Book of Jamez

55 y/o malcontent, something of a writer

Tag: Jamez

  • Love Songs

    It wouldn’t be fair to say that I don’t have any love songs in my music collection, but it sure seems that way. Most of the songs in my current rotation that have to do with love are about loves lost, taken away, unobtainable or forgotten. Other songs are usually about “self” and finding your way back to yourself… not sure what that’s about.

    I do have some love songs: “Love, Love Me Do” The Beatles, “Love is a Beautiful Thing” Phil Vassar, “Let’s Make Love” Tim McGraw and Faith Hill, “Greatest Love of All” Whitney Houston… and so on.

    But the majority of the love songs are about the unobtainable or lost love: “Jessie’s Girl” Rick Springfield,  “I Miss You A Little” John Michael Montgomery, “Every Time I Hear Your Name” Keith Anderson… And the rest of my songs are about life situations and dealing with them… well except for a few Modest Mouse, Queensryche, Weird Al… I do like variety.

    Maybe it’s just I can’t find the right love song to match what I’m feeling, that’s possible. But then I hear a phrase in this song or a chorus in this one that almost meets what I need.  I guess I’ll just keep listening and hope to find the one song or several that put it all in the right spot for me.

    Maybe no one ever finds the right love song, that’s why there are so many – we all keep looking for the one that puts it all to music.

    For me today “Look At Me” on Carrie Underwood’s new CD, Play On, is pretty close. 😉 Maybe it’ll stay as the song and maybe it’ll change, I guess that’s the nature of music and love.

  • Spring Semester 06

    Can you believe the time is here already for me to pick my spring classes? Me either, hell, I can’t believe I made it this far!!!

    I will be taking the following classes: Math 4 (real Algebra), ENG 112 (that’s writing), SPD 100 (Speech), and PED 129 (Self-Defense). My class schedule will be M/W Math, ENG and SPD and Tuesday nights PED. Which leaves me with a 4 day weekend, and Tuesdays free to do homework for Wednesday!!!

    English, is the obvious choice for a class, as that is my strongest point and the goal of this adventure.
    Math is required, but I will have my teacher that I like.
    Speech, well, even I get nervous standing in front of people talking.
    Self-Defense? Well, being the HOMO in redneck VA, I need to be able to defend myself.

    I will also be submitting my application for admission into ODU (Old Dominion University) for next Fall. ODU will allow me to pursue an English degree and become a writer (professional) or reporter if I opt for a journalism minor.

  • Saviour's Cookies

    In Psychology class we were asked to create an ad that evoked a response, below is my ad:

    Saviour’s Cookies

    An sad angel, complete with halo and wings, is on the screen holding a box of Saviour’s Cookies.

    “Last week ten children died without the heavenly taste of Saviour’s Cookies, don’t let your child be a victim, serve them the heavens light cookie: Saviour’s.”

    The angel folds her hands in prayer and we see her fly up to the heavens. Lot’s of organ music in the background.

    Of course on the back of the cookie package we’d have to have some kind of warning label about how it doesn’t actually save lives, but I think printing it in Latin would do the cookie’s justice.

    Would you feed your children Saviour’s Cookies?