Happy New Year! Here’s a list of songs to get 2010 going on the right foot:

New Year’s Party Songs

1. “1999″ by Prince
2. “Will 2K” by Will Smith
3. “New Years Day” by U2
4. “Brand New Day” by Sting
5. “Better Days” by Goo Goo Dolls
6. “Days Go By” by Keith Urban
7. “All I Wanna Do” by Sheryl Crow
8. “The Last Time” by Gnarls Barkley
9. “Times Like This” by Jet
10. “Live Like We’re Dying” by Kris Allen
11. “Become Who You Are” by Mainstay

These are the songs that I have discovered recently that I can’t stop listing to. Obviously, everyone has different taste in music. Some of you will judge me for this list and strongly disagree. For those of you openminded enough to try new music, give these a listen.

Songs Soon To Be On Your Top Ten Most Played List

1. “Dear Agony” by Breaking Benjamin
2. “Undisclosed Desires” by Muse
3. “Alright” by Kris Allen
4. “Secrets” by OneRepublic
5. “On The Dancefloor” by David Guetta ft. Will.i.am
6. “Morning After Dark” by Timbaland ft. SoShy and Nelly Furtado
7. “Absolute” by The Fray
8. “Haters” by Jay-Z ft Kayne West
9. “Songs Like This” by Carrie Underwood
10. “Open Up Your Eyes” by Daughtry
11. “Half of My Heart” by John Mayer ft. Taylor Swift

I’ve been on this kick lately where I want to read all of the classic works of literature that I never got to read in school (plus some of the ones I was supposed to have read and didn’t). Right now I’m making my way through Bram Stoker’s Dracula.

The difficulty I’m having is that I am not compelled to read a book if I already know its ending. It is very interesting to read because the gothic atmosphere is just incredible, but I’m just not motivated to pick it up every day. I fought through the same experience over the summer when I read Dr. Jekyll and Mr Hyde, but I’m glad I finished it because it was a great book. I’m trying to fight my way through Stoker. It’s just hard to stay motivated.

I’ve decided that I want to create a playlist every Friday for your enjoyment. I love making playlists, so why not share them. Since it’s raining outside where I am, I decided that my first playlist will be….

Songs for a Rainy Day

1. “Who Says” by John Mayer
2. “Who Needs Shelter” by Jason Mraz
3. “Rain” by Breaking Benjamin
4. “Collide (Acoustic)” by Howie Day
5. “Ungodly Hour” by The Fray
6. “I Need To Know” by Kris Allen
7. “For You To Notice” by Dashboard Confessional
8. “Stepping Stone” by Duffy
9. “That’s Why You’re Beautiful” by Beyonce
10. “Shoot The Moon” by Nora Jones
11. “Secret” by Maroon 5
12. “Hand Me Down” by Matchbox Twenty
13. “Freshman (Acoustic)” by The Verve Pipe
14. “My Sundown” by Jimmy Eat World

Yesterday was a super long day. I woke up at 7am, went to physical therapy, went to my mom’s for about twenty minutes, went to WalMart to print some pictures and fill a prescription, went home, filled out my FAFSA and showered and ate, went to the salon to get my hair done, went to the movies to see Monsters Vs. Aliens in IMAX 3D with Corey and his Dad, went to Downtown Grill and Brewery with the same two gentlemen for dinner, went back to Corey’s and hung out with his roomies and his Dad until about 12am, and then came home and crashed. It was a long, busy, but very good day.

Monsters VS Aliens was incredible in IMAX 3D. You could tell that the movie was made specifically so that it would be cool in 3D. There were tons of shots were things were flying at your face. Especially the space scenes with all the space rocks and such. Corey’s Dad kept attempting to reach out and grab stuff, which was also amusing. My favorite parts were when Dr. Cockroach played DDR and when Bob shook his girlfriend (Lime Jello) in Derek’s face out of spite. Great movie. Check it out. But only in 3D. I’m not really sure if it would be the same otherwise. I’m sure it’s still good, but just not AS good.

But I digress.

Hanging out with Corey’s Dad was a ton of fun. He was definitely the life of the party. We played Rock Band and he played the acoustic guitar in the background, which made it feel a little bit more like a real band. We told jokes and talked about his rock star days. Good times. He got drunk and started talking to me about how he hoped that Corey and I would have kids someday so that he could come over and play with them. That was interesting. It would have been awkward except I had been drinking too, so I found it amusing. I wonder what he’ll think of that in the morning. I still think it’s amusing.

I went to bed at about 1:15am and I woke up at 5:30am. Wide awake. It is now around 6am and I am still wide awake. Why you ask? Because as soon as the alcohol wore off, the steroids kicked in. My doctor said that a lot of people have trouble sleeping the first few days they’re on the steroids and now I can see why. If it hadn’t been for the alcohol that I drank before bed I’m sure that I wouldn’t have gotten the 4 hours of sleep that I did get.

It’s going to be another LONG day.

Look how tiny they all are!

I fell asleep last night with Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets playing. I don’t think that I’ve ever let people on to how much I watch these movies. Any time I’m doing something and I just want a movie on in the background I put on one of the Harry Potter films. I think that it has something to do with the fact that I’ve seen them SO many times that it’s a good choice for background noise. I can turn and watch it for a second and then go back to what I was doing and it’s no big deal. I think that it also has something to do with the fact that I love them so much.When the first movie came out I was about 16 and I refused to watch it. I didn’t want it to ruin the images I had in my head from the books. I broke down after my brother begged me to watch it with him so that he could go see the second one in the theater. I’m so glad that I caved and watched it with him. I don’t know what I would do without them now! And to top it all off, I’ve reread the books several times and it really didn’t change all that much as far as the way I imagine things goes.

I just got The Lonely Island album Incredibad. It’s freaking hilarious. I love Like A Boss. Like a BOSS. Like a BOSS.

I found out yesterday that David Cook was playing a show in Market Square last night. I really wish that I had known. I would have made plans to go! That would have been a really great show. Oh well. I had fun hanging out with muh Cores and his Dadoo.

Wow. I’ve really digressed now.

I cannot believe that I’m still awake. I didn’t get much sleep Thursday night either. I’m going to regret this by the time we’re driving home tonight. But then again, can I really regret it when the reason I didn’t go back to bed was because I couldn’t sleep? Yeah that’s right. I’ll blame the meds. Like a BOSS.