"Ha la la la la... It's all about the wordplay"

It started with a rhyme
In the midst of finding time.

The perfect word,
perhaps one absurd

Phrase can describe
the vibe of my day.

^ Just a tidbit of poetry to start this post off. I'm feeling creative.

So here's a recap of the past couple of days:

Yesterday, I hung out with Pris and Lily again. At first, we planned to watch Changeling, since Pris had free tickets. But it already started by the time Lily came (she had to travel all the way from Brooklyn College to Times Square, where we decided to meet), and the schedule of the other movies were too inconvenient for us. Instead, we walked to Chipotle because Lily got hungry. After grabbing a table and settling down, the inspiration was born.

Maybe it was the tortilla chips. Or the salsa.

But either way, we became electrified, excited, feeling an extra spice and zing. It's all thanks to our common love for writing and the musical stylings of Jason Mraz, the "wizard of ooh's and ahh's and fa-la-la's." The conversation soon jumped to the things we like and freestyling. We saw some videos on Youtube of Jason playing his ukelele and doing a freestyle session with his friend, Bushwalla (a unique, funny-sounding name, right?). They were hilarious, riveting, and just pure AMAZING. Jason Mraz uses this technique in many of his songs like "The Dynamo of Volition," "Geek in the Pink," "Wordplay," and "The Remedy." If you ask me, the new (yet often crappy/trashy) hip-hop songs on the radio should be more like this. See Jason's awesomeness for yourself!:

***Note: If it helps, you should press pause on my music playlist. It's most likely playing "Wordplay" in the background as you read this. My playlist is all the way at the bottom of my blog page. Just press pause and you'll be able to hear the video better.




Long story short: we wanted to cruise down the freestyle aisle ourselves.

So on Facebook today, Priscilla wrote "Battle. Lets take it outside Julianne." Here's her piece:

I like... music
The way my itunes lets me groove it
with the lyrical stylings and musings
of jason mraz who makes me lose it
in a good way that lets me fuse his
eclectic style satisfies my Tuesdays

I responded with this:

I like... the idea
of romance with Mraz
'cause he's all that jazz
and his poetic groove
puts me in the mood
to dance, sing, and steal things,
'cause I know he stole my heart strings
I could steal it back
but I faced the facts
Jason could keep it
I'll just wear his hat

I have yet to hear Lily's rendition of what she likes. This should get interesting.

Wordplay status, yo!