some random lyrics and other thoughts

i heard this song today for the first time in several years, and it seemed strangely appropriate, esp. the part that says "nothing you confess/could make me love you less." it's just fitting...yeah.

I’ll Stand By You
The Pretenders

Oh, why you look so sad,
The tears are in your eyes,
Come on and come to me now.

And don’t be ashamed to cry,
Let me see you through,
’Cause I’ve seen the dark side too.

When the night falls on you,
You don’t know what to do,
Nothing you confess
Could make me love you less.

I’ll stand by you,
I’ll stand by you,
Won’t let nobody hurt you,
I’ll stand by you.

So, if you’re mad, get mad;
Don’t hold it all inside,
Come on and talk to me now.

And hey,
What you got to hide?
I get angry too,
Well, I’m a lot like you.

When you’re standing at the crossroads
And don’t know which path to choose,
Let me come along,
’Cause even if you’re wrong,

I’ll stand by you,
I’ll stand by you,
Won’t let nobody hurt you.

I’ll stand by you,
Take me in into your darkest hour,
And I’ll never desert you,
I’ll stand by you.

And when, when the night falls on you, baby,
You’re feeling all alone,
You won’t be on your own.

I’ll stand by you,
I’ll stand by you,
Won’t let nobody hurt you.

I’ll stand by you,
Take me in into your darkest hour,
And I’ll never desert you.
I’ll stand by you.


and then i got to thinking about good-byes, and i got "here's to the night" on my mind...i won't post the lyrics though, not until friday if i remember. but yes. that song will forever bring back memories.

it's funny. judaism is a very community based religion, which you'd think i'd enjoy since i'm such a people person. and i do enjoy it...to a point. i like being around all those people and sharing the time and being in a community with things in common, but when it comes to prayer and spiritual times, all i wanna do is be alone, or at most in a small group that i know well. what a contradiction...why do i have to be so private about prayer? yeah, i know, i'm weird.

my goal for the coming year is to follow along with all the weekly torah and haftarah portions. this shouldn't be all that hard...they're divided into fairly small bits. i'll be starting in 2 weeks, when the cycle of reading the torah begins anew as it does every year. another goal is to learn how to read hebrew...not to understand it yet, but to be able to read it at least a little. we'll see how that goal goes...it might be a little harder, but i'm sure i can do it. i just really hope the inspiration i feel today lasts me for a while. wish me luck!

i will never live at home again

apparently, because i don't want to go to sleep early, i am not a person. i am a selfish, self-obsessed creature who doesn't care if my mother dies and who hasn't done a single useful thing all summer or shown in anyway that i am human.

isn't that nice?