So, I’m listening to the radio the other morning and they played this song as a lead in to the news. It immediately grabbed me like few songs do. (YEY for the station that lists the songs they played when on their website!) Found out it’s called “Dig” by Incubus (who also sing one of my other most favorite songs “Wish you were here” (for very sentimental reasons)) and I checked out the video on You Tube. The one that just has the animated version isn’t embeddable but this one (below) is. The band is superimposed over the animated part but it all flows together really nicely.
I don’t know why the song hit me but it really did - lyrically AND musically. Few songs (outside of the DC realm) can do that anymore but this is one of them. Sending it out as a Friday long distance dedication (cue Casey Kasem voice).
DIG
We all have a weakness
But some of ours are easy to identify.
Look me in the eye and ask for forgiveness;
We’ll make a pact to never speak that word again
Yes you are my friend.
We all have something that digs at us,
At least we dig each other
So when weakness turns my ego up
I know you’ll count on the me from yesterday
If I turn into another
Dig me up from under what is covering
The better part of me
Sing this song
Remind me that we’ll always have each other
When everything else is gone.
We all have a sickness
That cleverly attaches and multiplies
No matter how we try.
We all have someone that digs at us,
At least we dig each other
So when sickness turns my ego up
I know you’ll act as a clever medicine.
If I turn into another
Dig me up from under what is covering
The better part of me.
Sing this song!
Remind me that we’ll always have each other
When everything else is gone.
If I turn into another
Dig me up from under what is covering
The better part of me.
Sing this song!
Remind me that we’ll always have each other
When everything else is gone.
Oh each other….
When everything else is gone.
Oh each other….
When everything else is gone.
This, folks, is what happens when you have too much time on your hands. Clearly, I have just that. Thanks to the Gal by way of Kwizgiver, I present: The meme to end all memes.
STEP ONE:
Spell your name with songs.
L - Let’s get it on / Marvin Gaye
I - I wish I was your lover / Sophie B Hawkins
S - Straight Ahead / DC
A - Anodyne / MWK
STEP TWO:
Name: Lisa
Birthday: October 22
Nickname: As mentioned earlier, Lis, Sweetie and Doofus
Eye Color: hazel
Hair Color: today? oh sorta browish with blondish highlights
Zodiac Sign: 29 Degree Libra sun
STEP THREE:
* The shoes you wore today: boring tan flats
* Your weaknesses: email, David Cook, cake
* Your fear(s): looking like a fool, falling off a cliff, going blind
* Your perfect pizza: mushroom, pepperoni and extra garlic
* Goal you’d like to achieve: declutter my life (stolen from Kwizgiver)
STEP FOUR:
* Your best physical feature: my imagination
* Your bedtime: 11pm or so
* Most missed memory: Emailing with Lauren
STEP FIVE:
This Or That…
* Pepsi or Coke: Diet Pepsi on the rare occasion I drink soda now
* McDonald’s or Burger King: Burger King
* Adidas or Nike: I think my only sneaks are Nikes
* Lipton Ice Tea or Nestea: Lipton
* Chocolate or Vanilla: chocolate
* Cappuccino or coffee: coffee, extra cream and some sweetner
STEP SIX:
Do You…
* Smoke? Never have
* Curse? Every fuckin’ chance I get
* Sing? Yes but not in public
* Dance? I used to be able to rock the house with my dancing
* Take a shower everyday? Am I supposed to be doing that? Some people I know take TWO a day!
* Have a crush? Um, yes.
* Think you’ve been in love? I know I have.
* Want to go to college? been there, done that, got the papers to prove it
* Like(d) high school? I had fun in high school.
* Want to get married? One day maybe. What? I’m married now? When did this happen?
* Get motion sickness? Never have
* Think you’re attractive? I’m okay.
* Think you’re a health freak? A freak yes, but not so much on the health thing.
* Get along with your parents? When they were alive, more or less.
STEP SEVEN:
In the past month, have you…
Gone to the mall? yes
Eaten an entire box of Oreos? Did you say iced oatmeal cookies? You didn’t? Okay, then. No.
Eaten sushi? Eww
Been on stage? Nah
Gone skating? Can’t skate with these weak ass ankles
Made homemade cookies? No but do you want to? Come on over!
Gone skinny-dipping? No, but it’s on my list.
Stolen anything? Do ideas count? If so, then yes.
STEP EIGHT:
Ever…
* Played a game that required removal of clothing? Yes but that was a long time ago in a galaxy far away
* Flashed anyone? Oh hell no.
* Been beaten up? I’m a wuss. I will run away.
* Shoplifted? When I worked at a department store, some employees had a “buy none get one free” thing going on but my mom said she’d beat my ass if I engaged in anything like that. So, no.
STEP NINE:
* Age you hope to be married: In this lifetime or next?
* Number of children: Just the four legged variety and my angel of a goddaughter, Lauren.
* Describe your dream wedding: Just me, my betrothed and David Cook (hopefully one and the same) serenading us on the beach. What? Stop telling me I’m already married!
* Which country would you most like to visit? I’d like to return to Italy and soon
