So, I told Em today and I know I've said it here before, I love Burton Cummings. The music, not the man. He's too old for me :). His voice is great, and his songs are just what I need to make my day a fantastic day - a "doog" day, if you will. What is it about the music? There's such a range of emotions, from crazy happy to lonely to pensive to sad. And that's all part of life. But if I had to choose one song for my personal theme song, it would have to be "My Own Way to Rock". That's the way I am. People tell me I'm weird or crazy on a regular basis, though I think that means I just don't always act the way they think I will. Catching people off guard is part of the fun of life! Who cares what they think? For me, being crazy = getting as much enjoyment as possible out of the moment. That said, I can be serious when need be. But it's so much better when you look at the world with a smile on your face! And there's the song that starts off:

"Hey, good-lookin' why the frown? You always look better when it's up-side-down"

Hearing that song always makes me smile, and that can make even the worst of days just a little bit brighter. So go ahead, smile when everything's going insane; if nothing else, you'll get a kick out of other peoples' reactions when they declare you crazy. Be unconventional.

I'm gonna take my silver dollar
Change it into quarters
Shove 'em in the record machine'

Cause I got my own way to rock
I got my own way to roll
And when you're walkin that walk
It's good for your soul

Sometimes a song just says it all.


I've got a smile on my face, and I've got four walls around me
I've got the sun in the sky, all the water surrounds me
Yeah, I'll win now but sometimes I'll lose
I've been battered, but I'll never bruise,
It's not so bad

[Chorus]
And I say way-hey-hey, it's just an ordinary day
And it's all your state of mind
At the end of the day, you've just got to say, it's all right.

Janey sings on the corner, what keeps her from dying?
Let them say what they want, she won't stop trying
She might stumble, if they push her 'round
She might fall, but she'll never lie down
It's not so bad

And I say way-hey-hey, it's just an ordinary day
And it's all your state of mind
At the end of the day, you've just got to say, it's all right.

In this beautiful life, there's always some sorrow
It's a double edged knife, but there's always tomorrow
It's up to you now if you sink or swim,
Just keep the faith and your ship will come in.
It's not so bad

And I say way-hey-hey, it's just an ordinary day
And it's all your state of mind
At the end of the day, you've just got to say, it's all right.

~ Ordinary Day, by Great Big Sea.

Today's a good day, even if it is Thursday. Yesterday was good, too: I finally got a chance to go online and chat with my friends, West beat East 11-8 in the all-star game (though I was kinda cheering for the East). And tomorrow's Friday already. Em, I made the week go fast! I'm actually getting really nervous about tomorrow. I'm not sure if I want that phone call, or if I'd rather just go on thinking about it for another week. I've been off and on all week about this, and it's starting to annoy me. One minute I feel confident that it will go the way I hoped, the next I'm sure it won't. And what if they don't call on Friday? What if they call Saturday while I'm at work? Okay, I've got to calm down. I think I'll treat myself today and get an English toffee. I've cut back on those, so now it's a once-in-a-long-while treat. And then I'll go home and finish knitting my socks (really cool pattern) or the little vest which looks so cute.

Hey, guess what? I distracted myself and now I'm calm. I think I'm going to go read other blogs now, and distract myself even more. *happy sigh*

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And the guy just across from me is listening to GBS loud enough for me to hear - a good substitute for my CD player, which is on the fritz right now. How great is that?