Category: Tunes

Highlights from the soundtrack of my life.

“Long and Flowing”

I STILL have not gotten my haircut on since the beginning of the pandemic because of my immuno compromised self. I have taken pictures of my hairs growth since the quarantine began. I don’t know the dates of these pictures but this is the world that’s far:


Before I share the picture I took today, I want to explain that I always have a long hair and I remember one time in kindergarten, my Mom was not there to get me ready for school so my Dad did it. He asked me how my Mom normally fixes my hair for school and I lied and told him that she just lets me keep it, “Long and Flowing.” Let me go to school with my hair down.

My hair in grade school was extremely long and even though I was short, my hair was pretty much in my butt the whole time I was there. Well, that was a mistake to leave my hair down and I learned that that day!

My hair today reminded me of seeing System of a Down perform BYOB on Letterman (I think) in 2005. This music really isn’t my bag but I thought of the singer who yells at the beginning before the lead singer begins singing one so I looked at how my hair looks now:

My hair is starting to get long and it is super annoying and I hate having told Jesse so many years ago that I missed having a ponytail. After I took this picture, and put my hair in a ponytail and put my hoodie on:

So, now that my hair is, “Long and Flowing” now because I have not been to the salon to get it cut, my eyebrow is completely overgrown now too! But I am too proud to take a picture of that!

Random Tune #69 in my YouTube Feed

I seem to be on a one-week delay for songs that and only show up in my YouTube feed. I share them on Facebook so I don’t forget to post them. This gem was a deep dive, about 20 years. Probably even longer because this was freshman and sophomore year. It reminds me of my friend Erica:

It made me smile and I didn’t know why it showed up except for the fact that Big Brother knew that I needed to smile then and I smile now as I post this.

STILL Crazy!

I have a very vivid memory of being at a stoplight in Ford Road and Shaffer and on my way to my Parents’ house. I must have already had Sean but I guess I was going to pick him up. I was stopped and watched as a worker was drilling on the median I think.

My windows are rolled down and I looked over as I was opening my bottle of water. The man stopped for a moment and I almost gave him my water before I took a drink. Then, the light turned green and I drove away. I still feel bad about not giving that man my water! This song was playing on the radio as I contemplated giving that man my water:

So, last night, I started season 2 of, The Umbrella Academy and low and behold, this song made an appearance but it was it cover. And I think this is my FAVORITE cover so far! If it because ultimately, I, myself, I am STILL crazy!!!:

Mind Blown

I just saw episode 8 of season 1 of The Umbrella Academy late last night and I’m pretty mind blown! I’ve asked Sean about it but he will not tell me any information. I’ve written before that I am, “Slow Walking” this show so it will take some time and tonight I will watch episode 9 of season 1. I looked up this song on YouTube because I wanted to hear the guys who specifically saying this song in episode 7?:

After episode 8, I have SO many questions but I just have to watch the show…

The Ultimate #TBT

Thursday has been my favorite day of the week for a really long time and I kind of like the whole #ThowbackThursday thing! I am recently changed over a lot of my pictures in my phone to my iCloud account. I was searching for a certain picture and I came across this gem:

This picture wasn’t the throwback picture I was looking for but it startled me a little bit. I think I was a junior in high school and I was still driving then. I used to love wearing my Doc Martens which I haven’t been able to in almost 2 decades. So I shared this one on Facebook but continued looking for the picture I wanted. I finally found it and posted it on Facebook as well. It is the ultimate #TBT:

This picture was a screenshot of a home video my cousinT shared on Facebook. My friend from high school sent the screenshot to me and I really like it! So, this #ThrowbackThursday I shared two pictures on Facebook. The picture of me and Sean was taken probably about three years later than the first picture I shared but I also commented that this picture has a soundtrack and I shared two songs that remind me of my life back then:

And I couldn’t share this song without sharing another one that reminded me of Sean being this young:

So, all day today, I have been thinking about my able-bodied self. I do have a tinge of sadness seeing these pictures and hearing these songs but I won’t dwell and then so much because it’s Thursday! And that IS my favorite day of the week!

22 and Driving

I’ve written about me, “Slow Walking” binging The Unbrella Academy a few days ago. Well, last night I watched episode four of season one. And in that episode, I heard a song that I hadn’t heard or thought of in forever!

I posted a video of that song on Facebook at 1:26 in the morning and wrote that I hadn’t heard nor thought of that song in 15 years:

Well, I misspoke earlier this morning about this song. It has been 16 years since I have heard or thought of this song. When it was receiving radio play, I was 22 and driving. I was also walking and intermittently using Canadian crutches. I kept them in my car in case I needed them.

This song has been in my head since last night before I fell asleep. It jas played in my head constantly and I’ve watched the video probably eight times so far. As I re-counted seeing the episode to Sean, I begin to cry. I think there are so many reasons that I can be crying regarding this song because that part of the episode was tough to see but my life is so different now! I saw another version of this song specifically about The Umbrella Academy and my tears have continued:

I know that I am late to the party but I also highly recommend this show like my brother and son recommended it to me. It’s so good and the soundtrack is nice as well!!!

“Slow Walk”

Sean has suggested the series, The Umbrella Academy to me for a while now. He told me that I would like it and I watched the first episode last night (really, early this morning) as I tried to fall asleep. Well, I really dug it and I especially liked when #1 (Luther) played this song that all of the, “Kids” danced to simultaneously in their own rooms:

I shared this video with Sean last night:

I really haven’t seen this video in 30 years!

I liked it so much then I was able to watch episode two today. I don’t like watching on my big TV though. First of all, I have to wear my eye patch because It is pretty fast moving but number two, I need to be laying in my bed relaxing and on my way to sleeping. So tonight, I will watch episode three.

Now, I think anyone reading this knows that I can “Super Binge” with the best of them! I am most proud of my “Game of Thrones” binge but I also binged, “New Girl,” “Grey’s Anatomy,” and other shows pretty quickly also! But, it looks like I have to, “Slow Walk” this one. But I’m okay with that.