Friday, December 31, 2004

Let's End It On This

Happy (Gregorian calendar) New Year to everybody! Although I do not really celebrate this occassion as "the" new year (I celebrate the Passover and Rosh Hashanah), I'm still anticipating this event (January 1) each year. I hope and pray that the coming year would provide us with some more blessings and lessons to ponder with as we draw closer to the time of the coming of our Lord Jesus.

At this point I'd like to thank all those who have been part of this blog (by commenting, tagging, and simply reading). Below are names of the people whom I am really greatful with for sharing their thoughts at least once on my posts (thru the Haloscan comment boxes):

Thanks for letting me know that I'm not blabbering to myself alone. Hehe. With this, I end 2004 and this blog called Tales from My Head. It doesn't mean, though, that I'll no longer be whining about "heady" stuff. My new blog goes right here.

Happy 2005! Pfft.

Wednesday, December 29, 2004

The B.O.M.B. 2004

It's not uncommon for some artists in the music industry to release a "greatest hits" record very early in their respective careers. Some of them would just wait until their singles are enough to fit in one CD. I'm not doing this in their tradition, really. I just find it fun to release a B.O.M.B (Best Of My Blog) list for 2004 for reasons which would be obvious in my next post.

Um, drumroll please...










Monday, December 27, 2004

Hard Drive Music

Because of I-Tunes, I never had the urgency to buy my own CD player. I could play all of my CDs in here without having to insert them everytime. I prefer this software better than Windows Media Player because of its Play Count feature which tracks how many times I've played each of the songs in my library.

Below are some of the songs most often played from my library. And the lyrics which make me want to sing and pretend to relate to it. Haha.

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1. I'm Gonna Be Alright (J.Lo featuring 50 Cent) - 23 times played
From: J-To-Tha-L-O!

I wanna be the reason you smile after you wipe your tears / The reason you have the courage to confront your fears

2. 'Til I Found You (Freestyle) - 21 times played
From: This Time

I used to think that I was fine / Oh, that I was doing okay / I didn't know that I was blind / I just went on along my way.

3. Faint (Linkin Park) - 18 times played
From: Meteora

I am a little bit insecure / a little unconfident / Cause you don't understand I do what I can but sometimes I don't make sense / I am what you never wanna say / but I've never had a doubt / It's like no matter what I do I can't convince you for once just to hear me out

4. The Color of Love (Boyz II Men) - 17 times played
From: Full Circle

Then an angel, out of the blue / Gave me the sense that I might make it through / And somehow I survived, with no rhyme or reason / And now I know I'll make it / Through the miracle of you

5. Could It Be Any Harder (The Calling) - 16 times played
From: Camino Palmero

You left me with goodbye and open arms / A cut so deep I don't deserve / Well, you were always invincible in my eyes / The only thing against us now is time

6. Wherever You Will Go (The Calling) - 15 times played
From: Camino Palmero

If a great wave shall fall / It would fall upon us all / Well I hope there's someone out there / Who can bring me back to you

7. Shackles [Praise You] (Mary Mary) - 15 times played
From: Thankful

Been through the fire and the rain / Bound in every kind of way / But God has broken every chain / So let me go right now

8. Cry Ophelia (Adam Cohen) - 14 times played
From: Songs from Dawson's Creek

Thank God for my bad memory / I've forgotten some of the stupid things that I've done / I've come to a little wisdom through a whole lot of failure / So I watch more carefully what rolls off my tongue

9. Like I Love You (Justin Timberlake) - 13 times played
From: Justified

You know / I used to dream about this when I was a little boy / I never thought it would end up this way / Drums... (Hey)

10. Nasaan (Nyoy Volante and Mannos) - 13 times played
From: Acoustic: Nyoy Volante and Mannos

Sabi mo'y ako hanggang muling magkita / Bakit ngayon nasa piling ng iba

11. Rainbow (South Border) - 13 times played
From: Episode III

Life's full of challenges / Not all the time we get what we want / But don't despair my dear / You'll take each trial / And you'll make it through the storm coz you're strong / My faith in you is clear

12. It's No Crime (Babyface) - 12 times played
From: Tender Lover

Why, it's no crime / If I'm guilty of love / Let me do my time / Why, it's no crime / Everybody needs love / And baby (so do I)

13. I'm Alright (Jars of Clay) - 12 times played
From: If I Left the Zoo

So cut below the surface and try hard not to notice / That I could be so foolish thinkin' I'm alright / I've got no one to hold me, I've got no one to carry / Everything inside of me that I won't let you see

14. There Goes the Neighborhood (Sheryl Crow) - 12 times played
From: The Very Best of Sheryl Crow

This is the movie of the screenplay / Of the book about a girl who meets a junkie / The messenger gets shot down / Just for carrying the message to a flunkie

15. Tea and Symphathy (Jars of Clay) - 11 times played
From: Much Afraid

So fare thee well / Words the bag of leaves that fill my head / I could taste the bitterness and call the waitress instead / She holds the answer, smiles and asks one teaspoon or two

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I've been tracking the play count for about six months already and the highest of them is still not that high. Variety is the reason.

Wow, many of the songs above are way to cheesy. Haha. It's a good thing I bought this headset with a mic. Now I could sing and record my voice while singing.