"You know what? Yeah, maybe 99 out of 100 people will disappoint you. But I don't know....I think you find the magic of the world in the margin of error." --Hart of Dixie

Tuesday, December 27, 2011

Tuesday Tunes Day!

Two words: Steve. Moakler.

I've been obsessed with him since freshman year of college and recently rediscovered his new stuff. And I must say, Steve has been crankin' out some tunes since I last left him. Since he has so many good songs, I've decided that today you get to be a lucky duck and get TWO new songs! Wooooohoooo! I've also added a list at the bottom of the rest of his songs in case you fall madly in love with him like I have. So, your two songs for the day are "Turn Me Loose" and "Why We Said Goodbye."

"Turn Me Loose" is actually a song written by Blake Stratton and Steve. It's super dramatic and super heartwrenching (or at least I think so). Anyway, it's kind of a "I love you, but you can go jump off a cliff" kind of thing. It's good stuff :)
(I couldn't find an actual video of the orignal two artists, but there are a couple boys who did a remake of it and it's really not too bad.)

"Why We Said Goodbye" just has such a catchy beat it's hard not to tap along on the steering wheel. Also, it's got some KILLER lyrics in the first verse, which is what I guess I've come to expect from "my acoustic boys" as I like to call them. Just some very clever words that hit close to home :)

As usual, I've included the lyrics so you can be like me and sing along with them in the shower. Not that I do that. But I do. Sometimes. Well, most times actually. Anywho....enjoy!


JS


"Turn Me Loose" by Blake Stratton and Steve Moakler
Lyrics:
Your ship set sail months ago
I didn't know that you had found someone at sea
When you returned, did you see
I was halfway to the ground on my knee
So don't expect a show

'Cause I don't care to hear about
Another young buck who is working out for you
What's the use?
And time was too shy to tell
I put too many dimes in that wishing well for you
Pull me out, cut me down, turn me loose

Pleasant, small talk conversation
Well, do you know
That I can see right through your smiles?
'Cause I've been under your spell,
Yeah, you know me too well
So don't try to make my acquaintance now

'Cause I don't care to hear about
Another young buck who is working out for you
What's the use?
And time was too shy to tell
I put too many dimes in that wishing well for you
Pull me out, cut me down, turn me loose

I don't know how to see you how you see me now
I don't know how to speak without screaming out
So please just keep your distance
Please don't say my name
'Cause I'm still living in your prison, girl
And your voice is the chain




"Why We Said Goodbye" by Steve Moakler
Lyrics:
Goodbye ay ay ay ay ay ay
Why we said goodbye
Bye ay ay ay ay ay ay
Why we said goodbye

I've never been one to make anything easy,
But if I bite my tongue while you're moving on,
Would your ghost ever leave me?
Did I speak too soon when I said goodbye?
Was I scared of love?
Is that what it was that you saw in my eyes?

Now that you're gone, the fact is fiction
Now that you're gone, I've lost my mind
Now that you're gone, I can't remember why we said goodbye ay ay ay ay ay
Ay
Why we said goodbye?
Why Ay ay ay ay ay ay ay
Why we said

Isn't that just life?
Ain't the grass so green on the other side, for you and I
Is that where we're supposed to be?
Now that you're gone, the fact is fiction
Now that you're gone, I've lost my mind
Now that you're gone, I can't remember why we said goodbye

Oh, we could give it one more try
Oh, I don't want to say goodbye
Now that you're gone, the fact is fiction
Now that you're gone, I've lost my mind
Now that you're gone, I can't remember why.......


Other songs by Steve (we're on a first name basis):
Thing About Us
Play You Down
Lifetime
Truth
Don't Have To Think Twice




Monday, December 26, 2011

Things I've Been Thinking

I honestly can't tell you the last time I had this much time on my hands. It's quite wonderful. More like fantastic, really.

But since I've had so much free time lately, my mind has started to wander. Some things are rather inappropriate (totally kidding. Well, not really--see picture below.) And some things are just completely mind boggling. So.....I've decided to give everyone a rare glimpse into the inner workings of my brain. Ladies and gentlemen.....prepare yourselves. It's about to get messy.

1) First things first: How in the WORLD is Kim Kardashian's ass THAT big? I mean....don't get me wrong. I love to eat. But seriously?? Did you see one of the recent episodes? Her butt was so big it got stuck in Mason's toy house. How is that even possible? I could have breakfast on that thing. And lunch AND dinner. Just let that sink in for a moment.
(I actually had the liberty of seeing this article in the magazine and HOLY TOLITO. It was just like a bad car wreck. I didn't want to look, but I just COULDN'T take my eyes off of it. See....you're still staring. And now you know what I'm talking about.)

2) Jason Bateman--seriously. This man is very quickly climbing to the top of my list of sexy sexy men. You may recognize him from movies such as Hancock, Couples Retreat, and his most recent endeavor, Horrible Bosses. He seems to be a man of somewhat small stature, but still, as Sue and I like to say, "He could eat crackers in my bed." (If you don't understand this, I'll tell you when you're older.)
Jason Bateman Actor Jason Bateman arrives at the Vanity Fair Oscar party hosted by Graydon Carter held at Sunset Tower on February 27, 2011 in West Hollywood, California.

