You know what's the best? When you're watching a show, and the commercials start, and you realize it's recorded and you can fast forward.

Second best? Watching DVDs of a TV show, and it fades to black for the commercial and then fades right back up to picture. There's that moment of dread...and then sweet, sweet relief.

Love it!

Whenever I'm having a bad day, or a good day, or even just a blah day, I blast this song and feel instantly amazing.

I had a rough time a little bit ago, and it's not exactly better but I've decided to feel better about it. And I got some great news today (new job! that doesn't require a uniform!) and it's sunny outside!

Sometimes I don't understand why certain commercials are funny, and I don't know whether it's because I just don't get it, or because they aren't funny.

I'm home in PA! I wish I could say I'm doing something super exciting, but the truth is I'm watching Scrubs. My folks are asleep, and I don't really have anything else to do...

It's an episode where they play a bunch of clips from previous episodes, set to music.

It makes me wish I could make a 'best-of' video of my life, with my favorite moments set to music based on the mood.

I think I'll have to settle for making some fun videos this summer with my free time (which is most of my time).

Have you ever seen Fly Away Home? It's one of my favorite movies. Ever. I'm not sure when I first saw it, but since then it's become a mother/daughter movie for me and my mom. (In fact, I shipped a DVD copy to her for Mother's Day.)

There's a Mary Chapin Carpenter song, "10,000 Miles," that is played towards the end of the film, and it's another favorite of mine. This might sound weird, but there is something really warm about the way it sounds. I wish I had a vinyl version of it (and a record player...).

Not much to say about The Weepies. Love this song, love the band, love it all.

Remember that time I finished my first year of grad school?

That was this week.

This semester kicked my trash. Seriously. Between disappearing to Park City for Sundance, to silly personal drama, to work intensive classes involving group work (which I hate), this was a really tough semester for me, and I am soooo glad to be seeing the end of it.

It's very surreal to be 1/3 through my MFA. It feels like I just arrived in Utah yesterday, and I can't believe it's been 9 months.

In 10 days I'll be going home to PA for a week! I haven't seen my parents since I moved out here, it's the longest we've ever been apart. I'm a pretty big fan of them, so I can't wait to see them.

For now, I'm going to enjoy the sunny weather and the fact that I'm done!

It's only 9:02 and my day is already a disaster!

Woke up and my left eye is red and irritated.
Went to transfer footage for my documentary and discovered...it's gone!
Got disconnected from the internet, and I've been uploading my final project (for my final today) for hours...and now I have to start over.

I'm a little scared about what the rest of the day will be like.

I try not to miss music Monday because I (obviously) really love music.

However...in light of the announcement made yesterday, I thought I'd post some really powerful words (without music) instead.