Orange Sky

So yeah. I'm glad things worked out... really glad.



Alexi Murdoch - Orange Sky





<3

Cathrine

Favourite Things

1. Ice cream (w/ pancakes, waffles, more ice cream, choc chip cookies, honey, etc)
2. Tea (black, grey, white, russian caravan, french earl grey, stockholm, chai, pearl milk tea, etc - you get the idea)
3. Music (live, headphones, computer stereo, the constant soundtrack in my head, birds, music to hold hands to, music to dance to, music to fall in love to, music to be angry along with, music for intense emotions, music for silence, etc)
4. Art (painting, sculpture, going to art galleries and trying to remember to keep my cruel comments to myself - especially in front of the artist him/herself)
5. Books (old friends, old loves, new discoveries, fiction, spiritual, historical, children's... especially with good illustrations)
6. Writing (mostly online, but in unlined leather-backed notebooks, on scraps of paper, in my mind, in my heart, with my body as I dance around my room to the words that are bubbling up from inside me when I think about you)
7. Trees (with all my soul - gum trees, deciduous trees, familiar trees, trees that provide fruit, trees with interesting seeds and colourful leaves, trees that you can climb, trees that you can hug, trees that have bark like a ghost or a black butt :P, trees that sing in the wind and sound like the ocean, trees that house birds, trees that together create a forest when taken as a whole)
8. Missing pieces of myself, and later finding them (in songs, in other people, in hard work, in God?, in the long hours of the quiet night).
9. Wine (red wine only, drinking it while listening to jazz, after a meal, the rich strong kinds of wine - not the fruity light ones...)
10. Pretending that it's okay that my list doesn't involve the interaction of other people and telling myself that this doesn't mean anything important. Also, telling myself that it's not so bad that God isn't on the list as a separate item because God transcends the list. Sigh. Why is it so hard to just say "God"... does it really rip me open to scrutiny that much to openly claim God as a love of my life?


Just tired and sad.

Cathrine

Attempter? - April Music Summary

It's been a while since I've dived into the comfort of French. Quand les chose sont mal, je me trouver parlant en Francais... ou si je me sens un peu triste.... c'est un langue de comfort pour moi. I have such dodgy reasons for the things I do. French? Yes, because it's a nifty escape. :P Well, not entirely. I'm completely smitten with the language, I think it's the most beautiful language in the world. It's like singing in every day speech. :) But still. I'm reminded of it now because I'm not feeling the greatest. I'm torn. Work was great today and I came home on a high and now that I'm here again, home, I'm reminded of things not being as awesome or straight-forward.


But what did I say? Work today was awesome. :) We made maracas! All using stuff the kids found in the outdoor environment - seeds, berries, gum nuts, leaves, sand, bark, rocks! It was pure joy to collect and sort these things... truly! I love this stuff and have loved it since I was 3 years old or possibly younger! :) So yeah, we collected the materials and put them in cups and decorated the cups and then learnt new songs to play them to... I was in heaven. :P I love so many of my kids. As individuals and as a group, they can be such amazing kids. I rejoice in their achievements and look at how far they've come from the start of the year. I can't wait to see what my "Red Group" (youngest) kids will be like when they reach the point of being in the "Green Group" (oldest group). I wonder what they'll be like when they move on to school... they're all still three/nearly four. So young... so precious.

Some days, on days like today, I walk out and I feel so privileged to work with these guys. Like, thanks for being so beautiful! Thanks for running up and giving me hugs when I arrive in the morning. I got three "Cathrine! *run-leg-hug*"s this morning. And one from a girl who is normally quite reserved with her emotions, which made it all the more precious. This girl in particular I'm starting to really value and notice/appreciate her maturity and ability to think creatively and work on goals/ideas over a couple of weeks. So because of her persistance, we're going to have face painting on Thursday in addition to bringing out the woolen cat tails that we made on Tuesday last week! Tuesday last week! I love how she is still interested, is able to express that interest and make things happen in the program so many days after the event. <3


I could talk forever about work. I'm so lucky to have found a job that is so much fun and so rewarding. :)


