Soundtrack to my life… / trying to distract myself from my pain…

i ripped this one off from emily at The Sassy Lime! These things are super fun. if my life was a movie… what would my soundtrack be?

so, here’s how it works: 1.) open your music library.  2.) put it on shuffle.  3.) press play.  4.)  for every question, type the song that’s playing.  5.) when you go to a new question, press the next button.  6.) don’t lie and try to pretend you’re cool.

opening credits: “We’re All In This Together” - Old Crow Medicine Show.  Pretty chill song, a nice message.

waking up: “Jessica” - Graham Colton Band.  Hmm. They have a song called “Waking Up”, that would have been more appropriate. However, for this song, the second line is “why am I not sleeping in your bed?”

first day at school: “From A Balance Beam” - Bright Eyes. This song is on a random mix from a friend, so I don’t know it very well… I don’t really think it has much to do with school, but I just looked up the lyrics, and found some lines that are very appropriate for me/fellow headache peeps:

                                Now I’m staring at the sun, waiting for it to explode
Because a day is gonna come, don’t know when but it will come
And we’ll finally know the way out of here

in love: “Dark Eyes Blue” - Brian Bergeron.  He’s a local MA artist, very cool.

fight song: “Glass Waltz” - Vertical Horizon.  It’s not exactly a fight song, more of a song about the delicate dance that can happen within relationships when it comes to discussions and worry about the future.

breaking up: “Hundred” - The Fray. “ Cause we have spoken everything /Everything short of I love you.”

Prom: “Gelt Melts” - The LeeVees.  Hahaha… This is a Chanukah song… but I guess if your prom happened to be during the holiday season, it would be fine! And I love Chanukah.  And Gelt.

life’s ok: “Son’s Gonna Rise” - Citizen Cope with Santana.  I really like this song, a good edition to a driving mix.

mental breakdown: “Just Friends” - Gavin DeGraw.  Not a breakdown song for me, but I can see how someone may get upset at hearing this song after hearing from someone that they have a crush on that they want to be “just friends”. maybe?

driving: “Come And Get Me” - Timbaland (feat. Tony Yayo & 50 Cent).  Timbaland’s new cd is great for driving!

flashback: “Bouncin’ Round the Room” - Phish.  This actually does serve as a flashback for me!  When I was a freshman in high school a friend of mine who was in our freshmen men’s choir made an a capella mix TAPE for me, and there was a version of this song on that tape.  I think I played that tape until it couldn’t be played anymore.

getting back together: “Bul Ma Min” -Orchestra Baobob (w/ Dave Matthews and Trey Anastasio).  This is a fun group from Senegal that recently got back together after many years apart… this is an upbeat song, so i think it fits the bill

birth of child: “This Means You” - Talib Kweli (w/ Hi-Tek and Mos Def).   “You, need, to, get, up, right, now and, move, with, this, yes, this, means, you.”   Haha… not exactly an “I’m having a baby” song, but there’s an idea of getting up and moving… to the hospital?  I think I would request a new song if I could!

wedding: “Kit Kat Jam” - Dave Matthews Band.  Not exactly the DMB song I would imagine getting married to…

final battle: “Airport Song” - Guster.   “Who’s your daddy? I’m your daddy now.”  Yeahh, take that, foo!

death scene: “Be My Baby” - The Ronettes.   Whoops, iTunes.  Not quite a death scene. Moving on…

funeral song: “We Can Make It Better” - Kanye West (Ft. Talib Kweli, QTip, Common).  Wow, way to go once again.  Wouldn’t a funeral be a little late to make things better?  Just a little???

end credits: “Grace Is Gone” - Dave Matthews Band.   “Excuse me please, one more drink… can you make it strong, ’cause I don’t need to think…”   Alright, I guess that if we’ve already had the funeral, people can cry over me at the bar over some drinks…

Whew!

 

Owww.

I just had the WORST SHARP PAINS that I have had in weeks. Literally.

Just 5 minutes ago, for about 3 minutes straight, I stood against the wall in the kitchen (just because that’s where I was when it hit) and grabbed my head and keeled over.

As fast as it came over me, it went away.  I’m exhausted from it, as if I am a battery that had power zapped from it.

I can’t go to bed yet, however… I still have some pain, and I can just feel that it will be too hard to fall asleep with it… I’ll just have to “wait it out” with the tv/computer and distract myself for a little while until the pain lessens and I can try to slip into bed and to sleep before the pain grows (I could watch tv in bed until I fall asleep, but my boyfriend is already goin to sleep - he has to wake up early for work).

This type of post is the type that i don’t normally expect to be able to post right after the fact…  I’m glad I’m able to share this experience, especially for those who aren’t familiar with NDPH.  I guess tonight’s “quick sharp pain” can be compared to a migraine, but I just didn’t have any of the “extras” that go along with it - no aura, no nausea, no sensitivities to anything, etc.

It just comes whenever.

This is why it can be so hard to make plans, to know when I can really drive a long distance, or how I’ll feel for a whole day walking around our favorite city. I have NO IDEA if I’m going to have a problem, very similar to my migraine friends.

And… yeah. It’s messing with my concentration right now. I think I better wrap this entry up.  Just wanted to share so others could get a feel (at least not literally) of what can happen 1+++ times during my day. Everyday.