This is hands down one of the greatest videos I have ever seen. Most of you will think #'s 1-151 are funny, because you know the original names. The generation 2 & 3 ones are also funny if you happen to know the names like I do. Even if you don't know any of the names, the ones that they come up with will still make you laugh.
I don't remember when the first time I heard this song was, but I loved it because of all the references. The first video is the first video I saw of it, which is what made me like it more, a mash up of different music videos that sync up (lyric and dance-wise) with the part of the song that is playing. The second is the 'official' music video, withe the full length version of the song.
"Endurance is once of our greatest survival skills"
-Yolanda Lopez, American Artist
Endurance is more than just a survival skill. It's perseverance, persistence, and motivation. It's a key to being successful. There are always points in life when you think you can't keep going. But endure until you finish or accomplish that goal. It can be as simple as running a race. You're nearly done, but may be tired or in pain, endurance is the 'don't give up' and pushing yourself to finish.
So given Country Fest is this weekend I figure why not a Kenny song. I remember when I first heard this song, it resonated so well because it was so relate able. We were in school, not a care in the world, didn't have to grow up just yet, but were just on that brink. Things he mentioned are things maybe we thought of but not much. Now hearing this song, those things he mentions seem a bit more real. We are adults now, with our real jobs. We definitely worry about money more now than before and half joke about being old, and kids/family is always on the back burner. It's funny how hearing it then, and hearing it now how much more true the song becomes. Then it was 'just not today'. Today we wish we could say 'just not today', but truth is, we're all already there. We are grown up.
So this weekend I had the most strange but beautiful dream. We took a family vacation, not to Aruba or Punta Cana, but to Jupiter, which I didn't realize where it was until a little after we got there. We arrived, and the airport was in the middle of a jungle like setting (similar to Donkey Kong's Jungle), as seen below. We unboarded on a boardwalk. Something I noticed was breathing was completely normal, but gravity was a little bit different.
Our vacation spot was like a Greek island. Across from the island on one side you saw a Greek-like cliff town, with the Greek flag flying (maybe they colonized this planet or part of it, who knows).
There were so many moons, constantly rising and setting. It was here when I reallized we were on Jupiter, because Jupiter has 16 moons. Some were larger than others, some stayed in the horizon longer than others. Below would be the view from the beach on the other side of the island, with multiple moons in the sky at the same time.
Something I found strange was that there was ice under the sand, but it was a good feeling because the while the sun was warm, the sand was kind of cool, and the ice beneath didn't melt. You could only find the ice when you would dig, about 6" down. We also got lucky enough one night to catch a glimpse of Saturn. The picture below shows what Saturn had looked like, and the slick ice beneath the sand.
Come sunset it was still warm, and this is when you got the best view of the moons rising and setting, when the sky was a red/pink color. Yes, it was only a dream, but it was the most beautiful place I had ever seen, and I tried google searching and finding the perfect pictures that showed almost exactly what it looked like in my dream, and all pictures above and below do just that, portray it almost exactly as I saw it.
I know this song is better suited for fall or winter when it actually gets cold, but after this weekend of grey clouds and rain when I planned to be on the beach I think this is an appropriate song for today. If for no other reason because it's Monday.
"Pessimism comes from the temperament, optimism from the will"
-Alain, French Philosopher
This quote makes you think a little. Naturally I am a very optimistic person, maybe because I am very strong willed? However sometimes when I am having that bad day or feeling down I can be pessimistic, and I guess that would be coming from my temperament at the time. I have been told that my ideas can be unrealistic, and that I am too optimistic about them. But nothing is impossible and I try my best to make those things happen and prove people wrong.
So this episode's backstory focuses on Cinderalla (which is one of the very few times we see her the entire series). I love how they changed up her story, and basically here the start to integrate Rumplestiltskin and his deal making into all these classic stories to change them up. What they did here was made him the one to send her to the ball, but for a price. This is where one of the series signature lines comes in "All magic, comes with a price"
Cinderalla makes it to the ball and Snow and Charming are guests at her wedding. There is a scene during the wedding where Snow and Cinderella talk during a quick dance. This is what I love about the show, putting two characters, in this case princesses together, having dialogue together that maybe would not have.
It was here at the ball where Rumple shows up and reveals his 'price' for the deal they had made prior, where she said she would give him anything. He reveals he wants her first born child. Cinderella, Snow, and Charming manage to entrap Rumple using a quill with squid ink, and this is how he gets to his prison. But because Cinderella had already made the deal with Rumple, and he didn't get the baby because she tricked him, there was still a price to pay, he husband Prince Thomas went missing. This deal carried over even after the curse was cast into our world, that she wouldn't see Thomas again until his deal was met.
This is where Emma meets Ashley Boyd (Cinderella), who is trying to run away with her baby while pregnant because she made a deal with Mr. Gold that he would have her baby. Why he wants the baby? I don't know, probably to take the thing people care about the most, this will also become a little more clear in a later episode when we see Rumple's backstory. This is where Emma tells Ashley she doesn't have to give up the baby and can do what she want. This is also where my favorite quote of the entire series is spoken.
Quote of the Episode: Emma Swan: "People are going to tell you who you are your whole life. You just got to punch back and say 'No this is who I am'. You want people to look at you differently? Make them. You want to change things? You're going to have to go out there and change them yourself, because there are no fairy godmothers in this world."
Emma finds Ashley and sets everything straight with Mr. Gold. What he does, is let Ashley keep the baby, if Emma makes a deal with him. The deal was that she owes her a favor, and he holds onto this deal well into the second season.
