Sunday, October 01, 2006
The power of music to transport you through time and space never ceases to amaze me.
Last week, I was at Best Buy and I saw this album:
It took me back to Bloomington circa 2000. I bought the CD because I never owned it. I just always listened to Beth or Lyndsay's copy. As I put it in the CD player, I am quite certain that I was transported to the small closet of a middle bedroom, sitting on the floor typing on my Brother word processor. I can almost guarantee you I was typing something for my Social Studies methods class. I also am almost certain that I was eating Twizzlers and drinking a watered down fountain soda.
It really made me miss that whole time period. With its fountain soda runs, our neighbor, Matt's sudden appearances, Red Hot Valentine Show nights, getting drunk for the first time on cheap wine, Sarah's cleaning sprees, Jodi and her ELL students, Survivor nights, General Tso's chicken, Halloween Trick or Treating from the second floor, signs protesting towing, hanging out with Jed and Gerkin, runs back to Lincoln on Wednesday nights, crazy trips to Champaign, smoking cloves on the back porch, Beth playing her guitar . . . I could just keep going.
Man, I haven't milled those memories around for a long time.
"I'm trying to tell you something about my life
Maybe give me insight between black and white
And the best thing you've ever done for me
Is to help me take my life less seriously
Its only life after all"
- Closer to Fine by Indigo Girls
Last week, I was at Best Buy and I saw this album:
It took me back to Bloomington circa 2000. I bought the CD because I never owned it. I just always listened to Beth or Lyndsay's copy. As I put it in the CD player, I am quite certain that I was transported to the small closet of a middle bedroom, sitting on the floor typing on my Brother word processor. I can almost guarantee you I was typing something for my Social Studies methods class. I also am almost certain that I was eating Twizzlers and drinking a watered down fountain soda.
It really made me miss that whole time period. With its fountain soda runs, our neighbor, Matt's sudden appearances, Red Hot Valentine Show nights, getting drunk for the first time on cheap wine, Sarah's cleaning sprees, Jodi and her ELL students, Survivor nights, General Tso's chicken, Halloween Trick or Treating from the second floor, signs protesting towing, hanging out with Jed and Gerkin, runs back to Lincoln on Wednesday nights, crazy trips to Champaign, smoking cloves on the back porch, Beth playing her guitar . . . I could just keep going.
Man, I haven't milled those memories around for a long time.
"I'm trying to tell you something about my life
Maybe give me insight between black and white
And the best thing you've ever done for me
Is to help me take my life less seriously
Its only life after all"
- Closer to Fine by Indigo Girls
Comments:
You just made me miss Bloomington sooooo much! We had such a good time. I will cherish those memories forever. How about. . .
*the U.S. map on the wall
*winning Bingo at the Catholic Church
*you having a panic attack over the loss of the lazy boy
*Metzger--enough said
*Adam next door thinking your nickname was "Scoots"
*driving your car up the sidewalk, or at least attempting to, nearly every day
*that crazy family you babysat for!!
Oh, I love it! I think I will put on the Indigo Girls right now!
*the U.S. map on the wall
*winning Bingo at the Catholic Church
*you having a panic attack over the loss of the lazy boy
*Metzger--enough said
*Adam next door thinking your nickname was "Scoots"
*driving your car up the sidewalk, or at least attempting to, nearly every day
*that crazy family you babysat for!!
Oh, I love it! I think I will put on the Indigo Girls right now!
Oh that panic attack! I just remember sitting there not believing it was in the trash without even a warning. Ha! Metzger! That makes me think of the first night I stayed there and you were vacuuming and Metzger said, "It doesn't pick anything up, but at least it leaves the lines."
I way miss that back porch and its white trash couch!
I way miss that back porch and its white trash couch!
DOWN WITH JOE'S TOWING!!
DOWN WITH JOE'S TOWING!!
Oh, I just remembered another one--when the landlady's apartment caught on fire next door! Did this stuff really happen?
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DOWN WITH JOE'S TOWING!!
Oh, I just remembered another one--when the landlady's apartment caught on fire next door! Did this stuff really happen?
