Sunday Afternoon Soundtrack

Being completely honest, this post came to me just a week ago, on a Sunday afternoon, while listening to this tune.

Since then plenty of other songs have struck me as "just right for the job".

This song is actually more about morning...😎

Then I heard this song, which just had a laidback enough sound to it, that it too, made me think of it as a good feeling, Sunday afternoon kinda song.

Which somehow 😉 got me thinking 'bout this song. Probably something connectable within their song titles, perhaps? 😂

Sunday, to me, seems like a day when we build up our strength. A personal, "I can do it.", kinda day in a refreshing sorta self-talk way. This song & this song top the list behind this idea. This song's lyrics are about embracing life, especially that which is unexpected in life.

Then there's this song & this song - same artist - in fact, when the second hit came out, I'd get confused when I'd hear them on the radio since the artist sounded the same & the songs' intros seemed so similar. These songs are also "weird" for me as, I happened to realize back when they were "top of the charts" & "in their prime", & I'd hear them on the radio, I'd nearly always be taking care of the exact same task.

So, now when I do hear them, I snicker & chuckle to myself, almost feeling as though I should begin, or be doing those same tasks while listening to them during the present day. There's psychology in this scene as students are likewise encouraged to have same scents (such as chocolate) nearby in order for them to revisit their studying during their testing.

Many of their songs, though the one that immediately came to mind is this one. In my opinion, the band's sound has a "smooth like Sunday" sorta tone to it.

And maybe for all of the rainy Sundays out there, this song 😂... more so, this song. 😊

A voice that I believe, in part because of its raspiness, has a Sunday "sound" offers, among others, this song & this song.



We never had a family dance party to end our weekend, not enough talented feet among us to manage that. 💃😂 However, it's not unheard of either. 😏 A few songs to be added to that mix might be this blast from the past...And this one too. This much more recent song, as well as this song, & this song too. This song, 'cause, Who doesn't want to dance about a 'room without a roof''? 😁 Apparently, movie soundtracks provide well for this sort of thing. 😎😂 Shake off everything's that bad before the week begins with this song. And, finally, this song, because, well, it's about dancing. 😂

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So Many Nicknames

Unlike her sister a year & fifteen days before her, she showed up during the month before she was due shortly after 1 a.m. on a Saturday morning. And then their household had four birthdays - all to be celebrated during the month of February! 😍🎂

I used to joke & say, if you're not sure who it is you've on the phone, if you're telling her the story (asking questions & probably getting quick, simple answers) it's her older sister; if she's telling you a story, it's the younger sister.

They've always gotten along & had many a project together, though when you're young it's still possible to get frustrated, & that, her older sister (click here) did. "Frankie-socka" is the audible of what we adults all heard. And that's from where "Frankie-sockie" originated.

With her name supporting her half Italian side to a tee, & her nickname giving a nod to a great-grandfather on the family's other side, due to her variable child-like goofball nature, she's another nickname in this character. Of whom, she's really nothing else in common, because, although in her complexion she does take after her mother's Italian side, she's simply not quite that dark skinned. 😂

She's likely to have a "couple rips in [her] jeans", though this marks her fifteen birthday; she's not twenty years old just yet. 😊 She does enjoy singing, so she might be crooning a similar tune to this in five more years.

And then there's this adorable movie, though both a boy & deaf ("He's a champion lip reader!"), it's a lovely movie (IMDb synopsis here) with a delicate touch, much like the birthday girl.

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Lots of 80s, Welcoming the 90s

Back in the day of cassette tapes I had this one. I received it as a gift because of this song, which was the next-to-last song on the cassette's second side. Mom & Dad knew I enjoyed the song, so there I was tearing wrapping paper away from a tiny cassette with Whitney's face atop it. In order to listen to the song I'd grown to most enjoy from listening to the radio, I'd be listening to the many others on the cassette - because that's what I knew, even in manipulating the play-and-listen and turn-over-the-cassette aspect. Therefore, I'd then be listening to this song quite often. It appeared as the first song on the cassette's second side. I wasn't nearly as much a fan of this song, though I accepted that it made sense to listen to it in order to get further along on the cassette's side. I'm sure my method wasn't the best, though it's the best that I managed.

