Ah. In about 29 minutes I'll officially be 29. Yep, at 7:05 a.m. I'll be one year close to 30.
Where did the time go?
It seems just like yesterday I was in college, living with 'Stina and Jennifer having way too much fun and getting in way too much trouble, I remember driving up to our cute little house in my roller skate of a car planning our next party or next night out. I remember my surprise 21st birthday...wow. But ironically had a bit more fun at 'Stinas...sorry about leaving you in the bathroom while we preceded to hit the bar without you! Fast forward a few years after that, graduation. I had some garbage I was working through that year - that totally made me look at love and life in a different way. I learned that love knew no boundaries sometimes, and that could be a very dangerous thing. Luckily for me, that garbage is several years behind me - but I'll always remember. The Strokes' first album always brings it back, but it's good now, it's all good.
Now I'm here. 29, teaching middle school art, trying to make a difference and keep my own life in order while trying to be an influence in theirs. Still married - no children - still trying to figure out what I'm supposed to be doing here. Sometimes I think I know, but it changes, theme of my life.
Which brings me to my soundtrack. Someone once asked me, if someone made a movie about me, what would the soundtrack sound like? Well thus far, this is what I've included, in no particular order:
Lisa Loeb, Stay
Cake, Mexico
The Cranberries, Linger
Dashboard Confessional, Vindicated
Death Cab, I Will Follow You
Ghost Town DJs, My Boo (haha)
The Donnas, My Bad Reputation
Jars of Clay, Love Song For a Savior
Kelly Clarkson, The Trouble With Love Is
Meg & Dia, Masterpiece
New Found Glory, My Friends Over You
Tegan & Sara, The Con, and My Number
Kelis, Bossy (haha)
Alanis Morisette, Hand In My Pocket
Brooks & Dunn, Neon Moon
Destiny's Child, Bad Habit
Fleetwood Mac or Dixie Chicks, Landslide
Everclear, So Much For The Afterglow
Mana, Mariposa Traicionera
Frou Frou, Hear Me Out
Monica, Just One Of Those Days
Nelly Furtado, Maneater & Glow
Kiss, Rock & Roll All Night
Janis Joplin, Piece of My Heart
Julieta Venegas, Eres Para Mi
Did I mention it would be a double disk??
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No Counting Crows? I'm so dissapointed.
My captcha word, or whatever for this post is "yedin" which seems to me like two words morphed together. Maybe the words yetti and jedi. What a badass creature that would be.
This sounds like a really good idea. I'll try to remember that when I turn 30 this june. And sorry, I feel like a total stalker now. But I'm a nice one =) just ask my friends.
I heart stalkers! haha...
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