Sunday Steal...

1. Which Bands/Artist Do You Own The Most Albums By?
Incubus.

2. What Was The Last Song You Listened To?
According to my iPhone it was "I Think I'm Paranoid" by Garbage.


3. What’s In Your CD Player Right Now?
I don't have a CD player. I have a cassette deck in my car but I have one of those cassette cord adapters in it so I can listen to the music on my iPhone in the car.

4. What Was The Last Show You Attended? 
This question makes me sad because I haven't been to a concert since the 2012 Global Citizens Festival.

5. What Was The Greatest Show You’ve Ever Been To?
I don't have one greatest because Incubus, Foo Fighters & Weezer all put on amazing shows.

6. What’s The Worst Show You’ve Ever Been To?
I guess Panic! At The Disco with Matt & Kim. I spent the whole show kicking stupid girls in the pit.

7. What’s The Most Musically Involved You Have Ever Been?
I was in chorus from 4th-12th grade and I've performed in Disney World twice with my high school.

8. What Show Are You Looking Forward To?
I cannot wait for Foo Fighters & Incubus next year.

9. What Is Your Favorite Band Shirt?
I love my Weezer Memories Tour shirt. It reminds me of two awesome nights of Weezer at the Roseland Ballroom.

10. What Musician Would You Like To Hang Out With For A Day?
Dave Grohl of Foo Fighters.

11. Who Is One Musician Or Group You Wish Would Make A Comeback?
N'SYNC.

12. Who Is One Band/Artist You’ve Never Seen Live But Always Wanted To?
Beyonce.

13. What Was Your Last Musical “Phase” Before You Wisened Up?
I love all music, so no phases for me.

14. How Many Music Related Videos/DVDs Do You Own?
None.

15. How Many Concerts/Shows Have You Been To, Total?
A lot. I've seen Weezer eleven times, Foo Fighters six times, Incubus seven times, plus a bunch of other bands/artists; Justin Timberlake, Christina Agulera, N'SYNC, Hanson, Backstreet Boys, Aerosmith, Soundgarden, The Killers, The Black Keys and many many more.

16. What’s Your “Guilty Pleasure” That You hate to admit to liking?
I listen to everything and I'm not ashamed of any of it. I was listening to Hanson in the car the other night.

17. What Is Your Favorite Movie Soundtrack?
I loved The Bodyguard (1992) soundtrack growing up and honestly, I don't know the last time I listened to one.

Stuck In My Head: Only In Dreams...

This isn't my favorite Weezer song but it is very much so up there.


Fun Fact: Back when I was in college I was all about drawing and painting on my jean. And I had a pair of jeans that I painted they lyrics to "Only In Dreams" on. They were kinda horrible, but I miss them.

This Just Pinned: Week Seventy-Seven...

Here are the highlights of my past week pinning...

(via: Designspiration)

(via: Designspiration)

(via: Jeans & A Teacup)

(via: Who What Wear)

(via: Pinterest)

(via: Love Letters To Home)

(via: Pinterest)

If you want to see what else I have up on Pinterest you can check out my account here.

Liebster Award...

The amazing Jake from Fresh To Death nominated me for a Liebster Award and obviously I accept, so here we go!

TO ACCEPT THIS FUN AWARD YOU MUST...
1. List eleven things about yourself.
2. Answer the eleven questions that the tagger asked.
3. Create eleven questions of  your own for the people you nominate.
3. Choose up to eleven bloggers & link them to your post.

4. Go to their page and inform them of the nomination.
5. Absolutely NO tag backs.
6. ONLY tag bloggers with less than 200 followers.

ELEVEN THINGS ABOUT ME
1. I am the youngest librarian on staff at my job.
2. I've been dating Justin for almost nine and a half years.
3. I hate going outside when it rains because I hate getting wet.
4. I love side-scrolling Mario games.
5. I was originally a psychology major in college.
6. I love cemeteries, haunted places and ghosts.
7. I sleep on top of my blankets instead of underneath.
8. My favorite comic is Batman: The Killing Joke by Alan Moore.
9. I have the Dewey Decimal number 027.6623 tattooed under a stack of books on my ankle.
10. I collect records and listen to them on my Crosley CR249 BK Keepsake USB Turntable.
11. I am constantly looking for a book stamped with the date March 4th, 1985 on it.

MY ANSWERS TO JAKE'S QUESTIONS

1. What is your favorite band?
Incubus. I'm actually going to see them for the 7th time next Wednesday night.

2. Who is your favorite singer?
It's a tie between Beyoncé, Christina Aguilera and Adele

3. What is the first music video you ever remember seeing?
Hmm... Memories of "Baby Got Back" by Sir Mix-A-Lot pops into my mind but I don't think it was the first.


