Happy Friday, my dears!
Woke up this morning and TOTALLY thought it was Saturday. When I realized it wasn't, I was okay with it because it's Friday! Another Friday! Whoo-hoo!!!
I got home from work and helped Glen make a batch of Vodka and Tonics (we didn't want the tonic water from 4th of July to go flat, you know!). Now Glen's watching Stargate and I'm learning to play Somewhere Over the Rainbow on the ukulele. Not the Wizard of Oz version but this version by Israel Kamakawiwo'ole. Love love love it. I mostly remember the song from ER when Dr. Greene died. Boy did I cry at that episode. Like sobbing cried. I remember I had stopped watching ER but happened to tune in to it and it was the episode when Dr. Greene goes to Hawaii and he's so sick and his daughter is sneaking his Vicodin and then he collapses and then he dies and then I cried and cried and cried. Israel's version of this song completely sooths my soul way way way way way down deep. Not sure why..no...wait...I know why. I love that song because it makes me cry...it forces me to cry. It's an involuntary cry. But it's a good cry, you know? A thankful cry. A cleansing cry. And when I'm done, I'm just a little bit happier. :-)
So I have a few fun things to share with you over the weekend! I got my fatbook pages done for one of the swaps I'm doing for Art and Soul. S'WHEAT! I'll get those posted tomorrow.
I also got my Moo cards! That only took one week. And they came all the way from the UK! Wow! I am so impressed. Unfortunately, I'm pursuing trying to get one of the images reprinted. I cropped it real close to a word and then when they printed it, it cut off a letter. Not good. I'm hoping to get it all worked out. They claim to be nice as kittens and since kittens are pretty nice, I'm optimistic they'll be able to take care of me. :-)
Oh dear, I had 2 Fridays too. I'm anxiously waiting to see your moo cards and fat book pages. How you doin?
Posted by: Sharon @ Norah's | July 06, 2007 at 08:23 PM
That episode was a killer!!! I think that song made it even sadder, it was so beautiful!!! Can't wait for a Michelle concert
Posted by: CLaudine | July 07, 2007 at 07:17 AM
Love Iz! Discovered him while in Hawaii 6 years ago (came home & downloaded tons of Hawaiian music---lots of his too) & that particular song I remember from the Sean Connery movie Finding Forrester (think they played it at the end?) So cool you're learning how to play it---I HAVE to sing it when it comes on... ;)!
Posted by: Jana | July 07, 2007 at 01:31 PM
My mom was a gin and tonic girl, and I came to appreciate them. Nice clean taste. I don't think I've had one in years and years, though.
That song is AMAZING! I'm so impressed that you're learning it, esp since I myself don't know how to play it. I am practising uke, though. I'm learning "All I Ask of You" from Phantom. Today I thought of you when I saw a school lunch box with a vintage picture of a brunette leaning back against a tree, playing ukulele :)
Posted by: Lilli | July 07, 2007 at 04:28 PM