It's really good to HEAR YOUR VOICE!

Well I don't really like yours, singer from Hinder. Listen I know you're all popular and stuff, but I still don't like you, or this song. Actually, no, the song is ok.... it's just you. Honestly, it sounds ten times better when sung opera-style, but whatever. I guess I'll just live with. Plus I've already complained about this song in my blog.

Speaking of opera, Gina and I have decided that any rock or pop song can be sung like opera. It's really funny too. Yeah, it's all fun and games until someone loses their voice... (Usually me.) Where am I going with this? Oh yeah... if you ever hear someone singing "Lips of an Angel" like an opera, you know I'm probably around somewhere (within a 50km radius, no doubt.)

Anyway, check out my friends blogs, if you're not already one of them. And of course, the new one that Gina, Alana and I created. It's bound to make you laugh... like, a lot. Go for it!!

Coming from the lips of an angel, saying those words it makes me weak... *I mean* weep.

If I wrote you a love note that made you smile with every word I wrote...

Justin Timberlake... I friggin love that song. It's just that great.

For some reason, my life is defined by awkward events. It just happens that way. I know other people who have this awkward things happening to them all the time too. It's so weird.

Awkward situation 1: Walking around a place that you don't live in or know very well and a foreigner comes to ask you directions.
Today I was in Toronto, a few blocks from the CN Tower, listening to very loud music when some guy catches my attention. He asks me where the "big tower" is. Uhhhh.... In his defense, it was cloudy out. He also asked if I knew where there were any hotels in the area. I pointed to the giant Marriott across the street. Sadly, I could not point him in the direction of a drug store for film for his camcorder. But I'm sure he could have gone to the the largest Canadian Tire in Canada that was beside the Marriott.

Awkward Situation 2: Riding on a bus with a teacher.
No matter how well you know the teacher, how well you get along, how long ago they taught you, this will always be awkward. Period.

Awkward situation 3: Wrong lyrics.
Singing along to a song with other people, thinking you know what the heck you're doing. You don't. You start either making up the words and making everyone laugh, or going "And bla bla, dooo do de do da da watermelon." Go for the awkward turtle.

Awkward Situation 4: Broad sweeping generalizations in the presence of someone who fits that category.
Yup, you went and made fun of the Catholics again forgetting that one of your friends is Catholic. You brush it off, saying it's due to your atheism. Even if you're a protestant. Or a Jew. Or a Buddhist.

Awkward Situation 5: Getting caught and admitting the truth.
You sleep through your 8:30 class (who can blame you?), and later on in the day you see your teacher, even make eye contact. When they ask how you've been the past couple weeks, and why you weren't in class that morning, you are forced to admit that you accidentally slept through it. If you're lucky, like me, you have to try to explain it in another language. You end up blurting out that you probably would have fallen asleep in class anyway, not realizing how that would sound. Awkward turtle. Run.

Awkward Situation 6: Awkward connections.
You know, when you find out someone from high school is dating your sister's best friend from college. Or finding out your boyfriend's cousin lives two doors down. Or that the guy you randomly hooked up with at that party is your 1st cousin. Or that your least favourite teacher is your girlfriend's favourite uncle.

AWKWARD!!!!

Because.... I could see us holding hand, walking on the beach our toes in the sand.

Hey hey! You you! I don't like your girlfriend!

Well, Avril, I don't like this song. (Actually, I don't like many of your songs.) Today's blog is about top hit songs I dislike and the reasons I dislike them.

1) I guess we should start with "Girlfriend" by Avril Lavigne. I guess I don't like this song because I find it extremely self-centered. So what if you would make a better girlfriend? This guy you can't get over is obviously with someone else for a reason, so you know what? Let it go. If you are such a precious princess, I'm sure some other guy would love to have you as his girlfriend... And, oh yeah, you stole your beat and chord progression from "Hey Mickey," but don't worry. I don't think you can copy-right that kind of stuff.

2) "Hate that I Love You" by Rihanna and Ne-Yo. Personally, I just don't get it. Do you love each other or frickin hate each other? Sounds like both in this song. Which makes no sense, actually. You pretty much hate the fact that you love him, then why do you even love him at all? And the video! You both end up with different people at the end, but you love each other, but you hate that you love each other, which is why you are with other people, but you still love each other... You know, your concept of "love" is really messed up, it seems.