4. Do you sing?
I do. I was a dubbed a first soprano in high school with a decent range.

5. What is your least favorite musical genre?
Classical. 

6. Do you play an instrument?
Nope. I tried learning how to play flute when I was in elementary school, but that didn't work out for me. Neither did learning how to play piano which sucks because my father teaches piano part-time.

7. What is your favorite song?
I don't have one favorite song. I have favorite songs by artists and bands. Here are my favorites from my favorite bands...


8. If you could go to any concert in the world, what would it be?
I'd love to go to one of those big European rock concerts. 

9. If you could have one talent without putting forth any effort, what would it be?
I don't actually know... Is that bad?

10. Who is your biggest celebrity crush?
I love Jason Segal.

11. If you could trade lives with anyone in the world, who would it be?
I wouldn't want to trade lives with anyone permanently, but I'd like to see what it would be like to Lady Gaga or Nicki Minaj for a day.

MY ELEVEN QUESTIONS FOR MY BLOGGERS
1. What do you want to be when you grow up?
2. What is the last book you read?
3. If you could change anything about yourself would you? What would you change?
4. Who is your favorite superhero?
5. It's midnight and you want a snack, what do you grab to eat?
6. Celebrity "Marry, Fuck, Kill" go!
7. What is your favorite accessory?
8. Do you collect anything? If so what?
9. What is the last thing you watched on TV?
10. Do you owe anything library fines?
11. Did you have an imaginary friend as a child?

ELEVEN BLOGGERS I'M TAGGING
1. Emily from Tea Tree Vintage
2. Jessica from Living The LA Life
3. Jessie from Young Georgia Love
4. Elise from The Jersey Flower
5. Lou from Foxy Whiskers
6. Cait Emma from Linen & Leaves
7. Maggie from Finding Myself
8. Lenni from Imprimatur/At The Quill's Mercy
9. Meghan from Adventures In Mediocrity
10. Leila from Confection
11. Bibliotecher from Confessions From The Information Desk

Music A To Z: U Is For...

U is for... Under My Umbrella by Incubus and Undone (The Sweater Song) by Weezer.

This is my favorite Incubus song. I actually want to have "Under my umbrella I'm an accomplished exile" tattooed somewhere on my person.

Under My Umbrella

When I close my eyes... I can see for miles.
There's comfort in my dark seat... and chaos in the aisles.

These eyes are not your eyes
and these eyes are not the color that your arid eyes might be.
No, I was not around
when those eyes of yours decided so
I refuse to kneel before the sights you choose to see.

When I close my eyes... I remember why I smile.
Under my umbrella... I'm an accomplished exile.

These eyes are not your eyes
and these eyes are not the color that your arid eyes might be.
No, I was not around
when those eyes of yours decided so
I refuse to kneel before the sights you choose to see!

If this is right, I'd rather be wrong.
If this is sight, I'd rather be blind.

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I love hearing them play this song live. Everyone just gets so into it.

Undone (The Sweater Song)

Hey bra, how we doin' man?
All right.
It's been a while man, life's so rad!
This band's my favorite man, don't ya love 'em?
Yeah.
  Aw man, you want a beer?
All right.
Aw man, this is the best. I'm so glad we're all back together and stuff.
This is great, man.
Yeah.
Hey, did you know about the party after the show?
Yeah.
Aw man, it's gonna be the best, I'm so stoked! Take it easy bra'.

I'm me
Me be
Goddamn
I am
I can
Sing and
Hear me
Know me

If you want to destroy my sweater
Hold this thread as I walk away

Hey, what's up?
Not much.
Did you hear about the party?
Yeah.
Um, I think I'm gonna go but, um, my friends don't really wanna go. Could I get a ride?

Oh no
It go
It gone
Bye-bye
Who I
I think
I sink
And I die

If you want to destroy my sweater
Hold this thread as I walk away
Watch me unravel, I'll soon be naked
Lying on the floor (lying on the floor)
I've come undone

If you want to destroy my sweater
Hold this thread as I walk away (as I walk away)
Watch me unravel, I'll soon be naked
Lying on the floor (lying on the floor)
I've come undone

I don't want to destroy your tank-top
Let's be friends and just walk away
It's good to see you lying there in your Superman skivvies
Lying on the floor (lying on the floor)
I've come undone

Music A To Z: S Is For...

S is for... Say It Ain't So by Weezer and Scotty Doesn't Know by Lustra.

This is hands down my favorite song by Weezer.

