Some Songs

Good morning, I'll make this quick as the time is fleeting...I've really enjoyed the vocal styling of both Mumford & Sons and Missy Higgins lately. Particularly one song from Mumford & Sons, "Rolling Away Your Stone" check out the lyrics below:

Roll away your stone, I’ll roll away mine
Together we can see what we can find
Don’t leave me alone at this time,
For I am afraid of what I will discover inside

'Cause you told me that I would find a hole,
Within the fragile substance of my soul
And I have filled this void with things unreal,
And all the while my character it steals

Darkness is a harsh term don’t you think
And yet it dominates the things I see

It seems that all my bridges have been burnt
But you say that’s exactly how this grace thing works
It’s not the long walk home that will change this heart,
But the welcome I receive with the restart

Darkness is a harsh term don’t you think
And yet it dominates the things I see

Stars hide your fires
These here are my desires
And I will give them up to you this time around
And so, I’ll be found
With my stake stuck in this ground
Marking the territory of this newly empassioned soul

But you, you’ve gone too far this time
You have neither reason nor rhyme
With which to take this soul that is so rightfully mine

That's all for now, have a great Tuesday:)
Shelb

Oh Glee...

Dear Glee,

I can't decide if I want it to be public that I watch you or not. I mean sometimes you provide such fun and happy-singing times, that I just can't help but dancing around! Other times, you try to "teach" these culturally loaded messages through over-dramatized scenarios and I want to puke. I mean, last week, "can we REALLY expect adolescents not to drink alcohol?" This week, "you're going to have sex, but ya know, ...make sure it's means something and that you're ready." Honestly, do teenagers know when they're ready? I think maybe it's a discovery made after-the-fact that sends them spiraling into various directions. Those directions often being fear, regret, shame, doubt, confusion, uncertainty...questions...

I go back and forth with you, I really do.

Oh, and I can't help but wondering if you've taken the responsibility upon yourself to personally educate teenagers on theirs and all others sexuality? Just wondering. It's interesting because sometimes on Wednesday mornings (the morning after), I want to dance around and rock out to your classic tunes. Other times, I just want to shake my head and try to move past the pseudo-glorified look at really challenging things for teens.

Thanks for letting me share that with you Glee. I'm just trying to give you that real, inside-an-actual-high-school perspective. I'll give you one thing, you're not short on Divas, and you still managed to get Gwyneth back on for a sweet little dance number!

Think about it.

Shelby

Step, Step, Step on over...

Hello blog readers!

This Saturday morning, I decided that my best endeavor would be to rise early and check one objective off my list for the day bright and early. It has been over a year since I attempted any group fitness class other than cycling, but this morning, I thought I'd give STEP another shot. Honestly, I probably only went because Karla is the BEST teacher out there! I mean, as a professional Teacher, I have a strong affinity for those who can communicate and instruct well. There's something very comforting about being the one who's being taught instead of doing the teaching nowadays! It's right up there with being the passenger in the car and having someone else drive--top 5 favorite things right now, because I'm ALWAYS driving! So Karla took my happy feet all over the gym floor things morning on these lovely Reebok steps. Holy dead-weight Batman, my legs/feet and quite tired now! I like STEP because it's similar to dancing to me, except more strenuous and more sweat.

See...the third one in with total muscle definition--that's me! haha, jk! More like: if there was a puddle of sweat, that'd be mine, except not so much for STEP!

Favorite part: the lady in the back said, "703 Ladies! That's how many calories we burned!" Now, that my friends, is GOOD news! Always good for the calorie/bank account to know what we're working with today...especially after last night's ice cream/Maris' homemade delicious muffins with delectable orange sugar, butter infused glaze all melty on top. MMmmm, so good!

So, Saturday, here we go, going to attempt a mall-stop later today, it's been a while! :)

Hope ya'll have a great weekend!!
Shelb