Summer Dance Music 2010

Well, it's officially Friday so might as well get the partEy (in my head) started!

Some good tunes to get ya in the groove:

• "I Like It", Enrique Iglesias ft. Pitbull: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9_n8jakvWU
  
• "DJ Got Us Falling in Love Again", Usher ft. Pitbull: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oBhj-Tv4WHI
• "Dynamite", Taio Cruz: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b4EwFzg9r10
• "Somebody to Love - Remix", Justin Bieber ft. Usher: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SOI4OF7iIr4
• "La La La", Auburn: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4-fuceJUmA

:) Enjoy

"Live Like We're Dying"

It's time for another inspirational song post!

"Live Like We're Dying", Kris Allen.

Sometimes we fall down and can't get back up
We're hiding behind skin that's too tough
How come we don't say I love you enough
Till it's too late, it's not too late

Our hearts are hungry for a food that won't come
We could make a feast from these crumbs
And we're all staring down the barrel of a gun
So if your life flashed before you, what would you wish you would've done

Yeah, gotta start
Looking at the hand of the time we've been given here
This is all we got and we gotta start thinkin' it
Every second counts on a clock that's tickin'
Gotta live like we're dying
We only got 86 400 seconds in a day
To turn it all around or throw it all away
We gotta tell 'em that we love 'em while we got the chance to say,
Gotta live like we're dying

And if your plane fell out of the skies
Who would you call with your last goodbyes
Should be so careful who we leave out of our lives
So when we long for absolution, there'll be no one on the line

Yeah, gotta start
Looking at the hand of the time we've been given here
This is all we got and we gotta start thinkin' it
Every second counts on a clock that's tickin'
Gotta live like we're dying
We only got 86 400 seconds in a day
To turn it all around or throw it all away
We gotta tell 'em that we love 'em while we got the chance to say,
Gotta live like we're dying

Like we're dying
Like we're dying
Like we're dying
Like we're dying

Yeah, gotta start
Looking at the hand of the time we've been given here
This is all we got and we gotta start thinkin' it
Every second counts on a clock that's tickin'
Gotta live like we're dying
We only got 86 400 seconds in a day
To turn it all around or throw it all away
We gotta tell 'em that we love 'em while we got the chance to say,
Gotta live like we're dying

You never know a good thing until it's gone
You never see a crash until it's head on
All these people right when we're dead wrong,
You never know a good thing till it's gone

Yeah, gotta start
Looking at the hand of the time we've been given here
This is all we got and we gotta start thinkin' it
Every second counts on a clock that's tickin'
Gotta live like we're dying
We only got 86 400 seconds in a day
To turn it all around or throw it all away
We gotta tell 'em that we love 'em while we got the chance to say,
Gotta live like we're dying

Like we're dying
Like we're dying
Like we're dying
Like we're dying

Yeah, gotta start
Looking at the hand of the time we've been given here
This is all we got and we gotta start thinkin' it
Every second counts on a clock that's tickin'
Gotta live like we're dying
We only got 86 400 seconds in a day
To turn it all around or throw it all away
We gotta tell 'em that we love 'em while we got the chance to say,
Gotta live like we're dying

Haven't Met You Yet

For the day dreamers and hopeless romantic goofballs...just "Haven't Met You Yet"!

By Michael Buble

What I love most about this song is that the lyrics are kinda sad and very relate-able, but the beat itself is so happy and bubbly that you're like "Ok! You're right! Not today...but one day! Until then, la la la!" :) *jazz hands*!

...

I'm not surprised,
Not everything lasts,
I've broken my heart so many times I stopped keeping track.
Talk myself in,
I talk myself out,
I get all worked up,
Then I let myself down,

I tried so very hard not to loose it;
I came up with a million excuses,
I thought I thought of every possibility,

And I know some day that it’ll all turn out,
You'll make me work so we can work to work it out,
And I promise you kid that I give so much more than I get~ mmm.......
I just haven't met you yet.

Mmmmm ....

I might have to wait,
I’ll never give up,
I guess it's half timin', and the other half's luck,
Wherever you are,
Whenever it's right,
You'll come outta nowhere and into my life.

And I know that we can be so amazin',
And baby your love is gonna change me,
And now I can see every possibility, mmmmmm....

Somehow I know that it’ll all turn out,
You'll make me work so we can work to work it out,
And promise you kid, I'll give so much more than I get, mmmm....
I just haven't met you yet.

