Day Seventeen: Switching lives

Day 17- Someone you would want to switch lives with for one day and why

Hmm. My first reaction was Dave, to be honest. How fun would that be? I could totally get into his head and I'd totally be so much better at video games.

But I think honestly it would be Sarah Slean, Sarah McLachlan, or Tori Amos. Play using their talent, their voices, with their hands, and feel what it's really like to be successful in what I love to do.

A nice dream.

Day Sixteen: Me, again

(From new photoshoot with Laura Crockatt, October 2010).

Day Fifteen: 10 Songs

Day 15- Put your iPod on shuffle: First 10 songs that play

I haven't used my actual iPod in a while (well apart from as a wake-up tool on my Hello Kitty iPod alarm clock), so here are the first 10 songs that play on my iPhone:

1. Dixie Chicks - Not Ready to Make Nice

Wow. It's been ages since I heard this. I have just done a wipe of my iPhone and added new tracks, including some old favourites. This song really struck a chord with me when I first heard it, and the video is really really good.

"It's a sad sad story when a mother will teach her daughter that she oughta hate a perfect stranger.."

2. Chris Tse - Be Still, Be Brave

Short and sweet but kinda addictive, my friend Chris' song is stuck in my head constantly.

"If you let it be.. if you let it be.."

3. Florence and the Machine - Dog Days are Over

So catchy and bouncy and just, good.

"Run fast for your mother, run fast for your father.."

4. RENT - La Vie Boheme

One of my favourite songs ever from a musical: I still know all of the words.

"Let he among us without sin be the first to condemn!"

5. Bic Runga - Hey

I love her early stuff and decided to reload the Drive album onto my iPhone this week. I just.. love the way she sings this song.

"What's it to ya? You've been questioning why all day.."

6. Feist - 1 2 3 4

Another reload. This song always makes me happy. The Sesame St version is pretty amazing, too.

"Money can't buy you back the love that you had then.."

7. Joni Mitchell - River

One of her best.

"I wish I had a river I could skate away on.."

8. Charlotte Martin - Cloudbusting

Charlotte's version of this Kate Bush classic is pretty heartbreaking. One of my favourite covers.

"Keep it special, keep it dangerous.."

9. Taylor Swift - Mine

Yeah yeah, okay. Sshh you.

"You made a rebel of a careless man's careful daughter.."

10. Rufus Wainwright - Chelsea Hotel No. 2

I just can't skip past this. Ever. His rendition of this song is just so stellar; so sublime it makes my inner musician cry about never ever sounding this good.

"Those were the reasons, that was New York, we were running for the money and the flesh.."

Day Fourteen: Family

Day 14- A picture of you and your family

I obviously haven't spent much time with my family in the last 18 months, so this is old, but!

(You've probably noticed, but I'm just carrying on doing these posts when I can, rather than trying to catch up to anyone else's timescales. I have enough goin' on!)

xx

Day Thirteen: A Letter

Day 13- A letter to someone who has hurt you recently

Not exactly hurt. Just worried and caring too much, as usual.

Just another mail to say I miss you.

It's getting colder, days are getting shorter, money is tight.. but things are okay. I've cut all of my hair off, which is easier but strange at times. I'm still growing into it, if that makes sense.

I've had some bad health issues lately: a weird inflammation of a nerve in my brain left me with serious vertigo and nausea. I had 2 weeks off of work, and lord was it boring. I turned Skype on every now and then to see if I could catch you, but alas, no luck. I'm still not 100%, but I'm getting there.

One of these days you'll email me back and we can catch up and I can make sure you're okay. Your friendship means a lot to me, and I worry about you. I miss your voice and your words and just having you around; as limited as our emails were, they were great to receive.

I might play at a Leonard Cohen Tribute event at the end of the month. I've asked to play Famous Blue Raincoat or Song of Bernadette. I wouldn't even know those songs existed without you, so, thanks. :) I'll send you a clip if I can.

Anyhoo. Hope to talk to you soon.

Love,

Me. xx

Back..

..to the land of the living.

Sorta.

I'll start continuing on with my 30 days of me posts ASAP, and the weekly photo posts will go up, to catch up. I did miss 2-3 days across the 2 weeks out of illness, so there goes my near-perfect record.

(first day back at work today and it was exhausting)

xx