Where does the good go?

What happened? I thought that I was a happy person, the type of guy who could take a blow and keep on walking without making a big deal out of it. I mean, I have four little siblings who look up to me, a job where my boss thinks highly of me, parents who have faith in me and what I'm capable of, but what about me?

Aren't I supposed to be able to do this?

I don't know... I just feel like I can't quite get back on my feet no matter what I try. Like maybe the melancholy is at some sort of horrible equilibrium with me. Why can't I get back up? Why does it keep getting the upper hand on me?

Picture is unrelated

Where did my words go?
Words? Where are you?
I'm not good at very many things. I kinda need you guys...
Gah. Maybe tomorrow or something

Sing to me

Sing to me. I need a new voice, new key, a new melody. Give me notes I didn't know could exist, a rhythm that I can really feel, not just anything shiny and new, but something truly extraordinary.
Tell me stories of friendship, of broken hearts, of winters, of lust and of children growing up in a world that's colder than any of them really imagined.
Sing it soft and sweet, angry and with fury, or under your breath with invisible lips.

Just let me hear your voice, let me lose myself in the sound, just once more.

The Big Picture

An interesting point of view on an age-old dilemma- What is the real place of the man in the modern world?

Playlist

I am trying a project. We will see how long it lasts- I want to make weekly playlists based on suggestions from the people around me, including (though not limited to the people on this blog.) The idea behind this project is simply expanding my own knowledge and understanding of music, while giving me something constructive to do.

My first playlist is this, the (so aptly titled) 2011 debut playlist. It contains the following
1. A song from 2010 you love
2. A song everyone on 8tracks should hear
3. A song that reminds you of high school
4. A song from the year you were born
5. A song from a band you LOVE
6. A song you can sing along to
7. A song about your city / state
8. A top 40 song you hate to admit you like

Now, I've asked this once before (and it elicited no results...) but I ask every single one of you any playlist suggestion at all. The whole point of this project is not using my own ideas for playlists, but somebody else's thoughts.

Base it on a mood, or an idea, or a genre, whatever. Just any playlist thought at all, and I'll do the rest, in an 8 to 10 track mix of fury.

My account is http://www.8tracks.com/christhe1der

Boooooooooooooooks

Yo- Looking for good books, preferably fiction, preferably not something that raises more than 2 of my white flags

WHITE FLAGS
- Can be found in the "Teen Literature" section in a bookstore
- Written by a religious author
- The same concept has been done before
- A sequel to anything*
- An embarrassing cover art**
- "Historical" Fiction


*Exception if I read/liked the prequel
**Exception if I can find on the Sony Reader store

Any suggestions are welcome at all
Thank you

2700

Life can hurt sometimes. It knocks you down, and stands there chuckling while it watches you, cut and bruised trying to get back on your feet for one more punch.
However, as all good boxers know, it isn't over until it's over. I can't give up. I won't give up. I feel broken and confused, but I'm still staggering on into the next round. All the pain and the sounds of the crowd screaming my name... or maybe my opponent's (I can't tell at this point) aside, there's one thing that isn't impaired- my vision. The goal is still clear, the means are getting clearer, and the past is even more beautiful now than ever before.

I've got this... and my tricky right hook, the only thing I have left to deliver comes with the letters H-O-P-E emblazoned across the knuckles.