Today, despite knowing that it was probably a fool’s errand, upon finding out that someone had hidden a copy of Switchfoot’s upcoming single “Mess of Me” in a book in San Antonio’s Central Library (about 30 minutes away from my house), I drove there to check for it. Just, you know, in case. I also figured I could make the trip not a wasted trip by finally getting myself a library card – which I haven’t had in years if you don’t count the fact that my student ID in college was essentially a library card for the university library system.
Anyway, the CD was hidden in a copy of The Dialogues of Plato. So when I got to the library, I went up to the help desk and asked where I could find it – this library is huge, so even knowing where in the Dewey Decimal system the book is wouldn’t help me find it (at least not in a timely manner). I asked the older gentleman behind the desk where I could find the book, and he said “You’re the second person to ask for that book in the last hour.”
I said something along the lines of “darn it, it’ll be gone!” and he asked if it was for a class. I explained about the CD being hidden in the book and he was like “oh, so you’re not here to check out and read Plato’s Dialogues, then.” I said no, and he said I didn’t “look like someone who was into philosophy.”
At which point I reached into my purse, pulled out my copy of Works of Love by Kierkegaard and said “Actually, I’m reading this right now, and the other book in my bag is essays by CS Lewis.”
PWNED.
Then when I got home – new library card in hand (okay, wallet) – I checked my email and discovered that they’ve uploaded the song to the Friends of the Foot website for all the FotF members to download. So I have it anyway! I want to burn some copies myself and hide them around SA – which is what you’re supposed to do if you find one of the copies they’re having hidden all around the world (and then announcing on Twitter), but I’m not sure if the CDs they’re hiding/having hidden just have “Mess of Me” on them or if there’s a b-side that would then be missing from my CDs. Heh.
In other news, the CD player in my car has been out of commission for about a month now, much to my dismay. However, this does mean that I’m listening to the radio again, because I can’t drive without music going. I tend to flip between about nine different stations depending on what’s playing/who’s running commercials. One of the stations in my presets is K-LOVE, a national Christian rock station.
Since I’ve been listening to them more than usual, my discovery of new/new-to-me Christian rock songs has accelerated. Here’s some that are currently PWNING MY SOUL:
And now it’s almost my bedtime so I better wrap this up. Check those songs out, you won’t regret it.
ALSO: IF YOU’RE NOT WATCHING GLEE ON FOX, YOU SHOULD BE. TRUST ME. YOU’LL THANK ME LATER.
Anyway, the CD was hidden in a copy of The Dialogues of Plato. So when I got to the library, I went up to the help desk and asked where I could find it – this library is huge, so even knowing where in the Dewey Decimal system the book is wouldn’t help me find it (at least not in a timely manner). I asked the older gentleman behind the desk where I could find the book, and he said “You’re the second person to ask for that book in the last hour.”
I said something along the lines of “darn it, it’ll be gone!” and he asked if it was for a class. I explained about the CD being hidden in the book and he was like “oh, so you’re not here to check out and read Plato’s Dialogues, then.” I said no, and he said I didn’t “look like someone who was into philosophy.”
At which point I reached into my purse, pulled out my copy of Works of Love by Kierkegaard and said “Actually, I’m reading this right now, and the other book in my bag is essays by CS Lewis.”
PWNED.
Then when I got home – new library card in hand (okay, wallet) – I checked my email and discovered that they’ve uploaded the song to the Friends of the Foot website for all the FotF members to download. So I have it anyway! I want to burn some copies myself and hide them around SA – which is what you’re supposed to do if you find one of the copies they’re having hidden all around the world (and then announcing on Twitter), but I’m not sure if the CDs they’re hiding/having hidden just have “Mess of Me” on them or if there’s a b-side that would then be missing from my CDs. Heh.
In other news, the CD player in my car has been out of commission for about a month now, much to my dismay. However, this does mean that I’m listening to the radio again, because I can’t drive without music going. I tend to flip between about nine different stations depending on what’s playing/who’s running commercials. One of the stations in my presets is K-LOVE, a national Christian rock station.
Since I’ve been listening to them more than usual, my discovery of new/new-to-me Christian rock songs has accelerated. Here’s some that are currently PWNING MY SOUL:
- Chris Tomlin – I Will Rise [video/lyrics]
- Chris Tomlin – Amazing Grace (My Chains Are Gone) [video/lyrics]
- Jeremy Camp – There Will Be A Day [video/lyrics]
- Brandon Heath – Wait and See [video/lyrics]
And now it’s almost my bedtime so I better wrap this up. Check those songs out, you won’t regret it.
ALSO: IF YOU’RE NOT WATCHING GLEE ON FOX, YOU SHOULD BE. TRUST ME. YOU’LL THANK ME LATER.
