Rihanna~Umbrella

No clouds in my storms

Let it rain, I hydroplane in the bank

Coming down with the Dow Jones

When the clouds come we gone, we Rocafella

We fly higher than weather

And G5’s are better, You know me,

an anticipation, for precipitation. Stacked chips for the rainy day

Jay, Rain Man is back with little Ms. Sunshine

Rihanna where you at?

[Rihanna]

You have my heart

And we'll never be worlds apart

May be in magazines

But you'll still be my star

Baby cause in the dark

You can't see shiny cars

And that's when you need me there

With you I'll always share

Because

[Chorus]

When the sun shines, we’ll shine together

Told you I'll be here forever

Said I'll always be a friend

Took an oath I'ma stick it out till the end

Now that it's raining more than ever

Know that we'll still have each other

You can stand under my umbrella

You can stand under my umbrella

(Ella ella eh eh eh)

Under my umbrella

(Ella ella eh eh eh)

Under my umbrella

(Ella ella eh eh eh)

Under my umbrella

(Ella ella eh eh eh eh eh eh)

These fancy things, will never come in between

You're part of my entity, here for Infinity

When the war has took it's part

When the world has dealt it's cards

If the hand is hard, together we'll mend your heart

Because

[Chorus]

When the sun shines, we’ll shine together

Told you I'll be here forever

Said I'll always be a friend

Took an oath I'ma stick it out till the end

Now that it's raining more than ever

Know that we'll still have each other

You can stand under my umbrella

You can stand under my umbrella

(Ella ella eh eh eh)

Under my umbrella

(Ella ella eh eh eh)

Under my umbrella

(Ella ella eh eh eh)

Under my umbrella

(Ella ella eh eh eh eh eh eh)

You can run into my arms

It's OK don't be alarmed

Come here to me

There's no distance in between our love

So go on and let the rain pour

I'll be all you need and more

Because

[Chorus]

When the sun shines, we’ll shine together

Told you I'll be here forever

Said I'll always be a friend

Took an oath I'ma stick it out till the end

Now that it's raining more than ever

Know that we'll still have each other

You can stand under my umbrella

You can stand under my umbrella

(Ella ella eh eh eh)

Under my umbrella

(Ella ella eh eh eh)

Under my umbrella

(Ella ella eh eh eh)

Under my umbrella

(Ella ella eh eh eh eh eh eh)

It's raining

Ooh baby it's raining

Baby come here to me

Come here to me

It's raining

Oh baby it's raining

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chase your shadow til the sun goes down

- Sia, Bring Night

Finally broke through my plateau. I'm officially down 31 lbs since I started working to lose weight in June. These jeans I'm wearing in the picture? They haven't seen the light of day in five years. For five years they've been buried at the bottom of various drawers, gathering dust. No more! The free shopping out of my own closet has begun. I'm only about halfway to my goal, but it feels good to finally have the scale moving down again.

Still no dead groundhog (thank god).

Musically Challenged: Sia - Bring Night

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She's totally committed

To major independence

But she's a lady through and through

She gives them quite a battle

All that they can handle

She'll bruise some

She'll hurt some too

But oh they love to watch her strut

Oh they do respect her but

They love to watch her strut

Her Strut by Bob Seger

so im in Michigan for the lovely Alibubba's wedding this Saturday! I had a rough and long work week in photography. talk about nonstop. I'm going to take the opportunity that I dont have to do photography at all this week (work related besides editing) and do massive loads of homework.

Its cold here, but it's refreshing.

inspired by the Lovely Whitney, her ballerina and whimsical photos are to die for. SO GO CHECK HER OUT!

Musically Challenged: Her Strut by Bob Seger

"I am an excitable person who only understands life lyrically, musically, in whom feelings are much stronger than reason. I am so thirsty for the marvelous that only the marvelous has power over me. Anything I can not transform into something marvelous, I let go. Reality doesn't impress me. I only believe in intoxication, in ecstasy, and when ordinary life shackles me, I escape, one way or another."