3) Emma Stone--For the love of LORD will someone PLEASE explain to me how this girl is making out eith EVERY SINGLE smokin' hot boy these days. I find this chick highly hilarious (my favorite movie of hers being Easy A--I think I actually blew Sprite out my nose while watching this in the airport) and she's pretty in a weird sort of ginger-looking kind of way (don't judge me). But SERIOUSLY. She has been in 3 of the last 95 movies I've watched (I haven't really watched that many), but every time she's lockin' lips with the cutie pie. And now, I shall name them:

Ryan Gosling
This little smile would have me eating out of the palm of his hand. That Rachel McAdams is an IDIOT.

 
Chris Lowell
(You may have seen him on Private Practice)
Is it hot in here? Or is it just him?

Andy Samberg
He could stand to get in a fight with some hair clippers these days, but check out this old pic I found. Doesn't clean up too bad, eh?



4) Who ever decided we needed a big meal to celebrate the holidays? Oh wait. Jesus did. Dammit. (Proceed to #5.)


5) Who was the producer behind the new MTV show 'Friend Zone' and WHAT was he thinking? I'm sure you know what I'm talking about. You have to. It is the most awkward 30 minutes of my life (besides watching The Virgin Diaries on TLC--also another HIGHLY entertaining show if you need something to feel better about your life). But seriously. I start sweating for these people just thinking about it. If you don't know what I'm talking about, it's a show designed to give people the balls to finally confront their best friends about their feelings and come out of the friend zone. The first episode I watched, the lovers were 0 for 4. Now.......I've never been very good with math, but.....I'm pretty sure.......that's not good.




Alright. That's enough of my conventional wisdom for one evening. I still have two and a half weeks before classes start up again so there's BOUND to be more intelligence leaking out of my brain. Stay tuned!


JS

Tuesday, December 20, 2011

Tuesday Tunes Day!

Ummm......1) Yes, I did just get out of bed. And 2) Although I'm pretty sure my mind thinks it's Thursday (my brain is still scrambled), it's really Tuesday. And you know what that means! New tunes to add to your playlist. You can thank me later.

So recently I've been on this rock kick (as my friends know how I get), and I am currently OBSESSED with the new Nickelback cd. Clark and I are going to go see them in concert if they ever come back to this continent. No but really. Anyway....the song for today is called "Trying Not To Love You." This song is actually part of my new running playlist, "Rock My Socks Off." Get it? Rock? Eh, whatever. This song is hella awesome (can I say hella?) and plus, it's got a super cute twist at the end which just melts my heart (it's kind of pathetic actually). But since it's Christmas time and everyone starts getting all lovey dovey (myself not included, of course--ha!), I figured this was only appropriate.

DISCLAIMER: (I'm studying to be a lawyer. Duh I would have one of these). I am not responsible for loss of hearing due to increased volume or pulled muscles from your riduculous playing of air guitar. (Just sayin.)

Enjoy!

JS


Lyrics:
(In hopes of being a COMPLETE nerd, I've bolded my favorites--haha!)

You call to me, and I fall at your feet
How could anyone ask for more?
And our time apart, like knives in my heart
How could anyone ask for more?

But if there's a pill to help me forget,
God knows I haven't found it yet

But I'm dying to, God I'm trying to

'Cause trying not to love you, only goes so far
And trying not to need you, is tearing me apart
Can't see the silver lining, from down here on the floor
And I just keep on trying, but I don't know what for
'Cause trying not to love you
Only makes me love you more
Only makes me love you more

And this kind of pain, only time takes away
That's why it's harder to let you go (That's why it's harder to let you go)
And nothing I can do, without thinking of you
That's why it's harder to let you go (That's why it's harder to let you go)

But if there's a pill to help me forget,
God knows I haven't found it yet
But I'm dying to, God I'm trying to

'Cause trying not to love you, only goes so far
Trying not to need you, is tearing me apart
Can't see the silver lining, from down here on the floor
And I just keep on trying, but I don't know what for
'Cause trying not to love you
Only makes me love you more

So I sit here divided, just talking to myself
Was it something that I did?
Was there somebody else?

When a voice from behind me, that was fighting back tears
Sat right down beside me, whispered right in my ear
Said, I've been dying to tell you

That trying not to love you, only went so far
Trying not to need you, was tearing me apart
Now I see the silver lining, from what we're fighting for
We just keep on trying, we could be much more
'Cause trying not to love you
Oh, yeah, trying not to love you
Only makes me love you more
Only makes me love you more

Tuesday, December 13, 2011

Tuesday Tunes Day!

(I don't know--it just sounded good. Get off my back.)

Anywho....I've decided that since I'm such a music freak, I'm going to share a new song that I'm obsessed with every Tuesday! And actually, since I AM a music freak, I could technically share a new song with you every day for the rest of your life and you wouldn't know what hit you. Neither would your iPod. But that's neither here nor there.

