the best thing about having a sister . . .

. . . is that she introduces me to new things, and especially new music that turns out to be spectacular. WARNING: FOR ALL I KNOW, THIS MAY ONLY APPLY TO MY SISTER! if your sister isn't like this, she's not defective. though, you might want to get her to work on it.

this Christmas, cori gave me a mixed cd, including some oldies-but-goodies: oh, brandy. oh, wilson phillips. how you remind me of my glory days. er- i mean . . . anyway, there was also newer stuff, like the postal service and porcupine tree and others i've quoted before. so, along with falling in love with the drum intro to "sunday bloody sunday", i've also taken a liking (read: loving) to this:

birds flying high, you know how i feel
sun in the sky, you know how i feel
breeze driftin' on by, you know how i feel
it's a new dawn
it's a new day
it's a new life for me
and i'm feelin' good
i'm feelin' good
...
stars when you shine, you know how i feel
scent of the pine, you know how i feel
oh, freedom is mine, and i know how i feel
it's a new dawn
it's a new day
it's a new life
it's a new dawn
it's a new day
it's a new life
it's a new dawn
it's a new day
it's a new life
it's a new life for me
and i'm feelin' good
~ michael buble "feeling good"