you are my signal fire

[whitereflection]

Had that appt. today for more bloodwork with the endocrinologist, including a glucose challenge thing. Fasting for half the day plus that grosstastic orange drink (like extra sweet flat orange pop and/or that crap orange pseudokoolaid McDonald's always gave schoolkids) did not equal great fun. Did get a lot of On The Road read waiting here for the 2hrs. until the second blood draw. Blood sugar's still wacked out and not super stable, am either starving or comatose post-eating something.

Took the aft. as vacation to allegedly recover from that, but ended up going to the groc store twice (yay for forgetting things), to Walmart for bedding (gdi, Costco, get built here soon please), making the bed, bagging up the old comforter and pillows for trash, and starting what's going to be like four loads of laundry. Did find at the grocery store that Blue Bunny is doing these individual containers of gelato and asfsfkj yeah I like. I shouldn't have gotten some (one of each flavor >_>) but it's been a day, and it's going to be a 3day weekend.

Speaking of buying, I blame sjen of sjenhasnopants for pimping the website where VAST CDs are sold in downloadble mp3 format. Had to get their new one (April) and a couple old ones I didn't have yet (A Complete Demonstration and Turquoise & Crimson). Even though I am always crochety at the iTunes store for not having things in a sharable format, still getting the craving for raiding there again--I need the new Snow Patrol song, Signal Fires. I *NEEEEEEEEEEEEED* it. (Yeah, it's gone on my mental AkuRoku FST) Also, they have My Latest Novel's Wolves CD there *grabby hands*, and that Tim Armstrong song, Into Action. And I keep craving Creedence Clearwater Revival when I'm in a decent mood, want to pick up a greatest hits/best of if they have. Between what I've already gotten, what I'm probably gonna get by this weekend, and my guild buddy sharing more Epica, I'm kinda set for a bit. ...Ahahahahaha. As if. (And ffs, I still haven't worked my way fully through all that Coyo-music, why'm I continually going for more?)

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[ciceqi.livejournal.com]

Heh...so behind on even LOOKING at the flist, but! Here you go, hon--not quite sure why it says "edit," cos I pretty much just did a google search for it, but yeah.

Snow Patrol - "Signal Fire" (http://www.mediafire.com/?d4iw5nzj2fu)

And did you get the updated list I sent you? If you want me to send you more? *heart heart*

[whitereflection.livejournal.com]

Sorry to take so long to get back to you, I should have sent my massive squee-thanks like immediately on seeing this *hugehuge hugs of thanks* Just didn't have time to dl or whatnot until getting home after the DnD game thing.

But seriously, that is hugely awesome of you. I have a thing for that group anyway, but first time I heard it I was just slammed with the pairing-connection and yeah D: Things that go on my mental FST become obsessions. Esp. since it kind of goes with a section of a fic I need to be working on right now >_>;

I remember seeing you write that post of the whys behind the music you gravitate to, and it really resonated. I don't get hit as much with the writing-connected music, sometimes it's just that something suits moods, fits my image of myself, or somehow connects with something important to me. But something that clicks with a character, with a pairing that I'm nuts for, with a story I'm trying to come up with (even if it's just in my head and won't get written)...it may not even be connected with a story, but if it reflects a scene in my head, or better yet *generates* a scene in my head. Yeah, instant love.

It must be the MTV generation in me, that sometimes the music/scene thing can just give me a mental music video--it may not be something I could *do* anything with, but still it's something that fills a need somehow.

And ohman, I'm also sorry about not getting back to you about that list. D: Built up several comments/mails that I'd meant to get back to, but hadn't yet. I keep telling myself that I shouldn't be going for more since--most importantly--I haven't gone through my own collection and burned off the stuff I've wanted to share with you. Feels greedy to keep taking and yet procrastinate on the giving. *is full of fail like that*

