What's in a Name?

I have noticed a few new faces around here (hi new followers!), so I wanted to do a little re-introduction. I saw this link up and thought- what better way to start than with how I came up with my blog name?

I started this blog in 2009... wow! I didn't even realize I've been blogging for almost 4 years! In the beginning (and middle), it was mostly just surveys and linkups. It was until the bf, C, said he wanted to read "real stuff" that I started writing, well, real stuff!

My blog name actually came from a song. I used to *LOVE* Nelly Furtado- I even had a "Nelly wall" in my  home bedroom. It was literally a wall covered from floor to ceiling in pictures of her. (I never realized how creepy that sounds until just now...oh well.)
I went to her concerts several times, though I never got an autograph (harumph).
I stood outside MTV Studios when she was there for MTV's TRL (anyone remember that show?!). It was December, pretty close to my birthday, and I was there, gigantic sign in tow, with 2 of my best friends. It was frigid. I took off from school. It was that serious.

Anyway, my blog name comes from lyrics from a song. The song wasn't my favorite on the CD, but for some reason the words stuck with me. You know how sometimes the lyrics in a song just speak to you? They say everything you're feeling at the time:

"All this inspiration is passing me by
All I can do is chill when I really wanna fly
And this pollution do nothing but dirty up my mind
Faster than forever in the blink of an eye
To see past my lethargy is hard I feign
The beauty of my youth is gone 
But the chemicals remain"

Here's the song for your listening pleasure!

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