One of my favorite Billy Joel songs fully expresses how I feel about the playoff loss by the Nuggets earlier tonight. Right now, this song exactly expresses how I feel about them losing...to my least favorite team in the league. We had a great love affair this playoffs Nuggets...I held you close and gave you my heart...and once again, you broke it. Come to think of it, this is STILL how I feel about the Sharks losing in the playoffs.
<-- Click the photo to watch Billy perform the song live!!
And So It Goes by Billy Joel [with my comments]
In every heart there is a room A sanctuary safe and strong To heal the wounds from lovers past Until a new one comes along
[at the beginning of the season, you drew me in...I forgot about our failed affair last year...started anew...felt safe, felt strong...]
I spoke to you in cautious tones You answered me with no pretense And still I feel I said too much My silence is my self defense
[I tried not to brag...I kept saying it was early in the season...was it too much?]
And every time I've held a rose It seems I only felt the thorns And so it goes, and so it goes And so will you soon I suppose
[ah yes...the rose that is the playoffs...so quickly turns thorny...and, as the song states...you go too soon]
But if my silence made you leave Then that would be my worst mistake So I will share this room with you And you can have this heart to break
[should I have bragged more? cheered more? I went to every home Shark playoff game...was right there in the room with you...did not attend any Nuggets playoff games...was that my mistake?]
And this is why my eyes are closed It's just as well for all I've seen And so it goes, and so it goes And you're the only one who knows
[that's all I can do...close my eyes...read nothing more about the playoff debacles...and you're the only one who knows why it happened...]
So I would choose to be with you That's if the choice were mine to make But you can make decisions too And you can have this heart to break
[and yet, I still pine for you and the joy you bring with victory...I would always choose to cheer for you...but you break my heart, over and over...]
And so it goes, and so it goes And you're the only one who knows
Nuggets, Sharks...you're the only ones who know why it didn't all come together...again. I can only close my eyes, shake my head, and try to mend my broken playoff heart.
And so it goes...and so it goes...and so will you soon I suppose...and so it goes...and so it goes...and you're the only one who knows.
Hey, how 'bout those Yankees? Giants? When does college football start? Oh, I'm just hosed aren't I?
Twilight - the books, not the time of day...I've almost finished book four...and I know I'll be bummed when there is nothing left to read...well, except the 60 other books sitting on my shelves that have yet to be cracked open. Yes. I'm a book-buying fool. I can't help myself. I've already pre-ordered several more that come out this summer and fall. I just love buying books! They look so fabulous on my shelves, and compared to a lot of things, they are relatively inexpensive. I've always been a book buyer, but I think I'm even more compelled to buy them now that I have friends who are authors. It really is their livelihood. Books must be bought!
Every now and then I'm terribly sorry that I bought a book and spent my time reading it. Sometimes, unknown books are unknown for a reason...they're just not good. Sometimes books on the bestseller list aren't good. I hate that. And it's rare that I can just stop reading...I need to know how it ends...to prove once and for all that yes, it's not a good book. Or maybe it's just a book I don't particularly care for. Who defines good anyway? I always feel guilty when I can't finish a book or just don't like what I'm reading. Having friends that are authors...I guess novelists is a better word, I know what goes into writing a book. It's not like someone didn't put their heart and soul into the book (well, most of the time anyway). But not every book is for everyone. I'm trying to get past it.
Hope you're enjoying a good book this weekend...if you're searching for one, here's a glance at some of my recent reading...enjoy!
EVEN by Andrew Grant - read this book! and not just because I'm friends with the author...it's a great book!
Twilight Series by Stephanie Meyer - as previously stated, loving these books!
Sundays at Tiffany's by James Patterson - nice easygoing story...predictable, but enjoyable.
Second Chance by Jane Green - good...except for the end...a little disappointing. I read all of Jane's stuff though...really enjoy her writing.
Cancer is a Bitch by Gail Konop Baker - great book! semi-autobiographical and very real.
What's next on the list? Not sure...but here's what I've recently pre-ordered on Amazon:
Tears of Pearl by Tasha Alexander (you should read all of her books...do it now...she has 3 others in this series, and one outside of it...seriously...buy multiple copies...I might be slightly biased since she's one of my closest friends on the planet, but she's truly a fantastic writer!)
One I'm excited to read but isn't ready for pre-order quite yet:
Between Friends by Kristy Kiernan (read all of her books too! she is fabulous!)
And here are a few things sitting on my shelf...in the running for what I'll read next:
Four books by Patti Callahan Henry (another new author friend...met her earlier this year...)
Three books by Mary Kay Andrews (lovely woman...met her earlier this year...)
What will actually happen, of course, is that I'll be wandering through Target or Barnes & Noble or Borders at some point this weekend and I'll buy something brand new to read. I'm a tragic tale.
Until next time...oh, and if you have any reading suggestions, please leave them in the comments...a girl can't have too many books on her shelves...
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What does it all mean?
We all communicate in different ways, and many of us are now using new technology to communicate with each other and reach out to communicate with those we don't even know.
As most of you know, I Twitter, I Facebook, I obviously blog...but hey, I also might send a friend an email. I might even call some of them. And yes, I might actually meet with some in person. Crazy, right?
Is one way right or wrong? Is one way superior to another? I think not. And I think most of you would agree with me. And frankly, whether you do or don't is really of no consequence to me. I think the way you communicate varies depending on the person and the reason you need to communicate.
There are some friends I literally never talk to on the phone...it's just not something we do. But they are no less my friends than those I do talk to on the phone. And it's impossible to get together in person with some friends because they have the nerve to live in other towns and/or states. However, because of all the technology available to us, I don't feel any less close to them either. We're able to keep in touch in a variety of ways.
Finally, there are new friends I've met, at least virtually, through Twitter and Facebook. I may never meet some of these folks in person, and that's okay. Our friendship may never require that. I do wonder though, if we were to ever meet in person, if we would be able to sustain the conversation we have started online.
The dynamic of conversation does seem to depend on how the relationship started. For people we meet in person, conversing online in some fashion is fairly simple...it's a continuation of what we started in the real world. However, for those we met online, and have possibly never met in person, we may hold back in our conversation. We may choose to only share certain aspects of ourselves. There's also the opportunity to be someone we're not...maybe someone we'd like to be...someone we wish we were.
I read various tweets and am amazed at the level of depth some people aspire to. Then I wonder...are they kidding me? Are they really that deep? Or are they just searching for attention? Wondering how far they can take something?
My tweets and status updates are pretty basic...although sometimes I do go on a lyric frenzy. Some say it's boring to share where you are throughout your day...that they don't really care that you are on your way to lunch/just had lunch/having a nap/heading to bed. I don't know if it's boring, but I know that 100+ people follow me on Twitter and almost 400 are my friends on Facebook, and there's no way I know that many people in real life...so there must be something interesting about what I say.
Anyhow...I guess that's enough conversing about conversing for one night. I'd be curious to hear what you think about some of this stuff.
One of my favorite Billy Joel songs fully expresses how I feel about the playoff loss by the Nuggets earlier tonight. Right now, this song exactly expresses how I feel about them losing...to my least favorite team in the league. We had a great love affair this playoffs Nuggets...I held you close and gave you my heart...and once again, you broke it. Come to think of it, this is STILL how I feel about the Sharks losing in the playoffs.
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