It's almost over

December 31st 2025

2025 is almost over, honestly relieved. This was a 2/10 year, I’m not doing the whole every song of the day thing but whatever.

here’s every song of the month though, and then I’ll choose song of the year

January: Supertramp - Breakfast in America

February: The Beach Boys - Good Vibrations

March: David Bowie - Five Years

April: The Doors - Alabama Song

May: Supertramp - Child of Vision

June: Oingo Boingo - Whole Day Off

July: Lemon Demon - What Will Happen Will Happen

August: They Might Be Giants - Pet Name

September: Nirvana - Lithium

October: Sidney Gish - Impostor Syndrome

November: Falco - Rock Me Amadeus

December: Marina - Oh No!

Song of the Year is… BREAKFAST IN AMERICA BY SUPERTRAMP!

Song of the Day: Pixies - Here Comes Your Man

ugh. 

friends with you

December 30th 2025

So, Something just unfolded, and it’s kinda confusing.

Just bear with me here.

I decided to check out this acquaintance from school’s new animation on YouTube and I decided to leave a positive comment and I’m pretty sure that cool person from my film class who I wanted to befriend but was too shy and nervous to was in the comments section, hehe…

i decided to reply to their comment but I don’t really know where to go from there, I complimented their profile picture because interestingly enough them and I have very similar pfps on YouTube! ^_^

I have hope for this friendship that I’ve been trying to find the courage to start for over four months, I’m just kind of in an odd position because my nervousness in regards to other people and socializing them has made this more awkward than it needs to be. I was thinking about just reaching out with an Instagram DM along the lines of “hey we had a class together and i wanted to say hi for a while but im really nervous and shy around people and i couldnt get the courage to talk to you in person but you seem really cool and nice and i wanna get to know you more” Well obviously not those exact words but something like that I wanted to do that but I keep getting scared and backing out. I don’t want to come across and weird or creepy, it’s just me being honest and wanting to be friends with someone. I just simply do not understand why all of this messes with my head so much!!!!

regardless the youtube comments thing was a step in the right direction but seriously what are the odds??? Lmao… 

Song of the Day: Devo - Uncontrollable Urge

I will never understand how this band ended up being perceived as a one hit wonder all of a sudden because they’re objectively no

I liked that

December 29th 2025

watched dogma today, pretty good. Incredible cast and the whole idea of the film is relevant to this day more than ever. I have to say though, I probably would’ve liked it better when I was 16. Probably would’ve even been in my top 5. Still good though. I need to rewatch Clerks  

surely you jest

Nora Meadow!! <3

Song of the Day: Soulja Boy - Kiss Me Thru the Phone

Not enough people talk about how eccentric Soulja Boy’s career has been ever since it started. A lot of it is him scamming people in bizarre elaborate ways but eccentric nonetheless

customcast

December 28th 2025

reinstalled customcast

made myself a new avatar for my carrd :3

 

I

i think shes pretty cute!!! ^_^

much love!!! <3

Nora Meadow

Song of the Day: Marvelous Sunday - Marvelous Sunday Time

a marvelous sunday to end a special week!

Tags: umamusume

nervous

December 27th 2025

gonna try and overcome my nervousness today ive got this ive got this ive got this im stepping out of my comfort zone >.<

Song of the Day: That Handsome Devil - Savages

pretty sure i was listening to this when i realized i was trans back in 2020, not sure 

volume 2 was whatever

December 26th 2025

i dont rlly have much to say about it, i just didnt care for volume 2 of stranger things season 5.

the Human Cannonball needledrop was sick as hell tho

Song of the Day: Butthole Surfers - Human Cannonball

sigh 

Christmas 2025

 December 25th 2025

 

It's Christmas!!! ^w^ This was a pretty exciting one, I got a Switch 2! ^^ I was gonna wait for more interesting exclusives to come out, because the only one I was super interested in was Kirby Air Riders but it’s alright. I got Pokémon Legends Z-A for it, the Switch 2 version that is. Which is cool…

 

I got a Steam gift card, which I bought the Gunfire Reborn DLC with, as well as Blazblue Cross Tag Battle.

 

I got some gifts from friends as well!!

* Dispatch (Thank you, lilorangefella <3)

* Zero Escape The Nonary Games (Thank you, AlkyoneAoide ^w^)

* Touhou Mystia’s Izakaya (Thank you, Keiko >w<)

 

I also got my new favorite shirt ever the They Might Be Giants Homestar Runner crossover shirt, as you all know Homestar Runner and TMBG are two of my favorite things ever so hehehehehe

 

Other stuff I’m getting that isn’t here yet

- Umamusume Trading Cards

- Pinkerton CD

- Lincoln CD

- Kirby Air Riders

 

I also got comfy snoopy pajamas I’m wearing right now >:3

 

This was a good Christmas ^w^ 

Nora Meadow

 

Song of the Day: AJR - Thirsty

Christmas on a #ThirstyThirstyThursday? Surely You Jest!

