Lately I’ve been pretty tired, just sleeping to much I think and I dunno, have been feeling like I’ve been in a weird funk. I think I’m mad at myself for so many different reasons, and didn’t really want myself to be happy. But, of course, you have a way of being helpless and defenseless to the things that need to happen. All of a sudden, after I start a song that I really love, and even though I’m mad at me and am trying to punish myself for whatever reason. I sometimes just can’t escape being happy and recognizing the things I love, the people I love, LIFE! So Liz, happy happy happy birthday, it’s your day and look at everyone here who loves you so much and you deserve to have a day that you truly love. Everybody, just keep on keeping on. HAHA (I think I always wanted to have a time where I could say that!!!!) (::::
Anyways, just love life and recognize the good and the love and the peace every once in a while.
As a car billboard says!

“DARE TO BE HAPPY!!!”

and for now, if you are pining for some great music:

The Shins
album: Chutes Too Narrow—-song/s: Kissing The Lipless, Saint Simon, ALL OF THEM, so says I
album: their latest one, ‘Wincing the night away’
song: sleeping lessons, australia, phantom limb
album: Oh, Inverted World: song/s: new slang, girl inform me, the onion song, caring is creepy

Joss Stone
albums: Mind, Body and Soul and The Soul Sessions
songs: Some Kind of Wonderful, Victim of a Foolish Heart, Super Duper Love

Jenny Lewis with the watson twins
album: Rabbit Fur Coat
song/s: Rise Up With Fists!!!, You are what you love, Handle With Care (this song is amazing, and conor oberst (of bright eyes!) sings on it, and Matt Ward (M.Ward,) anddddd, just wait, Ben Gibbard (Death Cab for Cutie)

Queen
Somebody to love
need i say more??

The Postal Service
album:give up
song/s: The District Sleeps alone tonight, such great heights (hint:this song was covered by Iron and Wine on the Garden State Soundtrack

Bright Eyes
album:LIFTED or THE Story Is In the Soil, Keep your ear to the ground
song: Make War (i did this song for my bass recital!!), bowl of oranges, false advertising, you will?youwill?you???etcetcetc.