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Re: Return to Form

courtney903 — Sun, 06 Apr 2014 20:08:45 -0000

oh, hi. i miss you.

Re: Loquacious Leta

courtney903 — Mon, 07 Oct 2013 18:59:48 -0000

Montana is big and it depends on which part this school is in, but I can't imagine this happened at one of the larger schools (class A or AA). This probably happened in a much smaller community where the kids are out chasing cows and feeding pigs until dinner time. The ranch and farm kids were some of the hardest working kids I knew growing up, so an administration recognizing that these kids are busy getting valuable experience elsewhere would be the sign of people truly paying attention to what their kids and families need. I'm purely speculating, but I grew up in Montana and knowing the culture, this wouldn't surprise me one bit.

Re: For Beth and Courtney and Courtney and Andrea

courtney903 — Tue, 01 Oct 2013 20:22:16 -0000

Those songwriters are being paid HANDSOMELY for all the success Katy has had with this song, and they will continue being paid for as long as this song gets played, and sold, and synced with other forms of media. So, forever. I don't think any one of them minds AT ALL that she has "cashed in" on it, whether she co-wrote or not. And anyway, that really wasn't the point, was it? The point is that THE SONG is positive and appropriate for young girls to hear and sing, and it just would have been really great if the video had lived up to its potential.

And me? As not-a-mother, (and after only watching through the first chorus) I totally see what she was doing with the video. It was literal in some ways and metaphorical in others, and it is probably getting more views than cheerleaders would have (don't we all see those at our own schools every weekend anyway?), and thus, probably a good business decision. That doesn't mean she didn't miss an opportunity here.

Heather, if you haven't heard it yet, you should check out Sara Bareilles' "Brave." The video isn't exactly what you're looking for in "Roar," but it's fun in that it's got people of all shapes, sizes, and colors, in all different settings, letting loose and dancing and simply being themselves. That's not a bad message.

Re: New Van Gogh painting discovered: "Sunset at Montmajour"

courtney903 — Mon, 09 Sep 2013 14:51:10 -0000

It's a beautiful Don McLean song - the American Pie album. That whole album is still haunting and enchanting, forty years later.

Re: The Deeper Meaning of SimCity

courtney903 — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 23:37:39 -0000

I have nothing to say but this was an incredible read.

Also, the most recent version of Sim City I ever played (and um, still own and play, sometimes) is the '95 release. I think I should get the new one.

Re: The Path Of The Shadow

courtney903 — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 13:12:04 -0000

I feel just the way you do, and I have a feeling that's the reason I'm still working in a cube and not at home writing songs full time. The feedback I've received on my songwriting says I could do it if I wanted to, and oh, do I. But I hate self promotion. Hate hate hate hate. And to be a musician of any kind professionally, you need to be as good or better at self promotion as you do at your actual craft. Bah.

At any rate, it seems like you're finding a way that works for you and I think in time I'll find my way too. If only life were... obvious. :)

Re: Ad Novum Locis

courtney903 — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 00:08:10 -0000

i just found out i have to move in approximately 45 days, so i'm on a frantic house hunt. hooray?

i've been slow to get back into blogging, too. yesterday, i ranted about how annoying john mayer is just for the sake of blogging while not complaining about how i haven't been blogging. that's hard to do when it's been so long. oh well. john mayer makes for quality blog fodder.

Re: Breakfast on-the-go fail

courtney903 — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 11:51:34 -0000

okay. buy a box of poptarts and a box of oatmeal and a couple boxes of granola bars and keep them at your desk at work for breakfast.

much less likely to result in a chocolate car. just sayin.

Re: Kissing the old year out…

courtney903 — Fri, 31 Dec 2010 02:10:49 -0000

I watched Holiday Inn Christmas night :-) And again Day After Christmas Morning. Because who doesnt love Holiday Inn?! Have a happy, happy new year, friend!

Re: Flowers From An Airport

courtney903 — Sat, 02 Oct 2010 11:21:20 -0000

there is no sufficient way to demonstrate HOW BIG I'M SMILING RIGHT NOW.

Just. Awh.
Awh.

Re: Chasing a passion

courtney903 — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 13:36:01 -0000

i know exactly what you mean in so many ways... even though i've never been a photographer... :)

Re: Cell Phones, Tea, and Grape Nuts

courtney903 — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 19:50:13 -0000

What's weird about where I live is that it's weird to meet people who are actually FROM here. People flock to Nashville, and I suppose that doesn't surprise me, but the extent to which its true does. Everyone always asks where you're from because it's never safe to assume anything. I also suspect this has something to do with the fact that nobody knows how to drive. We're all from somewhere else, we all have a different idea of what road etiquette means, so we all think no one else can drive.

