I suck at Twitter.

I mostly use it for minor celeb stalking following (when I actually remember I even have a Twitter).

Anyway ... one of my favorite celebs to read updates from is none other than

John Mayer. (@johncmayer)

I really enjoy John's music ... but beyond his incredible musical and lyrical (seriously, GO GET BATTLE STUDIES. NOW.) talents the man is FREAKING HILARIOUS.

Seriously.

Here are a few of my recent favorites -- you'll see, he's a funny guy.

@SkyMall I gave my lawyer the painting of the wolves with inspiring mantra on Leadership. Framed. Cause I'm fancy.

Nobody seems to think a gift certificate for catalogs.com is strange? You might as well say "I"m sure that I know nothing about you."

@taylorswift13 let's bedazzle something!

If you're shocked that Britney was lip-syncing at her concert and want your money back, life may continue to be hard for you.

This is the part in a line of interviews where I want to start making answers up. So if you read that I breed alpacas, go with it.

I'm in Australia on Halloween. It's like turning out your porch light times a billion.

If you want to go out and buy an entire case of AA batteries, I say more power to you.

This unfortunate media display involving balloon boy undermines the hundreds of boys and girls actually lost to balloon flight every year.

All cookies are sugar cookies.

Dove bar soap is 1/4 moisturizer. That's why Dove bar soap is allowed to make moisturizer jokes and you're not.

See?! And seriously. Get Battle Studies. It's GORGEOUS. This song makes my heart smile.

Now I'm going to leave you with one of my favorite Mayer moments.

Mmmmmmmmmm. I think I like it better than the original.

xoxoxo.

show a little love...

I have some beef with Sonic.
I LOVE the Sonic. I want to crawl in their tator tot fryer and live there.
But I have gone twice in the past two days -- and they were closed!
I went at 1 in the afternoon, and 9 at night!
They're supposed to be open. Ugh. I'm craving a strawberry limeade like none other. 

Anyway. Let's look over some things I'm currently totally swooning over.

The 160 GB iPod. It's like a dream.

40,000 songs?! YES. PLEASE.

I mostly started looking at these because my iPod is starting to die...and I only have half a gig free space on it.

And my alma mater's bookstore has the 120 GB ones for just a little less.

And you have to have an iTrip to go with it -- I'm sobbing without mine.

EVERY.DAY. 

I love this necklace. It's hand stamped...with a phrase from my favorite poem.

I think it's adorable. And sweet.

I like this Etsy seller. She has a sand dollar necklace (I LOVE sand dollars) and tons of other cool jewelry.

 This CTR ring. (CTR stands for Choose the Right.) My current one is getting a little small on my hand. And this one is pretty.

 I FREAKING LOVE PLAID. 

And this matches my pink comforter...and the color scheme of my room.

{I LOVE bright happy colors for bedrooms. They're happy places!}

I also love this bedspread, this duvet and sheet set, this bedroom set, and this bed in a bag set.

This is why I have to stay out of the home goods sections of stores.

I LOVE these things. They're old WWII propaganda posters from England to let everyone know that all would be well. Definitely like the British--keep a stiff upper lip. And I love it in the honey color. I think it's gorgeous. It's the color my room was as a teenager.

{They have it in more colors.}

My Life Is Average.

It's pretty much one of my favorite things that got my through my sick days ... and my normal days, lately.

It's HYSTERICAL. They're all stories people send in from their every day lives.

Like one of my favorites from Halloween: 

Today, I was handing out candy for Halloween and someone rang the doorbell. I opened the door, but no one was there so I was about to close the door when I saw two people dressed as hands running toward each other down the sidewalk. They proceeded to collide midair: they were a high five. I gave them extra candy for their awesomeness. MLIA

I want to be friends with a LOT of these people. If you want a good chuckle, or even a smile, check it out.

