Blog: Ingrained Refrains

Yes, I'm back but no I haven't had any time to myself to post anything. Thanks to Dieter yet again for emailing me and saving my butt because between a sick kiddo, a TIRED mind, a friend in from out of state and a mountain of work to catch up on this just TOTALLY slipped my mind and I didn't have the WAZ song in my library anyway so I'd have had to search for it. Enjoy the tunes...it looks

So I just got in from seeing the incomparable Matty Nay and was checking email quickly when I opened one from faithful reader and now AWESOME friend of the blog, Dieter, when I realized how fantastic people really can be. Thanks to Dieter, I can post all the songs from last night's episode (that I have yet to see so no spoilery type comments, please) for all of you who come to snag 'em each

I can honestly say I've never been much of a runner-awayer. I don't believe in running away from anything really...what's the point. No matter where you go, there you are and the problems that you run from today will be the fears of tomorrow. I think it's always best to roll with the punches and do all you can to keep your chin up in the face of adversity but I gotta say, I've sorta had my

I was too busy being Mommy to even watch last night's episode but I checked ABC.com and these are the songs they have listed that played last night. I'm anxious to see it this evening because the ladies at work said it was a good show. Enjoy the music and have a WONDERFUL weekend! Brazilian Girls - "Good Time" Erin McCarley - "Gotta Figure This Out" Psapp - "I Want That" Shady Bard - "

In the face of some SERIOUSLY distressing incidents and comments around me today, I choose to be a dignified Democrat and not gloat or boast after this overwhelming win. I choose instead to focus on what lies ahead and while I had a touchy-feely, goosebumpy post full of all my flowery language ready to go about all the emotions I've had in the past 48 hours, what the election of President

I know it sounds silly but each time I get that little oval “I Voted” sticker, I can’t help but be full of pride. How funny that a grown woman of 30 would find so much enjoyment out of a little sticker. I totally feel 7 when I wear it. It’s like getting a sucker from the doctor or a new toothbrush from the dentist for being cavity free. Seriously, I get such a thrill from it you have no idea

I know it sounds silly but each time I get that little oval “I Voted” sticker, I can’t help but be full of pride. How funny that a grown woman of 30 would find so much enjoyment out of a little sticker. I totally feel 7 when I wear it. It’s like getting a sucker from the doctor or a new toothbrush from the dentist for being cavity free. Seriously, I get such a thrill from it you have no idea

Sorry it's taken me all day to get to this but Friday's are sorta busy for me and this one's been outrageously so. Um, so I finally sorta fell in love with Erica Hahn last night. I love it when people let their walls down enough to expose the human frailties that we all have and that we all try so DESPERATELY to conceal. I can't help but think if we all learned to let go a little, put the

I love Izzie. A lot. It's not the easiest thing in the world to do you know, to confront someone that you KNOW is going to be an asshole to you and show them genuine care and affection even though they're nowhere NEAR deserving it. Nope, not easy at all. I liked last night's episode for a lot of reasons but that scene between her and Alex really got me. Katherine Heigl is pretty much the

Brett Dennen. Hmmm...what can I say about Brett Dennen that hasn't been said? Not a lot, really. There are the obvious comparisons between him and my boy John which I'm sure will be even more prevalent since Mayer's boy Alagia placed his prints all over Hope for the Hopeless but I see the two as wholly and completely opposites. There will never be a time when I will envision Dennen in a

Ahhh, new Snow Patrol! After listening off and on for a few days I've decided that I think I prefer sad sack Mr. Lightbody in the throes of depression to his interpretation of happy go lucky that he says he found while recording A Hundred Million Suns but ultimately, I'll take him any way I can get him because he's such an amazing talent. If I'm to be perfectly honest, I wasn't a HUGE fan of

So I've got this ear infection that put me in bed immediately upon hitting the door last night so I haven't seen any of the episode to know where the above photo fits in but it really makes me happy to see Izzie and George hangin' out and cuttin' up. After all they've been through, my main hope for those two characters has always been that they maintain their friendship. Friendship to me is

I've mentioned this enough times that I don't feel the need to do anything other than direct you to the last lengthy post I made about the greatness that is Ray. I've had it on repeat for awhile today and I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE the first two tracks so much I'm pretty sure I wanna marry them. Get your asses to a music store near you (preferably a small, locally owned establishment) and get a copy

Ok, so I haven't watched all of "Here Comes The Flood" and I'm going to go ahead and apologize right now if these aren't all the songs or the right songs because to be honest, I've done no research. I was out of town and just haven't had the time. So, consider this my apology in advance if anything is wonky and my thanks to those of you who emailed wondering when I would put them up and for

As I’ve mentioned more times that is probably necessary, Rachael’s BRILLIANT album A Record in Two Parts: Elephants…Teeth Sinking Into Heart dropped yesterday and I’ve been busy listening to it on repeat ever since. I was so busy falling in love with it in fact that I was too preoccupied to make mention of it yesterday but today I give you three of my favorite tracks. Choosing an absolute

Several of you have asked for some "missing" Grey's Anatomy tunes so I wanted to make a quick post to put them up. Enjoy! Please note this isn't a free for all or a place to request songs...I'm just putting up what several readers asked for on a whim. Thanks for not inundating me with requests and a big thanks to Mary who offered these up to me while I'm away from my home PC so that I could

I don’t know what you’re all doing this Friday night but I would strongly encourage you to hit your favorite local theater and check out Nick & Norah’s Infinite Playlist. I’m thinking it’ll be a case of the movie not living up to the book as David Levithan and Rachel Cohn wrote a fairly awesome novel a few years back but given the soundtrack and the fact that the ever adorably humble and

I like James Morrison. I like him quite a bit actually and for the past few weeks I've been indulging on his latest release, Songs for You, Truth for Me, the follow up to his debut Undiscovered. It dropped today so I figured I'd go ahead and write a bit about it. It's been a good month for James...on the 10th his long time love Gill gave birth to the couple's first child, Elsie and he now

It's back, bitches!!!!! Grey's premiered Thursday night and marked it's 5th season with a 2-hour episode that I don't really think I caught completely and that really just didn't grab me like I expected or hoped it would. I wish I had the time to go through each group and give some information on them (especially Other Lives because they're a local group for me) but I have not one but two

Surely by now, if you've been reading here at all you know how much I adore Rachael Yamagata. I've mentioned her a few times and been slightly more than glowing in my praise of her talent. I tend to exaggerate...I'm a big personality so it comes with the territory but nothing I've EVER said about Miss Y has been embellished even a tiny bit. She's phenomenal, extraordinary, sensational,