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la_belle_laideSo while I was out at Kung Fu today, Spencer called to say he won't be making the 30STM concert. >_> That blows and it imemdiately put me in a bad mood. Looks like it might just be Jo-chan and I, and we'll have a great time anyway.
I didn't do anything in Kung Fu today. I just went there to open the doors, but I needn't have even done that, because Raquel was already there and had he doors opened. So I basically hung around talking to Raquel and Lee for about 45 minutes, and we talked about, well, Kung Fu. Also hair, piercings, and what seemed to be weird trends of beauty in other cultures, like neck lengthening and lip plates. And then I said, you know, our culture is maybe he weirdest, where you'll break the bones in your face and re-set them to look like something more acceptable. Lee pointed out that there really wasn't anything you could compare to using Botox in your skin to conform to some sort of beauty standard. It was an interesting conversation.
Then I went out with Mom and Gran to get some pumpkins. We went to this place where a woman was singing annoyingly and and playing a guitar next to the corn maze. They also had cows, which I love and made it a point to pet them. (It reminded me of this quote from Nietzsche, or was it Kafka? "I can look at you in peace, because I don't eat you anymore." There's a T shirt of that and it always cracks me up, because it doesn't specify that he's talking about animals, you know?)
Anyway, so after that I went out to get a DVD, some ice cream, and then I decided to get some plum wine, too, because it's just that time of year. The woman at the counter carded me. I smiled and said, "How pathetic is it to be happy when someone cards you?" She laughed and said, "But it is a reason to be happy, if you look young enough to get carded." Then I thought about all the people who like to brag, "I still get carded OMGs I look like I'm twelve!" and how stupid they all sound. But I guess when it happens, you kind of want to wave it around like dirty underwear. On the other hand, what's the big deal about aging? I think I'll look kind of cool with long white hair and lots of wrinkles someday. By the way, I rented Lake House. It looks like a totally cheesychick flick which, I normally wouldn't bother, but it has that element of time travel and that always interests me.
So while I was in the parking lot of the grocery store, I saw this car accident. No one got hurt, but these two guys were both backing out of their parking spots and crashed right into each other. One was a jeep or something, and the other was this big, white pickup. The pickup didn't take a lot of damage, but it knocked out Jeep Guy's entire back end, and totally crushed his back window. Then White Pickup Guy turned around to park facing the other way (I guess to get out of the way of traffic and talk to Jeep Guy,) he hit the car next to him! Admittedly, I indulged in a little schadenfreude because I had to laugh. I got my ice cream, then came out to ask Jeep Guy (who was the only one I could find) if he needed a witness or something. He said no, but asked if he could use my cell phone. I was fishing it out of my purse when this other lady on a cell phone said she was already calling the cops and blah blah. Jeep Guy kind of waved me away. Fine, be that way.
Now it's so late in the day and I still have the birds' cages to clean, I just don't have the spit for that pumpkin carving. Maybe I'll look for a pattern that I like on the internet, because I didn't get the chance to pick any up today.
Okay, so that last song meme disappeared in the mix because I edited it a few hours after I posted the original entry. So, because I think most people missed it, here it is again:
This is the "name that song by the lyric" meme. Put your music player of choice on shuffle and look at the first 20 songs, then list a lyric from each song; try not to have the title of the song in the lyric. People on your f-list or passers-by must try to guess the song title and band. Googling is cheating.
1) "I found tomorrow in today / Apocalyptic and insane, my dreams will never change..." (One of my favorite lyrics ever written and sang.)
2) "High above the serpentine I cross below the well worn lines entangled in a missing memory..." (Song contains some of the best vocal work ever.)
3) "Only shadows ahead, barely clearing the roof / Get to know the feelings of liberation and release..." (Another favorite lyric of all time.)
4) "I want to stay with you / I don't want to play with you / I just want to lay with you..." (Sung over what is maybe the dirtiest guitar riff ever played.)
5) "In fact, you've doubled my pain / but it's plain to see, you're not to blame..." (This is a total "bow chicka bow" song. I kid you not.)
6) "The razors and the dying roses plead / I don't leave you alone / The demi-gods and hungry ghosts of God / God knows I'm not at home..." (OMG one of the best songs. Chills everytime.)
