Song of the Week

The new song of the week is . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

"Slow Dancing in a Burning Room" by John Mayer. I'm not a huge huge fan of John Mayer (I could have lived very happily without ever hearing "Say"), but this song of his I absolutely love. It is entirely coincidence that this song was played on CSI in Season 7. It was where I first heard the song, but I didn't really hear it until I downloaded it in a Twilight fanmix. One of the items on my bucket list is to slow dance to this song sometime in my life.

This song kind of reminds me of early on in New Moon from Edward's POV. He has the mindset where it's never going to work and it's going to end badly, so this song is very appropriate for that. The song is also very melancholy and almost resolved to the situation, which DUH, is totally Edward.

Plus, this song has just been my mood lately.



I used a GSR video to the song because I couldn't find any vids of the song that weren't live. So, if you want, just ignore the visuals and the voiceovers.

Anyways, love the song to death, strongly recommend it, and all that.

Lyrics:


It's not a silly little moment,
It's not the storm before the calm.
This is the deep and dying breath of
This love that we've been working on.

Can't seem to hold you like I want to
So I can feel you in my arms.
Nobody's gonna come and save you,
We pulled too many false alarms.

We're going down,
And you can see it too.
We're going down,
And you know that we're doomed.
My dear,
We're slow dancing in a burning room.

I was the one you always dreamed of,
You were the one I tried to draw.
How dare you say it's nothing to me?
Baby, you're the only light I ever saw.

I'll make the most of all the sadness,
You'll be a bitch because you can.
You try to hit me just to hurt me
So you leave me feeling dirty
Because you can't understand.

We're going down,
And you can see it too.
We're going down,
And you know that we're doomed.
My dear,
We're slow dancing in a burning room.

Go cry about it - why don't you?
Go cry about it - why don't you?
Go cry about it - why don't you?

My dear, we're slow dancing in a burning room,
Burning room,
Burning room,
Burning room,
Burning room.

Don't you think we oughta know by now?
Don't you think we shoulda learned somehow?
Don't you think we oughta know by now?
Don't you think we shoulda learned somehow?
Don't you think we oughta know by now?
Don't you think we shoulda learned somehow?
Don't you think we shoulda learned somehow?
Don't you think we shoulda learned somehow?
Don't you think we shoulda learned somehow?
Don't you think we shoulda learned somehow?

Songs of the Week

Okay, so I haven't been online hardly at all lately, so I'm behind a week on the Song of the Week. And since I probably won't have time to do the new one Sunday, I'm just going to do it now.

Last week's song was "Run" by Snow Patrol. I could blab on and on about how much I love Snow Patrol, but I will spare you and refrain.

Instead of posting the lyrics, here is an amazing music video to the song that I love and have savd on my hard drive:




Next week's song will be "You're Not Sorry, The CSI Mix" by Taylor Swift, in honor of the CSI episode tonight. I am so excited that two of my favorite things are being combined. I am SOOOOOO jealous of her.

The promo for the episode is here:


BTW, "You're Not Sorry, the CSI Mix" is the song playing in the background, and Nick is the one who's always on the cases.

And lyrics are here:

All this time I was wasting hoping you would come around
I’ve been giving out chances everytime and all you do is let me down
And its taking me this long but baby I figured you out
And you think it will be fine again but not this time around

You don’t have to call anymore
I won’t pick up the phone
This is the last straw
Don’t want to hurt anymore
And you can tell me that you’re sorry
But I won’t believe you baby like I did before
You’re not sorry no more, no more, no

Lookin’ so innocent
I might believe you if I didn’t know
Could’a loved you all my life
If you hadn’t left me waiting in the cold
And you got your share of secrets
And I’m tired of being last to know
And now you’re asking me to listen
Cuz its worked each time before

But you don’t have to call anymore
I won’t pick up the phone
This is the last strawDon’t want to hurt anymore
And you can tell me that you’re sorry
But I don’t believe you baby like I did before
You’re not sorry no no no noo
You’re not sorry no no no noo

You had me calling for you honey
And it never would’ve gone away no
You use to shine so bright
But I watched our love it fade

So you don’t have to call anymore
I won’t pick up the phone
This is the last straw
There’s nothing left to beg for

And you can tell me that you’re sorry
But I won’t believe you baby like I did before

Love you all!!! Enjoy!!!!

~Kristen

GSR Video

This video is so pretty, and perfect for the song.



Enjoy, I sure did!

CSI - Grissom's Departure - A Happy GSR End - My Take

Okay, so if you aren't a CSI addict (like me) and didn't watch "One to Go" Thursday (like I did), then I just have to fill you in.


And don't run because you don't watch CSI or don't know what it's about, because I'm going to tell you all you need to know. This is just me ranting. So please, stay?


