...so i was thinking recently...
and when i say recently i mean...just right now this very second. my roommate comes home from a long day...and so did i. i am preparing to pass out into my soft warm bed and she turns on her music on playlist.com and guess what i hear. seriously guess.
Dashing and daring,
Courageous and caring,
Faithful and friendly,
With stories to share.
All through the forest,
They sing out in chorus,
Marching along,
As their song fills the air.
Gummi Bears!!
Bouncing here and there and everywhere.
High adventure that's beyond compare.
They are the Gummi Bears.
Magic and mystery,
Are part of their history,
Along with the secret,
Of gummiberry juice.
Their legend is growing,
They take pride in knowing,
They'll fight for what's right,
In whatever they do.
Gummi Bears!!
Bouncing here and there and everywhere.
High adventure that's beyond compare.
They are the Gummi Bears.
They are the Gummi Bears!!
....there really are no words to describe this moment. my roommate...she is...a wonderful person but so...oh so..so so so different
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
VHS: the grainy alternative
...so i was thinking recently...
about how far we've come. seriously. turn on the tv and if the screens big enough you feel like you've fallen into an alternate reality where leonardo dicaprio is your best friend and you're walking along the beach in italy with him...ok or something to that effect.
for my mission prep class i had to go to the lrc and borrow a VHS tape recording of a missionary fireside and seriously it just amazing me how much the quality has come around and improved greatly with the invention of dvds and hi-def and all that high tech stuff that i don't understand, but i appreciate. haha
so thank you world and smart people for tv that looks real instead of ones with lines and static and poor sound quality...not to mention the way magnents would mess up the reel and your little siblings would always pull the tape out of the vhs and ruin the movie when they really thought they were just having fun.
now they can just put fingerprints and scratches on the dvds. cuz skipping is so much more betterer.
about how far we've come. seriously. turn on the tv and if the screens big enough you feel like you've fallen into an alternate reality where leonardo dicaprio is your best friend and you're walking along the beach in italy with him...ok or something to that effect.
for my mission prep class i had to go to the lrc and borrow a VHS tape recording of a missionary fireside and seriously it just amazing me how much the quality has come around and improved greatly with the invention of dvds and hi-def and all that high tech stuff that i don't understand, but i appreciate. haha
so thank you world and smart people for tv that looks real instead of ones with lines and static and poor sound quality...not to mention the way magnents would mess up the reel and your little siblings would always pull the tape out of the vhs and ruin the movie when they really thought they were just having fun.
now they can just put fingerprints and scratches on the dvds. cuz skipping is so much more betterer.
Sunday, November 8, 2009
the scenic route
...so i was thinking recently...
while i was driving home to boise for the weekend, i was reminded of the blessing music is in my life. my last post was about peaceful sunday music, and this one shall be about crazy loud rockin music, designed for all intents and purposes of aiding caffeine for the purpose of keeping me awake when i make roadtrips that follow a night of only four hours of sleep. basically...i love music that helps me not end up like the two deer, two coyotes, and various unidentifiable once fuzzy animals that were basking in pools of blood on the highway.
well...that was gruesome.
music anyone?
while i was driving home to boise for the weekend, i was reminded of the blessing music is in my life. my last post was about peaceful sunday music, and this one shall be about crazy loud rockin music, designed for all intents and purposes of aiding caffeine for the purpose of keeping me awake when i make roadtrips that follow a night of only four hours of sleep. basically...i love music that helps me not end up like the two deer, two coyotes, and various unidentifiable once fuzzy animals that were basking in pools of blood on the highway.
well...that was gruesome.
music anyone?
Sunday, November 1, 2009
sundays
...so i was thinking recently...
about how incredible the music that i listen to on sundays is. i haven't always felt this way. in fact i used to never listen to music on sundays because i couldn't hardly stand any classical or just instrumental music. i think i've been maturing :D yay me! haha
but seriously. i've always had a little rule/guideline, i think it comes from my mom, about what i listen to on sundays. unless i'm on a roadtrip and i need some crazy music and possibly caffeine to keep me awake, all i listen to on sundays is classical, instrumental, efy, hymns, motab...you get the idea. and lately my favorite has been the instrumental stuff-especially instrumental hymns. it gives me music to put me in the mood for church, for being more receptive to the spirit...it gives me background to my thoughts, helps me sort things out, helps me focus on reading the scriptures...everything. it helps me re-focus on life.