7) "So, tell me, is God really gonna ride shotgun over this ... Huh?!" (Awesomely delivered line.)
8) "Bombs wired to my chest I'll lace the building with bugs / 'Cause you'll always be behind me slip-streaming my buzz..." (The drum machine is played almost as a melody in this one.)
9) "Io sono prigioniera / Watashi wo senaka kara dakishimete / Sasayaku anata no kuni no kotoba wa / Sukoshi dake setsunai romantiku / Anata no toriko..." (And I'm sorry this is a tricky one, but really, what song is in both Italian and Japanese? Anime geeks will get this in a second. It's been years and I still know every word. I love this sweet song.)
10) "And Man's a monster / He's a monster in his own time / He's a monster..." (Awesome spoken word over heavy rhythm. Neat poetry.)
11) "All those fishing boats with their sails afloat if I could only see / That familiar sunrise through sleepy eyes, how happy I'd be..." (Oh how I love to sing this one. Maybe someday if I get brave, I'll record myself doing this.)
12) "And so the time has come, it's here / The silence ends, change is near..." (Again with the awesome, rending scream.)
13) "It's the world on its knees / It's the heaven everyone seems to need / it's the Light / It's the focus that you cannot seem to find..." (This song has a total eargasm in it and it's right on that last line, true story. NO ONE will get this one. And I shouldn't even be posting it. [Slaps own wrist.] I vaguely suspect this is about Kurt Cobain.)
14) "And when you're feeling all down, the fairy will come around / so you'll be brave and not a sissy-coward." (Anyone who doesn't get this ... be gone. I don't know you. ;D )
15) "Come break me down / Bury me, bury me / I am finished with you / Look at my eyes / You're killing me, killing me / All I wanted was you..." (I mean, come on, how obvious. Everyone and their brother knows this song anymore. I purposely posted the chorus to see how many people will now have this song stuck in their head for the rest of the week. Enjoy that, now. ^_^ )
Okay, that was so lame. I only have fifteen songs that have actual lyrics in my computer anymore. I WANT MY OLD HARD DRIVE BACK.
Anyway, have fun.
I didn't do anything in Kung Fu today. I just went there to open the doors, but I needn't have even done that, because Raquel was already there and had he doors opened. So I basically hung around talking to Raquel and Lee for about 45 minutes, and we talked about, well, Kung Fu. Also hair, piercings, and what seemed to be weird trends of beauty in other cultures, like neck lengthening and lip plates. And then I said, you know, our culture is maybe he weirdest, where you'll break the bones in your face and re-set them to look like something more acceptable. Lee pointed out that there really wasn't anything you could compare to using Botox in your skin to conform to some sort of beauty standard. It was an interesting conversation.
Then I went out with Mom and Gran to get some pumpkins. We went to this place where a woman was singing annoyingly and and playing a guitar next to the corn maze. They also had cows, which I love and made it a point to pet them. (It reminded me of this quote from Nietzsche, or was it Kafka? "I can look at you in peace, because I don't eat you anymore." There's a T shirt of that and it always cracks me up, because it doesn't specify that he's talking about animals, you know?)
Anyway, so after that I went out to get a DVD, some ice cream, and then I decided to get some plum wine, too, because it's just that time of year. The woman at the counter carded me. I smiled and said, "How pathetic is it to be happy when someone cards you?" She laughed and said, "But it is a reason to be happy, if you look young enough to get carded." Then I thought about all the people who like to brag, "I still get carded OMGs I look like I'm twelve!" and how stupid they all sound. But I guess when it happens, you kind of want to wave it around like dirty underwear. On the other hand, what's the big deal about aging? I think I'll look kind of cool with long white hair and lots of wrinkles someday. By the way, I rented Lake House. It looks like a totally cheesychick flick which, I normally wouldn't bother, but it has that element of time travel and that always interests me.
