27 Jennifers

Dang it! Hahahahaha... its so funny what kind of experiences the internet enables. Case in point:

1. I see a guy on BART with a "man sack" that makes me think of Darcy
2. I remember to tell Darcy over IM and he says he still wants one.
3. I go tripping around the internet looking for "man sack"
4. I find a link to a blog entry from Mike Doughty saying he bought a one.
5. I go to his home page, where I see a promo for a new song "27 Jennifers"
6. I listen to the song on MySpace and decide to look up the lyrics.

Its just funy because my birthday is on thee 27th, and the fact that there are SO MANY (a veritable plethora!) of Jennifers.

Anyway, the song made me smile, so here are the lyrics (you can listen to the song on myspace)

27 Jennifers
by Mike Doughty

I went to school with 27 Jennifers
16 Jenns, 10 Jennies, and then there was her

It’s the sweet shine of,
Yeah, force of divine love
The blessed arrival of you

You might be the one that I’ve been seeking for
You might be the strange delightful
You might be the girly who shall end all girls
You might be the sweet unspiteful

I rode the bus with 27 Jennifers
15 Jenns, 10 Jennies disapproved of her

Yeah, get from my sight, man,
Gladness is a blight, and
Happiness stinks up the room

Love is all around?

What is up with iTunes Shuffle today? All songs about love. Which is odd because I feel strangely flat and nuetral today:

I Feel Loved (Chamber's Remix) by Depeche Mode
Reach for Love by Ollabelle
Love's Labour's Lost by Love Spiral Downwards
Let's Start a Family by Bonnie "Prince" Billy

Settling down, feeling less overwhelmed. Had a fight with myself last night (disagreement, really ;) about how I wanted to spend my evening.

productive me: "You should practice cello"
lazy me: "UGH. Let's go see Die Hard at the Parkway"
productive me: "We are trying not to drink beer, plus it starts late"
lazy me: "So what? We don't have to be anywhere in the morning"
productive me: "Wait, I don't think we are even interested in seeing that movie"
lazy me: "Let's look at the trailer... huh. Yeah, you're right. Let's watch LOTR instead."
productive me: "NO!! Practice the damn cello for 15 minutes, you'll feel better afterwards."
lazy me: "Oh ALRIGHT!!"

Then my cello bow snapped. So I watched the second disc of Return of the King and went to bed.

When does it get better?

I shouldn't be listening to this music. But then again, I should. I need to grieve. It just sucks, is all.

Vertical Horizon: Best I Ever Had

Lyrics:
So you sailed away
Into a grey sky morning
Now I'm here to stay
Love can be so boring

Nothing's quite the same now
I just say your name now

Chorus
But it's not so bad
You're only the best I ever had
You don't want me back
You're just the best I ever had

So you stole my world
Now I'm just a phony
Remembering the girl
Leaves me down and lonely

Send it in a letter
Make yourself feel better

Chorus
But it's not so bad
You're only the best I ever had
You don't need me back
You're just the best I ever had

And it may take some time to
Patch me up inside
But I can't take it so I
Run away and hide
And I may find in time that
You were always right
You're always right

So you sailed away
Into a grey sky morning
Now I'm here to stay
Love can be so boring

What was it you wanted
Could it be I'm haunted

Chorus
But it's not so bad
You're only the best I ever had
I don't want you back
You're just the best I ever had
The best I ever had
The best I ever