Decemberweeve

December 24th 2025

It’s Decemberweeve, and also my beautiful girl Nermal's 6th birthday. Yes, my daughter is a cat, yes it’s painfully cringe to call your cat your child but she is incredibly important to me almost on the level that a child would be, notice how I said almost. 

 

So we celebrated Christmas early, on Christmas Eve night instead of Christmas morning, I got some cool shit actually but it would probably be more fitting to talk about it tomorow instead of tonight, ya know? ^w^

 

Happy birthday to my lovely young lady Nermal Frosty Eve Lastname. Happy holidays to all my lovely readers and otherwise, and goodnight.

 

Much Love!! <3

Nora Meadow

Song of the Day: They Might Be Giants - Santa's Beard

It’s basically just “I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus” from the dad’s perspective. Revolutionary really.

"Every morning that I wake, I want to sleep."

December 23rd 2025 

I honestly do not know what I am going to do, this is truly terrifying for me. I apologize for how much I’ve fucked up >_< I’m just sad about it now.

I desperately need a hug I’m unable to stop crying lately…

 

Much Love!! <3

Nora Meadow

 

Song of the Day: Antony Kos - Calamity Falls Quietly

Every morning that I wake, I want to sleep. 

i try to call you everyday

December 22nd 2025

It just hit me, I'm trying to call them every day and I'm rehearsing what to say! Lol... whatever. I'll have it figured out :P byebye loves <3

Song of the Day: Lemon Demon - Touch-Tone Telephone

Another repeat, oops. Felt appropriate though. It’s also been nearly three years so it’s fine.

I'm so eepy

December 21st 2025

 I’m just sad and idk what to do about uh. Recent events.

I just yaaaawnnnnn

I’m gonna call tomorrow and figure out what the hell my problem is!!!! Yippee!!!! 

just what an awful year its been. I’m ready for it to be over.

goodnight

Song of the Day: The Scary Jokes - No Leverage / No Pleasure

This album speaks to me like few other albums do. 

hehe kitty :3

December 20th 2025

I love my kitties so much ^w^ they're the sweetest little angel babies ever.

been getting hardcore into Cookie Run again, very fun game. I get it now. My team looks like this:

Cherry Blossom Cookie / Alchemist Cookie / Sugarfly Cookie / Cream Soda Cookie / Strawberry Crepe Cookie

I'm still pretty new

Song of the Day: Kate Bush - Somewhere in Between

20 years after her most popular album and she still got it.

Cardiacs Never Miss

December 19th 2025

I listened to the new cardiacs album, their first in 26 years. Uh yeah, it’s pretty good. It’s no A Little Man and a House and the Whole World Window, but I still think it’s good.

I still don’t know what’s going on with my school stuff but I’ll get it situated. No matter what happens I’m gonna be okie dokie! ^_^

 

Song of the Day: Cardiacs - Woodeneye

yo momma got a woodeneye with a fish tank

Never Back Down, Never Give Up!

December 18th 2025

I think I have a fighting chance! This wasn't an entirely ideal outcome, but as Thundercat once said, "It Is What It Is." It appears that I'm going to be on academic probation, which just means I really really have to get my GPA back up next semester. Deja vu, I know... I've had a rough start in college, but I promise I'm not stupid or incapable, just kinda spiraling trying to figure out what direction I want to take my life. 

Speaking of funny albums I enjoy, I listened to Sing to God for the first time since 2021. I remember being 15 and calling it the most wtf album I'd ever heard, it's up there for sure. Just interesting that I called it that because at this point I'd already heard a third of The Residents' studio discography, as well as Five Starcle Men's Gomba Reject Ward Japan. Either way, always a good song when I check the reviews of an album on RateYourMusic and the most recent one opens with "There is a society of bugs living among us."

Also I'm not doing the media log for the rest of the year because I lost track, I'll open it back up next year for sure though pinky promise.

I'm always looking for ways I can improve this journal, especially given the fact that it's a daily thing I'm doing. :P

That's gonna be all from me tonight, goodnight friends!

Much Love,

Nora Meadow!! <3

Song of the Day: Lemon Demon - Christmas Will Be Soon

Just a week away!

Still holding onto hope

December 17th 2025

I'm not gonna stop holding onto hope, it's not looking like it's going to be an easy fix but fingers crossed.