Music these days? Nothing new really coming my way.... I'm just enjoying all that I currently have. Songs of April include:



Songs of April

Damien Rice - Lonelily
The Decemberists - California One/Youth & Beauty Brigade
Tony Bennett - Stranger In Paradise
Bob Dylan - Lay, Lady, Lay
Riceboy Sleeps - Happiness
J J Cale - Let Me Do It To You
Jack Johnson - Better Together
The Turtles - So Happy Together
Joshua Radin - The Fear You Won't Fall
Jolie Holland - Sprintime Can Kill You
The Cure - Close to Me
Violent Femmes - Blister In The Sun




So yeah. Some awesome songs in that above list. Not something to sneeze at. :)

Night y'all,

Cathrine

Quit While You're Ahead

So I had a good conversation with a friend this morning... we seemed to be able to resolve our differences and even end on a pretty positive note. Mostly because he knows me so well and can say things like "quit while you're ahead" - before I put my foot in it and say the wrong thing and spoil it. :P

I feel unsettled... I am doing what I can, but I could do more? More and more I see that there are areas in my life that I need to work on - and not just in short bursts, but consistently over time. I'm a little afraid... afraid that I picked my moment to fight for the right things a little late... but I'm still here and good things are still happening. I feel as though I'm going to have to work a lot harder to get there now though, which makes sense. But I'm not alone...


I was listening to music while waiting for the train this morning and Mirah struck a chord with me... And even more so now that I'm at home and can look up the lyrics. They're not happy lyrics and I'm not saying 'hey, that's me' but this line, My trouble with everything always is nothing's just right niggles at me. I feel that way about work... when things are not ordered/set up and I have a long mental list of things to do I can't focus on the tasks at hand. I feel bogged down. That's why I go in on weekends and set things up for the Monday/week ahead.



Mirah - You've Gone Away Enough

If the light takes you in will you know where you've been all this time
At the edge of a cliff you could almost just slip down the side
When there's so much to do don't you wish you could make up your mind?
But it know it's elusive, it grows and it burns you inside

With my eyes mostly closed like a person who knows how to drown
I'll squint at the sun and my shoulders will pray for the ground
Let's throw something over, imagine it's us falling down
And thinking of death we will watch without making a sound

But it's just the way you are you don't have to be afraid
The way you look at the stars and how you think that they were made
The motion will never stop turning the night into the day
You've gone away enough when will you decide to stay

My trouble with everything always is nothing's just right
Just to figure out nothing could keep you awake half the night
Not to know what you want is a terrible thing you should fight
You just suffer for the face of the dark while you wait for the light



So peace has escaped my grasp a little this week... I'm waiting for it to return home. Like a dove to the branches in my tree... hehe

Cathrine

California One Youth And Beauty Brigade

So, I'm downloading music on eMusic - I still have 16 tracks of music I could potentially purchase! And I realised I don't have much from The Decemberists. I listened to 30 seconds of this song and fell in love... I want to share it with you. The lyrics mesmerise me.


Colin Meloy - California One/Youth & Beauty Brigade




Take a long drive with me
On California one, California one
Take a long drive with me
On California one, California one

And the road a-winding goes
From Golden Gate to roaring cliff-side
And the light is softly low as our hearts
Become sweetly untied
Beneath the sun of California one

Take a long dram with me of California wine

And the wine, it tastes so sweet
As we lay our eyes to wander
And the sky, it stretches deep

Will we rest our heads to slumber
Beneath the vines of California wine?
Beneath the sun of California one?

Annabelle lies, sleeps with quiet eyes
On this sea-drift sun
What can you do?
And if I said, "Oh, it's in your head
On this sea-drift sun"
What can you do?

