In case you're wondering, Copeland is awesome.
I don't understand people who don't love music. I can't live without it. It is the backdrop against which I fall asleep, wake up, and is always on in my mind. My Quest classes are in the midst of Song-Lyrics-As-Poetry presentations and today was kind of fun because the first batch of presenters went which included two Relient K songs, a Switchfoot song, and 2 Death Cab songs. I have had Copeland songs, non-stop, playing in my mind. As I read O. Henry's "The Last Leaf" and Poe's "The Cask of Amontillado" to my ninth graders, I was singing "Pin Your Wings" and "Don't Slow Down" in my mind. I find myself wishing that my name is Amanda...but, it's ok because my first name is three syllables, so instead of singing, "Hey, Amand, where'd you find these crazy boys this time? They say you're pretty, but you don't think they're right...," I just like to sing, "Hey, Alisa...." (although, I'm not in the habit of going out and finding crazy boys, nor do crazy boys tell me that I'm pretty, it's still fun to sing my name in the song) .
Relient K's newest cd, Apathetic EP, dropped on Tuesday and of course I picked it up on its release. There are only 7 songs on the disk, 3 of which are on other recordings, but it's awesome. The three repeat songs are acoustic songs with heavy keys...and that makes me happy. Matt T's vocals sound awesome. As I write this post, I'm listening to the acoustic version to "Over Thinking", which just so happens to be one of my all time favorite Relient K songs. They have a song on the new disk called "In Like a Lion (Always Winter)" which is based on The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe. It's pretty amazing.
I witnessed something really cute after school today: Kristin and Briana got really excited and showed great enthusiasm about the upcoming release of the fourth Harry Potter movie. They were so much fun to watch. The world needs a bit more enthusiasm and so many people just don't have any. I wish everyone could be overly enthusiastic about one thing (and it would be awesome if people would be so about more than one thing)...I'm talking about the kind of enthusiasm where you think you're going to burst...the kind that makes you smile when you think about whatever it is that you're enthusiastic about and you don't even know that you're smiling...the kind that makes your stomach do flips and makes you think that nothing could be better. I just wish that more people had great enthusiasm. The world would be so much more fun that way.
I'm so happy that tomorrow is a holiday! I will be sleeping in and not doing much of anything else. Sushi looks like a big possibility this weekend. I can't wait until Pride and Prejudice opens. I'm a little disappointed with the fact that Keira Knightley is Lizzie Bennett, my beloved heroine, but I'm trying to just go with the flow. Maybe she'll pleasantly surprise me.
Last night, I had a major accomplishment: I killed 25 men in one game of Star Wars: Battlefront 2. I saw Chicken Little and liked it better than Wallace and Grommit. We saw it in 3-D and it didn't give me a head ache (when I saw Spy Kids: 3D, I got a terrible head ache).
OH GUESS WHAT?! I have to leave school quickly because I get to go pick up my new glasses. Now, I can't quite recall what they look like because I don't have a clear picture of them since I selected them whilst my eyes were dilated. But, the gayish man who works at my doctor's office assured me that his tastes were impeccable and he helped me select my new frames. I'm not a good candidate for contacts because I have great anxiety when it comes to touching my eye and using eye drops, so for now, I'm sticking with the 4-eye kind of glasses.
WHY DOES COPELAND HAVE TO SOUND SO GOOD? (I'm listening now to the acoustic version of "Take Care").
WHOA WHOA WHOA! I just got an email that popped up that said my order from zambooie has just been shipped. This morning I ordered a split EP of Copeland and Pacifico (3 songs each) and I have never even heard of the three songs that Copeland has on there (guys, you know how much I love Peter Pan, right? Well, one of the songs is entitled "Second Star to the Right, Straight on till Morning") and the receipt said that estimated shipping time would be 2 weeks...BUT I guess I won't be waiting two weeks afterall! Seriously.I.Can't.Wait.Till.It.Arrives.
All right, I'm off to get my glasses.
Relient K's newest cd, Apathetic EP, dropped on Tuesday and of course I picked it up on its release. There are only 7 songs on the disk, 3 of which are on other recordings, but it's awesome. The three repeat songs are acoustic songs with heavy keys...and that makes me happy. Matt T's vocals sound awesome. As I write this post, I'm listening to the acoustic version to "Over Thinking", which just so happens to be one of my all time favorite Relient K songs. They have a song on the new disk called "In Like a Lion (Always Winter)" which is based on The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe. It's pretty amazing.
I witnessed something really cute after school today: Kristin and Briana got really excited and showed great enthusiasm about the upcoming release of the fourth Harry Potter movie. They were so much fun to watch. The world needs a bit more enthusiasm and so many people just don't have any. I wish everyone could be overly enthusiastic about one thing (and it would be awesome if people would be so about more than one thing)...I'm talking about the kind of enthusiasm where you think you're going to burst...the kind that makes you smile when you think about whatever it is that you're enthusiastic about and you don't even know that you're smiling...the kind that makes your stomach do flips and makes you think that nothing could be better. I just wish that more people had great enthusiasm. The world would be so much more fun that way.
I'm so happy that tomorrow is a holiday! I will be sleeping in and not doing much of anything else. Sushi looks like a big possibility this weekend. I can't wait until Pride and Prejudice opens. I'm a little disappointed with the fact that Keira Knightley is Lizzie Bennett, my beloved heroine, but I'm trying to just go with the flow. Maybe she'll pleasantly surprise me.
Last night, I had a major accomplishment: I killed 25 men in one game of Star Wars: Battlefront 2. I saw Chicken Little and liked it better than Wallace and Grommit. We saw it in 3-D and it didn't give me a head ache (when I saw Spy Kids: 3D, I got a terrible head ache).
OH GUESS WHAT?! I have to leave school quickly because I get to go pick up my new glasses. Now, I can't quite recall what they look like because I don't have a clear picture of them since I selected them whilst my eyes were dilated. But, the gayish man who works at my doctor's office assured me that his tastes were impeccable and he helped me select my new frames. I'm not a good candidate for contacts because I have great anxiety when it comes to touching my eye and using eye drops, so for now, I'm sticking with the 4-eye kind of glasses.
WHY DOES COPELAND HAVE TO SOUND SO GOOD? (I'm listening now to the acoustic version of "Take Care").
WHOA WHOA WHOA! I just got an email that popped up that said my order from zambooie has just been shipped. This morning I ordered a split EP of Copeland and Pacifico (3 songs each) and I have never even heard of the three songs that Copeland has on there (guys, you know how much I love Peter Pan, right? Well, one of the songs is entitled "Second Star to the Right, Straight on till Morning") and the receipt said that estimated shipping time would be 2 weeks...BUT I guess I won't be waiting two weeks afterall! Seriously.I.Can't.Wait.Till.It.Arrives.
All right, I'm off to get my glasses.
posted by alisa beth at 4:14 PM
2 Comments:
I really identify with you on the Pride and Prejudice thing. I don't like Keira Knightly much, and I am afraid she will make the movie too feminist with the strengtb of her personality, or that she'll try to be too feminine (which I don't think she's very good at), and it will come off as over done. Jane Austin was progressive for her time, but her characters were still ladies.
Hey, Karen,
I'm glad to hear the good review. Honestly, though, nothing can beat the A&E version because 1. I love Colin Firth as Mr. Darcy and 2. it's so long so it's like you can savor every minute since you have so much of it!
Hey, Jessica,
Good point about K.K.'s strong personality. I liked her in Bend it like Beckham and that's it.
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