state of aquadonia - 28th Nov 2023

state of aquadonia - 28th Nov 2023 

TL;DR: I am currently not doing well and need to make big changes. I’m really sorry. Hit 'Read More' to find out why.

Happy Friday! [18AUG2023]

 Hello, folks!! 

I've been semi-obsessively listening to Rush lately, reveling in the albums I love, revisiting albums I don't know as well, and acquainting myself with albums I never got around to hearing for some reason.

Listening to Test For Echo for the first time, and "Driven" made me stop working on my stuff and check the lyrics. It actually fits for where I am right now, or, at least, where I'm heading. So many Rush songs that resonate lyrically... Good gawd, do I miss Neil...

Enjoy!

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Rush - Driven

from Test For Echo

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(Hit 'Read More' for the Lyrics and more!!!)

Happy (Rainy) Monday

It's currently Monday in Midwestern USA and it's raining where I am, thus I have the perfect song for the moment. I posted a live BBC performance of it in here some years back, so I thought I'd post the studio version this time.

I hope your Monday is/was sunnier than mine.
If not, just let Karen Carpenter's voice make it all better.

Carpenters - Rainy Days and Mondays

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Quotes [13AUG2023]

"The heart has its reasons that reason knows nothing of."

- Blaise Pascal, philosopher and mathematician (1623-1662)

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(PS: That's my handwriting.)

Earworms - 9th-11th August 2023

There's something beautiful inside my head...

cover for the "Something Beautiful" single, edited by aquadonia

Sometimes songs you know end up playing over and over in your head, often times just certain lines or just the chorus. These are called "earworms". This week, my main earworm has been the wonderful "Something Beautiful" by Tracy Bonham (you know, the woman who that did the song "Mother, Mother" back in the 90s).  I'd like to share it with you, if you don't mind. ;-)

I Was SO F*cking CRINGE! (A Thought Train)

A Thought Train; Monday, 7th August 2023

Just a head’s up: This writing isn’t likely to be funny, happy, upbeat, or in a voice that has gotten past these things and doesn’t feel down about them anymore. I can’t write in a voice that has ‘come through, learned, and triumphed’ over them because I am still in learning and growing stages about SO much of myself. If you’re looking for a balanced, super grown and awesome writing about growth, this is not it. This is a… poking under the surface thought train of a woman trying to come to terms with herself, her past, her present, and the future she is trying to reach for herself. If that’s okay with you, then grab some tea or something hot to drink before you read. It will hug you as I cry.

I'm F**king BONKERS! (A Thought Train)

A Thought Train; 29th-30th May 2023

Just now I was looking on my old USB Jump drives for some of my old blog/website graphics and such, and started looking through the things I saved. I had to stop because now, looking back at things I did, said, and more, I have to say… I was fucking bonkers! What the hell in a handbasket was I even thinking?? *sigh*

Song File: Always On My Mind

Song File: Always On My Mind
Featured Version: Pet Shop Boys

As I begin to write this, I am currently working on ideas for something in the future. I had decided to listen to my Liked Songs on Spotify in random order since I didn’t have a clue as to what I wanted to hear. It is playing the Pet Shop Boys’ 2018 remaster of “Always On My Mind/In My House” and I am reminded of a weird little blip from my romantic life.

Life (Or Something Like It) #2

 Well, hello there, folks! Did ya miss me?

Time sure passes through that hourglass pretty quickly, doesn't it? I'd like to say that I have been incubating a ton of stuff and I will be releasing it all soon, but that would be me trying to be somewhere I'm just not at yet (going from 0 to 80, as it were). It hasn't been a dead and motionless for 8+ months, though. Let me explain.