It Was a Random Tuesday

I went to the dollar store with Starr today. I think it’s been at least 15 years since I’ve been to the dollar store. We, for different reasons, were sleep deprived and punchy. I had a great time. Not for the bargains, I didn’t find any, but because we were laughing, joking and being silly. Some of my favorite activities! The felt shamrock headband was modeled and photographed and then immediately vetoed…”erase that picture right now!!” she demanded…and I did.

I did find this while at the dollar store. Cute, but what the heck is Hollow Milk flavored?? Looks very plastic-y and gross.

Starr was looking for inexpensive items to create  her “little” baskets with. She is a big sister to a new sorority recruit/sister and a series of welcome baskets is part of the deal. It’s a sorority thing. I was along for the ride. The dollar store, Michaels, Target. By the time we made it to Target, I was done, silliness had given in to exhaustion. I really need more than three hours of sleep a night! I am not 20 years old anymore.

In other news, the state of Oklahoma recently chose “Do You Realize?” by The Flaming Lips as its official state ‘rock’ song.

mp3: “Do You Realize” – The Flaming Lips
Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots
The Flaming Lips Website

Do You Realize??

One of my daily visited music blogs, Everybody Cares, Everybody Understands, has a recurring feature where he posts YouTube videos of people doing covers of some of his favorite songs. Today he posted several videos of people covering “Do You Realize??” by The Flaming Lips. This song has been a favorite of mine for years, but I haven’t heard it in a while. As I was listening to the first video posted today, my first thought was “I like this idea”, my second thought as I started to get emotional was “I love this song, and it is so appropriate for the way I’ve been feeling lately.” I needed that today.

A reminder that we need to live life and love.

Do You Realize – that you have the most beautiful face
Do You Realize – we’re floating in space -
Do You Realize – that happiness makes you cry
Do You Realize – that everyone you know someday will die

And instead of saying all of your goodbyes – let them know
You realize that life goes fast
It’s hard to make the good things last
You realize the sun doesn’t go down
It’s just an illusion caused by the world spinning round

Do You Realize – Oh – Oh – Oh
Do You Realize – that everyone you know
Someday will die -

And instead of saying all of your goodbyes – let them know
You realize that life goes fast
It’s hard to make the good things last
You realize the sun doesn’t go down
It’s just an illusion caused by the world spinning round

Do You Realize – that you have the most beautiful face
Do You Realize

I found this remix just now: