R to the A to the N to the D to the O to the M!

Daughter- Loudon Wainwright III

Saw 2012 recently...I was disappointed.What made them think that movie should be nearly 3 hours long ? It's called EDITING people...Look it up.

My Sharona- the Knack

Chewing some Wrigley 5 Flare gum...Yummers!!

Flare means cinnamon, apparently.

You don't see a lot of purple highlighter markers, do you?

Nothing Compares 2 U- Sinead O'Connor

I must say, I really dislike the single letters for word thing(8-ate,U-you,etc.), even though Prince was waaaay ahead of the curve with that shit on this song title.

For Those About To Rock(We Salute You)- AC/DC

So, I'm supposed to drink 64 ounces of water per day now(to keep from fainting,a potential side effect of a new medication-whoo-hoo!!), and I will tell you-that's a lot of damn water!!

And I cannot believe we are halfway through the final season of LOST.

The Greatest Man That Ever Lived(Variations on a Shaker Hymn)- Weezer

I think that the "Real Housewives" shows seem to be becoming documentaries on people dealing with "fame", and most of them don't handle it very well. To paraphrase the Simpsons:"I used to find their antics amusing, now I just wish they were dead."

 End Of the Line- Traveling Wilburys

I have this little wooden Tiki totem pole thing on my desk, and I cannot look at it without thinking of the Brady Bunch visiting Hawaii and the cursed idol that Bobby found.Did n't Bobby find it and give it to Greg for good luck, or am I misremembering that?

I am very fond of the word shenanigans.

Hey Jealousy- Gin Blossoms

 I need to start the search for St. Patrick's Day decorations for my office earlier next year, pretty lame crop this year.

  Also, not a lot of green colored snacks out there...We went with Mint Oreos for the office this year.

Groovey->Got A Wait on- BuBu Klan

I think Simon Barsinister is one of the greatest supervillain names EVER.

 Okay, that's prolly enough for today. You folks take care, okay ? Be safe, Crimestoppers!!!

Title,Schmitle!

Folks, I'm not sure what to share with you today.I have got a whole lot bouncing around the old brain...Lots of stories from the olden days, but quite sure what form for them to take just yet.

  If I were to lay bare all my insecurities and weakness to you, would you hold me while I cried ?

 Nah, you wouldn't comfort me.You would probably scoff at me and leave me, sobbing on the floor, as you go off for a drink with the boys. You're cold hearted bastards, my blog readers, but you know that's why I love you.

  Well, as Georgia O'Keefe always used to say,"If all else fails, wow them with some poetry." So, here goes:

       Beads, hats, baubles,
       A bathtub full o' gin
      Gold encrusted cigarette holders
       Bundt cake- lemon ?
       Coffee from a shot glass
       Sugarless bubble gum
       Stuck to my shoe
      Why must all these things
       Remind me of you ?
    

 Peace out, homies!

It's Thursday....

So, I had another post that required some pictorial evidence, but I got some major guff for my pictures from yesterday's post, so I will give everyone a break from my sub par photography, and rap with you about some other random shit.

I had a dream last night where I was being admonished by my Dad for things that happened in a dream I had on Monday night...Or was it Tuesday night ? It might have been Tuesday night. Either way, it was very weird, on a lot of levels. For one thing, in the dream, I KNEW that all the stuff I was being yelled at for had not happened in real life. I knew that the previous events had been in a dream, but I didn't know that I was also currently in a dream.

  The other very weird thing was that while my dad looked(and sounded like) my Dad, he was speaking in a way that he never would have spoken.I think the best way to explain it is that he seemed like someone doing a good impression of my Dad, but with a really bad script. Does that make sense ? It was weird.

   I was very proud yesterday, as one of my daughters told me that she wants to watch the 3 Stooges.

  I'm kinda jazzed for "Flash Forward" tonight.Though I admit I am wary of getting interested in it, and then having ABC cancel it before they tell us what the hell was going on.Like they did with "I Married Dora". Network bastards.

  I forgot to wish Bruce Springsteen a Happy 60th birthday yesterday. Happy 60th, Boss.



Link for Facebook readers:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5PoIrcyd34
Oh, and one last thing... I have become much better at finding lost Barbie shoes than I ever though I would be.Or could be.Or should be.

If It's Thursday, It Must Be Random....

So, I'm TiVoing a full day of "Land of the Lost"(the 70's tee vee show) on the Sci-Fi Channel today(and TOMORROW)...Whoo-hoo!!

Don't know if I'll bother with the movie, though.

Chewin' some gum.

Listenin' to some Weezer.

