Smile Like You Mean It

Why is "Smile Like You Mean It" the title of today's blog? Because it was the first thing that popped into my head.

I couldn't decide what to write my blog about today. I wanted to write about my thoughts on turning 18, but I figured I should save that post for next month. I could just write about the events of my day, but it's pretty much the same as all the other days, so that would be boring. I thought that if I could just think of a killer slogan (nudge nudge, wink wink) I could make it work. Thus: Smile Like You Mean It.

Definition:

Smile Like You Mean It: song; by the Killers; featured on hit show the OC; slightly grunge pop-rock

Truth be told, I don't really like The Killers all that much. I find their music bland. I liked Somebody Told Me with its vague allusions to transvestites (?), but Mr. Brightside was boring and by the time Sam's Town was released I had pretty much a one-word response: yawn.

Actually, that's a lie. I really didn't have an opinion on the Killers either way until I started writing this blogpost.

"Smile You Like Mean It" is, however, a fantastic pump-up song to dance to by yourself in your bedroom when you're looking for a musical lift. Not that I do that or anything...

Not that I also do that with Stevie Nicks, the Dandy Warhols, the Eurythmics, Paolo Nutini, MIKA, Rooney, Mexican Institute of Sound, and other random but incredibly toolish bands like that...or anything...

Confession: My name is Brandon and I'm addicted to my iPod.

Hi, Brandon.

For reals, I think I may have been spending a little too much time with iPod recently. I tell myself that when I read for three trillion hours a day I'm educating myself; movies...well, yeah I learn things from movies, I say; but music? Other than learning that Katy Perry might be a lesbian, that God is a DJ, and that buying new shoes makes everything all right, pop music isn't exactly educational.

But so what! Some things can purely be for pleasure right? At least in my solo dance parties I am, without doubt, smiling like I mean it.

And wow. I almost made that title work.