Everytime I hear this song... it gets to me!

BROKEN - Seether featuring Amy Lee (of Evanescence)

I wanted you to know I love the way you laugh
I wanna hold you high and steal your pain away
I keep your photograph; I know it serves me well
I wanna hold you high and steal your pain

‘Cause I’m broken when I’m open
And I don’t feel like I am strong enough
‘Cause I’m broken when I’m lonesome
And I don’t feel light when you’re gone away

The worst is over now and we can breathe again
I wanna hold you high, you steal my pain away
There’s so much left to learn, and no one left to fight
I wanna hold you high and steal your pain

‘Cause I’m broken when I’m open
And I don’t feel like I am strong enough
‘Cause I’m broken when I’m lonesome
And I don’t feel right when you’re gone away

‘Cause I’m broken when I’m open
And I don’t feel like I am strong enough
‘Cause I’m broken when I’m lonesome
And I don’t feel light when you’re gone away

DISTURBED - "Ten Thousand Fists"

The new DISTURBED CD came out today... and it is goooooood! It's about freakin' time they released a new CD! Sucks that I'm sick w/ a bad cold... cannot really enjoy it yet, other than listening to it in a daze. :( Hopefully I'll feel better in a few days and can crank it up.

Happy Hour!

Well, I went out last night for "Happy Hour" with about 10 friends of mine from work. ("The downstairs crew!") Moving on... happy hour is a bit different from when I would drink and party, many years ago, but I still had such a blast! I'm a good girl now... water please! I don't go out much anymore... I'm getting too old for that... ha! But, I realized last night that I need to! Socializing with friends, music, dancing, men... I must say, I've missed this... (something I once did 5x /week for about 12 yrs.)!

Anyway... I've re-gained my appreciation for the fact that bars in Boulder have an approximate ratio of 5 men to 1 woman, maybe more. Wooo hooo! Merely my observation of course... and I was having fun observing.

I have lost some of my voice from yelling over the crowds / bands at the various bars. Now THAT'S a good time! And I ran into an old party-friend that I haven't seen in about 8 yrs.! Go figure.

I can't wait for the next Friday night outing... I'm ready! And this time, we better go where there's Hip Hop or Goth for me to dance to, damnit!

Aftermath of Hurricane Katrina

For nearly a week I've been saturated by images and audio of the horror of what is happening in Louisiana and Mississippi. I can only explain how I feel as being the same as how I felt when the events of 9/11 happened. The difference is... this was a natural disaster, not caused by fucking idiots, other human beings, out to deliberately hurt other people.

I marvel at the fact it took so long for our so-called President, and I use that term very loosely, to show up... and FEMA too. Where was FEMA?? And the images on TV show Mr. Bush hugging the people affected? Do you think he really gives a shit? Why wasn't he there sooner? Was it because of the Governor of Louisiana? Was it because he was on yet another vacation? WHY?

I can only hope that this is a wakeup call for all Americans. And I hope everyone pulls together to help, as much as they can. Americans found a way to help during the Tsunami... they damn well better find a way to help our fellow AMERICANS during this time of desperation!

What a sad and overwhelming time for us all... especially those who have lost EVERYTHING. (Which to many was hardly anything... but at least they HAD a home.)