They say all’s fair
in love and war
But I won’t need to fight it,
we'll get it right an',
we'll be united

and I know that we can be so amazin',
And bein' in your life is gonna change me,
And now I can see every single possibility, mmmmmm

And someday I know it'll all turn out,
And I'll work to work it out,
Promise you kid I’ll give more than I get
Than I get, than I get, than I get.

Oh, you know it'll all turn out,
and you'll make me work so we can work to work it out,
And promise you kid to give so much more than I get, yeah
I just haven't met you yet.

I just haven't met you yet,
Oh, promise you kid,
To give so much more than I get.

I said love love love love love love love.....
I just haven't met you yet
Love love love .....
So doy day ay ay ay, ay ay yeah
I just haven't met you yet!

Matt Nathanson <3

Alright...so...I'm 2 years behind...but...if Matt Nathanson's "Some Mad Hope" could be embodied into one guy...I'd seriously be in love.

Gosh darn it -- is it possible to fall in love with a person through their music?! John Legend...I think you've met your match (in another realm of music!). This guy sings with a whole lotta great passion about LOVE.

I think it's safe to say that after listening to this album on repeat for the last week+, I've become a very satisfied fan! =)

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Excerpt from Matt's Bio: http://www.mattnathanson.com/about
At the core of Nathanson's music are his lyrics -- deft turns of phrase that can alternately cut deep into the heart or heal it. That's evident throughout Some Mad Hope, a song cycle of sorts that chronicles the search for a genuine connection, touching on the sensually electric moments as well as the darker frustrations of sifting through the wreckage -- in hopes of finding redemption at the end of the day.

"I definitely think of the album as capturing the arc of a relationship," says the Boston native. "It starts out on a positive note and it goes to some really dark places. But after touching bottom, there's a sense of optimism in the end. Maybe coming from a realization that two people can be a team, not just two individuals who happen to be together."

...

"In a lot of ways, the album is about learning what a relationship really can be," he says. "Some people deal with that when they're 20, some people deal with it in their thirties and some people never do. -- writing and recording these songs genuinely left me with the feeling that, 'wow, this is a real step forward for me, both as an artist and as a person.'"
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My fav's:

• "Come On Get Higher"
  
• "Still"
• "I Saw"
• "All We Are"
• "Falling Apart"
• "Car Crash"

Ah..who am I kidding? The whole album is great.

Songs of the Month

1) "Angelina" ~ Tommy Emmanuel

2) "I Didn't Know My Own Strength" ~ Whitney Houston

3) "Smile" ~ Uncle Kracker =)

You're better than the best
I'm lucky just to linger in your light
Cooler than the flip side of my pillow, that's right
Completely unaware
Nothing can compare to where you send me,
Lets me know that it's ok, yeah it's ok
And the moments where my good times start to fade

You make me smile like the sun
Fall out of bed, sing like bird
Dizzy in my head, spin like a record
Crazy on a Sunday night
You make me dance like a fool
Forget how to breathe
Shine like gold, buzz like a bee
Just the thought of you can drive me wild
Ohh, you make me smile

Even when you're gone
Somehow you come along
Just like a flower poking the sidewalk crack and just like that
You steal away the rain and just like that

You make me smile like the sun
Fall out of bed, sing like bird
Dizzy in my head, spin like a record
Crazy on a Sunday night
You make me dance like a fool
Forget how to breathe
Shine like gold, buzz like a bee
Just the thought of you can drive me wild
Ohh, you make me smile

Don't know how I lived without you
Cuz everytime that I get around you
I see the best of me inside your eyes
You make me smile
You make me dance like a fool
Forget how to breathe
Shine like gold, buzz like a bee
Just the thought of you can drive me wild

You make me smile like the sun
Fall out of bed, sing like bird
Dizzy in my head, spin like a record
Crazy on a Sunday night
You make me dance like a fool
Forget how to breathe
Shine like gold, buzz like a bee
Just the thought of you can drive me wild
Ohh, you make me smile

"You Make It Real"

Heard this on a random commercial. Just listened to it now. How sweet! This is exactly the kinda love stuff I was talkin about earlier! <3

James Morrison - "You Make It Real"

So much craziness surrounding me
So much going on, it gets hard to breathe
When all my faith has gone, you bring it back to me
You make it real for me

When I'm not sure about my priorities
When I've lost site of where I'm meant to be
Like holy water washing over me
You make it real for me

