Funeral Songs.

Hello world.

A rather mundane day today. Work. Fun times.
However, I was highly entertained when my good friend tweeted me pictures for when I finished work. Its the simple things in my life that make my days. A kind thought and a good deed goes a long way.

We had a beautiful day here in Bristol today, the first signs of summer and I can't get enough of it!

Going to be dying my hair tonight. Need to be more blonde again, I am hating this light brown rubbish!

Had a really morbid conversation with my father tonight.
I wanted to know if he had any particulars about his funeral. Not that he'll be popping his clogs any time soon *knock on wood* but its nice to be prepared. I wouldn't want to give him a send off that he would of hated just because I never asked.

His favourite band is REM so I immediately thought of "Everybody Hurts". Its a real tear jerker, just want you need at funerals. Most of my dads family and friends live over 300 miles away; he's worried none of them would turn up. The mother fuckers. I'd kick them all the way into that church!

I already know he'd rather be cremated rather than buried... in fact if he had his way he'd get a Viking burial, but that's just far too complicated to organize while I'm grieving.

Just in case I die tomorrow...
Songs: I'll be seeing you - Billie Holiday
Somewhere over the Rainbow - Eva Cassidy
Dog Days are over - Florence + The machine
Never Forget You - The Noisettes
Broken Stones - Paul Weller
Holding Back the Years - Simply Red
Run - Snow Patrol
Brown Eyed Girl - Van Morrison
You've got her in your pocket - The White Stripes.

Ok so its a longer list than I thought it would be... Obviously some aren't appropriate for a church but I think they reflect the way I see death. All very amazing songs by the way. If you haven't heard of some of them go and have a little listen.
I try not to look at death as the end. Its not heaven, because I'm not Christian, but its something else. Another part of the worlds process. You become part of the earth around you. You've left your mark, now its time to make room for somebody else to leave theirs.
Some of them I chose for personal reasons, of which I wont go into, but each song is very special to me.

I'd like my best friend, Rhianna, to read a poem too. Have yet to decide which, i'm sure she'd pick something nice and quirky!

Anyway... on a less morbid note:

Cocktail night tomorrow night woo! No boys, just girls, getting drunk. I loves it! However... the last time I went on a girl night out me and my friend ended up going back to this group of guys house that they shared.... Uhho!

Until next time darlings.
xxx