Lyric of the Week

I've been a little bit depressed lately. I'll be turning 29 in a couple of months so the big 3-0 is quickly approaching. I always planned to be a millionaire by the time I turned 30. I guess "planned" is not the correct word to use here. I hoped to have a million dollars in the bank by now. There was no actual planning involved and I suppose that is the problem. I've dubbed 2011 as "The Year of Attacking Debt" because lets face it 

"I still owe money, to the money, to the money I owe"

In my attempt to be successful and realistic in this venture I'm accepting that my mortgage and student loans are going nowhere anytime soon. They'll be hanging over my head for many years to come (although I've got news for you Bank of America, I have no intention of living in my current home for 29 more years so you'll hopefully get your money back much sooner than the year 2040). So while I continue to pay the minimum payments on my student loans and mortgage for the time being I've got ambitions to "attack" some credit card and personal loan debt in 2011 and get some of those many monkeys off my back.

Now where to begin?

"Hey boss, can I get a raise...?"



Artist: The National
Song: Bloodbuzz Ohio
Album: High Violet (2010)

I Am Me

I can't even explain how accurately this architect's description of himself matches my own thoughts and traits exactly. Guess that's affirmation that I'm on the correct career path :)

Lyric of the Week

In the spirit of the upcoming holiday I wanted to find some words that would help me articulate my love to my Valentine. There are obviously countless songs and lyrics out there written with love as their inspiration. Thus, there are any number songs I could have picked to adequately express my feelings but I felt that these few lines summed it up with right amount of thoughtfulness and humor and describe almost perfectly the way I feel about Breck: 

“Someone who’ll make me laugh – someone to be my better half – keep me warm under the sack – share with me my midnight snack”

Artist: Hayden
Song: Bad As They Seem
Album: Everything I Long For (1996)

Lyric of the Week

I had a couple other lyrics in mind that I was going to highlight this week but this morning on my way to work I heard this tune by Nada Surf (yes that Nada Surf) and for whatever reason it resonated with me. Not that I have any specific weight I feel I'm carrying around at the moment, but it just felt like a good thing to remember next time I'm feeling weighed down:

"Maybe this weight was a gift. Like I had to see what I could lift"

Artist: Nada Surf
Song: Do It Again
Album: The Weight Is a Gift (2005)

Also see 1 Corinthians 10:13