{"id":1395,"date":"2012-02-14T08:48:34","date_gmt":"2012-02-14T12:48:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/underbellyofsunshine.com\/?p=1395"},"modified":"2012-02-14T08:48:34","modified_gmt":"2012-02-14T12:48:34","slug":"love-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/underbellyofsunshine.com\/?p=1395","title":{"rendered":"Love Life"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When you&#8217;re young you are taught that&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/underbellyofsunshine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Dean Martin - You're Nobody Til Somebody Loves You.mp3\">Dean Martin &#8211; You&#8217;re Nobody &#8216;Til Somebody Loves You<\/a><\/p>\n<p>For a while \u00c2\u00a0the love of your family is all you need. A tender touch from your mom, a pat on the back from your dad, sibling commradery. But as you are thrust into the world, meeting new people, and growing up, you need more.<\/p>\n<p>You go through your young life having fun and hanging with friends. Then they start to pair off finding someone that makes them smile. Your group gets smaller and smaller. You still have some good laughs but it is hard being the odd one out. At first you own it and it&#8217;s like&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"audioplayer_container\"><span style=\"display:block;padding:5px;border:1px solid #dddddd;background:#f8f8f8\" id=\"audioplayer_1\">Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version <a href=\"http:\/\/www.adobe.com\/shockwave\/download\/download.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash&amp;promoid=BIOW\" title=\"Download Adobe Flash Player\">here<\/a>. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\">AudioPlayer.embed(\"audioplayer_1\", {soundFile:\"aHR0cHM6Ly91bmRlcmJlbGx5b2ZzdW5zaGluZS5jb20vd3AtY29udGVudC91cGxvYWRzLzIwMTIvMDIvMDcgV2hhdGV2ZXIubXAzA\"});<\/script><\/p>\n<p>But soon the loneliness sinks in. You begin to believe you are a&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"audioplayer_container\"><span style=\"display:block;padding:5px;border:1px solid #dddddd;background:#f8f8f8\" id=\"audioplayer_2\">Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version <a href=\"http:\/\/www.adobe.com\/shockwave\/download\/download.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash&amp;promoid=BIOW\" title=\"Download Adobe Flash Player\">here<\/a>. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\">AudioPlayer.embed(\"audioplayer_2\", {soundFile:\"aHR0cHM6Ly91bmRlcmJlbGx5b2ZzdW5zaGluZS5jb20vd3AtY29udGVudC91cGxvYWRzLzIwMTIvMDIvQmVjayAtIExvc2VyLm1wMw\"});<\/script><\/p>\n<p>But you can&#8217;t understand why. You&#8217;re good looking, \u00c2\u00a0smart, funny, not like those crazy girls. But you aren&#8217;t sure. Maybe you are a&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"audioplayer_container\"><span style=\"display:block;padding:5px;border:1px solid #dddddd;background:#f8f8f8\" id=\"audioplayer_3\">Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version <a href=\"http:\/\/www.adobe.com\/shockwave\/download\/download.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash&amp;promoid=BIOW\" title=\"Download Adobe Flash Player\">here<\/a>. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\">AudioPlayer.embed(\"audioplayer_3\", {soundFile:\"aHR0cHM6Ly91bmRlcmJlbGx5b2ZzdW5zaGluZS5jb20vd3AtY29udGVudC91cGxvYWRzLzIwMTIvMDIvUmFkaW9oZWFkIC0gQ3JlZXAubXAzA\"});<\/script><\/p>\n<p>You go through your days being as positive as possible. You accept it knowing that one day you will find someone to make you happy.<\/p>\n<p>Then it happens. You meet at work, or school, or bump into each other on the street, your eyes meet and you finally know what that &#8220;spark&#8221; feels like. Numbers are exchanged and you get to know one another. You have things in common, he makes you laugh, he makes you think, he makes you feel something new. Before you know it you are&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"audioplayer_container\"><span style=\"display:block;padding:5px;border:1px solid #dddddd;background:#f8f8f8\" id=\"audioplayer_4\">Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version <a href=\"http:\/\/www.adobe.com\/shockwave\/download\/download.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash&amp;promoid=BIOW\" title=\"Download Adobe Flash Player\">here<\/a>. