Random Musings of a Random Girl

Sunday, April 30, 2006

Slow Down & Listen

Vienna by Billy Joel is a song that I have discovered recently. It is quite a shame that it took me this long to get into this song because this song is a serious wake up call for me. A beautiful song that embodies everything that is needed in this world today.

Another month is about to close and I just wanted to send out a reminder to the world: SLOW DOWN PEOPLE. I know you may have some place important to go, important people to meet, a long list of things needed to get done but just think of this song. Listen to this song. SLOW DOWN...

We want to be everything, everywhere on this planet but that is a physical impossibility. Nothing may be impossible except I guess being everywhere at the exact same time. We are closing another chapter, another month in our lives that we can never take back so make most of your time but choose wisely. Never pack in everything at once. It just can't be done. Listen to Billy Joel, take this song in. Breathe, listen and for the last time, slow down...

Slow down you crazy child

You're so ambitious for a juvenile

But then if you're so smart tell me why
Are you still so afraid?

Where's the fire, what's the hurry about?

You better cool it off before you burn it out
You got so much to do and only
So many hours in a day

But you know that when the truth is told
That you can get what you want
Or you can just get old
You're gonna kick off before you even get halfway through
When will you realize
Vienna waits for you

Slow down you're doing fine

You can't be everything you want to be

Before your time

Although it's so romantic on the borderline tonight

Too bad but it's the life you lead

You're so ahead of yourself

That you forgot what you need

Though you can see when you're wrong

You know you can't always see when you're right

You got your passion you got your pride

But don't you know that only fools are satisfied?

Dream on, but don't imagine they'll come true

When will you realize

Vienna waits for you

Slow down you crazy child

Take the phone off the hook

And disappear for a while

It's alright you can afford to lose a day or two

When will you realize

Vienna waits for you

And you know that when the truth is told

That you can get what you want

Or you can just get old

You're gonna kick off before you even get halfway through

Why don't you realize

Vienna waits for you

When will you realize

Vienna waits for you

Thursday, April 27, 2006

Cruel

I hate being helpless, human as I am I hate being subjected to the ironies and sometimes cruelties of life. God's plan? Could be. But sometimes no matter how much faith you have you know you have to ask why. There is nothing wrong with questioning it. I take this out of the mouth of one Dominican priest last Sunday who had an interesting perspective on the whole on the Doubting Thomas story. He said that it is not that Thomas doubted God because if he really did doubt then he would have been gone a long time ago and would not have stuck by Jesus. He was just trying to deepen his faith. Asking questions mean you would like to get to know the subject better. It has nothing to do with lacking faith. You just want to understand, in order to believe.

Well I am off topic because what I really want to talk about is an entry I wrote exactly one year ago, April 27, 2005. The entry is entitled Signs, Coincidences and at this moment that is an understatement. Because exactly one year later my dad got in an accident again. His knee sort of gave in and he fell in our room.

Nothing worse I hope but I think it is the exact same thing that happened. They are in Orthopedic Center right now and I am here alone at home. I find it funny how every time I'm left alone here at home it is because someone just got in accident. I'm blaring my music a bit to sort of release all the tension. I couldn't breathe awhile ago. I hate seeing the people I love get hurt. At least my mom was here though even if she got an asthma attack a bit afterwards... I guess we were all scared and short of breath. We were all dizzy. And I didn't have to bear this alone. I don't know what I would have done if I was alone.

I just don't get it why things like this happen. I just don't get it. I hope my dad is okay. It is really a cruel joke isn't it?!

Saturday, April 22, 2006

No Fuss, No Muss, Just American Idol

Before this entry becomes really old news (how oxymoronic can you get?!) I had to post it in. A total idiotic and anti-intellectual entry about American Idol. HAHA No deep thoughts just pure unadulterated love for the show and in my opinion its best season yet! And this week was the best week ever! This is my favorite week! The Great American Songbook was a great theme and it made me fell in love with the Standards... must get Standards... HAHA

Bye to my favorite crooner...

Anyway, too bad Ace had to leave though. I actually thought that Kelly would be leaving that night because she was the one who well in her own words "butchered" her song. You could forgive her since this isn't her genre but I guess her fans pulled for her last Wednesday and let her through... ah the intricacies of American Idol and its voting system... HAHA

This batch is such a strong batch that I really don't have any idea who is going to win but I do know the person who will win would deserve this. But I do favor four out of the remaining six more. I like Taylor and Kellie especially Kellie because she's so cute but they are just not my style. They'd have great careers I bet but I am rooting for Chris, Katharine, Elliot and Paris, more for Chris and Katharine because I love them. It is going to be a tough couple of weeks yet I just now it!