Fading

Rough transition back to my regular later shift tonight... I went in early and joined the first evening shift on Friday, Monday, and Tuesday. Tonight, back to the "second" second shift. And... hello lousy night.

I get to work and hear "we need you back at this area. Like, permanently. We miss you..." meaning I'm picking up someone else's slack... which isn't happening when I get started an hour late due to a staff meeting and also double workload. Though being the better person (for once) at something should have made me feel better, it didn't tonight.

Getting some (erm, more like the discography of) Bjork music. I read up on her the other night, thank you wikipedia, and saw how independently she makes her music. Intrigued me. I have two of her songs already, Venus As A Boy (it's in the movie The Professional) and Army Of Me (in the movie Sucker Punch).

Tomorrow should be better. Hopefully. No work, unless I get called in, and it's payday. While most of my earnings are claimed, still gonna get someone to go with me somewhere for food, drinks, fun. A night out, a.k.a. sit at home sans a +1 and do very little. But there's always Facebook, which shows me others experiencing what I cannot seem to accomplish. That's always... fun. But, the "Hide" option is my friend, so...

Yzma kitty = favorite Disney character ever.

An attempt at humor today was perceived as female craziness. Also... fun.

Just a crappy night. Recently, due to increasing fuzzy headedness and an infection I can't seem to not get, I decided to lay off the vice I major in. That decision has since been overturned.

My favorite Radiohead song is a change from their usual slower, mellow material. I love 15 Step. Yes, I heard it at the end of the first Twilight movie, but I'm unashamed to say I believe their Twilight and New Moon soundtracks to be excellent. The movies however... don't get me started. Anyway, 15 Step has an interesting beat that I really like. The upbeat is a nice change from their usual tone. Not that I'm dissing their style. I also really like Knives Out, Creep, Karma Police, Paranoid Android, and Subterranean Homesick Alien... especially Knives Out.

My favorite album right now is What Did You Expect by The Vaccines. I follow Rolling Stone (magazine) on facebook, and they posted something about the band one day. It may have been their anniversary, or something about a new album, I can't remember. But one thing led to another, and now they're a favorite, and my first choice to listen to when at work. Followed by Volbeat. While they don't really have the same sound (Vaccines - punk rock, Volbeat - heavy metal) they are similar in volume... and close together in my artist list ;)

I love discovering new music. I love that most of what I love isn't well known. Makes it more mine. More often than not, it doesn't automatically click with me. I listen to it, think "hmm. It's okay." Then listen to stuff I know and like. Next day, same thing. Stop listening to it for a while, then go back, and remember some of the tunes. That's the hook. That's how I got into I Am Kloot's self titled album. Get it, lose it, go back and be fairly familiar with it, want to listen more.

"It's a formula but it bloody works!"

Ah Dana Carvey.

Can't say why I like Marilyn Manson's music, but I do. Just adds to my range, I guess. Maybe his gravelly voice. Added to the music he sets his lyrics to. But I think he has right formula of vocals, rhythm, and lyrics to draw people. He's artistic, in his own way.

Alright, I'm done.

My Day... So Far

Ventilation

Oh look. It's the day before Thanksgiving. The annual grocery shopping rushes, raised ticket prices, and bad traffic. Just like every year before. Unless of course I'm the only one that saw it coming, and it just suddenly appeared for everyone else. Which could end up being unfortunate, if you have to forego something due to the raised expenses and last minute shopping for something everyone else is also buying. Because if it is unobtainable, well, disharmony can occur.

Haze

It is very hazy tonight where I am. I walked through it to get to work and saw wisps of it kicked up by vehicles in which were people eager to get home from the day's work. The street lights, headlights, and stoplights all had halos around them and were less brilliant, but their glow had a circumference that made them abnormal, but interesting. At one point I looked up at a street light and saw wisps of haze illuminated by it, and they were moving so it resembled a galaxy, with the way the haze was circling around the lamp.

I look forward to snow. It's cold and can be dangerous, but I enjoy watching it. It falls so silently, and muffles the rest of the world.

Heavy Hasty Sonance, and Monster Trucks

My day off has consisted of grocery getting, gassing up, and cleaning. I feel rather productive. But what I was looking forward to most was spending time with my child. Lately I haven't seen him at all, other than in the early morning hours when he and my husband come pick me up from work.

Currently listening to "Hammer Smashed Face" by Cannibal Corpse. It's a lot of different tempos of heavy metal. And grunting. (It's featured in the first Ace Ventura movie.) I must say that I prefer Devildriver over them. However, I like Static-X even more. I can listen to their whole Machine album.