And speaking of MLIA, I recommended it to one of my very favorite bloggers, Gabby @ Gabby She Wrote, and she mentioned me in her blog! It was a HUGE moment for me. I basically idolize this girl. 

Mental-Floss is definitely, 100%, certifiably for nerds like me. I love this stuff!

And I'm Etsying my life away trying to find a super cute, reasonably priced beanie, or two, for winter. It's getting chilly here.

What are you guys loving? I'd love to know!

Well, off to write more sweeps stuff. Yay for ratings periods! (Someone shoot me.)

Catcha on the flip side.
xoxo.

i'm alive and i don't need a witness to know that i've survived

So...workaholics that we are...Bonnie and I decided to take little break (i.e. our day off) and go see The Fray and Jack's Mannequin in concert in Portland.

I must give you a little background.
I've already told you I have a thing for well written music/lyrics.
These two bands are ones that make me giddy.
I geek out over stuff like this.
And I have been IN LOVE with Andrew McMahon since high school --Something Corporate being one of (if not my very) favorite bands of all time. I think the man is a genius. And he's honestly one of my idols. But seeing as SoCo doesn't exist anymore, Jack's Mannequin has moved in on their turf.


The opening act wasn't very good.
So Bonnie and I played up our narcissism.
Say it with me now: "Oh, wow."


This is my face when Jack's made their way on stage.
P.S. my hair is HUGE.


I LOVE them.
They're meant to play live--they're fantastic entertainers.
And half way through their set Andrew began the next song with ... "So, we're gonna play a little something from my other band. So all you Something Corporate fans--this is for you."
I think I almost passed out.
He was jumpin all over the place, on the piano, off of the piano, off the metal parts of the set.
It. Was. EPIC.


The Fray was equally amazing.
They played stuff from both albums and did an amazing job.
Their drummer is INSANELY good. (And fun fact: he's from Poland.)
For their encore they played my favorite song of theirs--even though it's not off the current album. And their encore lasted four more songs (including Kanye's Heartless. mmmmmMMmmmm.).

It was a fantastic evening.
(Preceeded by a great afternoon of scoping through the outlets. Yay new Nike kicks on super sale. (yes, I have freakishly small feet. i can wear kids shoes.))

ive met some young hearts with something to prove...

in yesterdays post i said these words: "remember, in this case, it's all about the music--not the words."

"You know I've got this theory; there are two kinds of people in the world. There are lyric people and music people.
You know, the lyrics people tend to be analytical. You know, all about the meaning of the song. They're the ones you see with the CD insert out five minutes after buying it, p o u r i n g over the lyrics, interpreting the [heck] out of everything.
Then there's the music people...who could care less for the lyrics as long as its just got, like, a good beat and you could dance to it. I don't know, sometimes it might be easier to be a music girl and not a lyric girl.
But since I'm not, let me just say this: sometimes things find you when you need them to find you. I believe that. And for me it's usually song lyrics."
--Peyton, One Tree Hill (don't judge)--

i LOVE music.
[in the interest of full honesty a combination of a great melody and great words can make me giddy like a schoolgirl...]
a rockin beat can compel me out of a chair and into frantic dancing on the dance floor, a good song causes a montage of moments inside my head, i sing incessantly in the shower, hum/sing alllllllll day long at work, and play several instruments.
but still. my friends, i am a lyrics girl.

i am passionately in love with words.
the written word. the spoken word.
{and, sometimes, even the unspoken ones.}

as a child i was the nerdy girl with her nose always in a book. in fourth grade my teacher began bringing books from home for me to read because i'd read our class reading assignments too quickly. my sixth grade english teacher began a book club with me so i could read more books and read ones not assigned to the class in general. in high school i took seven english classes (thanks block scheduling!). i majored in journalism and minored in english in college. mmmm. the smell of new books is more comforting than apple pie.

has a song ever sent your heart into a frenzy?
there are so many songs whose words alone conjure up feelings and memories so strong, they almost knock me off my feet.

