The monumental and the mundane

Sheryl Sandberg, the Chief Operating Officer of Facebook said in her speech at the Barnard 2011 Commencement that, "most of our lives are filled with days we do not remember." 

I think that this line helps define the theme of my blog. Some of my blog posts are about monumental days; days that change or mark something significant in our individual lives, community lives, or the landscape of the world. Posts about Yeshivat Rambam closing (major for the Baltimore Jewish community and the modern orthodox community), graduation, or unfortunately posts about a death in the community. 

But my other posts are about the days that "we aren't supposed to remember." 

The days spent working towards those monumental and "remembered days," or the days just spent living; nights spent with friends and significant others, days spent thinking of the traveling we wish we could be doing instead of studying or working, that precious time spent with family, days spent doing absolutely nothing but staring at our gchat list and facebook news feed (yes I said that out loud! But that is something right?:))

I am sitting in starbucks still finishing my graduate work but in between writing my essays, I am listening to music and youtube videos. This is one of those days that I probably won't remember.

This song has really spoke to me recently. I am sure you all know the song but I ask you to look at the words carefully, I can really relate to this song at this current time and I think you might relate as well. I am attaching the lyrics and song.

There will be more to come! Stay tuned.

For The First Time 

The Script

She's all laid up in bed with a broken heart
While i'm drinking jack all alone in my local bar
And we don't know how we got into this mad situation
Only doing things out of frustration
Trying to make it work but man these times are hard

She needs me now but I can't seem to find a time
I've got a new job now in the unemployment line
And we don't know how we got into this mess it's a gods test
Someone help us cause we're doing our best

Chorus: 

Trying to make it work but man these times are hard
But we're gonna start by drinking old cheap bottles of wine
Sit talking up all night
Saying things we haven't for a while, a while yeah
We're smiling but we're close to tearsEven after all these years
We just now got the feeling that we're meeting
For the first time

She's in line at the door with her head held high
While I just lost my job but didn't lose my flight
But we both know how we're gonna make it work when it hurts
When you pick yourself up you get kicked in the dirt

Chorus: 

Trying to make it work but man these times are hard

But we're gonna start by drinking old cheap bottles of wine
Sit talking up all night
Saying things we haven't for a while, a while yeah
We're smiling but we're close to tears
Even after all these years
We just now got the feeling that we're meeting
For the first time

Drinking old cheap bottles of wine
Saying things we haven't for a while, a while yeah
We're smiling but we're close to tears
Even after all these years

We just now got the feeling that we're meeting
For the first time

Oh these times are hard
Yeah they're making us crazy
Don't give up on me baby