Lyrical tag you're it....

I had this idea a minute ago for a really cool project. I am going to post a verse from a song that I really love. In turn, I want you to post a verse in the comments section from any song that you have always loved. For me.. This is a song- that no matter what's going on in my life- the minute I hear the music and the words.... My head bobs along and I sing along.

I am really interested to see what everyone posts. (Please use the format below.)

Shaun:

“Now in my younger days I used to sport shag, when I went to school I carried lunch in a bag- with an apple for my teacher because I knew I’d get a kiss. Always got mad when the class was dismissed.”

“Passing me by”
Pharcyde.

The hiatus excuse..

Hey it worked for Phish.. and they came back to play substandard shitty versions of their music for millions!!!

I have been so swamped with health issues, work, and other obligations that I have actually had no time to think of anything note worthy for releasing on the old blog’o’roony!

Once I have any slight hint of time to sit and dedicate to a funny/witty/worthy entry.. I will write the pants off of it and post..

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All day playlist. 03.09.07

This is going to be insanely quick. But today had some AMAZING tunes in the play list courtesy of surfing youtube while working. I cannot emphasize enough that if you are a Radiohead fan and have the patience to splice the 7 .. 10 minute clips together.. .WELL worth owning on a DVD or CD.

Ben Harper and Jack Johnson- Please please me
Ben Harper and Eddie Vedder- Indifference
Ben Harper live- Better way

STP unplugged- Wicked Garden

Radiohead live in paris – acoustic via music planet 2nite
I might be wrong
There, there
Knives out
Sail to the moon
I will
No surprises (amazing version)
A punchup at a wedding
Everything in it’s right place
Street Spirit
Fog
Karma police (fantastic version)

Coldplay live and acoustic from japan
A message
Swallowed by the sea
warning sign

Isn't this trading one depenedance for the other?

Isn't this trading one dependence for the other?

Social, political, economical, fiscal?

"Story Highlights
•NEW: Protests abound as Bush visits fuel depot, announces ethanol agreement
• Foes fear Bush, Brazilian ally plan OPEC-like cartel on ethanol
• Anti-Bush sentiment high in Brazil, largely due to Iraq war
• Venezuelan leader Chavez to address "anti-imperialist" rally"

Alfred E Newman digs for Ethanol

What I have wanted to post for some time now.

I found myself writing this entry this morning and then erasing it because I didn’t want to expose too much of myself to a faceless, empty, void that some people whom I know walk in and out of, and most that I don’t visit once and probably never come back to again. This is both the beauty and ugliness of really “opening yourself up” in a blog.

I had a strange sleep last night. It was as if I hadn’t slept whatsoever, but at the same time when I dragged myself into the shower this morning it was as if my dream had lasted for the last 8 years. I literally think I had an introspective of my life in the 7 hours that I closed my eyes last night and it was a stark realization on so many levels.

I literally ran away to California as quickly as my feet would carry me to “start a new life.” Start a new life where the angst and compiled insecurities of a life of complete instability and constant flux would all simply snap into place. All the feelings of the ground falling from beneath my feet no matter how hard I clung to the earth with all my might.

To back track a little bit… From the moment the plane touched down in Massachusetts for the second time- I knew nothing. I mean, I literally felt like I lived in a house with complete strangers who were leading their own lives and I didn’t know what mine was supposed to mean.

Then after 4 years of existing in high school I spent another 4 years vapidly existing in college. I found myself saying and doing things that I couldn’t believe would come out of my mouth, and occur due to my actions. Why couldn’t I just let go of bad situations and deny harmful relationships that didn’t warrant the effort, time, or energy?

This led me (in my dream..) back to my time in California. I made a clear and affirmative decision that I would be SHAUN, I would be me, I would be all that I had aspired to and yet always fallen short of, in my own expectations. I would in actuality be more of the same person. I fell into more bad friendships and relationships and seemed to be in a rut.

Then, a year or so later I moved to the ocean… Although the solitude wasn’t what I had hoped for- the calmness of the ocean and the time to really think about what I wanted out of life was EXACTLY what I needed.

The son had gone west, and amongst stupid bullshit laden drama that was self imposed I came out shinning. I learned to take the things in life seriously that require it… The rest was entertainment and opportunity to learn. I learned that not every moment needs to be filled with sound, but when you find the right person for you- it makes every moment joyous to be filled with talk, laughter, silence, and unspoken dialogues that exist in a glance. I learned that no matter how fucked up family or friend may be, they are who they are and you can completely enjoy them for exactly what and who they are by simply embracing the good and stepping aside for the unnecessary. I learned not to judge, period! I learned to love and even more importantly be loved back. I learned that no one in your life that respects you- puts you through unnecessary trials, but rather stampedes through the tribulation by your side with guns blazing and a flag with your picture on it waiving in the background.

