Red Barchetta

Rush - Red Barchetta

My uncle has a country place
That no one knows about.
He says it used to be a farm
Before the Motor Law.
And on Sundays I elude the Eyes,
And hop the Turbine Freight
To far outside the Wire
Where my white-haired uncle waits.

Jump to the ground
As the Turbo slows to cross the borderline.
Run like the wind
As excitement shivers up and down my spine.
Down in his barn
My uncle preserved for me an old machine
For fifty-odd years.
To keep it as new has been his dearest dream.

I strip away the old debris
That hides a shining car:
A brilliant red Barchetta
From a better vanished time.
We fire up the willing engine
Responding with a roar.
Tires spitting gravel,
I commit my weekly crime.

Wind
In my hair
Shifting and drifting
Mechanical music
Adrenaline surge...

Well-weathered leather,
Hot metal and oil,
The scented country air.
Sunlight on chrome,
The blur of the landscape,
Every nerve aware.

Suddenly ahead of me
Across the mountainside
A gleaming alloy air-car
Shoots towards me, two lanes wide.
I spin around with shrieking tires
To run the deadly race
Go screaming through the valley
As another joins the chase.

Drive like the wind
Straining the limits of machine and man.
Laughing out loud with fear and hope
I've got a desperate plan.
At the one-lane bridge
I leave the giants stranded at the riverside.
Race back to the farm
To dream with my uncle at the fireside.

Romeo and Juliet

Original - Dire Straits

A lovestruck Romeo, sings the streets a serenade
Laying everybody low with a love song that he made
Finds a streetlight, steps out of the shade
Says something like, "You and me, babe, how about it?"

Juliet says, "Hey, it's Romeo, you nearly gave me a heart attack"
He's underneath the window, she's singing 
"Hey, la, my boyfriend's back
You shouldn't come around here, singing up people like that
Anyway, what you gonna do about it?"

Juliet, the dice was loaded from the start
And I bet, that you exploded in my heart
And I forget, I forget.. the movie song
When you gonna realize, it was just that the time was wrong, Juliet? 

Come up on different streets, they both were streets of shame
Both dirty, both mean, yes and the dream was just the same
And I dream your dream for you and now your dream is real
How can you look at me, as if I was just another one of your deals?

Well, you can fall for chains of silver, you can fall for chains of gold
You can fall for pretty strangers and the promises they hold
You promised me everything, you promised me thick and thin, yeah
Now you just say, "Oh, Romeo, yeah, you know
I used to have a scene with him"

Juliet, when we made love, you used to cry
I said, "I love you like the stars above, I love you 'till I die"
And there's a place for us, you know the movie song
When you gonna realize, it was just that the time was wrong, Juliet?

I can't do the talk, like the talk on the TV
And I can't do a love song, like the way it's meant to be
I can't do everything, but I'd do anything for you
I can't do anything except be in love with you

And all I do is miss you and the way we used to be
All I do is keep the beat, and the bad company
And all I do is kiss you, through the bars of a rhyme
Juliet, I'd do the stars with you any time

Juliet, when we made love, you used to cry
I said, "I love you like the stars above, I'll love you 'till I die"
There's a place for us, you know the movie song
When you gonna realize, it was just that the time was wrong, Juliet? 

A lovestruck Romeo, sings the streets of serenade
Laying everybody low with a love song that he made
Find a convenient streetlight, and steps out of the shade
He says something like, "You and me, babe -how about it?"

Mayday and Jon

I love these songs for many reasons. They're piano-y, they say my 

name and are therefore about my life (haha), the lyrics are great, 

they're slow, and just a great songs. 

Granted, a bit depressing, but such is life. :)

Disregard the video... I don't really get it. But it's the only youtube I could

find of the song.

"*Caity* stands at the top of the stairs
As she's leaving her father stares
What has she come to? Another boy she runs to tonight
Powerless he just shakes his head
Disappointed and off to bed
But he won't be sleeping cause the hours she's keeping are not right
She's asking a question, how will I be
After this next one eventually leaves me
How can a man be all that they say when all that I know
Is men run away?
I think I lose just a little bit of me in every man that I see"

Road trippin'

I love to pack. I love putting everything in a suitcase/duffel bag/box/whatever. It's like playing real live Tetris. Everything fits in with everything else and there are little spaces that things can go in and perfect fits for books and movies... ahhh it's so satisfying! The other side of it is that I love to unpack. Taking everything out of the boxes/suitcases etc. and put it all in a certain place. Every trinket, book, picture, piece of clothing, whatever has a specific place that it belongs. Every time I come home I put all my stuff in the exact same place it was in the last time I was here, and the time before that. It really makes all the difference. I can't stand having boxes and clothes and just stuff around. I like it clean and organized with everything in its place. I am a pack rat, so it does make things a bit more interesting, haha. I have so much STUFF that I can't bring myself to get rid of so I just keep accumulating random little things that I feel like I can't live without. What if I need it?! You never know. 

Also, on this 11hr trip from Provo, UT to Concord, CA I was able to drive it all  with my daddy. And yeah, I call him daddy still even though I'm 20yrs old. Not all the time, but I do. I don't care. Anyway, we were driving and chillin' and talkin' and havin' a good time. A couple hours into it I started realizing how alike we are. I mean, I always knew I was a daddy's girl. I have been forever. I was the little sister that would dig up worms and throw them at Blake because he would freak out. It was awesome. He's such a neat/clean freak and I like to get dirty and do crazy things. I changed my car battery by myself and I loved it. (In case you hadn't heard... hahaha.) Anyway. On the drive it was just a lot more apparent how much I take after his mannerisms. Here's a short list of the things I can remember...