We're calling all bedwetters and ambulance chasers
Poor picker-pockets, bring them in
Come join the Youth and Beauty Brigade

We're lining up the light-loafere'd
And the bored bench warmers
Castaways and cutouts, fill it up
Come join the Youth and Beauty Brigade
Nothing will stand in our way

I figured I had paid my debt to society
By paying my overdue fines
At the Multnoma County Library
At the library they said, "Son, go join up
Go join the Youth and Beauty Brigade"

Nothing will stand in our way




Love lightens the soul... music lifts it up too. This morning I want to tidy up and spend a bit of time reading some more of The Voyage of the Dawn Treader in French. hehe :) I love lazy mornings and time free to just enjoy reading for it's own sake - not just because I need something to keep me occupied while I'm travelling etc. Anyway...


<3

Cathrine

Stranger In Paradise

When I was younger, in primary school, I loved it when my dad put on his records late at night. He had some truly beautiful records with classic songs from the 50s. There is magic in music played on vinyl, but even more so when it's late at night and the music is the only thing on in the house and you can feel it seeping into your skin. It descended upon us all in the house and we talked differently; in hushed tones, using fewer words but the words carried more meaning. We were caught up in the musics mood.

This is one song I remember in particular. It was back when I imagined that my dad did love my mum and cared very much for her. I suppose, in his way, he did... and I'm glad that at the time I could believe it was so. It still makes me sad that my parents are divorced and I lost that dream that things were okay with my family. I guess now I have the more truthful story, which is real/honest and I suppose in that sense better. Those were good nights though.


Tony Bennett - Stranger In Paradise




La tien,

Cathrine

Music Meme from Tom - Led Zeppelin

Using only song names from ONE ARTIST, cleverly answer these questions. Pass it on to 10 people and include me.

Pick Your Artist: Led Zeppelin

Are you male or female: The Girl I Love

Describe yourself: Living Loving Maid

How do you feel about yourself: Dazed and Confused

Describe where you currently live: Over the Hills and Far Away

If you could go anywhere, where would you go: Houses of the Holy

Your best friends are: Poor Tom

Your favourite colour is: Tangerine

I know: Good Times Bad Times

What's the weather like: Fool In The Rain

If your life were a TV show, what would it be called?: Stairway to Heaven

What is life to you: What Is And What Will Be

What is the best advice you have to give: All My Love

If you could change your name, what would it be: Heartbreaker

What is your favourite food: Custard Pie



Fun. :)

Cathrine

Ferry Cross The Mersey

Who knew?


Gerry And The Pacemakers - Ferry Cross The Mersey





:) Nice song to end the night on...

Cathrine

Lady Mix

I'm drinking my French Earl Grey and putting together a silly little mixed (theoretical) CD. I was reminded yesterday that I like Bob Dylan's 'Lay, Lady, Lay' and wondered if I knew any other tracks with the word lady in it so I could build a CD around it... I did some hunting and found a few - some cheesier than others. Plus, I'm Tom's lady now... and that's something that I am kinda joyfully shy/eager to share and would like to immortalise in music.


Lady Mix

Bob Dylan - Lay, Lady, Lay
Antony and the Johnsons - My Lady Story
The Beatles - Lady Madonna
Christina Aguilera, Pink, Mya, and Lil' Kim - Lady Marmalade
Frank and Ella - Lady Is a Tramp
Ella - Oh, Lady Be Good!
Chris De Burgh - Lady In Red
Lionel Richie - Three Times A Lady
Cat Stevens - Lady D'Arbanville
Jimi Hendrix - Foxy Lady
Regina Spektor - Lady
Elliott Smith - White Lady Loves You More
Bob Dylan - Sad Eyed Lady of the Lowlands




Truly, I'm really glad and thankful.

Cathrine

PS> (Couldn't find a video for Regina's song... appologies!)

PPS> A late addition? Moody Blues - For My Lady. If I'd known it earlier, it would have been included in the first round. :)

C'est tout

So I wish I could tell you how great my day was... but it's hard to convey the awesomeness with just words. Maybe photos would help? But I really think you would just have to be there... and feel the love.