So while I was in the parking lot of the grocery store, I saw this car accident. No one got hurt, but these two guys were both backing out of their parking spots and crashed right into each other. One was a jeep or something, and the other was this big, white pickup. The pickup didn't take a lot of damage, but it knocked out Jeep Guy's entire back end, and totally crushed his back window. Then White Pickup Guy turned around to park facing the other way (I guess to get out of the way of traffic and talk to Jeep Guy,) he hit the car next to him! Admittedly, I indulged in a little schadenfreude because I had to laugh. I got my ice cream, then came out to ask Jeep Guy (who was the only one I could find) if he needed a witness or something. He said no, but asked if he could use my cell phone. I was fishing it out of my purse when this other lady on a cell phone said she was already calling the cops and blah blah. Jeep Guy kind of waved me away. Fine, be that way.
Now it's so late in the day and I still have the birds' cages to clean, I just don't have the spit for that pumpkin carving. Maybe I'll look for a pattern that I like on the internet, because I didn't get the chance to pick any up today.
Okay, so that last song meme disappeared in the mix because I edited it a few hours after I posted the original entry. So, because I think most people missed it, here it is again:
This is the "name that song by the lyric" meme. Put your music player of choice on shuffle and look at the first 20 songs, then list a lyric from each song; try not to have the title of the song in the lyric. People on your f-list or passers-by must try to guess the song title and band. Googling is cheating.
1) "I found tomorrow in today / Apocalyptic and insane, my dreams will never change..." (One of my favorite lyrics ever written and sang.)
2) "High above the serpentine I cross below the well worn lines entangled in a missing memory..." (Song contains some of the best vocal work ever.)
3) "Only shadows ahead, barely clearing the roof / Get to know the feelings of liberation and release..." (Another favorite lyric of all time.)
4) "I want to stay with you / I don't want to play with you / I just want to lay with you..." (Sung over what is maybe the dirtiest guitar riff ever played.)
5) "In fact, you've doubled my pain / but it's plain to see, you're not to blame..." (This is a total "bow chicka bow" song. I kid you not.)
6) "The razors and the dying roses plead / I don't leave you alone / The demi-gods and hungry ghosts of God / God knows I'm not at home..." (OMG one of the best songs. Chills everytime.)
7) "So, tell me, is God really gonna ride shotgun over this ... Huh?!" (Awesomely delivered line.)
8) "Bombs wired to my chest I'll lace the building with bugs / 'Cause you'll always be behind me slip-streaming my buzz..." (The drum machine is played almost as a melody in this one.)
9) "Io sono prigioniera / Watashi wo senaka kara dakishimete / Sasayaku anata no kuni no kotoba wa / Sukoshi dake setsunai romantiku / Anata no toriko..." (And I'm sorry this is a tricky one, but really, what song is in both Italian and Japanese? Anime geeks will get this in a second. It's been years and I still know every word. I love this sweet song.)
10) "And Man's a monster / He's a monster in his own time / He's a monster..." (Awesome spoken word over heavy rhythm. Neat poetry.)
11) "All those fishing boats with their sails afloat if I could only see / That familiar sunrise through sleepy eyes, how happy I'd be..." (Oh how I love to sing this one. Maybe someday if I get brave, I'll record myself doing this.)
12) "And so the time has come, it's here / The silence ends, change is near..." (Again with the awesome, rending scream.)
13) "It's the world on its knees / It's the heaven everyone seems to need / it's the Light / It's the focus that you cannot seem to find..." (This song has a total eargasm in it and it's right on that last line, true story. NO ONE will get this one. And I shouldn't even be posting it. [Slaps own wrist.] I vaguely suspect this is about Kurt Cobain.)
14) "And when you're feeling all down, the fairy will come around / so you'll be brave and not a sissy-coward." (Anyone who doesn't get this ... be gone. I don't know you. ;D )
15) "Come break me down / Bury me, bury me / I am finished with you / Look at my eyes / You're killing me, killing me / All I wanted was you..." (I mean, come on, how obvious. Everyone and their brother knows this song anymore. I purposely posted the chorus to see how many people will now have this song stuck in their head for the rest of the week. Enjoy that, now. ^_^ )
Okay, that was so lame. I only have fifteen songs that have actual lyrics in my computer anymore. I WANT MY OLD HARD DRIVE BACK.
Anyway, have fun.
