cats & dogs.

it's been raining all day. i fell asleep around five this morning due to insomnia and staying awake for something that wasn't coming. waking up to rain is one of my favourite things but today i wasn't feeling it. sometimes when things are bad, i'd so much rather stay in bed and not deal with any of it until everything has been remedied and today, the rain just contributed to that feeling.

instead of wallowing in the gloom however, i chose proactivity and went for a run. i don't really know how to explain the feeling of the run today. it was warm out so the rain wasn't biting as i moved through it. the huge puddles and rivers of water speeding down the pavement towards lake champlain weren't miserable to run through. when i felt the rain come through my shoes i just let it soak in rather than being irritated by it. today my run acted as a cleanse. the best way i can portray it is probably with songs for each stage.

but anyways, i feel so much better now even though i'm soaked to the bone. i hope everyone else is appreciating the nasty weather and maybe making the best of it. now it's time for a perfect hot shower and an early dinner out with garrett. xoxo. maggie.

grizzly bear - deep blue sea

• waking up sleepily to the rain with really faint blue walls in my room, transparent curtains stirring and feeling like i could stay in one place forever, not moving seemed to go perfectly with this song. it's soft and slow but had just the right upbeat undertones to get me out on the pavement.

catherine feeny - leave you on the pavement

• forgive me for the video that this link goes to. i couldn't find an mp3 file to share. anyways, i feel like this song is pretty explanatory.. get it.. leaving problems on the pavement.. running, sweating it out. yes.
  

feist & ben gibbard - the train song

• this song (as well the original, by vashti bunyan) is probably one of the best songs i heard in 2009. it makes me feel like i'm running towards something. like an ultimate destination. i don't know. it's just amazing. i get goosebumps every time. their voices are just so smooth.
  

death cab for cutie - different names for the same thing

• i don't really have anything to say for this song. i just like it. it makes sense.
  

patrick watson - luscious life 

• this was the part of the run where you stop feeling your legs and you just go. i got to my first downhill stretch here and i just ran with the river that was flowing down cliff street. it was the best feeling.
  

andrew bird - fake palindromes

• on the route i've been running lately there is a flat stretch on south willard from cliff street to maple street in burlington before i get to my last downhill portion. this song was the perfect compliment to it. the fast beginning helped me transition from the quicker pace coming off of cliff street and then the beat behind the verses matched the rhythm of my feet.
  
  ignore the dialogue in the middle of the video because it's stupid.
  

rjd2 - 1976

• this came on just as i was turning onto maple for my last downhill stretch. it made me go so much faster and i couldn't stop smiling. it was amazing. love this song.

frankie valli & the four seasons - beggin'

• my good friend, christopher dalglish, showed me this song and today it served as the perfect final quarter of a mile of my run and cool down. wah. perfect music selection today.