— Anaïs Nin

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I get the feeling that it's two against one,

I'm already fighting me so what's another one?

the mirror is a trigger and your mouth's a gun,

lucky for me I'm not the only one

there's only three... it's just you and me against me

- Danger Mouse & Daniele Luppi feat. Jack White, Two Against One

Not really here, not really there. Feeling scattered and a little lost. I think I need to find something to ground me and pull me back to the here and now tomorrow (or today, since I'm posting this so late).

Musically Challenged: Danger Mouse - Two Against One

Thats for damn sure! It's April 19th and it is once again snowing outside. Don't get me wrong, the sun was out earlier and it was a balmy 31 degrees. Come on Mother Nature, lets switch tracks and try something a little warmer?!?!

I shot this a few weeks ago when the sun was actually out and the weather was OK.

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Bill Withers - Ain't no Sunshine

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... the sun will be shining

Songbird by Eva Cassidy

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Day 107 Year 4 I haven't done a Musically Challenged theme in ages.

Rebel Rebel - David Bowie

Somedays aren't yours at all,

They come and go

As if they're someone else's days

They come and leave you behind someone else's face

And it's harsher than yours

And colder than yours

- Regina Spektor, Somedays

I can't believe I only have one more day left to get everything done before I leave. I'm jumping out of my skin to get on the road. And also getting my routine pre-trip anxiety. But that will all settle as soon as I'm driving, I'm sure. I think I'm mostly just getting a little anxious about being away from my husband and our pets for so long. But I will be seeing so many good friends and family along the way, that I'm sure the time will fly faster that I want it to. So I'm just going to enjoy myself! There's plenty of time to stress out when I get home and immediately start the installation for Art Fair! :)

Musically Challenged: Regina Spektor - Somedays

Day 293 Year 3 And freezing in the process. Hahah oh my! This.....was not an easy situation today.

For FGR theme

*Staurday Suns*

Musically Challenged

The Trees -- RUSH

"There is unrest in the forest

There is trouble with the trees

For the maples want more sunlight

And the oaks ignore their pleas..."

Get it together

Another sunset.......... I know thats two days in a row.... which for England in April is quite an acheivement anyway.

Musically linked via the lyrics to Get It Together by the Beastie Boys along the lines of communcation, themed by the purposeful inclusion of the telegraph poles and wires.