"Hello you long-shots, you dark horse runners/ Hair brush singers, dash-board drummers/ Hello you wild magnolias, just waiting to bloom./ There's a little bit of all that inside of me and you,/ Thank God even crazy dreams come true."

mmmmmmmm....

Okay, this time this one freaked me out.

It's Tagging season again and I've been tagged twice.
Here's round one from Danielle:

1. Put your iTunes on shuffle.
2. For each question, press the next button to get your answer.
3. YOU MUST WRITE THAT SONG NAME DOWN NO MATTER HOW SILLY IT SOUNDS!
4. Tag 10 friends who might enjoy doing the meme as well as the person you got the note from.

What is your Motto?
*fin --Anberlin ...great. :/ the chorus is "i'm the patron saint of lost causes/aren't we all to you lost causes" it's kinda depressing. dang.

What do your friends think of you?
Check Yes Juliet--We the Kings. fun song. forever you and me, yes. and apparently all my friends are in love with me...those romeos.

What do you think about very often?
8th World Wonder--Kimberly Locke. Love? check yes.

What is 2+2?
Hello Houston--Starting Line. eh.

What do you think of your best friend?
Stand In the Light--EFY. She's a great example. I'd say this fits.

What do you think of the person you like?
Work This Out--High School Musical. Hahahaha. We do "gotta work, work, work this out..."

What is your life story?
Mulligan Goes to War--Something Corporate. sketchy applicable at points. and my favorite band.

What do you want to be when you grow up?
The Resolution--Jack's Mannequin. AMAZING. Such a great song. Here's the lyrics. I'm okay if that's what I wanna be--happy.

What do you think of when you see the person you like?
Somewhere Over the Rainbow--Judy Garland. Awwwwww. One of my favorite songs and very applicable.

What do your parents think of you?
Our House--Madness. BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA. So true.

What will you dance to at your wedding?
No Good--Kate Voegele. "I hate myself for loving you because you're no good"...I sure hope not.

What will they play at your funeral?
There Is More--EFY. Awesome. I'm all about that.

What is your hobby/interest?
Good Life--Francis Dunnery. GREAT AMAZING AWESOME SONG. Apparently my interest is having a good life. I'm all about that.

What is your biggest secret?
The Day Before You--Rascal Flatts. Could apply. Especially these lines: "I was ready to settle for/Less than love and not much more"

What do you think of your friends?
Remembering Sunday--All Time Low. eh, again.

What's the worst thing that can happen?
The Longest Time--Billy Joel. Hahahahaha. Not applicable at all.

How will you die?
Sleep--Copeland. Hopefully.

What is the one thing you regret?
Kill the Messenger--Jack's Mannequin. wow. totally. (p.s. never killed anyone.) here are the lyrics. (p.p.s. i have a FATTY crush on andrew mcmahon (and his songwriting skills)).

What makes you laugh?
Light On My Shoulder--Susie Suh. music like this. hahaha. it was an iTunes free download. i'm a free download junkie.

What makes you cry?
Love Shack--B52's. BAHAHAHAHAHA. not. at. all.

Will you ever get married?
Until the Day I Die--Story of the Year. Actually it kinda fits. It's all about how much he needs her and if she died he'd die too.

What scares you the most?
Bad Day--Daniel Powter. Sometimes true. But this music video makes me so happy (as does the song, actually).

Does anyone like you?
Don't You Lose My Number--Phil Collins. Hahaha. The phantom number giver. Sketchy applicable.

If you could go back in time, what would you change?
We Believe--EFY. The year I met Ian. The love of my life who I never saw again. Yeah, I'd change that.

What hurts right now?
That's How Love Should Be--Tyler Hilton. Wow. This freaks me out.

Who will post this?
My Father's Eyes--Eric Clapton. My dad doesn't have a blog. So my mom.

And I'm breaking rule 3. Do it if you want some fun. It's fun to see what will come up.