Based on online lookups, the # 1 word for the year 2005 is “integrity.” I wonder how few of those lookups came from the White House. Anyhoo… that is the theme for today.
The Importance of Hair Care
She tested the integrity of the golden braid, and climbed out the window. Why wait for some knight in shining armor to come? She didn’t even like horses. Landing on the ground, she shook her short blond curls. Feeling free in more ways than one, she set off for town.
Jodi: Well, Mr. Moon, I’ve done it. I’ve broken my my PC. All I did was try to start in safe mode. It is now well, and truly, fucked.
Mr. Moon: I’d like to be well, and truly, fucked, it sounds nice.
Jodi: Me too, but in computers?… not so sexy.
In the category of "Songs I had no idea were on my iPod," I give you this gem. I don't know why it's on my iPod. I am a little ashamed of myself.
Would you like to know the 50 most loathsome people in America? Don’t be smug, you are one of them. Not sure we can claim God. Although, I guess he’s in America as much as he is everywhere else. Anyone missing? Off the top of my head, I could say Dr. James Dobson. Or Fred Phelps. Look him up, I won’t even deign to link to him, he’s that repugnant.
via Blog of a Bookslut.
Withdrawal; be it from caffeine, cigarettes, alcohol, chocolate, seratonin reuptake inhibitors or even from another person, is a bitch. That is our theme this week. My fiction to be added shortly.
I don’t know if you are noticing a theme here. A shopping, spending money theme. It’s usually a symptom of someone who is bored, or in a rut. Which I am. However, it’s not my fault that I keep stumbling across things that need to be mine. Remind me to tell you about the Sanyo Xacti C6 I am going to need very very badly, when it’s released in the US, later. [it comes in red!]
So, I bought the shoes, but they were not that expensive. Pretty cheap, actually. And I was showing Mr. Moon the Manga Death statue I was going to want in my new home, when I move…. sometime this year. No sense in getting it now, when most things are packed away. [I also like the porcelain Death statue, in case, when the time comes, anyone is looking for a house warming gift for me.] And then, I came across something …. so beautiful… I am still weeping. The Vertigo Tarot deck.
As you may, or may not, know, I collect tarot decks. I just get the ones that appeal to me, usually for the art or tone of the deck. This would be a personal jewel in the crown of a merely adequate collection. I don’t do it for money. I take the cards out of the box, spread them around, look at them and enjoy them. I’m not one of those girls who can leave an action figure in it’s shrink wrapped condition my whole life, you know? This deck is, apparently, hard to find. I can find it on ebay, and if I want the first edition, which comes in the coolest box with hard cover book and why would I not want the first edition, I can have it now. for $225. Holy Major Arcana! That’s a level of tarot collecting I have not entered yet. I haven’t delved into the rare and hard to find. I just collect what I find organically. Usually in a store somewhere. [With the exception of the Edward Gorey Tarot, which are ridiculously rare and probably even more ridiculously expensive. So, even tho I occasionally look for them, as a lark, I probably would not be able to afford them.] But how cool would that be? Answer: so cool.
I have to apologize for the quality of blog posts lately. They’ve been, in my mind, unusually dull. I’m not fishing for compliments. I’m just stating I haven’t been very inspired. And nothing much has happened to me lately, to reflect upon. I wrote something last night, about the 12th anniversary of my father’s death. Which was Monday, but it was depressing. And not really all that good. Depressing is fine, if it’s a good post. But it wasn’t. And it made me all weepy. So I didn’t post it. Things should pick up, in February. I have plans in February. If nothing else, some of these plans might make for good blog fodder. In the mean time, we’ll have to just keep shopping, ok?
Look, even I can get sick of the rain. When I went out at lunch today, it was clear and the sun was out and I was happy to see it. So we failed to break our record. We made it only 29 days. However, it appears that more rain fell in those 29 days than fell during the 1953 – 33 day record. Not a whole lot more. But, believe me, 29 days was enough.
Frankly, the weather has disappointed me this winter. Back in November, we had some cold days, weather in the 30’s, threats of possible snow days. Evildeb knitted a beautiful, soft scarf for me, and I wore it every day. But in December, temperatures rose, and the rains came. It was damn near tropical on Christmas Eve. What happened to my winter? Where is my cold weather? I miss it. Wet and 50’s is no weather for a scarf. As it is, we are going to move into February and I am going to go straight into wishing for spring. I don’t know how places with no real seasons do it. It’s so dull.
I hate it when I talk about weather on my blog. I really do. I’m going to go to my room now, and think about what I’ve done.
Let’s get this straight, Evildeb does not trust you. You are up to something, and she knows it. You are going to mess with her, or with someone she cares about. She is keeping her Eye on you.
Evildeb: How long have you and William been communicating?
Evildeb: With each other, I mean.
Jodi: Since about May, I guess. Why?
Evildeb: June, July, August, September, October, November, December, January… that’s a long time.
Jodi: yeah…
Evildeb: As such, I am willing to give him the Benefit of the Doubt now.
Jodi: I see.. so suddenly. What brought this on?
Evildeb: I’ve been mulling. Plus, Paco* no longer has The Benefit of the Doubt.
Jodi: I know. Is this why you are able to give it to Wil?
Evildeb: Maybe.
Jodi: Wow, it’s his lucky day.
Evildeb: Yes. It is.
*Evildeb does not like electricity. She’s been shocked several times in life. [by base guitars, camper doors, and other conduits] Recently, Paco violated her trust by playing a practical joke on her… with a shocking pen. Click the little button on top, you get a little shock. If only it had been something less sparky. Deb has been forced to remove The Benefit of the Doubt from Paco. From now one, she’ll not readily accept anything he hands to her. Also, she is no longer talking to him. And by that I mean, she informs him regularly that she is not talking to him, until he asks her a question. [She is unable to not respond.] Also, she kicked him.
I don’t think I could explain the twisted path I take to find the Then and Now songs, all I know is it’s more difficult when I try to find them. It’s best just to stumble over them. Happily, while tripping on this week’s, I found next week’s as well. And it’s a 3-fer.
More than one person has expressed shock at my lack of familiarity with Leonard Cohen. With the exception of “First We Take Manhattan” and “I’m Your Man” I’m not well schooled in his music. I’m waiting for someone to be my Leonard Cohen sensei, I guess. But, this song caught my eye, namely because, well, Suzanne is my middle name.
Suzanne – Leonard Cohen
First of all, you should know, many many people have covered this song. But when I came across this particular one, it was a no brainer. This man is one of my favorite musicians. Of all time. Ever. And this cover is amazing. But I would expect nothing less from Peter.
Suzanne – Peter Gabriel