I used to be really scared, close to panic attack style, when told I had to manage a transition or group time and mobilise 24 children... but now it's different. I don't see a mass of 24 children whose wills oppose mine. I see 24 individuals who I know and have built relationships with, who I know I can trust and rely on to be sensible when the time calls for it and do what I ask. I know their quirks. I know which children to pick out to get the other children to follow their lead. I know when to use positive comments to pull the stragglers in line, and when to just rouse on them for not listening. I have a much better sense of control and calm now. I'm starting to 'get there', I think. When our room leader stepped up to the director role, I was all panic which turned to mild panic and now, a growing sense that I'll be okay. (though don't expect me to think this every day :P)

Today our casual ECT complimented me on my manner with the children. Aww. She didn't have to say that... How did she know that I needed to hear that today? :)


Anyway... I waited ages for the bus this evening and when it did come, the lady driver nearly went the wrong way a few times, only just avoided a few accidents and just drove in a really hesitant/risky way... I thought to myself, what will be the last song that I hear before I die? :P I decided to put on a mixed CD that I borrowed from Tom. :P


Maybe I'll think of some music to add to this post later... but for now, it's just thoughts. :)


Cathrine

Britian's Got Talent

So you know how things make the rounds... I was put onto these videos today. And now I'm passing them on. :) I love Les Miserables (the book), I'm not so sure about the musical, but this (I Dreamed a Dream) song is stunning. The video below has over 29 million views!



Susan Boyle - I Dreamed A Dream (video)



and this guy is a Filipino... haha and well, he skats in this song. Very awesome. Filos sing, all the time and for any reason. Do you think maybe that's why I like music/singing so much? Since I'm half Filo? lolz


Charlie Green - Summer Wind






:) Still stupidly happy... Thank you. <3

Cathrine

Vraiment?

The weather has turned cold afterall and so too have my thoughts. Seems natural that I'd blog about every last emotional twitch, which probably isn't helpful.

I'm this song...


Antony and the Johnsons - Spiriling




I'll put my coat on...

Cathrine

Let Me Do It To You

Ha! So it's not as sleazy as it first sounded, and to show that I actually do think the song is worthy... I'm blogging it. :P Check that smooooth guitar work. Yes sir.

The song was released in 1976... and the youtube video notes say "Cale is one of the originators of the Tulsa Sound, a very loose genre drawing on blues, rockabilly, country, and jazz influences. Cale's personal style has often been described as "laid back", and is characterized by shuffle rhythms, simple chord changes, understated vocals, and clever, incisive lyrics". Check those influencing genres. Could a girl like me not be won by such a combination?


J J Cale - Let Me Do It To You





Had a quiet day today... and having an early night.

Goodnight stars...

Cathrine

Better Together - Jack Johnson

I don't normally like Jack Johnson, but while I was at work I put one of his CDs on and this song made me smile. Harmonicas are pretty awesome too.


Jack Johnson - Better Together




I believe in memories
They look so, so pretty when I sleep
Hey now, and when I wake up,
You look so pretty sleeping next to me
But there is not enough time,
And there is no, no song I could sing
And there is no combination of words I could say
But I will still tell you one thing,
We're better together



:)

Cathrine

Amelie's Famous Plum Cake

so, um... I'm happy?! You betcha. <3

Work was interesting. Only 19 children today, instead of a full house of 24. Five less children really makes a difference. :) I got to spend more quality time with the kids... I found out why "Mr P" was so grumpy this morning. He later revealed to me that he had a really bad dream in which a bull chased him and wanted to kill him (but it wouldn't stop) and he couldn't get to his dad and the bull wanted to hurt his dad too. So ouchie. He was quite shaken up, so we talked it out and he was a lot more cheerful the rest of the day. It makes me so glad that I take the time to find out why children are acting out and being grouchy. I know this boy and he's sometimes shy to tell me things and so when he does tell me something, I feel as though I'm being told something precious because it costs him such effort. I heart him so much. He's a grand kid. His dad told me today that after reading a Pamela Allen book with him at home he said that one of the character's treasure was their family. Bless. :)


We did our kite thing today too... we all made such awesome kites and then we had a go at flying the big kite I bought yesterday. :D With a short string, most of the children could get it up in the air. :) Such a joyful experience, flying kites! I can't wait for a real windy day.... so it will just hang in the air by itself.


