Every Rose Has It's Thorn

So when I was 11 Poison came into my life with a song called "Every Rose Has It's Thorn" it was the most amazing love & loss ballad that had come out in so long. Everytime it came on the radio we all cranked our boom boxes as loud as they would go. Poison tugged at our hearts and made us go "OMG I LOVE THIS SONG!" It was the Bilou's signature couple's skate song. And it was the song that when the boy you were totally in love with broke your heart you listened to and cried.... Fast forward 20 something years.. now Miley Cyrus has remade a version of Poisons "Every Rose Has It's Thorn", when I first heard this news I was devistated. Seriously Miley AKA Hannah Montana doing a Poison song! And one of the best ballads of all time at that! She's never going to pull it off and I'm not listening to her destroy Poison's song were my exact words.... I thought, how could this young girl sing this song, how could she possibly know anything about these lyrics... well damn, I sound like my mother right there I'm pretty sure of it. I'm pretty sure she was probably wondering how I could relate the same song to my life at 11 years old. And while I really couldn't relate most of the song to my life at that time, some of it was very personal and I'm sure it was for many kids my age at that time. It's amazing how music can do that to you, while it may not sum up your whole life, you can listen to a song and immediately think of one person or one time in your life, and you just think man those guys understand.. they know what I'm going through. I don't remember having a particular person in my life that I related this song to? But I remember it meaning a lot to me, I remember that it really was my broken heart song for many years... It's funny now to think back on that. To think that all those broken hearts and songs and just growing up was a right of passage... and my daughter is on that journey now. I wonder if Miley's version of this song will be for her what Poisons version was for me?
I'm not too sure about Miley's acting career, "The Last Song" was tollerable only because the book was written by Nicholas Sparks and any of his work is worth a watch when it's made into a movie. She didn't make the roll very believable to me though. However, she sings decent, her pop songs are catchy, she can't be tamed as we've all been told, and I'm changing my mind about her rendition of one of my favorite songs of all time. It actually sounds nice and it's done just the way it should be with a woman singing it. It's hard to admitt because that means I have to admitt that my little girl is growing up, but little Miley Cyrus, isn't little anymore and she is definately breaking free of her good girl Hannah Montana persona. Good for you Miley... and I now love this version of "Every Rose Has It's Thorn".

Daniel Cage - Catch me when i fall.wmv

I love this song, I heard it on Flashpoint. It's a beautiful song, and I can't find it available anywhere for purchase!

Learning to Quit Smoking Day 6

Another day... no cigarettes, no cravings.... except for food lol... So here it is, blogged for 6 days about my quitting smoking, although not all of the 6 days were smoke free, I am proud of my progress.  I probably won't continue to blog about not smoking. I don't have much to blog sometimes and really I like to blog when the mood hits me. So maybe, some days I will have to blog b/c I'm having a rough day but I won't blog everyday just about this. And if I feel like I've learned something from this journey I will most certainly blog it.

Learning to Quit Smoking Day 5

So I didn't blog yesterday evening b/c I didn't smoke yesterday but I went to have drinks with friends last night and didn't want to put on my blog that I hadn't smoked if I would've smoked last night. However, I am pleased to report that I didn't smoke last night!! Not that I didn't want to smoke, I just didn't have the opportunity. By the time I was wanting a cigarette, the general store was closed and no one else was smoking there so I couldn't bum a cigarette either. Crazy, I made it through the drinking evening without a cigarette!!! That means I can really do without them. I mostly want to smoke when I'm drinking with friends or socializing with friends and I just proved to myself that it is not NICOTINE addiction but getting the habit out of my thoughts. The habit of having a cigarette with a drink or with a coffee... if I don't need it then I don't need it ever. I am pleased to report that I haven't had a cigarette in 48 hours!!!

Learning to Quit Smoking Day 4

It's a bit later this evening. I had to watch Smallville and Supernatural first. Today was a bit easier. I don't think I had cravings today. I smelled a cigarette burning today and I thought it smelled gross. It was a pretty mild day, although I think I was getting agitated with Grace, she was very clingy today and made a complete mess out of the livingroom. Picking up after Grace is like picking up after a tornado or earthquake. I didn't really get crazy with the other kids today. They pretty much did what they needed to do when they got home. I worked on my PSP X3 stuff today. I am trying really hard to get at least 100 photos done for my Momma and Mom-in-law. Hopefully I'll be done before Christmas lol, they were supposed to be Mothers Day Presents to go with their digital frames we got them... well I procrastinate what can I say.
We had a nice steak dinner today. I did yell about elbows on the table and watching the TV commericals while eating.. little stuff, yeah but with this no smoking thing going on, little things seem like a big deal to me right now. All in all it has been an okay day though and like I said I haven't had it in my head all day that I need a cigarette... YAY ME!!