name that tune!
i'm a flake and completely forgot to post the answers. sorry about that!jumping on the bandwagon...
here are the rules in case you haven't played the game. below are the first lines to 20 different songs. name the artist
and the title for "full" credit. keep it fair by not googling or looking up the lyrics. have fun!
it must be noted -- i'm too poor for an ipod. so this list is from my mp3's on my old desktop...which i have not used or downloaded music to in 3 years. so don't laugh at my cheesy music! also, some of the lyrics are harder than others so for those, i put 2 lines.
- You have to swear/You've got love to love me. rules by shakira -- niki
- I done ran into my baby and finally found my old blue jean. blue jean blues by zz top -- sibil
- Not 'til you halo all over me. all neon like by bjork -- sibil
- Learn to lose, it's easier that way/We've paid our dues, but we can't make life pay. Everything is new again by Bare naked ladies -- niki
- if shame had a face I think it would kind of look like mine. sick cycle carousel by lifehouse -- niki
- And the embers never fade in my city by the lake. tonight, tonight by smashing pumpkins -- sibil (i love this song too!)
- Now in my younger days I used to sport as shag/When I went to school I carried lunch in a bag -- PASSING ME BY by PHARCYDE
- Past the road to your house that you never called home. Desperately wanting - Better than Ezra
- When you’re weary, feeling small/When tears are in your eyes, I will dry them all -- Bridge Over Troubled Water by Simon & Garfunkel -- niki (which version??? only the best!)
- I am a man cut from the know. breaking the girl by red hot chili peppers -- sibil
- I know there's something in the wake of your smile. listen to your heart by roxette (i know, i know!) -- niki
- Yo I'm in the eye of the storm, where the pressure's on. adrenaline by the roots -- sibil
- I am the only one to blame for this. worlds apart by jars of clay -- niki
- I looked out the window and seen his bald head. egg man by beastie boys -- sibil
- I long for the warmth of days gone by. 4 seasons of loneliness by boyz ii men -- niki
- The way you're bathed in light reminds me of that night/god laid me down into your rose garden of trust and I was swept away -- DOLPHINS CRY by LIVE
- If you wait for me then I'll come for you/Although I've traveled far, I always hold a place for you in my heart. The Promise by Tracy Chapman -- niki
- Nothing's so loud as hearing when we lie. all i want -- toad the wet sprocket -- sibil
- Even if I am in love with you/ All this to say, what's it to you?/Observe the blood, the rose tattoo -- MARLENA ON THE WALL by SUZANNE VEGA
- When you were here before/Couldn’t look you in the eye/You’re just like an angel -- CREEP by RADIOHEAD
so many dresses, so little time
everyone who inquires about the status of my wedding planning expresses surprise when i answer their questions about my wedding dress. my wedding is not for another 14 months, but most people expected me to have purchased my gown the day after george put a ring on my finger. i'm not sure if that means i oozed desperation from my pores or that i give the impression of valuing fashion over, well, anything.
i suppose it's probably more of the latter, or least i'd like to think so. there was a time when it would have made sense that people expected me to be all about the dress. however that time passed about 30 pounds ago. in the 3 months i've been engaged, i've tried to avoid conversations about gowns and even thinking about them to myself.
this is not an entirely sensible plan b/c the whole ostrich-like response to unpleasant matters never works. i have until the end of april to finalize wedding details like the church, dj and photographer. then i'll take "off" for 3 months to focus on finals, graduation and the bar exam. i'll pick up with wedding planning in august but i'll also be preoccupied with the engagement party at that point. anyway most wedding planning guides recommend leaving the gown decision until no later than 8-10 months before the wedding. that would mean that i'd have to have the dress picked out and ordered by no later than september. that poses a problem for me b/c i don't plan to look at dresses until i make a trip to india in october.
the solution to this would be just to narrow my choices down now and then make an impulse decision next fall. easy right? not when you consider that ordering off a dim sum cart is an agonizing decision for me. i've tried to look at dresses online and see which styles catch my eye. then perhaps i'll be able to muster up some courage to hit a bridal salon and try on some styles and see which ones don't make me look like the stay puft marshmallow man.
this could be easier said than done if i had any idea of the image i'd like to present on my wedding day. do i want to be a dewey and soft bride? a regal one? an ethereal one? sexy? innocent? princess?
what type of material: lace? satin? taffeta? the type of work? bead embroidery? pearls? silver? gold?
neckline: strapless? sweetheart? spaghetti straps?
sillhouette: a-line? empire? ball-gown sillhouette?
train length: chapel? cathedral?
there are just too many choices and i'm incapable of decision.
i think that's perhaps why i have no interest in trying on wedding dresses (more than my fear of looking in the mirror). i understand that it's going to be hard for me to even decide on a style, let alone a specific dress and i'm already dreading the process. i wish my fairy godmother would just wave her wand and dress me. or more realistically, i wish someone would just tell me what look i should aspire to on my wedding day and then put me in that exact dress with a matching tiara and veil.
if that's too much to ask, is it also too much to ask that george and i have 10 different wedding ceremonies and receptions so i can wear my narrowed down selections without going crazy with the eeny meeny miney mo?
i thought so.
