For All My Friends, Part II : The 39 Week 45 Round Up/Update [T39W45RU/U]
I have a "quasi-politicalamatous rant" all prepped and ready to post, but decided that it's just been too demn nice of weather (even with the rain we're having right now) for me to ruin anyone's weekend with such nonsense (though I'll probably post it late Tsunday or thereafter)!
instead I'm just going to say how demn nice it is to have the friends I have and know the people I do ... there's just so many of you, even those I've only met once or twice (or not even that, in some cases!), that keep me going, keep me smiling, and keep me wishin' I lived closer and were able to spend more time around/with! you wonderful friends ARE my family, as far as I'm concerned - other than my spawnlings, of course, who are and will be my #1 priority in my life... but I'm certain you understand, being the wonderful people that you are, my True Family, Beyond Blood.
while I can count on one hand how many times I've been more than an hour beyond this state's borders, there are times I feel I'm where you all are at in some strange way - and maybe, someday, I may be (though I make no gaurantees) - and at the same time I feel you're here with me as well. it's a wonderful connection having the friends I have... knowing that whether it's the first time we meet physically or the next time we meet with years and years spanning between, it's a good time just waiting to happen, a great conversation to add to the mental record books, a hug to keep the heart beating another decade, or a smile to keep the daemons at bay ( or invite them in, depending on the daemon
).
while we may not agree on every thing (or in some cases, disagree on EVERY thing), we still stand and laugh together, stare into the sunrise or enjoy the sunset, watch the wind on the water or the breeze through the trees ... whatever it is, wherever that moment, near or far, years gone by or never to meet ... it's all worth it, every word spoken, every electronic signal sent - you, FRIEND, and simple as that (as complicated as it may be)
even this entire post is simply words ... and words may not always be enough, but it's what behind them that gives it that lifeforce, that edge, that trigger, that point of impact, that emotional fracture, that element of unknowable remembrance - but it's to you, my friends, and it's all for you, my friends!
- thom / Wolfox
I have a "quasi-politicalamatous rant" all prepped and ready to post, but decided that it's just been too demn nice of weather (even with the rain we're having right now) for me to ruin anyone's weekend with such nonsense (though I'll probably post it late Tsunday or thereafter)!
instead I'm just going to say how demn nice it is to have the friends I have and know the people I do ... there's just so many of you, even those I've only met once or twice (or not even that, in some cases!), that keep me going, keep me smiling, and keep me wishin' I lived closer and were able to spend more time around/with! you wonderful friends ARE my family, as far as I'm concerned - other than my spawnlings, of course, who are and will be my #1 priority in my life... but I'm certain you understand, being the wonderful people that you are, my True Family, Beyond Blood.
while I can count on one hand how many times I've been more than an hour beyond this state's borders, there are times I feel I'm where you all are at in some strange way - and maybe, someday, I may be (though I make no gaurantees) - and at the same time I feel you're here with me as well. it's a wonderful connection having the friends I have... knowing that whether it's the first time we meet physically or the next time we meet with years and years spanning between, it's a good time just waiting to happen, a great conversation to add to the mental record books, a hug to keep the heart beating another decade, or a smile to keep the daemons at bay ( or invite them in, depending on the daemon
).while we may not agree on every thing (or in some cases, disagree on EVERY thing), we still stand and laugh together, stare into the sunrise or enjoy the sunset, watch the wind on the water or the breeze through the trees ... whatever it is, wherever that moment, near or far, years gone by or never to meet ... it's all worth it, every word spoken, every electronic signal sent - you, FRIEND, and simple as that (as complicated as it may be)
even this entire post is simply words ... and words may not always be enough, but it's what behind them that gives it that lifeforce, that edge, that trigger, that point of impact, that emotional fracture, that element of unknowable remembrance - but it's to you, my friends, and it's all for you, my friends!