3) "Lips of an Angel" by Hinder. First of all, you just don't have the voice or the sound for this type of song. It should be sweet and gentle, not of the verge of screaming. Secondly, what are you doing with another woman when you're clearly not over the first?!

4) "I get around" by Dragonette. Need I say more? Seriously, you don't want to get me started.

5) "Sexyback" by Justin Timberlake. Honestly, you're not that sexy. And you can do much better than this song. And you have. Which is good.

6) "Wonderful" by Chantal Kreviazuk. Well, I have mixed feelings about this one. I like the sound of the song, and Chantal is actually talented. I even like the verses a little. But I hate the chorus. And, as we all know, the chorus is the part you'll always get stuck in your head. The chorus makes her sound a little (aka very) desperate for someone's attention. Who that someone is, I don't think we know. A lover, an ex-lover and friend-with-benefits? Anyway, I just don't like the way it makes her sound. (Again, people with their messed up version of love. Love and sex - not equatable.) Plus, do you really need to tell us you're wonderful? Seems a little conceited to me.

Sorry if some of these are among your favourites. I like to listen to the radio a lot, so I hear a lot of the top songs being played. Some of them are really good, and some I don't even mind listening to. But I have a tendency to over-analyze things, and this is what comes out.

You're so fine, I want you mine, you're so delicious...

(What the... ? That's not even grammatically correct.)

These Words Are My Own

Thanks, Natasha Bedingfield. I find it ironic when someone other than you sings that song.

In my opinion, there are four types of love. You may disagree with some, but this is my blog, after all. So I'll write what I want, and you can read what you want.

1) Familial Love is probably the most natural thing to feel. Your family consists of the people who raised you, the ones who were there for you during the hard times and the happy times. In some cases, these people may not even be blood related and they may even include the pet. But if they are who you consider and call "family," then you'll always love them, whether you always want to or not. Familial Love is rarely unrequited. It could also hurt the most because your family is the group of people you probably hold closest. Everyone has a need to be loved - the first place to start would be in a family.

2) Friendly Love is that deep fondness you feel for the people you regularly spend time with. You understand them, they understand you. You might even feel like the same person at times. You support each other, have fun, maybe even live together at some point. You mostly feel attracted to your friends' personalities (in a non-romantic way, I'm getting to that), which is what makes you want to spend time with them so much. What you feel for them can only be described as a type of love, so you might as well admit it right now that you love them.

3) Romantic Love is often confused with lust, physical attraction, sex... (sex and love are not synonymous.) That means that you are not in love with every hot guy or girl you meet. This type of love is complicated, at best. It may be totally worth it, but it's still very complicated. You may be rejected, you may get hurt. You might just move on and forget the person you so adamantly proclaimed to be in love with. I try not to be cynical about this type of love. I see it wherever I go, and it truly is a beautiful thing. But so often it gets mixed up with other things. I don't believe in love at first sight. Why can't we just admit when we feel physically attracted to someone, and not call it "love"? Friendly Love can be taken for Romantic Love. While I agree you can be friends with the person you're in love with (actually, you probably should be), that doesn't mean you should be "in love" with all your friends. Everyone is different, so the person you fall for depends on the person you are. See? Very complicated. To say anymore on the subject would take three more blogs.

4) God's Love is the most powerful, wonderful and forgiving type of love anymore. While I put this one last on my list, it's certainly not the least. You can have no family, no friends, no "special someone," and God will still love you. You can feel indifferent about God, and He'll still love you. You can be mad at Him and feel like you hate Him, and He'll forgive you and keep loving you. You can trust that He'll never let you down, and put your whole future into His hands because He loves you. It's the most simple type of love ever. Yet people still try to fill this void with other things. It's good to have friends, family, people to share your love with. But there's nothing quite like God's Love. Again, this is something that would take five blogs just for you to get a sense of what it means to love and be loved by God. So, I guess I'll stop here before I get all preacher's kid on you.

I know you're probably wondering why I've completely disregarded a love of humanity in general. I guess that's because I don't see that as being a type of love. All of the loves I've listed above are personal. It's the love you feel for people you know. I do, however, see the point in having compassion for humankind. Compassion is a different story. You can have compassion for the people you love, and for the rest of the world. The dying children, the lonely millionaire, the soldiers, the people no one really thinks about, the people that start wars, the people that end wars, the average every day just-like-us people. It doesn't necessarily mean you "love" them all. But you can be compassionate.


I love you, I love you. That's all I've got to say. Can't think of a better way. And that's all I've got to say. I love you, is that ok?