I really need to change something in my life, maybe I need to make more friends irl because that was a big reason for my depression. I definitely have friends irl but I hardly had any in college and definitely none I had classes with. I still want to try to reach out to that cool person from my film class, I found them on Instagram so who knows!! I'm definitely gonna try to reach out here in a bit, but it's not gonna matter what's done is done. It's not even about that anymore I just wish I had some friends in my classes, maybe next semester if there is a next semester.

Whatever.

Song of the Day: Jack Stauber - John & Nancy

We got Stranger Things 5 volume 2 in a little over a week #nervous. 

It's not over!

December 16th 2025

I called the school today, I’m gonna have to reach out to the Spanish professor and explain to her that I was trying my best to attend, and as long as she changes my grade to having attended, even if it’s just an F, I’ll just be on academic probation again and I’ll have to retake the classes but I won’t lose my financial aid.

It sucks that I’ve been struggling this hard in college, and I promise I’m not stupid. I don’t know how I can prove I’m not a dumb asshole at this point. But at least it’s somewhat salvageable.  I’ve been resilient, more resilient than I should be. This is all my fault but I still want one last chance to fix everything. I don’t know how else to make this right but my future is on the line here and I don’t even want to consider the alternatives because this world is seldom kind to people with my ailments. Honest to God I’ll do anything in my power at this point because I’m tired of my own idiotic mistakes ruining everything. I want to fix this, I’m going to fix this. Next semester, if there is a next semester. I’m going to stay prepared, I’m going to stay ahead of everything instead of “worrying about things when they become problems.” I’m going to save my future 

Much Love,

Nora Meadow!! <3

Song of the Day: Will Wood - Tomcat Disposables

makes me cry like a little bitch

 

December 15th 2025

dont wanna talk about it

Ya girl is fucked,

Nora Meadow

Song of the Day: Logan Whitehurst - Whole Day Off

i miss him so much

christmas soon

December 14th 2025

I'm lowkey excited for christmas I’m working on my christmas list ^_^ uhh what else

yeah ive kinda been on a weird sleep schedule :/ oh well uh >.< 

idk what else to talk about right now im just praying my shit isnt fucked up

Much Love,

Nora Meadow!! <3

 

Song of the Day: The B-52’s - Love Shack

hell yes.

bye bye

December 13th 2025

Considering deleting Tumblr and Twitter, they're kinda bad for my mental health. I'm good at posting bangers on there and there are some funny people on there but they're both cesspool websites of making excuses for the most depraved evil bullshit ever, I might go back when my mental health is better but I think I'm gonna just log off both of those sites for a bit. Not sure yet

Song of the Day: "Weird Al" Yankovic - The Night Santa Went Crazy

Had to get into the Christmas spirit a bit. 

who give a fuck

December 12th 2025

time's person of the year is fucking AI. 

lol.

why do i even continue to try?

god dammit

Song of the Day: The Presidents of the United States of America - Some Postman

I HATE MAIL!!!!

I guess that's the end.

 December 11th 2025

Finished my last final, I really hope I don't lose my financial aid. 

Next semester I have a plan. Next semester is going to be better.

I also didn't get a chance to befriend that cool person from my film class.

I wish I wasn't so awkward when it came to talking to people

I might never get a chance now.

Dammit.

No reason to apologize now, but I'm sorry.

I think I found them on Instagram so maybe I'll get up the courage to say hi.

Ugh....

Song of the Day: The Incredible Moses Leroy - Fuzzy

This song makes me feel things I'm not entirely sure how to explain. 

More studying!! >w

December 10th 2025

More studying today, Don't have time to talk!! Hopefully this is good, I don't like microsoft word... UGH!!!! >_<

Song of the Day: KATSEYE - Gnarly

I don't even know who theya re I just like the song. 

ok

 December 9th 2025

studying day goodbye

Much Love,

Nora Meadow!! <3

Song of the Day: Denzel Curry - ULT

yeah

Marvel Rivals

December 8th 2025

I’ve been playing Marvel Rivals quite a bit. Very fun game. Right now I main Squirrel Girl and Blade, but Peni is also super cute!! >.< 

Did y’all know Ultron in Marvel Rivals and George Bush in the JibJab videos have the same voice actor? Pretty interesting!

Also been studying for finals on and off here. I guess there’s nothing more I can do about the two online classes, but hey I tried. Let’s hope I still have a next semester to make up for it.

