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Music Notes #1092737 added July 3, 2025 at 3:02pm
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Bubbles popping
This month's 48 Hour Media Prompt Challenge is Colbie Caillat's Bubbly, from 2007.
I'm doing a blog post directly to the website, because my offline writing phone is suddenly defunct and I'll have to make new writing habits  I'll likely be stepping back from my intense content creation of the past few months.
I'm relieved it happened precisely at the end of the month, at least, after I've completed everything I wanted to write in June. Being an LG phone, I suspect their halting (on June 30th) of any support or upgrades for the phones they're no longer making, probably had something to do with it.
There's nothing actually wrong with the phone, except that the screen no longer responds reliably to touch. Which is frustrating, especially considering I only recently reached a zenith of managing settings, storage and app updates to create an experience as sleek as a brand new phone.
I've discovered that with technology, often what kills it isn't the major functioning components; it's the secondary things that you can't use the rest of it without, such as the battery mysteriously refusing to charge, or a broken, outdated charging port, or a screen decimated not by poor maintenance but by planned obsolescence.
Since July is my anniversary month, marking two years of membership at WdC, it's a good month to pause and consider how much engagement I really have time for anyway. I love every minute of it, but I think the demise of my primary writing device is a reminder to strive for balance.
Bubbly is one of those songs that I've heard way too many times over the years. I cringe every time it appears - it will appear virtually anywhere modern music is played - because it's such an "ooshy-gooshy" song. Her childish glee in the relationship is innocent and slightly embarrassing.
From a narrative perspective, I feel like she's being led astray by her emotions. It's cute, but I don't quite understand why it became such a "void filler" of a song. It falls into the same category as other female classics from the era, I suppose: the "thousand miles" song with the unmistakable tinkly piano line, or the "feel the rain on your skin" song. Sounds we're all familiar with but never gave much thought to.
There's nothing technically wrong with Bubbly, but it just doesn't resonate with me - much like the situation with my phone!
Written for "Note:
48-HOUR CHALLENGE : Media Prompt
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