Say It Ain't So

Alright

Somebody's Heine'
Is crowdin' my icebox
Somebody's cold one
Is givin' me chills
Guess I'll just close my eyes

Oh yeah
Alright
Feels good
Inside

Flip on the tele
Wrestle with Jimmy
Something is bubbling
Behind my back
The bottle is ready to blow

Say it ain't so
Your drug is a heartbreaker
Say it ain't so
My love is a life taker

I can't confront you
I never could do
That which might hurt you
So try and be cool
When I say
This way is a waterslide away from me
That takes you further every day
So be cool

Say it ain't so
Your drug is a heartbreaker
Say it ain't so
My love is a life taker

Dear Daddy
I write you in spite of years of silence
You've cleaned up, found Jesus, things are good or so I hear
This bottle of Steven's awakens ancient feelings
Like father, stepfather, the son is drowning in the flood
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

Say it ain't so
Your drug is a heartbreaker
Say it ain't so
My love is a life taker

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This song reminds me of my college friends so much. Whenever we're out and it starts to play, it's on. I cannot tell you how many times they have been out without me and have called me screaming Scotty Doesn't Know into my phone. It's always an awesome phone call to get.

Scotty Doesn't Know

Hey!!!!!!

Scotty doesn't know,
That Fionna and me,
Do it in my van every Sunday.

She tells him she's in church,
But she doesn't go,
Still shes on her knees, and...

Scotty doesn't know, oh.
Scotty doesn't know-oh.
So don't tell Scotty!
Scotty doesn't know,
Scotty doesn't know.
SO DON'T TELL SCOTTY!

Fionna says she's out shopping,
But she's under me and I'm not stopping.

Cause Scotty doesn't know,
Scotty doesn't know,
Scotty doesn't know,
Scotty doesn't know.
So don't tell Scotty.
Scotty doesn't knoooooow....
DON'T TELL SCOTTY!

I can't believe he's so trusting,
While I'm right behind you thrusting.

Fionna's got him on the phone,
and she's trying not to moan.
It's a three way call,
and he knows nothing.
NOTHING!!!

Scotty doesn't know,
Scotty doesn't know,
Scotty doesn't know,
Don't tell Scotty.
Cause Scotty doesn't know,
Scotty doesn't knoooooow....
SO DON'T TELL SCOTTY!

We'll put on a show, everyone will go.
Scotty doesn't know,
Scotty doesn't know,
Scotty doesn't knoooooow....

The parking lot, why not?
It's so cool when you're on top.
His front lawn, in the snow.
Laughing so hard, cuz...

Scotty doesn't know,
Scotty doesn't know.

I did her on his birthday.

Scotty doesn't know,
Scotty doesn't know,
Scotty doesn't know,
Scotty doesn't know,
Don't tell Scotty.
Scotty doesn't knoooooow....

Scotty will know,
Scotty has to know,
Scotty's gotta know,
Gonna tell Scotty,
Gonna tell him myself.

Scotty has to know,
Scotty has to know,
Scotty has to,
Scotty has to,
Scotty has to go!

Scotty doesn't know,
(Don't tell Scotty)
Scotty doesn't know,
(Don't tell Scotty)
Scotty doesn't know...
Scotty's gotta go!

Music A To Z: O Is For...

O is for... Only In Dreams by Weezer and On The Radio by Donna Summers.

I love this song. I used to have a pair of jeans with the chorus of the song on the leg. I miss them.

Only In Dreams

You can't resist her
She's in your bones
She is your marrow
And your ride home
You can't avoid her
She's in the air (in the air)
In between molecules
Of oxygen and carbon dioxide

Only in dreams
We see what it means
Reach out our hands
Hold on to hers
But when we wake
It's all been erased
And so it seems
Only in dreams

You walk up to her
Ask her to dance
She says, 'Hey baby
I just might take the chance'
You say, 'It's a good thing
That you float in the air (in the air)
That way there's no way
I will crush your pretty
Toenails into a thousand pieces.'

Only in dreams
We see what it means
Reach out our hands
Hold on to hers
But when we wake
It's all been erased
And so it seems
Only in dreams

Only in dreams...
Only in dreams...
Only in dreams...
Only in dreams...
Only in dreams...
Only in dreams... 

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In honor of the late Donna Summer, my favorite song of hers.

On The Radio

Someone found a letter you wrote me, on the radio
And they told the world just how you felt
It must have fallen out of a hole in your old brown overcoat
They never said your name
But I knew just who they meant.