Much love,

Nora Meadow!! <3 

Song of the Day: The Residents - Constantinople

Also been hardcore hyperfixating on them just a lil bit. 

slept most of the day

December 7th 2025

i slept most of the day. I’m just sad and depressed, but I kinda needed it. I don’t know what I’m gonna do. I just need to have some purpose. I still believe I’ve found my purpose but it’s not like this cruel world is ever going to let me cook. Shouldn’t stop me from trying though, ya know? No matter what happens I just need to take deep breaths and trust myself, to not give up, to keep my spirit burning.

 

Much Love <3

Nora Meadow

Song of the Day: The Beatles - Here Comes the Sun

i love the beables :3 

The Worst Family Guy Cutaway Gag

December 6th 2025

Sneakers O'Toole is Family Guy's worst cutaway gag. "That's like getting Sneakers O'Toole to take off his sneakers." Sneakers O'Toole is a character made up entirely for this gag. There could've been a thousand other ways to make this exact same joke, but they felt the need to make a reference that nobody gets because it's not a reference to anything. It's fucking stupid.

Surely You Jest,

Nora Meadow

Song of the Day: Neutral Milk Hotel - Holland, 1945

It's a good song idk

fucked up my last chance

December 5th 2025

I don’t know what the fuck I did wrong.

i only feel safe when i’m asleep

It’s weird, it’s embarrassing, but it’s the point I’m at.

you dont even want to know where im almost at.

one half dead and one half quality XwX

Nora Meadow 

Song of the Day: of Montreal - Gallery Piece

if nobody got me at least of montreal got me

ughj

December 4th 2025

I get so tired all the time now.

I don't wanna talk about it

bye

Song of the Day: Devo - Girl U Want
Always hate it when people call them a one-hit wonder.

wrapped

December 3rd 2025

I think I've made it clear  how I feel about Spotify as a platform and their recent business practices in this year's blog posts. But yeah, I intend on ditching them when I get the chance. For now though, I figured why not look back at my interesting music moments of this year.

89,239 minutes. 61 days of listening.

Top Genres (out of 442)

1. College Rock
2. New Wave
3. Comedy Rock
4. Hip Hop
5. Dark Cabaret

Listening age: 55 years old. (That's how old my mom is. Interesting.)

My top 100 songs

1. "Weird Al" Yankovic - The Weird Al Show Theme
2. Oingo Boingo - Whole Day Off
3. Supertramp - Breakfast in America
4. They Might Be Giants - Birdhouse In Your Soul
5. John Linnell - South Carolina
6. Self - Miracle Worker
7. Smash Mouth - Padrino
8. They Might Be Giants - It's Not My Birthday
9. Broadway Homestuck - Moonlight Tsundere
10. MGMT - Little Dark Age
11. Oingo Boingo - Pictures of You
12. Logan Whitehurst - Whole Day Off
13. Supertramp - The Logical Song
14. They Might Be Giants - Kiss Me Son of God
15. Self - Trunk Fulla Amps
16. They Might Be Giants - Don't Let's Start
17. They Might Be Giants - They'll Need a Crane
18. They Might Be Giants - Ana Ng
19. They Might Be Giants - Spider
20. They Might Be Giants - Purple Toupee
21. They Might Be Giants - Damn Good Times
22. They Might Be Giants - She's An Angel
23. Oingo Boingo - Dead Man's Party
24. They Might Be Giants - I Palindrome I
25. They Might Be Giants - The Statue Got Me High
26. Elvis Costello - I Don't Want To Go To Chelsea
27. They Might Be Giants - Rhythm Section Want Ad
28. Self - I Am A Little Explosion
29. They Might Be Giants - Istanbul
30. They Might Be Giants - I've Got a Match
31. Oingo Boingo - Just Another Day
32. The Offspring - You're Gonna Go Far, Kid
33. They Might Be Giants - Put Your Hand Inside the Puppet Head
34. They Might Be Giants - Your Racist Friend
35. Oingo Boingo - Same Man I Was Before
36. They Might Be Giants - Lie Still, Little Bottle
37. They Might Be Giants - Nothing's Gonna Change My Clothes
38. Self - Dead Man
39. They Might Be Giants - Another First Kiss
40. Billy Joel - Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)
41. Self - Pattycake
42. They Might Be Giants - The End of the Tour
43. Supertramp - Take The Long Way Home
44. Oingo Boingo - Stay
45. Helen Love - Shifty Disco Girl
46. They Might Be Giants - Where Your Eyes Don't Go
47. They Might Be Giants - Sapphire Bullets of Pure Love
48. Self - What a Fool Believes
49. They Might Be Giants - I Should Be Allowed to Think
50. They Might Be Giants - Lucky Ball and Chain
51. The Doors - Alabama Song
52. Oingo Boingo - Fool's Paradise
53. Oingo Boingo - Weird Science
54. They Might Be Giants - It's Kickin' In
55. Tom Lehrer - The Masochism Tango (RIP)
56. Self - I Love To Love Your Love My Love
57. They Might Be Giants - AKA Driver
58. They Might Be Giants - I Hope That I Get Old Before I Die
59. Oingo Boingo - Good For Your Soul
60. Beastie Boys - Shake Your Rump
61. Self - Ordinaire
62. They Might Be Giants - Sleeping in the Flowers
63. They Might Be Giants - The World's Address 
64. Oingo Boingo - No One Lives Forever
65. Will Wood - Against the Kitchen Floor
66. Oingo Boingo - Glory Be
67. They Might Be Giants - Rabid Child
68. They Might Be Giants - Snail Shell
69. Lemon Demon - Fine
70. Black Sheep - The Choice Is Yours (Revisited)
71. "Weird Al" Yankovic - Bohemian Polka
72. Oingo Boingo - Ain't This The Life
73. Sega Sound Team - Believe in Myself - Ver.2
74. Bryan Scary - Heaven on a Bird
75. LDRR - Mangos Tiktok Version
76. They Might Be Giants - Hey, Mr. DJ, I Thought You Said We Had a Deal
77. They Might Be Giants - Snowball in Hell
78. Mono Puff - Unsupervised, I Hit My Head
79. They Might Be Giants - We Want a Rock
80. They Might Be Giants - Road Movie to Berlin
81. Oingo Boingo - Heard Somebody Cry
82. Fiona Apple - Paper Bag
83. They Might Be Giants - Stuff is Way
84. They Might Be Giants - Destination Moon
85. They Might Be Giants - Mr. Me
86. They Might Be Giants - The Guitar
87. The Scary Jokes - Icicles
88. Oingo Boingo - Grey Matter
89. They Might Be Giants - Whistling in the Dark
90. Oingo Boingo - Only a Lad
91. Elton John - I Think I'm Going To Kill Myself
92. Lou Bega - Mambo No. 5
93. Oingo Boingo - Who Do You Want To Be
94. Chappell Roan - Hot To Go
95. Ween - Tried and True
96. Self - 5 Alive
97. Self - Hi, My Name's Cindy
98. They Might Be Giants - Out of Jail
99. They Might Be Giants - I'm Impressed
100. They Might Be Giants - No One Knows My Plan