I need to trim my beard.

It seems that there are a lot of drivers out there who are only able to move quickly when pulling out in front of you. Then they lose track of the gas pedal.

I really wonder how the hell I get my glasses so dirty.

Just saw that David Carradine died. Farewell, grasshopper.

Death Race 2000 is still one of my all time favorite movies.

I think that's probably enough for today.

Bananas,Breath Mints, And Other Methods of Mass Catastrophication

Stay away from Trident Splash Orange Swirl...It's obviously supposed to taste like a creamsicle(there's even one on the package), but it doesn't get there, and it takes a really wrong turn somewhere...And just tastes wrong...Kinda like the gum equivalent of how people came back from the Pet Sematary in the Stephen King book(without the killing part).

"Dream On" by Aerosmith

So, I was finally able to update my iTunes, and I must admit, this Genius thing is pretty cool. It's pretty neat to be able to make what essentially amounts to "surprise" playlists.

I'm not actually listening to a "surprise" playlist right now(though I did make a couple last night) this is one I made called "Claaaassic Rock, man."

"The Rocker" by Thin Lizzy

I think Al Swearengen may be one of the ten best television characters ever created.

"Out of Time"by The Rolling Stones

I really need to make an appointment with the eye doctor.

I'm pretty jazzed to color Easter eggs with my kids this weekend. I hope that they realize that in order for the eggs to look presentable, I will really need to do all the work.

"Jailbreak" by AC/DC

Speaking of my daughters, I can't tell you how good it feels when "Hanging On the Telephone" by Blondie finishes playing in the car, and I hear from the back seat"I wanna hear that again." YES!!!

I think it's quite surreal and, honestly, just plain wrong that Bob Weir and Phil Lesh were on "The View". 

I'm pretty excited for "Parks & Recreation". 

"In The City" by the Eagles.

Speaking of the Eagles, I was reading an article about "The Big Lebowski" this weekend, and one of the sidebars was about the soundtrack. Apparently, they were having trouble getting the rights to Townes van Zandt's cover of the Stones' "Dead Flowers" and...well, here's the actual paragraph from the article:

    A tougher get was Townes Van Zandt's cover of the Rolling Stones' "Dead Flowers," which plays overLebowski's closing credits. "[Former Stones manager] Allen Klein owns the rights to it," Burnett says. "He wanted $150,000." Burnett begged Klein to just come down and watch an early cut of Lebowski. "It got to the part where the Dude says, 'I hate the fuckin' Eagles, man!' Klein stands up and says, 'That's it, you can have the song!' That was beautiful." For the record, Burnett agrees with the Dude ("[The Eagles] sort of single-handedly destroyed that whole scene that was brewing back then," he says), but the line infuriated Glenn Frey. "I ran into [Frey] and he gave me some shit," Jeff Bridges says. "I can't remember what he said exactly, but my anus tightened a bit."

      Written by Andy Greene in Rolling Stone, Issue 1060-September 4,2008

Isn't that awesome ? And I don't even hate the Eagles, I just think that story is great.

I ma just about finished with "The Wordy Shipmates" by Sarah Vowell, and I can't decide what to read next: Kingdom Come(a graphic novel from the DC comics universe) by Mark Waid and Alex Ross or  "More Information Than You Require" by John Hodgman.  What do you think ?

Speaking of DC Comics, I bought a new superheroes folder at Target last night;Superman, Batman, Aquaman and The Flash on the cover. Will hold miscellaneous notes.

"Dixie Chicken" by Little Feat

I really want Patty Smyth to make some new music.

"LOST" is on tonight...I'm giddy!!!

Catchya later.

Can't Mentos & Diet Coke Just get Along ?

(what's playing on the iPod will be in bold)

I am amazed by the fact that, after living and driving in New Jersey, LOS ANGELES, and Chicago, that Tallahassee would have the worst drivers of all. Jumping Jesus on a pogo stick! Would someone tell these people how a four way stop works ? Or where the gas pedal is ? I'm gonna lose it soon!!


"It Makes No Difference" by the Band

I had some honey chicken wings last night that almost literally had NO flavor. It was quite an accomplishment. I'm tempted to stop by the restaurant to see exactly how they do that.


"Movies" by Alien Ant Farm.

I have decided that episodes of "Deadwood" will be the entertainment while riding the exercise bike.

"I Hope That I Don't Fall In Love With You" by Tom Waits

Filled out my NCAA Tournament brackets, even though I have not the faintest clue what I'm talking about. I do love watching the tournament, though. Go Boilers !!

