October 2013 Playlist – The Lovey List

•October 14, 2013 • Comments Off on October 2013 Playlist – The Lovey List

Girls/Girls/Boys – Panic! At the Disco

                Oh My! That video! <Fans self>

I was working on a little complicated love theme for this one what could be better fit for that than a song about digging on a girl who has a girlfriend AND a boyfriend?! I love Brenden Urie’s voice and he’s at his soaring best in this one.

Crying Lightning – Arctic Monkeys

Like most songs by Arctic Monkeys, I’m really not 100% sure what this is even all about BUT this one lyric has stuck with me and I think it fits.

 “Straighten the rudder girl
And sail me up stairs
And go and find somebody
Who cares
Well we might not be the perfect partners
But tonight we make a pair” 

So Insane – Discovery

I picked this one because there’s nothing more complicated than those early high anxiety feelings that we’ve all had. You don’t know which way is up, what’s going on or even what to do. To add to the complication this Vampire Weekend/Ra Ra Riot collaboration is trippy and adorable, simultaneously. I picked a non-official video (there isn’t an official one) that I feel like suits the song perfectly.

Such a Fool – Band of Skulls

The opposite of all those heady feelings pretty is the cornerstone of this one, when you make the mistake of trying to dampen it down, be cool and not give anything away. And how does that usually end? Exactly!

Thirst – City and Colour

“Gracefully cursed”? My absolute favorite musical genre is the angry guy song; this one is going to end up in the top 10 for sure. With intelligent, witty lyrics and subtly bombastic tune you’ll be singing along loudly before you know it.

Back it Up – Caro Emerald

Honestly, I have no idea how this song got on this list. It just works J

Despair – Yeah Yeah Yeahs

You could probably interpret this a few different ways but I’m going to stick with a very literal version, no matter how bad things are the world will still be there tomorrow and you’re not alone.

Constant Conversations – Passion Pit

I picked a slightly different version for my actually playlist, this one is far mellower and moody even which definitely matches the song better. I love Passion Pit for a number of reasons, mostly because they songwriting is deceptively deep and this especially about deception itself will have you picking up something new every time you listen.

Love Me Again – John Newman

Is there anything better than hearing how wrong he was? How much he wants you to forgive him? Maybe telling him hell no? Yeah, that pretty much sum up why this song is going to be popular. But check the video out…it may not be that simple. LOL

Sonsick – San Fermin

Is there anything more romantic than a completely hopeless case? This one conveys that inner dialogue I think every woman has had as she looks at something so wrong but chooses to step towards it anyway.

Land of Gathering – The Ceremonies

Here’s another that doesn’t really fit but it’s sweet anyway, and bouncy.

Waiting Game – Banks

Quite possibly one of the best break up songs – EVER! Banks has such a sweet, innocent voice but the lyrics are nothing but. Direct and to the point, this isn’t working and it never will. Love it!

Love Illumination – Franz Ferdinand

You’ve got to excuse the totally ridiculous video; this is an awesome, jaded, looking for love song hidden under complete nonsense. “If you’re looking for somebody while you’re looking for somebody love”

oOoO – Oberhofer

This is a brilliant way to very cutely tell someone that you’re just not at all interested in their obsessing over you and will probably leave them smiling wondering if they really heard what you just said…

Frivolous Life – YesYou

I’ll leave this one up to you…I thought it ended things on a perfect note.

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I am a rock

•September 19, 2013 • Comments Off on I am a rock

This question is timed perfectly for what is going on in my life this week. I recently broke my left foot and am in the process of adjusting my life and routines around what I’m able to do. It’s been interesting reflecting on how silly I can be at times in my desire to not depend on others. Yes, I drove myself to urgent care (stupid clutch) and continue to drive myself around despite having other options, I haven’t taken any time off of work, and aside from having my family run a few errands for me, not much of what I do normally has changed. I do prefer to rely on myself, feel uncomfortable when a fuss is made and take a lot of pride in overcoming obstacles and figuring out ways to work around problems. However, I do realize that my family does want to help, perhaps even needs to in the same way I need to be independent (I mean no one likes to feel helpless) so saying yes to an offer of assistance once in a while can be good for everyone.

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Dear Cthulhu – Nov 5

•November 5, 2012 • Comments Off on Dear Cthulhu – Nov 5

Dear Cthulhu,

I’ve been feeling rather generous lately which has caused my list of suitable sacrifices to dwindle, however I have a very interesting specimen that I believe may be someone quite exceptional for your specific tastes; an incredibly average man, age, height, weight, intelligence, potential all within the normal ranges but completely and utterly unaware of himself (failings especially), his surroundings, his impact on others and therefore completely stress and anxiety free. Yes, I said completely STRESS FREE when by all accounts he should be a giant ball of anxiety. HE.MUST.BE.STOPPED! What if it gets out that ignorance is your nemesis?! I know, right?!