- thom / Wolfox
Hot And Bothered : The 39 Week 44.5 Round Up/Update [T39W44.5RU/U]
with the rising of the heat, my... cravings... have been coming to the forefront most evenings *sighs*
and - of course!/no surprise! - I haven't had an outlet for it in many a year now
...oh well, maybe, someday, somehow, someone will wander into my little world and I'll be able to... "exercise my passions" once again
but no worries, I'll survive... hells, I've survived longer - haven't I?
( I honestly don't remember - it's been awhile... )
I've been lighting some lavender incense every so often, just so I don't get suddenly surprised by the scent on someone and lose control
( not that I expect I actually would, but - demn - it's hard to walk with a hard-on... just sayin' )
- probably doesn't help, either, that my A/C hasn't been working so my apartments has been between 85-95 most evenings...
while I used to love the heat, since I've had kids my tolerance has weaned a bit
...and it's just NO FUN being all hot and bothered without the enjoyment to go along with it!
*sighs again*
ANYways...
yes, I DID do a post yesterday, but that was strictly a music post - besides, with my mind going haywire and emotions imbalanced, you expect me to remember every little thing in the eve?
*whew*
and, yes, the management is aware of the apartment heat - they're going to re-look at it tomorrow or Friday (I've got the newest A/C in the building, which is why they're surprised it's not working)!
time for some evening distraction... I need it...
- thom / Wolfox
with the rising of the heat, my... cravings... have been coming to the forefront most evenings *sighs*
and - of course!/no surprise! - I haven't had an outlet for it in many a year now
...oh well, maybe, someday, somehow, someone will wander into my little world and I'll be able to... "exercise my passions" once again
but no worries, I'll survive... hells, I've survived longer - haven't I?
( I honestly don't remember - it's been awhile... )
I've been lighting some lavender incense every so often, just so I don't get suddenly surprised by the scent on someone and lose control
( not that I expect I actually would, but - demn - it's hard to walk with a hard-on... just sayin'
)- probably doesn't help, either, that my A/C hasn't been working so my apartments has been between 85-95 most evenings...
while I used to love the heat, since I've had kids my tolerance has weaned a bit
...and it's just NO FUN being all hot and bothered without the enjoyment to go along with it!
*sighs again*ANYways...
yes, I DID do a post yesterday, but that was strictly a music post - besides, with my mind going haywire and emotions imbalanced, you expect me to remember every little thing in the eve?
*whew*
and, yes, the management is aware of the apartment heat - they're going to re-look at it tomorrow or Friday (I've got the newest A/C in the building, which is why they're surprised it's not working)!
time for some evening distraction... I need it...
- thom / Wolfox
Old 'rÿche, Meet The New 'rÿche / Lordi Redux : The 39 Week 44.4 Round Up/Update [T39W44.4RU/U]
while I don't normally do CD reviews, with all the controversy surrounding this one, I felt I had to... particularly as a decades-long fan of "Queensrÿche!"
after hearing an onslaught of comparisons to the True "Guns N' Roses" vs "Axl Rose's Guns N' Roses" (a la Chinese Democracy), I was honestly worried - even if it didn't take Geoff Tate 15 years
[ and, yes, while I own Chinese Democracy, it's not something I'd play the entire CD in it's entirety but as a mix with other tunes - it just wasn't True "GN'R" to me... ]
so... the Big Question...
IS Frequency Unknown "Geoff Tate's Queensrÿche" vs the True "Queensrÿche?"
Is it just a big F.U. to his former compatriarts and the fans?
Is the album any good or just a waste of time and $$?
Would anyone even notice if I stuck an extra question mark at the end of this sentence??
1) Geoff Tate has still got the voice he's (re)known for (honestly, I just can't imagine a "Queensrÿche" without that voice)
2) a semi-decent offering with the (new) songs - including a couple of stand-out tracks, this should help lay claim to the legitimacy to the name
3) The 'bonus re-recordings' are... well... 'meh' and... well... unnecessary (sorry, Geoff! you sound more bored than anything, mate!)
with a bevy of guest heavyweights, the music is definitely harder and mostly different than what "the 'rÿche" is known for
...and maybe, just maybe, if Geoff keeps the "Queensrÿche" name after the battle subsides we'll get to see exactly what his new band can REALLY do?
now - do I dare pick up the "Queensrÿche-sans-Tate" once it's released in late June and do some head-to-head comparisons?
