Whatever happened to dates?! That's what I want to know! Whatever happened to a boy going up to a girl and asking her if she would like to go to dinner and a movie Friday night or mini-golfing on Saturday or if she'd be your date to a dance (like the Bayside Ball)?? Nowadays it's all about hanging out.
NEWS FLASH Hanging out is NOT a date! Hanging out is what you do with your friends on a night you don't have a date.
I have been on only a handful of dates in my life. I want to experience those date jitters again!! I've had them a few times! The first experience was with the first date I had ever gone on. I asked him out and we went and played croquette in the park. I was super nervous and had butterflies in my stomach! He even held my hand at the end of the night! (OK I was 16! That's a big deal!!!)
Basically, I think that we all fall back on hanging out way more than we should. Dates are fun... or at least they can be.
Friday, March 12, 2010
Hitting Home
Tonight after I got out of class and was on my way to Lindygroove I decided to listen to the Plain White T's. After all I hadn't really had a good PWT's rock out session for a while and I thought I was just about due for another.
Well as soon as I started listening to them I thought, "whoa... I know how that feels!" Then that continued for the next six or seven songs... So I decided that when I got home from LG I would go onto blip.fm and "DJ" them to my "station (this link will take you to my station)." Now I didn't write on my station why I could relate to them or anything... which brings in this blog post! Here's where I'm going to expand on the reasons these songs hit me tonight... some harder than others.
1. Tearin' Us Apart - (lyrics) - I was that girl that he was talking to on the phone. I dated a guy once who was "totally into me" then he high school crush moved back... He went along like everything was normal, but then all of a sudden said he wasn't into me anymore... needless to say I found out the whole situation and this song fits his point of view perfectly.
2. Friends Don't Let Friends Dial Drunk - (lyrics) - I have a habit of falling for people that say one thing, but can't back it up with their actions. It's one of my biggest pet peeves, but old habits die hard I guess.
3. Hey There Delilah - (lyrics) - This song was dedicated to me by a boyfriend who lived in another state years ago. Every time I hear it I think of him and how he told me how the song made him think of me every time he heard it on the radio (it was just starting to get popular). Depending on the emotional state I'm in... I may shed a tear or two when I hear it. I'm proud to say that shedding a tear is becoming less and less frequent.
4. You & Me - (lyrics) - This song just makes me think of my most recent love adventures. I'm not saying they are exactly like this, but I've gotten pretty lucky and it's been so great because the last few guys I've dated have seemed to balance me really well and I for them... Which I feel is part of making a good you & me!
5. Come Back to Me - (lyrics) "If you come running back to me I'll be here waiting. Cause I still believe in a love worth saving . If you could see the sad look on my face. You'd be in your car headed back to my place" After my most detrimental break up this was the song that was my theme song. If that guy came back to me after breaking my heart SOOO bad and after all of that pain and hurt he caused I would still have taken him back in a heart beat. My love wasn't fading and I thought it was worth saving. I actually felt this way until almost a year after the break up... maybe even longer.
6. Write You a Song - (lyrics) "I don't know how to make lots of money. I got debts that I'm trying to pay. I can't buy you nice things, like big diamond rings. But that don't mean much anyway...I will write you a song. That's how you'll know that my love is still strong. I will write you a song. And you'll know from this song that I just can't go on without you" This song is an interesting one... I can go a couple directions with it. BUT what it really comes down to is I don't need all the fancy things people think they want/need. I try to be low maintenance and pay for most of my own way and try to pick up the tab in most situations. I just feel money is not important. I don't have to be with a person that can support me so much that I don't have to work or anything. I'd go stir crazy anyway. For those of you that know me, or at least see my Facebook or Twitter posts, know that I always have to be going, going, going! I think people perceive me different than this sometimes, though. I don't know why.
