"After Hours" by Swing Out Sister

Me in 2017 - It's crazy to think my hair is naturally this curly

Rachel update 27-Apr-2018: I've decided to add some photos from the present time into these old blog posts to make them more interesting.

This photo was taken in the Spring of 2017 by my wonderful friend, Cat Palmer, for a Transgender art project she did.  She is an amazing photographer, I highly recommend her:

Cat Palmer Photography: http://www.catpalmer.com

Rachel update 31-Jan-2017: I've been thinking the last few days maybe I will start tweeting links to my blog posts.  Then I was looking through all of the tweets I've gotten the last few days and got even more depressed.

I started thinking it would be stupid to post silly (and really lame) tweets about music, with all the horrific things going on right now.  But on the other hand, maybe it would be good.  Because music is what has carried me through all the good times AND ESPECIALLY the bad times.  These songs are the soundtrack of my life!

Anyway, this is my very first post a few months after I had been diagnosed with MS and then lost my job because of the issues I had from the MS.  As I say in the blog header I tried for years to make a list of my favorite songs.  It never worked.  So on this day in 2011 it occurred to me I would simply pick a song and post it to a blog every day and create a list that day.

With everything happening in life I've missed days that I hope to go back and fill in.  But as of today I have over 1,400 songs posted and if I am able to fill in all of them them there will be over 2,000 by this date (31-Jan-2017).

Anyway, this song is definitely one of the songs that really carried me through.  It is like a 5 minute escape...

YouTube (Topic): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TaaqvZ9h9bE
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1bnyq_6_a8
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rah4nX6SLw
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JaZCAcTkBQI


My original post for 11-Jul-2011:

This song is tied with another Swing Out Sister song for my #1 favorite song of all time. It sets the perfect mood for me. When I'm listening to it, it is like I'm in another space and time.

Last.fm: http://www.last.fm/music/Swing+Out+Sister/_/After+Hours

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9EgUz3qP2k