Lightning Bugs and Rainbow Veins

I'm one of those people who goes through different phases. I get hooked on a certain hobby/baked good/movie/music band. These phases last for various amounts of time depending on....well...a bunch of things. However, sometimes the "phases" stick and they become an permanent favorite. So for those of you who don't already know I have been in an Owl City phase for quite some time now...in fact, I think you could say it's become one of those permanent favorites. FYI, Owl City is a band made up of one guy named Adam Young. I'm not exactly sure how to describe what kind of music it is, but a friend of mine called it, Happy Techno. iTunes puts it in the electronic genre, but regardless of what ya wanna call it...I LOVE IT!!!!!! Now it is true that a lot of the songs don't really make sense and some of the lyrics are so insanely random that you wonder where this guy comes up with this stuff, but it's sooooooo awesome!!! If you are intersted in expanding your musical horizons, you should go check out www.owlcity.com. He has a couple of songs on there that you can listen to for free. Here are some lyrics to one of his songs, just to give you an idea.

Vanilla Twilight

The stars lean down to kiss you
And I lie awake and miss you
Pour me a heavy dose of atmosphere

'Cause I'll doze off safe and soundly
But I'll miss your arms around me
I'd send a postcard to you, dear
'Cause I wish you were here

I'll watch the night turn light-blue
But it's not the same without you
Because it takes two to whisper quietly

The silence isn't so bad
'Til I look at my hands and feel sad
'Cause the spaces between my fingers
Are right where yours fit perfectly

I'll find repose in new ways
Though I haven't slept in two days
'Cause cold nostalgia
Chills me to the bone

But drenched in vanilla twilight
I'll sit on the front porch all night
Waist-deep in thought because
When I think of you I don't feel so alone

I don't feel so alone, I don't feel so alone

As many times as I blink
I'll think of you tonight
I'll think of you tonight

When violet eyes get brighter
And heavy wings grow lighter
I'll taste the sky and feel alive again

And I'll forget the world that I knew
But I swear I won't forget you
Oh, if my voice could reach
Back through the past
I'd whisper in your ear
Oh darling, I wish you were here

*(If you are wondering about the title of this post, it has to do with lyrics in a couple of Owl City songs)

The Greatest Brother Ever. The End.

Today, I up and decided to start a blog. Somehow I found some spare time and here I am typing my very first blog post. I am making no guarentees that I will be very good at keeping this thing up, but I will indeed try. When I started creating my blog I hit a slight bump in the road when it asked me what I wanted to name my blog. I wanted it to be something really awesome. When I heard it I wanted the reaction to be "yep! that's it! The End." So I called Sister to start the ideas flowing. She threw out a few "ok" ideas and even Matthew (my awesome bro-in-law) shouted his suggestions from the background. I also put Ross on the job and he immediately rose to the occasion and ran for pencil and paper to start making a list of ideas. Honestly, I don't know why I didn't just ask him for his ideas first. He is the most creative person on the planet. He produced a wonderful list of ideas that I couldn't begin to pick one from. And then, he nailed it!....He said, "How about I'm Just Sayin?" And there was the "that's it" moment! So here I am writing my first blog post on the awesomest named blog ever, thanks to the greatest brother EVER! I'm just sayin'...The End. :d