day 18 - a song that you wish you heard on the radio

I didn't walk a thousand miles, but I'm so out of shape that 12 miles felt like a thousand.  I wont be doing that again any time soon.  I sometimes hear this song on the radio, but not as often as I'd like to.

day 17 - a song that you hear often on the radio

I tried to post this yesterday but Blogger didn't want to work, so, it's late, but oh well.

I was listening to X96 and Adele - Rolling In The Deep came on. I changed the station, but that station was also playing it, so I changed the station again, and the 3rd station was also playing it. I finally found a station that was not playing Rolling In The Deep, but when the song they were playing ended, once again Adele was blasting from my radio. I don't really dislike the song, but I can't seem to get away from it. 

day 16 - a song that you used to love but now hate

Jr High was weird. . .

I wouldn't say that I really hate this song, but I certainly wouldn't chose to listen to it.

day 15 - a song that describes you

I just want to say that music videos are weird. . . 

day 14 - a song that no one would expect you to love

This one is a bit late, due to me falling asleep super early.

I like pretty much everything, and I think pretty much everyone knows what I like, so I don't know if anyone would really be surprised by anything that I like. Maybe. I dunno, I'm tired, lol. I like Bobby Darin. . .

day 13 - a song that is a guilty pleasure

Haha, guilty pleasures. . . I have a lot of those.

Pft, what are you talking about? Of course I don't like Cher. *cough*

day 12 - a song from a band you hate

I don't like Metallica.  I don't know that I really hate them, but I don't think that I really hate anything or anyone, but I really, really, really dislike Metallica. They make my head explode in the most unpleasant of ways.

day 11 - a song from your favorite band

I'm pretty sure that my favourite band is The White Stripes, and I already posted a song from them, as my favourite song, but I really can't think of any other band that I love quite as much as I love them. The hard part now, is choosing which of there songs to use this time.  I think that I'll go with "Jolene". It's a cover, originally by Dolly Parton.  I don't often like covers, but Jack White did an amazing job with this song.

day 10 - a song that makes you fall asleep

Breathe by Alexi Murdoch makes me super sleepy, ironically, it also makes me forget to breathe.  It's a great song though.

day 09 - a song that you can dance to

I can't dance, but I can pretend! Particularly when listening to Dancing With My Self by Billy Idol. It only makes sense to dance to a song about dancing, right? Except that, for some reason, it seems that I only ever listen to that song while cooking. One of these days I'll be dancing while cooking and end up with an egg on my face or something. . .

day 08 - a song that you know all the words to

Puttin' on the Ritz is going to be stuck in my head now for months.

I think that Fred Astaire Did it best.

I find this video to be quite creepy. . .

day 07 - a song that reminds you of a certain event

There are several songs that remind me of various events, including "jump into the fire" by Harry Nilsson,  "I'm Yours" by Jason Mraz, "little lion man" by Mumford & Sons, "Waiting for the end" by Linkin Park,  pretty much anything by Sousa, and the Pokemon Theme Song, but I really don't feel like diving into any of those events in a public place, so, instead I will just leave you with the intro to original Pokemon.

Goggles! part 3 (finally)

Took me a while, but I finally got these goggles done.

I might change the strap later, but I'm not sure.  I do kind of like it the way it is, with the safety pins.

But I got the chips in the paint fixed, and the tiny gears glued on and also attached a metal ring to the left side.  I'm considering adding some detailing with different coloured paint, but that would be a hassle, and I might be lazy, so who knows whether or not that will actually happen.