Incidentally, thanks to 80s weekends & lunch hours, along with this song, I contend that I've possibly listened to these songs as well as many other, similar songs, more in recent years, than I did back in the actual 80s. I think of this plenty all the while hearing the tune on the radio in present day; I wasn't so much a fan of it during its prime in the 80s, &, as I'm listening to it radiating from my vehicle's speakers, I'm considering all over again how much I'm not that big a fan of the tune. 😖😂

This song is one that I heard in the 80s, & a few times since then, though I just heard it recently & considered how it's a song I've not heard nearly to the degree I've been "overhearing" this song or this song. With the former song I hear a bit of it & picture some of the music video as well as recall how a company cut its ties with the artist because of how she chose to depict her song's meaning within her music video.

70s music never had such caliber as what 80s music has been made out to be, at least not imho 😂 [read: in my humble opinion]. So many of these songs could make up a "70s weekend". I can hear the horse crying out for this song. 😂 They're played on the "oldies station" you say? The "oldies stations" are playing the 40s, 50s, & 60s, or at least, they should be. 😎😁 It's been nearly 30 years since the 80s came to a close. When will the decade lose its substance enough to drop out of the radar for the last 30 years of music to have "a weekend" or even a measly week of "lunch hour" play time? Just some food for thought. 😋

In my newsfeed I happened across this YouTube video, which I think is filled with plenty of talent, as well as lots of 90s music. I'm of the camp that there could also be 90s weekends & 00s lunch hours. In fact, I'd thought once the new millennium began, radio stations would "switch" & play 90s music as they had been playing 80s music for the past decade. This didn't happen; they didn't do it. 😞 Still, y'all should keep this video handy for whenever you've an urge & need a 90s "fix". 😎😂

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"That's How You Know She's The One."

Let me tell you about a movie I’ve watched quite a few times. It’s an adorable movie. I first caught it on Netflix. Recently I had enough Wi-Fi access to catch it on YouTube. (you know, to get “my fill” 😂). I’d like to own this DVD, though, as supply & demand do go, its cost appears to be roughly four times what I’d expect it to be. And when I’ve recently checked – there’s been such demand that there’s hardly any copies in stock. Which means that plenty of others are adoring this flick just as much as me.

There's no headlining actors in this movie as there are in similar "rosy feeling" flicks such as this one where Sandra Bullock takes the lead along with Bill Pullman.

I especially enjoy watching the characters (Josh & Molly) adore one another while they share meals in their upstairs apartment/loft space. They're so real; they're so loving. And they've plenty of amazing family support to boot.

To have a sister-in-law who's there for you in the way that hers is-is something worth really treasuring. It's obviously part of the "family appeal" & a portion of the plot building where the family "gathers 'round" to support the scenario. It's cute how she's there to "set up" the surprise bridal shower - & that they have such fun in the dressing room scene just being gal pals - as when the music montage over this song, which I also highly enjoy enough - I've already purchased the song 😎😁 (complete song listing with certain details here).

So, as with any movie, there's a plot twist, & it's not just them realizing their personal love for one another. And, of course, as stereotypes go, the plot's twist comes with a broad smile with the best pearly-whites as well as the best hair 😄...And when we first meet her, she's in "just the right outfit" to derail the leading man.

His dad, while chewing on a cigar when he wants to be smoking it, asks him about how he's getting along with the woman to whom he's "engaged". His dad shrugs off the "sex life" part & asks his son about their personal relationship. If their disagreements are relatively menial, or if they've problems.

"What the Hell are you doing?"

"Relax, just gonna chew on it."

"Look, I'm not Mom. If chewing on a cigar makes you happy..."

"Smoking it would make me happier, but I'm not complaining." "How 'bout you, Josh? Are you happy?"

"You mean with work?"

"No...I mean with Molly."


...


"Your sex life is another thing. I'm talking about the rest. You happy about it? Do you fight a lot about the little things? Or, is it mostly good?"

"You know, I have to say, it's been...mostly good. I mean, we fight, but..."

"Listen kiddo, if you're married, you're gonna fight. The secret is knowing how to fight. You think it's easy being married? Hard enough living with your own insecurities. Then you throw into the mix a kid or two. And you realize you want to be with a person who choose to laugh at the absurdity of it all. Do you get that feeling around Molly?"

"yeah...Yeah...yeah."

"I guess if I'm really honest about it, I'm more comfortable around Molly Mahoney than just about, than just about anybody."