And I'm running to you, baby
You are the only one who saved me
That's why I've been missing you lately
Cause you make it real for me

When my head is strong but my heart is weak
I'm full of arrogance and uncertainty
When I can't find the words
You teach my heart to speak
You make it real for me, yeah

And I'm running to you, baby
You are the only one who saved me
That's why I've been missing you lately
Cause you make it real for me

Everybody's talking in words I don't understand
You got to be the only one who knows just who I am
You're shining in the distance, I hope I can make it through
Cause the only place that I want to be
Is right back home with you

I guess there's so much more I have to learn
But if you're here with me, I know which way to turn
You always give me somewhere, somewhere I can learn
You make it real for me

And I'm running to you, baby
You are the only one who saved me
That's why I've been missing you lately
Cause you make it real for me
Yes, you do, you make it real for me

On Repeat

Trey Songz

It gets lonely in this business, need a homey
who tha realest.
Someone who wants to find out all that I have to give.
Who can bring me what is missin',when I talk she wanna listen.
Sittin' patient steady waitin',for the day when I can face it.

The one that can love me for,who I am and so much more (is it you?).You ma Bonnie (say that I) I found the one,
I ain't gonna rest till I know for sure,sure.

Baby please believe me when I tell you that,I need a girl (need a girl).
So come on pretty lady won't you holla back, I need a girl
(I'mma tell you what I need).
I need a girl that's goin' be my baby, so if you love me say "i'm your baby".
So fine I go "that's my baby", so if you need me say "your my baby".

I'm a good man, who ain't got a lot to ask, just lookin' for somethin' I can build on.
I'm a young man, wit a whole lotta cash, just lookin' for a lady I can spend on.
So all the young ladies in every little city, when I come to your town, let me know that you down.
Sittin' patient steady waitin',for the day when I can face it.

The one that can love me for,who I am and so much more (is it you?).You ma Bonnie (say that I) I found the one,
I ain't gonna rest till I know for sure,sure oohhh.

Baby please believe me when I tell you that,I need a girl (girl).
So come on pretty lady won't you holla back, I need a girl
(I'mma tell you what I need).
I need a girl that's goin' be my baby, so if you love me say "i'm your baby".
So fine I go "that's my baby", so if you need me say "your my baby".

You could, be my everything,
Oh you mean so much to me and I don't even know your name.(But I know that..) that i'm your man (man), and you are my girl (girl)and if I eva meet ya imma give ya the world (oh).

Baby please believe me when I tell you that,I need a girl (girl).
So come on pretty lady won't you holla back, I need a girl
(I'mma tell you what I need).
I need a girl that's goin' be my baby, so if you love me say "i'm your baby".
So fine I go "that's my baby", so if you need me say "your my baby".

Baby please believe me when I tell you that,I need a girl (need a girl).
So come on pretty lady won't you holla back, I need a girl
(I'mma tell you what I need).
I need a girl that's goin' be my baby, so if you love me say "i'm your baby".
So fine I go "that's my baby", so if you need me say "your my baby".

Sweet Songs Discovered Today

"I Need a Girl" by Trey Songs (heard it on the radio and then blasting from a random car)
The one that can love me for
Who I am
And so much more.

"I Can't Win" by Usher featuring Ne-Yo (shared by Peter!)
It's really the piano entwined in the melody that gets me; the song itself is just...a bit sad.

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Song of the Day: "Live High" ~ Jason Mraz

...
Live high, Live mighty.
Live righteously takin it easy
Live high, Live mighty.
Live righteously.
...

Journey to the City
38L - Geary to the 22-Filmore to the 14 - Ferry Plaz. Today I ventured through the city as mentioned yesterday dropping off resumes in person. Ironically, I didn't feel like SF was as receptive to me as LA...but nonetheless I'd like to think it was worth the effort making some face to face connections while getting to do some good ol' fashion site seeing on foot =).

Pretty darn spectacular things I saw today:

• The 22-Filmore bus ride down Filmore to 18th and Mariposa: really neat urban area with lots of random, diverse shops.
  
• Awesome view of the city/Bay Bridge on top of Portrero Hill (or...a random hill at the top of Portrero and 18th Ave.)
• Random kitty cat sitting in a tree O_o...the cat ended up following me for a block. Very cute!
• The compact office space of Adina. I ended up dropping off my resume with the CFO. That was pretty neat =).
  
