My new favorite song

"Unwritten"
by Natasha Bedingfield

I am unwritten, can't read my mind, I'm undefined
I'm just beginning, the pen's in my hand, ending unplanned
Staring at the blank page before you
Open up the dirty window
Let the sun illuminate the words that you could not find
Reaching for something in the distance
So close you can almost taste it
Release your inhibitions
Feel the rain on your skin
No one else can feel it for you
Only you can let it in
No one else, no one else
Can speak the words on your lips
Drench yourself in words unspoken
Live your life with arms wide open
Today is where your book begins
The rest is still unwritten
Oh, oh, oh
I break tradition, sometimes my tries, are outside the lines
We've been conditioned to not make mistakes, but I can't live that way
Staring at the blank page before you
Open up the dirty window
Let the sun illuminate the words that you could not find
Reaching for something in the distance
So close you can almost taste it
Release your inhibitions
Feel the rain on your skin
No one else can feel it for you
Only you can let it in
No one else, no one else
Can speak the words on your lips
Drench yourself in words unspoken
Live your life with arms wide open
Today is where your book begins
Feel the rain on your skin
No one else can feel it for you
Only you can let it in
No one else, no one else
Can speak the words on your lips
Drench yourself in words unspoken
Live your life with arms wide open
Today is where your book begins
The rest is still unwritten
Staring at the blank page before you
Open up the dirty window
Let the sun illuminate the words that you could not find
Reaching for something in the distance
So close you can almost taste it
Release your inhibitions
Feel the rain on your skin
No one else can feel it for you
Only you can let it in
No one else, no one else
Can speak the words on your lips
Drench yourself in words unspoken
Live your life with arms wide open
Today is where your book begins
Feel the rain on your skin
No one else can feel it for you
Only you can let it in
No one else, no one else
Can speak the words on your lips
Drench yourself in words unspoken
Live your life with arms wide open
Today is where your book begins
The rest is still unwritten
The rest is still unwritten
The rest is still unwritten
Oh, yeah, yeah

Its more than just the words of the song, the music is so great too, very uplifting.

Love it.

"...Live your life with arms wide open
Today is where your book begins
The rest is still unwritten..."

librarianintx

Thoughts for a family member

I don't usually write about extended family members.
My extended family is pretty dysfunctional. I realize now that most are.
But that's not what this post is about.

One of my cousins is running in the Boston Marathon today.
I've been reading about the terrible Nor'easter.
Race officials are concerned about hypothermia with the runners.

The last time I saw my cousin was in January. I guess he has a runner's body, but to me he looked painfully thin. I'm having visions of him soaked to the skin, teeth chattering, determined to finish something that he has worked very hard to achieve.

My thoughts and hopes are with him. I hope he makes it to the finish line, and I hope he's okay.

We may be dysfunctional, but there is love and caring there too.

ETA: He finished! I don't have any other details, but he did it! Congratulations M!!

librarianintx

The Best Show You're Not Watching

Okay, you're right...I plagarized the title from Entertainment Weekly. But really, this is the best show you're not watching...and you should be watching it! Because it is darn awesome!

I was flipping channels the other day (yes, I am a female flipper), and I landed on this show. In fifteen minutes I was completely hooked. I am now addicted. And the season is over. But I am hoping hoping hoping that there will be a season two. I just heard that six more scripts have been ordered. Whoo-hoo! But no decision has been made yet on a full season two.

I am a tv person. I watch a lot of television. And I can admit that some of what I watch is crap. But this show is not crap. It just won a Peabody Award! What is a Peabody Award? Honestly, I'm not sure. But evidently its prestigious.

Okay, the suspense is over. The show is:
http://www.nbc.com/Friday_Night_Lights/

You can watch episodes from the season on the website. Check it out. Its REALLY REALLY good.

I know there are several quality shows out there that are struggling in the ratings. Only a few of them will be saved from cancellation. I hope this is one of them.

ETA: After reading over this entry, I felt I should say more, to explain why I think the show is so good, without giving away the plot. So here goes: First of all, its not just a show about football. And its not just a show about high school. Its an ensemble cast, with excellent writing, great storylines, so much goes on in every episode that it feels almost like a mini movie every week. It tackles many tough issues facing people in this country today. And for someone who has grown up in several places in this great state, I can tell you that the portrayal of small town Texas, and the residents who live therein, is spot on.

If I say too much more, I'll start giving aways plotlines, and I don't want to do that. Follow the link. Try the first episode (hopefully its still available!) I hope you get hooked.

librarianintx