Real Life Approacheth...
I've spent the last few days hanging out with people pretty much nonstop. It's been absolutely wonderful.
Sadly, my ability to hang out with people is going to change drastically in about two weeks.
*sigh* Med school... this is going to be an adventure. I'm ready for it. I'm ready for the new people I'm going to meet, the new things I'm going to be doing and learning. I normally suck at these transitions, but I think I'm going to be okay this time. I've grown a lot since my freshman year at Pepperdine, and even since Junior year when I had to transition into new social/educational situations in London and DC. I don't know. We'll see.
In the meantime, there's always music.
Day 14: A song that no one would expect you to love
Tell me if you would've guessed this one:
Normally, I'm pretty averse to mainstream rap on the basis of the inanity of the lyrics and subject matter. For a long time, I didn't even give rap a chance because of that. But if you can find rap that actually has something intelligent to say, I find that musically it can actually be pretty intense.
As much as an idiot as Eminem seems to be, and as dark as much of his material seems to be, this song is actually... well, beautiful, in a way. It's a song about the American Dream, a gritty story about a man struggling to make it in a cutthroat world so that he can provide a better life for his family. It's something we can all relate to on some level or other, and I think it's a very well-done song from both a musical and thematic standpoint.
Songs you'll probably be less surprised to hear:
Day 01: Your favorite song
Day 02: Your least favorite song
Day 03: A song that makes you happy
Day 04: A song that makes you sad
Day 05: A song that reminds you of someone
Day 06: A song that reminds you of somewhere
Day 07: A song that reminds you of a certain event
Day 08: A song that you know all the words to
Day 09: A song that you can dance to
Day 10: A song that makes you fall asleep
Day 11: A song from your favorite band
Day 12: A song from a band you hate
Day 13: A song that is a guilty pleasure
Day 14: A song that no one would expect you to love
Day 15: A song that describes you
Day 16: A song that you used to love but now hate
Day 17: A song that you hear often on the radio
Day 18: A song that you wish you heard on the radio
Day 19: A song from your favorite album
Day 20: A song that you listen to when you’re angry
Day 21: A song that you listen to when you’re happy
Day 22: A song that you listen to when you’re sad
Day 23: A song that you want to play at your wedding
Day 24: A song that you want to play at your funeral
Day 25: A song that makes you laugh
Day 26: A song that you can play on an instrument
Day 27: A song that you wish you could play
Day 28: A song that makes you feel guilty
Day 29: A song from your childhood
Day 30: Your favorite song at this time last year
Sadly, my ability to hang out with people is going to change drastically in about two weeks.
*sigh* Med school... this is going to be an adventure. I'm ready for it. I'm ready for the new people I'm going to meet, the new things I'm going to be doing and learning. I normally suck at these transitions, but I think I'm going to be okay this time. I've grown a lot since my freshman year at Pepperdine, and even since Junior year when I had to transition into new social/educational situations in London and DC. I don't know. We'll see.
In the meantime, there's always music.
Day 14: A song that no one would expect you to love
Tell me if you would've guessed this one:
Click to viewNormally, I'm pretty averse to mainstream rap on the basis of the inanity of the lyrics and subject matter. For a long time, I didn't even give rap a chance because of that. But if you can find rap that actually has something intelligent to say, I find that musically it can actually be pretty intense.
As much as an idiot as Eminem seems to be, and as dark as much of his material seems to be, this song is actually... well, beautiful, in a way. It's a song about the American Dream, a gritty story about a man struggling to make it in a cutthroat world so that he can provide a better life for his family. It's something we can all relate to on some level or other, and I think it's a very well-done song from both a musical and thematic standpoint.
Songs you'll probably be less surprised to hear:
Day 01: Your favorite song
Day 02: Your least favorite song
Day 03: A song that makes you happy
Day 04: A song that makes you sad
Day 05: A song that reminds you of someone
Day 06: A song that reminds you of somewhere
Day 07: A song that reminds you of a certain event
Day 08: A song that you know all the words to
Day 09: A song that you can dance to
Day 10: A song that makes you fall asleep
Day 11: A song from your favorite band
Day 12: A song from a band you hate
Day 13: A song that is a guilty pleasure
Day 14: A song that no one would expect you to love
Day 15: A song that describes you
Day 16: A song that you used to love but now hate
Day 17: A song that you hear often on the radio
Day 18: A song that you wish you heard on the radio
Day 19: A song from your favorite album
Day 20: A song that you listen to when you’re angry
Day 21: A song that you listen to when you’re happy
Day 22: A song that you listen to when you’re sad
Day 23: A song that you want to play at your wedding
Day 24: A song that you want to play at your funeral
Day 25: A song that makes you laugh
Day 26: A song that you can play on an instrument
Day 27: A song that you wish you could play
Day 28: A song that makes you feel guilty
Day 29: A song from your childhood
Day 30: Your favorite song at this time last year