Get It Together - Beastie Boys

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1-2 1-2 Keep It On

Listen To The Shit Because We Kick It Until Dawn

Listen To The Abstract Got It Going On

Listen To The Ladies Come On And Let Me Spawn

All Your Eggs Then You Go Up The River

Listen To The Abstract That Freaky Nigger

I'm Ad Rock And I Shock And I Tick And I Tock

And I Can't Stop With The Body Rock

See I've Got Heart Like John Starks

Hitting Mad Sparks

Pass Me The Mic

And I'll Be Rocking The Whole Park

I'm The M To The C To The A And It's A Must

The Rhymes That We Bust On The Topic On Lust

And My Moms Is Not Butt, But Fuck It

Let Me Get Down To The Rhythm

Yes I'm Getting Funky And I'm Shooting All My Jism

Like John Holmes, The X-rated Nigger

Listen To The Shit 'Cause I'm The Ill Figure

Nobody's Getting Any Bigger Than This

Get It Together, Get It Together

Phone is Ringing, Oh My God

Get It Together

See What's Happening

Ad Rock Down With The Ione

Listen To The Shit Because Both Of Them Is Boney

Got To Do It Like This Like Chachi And Joanie

Because She's The Cheese And I'm The Macaroni

So Why All The Fight And Why All The Fuss

Becasue I Ain't Got No Dust

Yea, You Know I'm Getting Silly

I've Got A Grandma Hazel And A Grandma Tilly

Grand Royal prez And I'm Also A Member

Born On The Cusp In The Month Of November

I Do The Patty Duke In Case You Don't Remember

Well, I Freak A Funky Beat Like The Shit Was In A Blender

Well, I'm Long Gone Word Is Born

Don't Need A Mother Fucking Fool Telling Me Right From Wrong

I Don't Think I'm Slick Nor Do I Play Like I'm Hard

But I'm a Drive The Lane Like I Was Evan Bernhard

And I've Working On My Game Because Life Is Taxing

Got To Get It Together And See What's Happening

Get It Together, Get It Together

Get It Together

See What's Happening

I Go One Two Like My Name Was Biz Mark

But I Had To Do The Shit Just Let Me Embark

On The Lyric And The Noun And The Verb

Let's Kick The Shit Off 'Cause Yo, I'm Not The Herb

Well, It's Not The Herb But The Spice With The Flavor To Spare

The Moog With The Funk For Your Derriere

While We're On That Topic, Yes I Like To Mention

When It Comes To Boning I'm Representing

Spacing, Zoning, Talkin' On The Phone And

My Brain Is Roaming And I Don't Know Where It's Going

Talking Lots Of Shit A Little Tweaking On The Weekend

I've Got To Get Him By The Reigns Because I Know That I'm Freaking

Well, I'm A Funky Skull And I'm A Scorpio

And When I Get My Flow I'm Dr On The Go

So Q-tip, What You On The Mic For

Because I Had To Talk About The Times That I Rhyme

And When M.C.S Come In My Face, I'm Like Mace

Because I Back Them Off With The Quills

Nigger 'Cause I Tell You, Nigger 'Cause I'll Keep You Under Prills

Resting On Nine One One Sixteenth Ave Off The Farmes Boulevard

I'm From Manhattan M.C.A.'s From Brooklyn

Yea, M.C.A., Your Shit Be Cooking

Praying Mantis On The Court And I Can't Be Beat

So, Yo Tip, What's Up With The Boot On Your Feet

I've Got The Timbos On The Toes And This Is How It Goes

Oh One Two, Oh My God

One Two, Oh My God, I've Got Some Shit

I've Got The Kung Fu Grip Behind My Green Trap Kit

Never Ever Ever Smoking Crack

Never Ever Ever Fucking Wack

I Eat The Fuckin' Pineapple Now & Laters

Listen To Me Now, Don't Listen To Me Later

Fuck It 'Cause I Know I Didn't Make It Fuckin' Rhyme For Real

But, Yo Technically I'm As Hard As Steel

Gonna Get It Together, Watch It, Gonna Get It Together Ma Bell

I'm Like Ma Bell, I've Got The Ill Communications

2010PAD-93

3rd April 2010

This is a song from the Musically Challenged group this week. It's the first and the only song that I listened to so far this week. It truly spoke to me. The ocean always calms me and gives me a sense of peace...it's where I belong and it's where I long to be. The song reminds me of the slow, back and forth, of the ocean when diving. It's a gorgeous and peaceful song.

This month is a tough one for me. 12 years ago, last week was the last time I saw my mother. I told her that if she didn't stop smoking she was going to die. 3 weeks later she passed from a massive heart attack. The anticipation of this anniversary gives me major anxiety. We had such a complicated relationship and I experience so many feelings of guilt over my negative thoughts about her.

Then there is the fact that she died the day before my birthday. Every year I think about how to let go of the grief and celebrate my birthday. Usually this anticipation of a horrible day is far worse than the anniversary day itself. But my birthday, well, to be blunt, sucks every year. I've been trying to figure out how to separate the days. If anyone has any suggestions, I am very open to them.

I'm trying to make plans for my Bday. I've been thinking about having a Birthday BBQ and I've been thinking about organizing it around a good, old fashioned game of kick ball. Something so kids and parents could play and have fun together.

Under the Waves

By Maria Mena

I walk barefoot where the water drowns the sand...

With you no longer here to hold my hand,

I let go,

I let go.

The ocean makes my swollen heart feel small.

