I need to do something with this website because I’m not ready to let it die. I’ve been kicking around the idea of buying a new site but I’ve had this one for so long (almost 9 years!) that the idea of letting it all go hurts a little bit.

I’ve been successful in my attempts at NaBloPoMo over the last few years (shockingly), so I suppose I’ll try out the new meme going around, the 30 Day Meme (as seen below):

Your postings for each day:
Day 01 Your favorite song (see below)
Day 02 Your favorite movie
Day 03 Your favorite television program
Day 04 Your favorite book
Day 05 Your favorite quote
Day 06 Whatever tickles your fancy
Day 07 A photo that makes you happy
Day 08 A photo that makes you angry/sad
Day 09 A photo you took
Day 10 A photo of you taken over ten years ago
Day 11 A photo of you taken recently
Day 12 Whatever tickles your fancy
Day 13 A fictional book
Day 14 A non-fictional book
Day 15 A fanfic
Day 16 A song that makes you cry (or nearly)
Day 17 An art piece (painting, drawing, sculpture, etc.)
Day 18 Whatever tickles your fancy
Day 19 A talent of yours
Day 20 A hobby of yours
Day 21 A recipe
Day 22 A website
Day 23 A YouTube video
Day 24 Whatever tickles your fancy
Day 25 Your day, in great detail
Day 26 Your week, in great detail
Day 27 This month, in great detail
Day 28 This year, in great detail
Day 29 Hopes, dreams and plans for the next 365 days
Day 30 Whatever tickles your fancy

I apologize for not being able to remember where I originally saw this list. I do that sometimes – find something around the interweb, paste it into a new post, and leave it for some time. Bad, Angela!

Nevertheless, it still seems interesting enough to keep me entertained for 30 days. Well, except for maybe Day 15. What the hell is a “fanfic”. Like Fan Fiction? As in, one of the lamest things I can think of? I guess I could make up some NFL-related fan fiction or something.

So, if this is Day One, then that means I should be writing about my favorite song. Most people would probably be able to easily spit out their favorite song but I guess I don’t really have one. I have songs that I love for a short period of time, “Flavors of the Month,” if you will. Ultimately, my like for a song leads to its demise when I end up listening to the song so much, I grow so sick of it as to hate it. It’s all entirely my fault and I don’t blame the song.

There have been a few songs that have seemingly bucked that trend; songs that I can listen to repeatedly yet don’t get sick of.
Mariah Carey – “We Belong Together”

Don’t ask me why I’ve been able to listen to this song on constant repeat for five years. There’s nothing special to it. If anything, I think since songs can be so sentimental, this one has oodles of sentiment for me. Coming out right around my “rebirth” (God, is that corny). The summer of 2005 was a boatload of fun for me so this song always takes me back. I’ll just leave it to your imaginations. I guess I should also note that I love the remixed version, too.

The Black Eyed Peas – “Don’t Phunk with My Heart”

OK, I admit it. I love this song. It sort of goes along with the 2005 theme. I’m telling you, that was a very good summer for me, very important. (Aren’t you just oozing with wonder of what actually happened that summer?)

Then there’s The Sheila Divine – “Hum”

The Sheila Divine’s “Hum” is the Grand Poohbah of songs I love. I’ve loved this song for more than a fucking decade! And the band, although I think they’ve broken up, reunited, and broken up a bajillion times since releasing this song. After loving them forever, I finally saw them live right before their initial split on New Years Eve of ’02 (or was it ’01?) and I nearly peed myself when they played this song (booze may or may not have played a factor in the extent of which I had to pee). Maybe my pledge of undying love for this song will inspire them to get back together.

There are a few others that I can’t think of right now (which only shows how little importance they have to me) so this will have to do for now. But heck, I think this was a great way to start off my 30 days! Let’s see if I can keep up with it (probably not).