If I had a Nickle for Every Damn Dime, I'd Have Half the Time... (Musical Wednesday)

Your Life:

I want to start off by saying that Modest Mouse has to be one of my favorite bands. I know there are people out there who claim that they have sold out, but for some reason I still really like their music, even if it is a bit repetitive and sometimes just down right bad at times. I guess in some ways their music reminds me of driving around town with my brother in his beat-up Honda Civic.

My brother moved 3,000 miles away recently, he's living out in Colorado, so in a way, Modest Mouse is standing in for the void that he left, and it brings me back to the time when he was at least 30 miles away.

Enough about my brother though, onto the song. This song sticks with me because it acknowledges something that most of us are afraid to admit, that if we could have anything we wanted, in a perfect world, we would still find a way to be unhappy or disappointed. Looking back, even at my own life, I tell you I have a lot of regrets, things that I wish I had handled differently, or things that I could have done to prevent my current situation, but what I have found is that dwelling on that stuff only drags me down and makes it harder for me to move forward with myself. 

So maybe I am frustrated and perturbed but I keep moving forward, looking eagerly to the next day. I realize everything is temporary, and that things will either change for the better or worse and that I cannot control it, so instead I just accept things as they are and continue with my life. Enough about that though, listen to the song, tell me what you think, and if you would like to hear more of it.