Hello.

I'm working on several things. I have my computer back though!

And it's a little belated, and I have several things to show you still. But hopefully this will do for now.


I mean it. Thanks for reading my blog. Even though I mostly write it for myself--it's nice to have friends.

In the meantime, get excited for PART II of how we met, and another announcement. (No, I'm not going to have a baby.) (Thanks for asking.)

I've got some 'splaining to do.

Ok. So I faked you out. I'm back. And what better day to come back than 09.09.09?

The truth is, I thought a lot about what to do. Blogging is such a silly thing--I put guilt on myself for not writing, but I also really dislike posting stuff about which I don't feel passionate. I thought about deleting this, and it didn't feel right. I'm not done here yet.

The truth is, I was having a really bad day that day. I was just sick of everything.

The truth is, I'm just kind of tired. Of a lot of things. But I'm going to keep writing, even if it's just for me. Because I've realized I need it more than anyone else. I need to write things, get it out, if only to let myself know that everything's going to be ok, or to remind myself of how good life is, or to remind myself to keep dreaming. You can read it, or you can skip it. I don't care at this point.

So, I'm back. With a new attitude and a new title, and I'm going to try to be brave. I know I'm kind of a pansy, but I'm ok with that.

I have a lot of photos to share with you. I'll be back with them later. Ta-ta for now.

Just Because

I'm a naturally curious person. I like to know from where people's blog names come. Mine are random, and they usually have to do with song lyrics.

For example, goldfish sea is a tiny part of a lyric from a song by Kate Walsh. It's called "Goldfish." I was going to use it for my blog header, but it's actually sort of a depressing song--at least the idea of living in a goldfish sea. I suppose I'm not that original, and so what? I have my own things that make me unique, and I have gotten to the point that I don't care/want to care what people think.

"And I could leave this goldfish sea
And I could start to believe in me
And after the sun the rain would fall
But I wouldn’t mind at all..."

I kept the title because by the time I realized it could be depressing, I liked it and didn't want to change the URL or think of something else. So it stuck... and here we are. [Side note: my husband said the other day that he figured it out, and it's supposed to be "goldfishy," like a little kid would say, but that's not it--I hadn't even thought of that, though that's clever.]

It's a pretty good song, though if you don't like mellow music, you probably won't like Kate Walsh. Her music reminds me so intensely of the day before I got married. When I listen to her cd, it's like I'm right there, picking up last minute things for the day that would follow... It's weird how music can take people back so quickly and profoundly to a vivid memory.

The title of my blog is from a song by Greg Laswell, called "What a Day." This song was one of my favorites in the last year... and I quite like Greg Laswell. I can listen to this song over and over [almost as much as "Death and All His Friends"] and I don't get tired of it.

The thing is, I stopped writing in a blog format for a while because I just couldn't do it anymore... I couldn't keep writing, knowing that everything I wrote would be ridiculed. I feel like this blog is a tiny beginning, and I like that. I sort of like the anonymity I have.

I also like that it's just me. My housband has no interest in writing here. I've asked his input before on certain things, and he usually just jokes with me, which is completely ok. We get along well because we don't take each other too seriously.

I like that it's my blog, I write about what I want--my life, my experiences... and though not everything is fabulous and extremely unique, they're the things I do, and how I live. AND it includes songs I like... so there you have it.

Anyway, here's my blog. Voila!