how things change...

Was talking to A. about how music is consumed currently...albums are not generally purchased/downloaded/stolen by most youth - songs are. They miss out on the magic of listening to an entire album and dissecting it, piece by piece, it is quite an intimate experience. My childhood from about 10 yrs old on revolved around this process.

Albums I owned and listened to 347583475834 times remain heavily ingrained in my brain...I didn't realize so until I found a copy of The Babys 'Union Jack' LP...in grade 5 it was a record I got for my bday or xmas or something - that and Pat Benatar's "In the Heat of the Night"...listened to them both to death...so upon finding the Union Jack LP last week in a thrift store I was not so surprised I knew all the words and such after all this time but the one skip on my original record - I was shocked to not hear it on this copy. Sadly all the fake autographs on my copy were not on this copy either...I recall trying to pass them off as legit autographs to my older step sister once and she was looking at me like I was a complete moron to think she was so stupid at 13 to fall for such silliness. Was worth a shot. Anyway...albums like Heart's Dreamboat Annie, Pearl Jam's Ten, Nirvana's Nevermind, etc...life is lesser without these musical experiences...poor kids.

I near fucking killed myself putting up that damn curtain rod that the bldg owner didn't bother to do last week like he said he would. Thanks jerk. I did not want to take the chance i was gunna mess up the wall he just repairs from water damage...but yesterday I had a still mind so it was a good time to venture there...I took my time, read all my drills instructions finally...read the curtain rod instructions...examined my hardware, used a measuring tape...was faced with a dilemma....there were 2 existing holes in the wall already so I utilized them as guides assuming the bldg jerk owner wouldn't want me to make new holes or he would have filled them right? Problem was it made the curtains hang about 2 inches from the floor....do I care about that? I had no idea....so I just used the holes there........SLIGHT REGRET INVOLVED WITH THAT....I would prefer then curtains were an inch lower....and also wish the bracket placement was different and I might move them....and fix the holes.....I also might go buy additional curtain panels....b/c I am so rich after all (eye roll)...they make it darker in the living room which I do not mind much and will love in the summer when the sun is trying to kill me from outside...I will say the drill I got for my bday from Aunty Pam kicks some ass...the 1st bracket I put up I was scared of it....by the 2nd and 3rd I was Mike fucking Holmes man....drilling like a mofo. ha!

My sushi day with Kate and her kids was all messed up yesterday...they cancelled due to illness - I already had every thing prepped and 7 cups of rice cooked so...I scrambled and called Tracey and Adrienne and begged them to come for lunch...made A. some to take to work and then made Lisa about 50 pieces to pick up as take out - worked out well...nothing to toss! Will do it all again tomorrow to take to Dan's place for the xmas eve shindig with A., Donna, Erin and Amanda.

Xmas Day will be quiet....A. and I wanna go see this:

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December 20 2009

1st off...the new comments...ugh. Sorry. Haloscan was taken over by JS Kit apparently and I had the choice to switch to JS Kit and maintain all previous comments or not do so and lose them all if I went back to the blogspot commenting feature. I am not finding JS Kit user friendly WHATSOEVER but I think I tweaked it to be as simple as it can be for commenters so I encourage u to go in and fart around with them please.

Been a really productive weekend...Friday went out with Donna to Logan's for some punk rock goodness. Didn't feel like being there once I got there but the mosh pit was so entertaining I stayed til 1 am...haven't seen a pit like that in a long while...Andrea and her tube top even got in there....saw her hit the floor once and the rest of the time she was a 1 handed mosher, using her one hand to try and keep her tube top up...I did witness it getting yanked down once and the fact it was only once is a true miracle.

Saturday I was outta the house by 8 am with Lisa running 3847583745 errands...got a lot of shit done and all by noon.
I am still pissed off that my asshole cat took my ear buds off the kitchen table and chewed them up...dick move cat....total dick move. No catnip 4 u at xmas u little jerk. Was not happy to replace them since I just got them and they aren't cheap.

The rest of Saturday I was cleaning...Aunty Pam and Uncle Jim came over for a short visit (the cat allergy is a real bitch if they dont medicate prior to coming over)...was a nice visit, won't be seeing them for xmas so it was nice they were able to come by. Oh by the way the box of Purdy's chocolate is picked clean of anything I like....and I swear its the most sugar/chocolate I have eaten since July....NO ONE EVER BRING PURDY'S MILK CHOCOLATE OVER HERE! EVER!!!

James Franco was on SNL last night and I was conflicted bc Pearl Jam was on Austin City Limits for fucks sake at the same time for half of the show so PJ won out that 1st half hour...what a great venue for a band like that....and on TV, Id like to see it all as I missed the 1st half hour. HERE IT IS (its a whole hour!!) Fuck yeah 20 yrs later and they still make me swoon. Fuck.

Ayla's being a teenager these days....I will leave it at that. Gawd I hate it when school's out...HATE IT...I used to like it now it just means party time for all the little assholes and it irritates me.

Monday I have "testing" to do up at the BC Pension Corp for a job....Tuesday I have testing to do for the clerical pool...I am pretty much being a realist about this situation and being that there are only 6 working days to be placed it wont happen and I think I am on my own for getting a job...we are not the only ones unplaced of the total that were laid off either I just found out so I don't feel near as ripped off...it is rather pathetic all around b/c there are empty positions but all the ministries don't work together (SHOCKING!) so the organization of getting anything workable is impossible. I don't feel fucked up about the lay off part of this all, shit happens, its part of life but this PROCESS....fuck it makes me want to sue someone...and I am NOT that kind of person...I am really bitter about every fucking union due I have ever paid I will tell u that much b/c they aren't doing SHIT for me right now.

10 days til G comes for NY's eve...he he he It is gunna be Wii showdown time let me tell you...Wii Boxing...and G thinks his fancy new Wii boxing gloves are gunna make him conquerer of all...Well...we will just see about that won't we....says the angry grrl who loves punching ppl. I am planning on making a fruity alcohol ridden fruit punch...and having a very good time this NY's with my lovely boy Graeme so providing he is still speaking to me by then after our argument about the SPARKLY VAMPIRE/PEDOPHILE topic it will be all good.

Xmas dinner stuff is all ready...we are NOT doing turkey....this year its chicken cordon blue...with mashed taters, gravy, stuffing, vegs and fresh biscuits...Ayla is in charge of dessert...she will either make brownies or tarts. :o)
Simple and easy and I am hoping she will hang out and have some fun with me...Wii fun or card game or whatever...

the best song EVER....don't argue with me

"Black" ~ Pearl Jam

Hey... oooh...
Sheets of empty canvas, untouched sheets of clay
Were laid spread out before me as her body once did.
All five horizons revolved around her soul
As the earth to the sun
Now the air I tasted and breathed has taken a turn

Ooh, and all I taught her was everything
Ooh, how quick the sun can drop away
And now my bitter hands cradle broken glass
Of what was everything.
Oh, the pictures have all been washed in black, tattooed everything...

I take a walk outside
I'm surrounded by some kids at play
I can feel their laughter, so why do I sear?
Oh, and twisted thoughts that spin round my head
I'm spinning, oh, I'm spinning
How quick the sun can drop away

And now my bitter hands cradle broken glass
Of what was everything?
All the pictures have all been washed in black, tattooed everything...

All the love gone bad turned my world to black
Tattooed all I see, all that I am, all I'll be... yeah...
Uh huh... uh huh... ooh...

I know someday you'll have a beautiful life,
I know you'll be a sun in somebody else's sky, but why
Why, why can't it be, why can't it be mine

Aah... uuh..

Too doo doo too, too doo doo [many times until fade]