"I am really all that I've been looking for"
CURRENT FAVORITES:
Matthew Dear, "Deserter"
Zola Jesus, "Sea Talk" (which I prefer to the original version)
Benoît Pioulard, "RTO"
The first driving class yesterday was all right, I guess -- some of the stories and anecdotes mentioned throughout made it somewhat bearable (the best one: that time when a guy tried to get away with driving in a restricted lane by having a blow-up doll in the back seat), and a lot of it was good review. But it got really painful when the instructor started breaking out the DVDs. :/ (Interestingly enough, the instructor was the same one I had three years ago -- he doesn't remember me, though.) Oh well, I'm halfway done with it, so whatever.
A while ago, I mentioned in passing that Climatology Nerd was going to be working in a café kitchen at Glacier National Park in Montana this summer. Well, a couple of days ago he quit his job. There were a lot of reasons leading up to it -- his boss chewing him out over a minor mistake involving Italian dressing, her not letting him take time off when he was sick with a bad cold, etc. -- but the proverbial straws that broke the camel's back were a coworker cursing him out over nothing, his boss refusing to give him the raise she promised because she thought the overtime he was making working 10-12 hour days was enough, and that the job was too high-stress and boring than a kitchen job had every right to be. I feel really bad about what he's gone through, and I'm still a bit worried about him, but I know it was for the best, and I'm sure he'll manage -- he usually does in situations like this, anyway. Last I checked, he's in Idaho right now, trying to figure out what his next move will be.
Recently I started chatting on and off with someone I'm friended to on Facebook, a guy who I really haven't talked to on a regular basis since, well, freakin' middle school, now that I think about it. He sought me out because he noticed I had Tom Waits quotes on my profile, and it turned out we're both fans of Tom Waits. Anyway, he admitted to me not too long ago that he's going into rehab tomorrow for alcoholism. Considering it was past 1 AM when he told me, and I was tired and wasn't quite in my right mind at the time, and because I wanted to say something that would help make sure I sympathized with what he was going through, I told him about my "depression" issues. He seemed to take it well enough, though I think he probably got a little freaked out about it, and now I'm feel all self-conscious about what I said. I mean, it's not like I'm ashamed about it or whatever, but I probably shouldn't have told that to someone who I've only started talking to recently, even if he did take it well. Eh, he'll be gone for at least a month, so maybe I shouldn't worry too much.
Anyway, in order not to make this post a total snooze-fest, here are a couple of memes:
Stolen from gingeynary:
Using only song names from ONE ARTIST, cleverly answer these questions. Pass it on to 15 (or more) people you like, include me. You can't, however, use the band that I used. Try not to repeat a song title. It's a lot harder than you think! Repost as "my life according to (band name)".
Pick Your Artist
The National (like anyone didn't see this coming XD)
Male or Female?:
Slipping Husband
How Do You Feel?:
Sorrow
Describe Where You Currently Live:
Fake Empire
If You Could Go Anywhere, Where Would You Go?:
England
Favourite Form of Transportation?:
Driver, Surprise Me
Your Best Friend is:
Anyone's Ghost
You and Your Best Friends Are:
Afraid of Everyone
What's the Weather Like?:
Santa Clara
Favourite Time of Day?:
Lit Up
If Your Life Was a TV Show, It Would Be Called:
Mistaken For Strangers
What is Life to You?:
Slow Show
Your Love Life:
Lucky You
Your Fear:
Racing Like a Pro
What is the Best Advice You Have to Give?:
Start a War
Thought For the Day:
Brainy
How I Would Like to Die:
Rest of Years
My Soul's Present Condition:
Available
My Most Faithful Companion:
The Geese of Beverly Road
My Motto:
Baby, We'll Be Fine
Stolen from edge_chan:
Comment on this entry and I will give you a letter. Name 10 songs you love starting with that letter.
I got the letter N.
