Fireworks, pt. 2

Some of those "I'm all giddy about what might happen here" songs, in no particular order:
The Reasons - Weakerthans
Deeper Than Beauty - Sloan
Soft Machine - By Divine Right
Fireworks - Tragically Hip
Stall Tactics - Two Minute Miracles
West Coast - Coconut Records
The First Five Times - Stars
Freak Me Out - Weezer
Falling For You - Weezer
More Adventurous - Rilo Kiley
I'm Gonna Make You Love Me - Jayhawks
Truly, Truly - Grant Lee Buffalo
Rollerskate Skinny - Old 97s

Saturday wait, and Sunday always comes too late

I bite my nails. I've been very proud of myself lately for abstaining from this particular habit, but after a night at home with the TV and an overactive imagination I am not sitting and admiring the perfectly shaped white tips any more. I'm actually kind of excited to work on this again; I'm a big fan of setting attainable goals for myself. My term papers may even take a backseat for this, I'll be honest. On the subject of bad habits, I re-read Sarah Hepola's Crying in Restaurants series today. (part 2, part 3, part 4, part 5, and part 6, if you want to read them all... and I suggest you do.) I'm not usually a crier. I get where she's coming from, though. I don't cry in restaurants, but I get set off my the littlest things. I saw a business card yesterday that made me bawl my eyes out for about 10 minutes. I don't think that crying is necessarily a catharsis - a phrase I remember from reading Freaky Friday when I was 10 for some reason - but I sure felt better afterward yesterday. Strange. Anyway, read it.

Ahh, college life

Yup, I have this dream. Sometimes it's even for real, leading me to drop a class or two. Ugh.
Gonna try a new broccoli soup recipe today, adding a little but of bacon for that delicious smokiness and changing up some herbs. Should be magically delicious!

Fireworks

You know when you start to feel pretty strongly about someone, and you start listening to more and more of certain songs that remind you of that person? I think this is more directed towards those of us who are into lyrics. I love to just rock the fuck out, don't get me wrong, but bands like The Weakerthans, Wilco, and The Eels are some of my favourites because of lines like "we're talented and bright, we're lonely and uptight, we've found some lovely ways to disappoint." Or "laying in bed tonight I was thinking about how a careful man tries to dodge the bullets while the happy man takes a walk... and maybe it's time to live." When I start thinking about songs like these (Aside and PS You Rock My World, respectively), and I can't hide the smile on my face, I know I'm pretty into someone. One of my staples is Fireworks by The Tragically Hip. I think I'm going to make up a playlist, or at least a top 10 most-listened-to-with-a-stupid-grin-on-my-face songs. I'll keep you posted.