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\">AudioPlayer.embed(\"audioplayer_4\", {soundFile:\"aHR0cHM6Ly91bmRlcmJlbGx5b2ZzdW5zaGluZS5jb20vd3AtY29udGVudC91cGxvYWRzLzIwMTIvMDIvQWxhbmlzIE1vcmlzc2V0dGUgLSBIZWFkIE92ZXIgRmVldC5tcDM\"});<\/script><\/p>\n<p>When you are apart you walk around with your head in the clouds. When you are together you stare into each other&#8217;s eyes. You believe he loves you for your&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"audioplayer_container\"><span style=\"display:block;padding:5px;border:1px solid #dddddd;background:#f8f8f8\" id=\"audioplayer_5\">Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version <a href=\"http:\/\/www.adobe.com\/shockwave\/download\/download.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash&amp;promoid=BIOW\" title=\"Download Adobe Flash Player\">here<\/a>. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\">AudioPlayer.embed(\"audioplayer_5\", {soundFile:\"aHR0cHM6Ly91bmRlcmJlbGx5b2ZzdW5zaGluZS5jb20vd3AtY29udGVudC91cGxvYWRzLzIwMTIvMDIvTi5FLlIuRCAtIEJyYWluLm1wMw\"});<\/script><\/p>\n<p>But all the while he&#8217;s got a&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"audioplayer_container\"><span style=\"display:block;padding:5px;border:1px solid #dddddd;background:#f8f8f8\" id=\"audioplayer_6\">Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version <a href=\"http:\/\/www.adobe.com\/shockwave\/download\/download.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash&amp;promoid=BIOW\" title=\"Download Adobe Flash Player\">here<\/a>. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\">AudioPlayer.embed(\"audioplayer_6\", {soundFile:\"aHR0cHM6Ly91bmRlcmJlbGx5b2ZzdW5zaGluZS5jb20vd3AtY29udGVudC91cGxvYWRzLzIwMTIvMDIvMTAgU2xlYXp5IEJlZCBUcmFjay5tcDM\"});<\/script><\/p>\n<p>&#8230;running through his head.<\/p>\n<p>Believing your love is true you give in. It is wonderful, everything you expected. But suddenly you notice things have changed. That sparkle in his eye is gone. He doesn&#8217;t return your calls. You don&#8217;t speak. He doesn&#8217;t make you laugh. At first all you do is&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"audioplayer_container\"><span style=\"display:block;padding:5px;border:1px solid #dddddd;background:#f8f8f8\" id=\"audioplayer_7\">Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version <a href=\"http:\/\/www.adobe.com\/shockwave\/download\/download.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash&amp;promoid=BIOW\" title=\"Download Adobe Flash Player\">here<\/a>. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\">AudioPlayer.embed(\"audioplayer_7\", {soundFile:\"aHR0cHM6Ly91bmRlcmJlbGx5b2ZzdW5zaGluZS5jb20vd3AtY29udGVudC91cGxvYWRzLzIwMTIvMDIvUGhpbG9zcGhlciBLaW5ncyAtIENyeS5tcDM\"});<\/script><\/p>\n<p>You confront him about it and he tells you it is over. He is seeing someone else. You are shocked, you lose your breathe, and you want to cry but you refuse to let a tear fall in front of him. You now fully understand&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"audioplayer_container\"><span style=\"display:block;padding:5px;border:1px solid #dddddd;background:#f8f8f8\" id=\"audioplayer_8\">Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version <a href=\"http:\/\/www.adobe.com\/shockwave\/download\/download.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash&amp;promoid=BIOW\" title=\"Download Adobe Flash Player\">here<\/a>. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\">AudioPlayer.embed(\"audioplayer_8\", {soundFile:\"aHR0cHM6Ly91bmRlcmJlbGx5b2ZzdW5zaGluZS5jb20vd3AtY29udGVudC91cGxvYWRzLzIwMTIvMDIvVG9tIEpvbmVzIC0gRGVsaWxhaC5tcDM\"});<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Almost wishing you had that knife in your hand. But he isn&#8217;t worth it. You have wasted your time and energy on someone who doesn&#8217;t deserve it. You say to yourself&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"audioplayer_container\"><span style=\"display:block;padding:5px;border:1px solid #dddddd;background:#f8f8f8\" id=\"audioplayer_9\">Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version <a href=\"http:\/\/www.adobe.com\/shockwave\/download\/download.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash&amp;promoid=BIOW\" title=\"Download Adobe Flash Player\">here<\/a>. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\">AudioPlayer.embed(\"audioplayer_9\", {soundFile:\"aHR0cHM6Ly91bmRlcmJlbGx5b2ZzdW5zaGluZS5jb20vd3AtY29udGVudC91cGxvYWRzLzIwMTIvMDIvRnJhbmsgU2luYXRyYSAtIEhlcmVzIHRvIHRoZSBMb3NlcnMubXAzA\"});<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Because without them you wouldn&#8217;t know when you had a real winner; someone true. You walk away with your head held high, about to continue your journey through life. Along the way others will holler at you&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"audioplayer_container\"><span style=\"display:block;padding:5px;border:1px solid #dddddd;background:#f8f8f8\" id=\"audioplayer_10\">Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version <a href=\"http:\/\/www.adobe.com\/shockwave\/download\/download.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash&amp;promoid=BIOW\" title=\"Download Adobe Flash Player\">here<\/a>. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\">AudioPlayer.embed(\"audioplayer_10\", {soundFile:\"aHR0cHM6Ly91bmRlcmJlbGx5b2ZzdW5zaGluZS5jb20vd3AtY29udGVudC91cGxvYWRzLzIwMTIvMDIvLTEgLSBIZXkgWWEubXAzA\"});<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Some you ignore, some you pay mind and if you are lucky you may find that truly special someone that joins you on your path. If not then continue on your way remembering to always have a good time. And if anyone gives you a hard time you can just say&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"audioplayer_container\"><span style=\"display:block;padding:5px;border:1px solid #dddddd;background:#f8f8f8\" id=\"audioplayer_11\">Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version <a href=\"http:\/\/www.adobe.com\/shockwave\/download\/download.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash&amp;promoid=BIOW\" title=\"Download Adobe Flash Player\">here<\/a>. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\">AudioPlayer.embed(\"audioplayer_11\", {soundFile:\"aHR0cHM6Ly91bmRlcmJlbGx5b2ZzdW5zaGluZS5jb20vd3AtY29udGVudC91cGxvYWRzLzIwMTIvMDIvQ2VlLUxvIEdyZWVuIC0gRi0tayBZb3UubXAzA\"});<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Oh oh oooooh!<\/p>\n<p>Happy Valentine&#8217;s Day?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/underbellyofsunshine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/icon-copy-profile.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-40\" title=\"icon-copy-profile\" src=\"https:\/\/underbellyofsunshine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/icon-copy-profile.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"75\" height=\"75\" \/><\/a>Tra<\/p>\n<p>In case you need it, here is the playlist:<\/p>\n<p>Dean Martin &#8211; You&#8217;re Nobody &#8216;Til Somebody Loves You<br \/>\nGnarls Barkley &#8211; Whatever<br \/>\nBeck &#8211; Loser<br \/>\nRadiohead &#8211; Creep<br \/>\nAlanis Morissette &#8211; Head Over Feet<br \/>\nN.E.R.D. &#8211; Brain<br \/>\nThe Bluetones &#8211; Sleazy Bed Track<br \/>\nPhilosopher Kings &#8211; Cry<br \/>\nTom Jones &#8211; Delilah<br \/>\nFrank Sinatra &#8211; Here&#8217;s to the Losers<br \/>\nOutkast &#8211; Hey Ya!<br \/>\nCee-Lo Green &#8211; Fuck You<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When you&#8217;re young you are taught that&#8230; Dean Martin &#8211; You&#8217;re Nobody &#8216;Til Somebody Loves You For a while \u00c2\u00a0the love of your family is all you need. A tender touch from your mom, a pat on the back from your dad, sibling commradery. But as you are thrust into the world, meeting new people, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[10,9],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/underbellyofsunshine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1395"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/underbellyofsunshine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/underbellyofsunshine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/underbellyofsunshine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/underbellyofsunshine.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1395"}],"version-history":[{"count":18,"href":"https:\/\/underbellyofsunshine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1395\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1413,"href":"https:\/\/underbellyofsunshine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1395\/revisions\/1413"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/underbellyofsunshine.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1395"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/underbellyofsunshine.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1395"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/underbellyofsunshine.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1395"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}