Then, a car pulls behind me and starts blaring on his horn, obviously intending for me to make the turn and get hit by about five cars making their way towards the intersection. Idiot Driver is behind me and, obviously, either can’t see the cars coming or doesn’t give a damn about my safety. Of course, I don’t make the turn. Instead, I look in my rearview mirror at the source of the sound: a bald, angry 30-something who obviously has no patience (or no good music to enjoy while waiting). Idiot Driver begins motioning with his arms in a WTH manner, oblivious to the notion that I don’t want to get hit by oncoming traffic.

Question: If it is human nature to look towards a loud noise or big movement, why would somebody lean on a horn and motion wildly if they want you to drive ahead? Human nature would pull you to look at them, not the traffic ahead of you. So, in turn, you do the opposite of what they want.

Either way, I continued looking at him and then oncoming traffic and him and oncoming traffic. There was no way I could go. And, if there had been, I wouldn’t have gone just to make his day. Push me and I’m likely to dig my heels in.

Moral of the Story: Don’t be like Idiot Driver. Take your time. Prepare your day ahead of time so that you have plenty of time for running late and busy traffic conditions. Learn a little patience. Enjoy your day instead of spending it angry at others because you didn’t plan ahead. And, most important, find some appealing music to enjoy your time with (or in Idiot Driver’s case, to calm yourself down by).

…but that was when I ruled the world.

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The Spice Girls’s debut song Wannabe was the first non-country song I ever liked. Talk about changing a life forever. Amanda made it sound like us Spice Girls fans try to hide our love in a post-spice world (or post their hey-day), but we don’t. We just don’t have any other reason to post our somewhat embarassing past adventures/goings-on. But, for Amanda, I will.

In the name of Spice, I:

• memorized the lyrics to every song, listening to them so much that I could differentiate between girls, imitating the voices of each one;
• sang the words to every song, not realizing that many of the lyrics I was singing had adult meanings that I did not yet understand. I now understand my mom’s wide eyes and her probing questions that were attempting to gauge the level of my understanding–or lack thereof;*
• tried to wear platform sneakers, though they tended to make my feet fall sideways, threatening to break my ankles;
• watched Spice World so many times that I unconciously developed a British accent and subsequently (when told by my mom) got extremely excited and honored to have the accent of the Girls;
• called the radio station a few times to request Spice Girls songs–while using my British accent;** and
• can still, ten years later, hear their songs and sing along word for word and watch their movie and quote scenes word for word.

A little scared? If only you knew about my Backstreet obsession…

*What mother wouldn’t flinch as her 10 year old sang “tonight is the night when two become one”
**It probably wasn’t even close to an accurate British accent.

Click on the bottom two to see them larger.

Today I’ve been scanning a lot of her old photos to add to Skyefairy gradually over the coming months (69 photos, adding a few at a time sporadically when submissions are slow). I don’t know why but a flashback came to me. I was fifteen and we had just gotten the internet. I found that you could add a profile to your AOL and I was asking her the questions to fill in hers. I came across the “Likes” box. What do you like? Like hobbies and interests? I asked her.

The first thing she said was photography. Really? I asked. Looking at her two huge photo albums full of photos (more than 69; I only scanned my favorites) and the big box of non-albumed photos, it’s suprising that I wouldn’t know that about her. She must have taken pictures constantly in the years before I was born. Now I wonder why she stopped.

Now that she’s gone, I wonder what else I don’t know about her. We never entered that stage in a mother-daughter relationship (that we’d probably be coming to about now) where we share things on a more friend-like basis. I know her as a mother but I don’t know her as a person.

So, this mother’s day, do me a favor and sit down with your mom. Talk. Tell her what your favorite things are, ask her about hers. Ask her what she liked when she was your age, what she wanted to grow up to be. Get to know who she is as a person and cherish her; don’t take her for granted. You never know when you won’t have her anymore.

*Today isn’t Mother’s Day. It’s May 11.

I have eleven days off before I start summer classes. 5 of them are taken up with stuff-not-for-me. So that leaves 6 days to myself.

