Open Eyes, Ears, Heart

I'm not sure what's happening, but somehow some things stand out to me a lot more recently. Lines in songs, quotes, happenings, things that I'd love to talk about, but due to my shocking memory, by the time I get to blog about it, I'll have forgotten what it is that I wanted to talk about! I used to have someone to share the moment with, but that's not really possible now. But while I remember some of it...

I saw a few things in Melbourne that I'd never noticed before, or thought were new, but apparently are not. Like some shops along Sydney Road, some things in the city, stuff like that. Ben said my eyes were open coz I'd been away, and perhaps that's true. But perhaps it was too late for me to be taking a new outlook on things.

I liked Madonna's material from the 80's, but I think since I started taking an interest in pop music (around 11 or 12, late bloomer) I haven't been too impressed. Not sure why. But I'm pretty addicted to the new single. Perhaps it's because she's collaborating with Timbaland and JT; I seem to have a thing for music they produce and record on their own and in collaboration with other artistes. I have to say, though, that I'm not too sure about wearing the nude-coloured corset Madonna had on in the music video for the song. Exactly what fashion trend is she trying to start there?

Seriously, though, I am listening to music that I didn't think I'd enjoy. Not that I never thought I'd enjoy it, just that I don't think I ever listened to some of the stuff enough to actually get used to it. I never seem to have enough time to listen to music. I don't often walk around with an MP3 player blasting music into my ears. I usually prefer listening to people around me and observing people rather than being lost in my own world. And because I'm usually unable to work with music on (tend to get into the music a bit too much, even classical music, once I'm familiar with it). Back to music I didn't enjoy. Lately, I find myself a fan of Coldplay's Violet Hill. Would not have thought it possible that I'd enjoy a Coldplay song so much. Bloc Party's good. That one I didn't have time to listen to when I first got it. Now it's a regular on my work playlist, because it's heavy enough that I can listen to it when I want to block out noise, or an just feeling grumpy, yet it's not like techno and trance, where the bass pounds so hard that I can't hear myself think.

A sample of the quotes/lines of late that have popped up when I least expect them, or that I've heard before but really caught my attention when I heard them in the past month:

"The thing about love, is that I never saw it coming. It kinda crept up to me by surprise"

"It's kinda funny how life can change; can turn 180 in a matter of days"

"Love is a journey, not a destination"

At the moment, top of the playlist is Leona Lewis' Better in Time, and David Cook's Always be My Baby, because the lyrics strike a chord at the moment. All of the latter's lyrics just ring so true, except "inevitably, you'll be back again" coz that is not inevitable, and 'I know that you'll be back", though I wish it was true. I wish it so hard it hurts.

One lesson to carry for a lifetime, though, is if you care about something, you don't just give up. You just don't.