one of coldplay’s tracks on their newest album features my second favorite instrument ever. any guesses? errrp. the correct answer is, hammer dulcimer! the song is called “lovers in japan” and today i seriously listened to the beginning part multiple times in a row. i do the same with the rich mullins song, “creed.” my favorite part on that song is when the music stops all of a sudden… and then the hammer dulcimer comes in again. love it.
speaking of rich mullins, did you know we were born in the same hospital? reid memorial hospital in richmond, indiana.
speaking of being born, did you know my birthday is next wednesday!? because it is.
speaking of… just kidding.
i all of a sudden had this random memory of when i was in first grade and i got on the bus and told someone i knew how to spell the word “shampoo.” that morning before school, i decided to memorize how to spell it. and then the chap didn’t believe me so i spelled it for him. i should say that this memory just came about because i was going to write a haiku about guava and i was thinking of words that rhymed with guava and then i was thinking of words that rhymed with haiku – and shampoo popped in my head first. …and now you get a glimpse of how my brain works. moral of the story? rinse, lather, memorize. — hey, so if i’m thinking about shampoo can i claim i’m thinking clean thoughts?
in a few hours, i have my weekly date with my father via video skype. i always make sure to have a pen and paper handy because he says the most off the wall things. it’s wonderful.
speaking of off the walls things, one of my favorite things a one, bradley hamilton has ever said took place last week:
Bradley: i was thinking about it and i realized something. i have always loved two things in life
Bradley: batman
Bradley: and musicals
Danielle Meo: haha it’s so true!
Bradley: because on my first day of kindergarten
Bradley: i wore a joker t-shirt and i had a wizard of oz lunchbox
Danielle Meo: HAHAHA brilliant!
i think that is hilarious! i remember the first time i met bradley, it was in the music wing at cbc (not ccu), and he was wearing a “Cats” t-shirt. i think our convo went something like this:
Me: cats, huh? do you like that musical?
Bradley: yes, i’ve seen it a billion times.
Me: cool. a few of my dance teachers were in Cats.
[end scene]
have a nice tuesday!