I was so surprised and shocked, and I wondered, too
If by chance you heard it for yourself
I never told a soul just how I've been feeling about you
But they said it really loud
They said it on the air
On the radio
Whoa, oh, oh
On the radio
Whoa oh oh oh
On the radio
Whoa, oh, oh
On the radio
Whoa, oh, oh

Now, now
Don't it kinda strike you sad when you hear our song
Things are not the same since we broke up last June
The only thing that I want to hear is that you love me still
And that you think you'll be comin' home real soon
Whoa, oh, yeah, yeah
And it made me feel proud when I heard you say
You couldn't find the words to say it yourself
And now in my heart I know I can say what I really feel
Cause they said it really loud
They said it on the air
On the radio
Whoa, oh, oh
On the radio
Whoa, oh, oh
On the radio
Whoa, oh, oh
On the radio

Played in shorter version:
If you think that love isn't found on the radio
Well tune right in you made find the love you lost
Cause now I'm sitting here with the man I sent away long ago
It sounded really loud
They said it really loud
On the radio
Whoa, oh, oh
On the radio
Whoa, oh, oh
On the radio
Whoa, oh, oh
On the radio
Whoa, oh, oh
On the radio
Whoa, oh, oh

Music A To Z: E Is For...

E is for... Everlong by Foo Fighter, El Scorcho by Weezer and Even Flow by Pearl Jam, all 90's rock!

There is a good reason I picked another Foo Fighters song aside from the fact that they are one of my favorite bands, Everlong is mine and Justin's song. It's what our relationship is built upon and one day I'll have the word "everlong" tattooed across my ring finger.

Everlong

Hello
I've waited here for you
everlong
tonight I throw myself into
and out of the red
out of her head she sang

come down
and waste away with me
down with me
slow how
you wanted it to be
I'm over my head
out of her head she sang

and I wonder
when I sing along with you
if everything could ever feel this real forever
if anything could ever be this good again
the only thing I'll ever ask of you
you've got to promise not to stop when I say when

breathe out so I can breathe you in
hold you in
and now I know you've always been
out of your head
out of my head I sang

and I wonder
when I sing along with you
if everything could ever feel this real forever
if anything could ever be this good again
the only thing I'll ever ask of you
you've got to promise not to stop when I say when

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El Scorcho is another one of those songs that reminds me of my friends and belting out songs in the car. It's another sing-along that I absolute love. In addition to that it is the only song Weezer like never plays. I heard them play it once in the ten times I've seen them in concert and the only reason they played it was because it was for their Memories tour.

El Scorcho

Goddamn you half-Japanese girls
Do it to me every time
Oh, the redhead said you shred the cello
And I'm jello, baby
You won't talk, won't look, won't think of me
I'm the epitome of Public Enemy
Why you wanna go and do me like that?
Come down on the street and dance with me

I'm a lot like you so please
Hello, I'm here, I'm waiting
I think I'd be good for you
And you'd be good for me

I asked you to go to the Green Day concert
You said you never heard of them
How cool is that?
So I went to your room and read your diary:
"Watching Grunge leg-drop New-Jack through a press table..."
And then my heart stopped: "Listening to Cio-Cio San
Fall in love all over again."

I'm a lot like you so please
Hello, I'm here, I'm waiting
I think I'd be good for you
And you'd be good for me

How stupid is it? I can't talk about it
I gotta sing about it and make a record of my heart
How stupid is it? Won't you give me a minute
Just come up to me and say hello to my heart
How stupid is it?
For all I know you want me too
And maybe you just don't know what to do
Or maybe you're scared to say: "I'm falling for you"

I wish I could get my head out of the sand
'Cause I think we'd make a good team
And you would keep my fingernails clean
But that's just a stupid dream that I won't realize
'Cause I can't even look in your eyes
Without shakin', and I ain't fakin'
I'll bring home the turkey if you bring home the bacon.

I'm a lot like you so please
Hello, I'm here, I'm waiting
I think I'd be good for you
And you'd be good for me

I'm a lot like you.
I'm a lot, and I'm waitin.
I think I'd be good for you
And you'd be good for me.

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Even Flow by Pearl Jam reminds me of being in college at my friends' apartment and playing Rock Band on their PlayStation. It was mine and my roommate Liz's favorite song to play even though we sucked at the game.

