So, I was busy putting out fire after fire at work, one of which being adding a little visual flair to some original holiday jingles that will be debuted tomorrow at the holiday party, when I had a flashback to singing Christmas carols with my mother and my sister Traci. I don’t think I’ve done that with anybody else. I mean, the memory is so vivid. The only thing in the townhouse giving off light is the Christmas tree, us huddled on the couch with my mother leading us in the singing. Thinking back on it, that’s the type of memory I never want to lose, for everything that it represents, y’know? My mother was so genuinely happy, and as a child, I didn’t get it. But she was sharing a tradition with us that we could pass on to ours.

I always liked the carols, but they weren’t that big of a deal to me really. But my mother is the reason why “The Little Drummer Boy” has such a soft spot in my heart. Here I can barely remember the words, but the melody, and my mother’s voice, ring perfectly in my ears even now. I hope that I’m blessed enough to have that: to be able to hold my children close, huddled in the darkness with festive lights (I’m not really into tree as an adult), and revel in the closeness of family. To know they’re mine for all time, even when they grow older and start living their own lives. My mother…singing Christmas carols on Christmas eve, is my magic memory for the holidays; the one that warms my heart and makes me smile.

On another note, I seriously hope Joaqin Phoenix isn’t trying to catch up with his brother River Phoenix. This interview was a bit weird. Dave was a bit of an ass for doing that though—it was funny, but he could have held it down and done the interview straight (which may have been just as funny).

Dec. 7, 2009, 6:44 AM EST

NEW YORK (AP) -- As far as one-hit wonders go, Daniel Powter is king of them all — for this decade, at least.
Powter, whose hit "Bad Day" reigned on top of the Billboard pop charts for
five weeks in 2006, was named as the decade's top one-hit wonder by
Billboard.

The magazine describes one-hit wonders as acts whose second hit did not reach
the top 25; they only included acts from 2000 to 2007, since someone from last
year might just be taking a break.

Decade in Review: Music | Movies | TV

No. 2 on their list is the Terror Squad for "Lean Back"; No. 3
is Crazy Town with "Butterfly"; No. 4 is MIMS with "This Is Why I'm Hot"; and
No. 5 is D4L — remember them? — with "Laffy Taffy."

So yeah--this was a little jawn I wrote a while back. I wisely kept this to myself.

I admit the approach was imperfect
But please respect that I watched you from the moment you entered the train
Wordless
And I fancy myself as something of a wordsmith
But any tribute I could pay to how I was entranced by you would be worthless
For certain
The approach left something to be desired
But it was you that I so strongly admired that I had to stop you
Just to know your name
Ashamed to admit I had nothing of consequence to say
Fumbling over the exchange of names, words wound up getting in the way
Thinking I just may be able to rectify the matter in a couple of days
Hoping you understood that it was not my aim to game you
I just got the vibe that you were a good woman
So why shouldn’t a good man attempt to claim you
So yes, I did come incorrect
But yet I never showed you any form of disrespect
I asked your name because I really wanted to know you
Hopeful that I could somehow get to show you that Prince Charming is a myth
Yet his legend could never compare to this
Dare I risk being too bold?
Or might I note that thy countenance is too cold and you avoid my gaze like a foe of old?
Perhaps you need nothing more than good company to heat you
And if indeed you have a man, perhaps he doesn’t know how to treat you
For shouldn’t it be his intent to make you smile fondly whenever you think of he?
See you leave me focused on naught else but you when you cross my eyesight’s view
More simply put
I like you
To write this feels right too
Or else it would not have been written
And I don’t waste words on those that don’t have me smitten
So, if in this moment you doubt my sincerity
And these words provide no further clarity
We can cordially smile if in some chance we happen to cross paths
Or, I could try to find ways to make you laugh (you have a gorgeous smile)
So yes, my introduction was lacking
And could have used more conversational backing
But that was because in the moment
Heart pounding in my ears
I didn’t quite know what to say in truth
The words wouldn’t come to me
So I hope that these words
Although no substitute
Will somehow do


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