Music Challenge Day 25: A Song That Makes You Laugh

I can't watch this video without laughing.  Plus the song is catchy.

"A Thing for Me" by Metromony.

Something about random people getting hit on the head with a bouncing ball.  It just cracks me up.

~Meaghan

Music Challenge Day 24: A Song You Want Played at Your Funeral

Wow, weren't we kind of talking about this one yesterday?

So, I did use to plan my funeral for fun.  But as time has progressed, I've stopped thinking about it and have moved on.  Which means I don't really remember what songs I wanted played.  I know I wanted balloons, but I can't remember the music I wanted.

Just as well.

Now, as a Christian, I realize I'm not technically going to be present for my funeral.  Maybe I'll come by while it's going on to say goodbye to people.  But other than that, I will be in a much, much better place.  That being said, you guys could play anything for my funeral and it would be fine.

But if I had a choice, I would choose "Just Breathe" by Pearl Jam.

I love this song.  Yeah, it's incredibly sad.  That sadness is part of why I like it.  It's soft compared to a lot of Pearl Jam's other stuff, and it's got really poignant lyrics.  (Not to mention I write while listening to it, too.)

So if I die anytime soon - which hopefully I won't - you can play this at my funeral.

~Meaghan

Zombie Speech!

Alright, dear readers.  Here we are. 

This is the zombie speech I gave today in public speaking.  I think I did a fairly good job on the whole, but I also forgot a small part of it and had an insane amount of trouble keeping a straight face.  (The class was cracking up; I'm thinking that perhaps there was something in the water...?)

It was filmed on my camera (it's just a regular camera, not a video camera specifically) by a fellow classmate.  The volume is kind of low.  Just crank it up.

Also, I haven't watched it all the way through yet.  I feel self concious watching footage of myself.

Enjoy!

Countdown Time.

I give my speech in an hour and a half.  (Yeah, I'm at school.  Which, interestingly enough, has somewhat slow internet.  Petty complaint is petty.)

I'm a little nervous.  But at the same time, I'm also freaking excited.  How many people get to say that they've given an informative speech on the Zombie Apocalypse for school??  Not many.  Not many at all.

The one thing I've really noticed from this speech is that my desire to watch horror films has gone through the roof.  I think I may cave this weekend and have a zombie flick marathon.  We'll see what I can get from the library. 

There were a few things I was thinking about earlier that I wanted to blog about, but I can honestly not remember it right now.  I think I'm more or less just killing time. 

If I remember it, I'll come back and blog some more.

Wish me luck on my speech!

~Meaghan

Music Challenge Day 23: A Song You Want Played at Your Wedding.

Funny story, actually.  While most girls in high school were planning their perfect proms and weddings, I was off on my own planning the details of my funeral. 

Yeah, you read that right.  I had all the details down to a near science: how I wanted the casket to be done, what I wanted my tombstone to look like, etc.

I had issues in high school, to say the least.

But don't worry, cause times change and people change.  I am living example of that.  Instead of wishing I had died before I turned 18, I'm looking forward to a long life.  I want to grow and change and get older and yes.  I want to get married.

So even though I started later than most of my peers, I too have my dream wedding planned out.

Maybe it's been too many episodes of "Say Yes to the Dress".  Maybe it's too much wedding talk among my friends who are in relationships.  Maybe I've just hit that point where I'm finally coming into that stage of womanhood, I really don't know.

But for whatever it is, I have it figured out.  Kind of.

Here's the song I want played at my wedding.  I plan on walking down the aisle to it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0It0KMhrhoU

"Just Like Heaven" by the Cure, the Vitamin String Quartet version.

I love the Cure.  I happen to think that they are one of the better things to come out of that era known as "the 80's".  "Just Like Heaven" is possibly my favorite song by them and a close runner up as my favorite song of all time. 

Now, a wedding is a long way off.  As of now, I'm single.  I don't know when a relationship will come my way, but that's kind of the beauty of life: not knowing the way things are going to play out.  But when it does come, I've got the wedding song all figured out.

~Meaghan

I Can Skate!

So I've been practicing my roller skating the past week and a half.  You know, in pursuit of the derby dream and all that jazz.

I can actually do it.  I'm so proud of myself.  It's like I've finally found my center of balance.  And it's fun.

Granted, I'm just doing it on a small patch on the sidewalk outside our apartment, but still.  This is massive progress.  I'm thinking that by the end of the week I should be able to skate around the complex.

Which means that by the time I'm ready to do derby, I should be golden. 

(You have to be 21 to do roller derby, which means I'm not able until this summer.  Plus I promised my mom I'd wait until I had my own vehicle and steady job, so we're looking at sometime after I graduate.  I think I'll be ready to go by next summer or fall.  Plenty of time to practice.)

That's been about the highlight of my day, realizing that I do have the ability to follow this crazy ass dream of mine.  It's very uplifting.

And now that I've shared that with you guys, I'm off to pack my backpack for tomorrow.

~Meaghan

P.S. - Provided everything goes well tomorrow and I can get one of my classmates to agree to it, I will have footage of my zombie speech up by the end of the week.  You know, in case any of you want to see it. =)

Music Challenge Day 22: A Song You Listen to When You're Sad

I actually named my blog after this song.  That's right. 

When I'm sad, I listen to "Stars and Boulevards" by Augustana.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xih8l7YAT6g

I like how melancholy (that spelling doesn't look right at all, but I'm going to roll with it anyway) the bass is.  I love how the lyrics allow me to wallow in my heartache and depression.

(You can't go wrong with a song that talks about always being alone.  I think my favorite line is "Just like to hear your voice and pretend to touch / Any inch of you that hasn't said it all or read it all or / Sung my life away..."  So poetic and sad at the same time.)

  And really, Augustana is such a great band anyway. 

Love it.  Don't know what that says about me, but I love it. 

~Meaghan