-We finger tap. To any beat at all. The weather stripping around my windshield came off and was tapping against the driver side window and both of us just started nodding with the beat. Any song that came on the radio/ipod we both finger tapped the drum and/or guitar parts. It was kind weird actually.

-We both have song ADD. Can't listen to the same song for more than about 30 seconds. Unless it's a really good one then we have to sing along. Loudly and off-key.

-We both are incredibly inclined to road rage. We definitely get irritated easily while on the road. Everyone else is stupid and we're the only ones who know how to drive well. Hahaha...

-We both drive with our knees sometimes.

-We both love duct tape and sincerely believe that good quality duct tape can be used to fix anything. 

-We mock people for the same things. At the same time. And then laugh.

-Neither of us like nail polish. I think this is just something I learned from him directly. Never wore it growing up and now I can't have it on for more than 12 hours before I feel icky and have to remove it.

That's about it for now. All I can remember at this moment at least. But still. It's awesome. We both also laugh at ridiculous things a lot. Things that aren't funny. But ARE funny. To us. Needless to say, my dad is basically a 21yr old boy. And it love it. I love my dad so much.

Quotes from Mom

My mom would print out quotes periodically and tape them to my mirror at home. I loved it. These are my favorites...

They might not need me;... but they might.

I'll let my head be just in sight:

A smile as small as mine might be,

Precisely their necessity.

-Emily Dickinson

People are often unreasonable, illogical, and self-centered;

Forgive them anyway.

If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives;

Be kind anyway.

If you are successful, you will win some false friends and some true enemies;

Succeed anyway.

If you are honest and frank, people may cheat you;

Be honest and frank anyway.

What you spend years building, someone could destroy overnight;

Build anyway.

If you find serenity and happiness; there may be jealousy;

Be happy anyway.

The good you do today, people will often forget tomorrow;

Do good anyway.

Give the world the best you have, and it may never be enough;

Give the world the best you've got anyway.

You see, in the final analysis, it is between you and God;

It was never between you and them anyway. 

-Mother Theresa 

Pencil and Paper

Sooo... While I was in London a year ago I started drawing for real, instead of just doodles and scrapbooking. And this is what came of it. 

This is one of the first pictures I actually drew with intent. We went to Paris for the day and I just really liked this statue. Look familiar? I hope so... Hahaha.

I'm just a big fan of graffiti. I dunno why. This doesn't even say anything. It's just neat. 

Can you read it? This one actually does say something. Haha

Self-portrait. :)

Inspired by Salvador Dali's Rose

Dannielle's favorite flower

Princesess <3

Anastasia

I'm actually kinda mad about this one. The hand was hard to draw. And I'm irritated that I used any colors. On the bright side, you can tell that I made the princess look like ME.. heh heh.. 

Oh, and I know the face-less-ness is a bit creepy, but I actually really like it like that. I'm not sure why. And faces are just hard to draw perfectly. I think it's better without them. Hahaha. 

Family

I sure love 'em. 

Blake, Dad, Mom, me, Grant and Sarah

Older (better) girl cousins/moms/aunts with Grandma and Grandpa

Little Grant on Big Grant's (Biggie's) shoulders

Meg on mine

<3

Blake and me in Salt Lake 

He still looks like a missionary... haha

Sarah, me, Meg and Grant

in the treehouse.

They love me. :)

Dad and Sarah at Disneyland!!

I like this one a lot.

Little Grant, Blake, me and Sarahhhh

Christmas Card from the year Blake was in Argentina

Whoever doesn't love this picture is stupid. 

Look at Olivia's face!! Bahahahaha..

Meg and Erica.

Meg already has the attitude of a 13yr old.

Spencer!! He loves me so much.

I'm his favorite. :) 

Grant and me at an A's game last summer. 

5 yrs younger and 5 inches taller!

Wayyy old picture. 

Me holding Spencer and Sarah on the boat.

Loooove the boat.

Meg and Sarah playing "Project Runway" 

with Olivia.

Sometimes we get a little bit ridiculous...

Erica, Anna and me at Forever 21 in SF

Kimee and me in her dorm freshman year. 

We were randomly put in the same hall!

We ate a HUGE pizza this night, btw.

Hahahah. Me and Kimee when were little.

We didn't get along very well.

Can you tell by my face?

It's okay, we're friends now. :)

Mom and Sarah! 

Mom, Blake and me on a ferry-ish ride thing at Iguazu Falls right in between Brazil, Argentina, and Paraguay. We were driven straight up underneath the waterfalls. Drenched. The ponchos did absolutely nothing. (Dad took the picture.)

Pre-waterfall-drenching. So pretty!

Sometimes weird girls take pictures of themselves in my room.

Without me. 

Hahahahaha

Sarah, me, Meg on the golf cart at home.

We like to go fast. 

Heh.

Spencer, Grant, Meg, me

Mac Photobooth ROCKS

Mom and me at Disneyland :)

Bahahaha. We're related. Can you tell?

Home, sweet, home.

<3