little colder

 

Misread

thanks for the song <3

Kings of Convenience – Misread

If you wanna be my friend
You want us to get along
Please do not expect me to
Wrap it up and keep it there
The observation I am doing could
Easily be understood
As cynical demeanour
But one of us misread…
And what do you know
It happened again

A friend is not a means
You utilize to get somewhere
Somehow I didn’t notice
friendship is an end
What do you know
It happened again

How come no-one told me
All throughout history
The loneliest people
Were the ones who always spoke the truth
The ones who made a difference
By withstanding the indifference
I guess it’s up to me now
Should I take that risk or just smile?

What do you know
It happened again
What do you know

 

drenched in wine

feeling a bit euphoric. it’s different. i like different.

and this is a badass interpretation of eric clapton’s wonderful tonight. totally different feel.

 

just another productive weekend

i am currently working on a research paper and listening to some pretty great music. plans for this weekend include:

- a 10 hour work day tomorrow, followed by some more school work

- early meeting sunday morning…followed by work…followed by a study session with jiji law. we made lei a shirt last night, since his nickname is ‘the law’ and his last name is ji….it was only appropriate to iron on ‘JIJI LAW’ onto his shirt. we’re mature.

also, i’ve been working on my new years resolution list. i’m still adding but so far i have:

1. learn how to cook

2. travel to 3 places i’ve never been

3. gain 10 lbs.

4. buy less black clothing

5. beta fish training w/kimmie..followed by a beta fish tournament

6. purchase a drink for a stranger

7. compliment at least one person every week

8. be happy =)

still a work in progress

kudos to a certain someone for this song. ‘love remains the same’ by gavin rossdale

I never thought that I
Had anymore to give
You’re pushing me so far
Here I am without you
Drink to all that we have lost
Mistakes we have made
Everything will change
But love remains the same

 

great success!

for the past few months, i have been entirely flustered by debussy’s ballade. for some reason, this piece (as therapeutic as it sounds) was causing me so much anguish. i know what it’s supposed to sound like, yet my hands were simply not cooperating! [and for all of you who ask me why i continue to take piano lessons FOR A GRADE on top of nursing school...it's because i thought that music therapy would ease the stress] …well, i thought wrong. it is very unfortunate to not have enough time to practice because not practicing = you suck. anyhow, today of all days…i sat down after not having time to practice for a whole week..again.. and as Emeril would say, “BAM!” it all came together! after 2 agonizing months, i can now play the piece completely through. i’m not exactly sure what happened but i have finally rekindled my relationship with debussy. my world is at peace now.

 

whoop whoop!

my weekend was great, i was preparing myself for hell week part 1 & 2 (this week and the week after). and by preparing..i mean playing! i went to the fratellis concert friday evening with lauren and spent the rest of the weekend with the guys. i even got to see chau and fahd! (congrats again guys! i love you!)

mmm niko niko’s

yay! food!

nom nom nom omp omp omp

matt – learn2takepictures

darn you matt. your picture came out clearly

i think the best part of the concert was after every song, this guy behind us would yell “WHOOP WHOOP!” like a douche. am i being sarcastic? why…yes i am.

i’m not ready for the next two weeks to start…clearly, theres still much playing to be done!

 

oh no

stick figure version

Oh lately it’s so quiet in this place
So darlin’ if you’re not here haunting me
Im wondering…

 

call me ;-)

i’ve always loved this song. makes you wanna rock out.

deborah harry looks scary now

 

soothing the soul

i just melted. im a sucker for romance.

 

jake shimabukuro

although i’ve had a terrible day [so terrible that i drank a very potent long island with my lunch and staggered around the mall for a couple of hours in a half-drunken stupor], my spirits lifted a bit after watching jake play the ukulele. ‘while my guitar gently weeps’ gave me goosebumps.

sorry yundi, looks like you’ve been bumped to number 4.

[1.brandon flowers 2. jake shimabukuro 3. passion 4. poor yundi li]

that girl is poison!