Finally! A holiday I have an actual connection to.

All the kids at work are decked out in green, even the ones who (very clearly) have no Irish ancestry at all. It's really cute to see.

Every year on St. Patrick's Day I post an Irish MP3 or two. Today I'm offering two of my all-time favorites:

1. "Culloden's Harvest" by DéantaYes, it's a song about ( Read more... )

Favorite Song of the Day: "Pigs That Ran Straightaway Into The Water, Triumph Of" by The Mountain Goats.

Even the title is awesome, in a completely nonsensical "...wait, did I read that wrong?" kinda way. I'd share the MP3, but I doubt that anyone who didn't live/grow up in SoCal would find this song nearly as amusing, and I'm pretty sure there ( Read more... )

I am... really, extremely emotional tonight, and I don't know why.**

I just caught snatches of "Little Miss Sunshine" and (of all things) "The Patriot" on TV, neither of which I've ever seen all the way through (I've never seen "Little Miss Sunshine" at all, actually) and they both made me want to cry ( Read more... )

And you asked me what I want this year
and I'll try to make this kind and clear
just a chance that maybe we'll find better days...

- "Better Days" (The Goo Goo Dolls)

I'm sick of emoting all over this journal. Clearly some therapy is in order. Or maybe even a swift blow to the head.

But!

The birthday was good. Thanks to EVERYONE for the well- ( Read more... )