Catch the wind...
In the chilly hours and minutes
Of uncertainty
I want to be
In the warm hold of your lovin' mind.
To feel you all around me
And to take your hand
Along the sand,
Ah, but I may as well try and catch the wind.
When sundown pales the sky
I want to hide a while
Behind your smile,
And everywhere I'd look, your eyes I'd find.
For me to love you now
Would be the sweetest thing,
'T would make me sing,
Ah, but I may as well try and catch the wind.
When rain has hung the leaves with tears,
I want you near to kill my fears
To help me to leave all my blues behind.
For standing in your heart
Is where I want to be
And I long to be
Ah, but I may as well try and catch the wind...
And everywhere I'd look, your eyes I'd find
My favorite Bob Dylan song, "Catch the Wind" is now on a Volvo commercial. That song has the power to make me cry. But not the Dylan version, the Donovan version. The Donovan version of "Catch the Wind" makes me cry. But that's not saying much. [EDIT: Ok, so it was never Dylan. My bad.]
Today I faced my mortality in the form of Open Enrollment. I opted for no Disability Insurance. I looked directly into the face of potential accidents between November 2005 and October 2006 and said "SCREW YOU!!" I am officially on emotion overload.
Have you ever seen footage of Bob Dylan from the early 60's?? He's actually very articulate and attractive. I wonder if people will say that about me one day?? "She was once actually very articulate and attractive." I guess it's already too late to start gathering footage.
I'm not kidding
I recently brought my videos of high school, college, and grad school graduations from my parents house. Last weekend I was showing some of what I thought were the more amusing parts of my high school video to my friend, who was much less amused than I was for some reason. I can't imagine why...
So now, the first five minutes of the high school tape is now a recording of MSNBC. More specifically, it is footage of Hurricane Rita and how it looks on the radar. It's not a great loss, since most of that was footage of driving into the school parking lot. I had left the VCR remote on the sofa, and Abbey took it upon herself to press the record button. Yes, Abbey the dog. She cannot be trusted.
Just walk away...
Don't you hate it when you try your best to do the right thing when you have a problem with another person... and you plan and think and plan some more... and the other person doesn't really seem to care but you become very obsessed with doing what you think is right, even though they have done so much wrong... and you were really hoping the other person would respond with kindness and compassion, but instead you get controlled indifference.... then you slowly begin to go off track, despite all your careful planning... and then you totally jump the track when you realize that the whole issue is of absolutely zero importance to the other person and you might just be crazy for believing it is important... and then the other person walks out the door, confirming the zero importance...
But the good news is, once the other person walks away, you can do the same, with no sense of guilt or obligation.
Pups
I realize that human lives have been claimed in the Katrina tragedy, but the thought that some people had to leave their animals behind or have them euthanized is very upsetting to me.
