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Logocentric (adj). Regarding words and language as a fundamental expression of an external reality (especially applied as a negative term to traditional Western thought by postmodernist critics). Sometimes I just write whatever I feel like. Other times I respond to prompts, many taken from the following places:  "The Soundtrackers Group"  "Invalid Item" "Blogging Circle of Friends " "Blog City ~ Every Blogger's Paradise" "JAFBG" "Take up Your Cross" Thanks for stopping by!  |
"Resurrection Jukebox" | Day 5"How Will I Know" by Whitney Houston (d. February 11, 2012) covered by the cast of Glee Full Lyrics ▼ I know I lose control can't seem to get enough how will I trust your feelings how will i be deceiving how will i say a prayer fall in love think of love so bittersweet why do i feel weak wake me, i'm shaking there's no mistaking what I feel |
"Resurrection Jukebox" | Day 4"No Sleep 'Til Brooklyn" by Beastie Boys (1978-2012) Full Lyrics ▼ Foot on the pedal, engine running hot My job's a damn good time City to city, I'm running touring the nation itchy trigger finger I do what I do best Ain't no faking your money I'm taking going coast to coast while you're working nine to five Another plane another train Another bottle in the brain Another girl another fight Another drive all night Tour around the world, rock around the clock Getting paid along the way, 'cause it's worth your while Got a safe in the trunk with money in a stack ice in the front, and Brooklyn in the back Waking up before I get to sleep 'cause I'll be rocking this party eight days a week No sleep 'til Brooklyn |
"Resurrection Jukebox" | Day 3"Scream" by Michael Jackson (d. June 25, 2009) Full Lyrics ▼ tired of injustice kicking me down the whole system sucks in the shadow you're sellin' out souls abusin' victims makes you wanna scream you keep changin' the rules while playin' the game i might go insane i just can't take it stop pressurin' me just stop pressurin' me stop pressurin' me make me wanna scream |
"Resurrection Jukebox" | Day 2"This Must Be The Place" by The Talking Heads (1975-1991, 1996-2002) Full Lyrics ▼ Home I feel numb, the less we say the better We go along, head wrong Standing here beside me, passing time Home I'm already there, this must be the place I can't tell, we drift in and out I'm just looking for a home, the same space for a minute or two Cover up the blank spots |
"Resurrection Jukebox" | Day 1"Brokenhearted" by Karmin (2010-2017) Full Lyrics ▼ This is more than the jones in my bones, in a daze, I find it hard to sleep Five minutes, ten minutes, now it's been an hour I can't seem to let you go You leave me brokenhearted, that's right You leave me brokenhearted, tonight Such a crime, had me inside out I don't even think you know Anything you wanna do, everything you said, maybe I was wrong This kinda thing doesn't happen usually I'm on the opposite side of it, truthfully You leave me brokenhearted Leave me brokenhearted, tonight That's right I can't seem to let you go... |
"Barrel of Monkeys" | Day 10"Need You Now" by Lady A from Need You Now (2009) This entry isn't so much about the song as the band and all of their misfortune with their name lately. For those of you who haven't heard, in light of all of the recent talk about racism and the ongoing legacy of slavery and the South, Lady Antebellum (and the Dixie Chicks) decided to change their band name to remove references to their Southern Roots. But while Dixie Chicks became "The Chicks" and both checked with and celebrated the fact that they share a name with a band from New Zealand, Lady Antebellum decided to change their name to "Lady A" without realizing that there was already a fairly prominent African American musician using that stage name... and then sued said musician over the name. I'm not sure that's really the best way to prove that you're sensitive to racial tensions, but sure. You do you, Lady A.  |
"Barrel of Monkeys" | Day 9"In My Head" by Jason DeRulo from Jason DeRulo (2010) This is one of the most played songs on my iTunes, thanks in large part to the fact that I put it on repeat and then accidentally left it on all night. So while I can't claim that it's one of my favorite songs in the world, I do enjoy it from time to time. But probably not as much as my iTunes listening library would imply, which has it literally with hundreds and hundreds of plays. So I guess you could say this was definitely my "most listened to" track of 2010.  |
"Barrel of Monkeys" | Day 8"S&M" by Rihanna from Loud (2011) All due blame credit due to Jayne  for introducing me to redaction poetry, where you take existing text and selectively redact sections to create a poem from what's left. Naturally I immediately through of turning an already dirty song into even dirtier poetry. This one's stretching the 18+ rating of this blog... definitely NSFW, folks.  Full Redaction Poem ▼ FORMATTED come on... feels so good being bad pain is my pleasure chains and whips excite me come on... come on... the affliction leaves me wanting more i may be bad but I’m perfectly good at it come on... come on... come on... i like it i like it oh... oh... you turn me on give it to me strong make my body say ah, ah, ah sex in the air i don’t care come on... come on... come |
"Barrel of Monkeys" | Day 7"Call Me Maybe" by Carly Rae Jepsen from Curiosity EP (2012) My most distinctive memory of this song in all of the probably hundreds and hundreds of times I've heard it in the past eight years, is still the video that the United States Olympic Swim Team made set to this song while in London for the 2012 Summer Olympics. I still love that video, and I think it's because it was the first time the Olympics seemed like fun rather than being a stuffy, serious competition. Granted, the United States Olympic Swim Team was full of a lot of bold personalities and they were coming into the event as the heavy favorites after dominating in Beijing in 2008, but there's something so good-natured and fun about this video, it just makes me smile every time. It didn't hurt that this song (along with many of Jepsen's hits) is incredibly catchy and upbeat; I definitely listened to this song for weeks and months after the Olympics were over, and it still features on my playlists every so often, along with "I Really Like You" and "Cut to the Feeling," the latter of which is probably going to show up in my entries for "The Soundtrack of Your Life" next year.No matter what's going on in my life, this is one of those songs that I can play and will instantly improve my mood. Not just because the song is fun and energetic, but because I remember the video from the 2012 Summer Olympics and how, even when people are in serious places to do serious business and have the weight of the world's expectations on their shoulders... it's still okay to have a little fun and enjoy yourself. Honestly, that's a lesson I've needed to remind myself of a few times over the years. |
"Barrel of Monkeys" | Day 6"Safe and Sound" by Capital Cities from In a Tidal Wave of Mystery (2013) This song will always remind me of one of my favorite Writing.com memories, when we all put together this appreciation video for The StoryMaster  and The StoryMistress  for the site's 13th birthday. It's hard to believe that it's been seven years already!
One of the things I've noticed over the [checks notes] seventeen years I've been a member of this site is how things like this really feel like moments frozen in time. Some of the people who helped contribute to that video are still here on the site, but many are gone, and many more still aren't as present even close to as much as they were seven years ago. 2008-2015 felt like the real pinnacle of the site. There were so many users and so many contests and activities, it felt like there was always something going on. Things have slowed down in the years since, and I assume that's just a function of life getting more complicated for a lot of us, or at least that's what's happened for me. I miss being so plugged in here, always knowing who's new and what's noteworthy. Sometimes I feel like I'm just going through the motions and am stuck in my own lane here, but revisiting activities like this remind me that it's important to sometimes venture out into the community even if free time is more limited than it used to be. |
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