The first Resident Evil movie... its soundtrack introduced me to this type of music. After getting and listening to the soundtrack, I soon after also purchased Machine by Static-X, Hatefiles by Fear Factory, Adema's self-titled album, and Mutter by Rammstein.

I have yet to crowd surf. It's on my to-do list. Not sure if it's still a fad or not.

As I listen to speed metal, industrial metal, etc tonight, I'm sure I'll be into stuff like Ray LaMontagne, Elbow, and Zero 7 tomorrow. (The other end of the musical spectrum.)

I'll leave you with one of the greatest slow-motion scenes ever, from the movie I watched tonight, Rat Race.

He keeps trying to unlock the door... to the convertible...

Plated Pretties

Tonight I searched for potential Christmas gifts for others and fell in love with octopus stuff. Wanelo.com has struck a chord.

Why octopus? Because this site makes the creature stylish. Like the earrings that cover the whole ear, and the ring that makes it look like there's a tiny cephalopod attached to your finger.

And they're kinda pirate-y.

The bracelet is nice too...

So... hi. I hope this odd blog finds you well.

As I see the strands of fiber on my head become gray at a faster rate, and as it takes longer for me to recover from a night of considerable drinking, I can't help but realize that I'm closer to my next decade of life than I thought.

I meant to type about a couple other things, but instead I'll take my leave.

Achy Affairs

If ever there was a night that warranted an after-work beer or three, it's definitely tonight. Worked for 11 hours, 3:30p-2:30a. And still barely got done. Now I'm home, tired, sweaty, and sore. And in a pair of hospital scrubs due to faulty trash bags and the improper disposal of a certain bodily fluid. But hopefully the overtime will be noticeable. Two and a half hours of time & 1/2. I think.

I dislike politics and what it does to people. Sure, share your thoughts on the candidates, why you like or dislike them, but don't judge others for not thinking the same way. Don't attack. I understand the Freedom of Speech as being able to express yourself, and also allowing others to as well. Not saying "this person (or way, or idea, etc) is absurd and anyone who thinks otherwise, just shut the f*#^ up." Yes, that's exercising the Freedom, but saying that others cannot.

Sorry. I had a lot on my mind tonight. And the thing that kept resurfacing, due to the election and all that went with it, was rather humorous. A scene from the third Pirates of the Caribbean movie.

"This is madness!"
"No, this is politics."

Need to see a DDS. My wisdom teeth are restricting my knowledge to "need relief. Can't chew. Ow."

I think I dented my kneecap tonight.

Someone

Ever wish you had someone that could keep up with you? That, at any given notice, would be at your side to go see a movie or go to a bar or something? That would give you the time you give them? That, instead of making plans after plans and never following through, would always be all in?

If not, you're either incredibly dull or incredibly lucky.

Post Octo-Blog

Last night was Halloween. I worked. And was almost completely musically unprepared for my evening of paid cleaning. All I had was The Nightmare Before Christmas soundtrack. I used to have Nightmare Revisited, which is very very excellent, but I think what I wanted most was a version of "I Put A Spell On You." I had CCR's version, and I would have liked to have had Marilyn Manson's version, but the one I really wanted was the Better Midler version. Say what you will about the woman, she did that song fan-f'king-tastically in the movie Hocus Pocus.

Alright, so I'm acquiring the Manson version, along with Nightmare Revisited, but the one I really want is proving to be hard to get. Gaah.

Still listening to Volbeat. Quite drawn to them for some reason.

Munching on baby dill pickles. So yummy.

Need drink refill. Hold please.

Back. And... YES!! I got it!

Victory dance!

I now have the Bette Midler version. Although... the audio is sadly lacking... perhaps it requires the visual version to make it 110% great.

This is one of my most favorite Halloween movies, if not my favorite of all. Like I say about most things I love, it's the humor in it that makes it great. Like the "burning rain of death" scene.

And, of course, when the three sister witches are lured into the oven by the learn-to-speak-French tape, they eventually exit, after being baked, with the eldest (Bette) saying, "Hello. I want my book. Bonjour. Je veux mon livre."

Here's the great scene. My thought process is getting sluggish, so I'll take my leave.
(I think my mom positively identified the greatness contributor long ago... just watch the way Bette Midler works her hands during the whole scene.) And Kathy Najimy's random rabbit ears at 1:23.

"Dance, dance, dance, until you die! Ah hahahahaha!"

 Sad to see October end. It could have been so much better than it was.