This is part of my iTunes beef--if it were all mp3s already, I'd have it done (or so I say >_>; ). But iTunes stuff I'm going to have to burn to audio CD...which I should do so it's backed up and I don't lose it if my computer goes bad >_< ...but anyway, need to burn, then rerip so I have mp3s, later remove the duplicates, etc. In addition to stuff I wanna pull off my actual CD collection. Which all adds up to: seems like a large project, so I hide from it and keep goofing off, even though I know I *want* to do it because I wanna give, and not just the quick and easy give of buying something off of LJ or Amazon :P

And well, at least a little bit, I keep telling myself not to go bounding off after new music until I'm sure I've gone through all of what I have already ^^; I know I haven't hit all the stuff you sent last time--sometimes I just pick a section and just go, lots of times I skip around and try things out, but a lot depends on what I'm in the mood for and craving. So lotta stuff hasn't had a full listen :(

But...yeah, gotta be honest, I have eyed it up, stuff I definitely want >_< The whole reason I haven't gotten My Latest Novel off iTunes is because you've got it for sharing. Despite trying to tell myself no, I'm pretty damned weak and it gets harder to resist putting together another list D: Knowing me I'll finally cave in and do up another wish list and just really feel guilty about being a mooch XD;; Sadly, probably soon, since I keep having days of 'I don't want to listen to any of the tons I already have'--why I don't know, but this just hits me sometimes. Is a combined craving for newness combined with craving for a particular 'something' that I don't know what it is 'til I hit it.

Ok, I'm rambling hugely badly now, so time to shut up D: But thanks, truly. I honestly don't think of just googling an mp3, which is goofy, because I'm *always* doing a search for something. Guess I always assume an mp3 won't be out there, especially not for a free download (yet why would I balk at paying if I'd pay at iTunes, god I make no sense sometimes, even to myself...) And yeah, lemme chew on that music list some more, and see if I crack and send a request, or whether I can keep restraining myself 'til I can send you some stuff. ^^;

Anyway, anyway, *much hugs* Really hugely appreciated getting my hands on that song. You are awesome and thoughtful, very very ♥

[ciceqi.livejournal.com]

*grins* Hey, don't worry about it--Socrates is more prompt than I am about answering his LJ comments; take your time, hon, take your time! *grins some more* And don't worry about the other thing, either; I share for the love of sharing with another music lover like myself. So seriously, I don't want you to feel obligated to send something back, cos I'm not doing it for a return; I'm doing it because it's fun, so plese don't stress about it, or I'll be sad! *sad Coyo face*

And wow, I had no idea the iTunes store was so complicated! I've never actually used them before, but I guess I sort of assumed their files were in m4a format or something. Weird! So I guess this means iTunes (the program) can't convert them to mp3 either. *thinks about it* Wow, that's kind of evil! *eyes them* Still, for the convenience and the price, I'm sure they're worth it...

And heeee...I may actually have another updated list to send you sometime soon--I've got another 15 gigs to go thru this week, and damn it, I'm running out of space on my external! I so need to get a bigger drive next month...it'll be my present to myself for breaking down and going to the dentist, heh...

But yeah, I know exactly what you mean about "so much music, and none of it I want to listen to!" After a while you just get spoiled by novelty; that's the best way I can think of to put it, cos I've so totally been in the same boat more times than I can count! It's like...you know there's new and interesting stuff out there, and you can't help thinking that you're missing some magical, perfect album that's going to make the whole day full of awesome if you could just hear it. Or soemthing. *grins* Then again, it's also safe to say that I have a short attention span. Oh look...butterflies! *lunges away from the keyboard*

But yeah, Google's always the first place I turn if it's an mp3 I'm looking for--you know the trick, right? "parent directory mp3 [band name/song]"? Hahaha, I'm such a bad influence... *sheepish* I used to use that to go trolling for new bands, honestly--stick "radiohead" into that equation, and you'll get a zillion hits, and Radiohead usually isn't the only thing folks have up if they're got a music folder. Found Iron & Wine and Cinerama that way, among others! Woot! *fist in air*

Ah well, I'm awake enough to be starving now, so off I run... Seriously, make another list if you want to, or you can wait until I send you the updated one next weekend if you want to test your willpower, hee...but either way, don't feel guilty, cos I wouldn't offer if I didn't want to do it! *huggles*