So Happy Together Now That She's Not There

She's Not There
Happy Together

Structural Similarities:
1. The first two lines of the verse are front heavy: the second part of the line only has 2-4 syllables

Well no one told me about her the way she lied [4]
Well no one told me about her how many people cried[4]
But it's too late to say you're sorry
How would I know why should I care
Please don't bother tryin' to find her
She's not there

Imagine me and you I do [2]
I think about you day and night
It's only right [4]
To think about the girl you love
And hold her tight
So happy together

2. Verse ends with the name of the song

Well no one told me about her the way she lied
Well no one told me about her how many people cried
But it's too late to say you're sorry
How would I know why should I care
Please don't bother tryin' to find her
She's not there

If I should call you up invest a dime
And you say you belong to me
And ease my mind
Imagine how the world could be
So very fine
So happy together

3. Short chorus with only one rhyming line

Well let me tell you 'bout the way she looked
The way she'd act and the colour of her hair
Her voice was soft and cool
Her eyes were clear and bright
But she's not there

I can see me lovin' nobody but you
For all my life
When you're with me baby the skies'll be blue
For all my life

4.  Certain lines repeated twice within each verse/chorus

Well no one told me about her, what could I do
Well no one told me about her, though they all knew
But it's too late to say you're sorry
How would I know, why should I care
Please don't bother tryin' to find her
She's not there

I can see me lovin' nobody but you
For all my life
When you're with me baby the skies'll be blue
For all my life

5.  Verses repeated towards end of song

But it's too late to say you're sorry 
How would I know, why should I care 
Please don't bother tryin' to find her 
She's not there

Well let me tell you 'bout the way she looked 
The way she'd act and the colour of her hair 
Her voice was soft and cool 
Her eyes were clear and bright 
But she's not there

But it's too late to say you're sorry 
How would I know, why should I care 
Please don't bother tryin' to find her 
She's not there

Me and you and you and me
No matter how they toss the dice 
It had to be
The only one for me is you
And you for me
So happy together

I can see me lovin' nobody but you
For all my life
When you're with me baby the skies'll be blue
For all my life

Me and you and you and me
No matter how they toss the dice 
It had to be
The only one for me is you
And you for me
So happy together

Pieces of Advice

If I could give just one piece of advice to young people, it would be this:

You are surrounded by mostly insecure, confused, idiotic other young people - day in, day out. These people have the quintissential problem that teenagers face: trying to learn and decide who they are. In the process, there are a lot of jerks who are going to tear you down just for a measly drop of self-respect. Don't let anybody make you feel bad about yourself. Someday, when you are older and smarter and figure it out a little better, it won't matter what any of these people said or did. You just need to hang in there, and things are going to get better, I promise.

If I could give a second piece of advice, it would be:

If you decide a good way to make extra money during the summers would be to mow lawns, and you borrow someone's mower and accidentally hit a sprinkler head, destroying both the mower and the sprinkler system, you should tell both parties involved that a squirrel darte d out and you swerved to save its life, and probably nobody will believe you but they won't be able to prove it so they won't be justified in charging you money or being too pissed off about it.

Top Reasons For Moving

1. No TiVo; long commute requires taping of rare 'Simpsons' reruns
2. No privacy; Mom needs to do laundry in basement/my room.
3. Neighbors finally created password for wireless signal.
   
4. Bingo Night moved to Rec Center across town.
5. Sick of neighbor's naked early morning Taiji.
6. Installing eight lane highway through backyard.
7. Cat allergic to local fauna.
   
8. Boyfriend has had [wrong] idea that marriage is in the [near] future for past 5 years.
   
9. Concern that Publisher's Clearing House is unfamiliar with neighborhood.
   
10. Ding Ding Ding Ding Ding [increasingly loud rattling] vvvvvrrrrrRRRRRRRRROOOOOOOORRRRRRROOOOOMMMMMMMMmmmmmmmm Ding Ding Ding Ding Ding - gets annoying
    

You Know Who You Are

The following was copied from someone's away message. Her identity has been protected and she now will be referred to as 'Aberdine'. I thought it might be humorous to complete the following survey from the point of view of varying individuals.

Fill in the Blank:
1.I _____ Aberdine.
OCD
2.Aberdine wants to be able to leave the house without combing each hair individually every morning.
Anxiety Disordered
2.Aberdine needs what everyone needs: anti-piracy software, antibacterial soap, and an anti-brainwave-reading helmet.
Gender Confused
4.Aberdine can be whatever (s)he wants to be without conforming to the constraints of social norms.
ADHD
5.One day Aberdine and I will ride bikes, write a screen play, and find a treasure, and eat some .
Eating Disordered
6.Aberdine thinks I'm morbidly obese until I am at a steady 83 pounds.
Co-Dependent
7.Without Aberdine I would have no one to mop up my vomit and call my boss in the morning to tell him I have food poisoning again.
Delusions of grandeur
8.Aberdine loves me, as do most Americans.
Sociopath
9. When I'm alone with Aberdine I will QUESTIONABLE CONTENT.
Dyslexic
10.Aberdine daydreams about learning if there is a Dog.
Dysthymia
11.If Aberdine moved I wouldn't be surprised - nobody likes me anyway.

Why Are We Intervening?

1. Throwing away life and money on family, no time for booze.
2. Addiction to envelope glue has led to infected paper cut on your tongue.
3. Have been wearing same Uncle Jesse T-shirt since 3rd season of Full House.
4. All evidence points towards you being 'Down in the Dumps from Des Moines'; belief that Dear Abby has misadvised you.
5. Lawn ornaments aren't going to arrange themselves, you know.
6. Need to moderate internet usage; keep falling for Nigerian prince scams.
7. Taking infomercials too seriously; massive credit debt due to Lil' Miz' America figurines.
8. Scrimping and pinching should not involve drinking from neighbor's hose.
9. Has become apparent that you reject teachings of L. Ron Hubbard, and will not serve him in alternate galaxy for billions of years unless drastic changes come to light.
   
10. Seen every episode of Friends already, bored.
    

What Are You Watching?

In light of being assigned real work, I am going to list off my favorite entertainment. Real writing once my NSF essays and real work are done.

New TV Episodes
Sunday Night - Simpsons
Monday Night - Arrested Development
Tuesday Night - Law and Order
Wednesday Night - America's Next Top Model

TV on DVD
Simpsons (seasons 3 and 4)
Coupling (whole thing)
Arrested Development (season 1 and 2)
Family Guy (season 1 and 2)

Movies
The Big Lebowski
Heartburn
Search for the Holy Grail
American President
The Birdcage