The Best Introduction I Can Give: Stranded on an island. "Which album would you bring?"

21 Questions. A game usually played through some sort of technological social communication device, whether it be AIM, Facebook Chat,or texting on your super cool i-Phone. A game usually played by flirty teens bored and seeking some way-- any way, into this other person. A common question asked, known through personal experience with a guy who obviously was either a terrible conversation starter/keeper or just really enjoyed the game because it was all he'd ever suggest to talk about, is "If you were stranded on a desert island, what would you bring?". Of course everyone knows the logical answer to this, some food, some water, but in a game one is allowed to be playful right? Most might take a TV, video games, an i-pod. Some form of entertainment usually.

This assignment however is a little more specific. It asks, what my "desert island disc" may be. In other words, if I were to get "stranded" literally or maybe figuratively, what artist and what album of theirs would I bring with me to listen to. Eventually and essentially becoming it, if not best friends with it from all the quality time we'd be spending together.

First, before sharing what album I would bring with me in my loneliness, I think I should start off with, the what soon will be obvious truth, that I am in no way a "blogger". Second, I should probably define my view on the word "Stranded". I have not yet decided if I would like to take the more literal or figurative approach, so I can only say being Stranded, to me, usually means theres no way out, of whatever it may be your in, And if there is, It's going to be a hell of a long and complicated, maybe dramatic, possibly painful, and most definitely tedious journey. And if I know anything, MUSIC, is one of those drugs of rhythmic sorts, that enable you to forget it all, go numb, and just take it.

Begin To Hope. A sensible choice I would say, for myself that is, by Regina Spektor, a wonderfully talented and soulful voice that I can easily connect to and sing along with. This album I have come to find is filled with a whole lot of thought, considerably coming from the heart. The lyrics hold meaning that is not always easily caught in the first or second listen. It requires you to think and piece an image together to understand. It also allows you to understand and take it in your own way, as all music should. Although she may have meant it one way, I may connect to it differently, feeling almost welcomed to do so by her soft and wispy vocals and the presence of the piano.