It gets so dark so early now since daylight savings kicked in. Makes my walks home kind of special. I love listening to music while waiting for the bus or on the train home. Tonight I decided to ride between the carriages on the train. I was listening to Yann Tiersen, and remembering the scene at the end where Amelie is making that 'famous plum cake' of hers and imagining that Nino is returning from getting some yeast for it. It's my favourite part of the movie, I think. The brushing of the beads... it kills me. So here is the scene and the rest of the ending of the movie.


Amelie (ending)





I'm still dancing inside. :)

Cathrine

Garden State

Watched Garden State and yeah, I liked it. It didn't hit me as hard as I imagined it would... certain people did hype it up a little. The ideas behind it maybe don't connect with me as well... though the ending, maybe a little? I'm a little bit of that shrug, and a little bit of that 'no elipses' excited to have you. I don't think I'm as crazy or cute as Natalie Portman though in this film. *grins*


Anyway... mum called and I got to thank her properly for her buying the tickets for us to go to the Philippines at the end of the year. It really is a good thing that she's doing for me/her/us. I'm excited to go. :) Mum explained a bit more about what we'll do there... she wants to see the mountains and mud pit-type places, the beaches with white sand and crystal clear waters that you can see the fish in. When she talks like that, I'm all "yeah! let's go!" haha I'm lucky, I think. I'm going to put in more effort into my relationships and stop being so me-centric.


Oh and...


The Turtles - So Happy Together




Yeah. :)

Cathrine

The Fear You Won't Fall

So I'm not afraid you won't fall. lol I just like the song... it's pretty.


Joshua Radin - The Fear You Won't Fall




<3

Cathrine

Lonelily - Damien Rice

So I love this song. I don't think the lyrics fit at all with the tone of the music... it's such a gorgeous sounding song. I wanted to share it quickly before I got ready for bed. :)


Damien Rice - Lonelily


Happiness. :)

Cathrine

Dear Deer

I seem to be hearing more and more ukulele music these days. I was watching Scrubs tonight and Kate Micucci was playing the uke and singing to the sick children in hospital. It was kind of cute. But more too cute. The video below is of her singing a cute song about deer... but with an important message. :P


Kate Micucci - Dear Deer





Today was pretty nice. The weather held out most of the day and when it did rain, it was lovely sounding. Yeah.

<3

Cathrine

Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence

So I love hymns and Easter but the hymn I have in my head isn't particularly Easter-y (more Christmas, oops). I love singing it... it's melodic and forceful and beautiful. The clip below isn't in English but I really like the arrangement. I'm not a huge fan of the videoing skills, but the music is beautiful.



Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence





Let all mortal flesh keep silence, and with fear and trembling stand;
Ponder nothing earthly minded, For with blessing is His hand,
Christ our God to earth descendeth, Our full homage to demand.

King of Kings, Yet born of Mary, As of old earth He stood,
Lord of Lords, In human vesture, In the body and the blood;
He will give to all the faithful. His own self for heavenly food.

Rank on rank the host of heaven spreads it's vanguard on the way,
As Light of light descendeth from the realms of endless day,
That the powers of hell may vanish as the darkness clears away.

At His feet the six-winged seraph, Cherubim, With sleeples eye,
Veil their faces to His presence as with ceaseless voice they cry:
Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Lord Most High!



Only ate two Easter eggs today. One from Vera and one from Kat. :)

Happy Easter y'all~

Cathrine

Can't Stand Still

I like Myspace for the way that bands use it and upload their music. I really wanted to listen to a song but realised it was one I'd heard The Sin's play at the Vanguard on Wednesday. So I looked them up and found the song and am now very happy. Good times.

You can join me in listening too if you like.




beautiful, ne?



Cathrine

Springtime Can Kill You

I was walking home this evening and the sky was this kind of endless blue and though clouds danced in the sky, they didn't obscure the view in the least. It was just up, up, up. I wanted to fly off...

I had my MP3 player with me and this song came on and my heart floated for 2:51 mins.


Jolie Holland - Sprintime Can Kill You





I still feel like painting. The Cure and Antony are wrapping me up in their imagery... I enjoy being caught up in it all.