With the sounds it makes, you won't hear it if I call..

I let go,

I let go.

There's a breeze in the air,

There's a boat anchored out here,

There's a calm under the waves..

As I choose to sink.

Your skin protected me from sunbeams,

Your hands made sure I'd stay intact,

I let go,

I let go.

You were always there to walk me home,

With you not here, the streets I roam.

I let go,

I let go.

There's a breeze in the air,

There's a boat anchored out here,

There's a calm under the waves..

As I choose to sink.

With your voice in my head,

I could float here instead,

But there's a calm under the waves..

So I choose to sink.

I'm tired now, I'll see you when I wake up.

I've heard it's pretty where you are.

I let go,

I let go.

The txalaparta is a unique music ensemble of stones, woods and pipes and two players who beat out a rhythm that is musically a tour de force of co ordination.

It is an old form of music much in vogue in the Basque region of Spain but has suffered terminal neglect and as a result not much of it is known to the people. The genre of music originated as a mode of communication in the hilly regions of the Basque foothills from one village to another to announce funerals, making of cider etc etc.

There has been a steady resurgence of the music form over the last 15-20 years.

Maika and Sara Gomez are twin sisters from the Basque region who are one of the leading proponents of the txalaparta. They go by the name of "Ttukunak".

They make a fine sight while they play the exotic music and the sound of course to use the cliched term is -"awesome"

You can see a slideshow of photographs on the band's website ttukunak.ning.com/

You can hear some samples of the music here

You can hear some samples of the music here

For more on jazz and upcoming events while in Goa, you must visit www.heritagejazz.com the brain child of Armando Gonsalves.

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Make-up shot for 256.365 and my week hosting Musically Challenged. Haha..

The day I had planned on taking it, Amy Winehouse passed away. And I'm the kind of person that doesn't like to do things that appear to be as if I'm looking or asking for attention; because I'm just not purposely trying to do that. So, I waited b/c I didn't want it to necessarily be a tribute to Amy, in lieu of her death, but rather b/c I like the song. And I love Stella Artois - but not from a can.

Meet you downstairs in the bar and hurt,

Your rolled up sleeves in your skull t-shirt,

You say "what did you do with him today?",

And sniffed me out like I was Tanqueray,

'Cause you're my fella, my guy,

Hand me your stella and fly,

By the time I'm out the door,

You tear men down like Roger Moore,

You know that I'm no good

You know, I'm not sure if my engagement ring is magic or what, but ever since Andy slipped this baby on my finger, it's become increasingly difficult to get under my skin. It's like a stress defuser. And I needed one. I'm not saying my life is all roses and daffodils now. I'm just doing a better job of letting the small stuff roll right off my back. I wonder how long that will last.

Soccer tonight. I might have missed Monday's game, but with tonight and the tournament I'm playing in this weekend, I will probably wind up having played in five games this week. Hello exercise! Hopefully that'll keep my weightloss chugging along. Only eight-ish months until the wedding. Gotta go full steam ahead! :)

365 Days (self portraits): Day 338

52 Weeks of Feeling Fit: Week 9

Musically Challenged: Let it Be - Nick Cave

and it's a long way down

it's a long way down

it's a long way down to the place

where we started from.

- Sarah McLachlan

I know I will probably take some crap for this, but I am jumping out of my skin at the prospect of Lillith Fair 2010. Every time something reminds me of the fact that it's back this summer, I get all hyper excited. I don't know what it is about that tour, but I just associate such amazing memories with those shows from when I was in college. I can't wait to go spend a day listening to amazing female artists again.

This picture has nothing to do with Lillith Fair. But the song quoted (part of this week's awesome new picks in Musically Challenged) will forever be burned into my brain in the form of the live performance of it that I saw Sarah do at the first Lillith Fair. Magical. That's a crowd sing-along. Good times.

Musically Challenged: Ice Cream - Sarah McLachlan

Musically dope, fire and smoke.

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