"Deep Elem Blues"(live-Acoustic)- Jerry Garcia & John Kahn at Oregon State Prison

Got some good news from the dental hygienist yesterday-My gums are rebounding from the periodontal disease very well. Whoo hoo!!! Go Teeth!!!

"32 Flavors"(live) by Ani DiFranco

Reading "The Wordy Shipmates"...I loves me some Sarah Vowell. One of the few audio books I would be tempted to purchase.

Speaking of audio books(sorta)..I added the 1996 spoken word adaptation of "Fear & Loathing In Las Vegas" to my IPod last night. I'm thinking I might listen to it on my way home. Maybe it will lighten my mood...Or drive me over the edge.

" Sight For Sore Eyes" by Tom Waits

Cooked up some corned beef, cabbage, red potatoes and sodabread on Sunday.(Not enough time on Tuesday) It was pretty good. It was my first sodabread, something went wrong, but I'm not sure what. I have some pictures of it. I'll post it later. later meaning another day, probably. Not later today.

"11:59" by Blondie

Finally got the digital thermostat installed...Now I just have to learn how to program it. It's currently on military time and Celsius.

I should clarify...Our landlord had someone install the thermostat...I tried, but I couldn't quite decipher which of the 27,000 screws in the thing were actually attached to the wall, so I thought I would let an expert handle it.

"V" by Golden Smog

I like Frosted Mini-Wheats.

My Mom sent her granddaughters the DVD set of the Magic Garden. I'm excited to watch it with them. I used to watch that show religiously when I was a kid.

If you want to know just how often Spongebob Squarepants is on Tee Vee everyday, get a Season Pass on your TiVO. Holy Crap!! It practically has it's own channel. And I delete a bunch of the recordings that are scheduled...And then it adds MORE!!! It's almost creepy!

"Rhiannon" by Fleetwood Mac

The Daily Show is like that too. I record it every night at 11:00, but then it periodically gets added at 8 am and 10 am and 2 pm and 8 pm., etc. It's bananas !!

I'm thinking I might have a Pop-Tart in a few minutes.

"Ruben & Cherise"(Live-Acoustic)-Jerry Garcia & John Kahn at Oregon State Prison


I really should go.

Be good, Crimestoppers. And if you can't be good, at least be tall.

Waffles, Reel To Reel Tapes, & Cocoa Butter:Recipe For Disaster ?

Still got nothing...How about some randomness ?

We got some pita chips the other day, and they are all SUPER thick, like the pita was never cut in half.

Finally finished "The Watchmen", now starting 'The Wordy Shipmates"by Sarah Vowell.

Saw "Pineapple Express" on Monday. Pretty funny. Oddly enough...Made me miss weed.

Wondering if anyone in Tallahassee will ever fucking figure out what a four way stop is, and how it works.

Listening to Lou Reed sing "Perfect Day".

Had some leftover chicken with rice for lunch. And a Fuji apple.

Very happy the Cowboys finally released T.O.

Now Elvis Costello(actually The Costello Show) is singing "Suit of Lights".

Still loving "Lost".

Pissed that "Life On Mars" is being cancelled.

Very thankful for Hulu, since the stupid NASCAR race went long on Sunday, so my TIVO recorded that instead of the Simpsons.

"You Can Call Me Al"- Paul Simon

Can't possibly end on a Paul Simon reference.

Bass solo.

My "Nothing Left To Do But Smile Smile Smile is missing a U and an I...So there is NOTHING LEFT TO DO B T SMILE SMILE SM LE.

Peter Tosh and Mick Jagger- "Don't Look Back".

Does This Hat Make My Ass Look Big ?

I can feel the randomness, can you ?

I think I failed the Jeopardy online test again. probably for the best. I would probably pull an Alex P. Keaton/Cindy Brady if I ever got on the show anyway. Just stand there wide-eyed...Probably drooling a bit. Either that, or I would just buzz in and answer EVERY question incorrectly, perhaps even with the same answer: "What is vanilla extract ?". Just go down in absolute flames. Might be fun. I wonder if they would air it ?

So, I'm not gonna get all soapboxy about this whole Michael Phelps thing( I do happen to believe that pot should be legal, and I am personally faaar more upset with his DUI than with a picture of him holding a bong-Hell, that picture just made me nostalgic)...But I was reading some of the comments people were making on the photo at a newspaper website(I honestly don't recall which one) and people were arguing back and forth, some making good points on both sides, abut then someone typed this(I am paraphrasing), "How do we know it wasn't crack that Phelps was smoking ?" Huh ? It's not a crack pipe, that's why. IT'S A BONG !!!!! It's for smoking mari...I mean it's for smoking harmless tobacco products! Not crack ! You imbecile!

