I wish I could post the “essence” of a song. You know? It’s not that I need the lyrics, or the singer’s voice, or anything really other than the feeling that comes from listening.

This morning on my drive in to school the radio station played Long December by the Counting Crows and it just felt so right. It’s the first day of December. It was snowing outside…the first real snow of the season. I was tired…feeling a little gloomy. Even though I was already late for my meeting, I couldn’t help but sit in my car as I pulled up to the building and wait for the song to end, belting out every last word. I then calmly went about my day. How do I encapsulate that feeling?

On a similar note, I’ve been listening to some Israeli music that I snagged from Karen and it is also fantastic. I can’t understand a word, but I love this stuff. Rock music with a pleasant mix of acoustic, electric, & violins. I’m a sucker for well executed string instruments.

Anyway, back to work…