This is what brought me back to my blog

All right. I know I’ve been gone a while. I wonder if any of my readers are still left? I don’t blame you if you’ve moved on. BUT if any of you are still out there… then please enjoy what brought me back from the recesses of the Internet to post on my blog:

Take one part Weezy (whom my boyfriend loves dearly, and only partly ironically)

One part (500) Days of Summer soundtrack (verifiably one of my favorite movies and soundtracks)

and you get:

(500) Days of Weezy.

Not all the songs are from the soundtrack (at least not my version), but most are. And the mash ups create a pretty phenomenal experience. Hooray for people who are good at mashing things up! (Although the creator, @mysickuncle, says “This is not a mashup album, this is an album about Wayne.”)

You’re welcome.

(h/t Vulture)

Song of the week I’m currently obsessed with

OK Go’s “This Too Shall Pass.” Fun, catchy, uplifting and most of all — cheerful. Lyrics to remember:

Let it go, this too shall pass…

You know you can’t keep lettin’ it get you down. No, you can’t keep lettin’ it get you down

“I am wonderful”

This should be the theme song to this blog. I am seriously obsessed. I saw this first on VH1 this week, then miraculously it was the free iTunes pick of the week. You know I downloaded that immediately! I couldn’t embed the video here, but check out the link below. Enjoy.

Gary Go: “Wonderful”

More music I can’t get enough of

You know how when you are going through something – whether it’s happy or sad – you always discover songs that really connect with you? Something about music manages to cut through it all and hit you right at the point where everything you’re dealing with comes to a head. And you think, “YES! That’s exactly how I’m feeling!”

Well, even if you’ve never had that moment, here are a few songs that have hit me in the past few weeks. I was introduced to two of them on a great indie radio station in Charlottesville while driving between Danville and Culpeper. The Duhks’ “You Don’t See It,” is about the worst kind of love – the one-sided kind. And Needtobreathe’s “More Time” is uplifting and hopeful. Apparently it was in that movie “P.S. I Love You,” but I never saw that…

Another I heard on VH1 while getting ready for work – “Closer to Love,” by Mat Kearney. I can’t get enough of it. The video is simple but creative and the song is just sweet and catchy.

And this last one is Adele’s “Hometown Glory.” A friend made me a copy of her cd and this is by far my favorite track. It’s haunting and utterly beautiful.

“oh the people I’ve met are the wonders of my world” –adele

I’m an adult now?

Really? I don’t know about that. But that was the chorus and title to a song by The Pursuit of Happiness (some ’80s band I never heard of) that was on the radio yesterday morning while I wrote this blog. Here are some of the lyrics:

I can sleep in till noon any time I want
Though there’s not many days that I do
Gotta get up and take on that world
When you’re an adult, it’s no cliche, it’s the truth

‘Cause I’m an adult now
I’m an adult now
I’ve got the problems of an adult
On my head and on my shoulders
I’m an adult now

The song was actaully kinda lame, but it got me thinking about my life, of course. When did I grow up? I think it happened sometime between graduating college and the last two months. Little by little, so I didn’t even notice it.

This weekend I was in Richmond, visiting friends. Bingy and her fiance just bought and moved into their first house — yes a real, grownup house that is so adorable I could cry — and I realized just how deep into the world of adults I am. On my fridge I have invitations to a baby shower, a wedding save-the-date and two wedding announcements. Houses! Weddings! Babies! Oh my. The fact that I am eons from ever reaching those milestones brings me both a wave of relief and a sting of panic.

Because even if I’m nowhere ready to settle down, I still want to eventually. And the fact that it will likely be years, if not longer, before I actually do… scares me.

As I sit here eating the lunch of a four year old (PB&J, blue raspberry flavored Kool-Aid Jammers, Doritos and a pear), I realize that despite my food choices, I’m pretty close to full-blown adulthood. I may not be ready to settle down, but I am a perfectly capable, independent woman (all the honeys who makin’ money, throw your hands up at me) who can take pretty damn good care of herself.

So, yeah, I guess I am an adult now. Damn it.

My week’s picks for flicks and tunes

I promise I’ll write a real-life blog soon, one that doesn’t have to do with American Idol or Sex and the City (just for you, MWM). But until then… check out these new movie trailers that I’m VERY excited about. 

Moon: Looks very much like a modern take on 2001: A Space Odyssey. Could be really awesome, could be lame. But I’m looking forward to it.  

 

The Stoning of Soraya M.: This looks positively fantastic. I love Jim Caviezel (barely recognized him at first), and I love the woman who it appears plays the lead. I’ve seen her in other things and although I don’t know who she is, I love her voice. It’s captivating. 

Extract: This pick is a little self-indulgent, but I have a huge, ginormous megacrush on Jason Bateman. Adorable. Plus, Kristen Wiig cracks me up, and Ben Affleck with long curly hair? Eww. 

More here.

And, if you’re interested… two girly pop songs I can’t get out of my head:

Kelly Clarkson, “I Do Not Hook Up” I’m pretty sure KC can do no wrong. I heard this song once and immediately rushed to download it, learned all the lyrics and played it on my iPod about 135 times in a row. Sorry, neighbors. And in case you didn’t know: “OH NO/I do not hook UP, UP/I fall deep.”

Beyonce, “Diva” Crank up the volume and blast this lady-power song in the car while driving six hours roundtrip to your future city of employment for the third time in a week. “Diva is a female version of a hustler” and don’t you forget it.