Things that make me happy:

-Conan O'Brien
-Alton Brown
-Butch Walker's new album
-Al Gore
-"Put Your Records on" -Corinne Bailey Rae
-Half Price Books
-angst in books, happily resolved
-good company
-good food
-Osha Thai 3
-singing aloud [obscenely loudly] in the car
-shopping

Things that DON'T make me happy:
-spending money on shopping
-cheapass green t-shirts that turn ORANGE
-real angst
-global warming
-melting into puddles of organic matter
-not having enough time to read :(

*The above listings are in no particular order. Because otherwise, that would probably be messed up.

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"Put Your Records on" -Corinne Bailey Rae

Three little birds sat on my window
And they told me I don't need to worry
Summer came like cinnamon
So sweet
Little girls double-dutch on the concrete

Maybe sometimes, we got it wrong, but it's all right
The more things seem to change, the more they stay the same
Oh, don't you hesitate

Girl, put your records on, tell me your favorite song
You go ahead, let your hair down
Sapphire and faded jeans, I hope you get your dreams
Just go ahead, let your hair down

You're gonna find yourself somewhere, somehow

Blue as the sky, somber and lonely
Sipping tea in the bar by the roadside
(just relax, just relax)
Don't you let those other boys fool you
Gotta love that afro hairdo

Maybe sometimes, we feel afraid, but it's all right
The more you stay the same, the more they seem to change
Don't you think it's strange?

Girl, put your records on, tell me your favorite song
You go ahead, let your hair down
Sapphire and faded jeans, I hope you get your dreams
Just go ahead, let your hair down

You're gonna find yourself somewhere, somehow

Just more than I could take, pity for pity's sake
Some nights kept me awake, I thought that I was stronger
When you gonna realize, that you don't even have to try any longer
Do what you want to

Girl, put your records on, tell me your favorite song
You go ahead, let your hair down
Sapphire and faded jeans, I hope you get your dreams,
Just go ahead, let your hair down...

Oh, you're gonna find yourself somewhere, somehow