Meanwhile, Regina finds Emma in Granny's diner and tells her she knows Emma has been spending time with Henry, and that she isn't worried because she did some digging and realized Emma doesn't stay too long in one place, and she says "in order for something to grow it needs roots, and you don't have any". So slowly the rivalry between Emma and Regina continues to grow. The episode finishes with Regina leaving a 'city council meeting' from a hotel bedroom with Sheriff Graham, shortly after he appoints Emma as town deputy.
What I think they should have done, was either made Cinderella basically be Abigail/Kathryn, or have switched actresses if the one who played Abigail/Kathryn was more available if that was the issue. Or even have had Cinderella be Kathryn, but they probably needed to use Midas and his daughter to give more to the Charming story. But regardless, would have liked to have see them do much more with Cinderella as she is such an iconic/classic character.
So given I woke up to thunderstorms and rain today, decided to pick this song. Rain is always a good thing. First thing I think of is I don't have to water my garden haha. But always makes for a good time when playing sports outside or running. Rain is usually good as it means the humidity is going away and some cooler dryer weather is to follow. So back to the garden thing, rain makes potatoes and corn and all the things that, are not only great food, but make alcohol we like to drink, and drinking + rain = even more fun.. So yea, this is just a fun song about the most simple of things, something you only get in country music.
"Remember, today is the tomorrow you worried about yesterday"
-Dale Carnegie, American self-help writer
Which makes yesterday the tomorrow you were worried about two days ago, and you made it through it. Everyone is always worried about what's going to happen tomorrow, and spend too much of 'today' worrying about it. Then you get there and it's just like 'what was I so worried about, that was nothing'. As easy as it is to say don't worry about these things and just live for today, sometimes you can't help it, but can not focus on it so much. I think I'm most guilty of that, often times not living in the moment and always looking to what's next whether it's tomorrow or next week or next year; a trip, a meal, an outing. As the quote says, everything you worry about or think about eventually becomes yesterday.
Woke up with this song in my head. It's a nice video, not what you would expect for this type of song; definitely threw me off. Expected something more upbeat and rave-y. I remember blasting this song as I would drive. Avicii is one of few house music artists that can be recognized by all.
"Lose as if you like it; win as if you were used to it"
-Tommy Hitchcock, American polo player
Plain and simple, the game is more fun when played with someone who isn't pompous about winning or sour about losing. Not saying it's not ok to celebrate, but don't shove it in the other team's or person's face. When you lose don't say they cheated or it was unfair; just accept it as a loss until next time - it's only a game.
- Faramir, Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
So I'll be honest here, I have never seen Lord of the Rings, but this quote was on my daily quote calendar (once in a while I will pull from this, actually a lot of time I pull from this). Darkness can't endure, it never does - because the story is not over until good wins. (I sound like Henry right now). In any movie there is always a part where the darkness is on top, but never wins. Darkness may win a battle or two, but will never win the war.
Even in Once Upon a Time, which is what this quote reminded me up, the darkness has had it's moments on top. Especially now (**spoiler**), with Emma, the savior, becoming the new Dark One.
Not gonna lie, when I saw this quote my mind went straight to that scene when Emma was consumed by darkness, and we all know going into Season 5, that it will not endure.
So I love the original song, and was pumped when Timeflies did their mix of it. If you don't know Timeflies Tuesday, they got started by writing words on pieces of paper and just pulling them out of hats and freestyling, as seen in the above video. Check out some of their other stuff.
I loved this mix because it was all Disney references. this second video was made by a fan who lined up the scenes with the references in the song. Pretty cool.
So, this was on the side of one of the boxes of treats that came in Cooper's BarkBox today. I read this and realized...I do most of these things and...I am just like a dog.
Lessons to learn from our dogs
When loved ones come home, always run to greet them.
Take naps and stretch before rising.
Run, romp, and play daily.
Eat with gusto and enthusiasm.
Be loyal.
Never pretend to be something you're not
If what you want lies buries, dig for it.
Thrive on attention and let people hug you.
Avoid biting when a simple growl will do.
On hot days, drink lots of water and lie under a shady tree.
When you're happy, dance around and wag your entire body.
In life you encounter problems (hills). The older you get the more problems you see, some bigger than others. but you get past them and look back as if they were nothing, and are looking ahead to the next hill you have to get over.
"Fortune does not change men; it only unmasks them."
-Marie-Jeanne Roccoboni, 18th Century French Writer
You see this all the time in the movies. One person stumbles upon fortune and they begin to act differently. They can act pompous and like a jerk towards their true friends OR they remain the same and treat their friends and family to things. It is when they lose it and they are left with nothing, that they revert back and apologize. In the second case, there was nothing to unmask, because there was nothing to 'change'.
You always see people 'change' due to something. But really, it is them being unmasked because that part of their personality has always been buried in there somewhere, the fortune or event or whatever it is was the excuse that let them reveal that part of their personality.
Another great one from Meghan Trainor. At the current moment, if there is any song I want to be my wedding song, this is the one (if I have any say in the matter). I actually just read that Meghan Trainor cancelled the rest of her US tour due to vocal cord hemorrhage, and that she will be undergoing surgery. Hope all goes well for her so that she can keep producing great music as she has been.
Currently this song is one of my top 2 favorite songs, the other is Marvin Gaye by Charlie Puth and Meghan Trainor. So I'm surprised it took me so long to post this as a song of the day. The first time I heard this song I instantly loved it. Then I found out it was by One Direction...that didn't change how much I liked the song. A lot of times you write off a song because it is by a certain artist or group you don't usually go for. But when you hear a song first, it can change your mind on the band entirely. This is my go-to song for karaoke now. I did it one night at Franco's in Waltham, and my brother got a text from one of his friends who was there saying 'OMG your brother is doing karaoke to One Direction, I'm fan girling so hard right now!'. So while some may frown upon it, others embrace it, just as with everything in life. As my friend Stacy says - "You do You".
