Archive for July, 2009

Dear Ex-Boyfriends: These are for you

Monday, July 6th, 2009
Another One Bites the Dust

Another One Bites the Dust

Sometimes I get a little nostaligc and think of the boys that got away or let me get away and eventually saved me from bad in-laws, Saturday’s at Home Depot and a shared checking account.  So as I rumage through my Ipod, I find a few songs for those boys left behind. 

In the spirit of Casey Kasem, I count backwards.

10.  Better Off Alone- Katherine McPhee: “You help me figure it out, I’m better off alone”

9. Another One Bites the Dust- Queen: “You took me for everything I had, are you happy, are you satisfied.”

8. I’m Movin’ On- Rascal Flats: “I’ve dealt with my ghosts and faced all my demons…at once I’m at peace with myself.”

7. Leave the Pieces - The Wreckers: “It’s alright, I’ll be fine, don’t worry ’bout this heart of mine, take your love and hit the road.”

6.  I Will Remember You -Sarah McLachlan:”I will remember you, will you remember me?”

5. Listen - Beyonce(Dreamgirls): “I am at alone at a crossroads…the time has come for my dreams to be heard. I am more than what you made of me…but now I’ve got to find my own.”

4. It Ain’t Me - Johnny Cash: “I’m not the one you want babe, I’m not the one you need, it ain’t me you’re looking for.”

3. Better in Time - Leonna Lewis: “I’ll be okay, thought I couldn’t live without you…it’ll all get better in time…even though I really love you, I’ll smile because I deserve to.”

2. One - U2:  ”It’s too late tonight to drag the past into the light, we’re one, but not the same…love is a temple, love is a higher law…you ask me to enter, but then you make me crawl.”

1. I’m Still Standing -Elton John: “I’m still standing better than I ever did, looking like a true survivor…I”m still standing after all this time, picking up the pieces of my life without you by my side.”

What’s your Independence?

Saturday, July 4th, 2009

In the spirit of the 4th, I’m defining my personal independence.

Independence for me means:

-Sleeping in until 10 or 11 on Saturday morning

-Visting foreign countries and meeting people when I get there

-Control over my remote control

-Watching chick flicks instead of football

-Choosing the weekend movie

-Staying beyond Happy Hour hours

-Indulging in mid-afternoon wine

-Eating ice cream for dinner instead of cooking

-Sleeping in the middle of the bed with 4 pillows around me

-If I don’t like you, I don’t have to hang out with you.

-Writing what I want to

What’s your independence?