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artist:new found glory
album:sticks and stones
by the time i got home from work today i was in a really bad mood. I'm talking "genesis and the terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day" kind of day. its actually been a really unpleasant week for me, and today was just kind of a culmination of all of that business. i came home from work this afternoon with a migraine and all i wanted to do was have a meltdown.
i took some Excedrin migraine and decided that a black & white milkshake with rainbow jimmies from the local ice cream stand would be the only cure. while the ice cream DID help, it wasn't enough. mom asked me to run out and get her some soda so i decided id take a trip a little further than necessary and listen to some pop-punk on my way. the sky was blue and it was sunny enough that i could trick myself into believing it was warm outside.
i got into the car, found my sticks & stones album and put the car into drive. by the time i had gotten through the album, i was smiling. i was surprised by this, actually, because even listening to the album, i was still in a near-meltdown condition. have you ever heard the song "sonny?" if you have ever lost anyone close to you and if you have a heart in your chest, this song will move you, even if its just a little bit. i vaguely remember at some point during my senior year of college one of the guys that worked in the student center cafeteria passed away. the boys in our group had a friendship with this guy and played this song at the memorial service that the school had. i didn't know the guy very well, but it was still touching.
but like i said, by the end of the CD, i had my Starbucks in hand, got some new and needed things at target, and knew that in just a few hours id be able to hang out with my family and that this stupid, stupid week can be put behind me.
its amazing what a little pop-punk will do for one's soul.
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