:)

Cathrine

Friday I'm in Love - The Cure

The cure to what? :) I picked up a Cure album on Wednesday. Love.


The Cure - Friday I'm In Love



and


The Cure - A Forest




Come closer and see
see into the trees
find the girl
while you can
Come closer and see
see into the dark
just follow your eyes
just follow your eyes

I hear her voice
calling my name
the sound is deep
in the dark
I hear her voice
and start to run
into the trees
into the trees

into the trees

Suddenly I stop
but i know it's too late
I'm lost in a forest
all alone
The girl was never there
it's always the same
I'm running towards nothing
again and again and again



Have a good, Good Friday.

~Cathrine

Andrew Bird

Another Wednesday. More unfamiliar ceilings.
[dunno why that came to mind..]

I was listening to Sondre Lerche and Last.fm said Andrew Bird was a similar artist to him and I thought, 'it's time I heard some of his music'. Last.fm said he plays violin and guitar and I thought, 'that's sure to create a different/interesting sound'.


So here I share with you what I found. :)



Andrew Bird - Fake Palindromes





and


Andrew Bird - Imitosis





Meow,

Cathrine

Get a Haircut

So I'm looking up songs that I remember from when I was younger... and I had a sudden flashback of this song. I remember loving it when I was in primary school... watching RAGE and singing along.

Can't embed so here's the link:


George Thorogood - Get a Haircut (video)


and this song too. Kat and I both heart it. So catchy and fun. :)


The Cure - Close to Me (video)



C'est tout,

Cathrine

Why?

Why do we blog? Is it conceit? Self-centred-ness? Is it saying, I do this for me and you can interact with me if you like, but primarily I'm serving myself and my own desires? (Like I was told this morning) I like the way I can talk, and have an audience, but not have to actually interact with anyone. It's a nice little barrier, this blog. A haven? A false form of satisfaction? Like eating imaginary food. Wanting to communicate but not actually doing so, just having a shadow of communication.


I've been blogging since I was 13 or 14. It's therapeutic? Or is it just another barrier to truly facing the things I could be sharing in a real and more meaningful way? But I don't know if I really believe that it's as bad as all that. It can be good or bad... though time and energy does get put into it with very little tangible benefit. I've toyed with giving up blogging and have at different points. I don't know what I'd do with myself if I didn't have a blog as an outlet for my thoughts/music. For ages it reduced my sense of isolation when I was living on my own. Chatting is good for that too, you can forget you're in your room all alone very easily. :P


Anyway. I'm not sure if anything will happen... I don't like knowing that so much of what I've learnt I can't consistently apply anyway. I know better in too many things already and don't do them. Can I have a hope of not wasting time and using the internet (and all it's joys) in a productive/constructive way? And where does leisure come into it anyway? The idea of being constantly produtive frustrates me. Though I suppose it could be argued that leisure time should still be edifying/beneficial even if it's not outright productive. Which leads me to the heart of it... is blogging edifiying? Does it build up or pull down a person? The writer? The reader?


I talk to the girls at work and they relate such crazy stories about people they know and the trouble they get into. I used to think that other people had their lives together, were able to make good decisions but the more I hear them talk the more I realise either I'm not alone or I'm not so bad. (More often the former, because I don't like myself so much. :P)


Yeah,

Cathrine

Violent Femmes

I was watching Rockwiz and digged this song that they played...


Violent Femmes - Blister In The Sun






Something new to explore? ^_^

Love,

Cat

Ticket Sales Closed - March Music Summary

So I'm not going out tonight. What a let down. :/

I just woke from dreaming I was on a bus that had stopped outside my workplace and I could see in front there was a pile of colourful, plastic toys (bikes, blocks, climbing frames) for Council to pick up. I asked a person nearby if it was going to be thrown away and they said yes. It was kind of funny because I was happy. We're taught at Uni that plastic is death and natural colours and natural materials like wood and wicker at the way to go. I also drempt that the sunshine was coming in through the bus window and I was listening to my music while resting my head on the seat in front of me, and you were there too. I could hardly breathe. I don't have to try and be sensible in my dreams... though last night I drempt that I was bathing in public (on a street corner, in an in-ground fountain that could be used as a bath) and had the sense to go back and redo the dream again so that instead I was swimming in there with clothes on. :P

