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Irreverent Funnies

Here are some more funnies from my Pinterest page I thought you might enjoy! :D

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...I shall leave you with this little bit of irreverence. Jesus would SO laugh at this. ;)

Posted on March 19, 2013 by Jessie Smith and filed under funny, humor, pinterest, quotes and tagged funny humor pinterest quotes silly.

Pinterest Funnies

Here are some things I've found on Pinterest (and beyond) that made me laugh. Hope these make you happy! :) You should come join me over there, it's fun! And if nothing else, you can go look at what I've pinned here!

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Posted on February 25, 2013 by Jessie Smith and filed under funny, humor, pinterest, quotes, Video and tagged chicken dog funny humor jokes kardashians modern family pinterest pizza silly youtube.

"Talking About Music is Like Dancing About Architecture."

Elvis Costello said that. I have come to the conclusion that this should be in the Constitution. Okay, that's a little overboard. But still... I could tell you how much I write, what my songs sound like, brag to you about "all the ideas that float through my head" (I've heard this too many times from artists, as if they're the only ones whose brain works.). I could tell you what my music sounds like 'til you're blue in the face, and you're still not going to REALLY know until you hear it.

I can tell you that this album will be swampy, soulful, southern music. But I'm sure most of you don't even really know what that means. Of course you don't! You haven't HEARD it yet. Heck, I don't completely know what it's going to sound like yet! I have to RECORD it first. (In April. 2013. Shameless plug. I digress....)

So... If someone asks me again to describe my music, I won't be upset, and I will understand their wondering, but I think I'm just going to say, "you'll have to wait and hear it." Because there is no way I can answer that question to the satisfaction of the questioner. Plus, we all have different interpretations of a song anyways. Am I right? Yes. I am.

So, I'll write about funny stuff and about pursuing dreams and such on this blog, but you won't hear me talk much about the music. You'll have to just wait to HEAR that.

Posted on February 14, 2013 by Jessie Smith and filed under music, new album, Personal, quotes, self-esteem, song, Songwriting, swampicana, swampy and tagged album Elvis Elvis Costello Music new album quote song songwriting.

"Yell Ding Dong Really Loud!"

When I zone out, and I do quite often, my fingers move across the computer keys and magically land me in the crazy abyss that is the "Humor" section of Pinterest. Here are some of the crazy and funny things I've found lately. Hope they make you happy!  <3

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Posted on February 4, 2013 by Jessie Smith and filed under funny, humor, pinterest, quotes and tagged animals dog doorbell funny horse humor pinterest quotes snoopy.

Sweet Fantasy, Baby

I have a place in my little brain that is just for me. It's filled with so much ridiculousness happiness.

At night, I close my eyes, take a deep breath, and dream...

Scotland I dream that I'm off in Europe somewhere, it's cold and cloudy, and I'm wearing an extra large matching sweat suit cashmere loungewear, sipping Earl Grey tea next to a fire, cuddling up next to the love of my life, as he whispers this into my ear...

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Bliss.

Then I make my way to the workout room, where my personal trainer leads me in a rigorous yoga practice, and I remain beautiful and desirable at all times. And it's not hard at all!

1006-yoga I proceed to the master suite where I read an educational, slightly pretentious novel atop my Tempur-Pedic-Cloud-Supreme-Gold-Woven- Diamond-Dusted mattress, whilst high-fiving a million angels.

Winning.

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Then, with the cursed sun ball of morning, I wake up. And reality sets in.

I start the day with a bowl of pure energy. Off-brand Frosted Mini-Wheats...

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173318285631651707_PD8VvcMr_c I write a really bad song...

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Butt-kiss all the music venues I can possibly find...

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Try and come up with my own Zumba moves at the apartment for my cheaper-than-a-gym workout...

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Babysit some kids...

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And end the day with writing an epic blog post that is sure to inspire millions, if not billions of people.

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Thank you, thank you, I'll be here all night folks, try the veal.

Posted on January 23, 2013 by Jessie Smith and filed under fashion, funny, humor, Lifestyle, music, Personal, pinterest, quotes, Songwriting and tagged babysit cat cat meme concerts daily grind downton abbey dreams earl grey Europe fantasy fashion friends frosted mini wheats funny goofy mccain meme memes Music musician obama personal trainer pinterest reality routine silly singer smelly cat songwriting spiderman tea temper-pedic tina fey work writing yoga zumba.

What do you DO All Day?!

This week, I've had a few people ask me the following question: "Now that you're 'not working,' what do you DO all day?!"

I go blank, every time. I get a little annoyed, a little hurt, and then I think, Man, I really need to blog about this. But all I say is,

"Um... you know... I just kinda, write and sing...."

I've never been the most quick-witted person. But if I was, here's what I would say:

"Oh, you know, not too much, except risking my life to pursue my dreams, where it is required of me to not only sing and perform as perfectly as possible, but it also requires me to write not just good - but STELLAR songs, perform said songs as much as possible, learn that "stellar songs" is a very broad term and dang near impossible to meet, book all my own shows, find money to pay for said shows via odd jobs, keep up with every social media outlet that exists, find a producer, network, convince successful people to take a chance on me, beg prospective fans to take a chance on me, and best of all, be judged by all of you. What do YOU do all day?"

You tell 'em, Self!

Ok, that was a little harsh. And I realize I sound like I'm complaining. I'm not. I am letting folks know that I ain't just sitting around the apartment, luring fans into a web of beautiful melodies via a crystal ball or something. I'm trying so, so hard. I'm scared on a regular basis. I'm overjoyed on a regular basis. I'm discouraged, too. I'm on a roller coaster of adventure, and I am choosing every hard second of it. It's worth every hard second of it.

Here are some quotes I live by these days. I found them on Pinterest, glorious Pinterest. They're great reminders for those of us pursuing great goals.

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Just kidding on that last one. :P

Posted on November 12, 2012 by Jessie Smith and filed under music, Personal, pinterest, quotes, self-esteem and tagged dreams encouragement goals hardship humor Music personal pinterest quotes seth godin tagore.