"That's how you know she's the one."

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A Drug Called Love

In catching up on some not-so-new-releases, I discovered this flick. I don’t consider it to be a “top pick”. And it’s certainly not a “new release” (it’s from 2010).

I’m a fan, in general, of the work of both main characters. Not so much along the lines of love would be her work in this book-turned-into-this-movie. And this work of his.

This picture, in my humble opinion (imho 😂), has a poor poster for its advertising. Ultimately, it’s a storyline about love; about each of them completely realizing, as well as accepting, that they’re in love with one another … and allowing that to actually be.

To her he says:

“I’m full of shit.”

…

“I have never cared about anything or anyone in my entire life.”

“…and everyone just kind of accepted that…that’s just Jamie.”

“And then you, geez. …You. …You…”

“You didn’t see me that way.”

“I have never known anyone who actually believed that I was enough till I met you. … And then you made me believe it too.”

“So, uh, unfortunately…I need you.” “And you need me.”


She interjects:

“No, I don’t.”

“Yes, you do.”

“No, I don’t.”

“Yes. You do.”

“Stop it…Stop saying that.”

“You need someone to take care of you.”

“No, I don’t.”

“Everybody does.”

“I’m going to need you more than you need me.”

“That’s okay.”

“No, it’s not. It isn’t fair. I’ve places to go.”

“You’ll go there. I may just have to carry you.”

“I can’t ask you to do that.”

“You didn’t.”


And there it is folks …

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Singing About Kaleidoscopes

It's Valentine's weekend. Even though the date falls in the middle of the week. Typically these things get their unofficial celebration the Saturday beforehand.

I'm quickly reminded of these. Our family didn't do a lot for this holiday growing up; well, Mom did decorate OF COURSE! 😂 And technically overly so...however, we didn't recognize it in any other fashion than receiving these at our place at the dining room table. I believe there'd be a card there as well. 😊

Maybe it's because the school system wasn't too involved...as young, elementary school age children, we'd take part in the typical decorate-the-brown/white-bags exchange, otherwise, it was a day for pink, red, & whatever other sorta color might be in the closet to represent the occasion.

A feel-good song that comes to mind to describe the quick, snapshot take of it is this. Although, in an it-is-what-it-is sorta way, this speaks to the directive within our family's mood.

Another artist, who when I hear her song with the lyric recalling a wrecking ball, I consider a whole other artist 😎; however, she sings about kaleidoscopes too, here. 💕 Which makes her singing seem lovely & her work full of the loving embrace that seems to come around these pink & red (& sometimes black) attired days.

And then, as we adore each other's soft pinks & reds we can reminisce about the special saints, their beheading, & the other, much less recognized saints of this upcoming, right-smack-in-the-middle-of-February, day.

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Sweet Stuff

Annie Lennox sings of these, which is where many a gal dream of this (thanks Neil 😜). And, thanks to these, the girls have something special that they've longed to have - which will be "appropriate" for a year, then... Well, maybe they've a younger sister. 😂

Today, sixteen years ago, a special little lady joined our family. Two days prior to today, sixteen years ago, another special lady left our family (& this Earth). It's a sad "rememory", yet it's the Circle of Life (Elton?) 😏

It's the way the circle of our family's tree was meant to become; most definitely the way it has become. And so it is.

She's got grace 😉😏😊; she's got style too. She's got a special something just all her own. Her face sparkles with her own dad's eyes (where you could cut a photo of each of them, with just their eyes straight from left to right, & looking at just their eyes, be unsure of which is which) & plenty of his "unique" personality too.

Pink's her game. And I don't intend this pink; although I truly don't know, as I don't know her tune preference. What I do know is that, back when she was just about four or so, I watched her jump up & down (her, at the time, version of how to dance), jamming out to this when her dad called it up on his laptop (wow, how times change from generation to generation 😏).

Behind the wheel she'll be, learning quickly in everything she does, & growing along the way, she is.

And we all love her so... 💓😍💗

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School & Cool

When I hear this song on the radio, I consider how it'd be a good song to be played at school dance (or, any dance, for that matter! 😁). It's got a great upbeat tempo & her voice is a great match for the "grain" of the song.

