Alone again, naturally

Tom moved out at 19, but he moved back in again a couple of times. Between June, 2005 and February, 2008, I rented a small house from friends. Tom never lived there...so he was gone a good while. I moved to my current townhouse in February, 2008, and he was a big help moving me in. I wasn't alone long.... his engagement broken, he had difficulty living with his sister and her S.O., and came here that spring. He moved out once, but after a devastating car accident, he came back to stay with me while he mended. About a year ago, he started dating Alicia (above, with Tom at a hockey game). I could be wrong, but I think she's "the one". Such a wonderful girl.

Anyway, as these things often go, they've got an apartment, and have been moving in gradually over the last 2 weeks. But they've been spending the last two nights there, and effectively (there is still debris here!!), Tom is on his own again, and I am, too. I'm looking forward to being completely independent again, but I'll miss him. Note: Their apartment is 4 blocks away... I guess we'll still see a lot of each other.

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What appears to be one thing, is often another...

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NO, THOSE AREN'T THE INDIGO GIRLS. A STILL FROM MY FAVORITE MOCKUMENTARY FILM, "DROP DEAD GORGEOUS".... TODAY'S IG SONG IS A MOCKUMENTARY IN THAT SAME VEIN.


In all types of music, I believe the songwriter really thrives when publishing a lyric, and having the audience assume it means something, when it really is all about something else.

The Indigo Girls are far too political for most tastes, and usually open about it in their lyrics. They've come out in song on the administration, the war, immigration, and even Native American rights. Not all of it is pretty....but what satisfaction to be able to air your views in this way.

This last song of mine this week is that type of song. If you hear the song, or read the words, it is ostensibly about a love affair that is ending... where the woman is shedding her last tears. I had a situation like this last year and listened to this song alot. Never saw the video (don't watch VH1, and the Girls are too middle of the road and old for MTV and too pop for CMT) until I caught it on YouTube.

In it, they turn the lovesong into a mockumentary of the election/current administration...complete with their "First Lady" costumes. Enjoy the irony.