Radiohead, "The National Anthem"
Asobi Seksu, "New Years"
The Delgados, "No Danger"
Tindersticks, "The Not Knowing"
Joy Division, "New Dawn Fades"
Brian Eno, "Needles in the Camel's Eye"
God Is an Astronaut, "New Years End"
David Gray, "Nos Da Cariad"
Regina Spektor, "Ne me quitte pas" (sadly, not the original song by Jacques Brel, but still good)
U2, "New Year's Day"
Matthew Dear, "Deserter"
Zola Jesus, "Sea Talk" (which I prefer to the original version)
Benoît Pioulard, "RTO"
The first driving class yesterday was all right, I guess -- some of the stories and anecdotes mentioned throughout made it somewhat bearable (the best one: that time when a guy tried to get away with driving in a restricted lane by having a blow-up doll in the back seat), and a lot of it was good review. But it got really painful when the instructor started breaking out the DVDs. :/ (Interestingly enough, the instructor was the same one I had three years ago -- he doesn't remember me, though.) Oh well, I'm halfway done with it, so whatever.
A while ago, I mentioned in passing that Climatology Nerd was going to be working in a café kitchen at Glacier National Park in Montana this summer. Well, a couple of days ago he quit his job. There were a lot of reasons leading up to it -- his boss chewing him out over a minor mistake involving Italian dressing, her not letting him take time off when he was sick with a bad cold, etc. -- but the proverbial straws that broke the camel's back were a coworker cursing him out over nothing, his boss refusing to give him the raise she promised because she thought the overtime he was making working 10-12 hour days was enough, and that the job was too high-stress and boring than a kitchen job had every right to be. I feel really bad about what he's gone through, and I'm still a bit worried about him, but I know it was for the best, and I'm sure he'll manage -- he usually does in situations like this, anyway. Last I checked, he's in Idaho right now, trying to figure out what his next move will be.
Recently I started chatting on and off with someone I'm friended to on Facebook, a guy who I really haven't talked to on a regular basis since, well, freakin' middle school, now that I think about it. He sought me out because he noticed I had Tom Waits quotes on my profile, and it turned out we're both fans of Tom Waits. Anyway, he admitted to me not too long ago that he's going into rehab tomorrow for alcoholism. Considering it was past 1 AM when he told me, and I was tired and wasn't quite in my right mind at the time, and because I wanted to say something that would help make sure I sympathized with what he was going through, I told him about my "depression" issues. He seemed to take it well enough, though I think he probably got a little freaked out about it, and now I'm feel all self-conscious about what I said. I mean, it's not like I'm ashamed about it or whatever, but I probably shouldn't have told that to someone who I've only started talking to recently, even if he did take it well. Eh, he'll be gone for at least a month, so maybe I shouldn't worry too much.
Anyway, in order not to make this post a total snooze-fest, here are a couple of memes:
Stolen from gingeynary:
Using only song names from ONE ARTIST, cleverly answer these questions. Pass it on to 15 (or more) people you like, include me. You can't, however, use the band that I used. Try not to repeat a song title. It's a lot harder than you think! Repost as "my life according to (band name)".
Pick Your Artist
The National (like anyone didn't see this coming XD)
Male or Female?:
Slipping Husband
How Do You Feel?:
Sorrow
Describe Where You Currently Live:
Fake Empire
If You Could Go Anywhere, Where Would You Go?:
England
Favourite Form of Transportation?:
Driver, Surprise Me
Your Best Friend is:
Anyone's Ghost
You and Your Best Friends Are:
Afraid of Everyone
What's the Weather Like?:
Santa Clara
Favourite Time of Day?:
Lit Up
If Your Life Was a TV Show, It Would Be Called:
Mistaken For Strangers
What is Life to You?:
Slow Show
Your Love Life:
Lucky You
Your Fear:
Racing Like a Pro
What is the Best Advice You Have to Give?:
Start a War
Thought For the Day:
Brainy
How I Would Like to Die:
Rest of Years
My Soul's Present Condition:
Available
My Most Faithful Companion:
The Geese of Beverly Road
My Motto:
Baby, We'll Be Fine
Stolen from edge_chan:
Comment on this entry and I will give you a letter. Name 10 songs you love starting with that letter.
I got the letter N.
Radiohead, "The National Anthem"
Asobi Seksu, "New Years"
The Delgados, "No Danger"
Tindersticks, "The Not Knowing"
Joy Division, "New Dawn Fades"
Brian Eno, "Needles in the Camel's Eye"
God Is an Astronaut, "New Years End"
David Gray, "Nos Da Cariad"
Regina Spektor, "Ne me quitte pas" (sadly, not the original song by Jacques Brel, but still good)
U2, "New Year's Day"