Except I can. These people shut the schools and sometimes the ROADS down when snow is PREDICTED. Puh-lease.

The other weird thing is how far away I am from the place I grew up and call home and the people I run into ANYWAY. A guy I went to high school with lives in the city; we both moved here not knowing the other was here. I ran into my J. High band director at the mall one weekend when my parents were in town. We had a little Montana reunion.... in the middle of Tennessee.

That, and they call their hats toboggans. Um, a toboggan is a sled... am I right?

I think I could go on forever... :)

Re: I Finished My Commute

courtney903 — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 17:03:03 -0000

I've been wondering where you've been and how things were going. I'm absolutely floored that this happened! I'm probably just naive, but really? I can't imagine anybody not trusting you. For reals. Glad things seem to have worked out though...

Re: Where You’ll Find Me

courtney903 — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 19:05:44 -0000

A) you are incredible and admirable. good luck with EVERYTHING.
B) with that title, i really expected you to burst into a blog-rendition of "somewhere over the rainbow." just me?

Re: Assistance, por favor…

courtney903 — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 14:43:29 -0000

We should probably just go shopping. :)

Re: Dancing Down Michigan

courtney903 — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 22:28:29 -0000

I remember having a pretty amazing moment on Michigan Avenue myself. But for me, this whole year has been a series of moments where I suddenly realize all over again that I am exactly where I need to be. From the outside I'm sure it seems a million times less than perfect but for me? It's just right. It's a wonderful feeling.

Re: Seasons of change

courtney903 — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 21:18:26 -0000

HOORAY! I'm so excited for you! I'm glad you're finally making the move... for your sake, obviously, but also because it means you'll be so much closer to ME! :)

Re: Social Media and the Yamas

courtney903 — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 14:40:52 -0000

Simply put: You make me smile.

Cookies and wine, huh? ;)

Re: An Awful Sunny Drive Back

courtney903 — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 22:31:03 -0000

Sigh. When I read the first part of this story, I almost knew this is how it would end.

It may be true that I don't know a whole lot about you... but I know you loved that dog. I'm so sorry you had to make that decision. Must have been terribly difficult. It sounds like you did the right thing, though. That's the other thing I know about you-- you always do your best to do the right thing.

Re: Minneapolis, The Ross to My Rachel

courtney903 — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:00:29 -0000

AH!! This is the most exciting thing I've read in FOREVER. Congratulations on... oh I don't know... LIVING. This year is going to be such a blast for you. Hard (take it from me!) but WONDERFUL. I absolutely cannot wait to hear about all of your adventures... and of course, you know you've got a place to crash if you make it to Tennessee.

Re: Public Nuisance

courtney903 — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:57:25 -0000

I got a pretty nasty speeding ticket last fall, in November, I think, driving home from work. It was totally deserved. I was jamming out to a new CD and completely forgot to pay attention to how fast I was driving. I was beautifully nice (my dad's a cop, I know how to handle this stuff) and was given the option of going to traffic school or paying a ginormous fine. I chose traffic school. It was a laugh, but the ticket was never put on my record. Fair trade off, I'd say.

Since then, I've been obeying every known rule to a T-- I can't afford to screw up right now.

Re: Little Picture People

courtney903 — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:52:54 -0000

Maybe you're not so much a little picture person but a puzzle piece of the big pictures. I feel the same way. I've got my own big picture, but that's for ME, not for the world... and when the world comes in, I just do little things here and there where I can--because nothing big can be done without small steps. Spreading the word. Sharing the perspective. I think maybe you and I are a lot alike in that respect.

Re: On wedding planning

courtney903 — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 19:02:05 -0000

hahahaha.

i know that when i get married i definitely want just ONE of us to be naked. i mean... once you're married aren't you supposed to do things TOGETHER? ha. ha ha ha.

Re: PermaMonday

courtney903 — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 13:02:26 -0000

I love you and your grammar geek ways.

Please don't die. Or hurt yourself irreparably. Or really, hurt yourself at all. That's all I ask.

And you know me. I'm around if you need company to keep you awake.

Re: The Revenge Of Karma

courtney903 — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 21:49:43 -0000

ew. dumb people. really.

i think i'm officially tired of karma for now. how about you?

and also, mildly peckish artists. i love it.