Long story short… If I had to go through a lifetime of fuck ups (both literal) and embodied in people (and be rest assured- although altruistic in my intentions, of this composition and thought- I do really believe that I invested in some PRIME TIME fuck ups before waking up) I would gladly go through that all again – night after night in my dreams- just to be able to wake up as I did this morning to the sweet smell, warm smile, and gentle perfection of my bride to be, and the life we have made together. The life I have grown into personally, professionally, emotionally, and most importantly lovingly with an open mind, heart, and spirit.

The play list while composing this:
John Mayer- Gravity
Nelly Furtado- Hey Man
Matthew Good- Carmelina
Death Cab For Cutie- Marching bands of Manhattan
Sia – Breathe Me
Tony Bennett and Stevie Wonder- For Once In My Life

It's like the day the wall came down in Germany...

The unthinkable has happened and I can’t fight it anymore. Since 2000 I fought begrudgingly not to like John Mayer. I won’t get into the who, how, where, or why… But the fact is that I cannot deny it any longer.. The man has become a very good song writer and an even better guitar player. The band he is touring with is insanely talented and play a great show. The new album is worth listening to. It’s like he took some SRV, Clapton, Blind Faith, Duane Allman, Sam Cook, Otis Redding… and shook it up with a new blend.

I concede.. the music is good…

It's Valentines Day On 3.07.07

I think it's really lame that people only think to "really" tell one another why they love each other on a specific hallmark day of the year.

So I am listing my 10 reasons why I am so madly in love with my fiancee.

(ANKIL, AARON, anyone else with negative ish... save it!)

10 reasons why I absolutely love you:

10. You have the heart of a saint.. patient, understanding, kind, compassionate, and good natured.
9. You have an excitement and enthusiasm about life that inspires me.
8. You appreciate how I feel even if you can't relate and you don't try and "understand" just to shut me up. You let me speak and respond when you want to, not because you're just waiting for your turn to talk.
7. Your disposition towards me our and relationship is positive ALL THE TIME. You are consistent, open, loving, communicative and honest. You really invest in me as I invest in you.
6. We have fun! All the time. We're the same dorks in front of our friends as we are in the privacy of our home.
5. We have built a beautiful home together now in two cities and each one of them is the kind of place that our friends and family want to be.
4. You appreciate me as I am, and allow me the room to grow as a person. You take that journey with me, and allow me the same rights in your growth and development.
3. Your hands and feet are always cold- which make for excellent air conditionors when I am overheated.
2. You never take me for granted in any capacity of our life together.
1. You really love me!

It's true what they say.. Sixth time really is a charm!

I'm going to throw a couple of words at you for reference sake and then just give you visuals to make the experience of the last 9 days of my life more riveting than they actually were. (This being said in my best Dr.Cox voice from Scrubs.)


- TWO TRIPS TO THE ER IN 48 HOURS AND A COMBINED 5
ATTEMPTS AT
STARTING AN IV WITH COLLAPSED VEINS.
- KIDNEY STONES.
- RECTAL/PROSTATE EXAMINATION.
- CATHETER.
- LOSS OF ALL DIGNITY AND SELF CONFIDENCE IN A MEGER 48 HOURS!

“Kidney stones, or renal calculi, are solid concretions (crystal aggregations) of dissolved minerals in urine; calculi typically form inside the kidneys or ureters. The terms nephrolithiasis and urolithiasis refer to the presence of calculi in the kidneys and urinary tract, respectively. Renal calculi can vary in size from as small as grains of sand to as large as grapefruit. Kidney stones typically leave the body by passage in the urine stream, and many stones are formed and passed without causing symptoms. If stones grow to sufficient size before passage--on the order of at least 2-3 millimeters--they can cause obstruction of the ureter. The resulting distention with urine can cause severe episodic pain, most commonly felt in the flank, lower abdomen and groin (a condition called renal colic). Renal colic can be associated with nausea and vomiting due to the embyrological association of the kidneys and the intestinal tract. Recurrence rates are estimated at about 10% per year.”

Wikipedia.

“A rectal examination or rectal exam is an internal examination of the rectum by a physician or other healthcare professional.
The digital rectal examination (DRE, Latin palpatio per anum or PPA) is the simplest procedure. The patient is placed in a position where the anus is accessible and relaxed (lying on the side, squatting on the examination table, bent over the examination table, etc). The physician inserts a gloved and lubricated finger into the rectum through the anus and palpates the insides.”

Wikipedia

“In medicine, a catheter is a tube that can be inserted into a body cavity duct or vessel. Catheters thereby allow drainage or injection of fluids or access by surgical instruments. The process of inserting a catheter is catheterization. In most uses a catheter is a thin, flexible tube: a "soft" catheter; in some uses, it is a larger, solid tube: a "hard" catheter.”

Wikipedia