365 project"they sell tennessee ham and strawberry jam and they dont lose any sleep at night-cause earl had to die!"

73.

artist:dixie chicks
album:fly

i was gathering my things today in order to go run all over south jersey on what i have termed my "payday errands" and walked over to the CD shelf to figure out what i was going to listen to today. i had three or four Cd's in hand when i decided out of the clear blue that i wanted to listen to the dixie chicks today. its been years since I've even given them a second thought, really, because, at least in my case, having a brother that is a soldier really makes me think very little of those who don't support the troops, and that was what i took away from all of that flack that they got a few years back.

but since id already bought their CD before all of that, it wouldn't make a licks worth of difference if i listened to it or not, really, since they already have my money, so i decided to bust it out.

my errand music, however, ended up something else entirely. i had Asher with me, and i also had the Phineas & Ferb soundtrack in my car, so we listened to that over and over and over as we bounced around paying bills, depositing checks, getting gas and going shopping (for him, of course.)

i went out to dinner later in the evening for whats becoming a pretty regular night, "whine and dine." on the way to the restaurant i performed a concert with the dixie chicks in my car. even though its been so long since I've listened to this album, some of the songs on it are ingrained in my brain, and i couldn't help but belt out the lyrics.

this entire album has a much grittier feel to it than the first release. ready to run and cowboy take me away have the same idea of escape and getting out there on ones own, but they just aren't as bubblegum as wide open spaces. all three of those songs deal with something i can absolutely relate to, though, which is getting out and getting on with life. that's probably why this CD called out to me today.

and who could forget goodbye earl? I've never heard abuse and murder in a more fun tone. there's something about dark subject matter and poppy choruses that just get me every time!

i cant concentrate enough tonight to finish this. i don't know if i have anything else to really even say, but I've done everything but write for the last half hour. i think I'm going to go lay in bed now and listen to the rain until i fall asleep.

until tomorrow~