Ben Benner’s Blog

I have written a couple of posts here that described how I think music can reflect or change your mood.

Music as a stimulant?

Life and Lyrics

As I am eating lunch here (at my desk, I have a 1:00 and by the time I realized it was lunch time it was already 12:10), I turned on my nano and started listening to the Silversun Pickups.

I really, really like the whole album, but there are a few tracks that really envigorage me, not just toe tapping, but there is something about the melody and the way the beat’s rythem builds and build and blends with the lyrics. I am no musician, but I do enjoy music.

There are a couple of other artists that can improve my mod instantly, ie Billy Joel, Ben Folds, Cranberries, Silversun Pickups. There are others that can get the blood pumping, ie NiN, Smash Mouth, Small Arms Dealers. And when I need to unwind, the Counting Crows, the Editors or the Eels come in handy.

Anyway, it is almost 1:00, so I best get some stuff printed out for this meeting.

Back to the grind.

Laterz

And grateful it is Friday.

I have a number of home projects that need to get squared away this weekend to ensure a relaxing vacation, so this weekend will be action packed.

The trip back from Dallas was fun. Jeremy and I had a chance to catch-up with a buddy who lives in Dallas. It was good conversation and pretty decent food (we went to Bone Daddy’s).

On the way back we listened to the music on Jeremy’s iPod  (we listened to some of mine on the way up). Oddly enough most of the music we listened to I also have.

We finished off the trip listening to different tracks off of Billy Joel’s greatest hits albums. I always enjoy a good singalong with the Piano Man.

Back to grind.

Laterz.