I thought Bruce did a fine job at the Super Bowl. "Glory Days' is maybe my least favorite Springsteen song, but it's fun, and I know a lot of people quite enjoy it, and he did a good version of it...It's just a song that I heard waaaay too much back in '84-'85, and I did not like it that much to begin with.

I think Bruce's new record, "Working On A Dream" is excellent, by the way, and I like it more with each listen.

I think this is now posted, but I will finish it, and then post it again. See, I accidentally hit enter after putting in some labels, and that posted the entry prematurely. Sorry about that. It's never happened to me before. No, I'm serious! I have never prematurely posted before! Really. You aren't going to tell anyone, are you ?

Will you hold me ?

Praise Oprah, It's Thursday !!!!

That doesn't really work, does it ? I thought I would give it a shot...I mean, Thank God It's Friday is sooooo played out, you know ? And Thursday just looked kinda sad, sandwiched there between "Hump-Day" and "T.G.I.F."...I thought I would try and throw it a bone, and I thought that getting Oprah involved might really generate the buzz necessary. I guess I was wrong. Pardon me for trying.

Lessee, is there anything else I needed to tell you ? I thought there was something I wanted to tell you when I saw you...It's just not coming to me. oh well, i guess it wasn't all that important, eh ?

I have a peanut butter and jelly sandwich for lunch today. Jealous ? And an apple. And some crunchy Cheetos(they're dangerously cheesy).

Now I'm actually hungry for my lunch. I better go.

later.

Random Shit And Stuff And Things And Such And What Have You

"Lost" returns tonight. I am ridiculously excited by this fact.

I've been listening to the three Strokes albums this morning, I'm still digging them. I think I might switch over to some Juana's Addiccion !

I watched "The Big Lebowski" again this weekend...Fuck, that is a great movie...And "Shut the fuck up, Donny!"

I also saw the episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer where the potential Slayers and Faith and Principal Wood and Giles and Willow and Xander(jerk) and Dawn and Anya all kick Buffy out. I still wish that principal Wood had died. I was also wondering, to those of you that watched the show-Do you think they were wrong ? I did and still do, but I was wondering if I am alone in that thinking.

I have been chewing a lotta gum lately- alternating between Dentyne Cinnamon Fire and Trident Splash Apple with Raspberry. Pretty tasty.

You know, I was just thinking that I like the "p" in the word raspberry, but I realized that if I stated that out loud, I would open myself up to mocking and ridicule.

I really want to watch "The Flamingo Kid", I think I might have to use part of a gift card to Borders to buy it on DVD. I love that movie. if you have not seen it, see it. if you have seen it, see it again. NOW !!!!

Has anyone bought orange juice lately ? Jeesum Crow, there's like 4 thousand varieties of orange juice now.

You get the feeling that I'm lonely this morning with nobody to talk to ?
Yeah, me too.

Did I tell you that I saw "Juno" ? Damn, damn fine movie, my friends. It reminded me of when I was just a young, pregnant teenager. Good times, good times.

Okay, I think i'm done...Feel free to go about your day.

I've Been Flim-Flammed !!!!!

Okay, that's not true, I've simply been tagged(but I have always loved the phrase, "I've been flim-flammed" since a friend yelled it in college). That's right, I was walking in the woods, and I felt a sharp poke in my right buttcheek, and when I woke up, I had this large white tag with a number 767 on it. The tag was applied by Jennifer over at Offbeat Homes, and now I feel a need to reveal 8 random things about myself:

1. I was almost named Sean. My Mom wanted to name me Sean, but my dad would not allow it.

2. I broke my leg when I was 2 1/2. I was run over by a dog.

3.I once shook hands with Gabriel Byrne in a bar in New York City. I told him we shared a last name, and that I loved "Miller's Crossing". He said. "Thank you."

4. I did not know that I needed glasses until I failed the eye test for my driver's permit.

5. My first semester of college, I had a class that met on Tuesday and Thursday. I did not know it met on Thursday until about 5 weeks in.

6. I totalled my parent's car when I was 17(not entirely my fault-3 car collision, I was the middle car).

7. When I was in high school, I wrote a trilogy of horror movies, and we(my friends and I) actually filmed two scenes !!

8. I once had someone tell me that I was too "musically ignorant" to appreciate Steely Dan. I still think Steely Dan suck, whether I'm ignorant or not.

That's it, 8 random things about me, I forgot my tranquilizer gun on my raft, so I will not tag anyone, but if you feel like doing it, feel free, just let me know so I can check it out.