I'm admittedly unfamiliar with La Torre's voice, so - we'll see... we'll see...
on to another recent pick-up, "Lordi"'s To Beast Or Not To Beast...
following Otus' death and Awa's leaving, I wondered if "Lordi" would survive the shakedown
but with new entities Mana and Hella in the mix what we've got here is a heavier "Lordi," more metal than their prior incarnations
...and, demn!, it's an enjoyable change while still maintaining what made "Lordi" so much fun to listen to!
on a side note: the previous Lordi outings were more humour than horror that I'd let my spawnlings listen to most of the tracks
this time, however, they've gotten a little raunchier and I would NOT say this outing is "kid-friendly"
(though first track of "We're Not Bad For The Kids (We're Worse)" was probably the give-away *smirks*)
if you need me I'll be crankin' up the "Lordi" to distract myself from the 90° apartment - though it's still cooler than outside!
( no, they haven't figured out what's wrong with my A/C yet... but could be much worse - I'll take heat over cold any day! )
Today's Random Playlist ::
Queensrÿche - Frequency Unknown [entire album]
Lordi - To Beast Or Not To Beast [entire album]
The Wondergirls feat. Ashley Hamilton & Robbie Williams - Let's Go All The Way
- thom / Wolfox
while I don't normally do CD reviews, with all the controversy surrounding this one, I felt I had to... particularly as a decades-long fan of "Queensrÿche!"
after hearing an onslaught of comparisons to the True "Guns N' Roses" vs "Axl Rose's Guns N' Roses" (a la Chinese Democracy), I was honestly worried - even if it didn't take Geoff Tate 15 years
[ and, yes, while I own Chinese Democracy, it's not something I'd play the entire CD in it's entirety but as a mix with other tunes - it just wasn't True "GN'R" to me... ]
so... the Big Question...
IS Frequency Unknown "Geoff Tate's Queensrÿche" vs the True "Queensrÿche?"
Is it just a big F.U. to his former compatriarts and the fans?
Is the album any good or just a waste of time and $$?
Would anyone even notice if I stuck an extra question mark at the end of this sentence??
1) Geoff Tate has still got the voice he's (re)known for (honestly, I just can't imagine a "Queensrÿche" without that voice)
2) a semi-decent offering with the (new) songs - including a couple of stand-out tracks, this should help lay claim to the legitimacy to the name
3) The 'bonus re-recordings' are... well... 'meh' and... well... unnecessary (sorry, Geoff! you sound more bored than anything, mate!)
with a bevy of guest heavyweights, the music is definitely harder and mostly different than what "the 'rÿche" is known for
...and maybe, just maybe, if Geoff keeps the "Queensrÿche" name after the battle subsides we'll get to see exactly what his new band can REALLY do?
now - do I dare pick up the "Queensrÿche-sans-Tate" once it's released in late June and do some head-to-head comparisons?
I'm admittedly unfamiliar with La Torre's voice, so - we'll see... we'll see...
on to another recent pick-up, "Lordi"'s To Beast Or Not To Beast...
following Otus' death and Awa's leaving, I wondered if "Lordi" would survive the shakedown
but with new entities Mana and Hella in the mix what we've got here is a heavier "Lordi," more metal than their prior incarnations
...and, demn!, it's an enjoyable change while still maintaining what made "Lordi" so much fun to listen to!
on a side note: the previous Lordi outings were more humour than horror that I'd let my spawnlings listen to most of the tracks
this time, however, they've gotten a little raunchier and I would NOT say this outing is "kid-friendly"
(though first track of "We're Not Bad For The Kids (We're Worse)" was probably the give-away *smirks*)
if you need me I'll be crankin' up the "Lordi" to distract myself from the 90° apartment - though it's still cooler than outside!
