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A Song A Day: Everlong (KROQ Acoustic)
Written on October 16, 2009 at 8:32 pm, by cct
Everlong is on Foo Fighters' Skin & Bones
Song #10 Everlong
Why I Picked It: Not just any version of Everlong by the Foo Fighters. The KROQ Acoustic version. I actually heard this version first and though I do enjoy the original (from their Skin and Bones
Empty Spaces: A Reflection on Interracial Relationships In My Life
Written on October 15, 2009 at 10:14 pm, by cct
I don't know Tiger Woods, but he's mixed race and so is his family. Imagine golf without him...I know, right?
Today a news article about an interracial marriage being denied by a Louisiana Justice of the Peace circulated the internet (See Huffington Post). You can read the article; it’s sentiments need not be repeated here. It’s been less than 50 years since the ruling of Loving v. Virginia (1967) and regardless of the prejudice an individual might have against interracial marriage, interracial couples can marry. That’s the lay of the law. I won’t bog down this post with my desire that this same litmus test should apply to same-sex couples (just be aware that I think it should).
A Song A Day: Everything You Want
Written on October 15, 2009 at 8:55 pm, by cct
Vertical Horizon
Song #9 Vertical Horizon’s Everything You Want
Why I Picked It: I had a couple of songs rolling around in my head, but because the Buffy/Xander shipperdom I have long been affiliated with has picked up steam (unfortunately not for “yay, this shipperdom is actually gonna happen” reasons), I was reminded of a song that reminded me of the shipperdom: Vertical Horizon’s Everything You Want. Side note about the B/X link, I am a semi-retired fanfic writer and helped founded the online B/X community. You can laugh, but it’s been very good to me and my writing, and the B/X fanfic community is one of the best – though I might be bias.
A Song A Day: Something
Written on October 14, 2009 at 10:46 pm, by cct
The Beatles - Abbey Road
Song #8 The Beatles’ Something
Why I Picked It: Something is my favorite Beatles song and is off of the Abbey Road album. I was blessed earlier this year to be able to hear Paul McCartney play it on ukulele (my instrument and one of the favorite instruments of the late George Harrison) at Coachella 2009.
Why I Like It: Not to sound cheesy (and this is going to sound cheesy), but I think this is my favorite Beatles song because whoever I end up with, I hope that the sentiments of this song is how he’ll feel about me. You may now proceed to gag or go “aw” 
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La Vida de Caridad: Wonder Woman & the Grocery Adventure
Written on October 14, 2009 at 7:02 pm, by cct
Wonder Woman - I needed to borrow her super powers.
I hadn’t planned to go grocery shopping. I had worked most of the day at home non-stop and had a headache and a need to go out. The rain outside looked like it had let up, so I figured I’d take a walk to look for Halloween stuff at the corner Walgreens – the commercialism had finally caught up to me the day before. I had decided to be Wonder Woman and although the Walgreens website said the costume wasn’t available online, I was going to just go and see for myself.