I got a new perspective
Way up high
I got rainbows in my hand
In my sky
I need a helicopter
‘cause I don’t wanna be found
Up here
I’ll just fly around
So don’t look at me now
‘cause I’m out of your league now
You can’t keep me grounded
You can’t keep me grounded
I got a new perspective
In my clouds
I felt so helpless
I had to scream out loud
I said I’m such a small being
Compared to everything else
So I don’t know everything
At least I know myself, yeah
I know myself
So don’t look at me now
‘cause I’m out of your league now, now
You can’t keep me grounded
You can’t keep me grounded
You can’t keep me
Grounded
Grounded
i posted a video recently of A Fine Frenzy – Almost Lover, which is fabulous in all…but you have got to check out Mindy singing this song. She blows the original artist away.
every now and then i’ll come across a new artist (or new to me) and their voice & lyrics will captivate me. i thought i’d share one of my most recent discoveries.
a fine frenzy – almost lover
a fine frenzy – come on come out
her voice is incredible! i’m a sucker for piano, violin, or cello tunes.
i have seen several sources reveal that queen latifah is engaged to long time girlfriend, but only one source named this girlfriend “jeanette.” apparently latifah is planning to publicly come out soon. really? maybe she should have come out BEFORE getting engaged. oh well, either way, it’s nice to see her happy and no longer hiding. rock on girl!
i think it’s funny that some people were actually blown away to hear that she’s gay!
so i know i slammed L Word hard after the 4th season. i was disappointed. and i know i’m not alone. i just had high standards for the show after the first 3 seasons totally rocked. well i think they are about to redeem themselves by way of season 5. check it out:
just set up the DSL at my parents and jumped on line to say MERRY CHRISTMAS, happy holidays! and good luck shopping tomorrow. my mom and i are braving the madness early early tomorrow in search of a new christmas tree for me. for those who don’t know, i got a new christmas tree 2 years ago. it was BEAUTIFUL! the prettiest tree i have ever seen and definitely the best i ever had (not saying the $15 dollar store gem wasn’t pretty, but after the 12th tackle by the cat 2 years ago, it stood proud with it’s gangsta lean and had to go). but the new tree (pre-lit and fluffy!) decided to stop lighting up this year (2 weeks before christmas…ugh, depressing). if anyone still loves to string the lights on trees during this time of year (and actually has the patience to do so), i’ll give you a gorgeous tree fo free! i hate to put such a nice tree on the curb, but i know the majority of the population has gone pre-lit or not at all these days. and i don’t blame ‘em. still, the offer stands for the tree.
anyway, back on track. hope you find yourself in great company tonight! bit and i are apart today as she has limited time to do christmas with the fam and get back home to open the store tomorrow (boo to retail slave drivers). but we are spending time at her parents this weekend to do christmas and i CAN’T WAIT!
ok so life got even busier than i expected lately and i’m packing to go out of town for the next week. my dad’s family monday, my parents on tuesday, bit’s parents on friday (staying a night at the cabin!!!!). i can’t wait. i promise i’ll get those posts i’ve mentioned (one involves my overnight stay with my grandmother – FABULOUS!, the other is my 200 lb. gorilla experience!). probably won’t be able to post anything for the next week as my family and bit’s family neither one have high speed internet connection!
have a safe and wonderful holiday everyone!!!
can’t wait to catch up on blog reading when i get back.
word press has been weird lately. maybe not word press, i can’t pin it on the host…but my blog has been weird anyway. things aren’t deleting. posts aren’t posting. and things that AREN’T supposed to be deleted are suddenly disappearing. it’s very frustrating. i sat her and worked on a post for 45 min. something to do with a happy memory of helping others during the christmas holidays. i typed away, poured my heart into it, and pressed publish. simple as that…well, usually. but this time when i went to view my post, it was blank. then i refreshed the page, and the title was different, but my post was there. i went to edit the title, clicked publish, and suddenly the title was correct, but the post was something i wrote several days ago and had already published. very strange! so no warm fuzzy happy feel good post, i guess. perhaps scrooge has hacked my computer.
first impressions are huge. but should they rule our judgements? a lot has happened this past year, and just like many, i become reflective of where this world has taken me the past 12 months. i have started a new path, my strength seems to be increase each day, i say F-U to the doctors/meds/injections…my life has changed so much. i was put through a situation harder to deal with than most people i know will encounter for the rest of their lives.
which makes me think a lot. i was judged in one or two situations this past year. and i overcame most of them. it was a matter of judging me too quickly for the most part and all it took was understanding me. life was difficult this past year…and i kind of strayed from some of my closest friends because i didn’t want them to see me struggle. i hate that i missed out on a year of my life and great times with my friends, but i found a lot of good that came from this situation. that’s the best way to deal with it. i could remain hung up on all the negative, but what a waste…when there was so much to come from it.
from one situation, i started to become more aware of friendships, relationships, and interactions between people. i started realizing that not everyone should be expected to be at their best on every occasion. we are people…we are allowed to be human, and more than anything this means we are allowed to be real. we all have bad days. we all have personal trials. but before jumping so quickly to judge someone and setting that initial judgement in stone, why don’t we give everyone a chance? one of my friends started dating someone new recently. and i started to notice that she was being judged negatively by others. after spending time with her, i realized it was all a lack of understanding. the first day she was introduced, she might have been nervous…pressures to fit in. she wasn’t being her self and came across as abrasive. but once she became comfortable, you could start to get to know her true self. she is an incredible person. she’s so comfortable and she makes my friend happier than i have ever seen her! it’s not my place to judge someone from my first meeting. even if they strike me wrong, who cares? who am i to define them?
so i wonder…do others have this understanding? would they let go of grudges from past occurances or would they prefer to live with hostility and judgements for the rest of their lives?
i hope more people start to realize this and give everyone the opportunity to grow and change as life changes…learn from situations, and empathize with others. let go of harboring emotions and realize that things aren’t always how they once were. this is a great life filled with great people. learn to forgive, for it’s too short to live with hostility.
