Mood Music Mondays - Bat For Lashes....

I'm blaming the rain for my music choice today.  It was a long weekend full of blankety gray skies and drizzle.  Still, there's nothing quite like taking a drive in the rain, pulling to the side of a lonely rode, turning off the engine, leaning the driver's seat all the way back, closing your eyes and just listening to the pelting raindrops all around you.

It's almost surreal.  And probably why this song seemed appropriate for my mood at the time.  Words like "ethereal" and "atmospheric" sprung to mind as I listened.  And the only way to listen to this song, in my humble opinion, is loud - eyes closed, body loose, and just let it move you.

It's Bat For Lashes' "Daniel":

Love it or hate it - it's just got something.  :)  And that's what I have for you today.  Happy Monday and have a great day of writing out there!

3M - In which I-Tunes becomes a Magic 8-ball...kind of...

First of all - just wanted to wave a BIG HELLO to all my new followers and fellow crusaders!  *waves*  :)  The buzz and support from Rach's fabulous crusade has just been wonderful.  Trust me - the rest of my Monday will be dedicated to following/following back.  My pleasure, of course!

In other news...  So, I've had a wicked case of writer's block lately.  I've been reading, I've been blogging, but I've written, oh, maybe a paragraph or two in the last week or three.  I open up my MS and can only re-read what's already there or stare at a blinking cursor.  Not fun.

I tried turning to other artistic media for inspiration, but my Veronica Mars DVD marathon this weekend, despite its witty banter, didn't quite do it for me.  I'm sitting here and aside from what I'm typing, my mind is rather blank.  Argh!  You hate writer's block when it happens, right?  And if it never happens to you, well...you suck you're very lucky.

So, I'm turning to another artistic medium to see if it will crack this hazy brown brick in my brain.  My I-tunes library.  I figure all the songs in it are there for a reason.  They've inspired me in some way.  My approach is initially for fun - but, I encourage you all to play along.  (*and if you don't have I-tunes, any music library/collection will do)

Today - I-Tunes shuffle will serve as a writer's block magic 8-ball.  Kind of. 

The idea behind the 8-ball is to tell the future in a vague, could-really-apply-to-anything manner.  I-tunes shuffle, obviously, will give different results.  *However - this is by no means a guide to the future writing in my MS.  It's merely to get the creative juices flowing.  If nothing else - I might have fun figuring out how to make my villain use....*pauses to shuffle*... "There She Goes" by Sixpence None the Richer to his/her advantage...

OK - so my random MS question of the day?  "I will find inspiration regarding the relationship between MC and (bleeped-out specific relative) by listening to...*again, pauses to shuffle*... Peter Murphy's "Cuts You Up".  Hmmm....interesting...(a tad disturbing, maybe)...but interesting.

OK, now it's your turn.  Any part of your current work giving you some trouble?  Ask a question and Shuffle It!  And please let me know what song you end up with?

Happy Mood Music Monday!

Monday's Mood Music Choice - Foolish Heart

I must have love on the brain or something...sorry.  I'll break it up for a minute and type, "Woo Hoo Packers!!"  For the 1 football game a year that I actually watch in its entirety, it was a pretty good game!  And I imagine erica & christy are ecstatic ~ :)  And my favorite commercial?  The Dorito's one with the grandpa - too funny!!!  WHAT WAS YOURS?

Now to the music - here's what I've got for you.  AND - you must confess!!  How many of you have sat alone somewhere, your car, you bedroom, in the tub, outside on a rainy day, etc. and listened to this song?



It's ok.  You can tell me.  It will be our little secret...

Happy (or sad, now that I've dredged up a painful break-up memory for you...) Monday!