i love music. and i love the way we can use it. truly one of the best gifts of God. hands down
about how incredible the music that i listen to on sundays is. i haven't always felt this way. in fact i used to never listen to music on sundays because i couldn't hardly stand any classical or just instrumental music. i think i've been maturing :D yay me! haha
but seriously. i've always had a little rule/guideline, i think it comes from my mom, about what i listen to on sundays. unless i'm on a roadtrip and i need some crazy music and possibly caffeine to keep me awake, all i listen to on sundays is classical, instrumental, efy, hymns, motab...you get the idea. and lately my favorite has been the instrumental stuff-especially instrumental hymns. it gives me music to put me in the mood for church, for being more receptive to the spirit...it gives me background to my thoughts, helps me sort things out, helps me focus on reading the scriptures...everything. it helps me re-focus on life.
i love music. and i love the way we can use it. truly one of the best gifts of God. hands down
Saturday, October 31, 2009
oh the irony
...so i was thinking recently...
about the irony in this class. i knew that after taking this media class i would probably have somewhat strong desires to cut back on the different aspects of media in my life...if not completely cut them out entirely. and yet here i am consuming more media that i would regularly...quite a bit more in fact. now i have a blog. and for the sexual content assignment i had to watch three tv shows in one week?! i never watch tv and as i've been watching it this week for that assignment i've fallen asleep a few times haha. its SUCH a waste of time :/ everything on tv is honestly...hardly worth watching at all haha. and for our content analysis, i'm watching two extra movies that i would probably not have watched on my own.
just a clarification: i am NOT complaining whatsoever. this is not a realization that has made me upset or anything. in fact i find it quite entertaining and chuckled about it when discovered earlier today. haha. interesting that in order to be aware of what we consume, and in order to realize the power it has over us, we have to consume more first. weird isn't it?
about the irony in this class. i knew that after taking this media class i would probably have somewhat strong desires to cut back on the different aspects of media in my life...if not completely cut them out entirely. and yet here i am consuming more media that i would regularly...quite a bit more in fact. now i have a blog. and for the sexual content assignment i had to watch three tv shows in one week?! i never watch tv and as i've been watching it this week for that assignment i've fallen asleep a few times haha. its SUCH a waste of time :/ everything on tv is honestly...hardly worth watching at all haha. and for our content analysis, i'm watching two extra movies that i would probably not have watched on my own.
just a clarification: i am NOT complaining whatsoever. this is not a realization that has made me upset or anything. in fact i find it quite entertaining and chuckled about it when discovered earlier today. haha. interesting that in order to be aware of what we consume, and in order to realize the power it has over us, we have to consume more first. weird isn't it?
Monday, October 26, 2009
music memories
...so i've been thinking recently...
about music. and how i can hardly hear a song more than once without having it remind me of something from my past. a place. a person. a moment. usually a person. and if i've known you for any amount of time...there's probably a song that reminds me of you. sometimes it catches me off guard. like i'll hear something and then realize that my thoughts went to something or someone and i'm all...hmmm i guess this song reminds me of you! its weird. but i love it. good memories. good songs. for the most part...its annoying how sometimes this can ruin a song too. but for the most part my song memories are decent....wow this brings back so many memories. haha try it- put itunes on shuffle and just let yourself reminisce for a bit. bittersweet that's for sure.
songs on my mind right now:
ps you don't have to read this it won't mean anything to yall haha
grillz- christian
kiss the sky- christian again :/
eet- andrea
welcome to the black parade- brock...random haha
anything reliant k- hanna
be be your love- megan
everything- rusty
fireflies- jake
lips of an angel- nick
anything jason mrazz- dev dev
teardrops on my guitar- stu
rockstar- bryce
me and beckie- beks
lean like a cholo- kate, dee dee, and kels--my mexis :D
almost lover- elisabeth
brand new- kenton
paramore- justin
mae- isaac fergieferg
elephant love song- beki and bryce
make a man out of you- all my centenn peeps
the great escape..five minutes to midnight...anything boys like girls- nathan
you- brady
ingrid michaelson- val val and andrea
enya- jake haha
michael buble- mom
william joseph- mom, andrea, jake, rusty's family.... :/
ok i need to stop...this is making me kinda sad :/
about music. and how i can hardly hear a song more than once without having it remind me of something from my past. a place. a person. a moment. usually a person. and if i've known you for any amount of time...there's probably a song that reminds me of you. sometimes it catches me off guard. like i'll hear something and then realize that my thoughts went to something or someone and i'm all...hmmm i guess this song reminds me of you! its weird. but i love it. good memories. good songs. for the most part...its annoying how sometimes this can ruin a song too. but for the most part my song memories are decent....wow this brings back so many memories. haha try it- put itunes on shuffle and just let yourself reminisce for a bit. bittersweet that's for sure.
songs on my mind right now:
ps you don't have to read this it won't mean anything to yall haha
grillz- christian
kiss the sky- christian again :/
eet- andrea
welcome to the black parade- brock...random haha
anything reliant k- hanna
be be your love- megan
everything- rusty
fireflies- jake
lips of an angel- nick
anything jason mrazz- dev dev
teardrops on my guitar- stu
rockstar- bryce
me and beckie- beks
lean like a cholo- kate, dee dee, and kels--my mexis :D
almost lover- elisabeth
brand new- kenton
paramore- justin
mae- isaac fergieferg
elephant love song- beki and bryce
make a man out of you- all my centenn peeps
the great escape..five minutes to midnight...anything boys like girls- nathan
you- brady
ingrid michaelson- val val and andrea
enya- jake haha
michael buble- mom
william joseph- mom, andrea, jake, rusty's family.... :/
ok i need to stop...this is making me kinda sad :/
Monday, October 19, 2009
...so i was thinking recently...
ok. wow. so as i was posting my last entry about telletubbies my roommate came home. and guess what she was singing. no, not telletubbies. but close haha she was singing arthur. y'know the cartoon little aardvark character with glasses? y'know i never knew he was an aardvark until i googled it a few years back. i always thought he was a mouse with tiny ears. but turns out he's an aardvark because it sounds better to say "arthur the aardvark" than "arthur the mouse with tiny ears." anyway, that was a random tangent but what i was getting at was this: wait i think i need to backtrack real quick.
so the first month of this sememster we didn't have a working tv. well actually we had two, but neither was really working per se. one tv played dvds only. and the other was connected to the cable...but only got like four channels with terribly fuzzy connection and so really we never watched tv. both were like those old looking wooden panneled tv, super deep and wide and heavy...we didnt have anywhere to put either, so our front room was pretty empty, but it was nice. then about a month ago, we found a random wooden entertainment set just up the street sitting on someones lawn. so we took it. and then one of our roommates borrowed a tv. and then we had three different guys try to fix the cable connection. so finally we have somewhat decent cable channels and needless to say the tv is on more than before. i am proud to say that still it's hardly ever on, but i guess that's still more than before haha
anyway, the other night my roommate and i were cooking dinner or something, and the tv was on. and we ended up settling down to watch arthur on pbs. it felt like i had just ridden the bus home from third grade. it was awesome. ever since then we've randomly been bursting out into the arthur theme song. surprising enough we know all the words to this one too. which i will say is more impressive, because there are quite a bit more words to this than the telletubbies.
ps--i just wanted to note that the entertainment set was FREE we didn't steal it. we had permission to just walk off with it. just sayin'
ok. wow. so as i was posting my last entry about telletubbies my roommate came home. and guess what she was singing. no, not telletubbies. but close haha she was singing arthur. y'know the cartoon little aardvark character with glasses? y'know i never knew he was an aardvark until i googled it a few years back. i always thought he was a mouse with tiny ears. but turns out he's an aardvark because it sounds better to say "arthur the aardvark" than "arthur the mouse with tiny ears." anyway, that was a random tangent but what i was getting at was this: wait i think i need to backtrack real quick.
so the first month of this sememster we didn't have a working tv. well actually we had two, but neither was really working per se. one tv played dvds only. and the other was connected to the cable...but only got like four channels with terribly fuzzy connection and so really we never watched tv. both were like those old looking wooden panneled tv, super deep and wide and heavy...we didnt have anywhere to put either, so our front room was pretty empty, but it was nice. then about a month ago, we found a random wooden entertainment set just up the street sitting on someones lawn. so we took it. and then one of our roommates borrowed a tv. and then we had three different guys try to fix the cable connection. so finally we have somewhat decent cable channels and needless to say the tv is on more than before. i am proud to say that still it's hardly ever on, but i guess that's still more than before haha
anyway, the other night my roommate and i were cooking dinner or something, and the tv was on. and we ended up settling down to watch arthur on pbs. it felt like i had just ridden the bus home from third grade. it was awesome. ever since then we've randomly been bursting out into the arthur theme song. surprising enough we know all the words to this one too. which i will say is more impressive, because there are quite a bit more words to this than the telletubbies.
ps--i just wanted to note that the entertainment set was FREE we didn't steal it. we had permission to just walk off with it. just sayin'
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