Today my song of choice is "Start of Something Good" by Daughtry. Although you may need sunglasses to stop the glare reflecting off his bald head, you're gonna need bigger speakers more. Why you ask? Because this song is what I like to call The Bomb.com. And.....this week it's being dedicated to one of my favorites, Ochy Wa Wa (hereinafter known as Ochy). I think she may be onto something good....... :)

P.S. This YouTube video sucks a big one, but since this song is SO new, there aren't any other ones for you to watch. So you'll get over it. I just know it.


Lyrics:

You never know when you're gonna meet someone
And your whole wide world in a moment comes undone
You're just walking around and suddenly
Everything that you thought that you knew about love is gone
You find out it's all been wrong

And all my scars don't seem to matter anymore
'Cause they led me here to you

I know that it's gonna take sometime
I've got to admit that the thought has crossed my mind
This might end up like it should
And I'm gonna say what I need to say
And hope to god that it don't scare you away
Don't wanna be misunderstood
But I'm starting to believe that this could be the start of something good

Everyone knows life has its ups and downs
One day you're on top of the world and one day you're the clown
Well I've been both enough to know
That you don't wanna get in the way when it's working out
The way that it is right now
You see my heart I wear it on my sleeve
'Cause I just can't hide it anymore

I know that it's gonna take sometime
I've got to admit that the thought has crossed my mind
This might end up like it should
And I'm gonna say what I need to say
And hope to god that it don't scare you away
I don't wanna be misunderstood
But I'm starting to believe that this could be the start

'Cause I don't know where it's going
There's a part of me that loves not knowing
Just don't let it end before we begin

You never know when you gonna meet someone
And your whole wide world in a moment comes undone

I know that its gonna take sometime
I've got to admit that the thought has crossed my mind
This might end up like it should
And I'm gonna say what I need to say
And hope to god that it don't scare you away
Don't wanna be misunderstood
But I'm starting to believe
Oh, I'm starting to believe that this could be the start of something good

Saturday, December 10, 2011

Finals Schminals

I am officially halfway through my first set of law school finals! I haven't eaten in days. I haven't slept in weeks. Okay. I'm totally kidding. But after having no idea what to expect, I would almost have to call myself a pro by now. Almost.

My days have consisted of long hours at the library, an increase in caffeine, and several run-til-I-die workouts in the gym (hey, I gotta get rid of this stress somehow). After a full week of finals, it has become blatantly obvious what one must do to survive. You ready for this one? The secret of all secrets? Well, here it is: THINK. POSITIVE. I hate to say it, but Mom, you were right (mild grumbling).

Sounds simple enough, right? Ha. Guess again. From the obnoxious temper tantrums to the hysterical crying breakdowns, I've witnessed the 1L class go from a group of highly motivated professional students to one resembling whiny kindergartners acting like someone just kicked their dog. And this time, I'm totally not kidding. Could it be that after all the torture I endured as a Division I athlete (6 a.m. sprints and almost 18 hours without food, the list goes on....) has made me that much stronger than everyone else? Maybe. Could it be the fact that I celebrated my first law school final with a container of cupcakes? Although quite delicious, it's highly unlikely.  Maybe it's the simple fact that through all of the elements of negligence, all of the tests for personal jurisdiction, and all of the illusory promises (which are NOT contracts by the way), I've managed to keep my eye on the prize and not let go of the thing that is most important: life.

I saw a quote the other day that I really truly loved:

"The past is for learning. The present is for living. The future is a combination of the two."

I think this makes a lot of sense. A lot of people get so bogged down in the past that they forget to slow down and enjoy what's really happening in the moment. They get so worried about what they're going to do in the future that they forget what they're even doing right now. Sometimes it seems as if they have ceased to exist. And we can't let ourselves do that. Not for one single second. There's something much bigger going on that we all need to be aware of. And that's life. It's crazy, it's wonderful, it's exhilarating, and at times it's absolutely exhausting. And even though we face challenges we think are going to absolutely slaughter us on a daily basis, we can't let it get to us. We have to hold onto the little things.

Law school is by far the biggest challenge I've ever had in my life. But I haven't lost sight of what it's really all about. It's about taking time to stop and smell the roses, it's about chasing your dream, and it's about finding yourself while you're at it. It's about enjoying the time we've been given with the ones that we love, because we never know when our names will be called.

So let me just wrap this up (Con Law is calling my name). No matter how busy you get or how stressed out you become, you shouldn't forget about your most important 'little' things. Here are mine:

1) Taking the time to tell my family I love them.
2) Singing in the shower.
3) Smiling at strangers.
4) Eating red velvet cupcakes.
5) Saying 'Thank you.'
6) Detoxing for 10 minutes on the couch.
7) Running my ass off.
8) Taking Wednesday night study breaks to watch 'Revenge.'
9) Getting 7 hours of sleep.
And my most important 'little' thing:
10) Telling myself I'm kind of a big deal (c'mon, you know you do it too).

So....if you're wondering where I'll be before I fall asleep tonight, you can find me curled up in bed catching up on my episodes. Why you ask? Because I can. And after all, it's all about the little things.

(:

JS