barbra streisand

oh i forgot to mention that i went to jen's house before to help her warm up a dish for the bbq/pot luck (really peopel just brought beer so we were drunk sans food but still) and jen has this awesome record player with lots of old albums of jazz singers and such. being at her place is like being in a very loungey environment and i love it. very relaxing. So i told her taht my parents had all these old records that they never use and i would bring them back when i went to LA. So while i was home i went through all of their old albums and i felt like i got a glimpse of why i am the way i am, namely a homosexual man trapped in teh body of a woman. htere were lots of old spanish albums but there were also LOTS of carpenters and LOTS of barbra streisand and EVERY musical from the 70's like a chorus line and the sound of music and sergio mendez and lots of beatles and i realized that my parents might have been slightly cool. Anyways i brought the cool ones back that i thougth jen would like and it turned out she secretly also loved barbra streisand and the carpenters so she was glad to add these to her collection. So anyways while at her place we decided to listen to my mom's "the way we were" album. If you have nto seen this movie you need to go rent it right now and if you have not heard the album you need to email me right now and i will send it to you. Sure we all have heard "the way we were" but have you really HEARD "the way we were"??

Memories, may be beautiful and yet Whats too painful to remember We simply choose to forget So its the laughter We will remember Whenever we remember... The way we were...

seriously that is some goods shit. I also highly recommend "the best thing you've ever done" where she says.

Aren't you glad its finally over
Don't you feel a whole lot better
Isn't it a joy to lie alone at night
Aren't people more exciting
Doesn't music have more meaning
Don't you close your eyes
The moment you close the light
To be rid of all the feeling
How it cluttered up the morning
To be free of all the memories
Every one
Take a bow then take another
Isn't loneliness a winner
Wasn't leaving me
The best thing you've ever done

Now i know loving barbra is kind of comical but all my life it's been one of those secret things i keep on the sly and dont 'tell anyone because it's mildly shameful. but she is barbra for a reason, people!! and she's awesome! and so here i am saying out loud that i love barbra streisand! i loved her in the way we were, i loved her in funny girl and funny lady. i love her songs! i cannot help myself!