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jk4au

@excuseme-roday-blog / excuseme-roday-blog.tumblr.com

Hey, my name's Jessica. Basically this is a blog of my favorite things: Auburn, Disney, Psych, How I Met Your Mother, Chuck, The Office, and a few random things thrown in. I also have a secondary One Direction blog, upallnightreblogging1d if you're into them! There is a link to it on the top of this blog.
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estasfuera

“A little bit of Monica in my life, A little bit of Erica by my side, A little bit of Rita is all I need, A little bit of Tina is what I see, A little bit of Sandra in the sun, A little bit of Mary all night long, A little bit of Jessica, here I am…”

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mi-shellvp

If you don’t know this reference, you’re definitely too young for me. 

You know you sang it in your head.

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Okay… That’s it… I think I’m going to set this as my alarm on my phone so I can feel like I’m waking up in heaven on a daily basis.

There’s just something about children’s choirs.

There’s just something about this song

Okay, let me tell you a thing about this song. My mother is a nurse in the NICU with small premature babies. and she had one baby that was born addicted to 5 different drugs. Needless to say, the poor baby had to suffer through intense withdrawals, and my mom discovered that this song was incredibly soothing for the baby while he went through all of his pain. She would play this during his rougher patches, and it would calm him down. So yes, there is something about this song. 

Fun facts! This song is a mele (soft, metered song with music) in contrast to an oli (a chant), and translated, it’s a song actually for Chief Kalakaua and Cheifess Lili’ulani. It tells of the beautiful scenery of all the islands, and specifically, a beautiful blooming flower that withstands the summits of each significant peak of Hawaii (including Mauna Kea!).  If you contrast the words mele and oli, you will hear them (say them outloud!) how soft, and harsh they are respectively. This mele is comprised of mostly soft, flowing words (save for the name of the mountains!) and the combination of those beautiful words used to name beautiful things and the Children’s Chorus is probably what it is. Peace(fulness) transcends language.

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solanopetra

Ross: “About that last move where the woman tripped you and then pinned you to the floor, what would you do next?”

Instructor: “Well, she would take her keys and try to jam them…”

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