• Women's Resource Center which consits of some pretty awesome women empowerment organizations -- such as Girls On the Run and GirlVenture (I think this is the place where part of the scene in "Kaden" from LUNAFEST was filmed!)
• The Landmark building on Market and Steurt Street near the Embacadero. OMG. This building is uber kewl!!! You know those scenes in movies where a bunch of business people are coming out of a building??? This place was it! Granted...it was near lunch time which I'm sure is the reason everyone was coming out all at once. (I'll dwell more about this later in this blog) .But man, 10 story high building. Del Monte Foods (the company I dropped my resume off at) was on the 10th floor and wow. Those offices. Really neat! *shakes head in awe*
• The Sports Club of LA -- I didn't even know it existed in San Francisco. Lo and behold...there she was. Smack dab in the middle of Market.

All in all, yes, today was a good job hunting day =). Which brings me up to application/cover letter #37.

San Francisco vs. New York (Random comparison based on today's
There are a lot of similarities...

• Big city
• Lots of people
• Business Center (SF - Market/Mission's Financial District. NY - Wall Street)
  
• Diversity
• Culture
  
• Urban lifestyle
• Hobos galore
  
• Shopping!!!
  
• Lots of things happening 24/7
  
• Damn good food.
• By a body of water/bridges.

Differences

• SF's transportation is WAYYYYYYYYYYYY cleaner. Haha. Though...NY's substations are pretty darn efficient...time wise. Once you've figured them out.
  
• NY has lots of hot dog stands and vendors....everywhere.
• I think SF has way more asian people per square mile. Where as NY has way more...all races per square mile. I guess you could say NY is more diverse...perhaps because it's closer to the Atlantic Ocean...?
• I think SF is more...chill. NY is like...super speedy. Everyone's constantly rushing everywhere.

I think I'd like to dwell in either places eventually =).

I Will Always Be in Awe of Business People
I've mentioned this a few times randomly to exclusive people, but I think I can share with the world now that...I have a fetish for business suits.

Why? Because I'm attracted to ambition.

Ambition inspires me. A desire to succeed in life or something in life or to develop a passion to the extreme is super dedication - and that's hot.

And business people tend to be the "icon" of ambition. Thus...this fetish.

Why do I say this? Because when I stepped into The Landmark today my mouth pretty much dropped in awe. All of those...people in suits.

There were alpha women...everywhere! Pencil skirts, blouses, neat/stylish hair in heels and briefcases. They embody...power! Success. Drive. Goals. A "I'm not going to take that shit" kinda attitude.

And that's where I hope to be in a few years...*hopeful glee*.

So here's the plan, aiiighhhttt?

• Today: 23 years old.
• 5 years from now: I'll be 28 years old and I'll be one of those amazing women walking out of those buildings. In heels heck yea. Doing what? A Director of Marketing of some sort of amazing place I can believe in of course!
  
• 10 years from now: I'll be 33 years old and I'll be on the start to owning my own gym =).

And in between, enjoy life's every day wonders. Mwahahaha.

That's the plan.

It's gonna happen. You just watch.

I WILL make it happen.

2 Random Gushy Feel Good Links

The Proposal - Trailer Looking forward to this movie =). w00t w00t. Chick flick!

Brighter Than Sunshine Sweet song <3...i style="font-style: italic;font-family:Verdana;font-size:180%;" >I never understood before
I never knew what love was for
My heart was broke, my head was sore
What a feeling

Tied up in ancient history
I didnt believe in destiny
I look up you're standing next to me
What a feeling

What a feeling in my soul
Love burns brighter than sunshine
Brighter than sunshine
Let the rain fall, i don't care
I'm yours and suddenly you're mine
Suddenly you're mine
And it's brighter than sunshine

I never saw it happening
I'd given up and given in
I just couldn't take the hurt again
What a feeling

I didn't have the strength to fight
Suddenly you seemed so right
Me and you
What a feeling

What a feeling in my soul
Love burns brighter than sunshine
It's brighter than sunshine
Let the rain fall, I don't care
I'm yours and suddenly you're mine
Suddenly you're mine

It's brighter than the sun
It's brighter than the sun
It's brighter than the sun, sun, shine.

Love will remain a mystery
But give me your hand and you will see
Your heart is keeping time with me

What a feeling in my soul
Love burns brighter than sunshine
It's brighter than sunshine
Let the rain fall, I don't care
I'm yours and suddenly you're mine
Suddenly you're mine