because it's too long for a facebook "about me"
there are some things that i will always think are just awesome. kraft mac and cheese. black licorice. lemmings. my cabin. and, especially, songs with absurdist lyrics. martha in particular always knows how to find a song i will like by finding something off-beat and sometimes clever. over the years, she has brought me mix cd after mix cd with songs that make me smile from the opening line -- the magnetic field's "i don't believe you" (so you quote love unquote me...), neutral milk hotel's "king of carrot flowers" (self-explanatory), the eels "birds" (i can't look at the rocket launch/the trophy wives of the astronauts/and i wont listen to their words/'cause i like/pause birds), and my personal favorite, the weakerthan's plea from a cat named virtue, where the whole song is written from the perspective of the cat. awesome. the songs don't have to be clever, or especially well-written, but most of my friends know that i will choose a lyrically interesting and musically simple song over something that rawks any day.
which is all lead up to this confession: i will NEVER outgrow they might be giants. specifically, i will never outgrow the album flood. i'll even admit that i went to a they might be giants concert at the ripe old age of 21, paid good and honest money for it, and loved every minute of it. one of my favorite memories of the summer between sophomore and junior year of college involved a friend randomly singing the theme from flood at the top of his voice while hanging out. and even today, i flip to they might be giants in my ipod and rock out to birdhouse in your soul by myself in my cubicle at least once a week. for some reason, birdhouse in your soul is, and always will be, one of my favorite songs.
which is all lead up to this confession: i will NEVER outgrow they might be giants. specifically, i will never outgrow the album flood. i'll even admit that i went to a they might be giants concert at the ripe old age of 21, paid good and honest money for it, and loved every minute of it. one of my favorite memories of the summer between sophomore and junior year of college involved a friend randomly singing the theme from flood at the top of his voice while hanging out. and even today, i flip to they might be giants in my ipod and rock out to birdhouse in your soul by myself in my cubicle at least once a week. for some reason, birdhouse in your soul is, and always will be, one of my favorite songs.