Anyway, they are done for now, and I am fairly happy with them the way they are.  Now I can think of some other project to work on! I do have a lot of ideas, but they tend to be quite expensive ideas, so I either need to get a job, or find something cheaper to do :D

day 06 - a song that reminds you of somewhere

I always end up with "Hello Goodbye" by the Beatles lodged firmly in my brain whenever I go to Target.  I can only assume that this is because they used the song in a Target ad a while back, and so apparently I have made a permanent association between the two.

day 05 - a song that reminds you of someone

The song "Inside Out" by Eve 6 always reminds me of a good friend from Jr. High.  She would listen to it on repeat while working on her art.  She's an interesting person and an amazing artist.  She was amazing even back in Jr High, but she's only gotten better. You can see some of her work here.

day 04 - a song that makes you sad

I'm not a huge fan of the Goo Goo Dolls (though I don't really dislike them), but I do like the song "Iris". I've liked it since I first heard it in Jr. High, but it has always made me feel sad, which I assume is the point of the song.  Watching the video though, has made me want a room full of telescopes, which kind of makes me insanely happy. (I'm really bad at this whole writing about songs thing. . . )

day 03 - a song that makes you happy

I don't often listen to particularly upbeat music, so it was a bit of a challenge to come up with something, other than the white stripes, that makes me happy, but I decided on "I'm Yours" by Jason Mraz.  I don't really know what to say about this song, other than it is crazy happy and almost always cheers me up when I'm feeling down.

day 02 - your least favourite song

I really like the song "Hallelujah" by Leonard Cohen, and I love the cover by Jeff Buckley, but I really don't like the cover by Rufus Wainwright. Overall, I suppose he does an okay job, but it feels to me like the song is just another pop song, only made to make money.  His piano and vocals are both good, though he's nasal and breathy, and the song is lacking in any depth or emotion.  Cohen and Buckley both put so much into the song, and it is amazing, but Wainwright doesn't seem to feel it at all. It's possible that he just isn't as good of an artist as Cohen or Buckley, I haven't heard any of his other work, so I can't really say, but I think it's sad that he managed to take so much of the beauty out of "Hallelujah"

This isn't the worst performance, but it certainly isn't the best either. . .

Here's Jeff Buckley for comparison.

Day 01 - Your Favourite Song

It's difficult to pick just one favourite song, because I like so many, and what I like the most can change quite drastically based on my mood.  I decided for this one, to go with the song that, according to iTunes, I listen to the most.  On my laptop, that would be "Hotel Yorba" by the White Stripes, but on my desktop, "Seven Nation Army" also by the White Stripes, easily is the most played.  And though I love a lot of different music, and what I listen to changes based on mood, "Seven Nation Army" has topped my favourites list for quite a while now.

"Seven Nation Army" was the first song that I heard by the White Stripes, and though I love all of their songs (really, I've never heard a song from The White Stripes that I didn't love), "Seven Nation Army", in my opinion, is easily their best.  I love the simplicity of the guitar (bass?) and drums, and the emotion that Jack White puts into the lyrics. 

30 Day Song Challenge

So, I decided to do the "30 Day Song Challenge" but instead of just posting a link to the video for each song on facebook, I decided to write a bit about each song and why I chose them.  I don't really know why I'm doing this, but I guess I don't really need a reason.  I'm going to try to actually think about the songs I chose, rather than just going with the first one that comes to mind, otherwise there would likely be a lot of repeats and I want to try to use a different song for every day.

day 01 - your favorite song
day 02 - your least favorite song
day 03 - a song that makes you happy
day 04 - a song that makes you sad
day 05 - a song that reminds you of someone
day 06 - a song that reminds you of somewhere
day 07 - a song that reminds you of a certain event
day 08 - a song that you know all the words to
day 09 - a song that you can dance to
day 10 - a song that makes you fall asleep
day 11 - a song from your favorite band
day 12 - a song from a band you hate
day 13 - a song that is a guilty pleasure
day 14 - a song that no one would expect you to love
day 15 - a song that describes you
day 16 - a song that you used to love but now hate
day 17 - a song that you hear often on the radio
day 18 - a song that you wish you heard on the radio
day 19 - a song from your favorite album
day 20 - a song that you listen to when you’re angry
day 21 - a song that you listen to when you’re happy
day 22 - a song that you listen to when you’re sad
day 23 - a song that you want to play at your wedding
day 24 - a song that you want to play at your funeral
day 25 - a song that makes you laugh
day 26 - a song that you can play on an instrument
day 27 - a song that you wish you could play
day 28 - a song that makes you feel guilty
day 29 - a song from your childhood
day 30 - your favorite song at this time last year