Artists I Did Not Appreciate Until College

This is too long to blog about so I decided to make it a segment thing... So for today I decided to dedicate this to Jack Johnson. First of all, I not only didn't appreciate his pure raw talent until college, but not until I lived in Hawaii for two years for college. MAN HE IS JUST SYRUP AND HONEY... Dang.. that's all I can say about Jack Johnson. I could listen to him all day. In High School I think I pretty much tuned him out except for "Banana Pancakes" which honestly creeped me out sometimes when he would say "mamma made a baby.." What the... Thats all I had to think about Jack Johnson. Then I lived in Hawaii where literally all day I just want to not go to class because "baby, its raining, and we're in hawaii... and I want me some BANANA PANCAKES. And I would home that the super hot surfur guys walking around campus had eye's in the back of their head so that they could tell me that I looked good as I walked away. Holidays became way more meaningful especially when I couldn't come home for thanksgiving and realized that we're just "better when we're together" and not over Skype. I would just wander around, and pretend that I'm somewhere else, about 2,000 miles from here. And somedays I would feel just like a tough enchilada filled up with nada. But at the end of the day, Bubbly Toes is the song that describes life in Hawaii the best. The song always makes me think of cute sweet Minami who was my landlord's granddaughter who was the most beautiful half polynesian half white 9 year old bunch of adorableness who I believe this song was written for. Here's the lyrics because I can't leave anything out. Makes me think of barefoot walks to Bristles Beach, Drift wood forts, Snorkling at Shark's Cove, listening and singing to this song in an old car with no air conditioning, playing cards, jumping on Rachel and Eevannah's bed. Boy I miss them. These are my lovely roommates who are both on missions. Best girls ever.

It's as simple as something that nobody knows
That her eyes are as big as her bubbly toes
On the feet of a queen of the hearts of the cards
And her feet are all covered with tar balls and scars

It's as common as something that nobody knows
That her beauty will follow wherever she goes
Up the hill in the back of her house in the wood
She'll love me forever, I know she could

I remember when you and me mmm
How we used to be just good friends
Wouldn't give me none but all I wanted was some

She's got a whole lot of reasons
She can't think of a single one that can justify leaving
And he got none but he thinks he got so many problems
Man he got, too much time to waste

His dreams are like commercials
But her dreams are picture perfect and
Our dreams are so related though they're often underestimated

It's as simple as something that nobody knows that
Her eyes are as big as her bubbly toes
On the feet of the queen of the hearts of the cards
And her feet are infested with tar balls and

La da da da da da
La da da da da da da
La da da da da da
La da da da da da da da

Well I was eating lunch at the D.L.G.
When this little girl came and she sat next to me
I never seen nobody move the way she did
Well she did and she does and she'll do it again

When you move like a jellyfish rhythm don't mean nothing
You go with the flow, you don't stop
Move like a jellyfish rhythm is nothing
You go with the flow, you don't stop

It's as common as something that nobody knows it
Her beauty will follow wherever she goes
Up the hill in the back of her house in the wood
She'll love me forever, I know she

La da da da da da
La da da da da da da
La da da da da da
La da da da da da da da

If you would only listen, you might just realize
What you're missing, you're missing me
If you would only listen, you might just realize
What you're missing, you're missing me

It's as simple as something that nobody knows that
Her eyes are as big as her bubbly toes
On the feet of the queen of the hearts of the cards
And her feet are infested with tar balls and

La da da da da da
La da da da da da da
La da da da da da
La da da da da da da

La da da da da da
La da da da da da da
La da da da da da
La da da da da da da da

Read more: Jack Johnson - Bubble Toes Lyrics | MetroLyrics 


Here's the one and only picture I have of Minami when we went to Taco Bell. (Stolen from Rachel's FB) and some other pics :)