And then I found out she’s queer and that was cool. Also, there often used to be this car parked outside her house that had tiny little mirrors glued on to it, completely covering the car. I don’t know if it was hers but I sort of assume it was.

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Like many other comments have stated, my resistance was partially due to the fact that this is all just too frightfully accurate and feeeeeeling-laden. Couldn’t agree more with the post that described listening to Ani on a handheld CD player while staring out the school bus window…a super scary secret that only Ani knew! It’s just amazing to see what a profound influence (and often eerily identical influence) Ani’s music has had on people of all stripes.

It’s been a little while since the angsty 14-year-old stage of life, I’ve calmed down, gotten married to a wonderful woman, couldn’t be more comfortable or happy in my own skin, and yet…ANI. She just CAN’T be beaten. Every lyric, the expansiveness of it (there’s a song for everything), every transition between songs on every album, the spoken words at concerts, her philosophies…sometimes it’s just creepy how ingrained it all still is in my being. And it is really cool to hear how similar it is for a lot of her other fans.

This article reminded me of the life changes / Ani factor: http://bitchmagazine.org/post/mom-pop-culture-an-interview-with-ani-difranco

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Also, one of my favorite songs of hers EVER.

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I must have blown a fuse or something
‘Cause it was so dark in my mind
She came up to me with the sweetest face
And she was holding a light of some kind
And I still think of you as my boyfriend
I don’t think this is the end of the world
But I think maybe you should follow my example
And go meet yourself a really nice girl

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actually i’m realizing that song might be pretty gay too

tell lake ontario i say hi plz thanks

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And it’s still true…iTunes still takes a chunk out of what you pay to download it.

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