My top 5 albums

1. Lincoln (They Might Be Giants)
2. Flood (They Might Be Giants)
3. Gizmodgery (Self)
4. John Henry (They Might Be Giants)
5. Apollo 18 (They Might Be Giants)

Top 5 Artists

1. They Might Be Giants (0.003% global fan)
2. Oingo Boingo
3. Lemon Demon
4. "Weird Al" Yankovic
5. Self

165th top listener of They Might Be Giants globally. This is the 5th year in a row they've claimed the top spot of my wrapped.

Song of the Day: They Might Be Giants - Birdhouse In Your Soul

First repeat that’s actually intentional and I won’t be going back on. Legitimately just my favorite song of all time.

no response

December 2nd 2025

Tried to get in touch with my Spanish professor and she said she wasn't available in person today so I asked if 5:00 was alright and I never got a response bluuuhh whatever I'm gonna get all this shit done regardless.

I wanted to talk to that cool person from my film class today but I couldn't get up the courage. I've been trying for 3+ months and I need to hurry up and just rip the bandaid off before it's too late. They seem nice but I wouldn't know unless I talk to them!

Much Love <3
Nora Meadow

Song of the Day: Fiona Apple - Paper Bag
I need to listen to the full album when I get the chance, remind me chat. 

Oh No!

December 1st 2025

I have a good plan mapped out for the future, regardless of what happens. Hopefully I don't screw it up like always... >:P 

Gonna schedule a meeting with the professor and explain everything to her, hopefully we can both work something out and come to a mutual agreement. I feel good! 

I'm also gonna start making connections before I end up leaving this school behind. I have one semester left after this, if that. We'll see.

I feel cute and I feel awesome I'm so goated.

Happy Motherfluffin December!

I just wanna change. 

"I KNOW EXACTLY WHAT I WANT AND WHO I WANT TO BE

I KNOW EXACTLY WHY I WALK AND TALK LIKE A MACHINE

I'M NOW BECOMING MY OWN SELF-FULFILLED PROPHECY

OH! OH NO! OH NO! OH NO, OH!"

- Marina Diamandis

Much Love <3

Nora Meadow

Song of the Day: Marina - Oh No!

I'm too old to be listening to music and being like "she's the only one who understands..."  BUT DAMN THIS SONG IS JUST LIKE MY LIFE... in a way.