I also hear the lyric "...if you're took school for cool" & I recall a memory from decades ago when I in the fitting room trying on an outfit & Mom noticed that the buttons (& fake buttons too) had embedded into them "To Cool For School". These weren't large buttons, yet I clearly recall Mom saying as she noticed them & read them (which wasn't easy since they were super subtle), that Dad might not like me wearing clothing that had this on it.

I remember briefly wondering if it were really her who wasn't all too content with this not-so-flashy - flashiness. It was all fairly brief as we did purchase everything, & nothing was returned. As these were the pre-mobile phone days, I suppose Mom made sure to mention to Dad about the garment once they had time to discuss their days after dinnertime had finished. If it were a "Dad" thing, then it makes sense that Mom would've described to him (or even just shown him) the item. He must've smacked his lips, nodded his head, & said something to the extent of, "that's fine".

And so it became something I wore often enough as it was slightly trendsetting & matched a lot. (Though I never did feel "Too Cool For School" while wearing it, I may've felt like I fit in a little more than usual. 😊)

Now in my older years I'm well able to "Let it go", rather than be "treated like a fool" since I know for certain that all of these people, unless somehow made completely permanent (which, unless they're actual family, is quite complicated to do), will soon & very soon dissipate from each of our lives. And just as we're getting hung up on what they said, did, or didn't say, or didn't do (or, whatever we misinterpreted too), that person or those people will be gone - either gone from our lives, or quite literally we'll find out they actually died. And we'll have to figure out how to re-route our angst & internal upset that never should've bothered to be in the first place.

Which is why if we think we're being treated "like a fool", we should just continue on to better thinking...Continue on to better thoughts... Nary a scene from this flick should enter as a possibility.

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Filling in the Blocks of Space & Time

Each year these seem to be more obsolete. At the same time they seem necessary, needed, purchased & well used just as much year after year. Many people enjoy gifting those they know at Christmastime with these that have themes.

Today seems an appropriate date to consider the usage, non-usage, defiance, & well, the continued printing of these...See, today's date represents the first day of each year when a full twelfth of it causes them to be a practical clearance, though in reality, most every consumer would think that by the end of the first week of the new year, it's most sensible for these to be at a significant percentage discount.

As a child, having one to hang in my bedroom was a "thing". I had a particular spot, that no matter how my room was rearranged, for whichever season, I could hang up mine of current interest. One of these would hang from a simple frame hook like this.

We had a "family" one hanging in the kitchen. Mom had magnets just for it, with the refrigerator standing next to an open counter space, leaving that side of the fridge as open & obvious for its display. Mom would write our rotating work schedules on it once we began our "young" employment years; i.e. the ones where we'd speed off after school & work until shortly before we'd desperately need sleep for the following school day, & the ones that took away our weekends; they made us stronger, better, wiser, & "more talented". 😂

The same style seem to all be modernized for dry erase & magnetic purposes like these. Mom, in her imperfect, yet very legible & super distinguishable handwriting, would diligently keep the squares updated with a nearby pencil. Though not a dry erase style, they're still manufactured; Mom still buys one annually. 😂 Knowing my parents, who keep everything, there's a chance those pages are stashed somewhere under their roof, true keepsake-style.

I never took to one sitting on my desk at work (one like this). If one happened to be there, fine; I'd sort of use it. Sort of, because many-a-time I'd realize months afterward that I'd never torn off a month or so of sheets. It could be mid-May & I'd have February or March (sometimes just April 😎) beaming its bold lettering back up at every passerby.

I did, however, realize early on, the many benefits of knowing what the months just before & just after the current one looked like. Really, it was just the dates & the weekly outlook; not actual activity on those dates which was important & assistive to me while at work. Oftentimes I'd need to count out one month, or twelve & fourteen day periods of time; having this version suited me well. Fortunately, one of these fit on the peg behind my computer monitor & I was all set. I felt that I could see time being accomplished merely by having this available in my peripheral vision.

Or maybe it's this day - this week surrounding - when many people realize annually that they've not yet gotten a new one to represent this new year. Maybe this is the "rush week" to purchase these, otherwise obsolete options.

One thing's for sure: A month ago, yes, definitely now, these are not suitable as gifts any longer - at least not in this new year. Unless, of course, you're preparing a "gag" gift, or trying to shake off the remains of a relationship that should no longer be. 😏😂

MS Outlook & various phone apps have taken the way of all things modern, electronic, & efficient. Essentially even making some of these as obsolete as pencil & paper.

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