My to-do:

1. Write Erica’s review.
2. Write FTP tutorial.
3. Finish Alice drawing.
4. Scan my mom’s photobooks (that I’ve been putting off for 2 years. No exaggeration).
5. Code my portfolio, get it up and running. Extra money ftw.
6. Other stuffage for SF redesign.
7. RELAX and DE-STRESS.

Was a long and dark December
From the rooftops I remember
There was snow
White snow

Clearly I remember
From the windows they were watching
While we froze down below

When the future’s architectured
By a carnival of idiots on show
You’d better lie low

If you love me
Won’t you let me know?

Was a long and dark December
When the banks became cathedrals
And the fog
Became God

Priests clutched onto bibles
Hollowed out to fit their rifles
And the cross was held aloft

Bury me in armor
When I’m dead and hit the ground
My love’s like _____*
But I’m froze

If you love me
Won’t you let me know?

I don’t wanna be a soldier
the captain of some stinkin ship
would stow far below

So, If you love me
Why’d you let me go?

I took my love down to Violet Hill
There we sat in the snow.
All that time she was silent still.

So, If you love me
Won’t you let me know?
So, If you love me
Won’t you let me know?

You can download a free copy at Coldplay.com/Song.html this week only. :)

*Can’t understand that word; anyone else catch what he said?

I’ve always hated these damn things because well, what’s the point and well, wouldn’t you rather insert songs you really felt fit? But I’m bored and blah and figured it’d give me something to do. And now I’ll know how stupid it really is and won’t have to wonder anymore. (I’m moody for some reason). Rules:

1. Copy and paste the entire thing, but remove the music titles.
2. Open your music player, add all your music files.
3. Play your playlist at random and label each song as it comes.

» If someone says “is this okay?” you say,
Men In Black - Sasser Highpoint me and my cousin’s “band” (home recording ftw); one of the songs we covered was Men In Black by Will Smith. Skye rapping; do you expect THAT?

» How would you describe yourself?
Lies - Evanescence. Yes, whatever you’ve heard, it’s all lies. LIES I tell you, LIES.

» What do you like in a guy/girl?
The World Spins Madly On - The Weepies

» How do you feel today?
Check Yes Juliet - We The Kings

» What is your life’s purpose?
As Lovers Go - Dashboard Confessional *sings* I’m not foolin’, this feelin’ is real

» What is your motto?
U + Ur Hand - Pink *sings* I’m not here for your entertainment / You don’t really wanna mess with me tonight / Just stop and take a second / I was fine before you walked into my life

» What do your friends think of you?
Promises - Savage Garden

» What do you think of your parents?
Who’s Cheatin’ Who - Alan Jackson hahahahahahahaha omg

» What do you think about very often?
This Time - Vanessa Carlton

» What is 2 + 2?
Power of Love - Sailor Moon why is this on my ipod?

» What do you think of your best friend?
Tainted Love - Soft Cell o_O

» What do you think of the person you like?
Haunted [Live] - Evanescence So, Josh is a vampyre now?… hmm. Now I know why he writes those stories…

» What is your life story?
All My Lovin’ - The Beatles

» What do you want to be when you grow up?
Even Angels Fall - Jessica Riddle

» What do you think of when you see the person you like?
Better Days - Goo Goo Dolls

» What will you dance to at your wedding?
That’s When I’ll Stop Lovin’ You - N*Sync

» What will they play at your funeral?
Larger Than Life - Sasser Highpoint My cousin and I’s cover of the Backstreet Boys :)

» What is your hobby/interest?
I Feel The Earth Move - Mandy Moore

» What is your biggest fear?
Come Clean - Eisley *sings* why do you want to fall to pieces

» What is your biggest secret?
Here It Goes - Jimmy Eat World

» What do you think of your friends?
Goodbye, Apathy - One Republic

» What will you post this as?
Better Than Me - Hinder

Right, and I tag whoever thinks that they can do better than me. Or, just anyone who wants to do this.