"Collide" By Howie Day/ My Friends' Wedding Song

"Collide" By Howie Day/ My Friends' Wedding Song
Current mood: touched

Hey There,
I forgot to add from yesterday's post about my friends' beautiful, meaningful wedding...they had a nice video that they made of each other...how they met, how they progressed...my fave line from the video is that they shot my friend's husband proposing to her in an old movie house and it was her birthday...he shot her a video of their relationship/courtship & at the end of the movie, he got down on his knee (old skool style, some say it's corny but I like the continuity it conveys, that people have done it before & people will do it after ...you are part of this great woven blanket stiching generations of couples together...I think it's nice) to propose but before he said that he told her, "Some people think that 9 1/2 years is a long time to date someone but I think it's only the beginning...I want to be with you 10 years from now, I want to be with you 20 years from now...heck, I want to be with you 50 years from now...so, will you marry me?" She sheepishly says, "Yes..." He's like, "What! Wait ...can you say that again, I didn't hear you?" She then yells "Yes!!!!!! Of course..." then jumps up on him & just throws his arms around him...great, wonderful, happy, touching moment...

Someone asked me why video tape it...god, 1st, you have to understand, he's VERY much into his camcorder moments & 2nd, how can you NOT record something like that for posterity...it's the kind of moment you have to SHOW in the future to your children, your grandchildren...

Mmmmm, the carry over of the romantic vibes from the wedding are carrying me through the week ... pretty amazing...thanks for that, I'm blessed to have good friends like them in my life...I truly am...

What else happened today that made my day...hmmmm, my boss gave me some great, mentoring tips...he's such a good guy, he always gives me instructive, helpful advice & with a dash of funny a _ _ sarcastic humor and at the same time, we still get some efficient work done...love it, love it...I'm so glad he's our boss...can't say that enough...

What else was good? I had a good cornbeef/ pastrami sam'wich with some mustard flavored mac salad at a Jewish deli with Chicago memorabilia on the walls with my co-worker at a place called "Moishe's" near Hayes Valley... it was very down home...it was empty but I think it's probably b/c we were eating like around 1:30 p.m. & it's in an area that mostly most neighborhood people frequent to, since there's heavy traffic on Hayes & nearby Fell...my co-worker was talking to the owner about Powell's Soul Food restaurant that used to be there nearby but the owner of the deli said the landlord of the building raised the rent on them 3 TIMES! He raised it so much, they no longer could afford the high priced rent...now he says there might be a pizza place and/ or a sushi place...ho hum...nobody ever promised that change was always good...gentrified neighborhoods...gentrification, how do you compromise a tradition & a sense of community vs. progress & more urban growth...there's no easy answers but all I know is Powell's was a good, characteristic place & had some good black bean rice!

So, we learned a new dance in hula...it's lyrics talk about jewels from London & traveling Paris, etc. Tomorrow when I find the words to the song, I'll post it up...for now, I was preoccuppied trying to just learn the 1st 2 verses of the song & it's the kind where you're just doing the same movements from left to right...it's a simple song but the moves are a lil' complicated...it involves you turning your wrist a bit more & then sweeping from one leg change to the other & then at the same time, you have to emote, move your head while following your hands & then look graceful/ beautiful all at the same time...I was all OVAH' the place tonight but once I got the hang of it, fumbling towards grace & beauty, it felt like I was almost at those points =) I love that class, I love all the lovely women and our fellow "brothers in the sisterhood", you know what I mean...ha! Anyway, our teacher/ kumu always cajoles us when we make a mistake, half joking & half making us feel guilty when the moves get all jacked up but otherwise...a good time tonight. Really, I'm just happy we're moving on & learning a brand new dance. We did go back & refresh on the sitdown/ rock dance (I call it in my head the Hawaiian/ Castanets dance, b/c that's what it sounds like when we're clapping those rocks together in our hands)...I was surprised I still remember it, after not coming to class in 2 weeks! But, I was up front & center, I was doing fine...I'm proud of myself...ha!

Anyway, here's words to the beautiful "theme song" to my newlywedded friends' video that was weaving in & out of their great courtship dance/ story/ relationship video we all watched that beautiful night last Friday at Hakone Gardens...I've also added the words because I liked them...

Enjoy & it's been a good day today...I'm having a lot of good days, thus far, I'm feeling content/ happy...

COLLIDE by Howie Day

The dawn is breaking
A light shining through
You're barely waking
And I'm tangled up in you
Yeah

I'm open, you're closed
Where I follow, you'll go
I worry I won't see your face
Light up again

Even the best fall down sometimes
Even the wrong words seem to rhyme
Out of the doubt that fills my mind
I somehow find
You and I collide

I'm quiet you know
You make a first impression
I've found I'm scared to know I'm always on your mind

Even the best fall down sometimes
Even the stars refuse to shine
Out of the back you fall in time
I somehow find
You and I collide

Even the best fall down sometimes
Even the wrong words seem to ryhme
Out of the doubt that fills your mind
You finally find
You and I collide

You finally find
You and I collide
You finally find
You and I collide

Currently listening: Stop All the World Now [Special Edition] By Howie Day Release date: By 16 November, 2004