Very MERRY CHRISTMAS to all!

I sincerely hope that all of you out there in cyberland have a blessed holiday season. Today I leave you with a song that came to me at just the right time.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_6JQDsbtlM&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Just 'cause...

I am posting these two music videos because....I just want to. :) Love these songs SO much I HAD to share.

First up: Flowers For A Ghost by Thriving Ivory


Next: Kings and Queens by 30 Seconds To Mars

Uplifting music! ? ! ?

Music is vital to me. Whenever my mind wanders to the blog, I always think of music posts. So here is another one!

As everyone knows, music can be so uplifting and inspirational. I have heard comments about not listening to negative music, so as not to bring yourself down. What is negative music? I thought I would post some examples of songs I find comforting, yet different styles.



These first two are similar, I guess. What makes them different to me is the Switchfoot song can relate to two different types of love.



And now to a different music feel...



How about one more?



I know some very precious people who need some comfort right now. This is for you. I hope you can find something to hold on to in this post.

It's been awhile..

I haven't put anything new on here in forever. I had some interest and so I will be making much more of an effort to keep up. :)

On a sad note, a dear friend of mine is moving away. She keeps me sane and strong and I will never enjoy Starbucks again without thinking warm thoughts. C, I will always have you on speed dial, but I will miss you terribly. Just know that you are mentioned often and fondly in my journal. Love you. And thanks for the flowers.

Getting down to the nitty gritty of this post. My awesome friend, C, is a fan of Eminem. It has taken me awhile to wrap my mind around this. I respect my friend greatly and didn't want to just brush this difference between us aside. She says that love him or hate him, you can't deny that he is real. My blog is a G-ish rated site and so I cannot post his music on here. I am providing a link to one of his songs. This song is explicit and not child friendly. You have been warned. Eminem and Rhianna have a very popular song out right now called "I Like the Way You Lie." This song is very popular now and I can find it on almost any time by surfing local radio stations. My question is, why? Many people might turn away from this song in disgust, but there is a reason why I hear it played so often in a day. There must be a reason why it is so popular. So I suppose there are really two questions. Why? What now?

Pomplamoose - If You Think You Need Some Lovin

We love these people! In honor of Father's Day, I am posting The Hubby's favorite song of theirs. We were dancing in the kitchen this morning to their song. :o)

Muse video from the movie Eclipse

There are several video clips from the movie Eclipse where I found this, on Yahoo! movies.

An extremely talented young musician.

I opened up Yahoo! news a little while ago and was blown away by this amazing young artist. I had to jump on here and share. He's in 6th grade and amazing! I am linking to his somewhat famous version of Paparazzi in this blog, but check out his other original compositions as well. This kid is amazing! I would totally by his CD. I am so impressed that I had to share with you. :)

Trailer #2 for Eclipse.

Again, I am a big fan so I'm posting this trailer. Enjoy. :o)

Fevers, music and mice.

So much for making up posts, right? Question: What happens when you spill a glass of water on the desk where your mouse is sitting? Answer: You don't get to play on the computer again until you buy a new mouse.

Now I have a working mouse and can get busy on that new background. I'm also pouting today. Today MUSE is performing here and I have two really expensive tickets to see them. I also have one sick kiddo running a fever. Life.Is.Cruel.

Mario Paint takes on the world!

You might not know what Mario Paint is. I'm sorry. Think old Nintendo awesomeness! :o) My kids and I love trying to figure out songs on this program. Because I am obsessed with Muse this week (more to come on that later) I have found this incredible mix of two fabulous worlds. So I would like to present you all with Mario Paint and Muse's Knights of Cydonia. Every little symbol makes it's own unique sound and tone depending on where you place it. This took major skill!

A little bit about my Muse obsession. They are like...one of my favorite bands E-V-E-R! They are performing here on Friday and so every post I make this week will have a Muse song or video attached to it in honor of that. Sorry if you are not a fan. I am...and this is what I am called to do as a major dorky fan. :o)

Hoping to have a new spring background loaded by tomorrow. Sorry about the delay. Also, this will be a busy posting week because I'm chatty and have so many posts to make up for since I have been absent for awhile.

This looks like an amazing movie!

Thanks to iVillage, I have seen a preview for this new HBO movie. For anyone blessed to have an autistic person in their lives, you know what a delight they can be. I can't wait to see this.

Trailer

On a lighter note...

This seems extra silly following a serious post, but are you up for a laugh? I stumbled across this and laughed so hard I had to share! For those of you who have been hiding under a rock (because even non Twilight fans have been bombarded with Twilight news whether they like it or not), the actor wearing the "Team Edward" shirt is the actor who plays Jacob in the movies.

To Save A Life

Have you heard about this movie? To Save A Life. I encourage you all to see this movie, and to pass it on. While many stories have a great message, this one undoubtedly does. There was a boy in junior high. A sweet and quiet boy. We talked in the classes we were in together. We could have been better friends if I wasn't so shy. I wonder what excuse everyone else had. The next year he wasn't at school. He ended his life that summer. What could I have done? I could have been a friend. I learned my lesson. I hope to pass on the message.

Merry Christmas!!

Today will be my last post until after Christmas. I wanted to leave you all with one more of my favorite Christmas songs. :)

Celebrate the Day by Relient K, another favorite.

A favorite holiday song, What Child Is This?