boy, am i such a sucker for videos like this?!?! at first i didn't quite get it but then afterwards.... aaawww!!! gaaawd!!! love it!!!

well, maybe it's time to be clear about who i am. i am someone who is looking for love - real love, ridiculous, inconvenient, consuming, can't live without each other love.

... i got to thinking about relationships. there are those that open you up to something new and exotic; those that are old and familiar; those that bring up lots of questions; those that bring you somewhere unexpected; those that bring you back. but the most exciting, challenging and significant relationship of all is the one you have with yourself. and if you find someone to love the you you love, well, that's just fabulous.

-- carrie bradshaw

my walls have again crumbled,
leaving my fragile core unguarded -
drowned, blown away, trampled on, scorched.

like a diving dolphin,
i will eventually resurface
and gasp for air.

as the wind puffs me to oblivion,
like a cotton afloat
in time, i will land on steady grounds.

like a ferocious lion,
i will soon be back on the prowl
and devour anything that crosses my path.

from the ashes of my charred soul,
like a phoenix ablaze
i tell you, i will be reborn.

in due course, i will be back on my element
and will start rebuilding my crushed walls -
higher, thicker, sturdier, impenetrable.

was surfing through omgblog.com (thanks to jem) when i saw this video. i instantly loved the songs while listening to them. she sounds better than I thought she does. well, maybe it's the arrangement of the songs and the acoustic chill sound. i have yet to listen to the original versions though. nonetheless, she really sounds good in this live performance. i like the rhythm of "a mind of its own" (the first song) and i wish i could eventually sing "i owe you" to someone very dear. =)