Woohoo hoo!

So listening to one of my fave songs by The Barenaked Ladies, It's All Been Done. It just makes me happy. Seems I have been saying a lot of things make me happy. But I don't see anything wrong with that to be quite honest.

After getting home from work and taking some more medicine and eating and after having taken a three/four hour rest, I feel better. (eeks...I really need to brush up on my use of conjunctions and commas...conjunction junction, what's your function?). I can't really sing to "It's All Been Done", but I definitely feel better than I did at the end of work. Sorry if I was kind of a drag. I try hard not to complain about things especially when I bring these things on (seemed bad timing with getting sick and working=Þ) and it seems when I get sick, it's not just light, it's like a week long thing. (This is where my dad would say, have you been taking your vitamins? You should have some zinc on hand.) Anywho.

Oh! Ross was ordained this past Friday and put his official two weeks in today. *sniff* But he reassured me today that we would always be blue paper clip buddies so it made me feel better and smile. I think on the whole, we (Hillary, Kelly, Todd, Jen, Abby, Heather,
Ginger and I, etc.) are very excited for him and glad that this part of his life is getting off the ground! But we are definitely sad that he will be leaving us. I am sad. I will have Rebecca (Ross' wife) as a roommate though, so I am really looking forward to getting to know her better and I imagine that we will get along well and be actual friends=)

So I am sure I have mentioned this before, but one of my favorite groups/musicians/artists, whatever you want to call it, is Smokey Robinson and The Miracles (and without them too, but mostly with) and one of my all-time favorite songs is "The Tracks of My Tears". I think I am just amazed at the hits that Smokey Robinson wrote and put out and also wrote for other groups. I think I mentioned this in a previous blog, but who knows what Motown would have been without him, where would Berry Gordy have been without him? Anyways, it seems like a common thing I do, so I will leave you with the lyrics to the song.

The Tracks of My Tears

People say I'm the life of the party
'Cause I tell a joke or two
Although I might be laughing loud and hearty
Deep inside I'm blue

So take a good look at my face
You'll see my smile looks out of place
If you look closer, it's easy to trace
The tracks of my tears..

I need you, need you

Since you left me if you see me with another girl
Seeming like I'm having fun
Although she may be cute
She's just a substitute
Because you're the permanent one..

So take a good look at my face
You'll see my smile looks out of place
If you look a little bit closer, it's easy to trace
The tracks of my tears..

I need you, need you

Outside I'm masquerading
Inside my hope is fading
Just a clown oh yeah
Since you put me down
My smile is my make up
I wear since my break up with you...

Baby take a good look at my face
You'll see my smile looks out of place
If you look closer, it's easy to trace
The tracks of my tears..

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Ah, before I go, I also wanted to post some more quotes from cups at work that I liked.

#32

All humans realize they are loved
when witnessing the dawn: early
morning is the triumph of good
over evil. Absolved by light we
decide to go on.

-- Rufus Wainwright.

Another one of my fave musicians, v. talented as well.

#37

Embrace this right now life while
it's dripping, while the flavors are
excellently woesome. Take your
bites with bravery and boldness
since the learning and the growing
are here in these times, these exact
right nows. Capture these times.
Hold and kiss them because it
will soon be very different.

-- Jill Scott.

I must note that I do not listen to Jill Scott, but perhaps I would like her or at least her lyrics because I do like this little blurb from the cup. I don't know if its something she wrote specifically for this "The Way I See It" exhibit (on a cup in a Starbucks near you) or if it is from a song.

Off to read!