Post #604: Regina Spektor - "Fidelity" - Begin to Hope

It feels so wonderful to be back, my dearest Blogland readers!  I think it was pivotal for me to step away, however, in order to realize just how much I truly needed this blog.  I don't think I'll be leaving you again anytime soon.  It's also such a relief to no longer restrict myself to one day of posting.  I think I'll quite enjoy being able to jump on here at random times and unload my thoughts.

So, I've been on a big Regina Spektor kick lately.  As I mentioned in a previous post, despite hearing her name quite frequently, I never truly bothered to check out her music until I heard a few of her tunes in the film, (500) Days of Summer.

Interestingly enough, when I read up a little about today's song on Wikipedia, I discovered that it was inspired by the film, High Fidelity; that makes total sense - I see the connection:

 "Spektor wrote the song while watching the movie High Fidelity, which is based on a book by Nick Hornby."

Speaking of films, I think I'll take myself to the movies today.  I had wanted to check out the film, Paper Towns, when it was released way back in the middle of summer, but I never got around to it.  I see that it's still playing at the local dollar theater, which just so happened to be the hottest movie theater in town when I was still in high school... It's amazing how things change over the years, huh?

I foresee a trip to the book store today, as well.  So, yesterday, I was in a meeting with an 85-year-old client who is worth over $10 million.  Clients like that typically turn my stomach and bore me to tears because most of them are so vapid and just downright tedious.  This lady was so different... inspirational even!  We got on the topic of reading once my attorney stepped out of the meeting in order to jump on a conference call.  She told me that after her husband passed away, the one true joy in life that she still held on to was reading.  She told me that she reads at least one book a day.  She enjoys nonfiction - mainly autobiographies and biographies.  I shared with her that I preferred memoirs and British fiction.  She claimed to be one of the only people who still had a library card.  I told her that was untrue because I, too, am in possession of a library card.  She didn't even believe me at first.  I had to go get it from my wallet to prove it to her.  She was so down-to-earth, and she was so sharp and witty for an 85-year-old.  I aspire to be like her when I'm that age.  She told me to never let go of my love for reading... I promised her that I wouldn't.  So, yes, I feel that a trip to the book store is in order after yesterday's encounter.

Who knows where else the day will take me... White Rock Lake, La Madeleine, Steak n' Shake (they finally opened one nearby!!), Goodwill, Target, World Market???  Oftentimes, the best thing I can do for myself in this humdrum world is just to let the day take me...

I will also include two others by Regina Spektor called "Better" and "Samson".

Until next time...

XOXOXO 
Anastasia

Shake it up

I never loved nobody fully
Always one foot on the ground
And by protecting my heart truly
I got lost
In the sounds

I hear in my mind
All of these voices
I hear in my mind
All of these words
I hear in my mind
All of this music
And it breaks my heart
And it breaks my heart
And it breaks my ha-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah-aart
And it breaks my ha-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah-aart

Suppose I never, ever met you
Suppose we never fell in love
Suppose I never ever let you
Kiss me so sweet
And so sah-ah-ah-ah-oft

Suppose I never, ever saw you
Suppose we never, ever called
Suppose I kept on singin' love songs
Just to break
My own fall
Just to break my fa-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah-aall
Just to break my fa-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah-aall
Just to break my fa-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah-aall
Break my fall
Break my fall

All my friends say
That of course
It's gonna get be'er
Gonna get be'er
Be'er, be'er, be'er, be'er
Better, better, better, ohhh...

I never loved nobody fully
Always one foot on the ground
And by protecting my heart truly
I got lost
In the sounds

I hear in my mind
All of these voices
I hear in my mind
All of these words
I hear in my mind
All of this music
And it breaks my heart
And it breaks my heart

I hear in my mind
All of these voices
I hear in my mind
All of these words
I hear in my mind
All of this music
And it breaks my heart
And it breaks my heart
It breaks my ha-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah-aart
And it breaks my ha, ah, ah, ah, art
And it breaks my ha-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah-aart
And it breaks my heart
Breaks my heart
And it breaks my heart
And it breaks my heart
And it breaks my heart
And it breaks my heart