The Post In Which I Sing

So remember yesterday when I talked about practicing singing and getting better at it?  Well, because I am in a hotel in the middle of acres of dead grass and I had several hours to kill and the bathroom has really good acoustics I decided I would record myself attempting to sing a song.  (Fun Fact: The best place in your house to sing or play music or record yourself singing or playing music is the bathroom, as it has the best acoustics.  That's part of the reason why people love singing in the shower.)  Hopefully it's not too terrible.  But you get to hear my voice for the first time!  That's exciting, right?  The song is Little Plastic Castle by Ani DiFranco.  The lyrics are copied below.  Enjoy!

In a coffee shop in a city

Which is every coffee shop in every city

On a day which is every day

I picked up a magazine

Which is every magazine

And read a story, then I forgot it right away

They say goldfish have no memory

I guess their lives are much like mine

And the little plastic castle

Is a surprise every time

And it's hard to say if they're happy

But they don't seem much to mind

From the shape of your shaved head

I recognized your silhouette 

As you walked out of the sun and sat down

And the sight of your sleepy smile 

Eclipsed all the other people

As they paused to sneer at the girls 

From out of town

I said, look at you this morning

You are by far the cutest

But be careful getting coffee

I think these people want to shoot us

Or maybe there's some kind of local competition here

To see who can be the rudest

People talk about my image

Like I come in two dimensions

Like lipstick is a sign of my declining mind

Like what I happen to be wearing 

The day that someone takes a picture

Is my new statement for all of womankind

And I wish they could see us now

In leather bras and rubber shorts

Like some ridiculous new team uniform

For some ridiculous new sport

Quick someone call the girl police

And file a report

In a coffee shop in a city

Which is every coffee shop in every city

On a day which is every day