Unburdened Hooks & Empty Drawers

Some of the songs on this album just completely slayed me. It is startlingly good, but let me warn you kids, these tunes are not for the faint of heart. The mournful tones and vivid lyrics pack a powerful punch that could awaken the stalest heartaches. This youtube video plays the album's closing song alongside its lyrics, and it's one of my favourite tracks in terms of both verse and melody.



I should follow up and report that my iPod never woke up from its coma. Hopefully an upcoming birthday means some form of replacement, but I'm not counting chickens.

Tramps Like Us

It always seems that the nicest weather is somehow reserved for weekdays, when those working NineToFives are held captive behind penned desks. This weekend's storms were wickedly torrential, and Friday night I paid dearly for my stubborn determination to run outside when my iPod became a victim of sweeping windy waves of rainwater. I thought it would be safe in my coat's pocket, but by the time I made it home, the iPod was just as waterlogged as my soaking clothes and shoes. After making a couple gasping blips and bleeps, it seemed to have bought the farm but my mom made a suggestion that has apparently received some positive buzz in motherly circles. So the iPod now sits in a bag of rice on my kitchen counter. Supposedly it is supposed to spend at least 3 days in this repose before any attempts are made to resuscitate it.



I'm crossing everything you cross when you hope something like this works.

I Talk Out Loud Like You're Still Around.....

Today I discovered Nerd Boyfriend. Awesome website for girls like me who love nerds of all varieties. Bookworms, computer geeks, film buffs, stamp collectors, Trekkies, mathematical savants, jazz cats, the list could go on endlessly (and does, on this site). Let's face it, everyone geeks out about something, so we're all nerds in some capacity. I've already found a few of my all-time favourites on there. Some extra-special dudes are repeated. I think they need to do a post about this cutie again.



The website is http://nerdboyfriend.com//

For now I'm off to watch The Office, to see another one of my favourite dorky types have a baby with Pam. I loved him as Burt in Away We Go. As everyone who knows me personally will confirm, I'm a huge sucker for guys with beards.



The cardigan? The beard? The glasses? It's all very swoonworthy.