Holla back and I’ll get you his address…

In the meantime is there something you can do about viruses? They significantly impede this loyal servant’s progress and cause them to take medications that dull their senses and force them to lay around for days watching marathons of The Real Housewives or Snapped or Long Island Medium, all of which I’m certain damage brain cells long term. You may want to consider looking into that… And another thing, my fleshy human overlords, like most, don’t seem to care about making their minions work under the influence of viruses, totally disregarding the potential issues that can happen when febrile, confused and often drowsy folks are toiling away on complicated tasks. Think about it, you could be the only overlord to honor sick days!! Something to add to your stump speech perhaps somewhere in between world domination and smotin’ bitches.

XOXO,

Oden

PS: I’m wearing your shirt today, silly humans thinking that Godzilla would EVER have a chance against you.

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Humpday Humor – Pirate walks into a bar…

•September 26, 2012 • Comments Off on Humpday Humor – Pirate walks into a bar…

I’ve stolen this one from David who heard it on Youtube. It looks pretty close to the version on Pirate Jokes so I’m going to give them the full credit. Happy Wednesday!

A pirate walks into a bar, swaggers up to the barkeep and demands a glass of rum, “Your rum or your life, dog, what’ll it be?”.

The bartender, being a reasonable fellow, makes no complaint, he grabs a large glass, a bottle of his best dark rum, and begins to pour. While he’s waiting for the glass to fill he sizes up the pirate, having never seen a real honest-to-God pirate before.

Gold earrings, patch over the eye, a big filthy white blouse covering his hairy chest, tattoos everywhere, all of it. But protruding from his pirate trousers is the unmistakable form of a steering wheel.

The bartender passes the full glass across the bar to the pirate, who nods curtly and takes a huge swig of the rum. Slapping a dubloon on the bartop, he turns to walk away, when our bartender’s curiousity gets the best of him.

“Wait, one second. What’s up with the steering wheel?”

The pirate turns back and fixes him with a beady glare from his lone eye. “Arrr, I don’t know, but it’s drivin’ me nuts all day!”

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Relationship Advice Kabbalah Style

•September 11, 2012 • Comments Off on Relationship Advice Kabbalah Style

I picked this book – The Spiritual Rules of Engagement by Yehuda Berg – up years ago for three pretty straight forward reasons; I don’t often see Jewish relationship books, I’m curious about Kabbalah and Yehuda Berg rocks. I didn’t pick it up because I was looking to fix a relationship or was looking for Mr. Right so it promptly found a spot on my book case where it has sat contentedly ever since. Until this week when I decided that a preemptive Day’s of Awe read might be a good thing and I am really glad that I did.

I’m going to try to explain, as a novice, how Kabbalah relates to relationships so stay with me here this gets a little muddled before it makes sense. We start with the male and female aspects of the universe, right being male and left being female, the right aspect is about sharing of energy or channeling light and the left aspect is about receiving this energy or being a vessel. When you combine the two you have harmony in that the aspects giving and receiving are complimentary to each other. The problem with this is when people assume that relationships between men and women should function the same way. In effect if a woman (the left aspect) focuses solely on external things (receiving light from the right) for happiness or fulfillment then she moves away from the very thing she desires.

Huh? Well according to the book where we mess this up is in the belief that men are inherently the origin of light and that women inherently are vessels for this light, something that many patriarchal societies emphasize. The truth of this though is that every individual contains both aspects. We are built to simultaneously share and receive light. And because we can do that within ourselves we should stop looking (receiving) externally, reacting to every outside influence. Instead we should focus all of that effort into looking inside ourselves for validation, happiness, acceptance and approval. Make sense?

Another interesting point the book brings up is in a list of common reasons why people get into relationships or get married and fail because that are solely looking externally, examples; we’ve been dating for year and it’s now time to get engaged or I’m almost 30 and my clock is ticking or I couldn’t possibly find someone better, more attractive, wealthier etc. All of those are thoughts and reasons that stem from fear and uncertainty which in the long run cannot serve happiness because they are sourced in negativity. Right?!

So granted I’m a little jaded in my relationship views so going into this there was more than a few snickers here and there and I totally thought reading the introduction that this book is probably not written for me BUT I did find some practical things that we all should consider.

  1. You’re the boss of your choices – take the time to determine if he’s worthwhile, if your values are in alignment and if your life styles are compatible and have the courage to end the relationship if at any point in time you determine that they’re not.
  2. Your happiness is not created by a man. Repeat – Your happiness is not created by a man.
  3. Practice resistance, be patient and not reactive, let him come to you but make sure you set the pace that you are comfortable with.
  4. Never believe what a man says choose to trust solely in what he does.
  5. Accept fully who he is, what he does and his beliefs or end it. If you can’t support him AS IS then he is not the one for you.
  6. Attraction is only the recognition of the familiar and not an indication of long term compatibility.
  7. Fear and insecurity are about you not caused by him.

Bottom line, if you have an interest in Kabbalah this is a good one to pick up mostly because Yehuda Berg rocks at explaining the background and making everything very accessible to everyone regardless of their level of knowledge. If you don’t but are struggling with your relationships then you may still want to check it out. You may not agree with everything but there are some excellent points to consider, especially if you haven’t yet found the right one.

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