( no, they haven't figured out what's wrong with my A/C yet... but could be much worse - I'll take heat over cold any day! )
Today's Random Playlist ::
Queensrÿche - Frequency Unknown [entire album]
Lordi - To Beast Or Not To Beast [entire album]
The Wondergirls feat. Ashley Hamilton & Robbie Williams - Let's Go All The Way
- thom / Wolfox
The Devious Art of Living Room Re-arrangement : The 39 Week 44.1 Round Up/Update [T39W44.1RU/U]
ah! yes, THE Devious Art of Living Room Re-arrangement: Wolfox Edition, with the prerequisite sweat and "good gods, really?!?" (*whew*)
...need bookshelves and dresser before I even consider undertaking the kitchen and bedroom, though!
the problem with kitchen and bedroom are the boxes after boxes of books and clothes... with nowhere to go until I get more bookshelves and a dresser... someday...
while, yes, it is my "goal" for this year, it's the GETTING them that takes a LOT of work
I think I've got enough saved up for at least what I need for the living room (if they're cheap enough)...
but, yehhhh... having not owned a vehicle since even before I moved to the Cities 12yrs ago, these aren't just something I can order and have shipped
( it may sound easy, but this kind of item I HAVE to be here when it arrives... and they only give DAY estimates, not TIME - and if I'm not here, then I'd have to pay a re-stock fee AND pick the items up... somehow...
no, I wouldn't get to choose the day, either, and I can't just take a full day off from work once I find out when it may arrive, etc. etc. )
assuming I measured correctly and have accurately taken into account what I need... (and estimated the average size of a dresser)
for the living room - need 3 bookshelves (2 @ 71-85" tall, 28-32" wide; 1 @ 49-60" tall, 18-20" wide)
for the girls - need 1 bookshelf (1 @ 49-60" tall, 18-20" wide)
for the bedroom - need 1 dresser & 2 bookshelves (2 @ 71-85" tall, 28-32" wide)
I'm going to go shower now, if you need me... the living room was one HELLUVA "workout"
I think the spawnlings are gonna be a wee bit surprised when they're here tomorrow
Today's Random Playlist ::
Death Angel - The Devil Incarnate
Arch Enemy - Dehumanization
White Zombie - Demon Speed
Alphaville - Big In Japan
Northern Kings - Rebel Yell
King Diamond - Voodoo
Lovehatehero - The Risk
Bile - In League
- thom / Wolfox
ah! yes, THE Devious Art of Living Room Re-arrangement: Wolfox Edition, with the prerequisite sweat and "good gods, really?!?" (*whew*)
...need bookshelves and dresser before I even consider undertaking the kitchen and bedroom, though!
the problem with kitchen and bedroom are the boxes after boxes of books and clothes... with nowhere to go until I get more bookshelves and a dresser... someday...
while, yes, it is my "goal" for this year, it's the GETTING them that takes a LOT of work
I think I've got enough saved up for at least what I need for the living room (if they're cheap enough)...
but, yehhhh... having not owned a vehicle since even before I moved to the Cities 12yrs ago, these aren't just something I can order and have shipped
( it may sound easy, but this kind of item I HAVE to be here when it arrives... and they only give DAY estimates, not TIME - and if I'm not here, then I'd have to pay a re-stock fee AND pick the items up... somehow...
no, I wouldn't get to choose the day, either, and I can't just take a full day off from work once I find out when it may arrive, etc. etc. )
assuming I measured correctly and have accurately taken into account what I need... (and estimated the average size of a dresser)
for the living room - need 3 bookshelves (2 @ 71-85" tall, 28-32" wide; 1 @ 49-60" tall, 18-20" wide)
for the girls - need 1 bookshelf (1 @ 49-60" tall, 18-20" wide)
for the bedroom - need 1 dresser & 2 bookshelves (2 @ 71-85" tall, 28-32" wide)
I'm going to go shower now, if you need me... the living room was one HELLUVA "workout"
I think the spawnlings are gonna be a wee bit surprised when they're here tomorrow
Today's Random Playlist ::
Death Angel - The Devil Incarnate
Arch Enemy - Dehumanization
White Zombie - Demon Speed
Alphaville - Big In Japan
Northern Kings - Rebel Yell
King Diamond - Voodoo
Lovehatehero - The Risk
Bile - In League
- thom / Wolfox
Why, You Mother... : The 39 Week 44 Round Up/Update [T39W44RU/U]
Here's to all you Mothers and Motherf'kers out there!