First of all, it had been advertised that it was Grissom's last episode. Everyone (well, the avid CSI fans) had known this was coming since last summer, and maybe even before that. We just weren't sure when. It was set to premiere last May, but got pushed back because of the writer's strike and the short season, etc. So, no, it didn't blindside me.


However, being able to look forward to something doesn't make the pain less. In fact, it can make it worse.


So, a couple of weeks ago, the episode BEFORE this one aired, and I/we got treated to all the team's WTF?! faces when Grissom announced he was leaving. Catherine claimed she knew has was leaving before he knew it, and I can believe that she did. Greg gave this heart-wrenching speech about how he (Grissom) had changed his life, and Nick got one of the most heartfelt one-liners Grissom has ever said: "You were the best student I ever had".



So yeah, that was emotional.



Add into the mix that in November 2007, Grissom's one true love, Sara, left Las Vegas because she couldn't emotionally deal with the death/stress anymore. (By the way, we had been waiting for the Grissom Sara relationship, henceforth known as 'GSR', which translates as 'Grissom Sara Romance' since Season 1, Episode 2. It took them until Season 6, Episode 26, to get together. That is 6 freaking seasons of flirting and sexual tension and heartache and meltdowns . . . need I go on? Then we FINALLY get some very romantic, sweet moments that proved to us that GSR really was the only true OTP the universe has ever seen). Anyways, the love of his life walks out the door after a VERY nice kiss (the first we'd seen) and leaves him with a 'Dear John' letter. On a side note, at this point they were engaged.



So she's gone.



The world has ended.



And what does Grissom, the emotionally stunted (I love this man, but truly, when it comes to people, he is the BIGGEST idiot) entomologist, do? Go and get her, I hear you say? No.



He.



Doesn't.



Go.



So, it's a year later, one of their bestest friends ever dies in a gang-related shooting, and Sara comes back for the investigation and the funeral. And we have this very romantic scene of them on the bed and her head on his shoulder and their hands clasped, etc. etc. See here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5cInYeNEKE0

(cue squees)



She's back. But she doesn't stay, because she gets involved in a case that was important to her years ago, and she gets hurt. So she goes. But not before Grissom the Emotional Idiot gives her this little talk about how sometimes the girl needs to leave the guy. And when she asks whether they're talking about the case or themselves, he doesn't say anything.



Nothing.



Just leaves her to make her own conclusions. So she leaves again, and this time she doesn't tell him where she's going.



A couple of months later, he gets this video over e-mail:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfjesrld3dc&feature=related

HEART-WRENCHING, I KNOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!




Sara didn't fool me with her little "I'm happy" for a dadburned minute. She had been infatuated with Grissom for YEARS. There was NO WAY she was over him, just like that. It was sort of a last chance for Grissom to clean his act up.



Well, we don't find out his decision until 1 minute left in the episode where he's leaving.



But before that, and to get back to "One to Go", Grissom's walking down the hall, seeing everyone going about their own respective jobs - seeing them for the last time. I'm bawling by this time (the gorgeous piano/violin ensemble isn't helping). On top of this, for reasons I won't get into, I don't really trust the CSI writers. They've screwed with me/us too many times. So I sincerely believed there was a chance Grissom was just going to walk out of the lab and that would be the end of it. Here's the clip:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cgttpl_OzRU

(Just LISTEN to that music. It is seriously the most beautiful music I've ever heard.)



But then, joy of joys, we see him in the jungle is his stupid Panama hat (that hat has a long history) with his GPS and his backpack. He sees a bug (remember, this is Grissom-the-bug-obsessed) and he GLANCES at it. I'm not kidding! HE JUST WALKS RIGHT BY A BUG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That was a clue, then, that something pretty freaking important was going on.



And then he stops.



The camera pans around.



And Sara's there!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)



GSR fans erupt cheering from their couches everywhere!!!!!!



No words are needed.



She can't believe he's there.



He can't believe it either.



He reaches for her.



They're in each other's arms.



They're kissing.


And the credits roll.



I die happy.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thj_-ZH30Rk&feature=related


P.S. If you watch the videos it helps. A lot.

P.P.S. I watched that last scene about 7 times in a row the first time I found it on YouTube, then I downloaded it and continue to watch it at least once a day. I still just can't believe it actually happened.

~Kristen

New GSR Video

This is the link to the new GSR video CBS sent out:

http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=PUt0WY1LTaY

It's retrospective, like the one from last season, but it includes TWO WHOLE SCENES from Season 9.

I'm so addicted.

I'm An Angel

I just died of a GSR overdose and went to Heaven.

I found this on JorjaAllAround if you guys want to know where it came from.

How am I supposed to live with this?! There's still 33 days left 'til the premiere!

AAAARRRRRGGGGGHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!