March brought with it lots of new music... can I catch it all up in a cloud and bring it down? Rain music down... I saw a plane in the sky today pulling it's way through the clouds and leaving a visible path behind it. The clouds were so heavy and thick. Quite incredible. So... I have:



March's Music Summary

Antony and the Johnsons (his whole "I Am A Bird" album)
Joni Mitchell - Both Sides Now
Modest Mouse - Bukowski
Oren Lavie - Her Morning Elegance
The Left Banke - Pretty Ballerina
Tom Lehrer - The Irish Ballad
Extreme - More Than Words
Bright Eyes - June On the West Coast
The Mountain Goats - Love Love Love
Plastic Bertrand - Ca Plane Pour Moi
Barry Louis Polisar - All I Want Is You
Kate Nash - The Nicest Thing
Spoon - Well Alright
Sarah Blasko - The Flame Trees
Angus and Julia Stone - Cigarettes and Chocolate
Regina Spektor - Field Below
Pink Floyd - Shine On You Crazy Diamond



Not all the songs are new ones... but most are. It's hard to reattach meaning to an old song. If you know what I mean.


Later gaters,

Cathrine

Flame Trees

I don't know what to do. Went to bed early, woke up too early... back to bed again soon, I'm sure. Before I do... have I posted this before? I'm going to do a recap soon of all the songs that I have on rotation at the moment... some new stuff that is worthy.



Sarah Blasko - Flame Trees




"Ah, who needs that sentimental bullshit anyway?
Takes more than just a memory to make me cry"


Night,

Cathrine

Love Love Love

Some things you do for love....


The Mountain Goats - Love Love Love





Cathrine

Dragons in the Sky

It rained a lot today. Last week I went out to Seven Hills though and the weather was beautiful. I took a moment after seeing my mum to hang out at the lake. I lay on the grass and watched the clouds go by. I remembered old times. The bridge that used to be there, the Hill that you could lie on the other side of and feel so far away. I loved the endless skies. I have photos of Seven Hills in 04 when the drought was in full swing. Eveything was brown, but not an entirely dead brown... an almost rich colour, as if the grass has simply decided to dye its hair and go for a new, entirely reasonable look.

The Lake, one year was magnificent. Now it's full of bull rushes, but at one point there was a lot of just open water and when the sun set over it the colours that reflected back were enchanting.








But it's cold and it's wet and it's the kind of day that you just want to spend under your covers in bed. Still, I think I might go out and buy some ingredients to make a soup. I once braved the cold rain when I was living in Stanmore by putting on my grey coat. hehe It was quite a thing to be able to go out in terrible weather and feel fine. That coat is amazing.


It's another Joni Mitchell evening. Both Sides Now fits too well.

One Finger One Thumb Keep Moving

There's a girl at work who loves this song and sometimes we have times when children can stand up at group times and sing songs for us to listen to. We have quite a few children who enjoy singing/performing like this. I found the song online and of course, it's by The Wiggles. :P


The Wiggles - One Finger One Thumb Keep Moving





I'm also teaching myself this French folk/childrens song (Il Pleut, Il Pleut, Bergere). It's quite an appropriate song for a wet day like today. I have a track that speaks the words and then sings them. It's incredible how much easier it is to sing than say.


A bientot,

Cathrine

All I Want Is You

Barry Louis Polisar is a crazy guy. He writes funny children's songs. :) I want to share this one because it made me laugh this morning. It's used on the Juno soundtrack, but I don't think it include the last few lines on the version I have. I love the last line, "If you were a doctor, I'd be sick". :D


Barry Louis Polisar - All I Want Is You



and this is a funny song that Tom showed me.


Tom Lehrer - The Irish Ballad



haha and now I'm having to listen to Tom Lehrer on YouTube. So much funny! :D


Tom Lehrer - New Math





Meow,

Cathrine