Look! I'm Alive!

Ack. I feel like it has taken me a million years to get a new song up here. I'm sorry it's taken me so long. Also, I apologize for missing any time-sensitive letters.

I am not dead or dying or anything like that. I really don't have a good excuse for not posting for an entire month. I just fell into a songwriting slump and found myself incapable of writing any music. It was awful but happens from time to time and is just a part of the creative process.

Ironically, one of the letters sitting in my inbox was asking for advice on writing. This is what it said:

I love to write, but I've been having trouble getting started lately. Well, I just haven't had a whole lot of time. Suggestions?

-Sarah

Tonight, I finally overcame my month-long creative dryspell and hammered out a response. It's not the best but hopefully it's better than a poke in the eye.



So, there you have it - The Musical Advice Column is back. :)

Need advice in the form of a song? Shoot me an email. I would love to hear from YOU!

Thanks for tuning in, amigos! I promise I won't wait a month this time to supply you with a new song. In the meantime, you can leave me comment love and let me know what you think of this song. :)

Over and out.

Response to Tall Brunette: The PMS Song

The Musical Advice Column has been online for a week now and I am totally astonished at how many people are into it. What started out as a weird, late-night idea is quickly becoming a daily songwriting project. I wouldn't have it any other way. Thanks so much for tuning into my little corner of the web and leaving me your kind comments. Also, thanks to those of you who have written in! I am having a ton of fun reading your letters and coming up with responses.

There are some good things in the works for this week: an accordion/cowbell number, a country western song, advice on how to deal with messy boyfriends, and more! I'm even going to start bringing in a guest musician or two to keep things interesting.

But enough about all of that. Here's today's letter:

When I'm on my period, everyone hates me and thinks I'm a total mega bitch. And also, sometimes I'm an ultra bitch to stupid and mean people, but then I blame it on my period (which I might not actually be on.)
Do you know I can be a woman AND keep my friends? Do I need to do hand out bullet proof vests for every week out of four?
Or should I just get my lady parts removed?

xo
Tall Brunette

Aaaand here's the part where I break into a cheery little tune about PMS:



That's all. Happy Tuesday. Or Wednesday, since Tuesday is almost over and many of you will read this on Wednesday. Yes. Happy Wednesday.

Response to Jane: To Glee Or Not To Glee

Got a letter from the lovely Jane that said the following:

I really love the show Glee, but my boyfriend doesn't. Should I force him to watch with me, or should I let him watch hockey in the basement?

Allow me to sit on my floor in my pajamas and sing about this dilemma:



Special guest appearance courtesy of my dog. He agrees with me on the fact that every girl deserves a man who will subject themselves to slightly homosexual television in the name of love.

Response to Jami: When All Your Friends Are Getting Married

I recently received the following letter:

I have a problem. It seems that all of my good friends are getting married, having kids, settling down, and all that good stuff. Not only do I have little to no desire to do that same, but I also have zero single friends. I'm also not sure where I want to go with my life. I often feel very lonely and like I just don't fit in anywhere.

Please help!

(I hope I made this sound really melo-dramatic. It's all true, but I don't talk about it much so I'm not sure if it sounds over the top or not.)

- Jami

My response is as follows:



Hope that was at least semi-entertaining.

Keep the letters coming, friends. I am having a blast with this. :)