*LAST ONE*
7. 1,2,3,4 - (lyrics) - Sometimes you just find a person that you feel is too good for you on so many levels. I've found a couple. They were/are there to help me through the tough times and through the awesome times. They haven't been fair weather friends like so many people I know. I know the song is definitely talking about a romantic relationship, and I was talking about friendship... but most of those people that I was talking about were or are romantic interests. So I guess it works right?
At any rate... there's a little insight for you into my song choice. Oh and if I specifically go through my ipod to look for a song it usually has a meaning behind it. I always play songs that are fitting the situation; whether it is how I feel at the moment, what's happening, or how I *wish* I felt at the moment.
Well as soon as I started listening to them I thought, "whoa... I know how that feels!" Then that continued for the next six or seven songs... So I decided that when I got home from LG I would go onto blip.fm and "DJ" them to my "station (this link will take you to my station)." Now I didn't write on my station why I could relate to them or anything... which brings in this blog post! Here's where I'm going to expand on the reasons these songs hit me tonight... some harder than others.
1. Tearin' Us Apart - (lyrics) - I was that girl that he was talking to on the phone. I dated a guy once who was "totally into me" then he high school crush moved back... He went along like everything was normal, but then all of a sudden said he wasn't into me anymore... needless to say I found out the whole situation and this song fits his point of view perfectly.
2. Friends Don't Let Friends Dial Drunk - (lyrics) - I have a habit of falling for people that say one thing, but can't back it up with their actions. It's one of my biggest pet peeves, but old habits die hard I guess.
3. Hey There Delilah - (lyrics) - This song was dedicated to me by a boyfriend who lived in another state years ago. Every time I hear it I think of him and how he told me how the song made him think of me every time he heard it on the radio (it was just starting to get popular). Depending on the emotional state I'm in... I may shed a tear or two when I hear it. I'm proud to say that shedding a tear is becoming less and less frequent.
4. You & Me - (lyrics) - This song just makes me think of my most recent love adventures. I'm not saying they are exactly like this, but I've gotten pretty lucky and it's been so great because the last few guys I've dated have seemed to balance me really well and I for them... Which I feel is part of making a good you & me!
5. Come Back to Me - (lyrics) "If you come running back to me I'll be here waiting. Cause I still believe in a love worth saving . If you could see the sad look on my face. You'd be in your car headed back to my place" After my most detrimental break up this was the song that was my theme song. If that guy came back to me after breaking my heart SOOO bad and after all of that pain and hurt he caused I would still have taken him back in a heart beat. My love wasn't fading and I thought it was worth saving. I actually felt this way until almost a year after the break up... maybe even longer.
6. Write You a Song - (lyrics) "I don't know how to make lots of money. I got debts that I'm trying to pay. I can't buy you nice things, like big diamond rings. But that don't mean much anyway...I will write you a song. That's how you'll know that my love is still strong. I will write you a song. And you'll know from this song that I just can't go on without you" This song is an interesting one... I can go a couple directions with it. BUT what it really comes down to is I don't need all the fancy things people think they want/need. I try to be low maintenance and pay for most of my own way and try to pick up the tab in most situations. I just feel money is not important. I don't have to be with a person that can support me so much that I don't have to work or anything. I'd go stir crazy anyway. For those of you that know me, or at least see my Facebook or Twitter posts, know that I always have to be going, going, going! I think people perceive me different than this sometimes, though. I don't know why.
*LAST ONE*
7. 1,2,3,4 - (lyrics) - Sometimes you just find a person that you feel is too good for you on so many levels. I've found a couple. They were/are there to help me through the tough times and through the awesome times. They haven't been fair weather friends like so many people I know. I know the song is definitely talking about a romantic relationship, and I was talking about friendship... but most of those people that I was talking about were or are romantic interests. So I guess it works right?
At any rate... there's a little insight for you into my song choice. Oh and if I specifically go through my ipod to look for a song it usually has a meaning behind it. I always play songs that are fitting the situation; whether it is how I feel at the moment, what's happening, or how I *wish* I felt at the moment.
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