she said, "you have a bad attitude..." (qotd:081107)

continuing in the vein of yesterday’s quote of the day, i came across another song i love. i have diana krall’s version of this (from her disc when i look in your eyes). its a song called “devil may care.”

while that may sound rude. sometimes you have to take that attitude. even if just for the sake of your own personal sanity.

i just wish i could really take this attitude all the time. especially the part about having no regrets. that’s tough! i wish i could live my life wholly and honestly enough to never have a day end wishing it was different.

“no cares for me
i'm happy as i can be
i learn to love and to live
devil may care

no cares and woes
whatever comes later goes
that's how i'll take and i'll give
devil may care

when the day is through, i suffer no regrets
i know that he who frets, loses the night
for only a fool, thinks he can hold back the dawn
he was wise to never tries to revise what's past and gone

live love today, let come tomorrow what may
don't even stop for a sigh, it doesn't help if you cry
that's how i’ll live and i'll die
devil may care”

if you are unfamiliar with the amazing voice of diana krall, please check her out. totally worth a spin even if you aren't into jazz/blues. which why aren't you? it the bee's knees, the cat's pajamas, the quick train from squaresville to hiptown kid-o! (translation: all the cool kids are doing it)

different drummer (qotd:081007)

i have the incredible fortune to have found the most supportive, amazing man on the planet. i’ve found he’d likely do anything for me. but it took half a lifetime to find him. and i had to wade through a lot of muck to get to him.

sometimes the road to your goals can be very lonely. they are very few people on this planet that will understand your need to do something away from the main stream. even those who profess sides with the deviants all seem to eventually sell their dreams for a small salary amongst the rat-racers.

in all my short life experiences i have found one thing to be true: that salary won’t bring happiness. the people i know in those jobs are still unhappy wit their lives and themselves. i left corporate america for a reason, and intend to never return. never look back.

and no one has ever accused me of the travesty of being normal...

so the only choice is obvious. live life. CREATE your happiness. do YOUR thing. LEAD! never follow. MAKE YOUR OWN KIND OF MUSIC!

and if you can make a buck doing it, it will be that much sweeter!

!!DISCLAIMER!! the less you care about what people think of you and your life, the more haters you will attract. they are desperate to bring you down. even your “friends” think its their job to “show you reality.” and get ready to be called crazy!

in the words sung by the diva mama cass (qotd):

“nobody can tell ya
there's only one song worth singin'
they may try and sell ya
'cause it hangs them up
to see someone like you

but you've gotta
make your own kind of music
sing your own special song
make your own kind of music
even if nobody else sings along

you're gonna be knowing
the loneliest kind of lonely
it may be rough going
just to do your thing's
the hardest thing to do

but you've gotta make your own kind of music
sing your own special song
make your own kind of music
even if nobody else sings along

so if you cannot take my hand,
and if you must be goin'
i will understand

you gotta make your own kind of music
sing your own special song
make your own kind of music
even if nobody else sings along”