Even Flow

Freezin', rests his head on a pillow made of concrete, again
Oh, Feelin' maybe he'll see a little better, set a days, ooh yeah
Oh, hand out, faces that he sees time again ain't that familiar, oh yeah
Oh, dark grin, he can't help, when he's happy looks insane, oh yeah
Even flow, thoughts arrive like butterflies
Oh, he don't know, so he chases them away
Someday yet, he'll begin his life again
Life again, life again...
Kneelin', looking through the paper though he doesn't know to read, ooh yeah
Oh, prayin', now to something that has never showed him anything
Oh, feelin', understands the weather of the winters on its way
Oh, ceilings, few and far between all the legal halls of shame, yeah
Even flow, thoughts arrive like butterflies
Oh, he don't know, so he chases them away
Someday yet, he'll begin his life again
Whispering hands, gently lead him away
Him away, him away...
Yeah!
Woo...ah yeah...fuck it up...
Even flow, thoughts arrive like butterflies
Oh, he don't know, so he chases them away
Someday yet, he'll begin his life again, yeah
Oh, whispering hands, gently lead him away
Him away, him away...
Yeah!
Woo...uh huh...yeah, yeah, mommy, mommy...

I died, I died & you just stood there. I died & you watched. I died & you said no. I'm dead.

Year One Photos...

This is just a handful of the photos from the past year.

Weezer Website Picture...

Justin posted this link/picture from the Weezer website on my Facebook.

As you can see, I circled myself and Justin. It isn't as awesome as the photo Karl (Weezer's webmaster, etc) took at the Foozer Tour where Justin is totally visable screaming in the front of the crowd.

Weezer Memories Tour...

I am a super lucky girl, my boyfriend got us tickets for both nights of Weezer's Memories Tour at Roseland Ballroom in New York City. And here is how both nights went down...

Blue Album Night (12/17/2010)
We got into the City early so that we could go to Roseland Ballroom and find the person that my patron had told me to ask for -- See Bad Thursday entry for the back story. We found said individual and they gave us bracelets so that we could watch the concert from the mezzanine balcony. Once we got inside we ran up the stairs to see if we could get some prime seating. And we did we got a table front and center, and we didn't move all night.

The concert started at 8:00pm with the opening band Free Energy. I hate opening bands so I didn't really pay attention to them (I was busy taunting my friends via Facebook). A little after 9:00pm Weezer came on and played the following setlist.

Setlist:

1. Memories
2. (If You're Wondering If I Want You to) I Want You To
3. Troublemaker
4. Pork and Beans
5. Beverly Hills
   
6. Keep Fishin'
   
7. Photograph
   
8. Island in the Sun
   
9. Hash Pipe
10. Falling for You
11. My Name Is Jonas
    
12. No One Else
    
13. The World Has Turned and Left Me Here
14. Buddy Holly
    
15. Undone - The Sweater Song
    
16. Surf Wax America
    
17. Say It Ain't So
    
18. In the Garage
    
19. Holiday
    
20. Only in Dreams

The show was awesome and we both had a great time.

Pinkerton Night (12/18/2010)
We got to the City super super early because we were planning on having dinner at Victor's Cafe. When we got there the chick in front told us they were booked until 9:00pm, we said screw that and we walked around the corner to this little Mexican restaurant. Justin and I were there for a while, we figured instead of freezing our asses off in line that we'd just hang out in the restaurant until the doors at Roseland opened.

A little past 7:00pm we walked over to Roseland. Once inside we went to check our coats. We get to the coat check lady and Justin hands her his jacket with his zip up inside of it and she tells him it is $3.00 per item. He demands his jackets back and walks away -- Later he told me he contemplated taking my jacket too. After the coat check debacel, we found ourselves a nice little spot behind the sound booth to watch the show from. Once there we basically just hung out there all night.

Again Free Energy opened and again I ignored them. Weezer came on about the same time they did the night before and they played the following setlist.

Setlist:

1. Memories
2. Pork and Beans
   
3. The Greatest Man That Ever Lived
   
4. Perfect Situation
   
5. Dope Nose
   
6. Hash Pipe
   
7. You Gave Your Love to Me Softly
   
8. Susanne
   
9. Jamie
   
10. Only in Dreams
    
11. Tired of Sex
    
12. Getchoo
    
13. No Other One
    
14. Why Bother?
    
15. Across the Sea
    
16. The Good Life
    
17. El Scorcho
    
18. Pink Triangle
    
19. Falling for You
    
20. Butterfly

This show was way better than the Blue Album show, but only beacause they played songs I'd never heard them play before. This was my 8th Weezer concert and it was the first time I'd ever heard them play "El Scorcho" -- I would have heard it in 2005 during the Foozer Tour if it wasn't for breaking my ankle the day before the concert, thus causing me to miss it. They also played "Susanne" and "Jamie" which were awesome.

I did want to punch someone tonight, while Karl was showing the audience a slide show he was talking about Carli and Mykel (for those of you that don't know, they were in charge of Weezer's fan club and they died in car accident in 1997) and this chick laughs, then said "Oh, they died" and continued laughing. I don't know, it made me mad. But aside from that ass the concert was awesome.