be they "happy accidents," "planned pregnancies," or "guess what happened that night you blacked out" - 'grats across the board!
they're still working on my A/C - it's a new unit, so they're not sure what happened...
though they were just here to drain the heatlines, since it's supposed t'get cool tonight/tomorrow... gotta love this state!
Not much new happening lately, other than working hard while trying to keep my hours down enough where I won't get a call from County/C.S.
a pretty boring life *sighs* ...
I find it humerous that I was "called out" yesterday at work for saying "g-ddamn" several times, which was found "offensive"
I couldn't help but laugh and ask : 'OK, would you prefer I say what I usually say'
'What's that?'
'G-dfuck Me J-sus'
'NO... and you're weird'
I added Skype to Savini... though, as I only have him on maybe once a week, unless I know that someone intends to converse/etc, I probably won't just "be there"...
just sayin' !
( Romero doesn't have a camera - only Savini )
Today's Random Playlist ::
Smashing Pumpkins - Today
White Lion - Radar Love
Wednesday 13 - Gimme Gimme Bloodshed
Sly Fox - Let's Go All The Way
The March Violets - Turn To The Sky
Slipknot - Wait And Bleed
My Darkest Days feat. Zakk Wyld - Porn Star Dancing
Beck - Loser
Static X - Push It
Ramones - 53rd & 3rd
Mudvayne - (Per)Version Of A Truth
Poison - Unskinny Bop
Cake - Short Skirt/Long Jacket
Television - See No Evil
Billy Idol - Summer Running
Doro - White Wedding
Twisted Sister (feat. Alice Cooper) - Be Chrool To Your Scuel
Pantera - Cemetery Gates
- thom / Wolfox
Here's to all you Mothers and Motherf'kers out there!
be they "happy accidents," "planned pregnancies," or "guess what happened that night you blacked out" - 'grats across the board!
they're still working on my A/C - it's a new unit, so they're not sure what happened...
though they were just here to drain the heatlines, since it's supposed t'get cool tonight/tomorrow... gotta love this state!
Not much new happening lately, other than working hard while trying to keep my hours down enough where I won't get a call from County/C.S.
a pretty boring life *sighs* ...
I find it humerous that I was "called out" yesterday at work for saying "g-ddamn" several times, which was found "offensive"
I couldn't help but laugh and ask : 'OK, would you prefer I say what I usually say'
'What's that?'
'G-dfuck Me J-sus'
'NO... and you're weird'
I added Skype to Savini... though, as I only have him on maybe once a week, unless I know that someone intends to converse/etc, I probably won't just "be there"...
just sayin' !
( Romero doesn't have a camera - only Savini )
Today's Random Playlist ::
Smashing Pumpkins - Today
White Lion - Radar Love
Wednesday 13 - Gimme Gimme Bloodshed
Sly Fox - Let's Go All The Way
The March Violets - Turn To The Sky
Slipknot - Wait And Bleed
My Darkest Days feat. Zakk Wyld - Porn Star Dancing
Beck - Loser
Static X - Push It
Ramones - 53rd & 3rd
Mudvayne - (Per)Version Of A Truth
Poison - Unskinny Bop
Cake - Short Skirt/Long Jacket
Television - See No Evil
Billy Idol - Summer Running
Doro - White Wedding
Twisted Sister (feat. Alice Cooper) - Be Chrool To Your Scuel
Pantera - Cemetery Gates
- thom / Wolfox
an ex-g/f from ~13yrs ago wants to visit me in a month, assuming her car can make the trip...
not sure if I should be intrigued about this or not
not sure if I should be intrigued about this or not
Vacationless Reminder... And Then Some : The 39 Week 43.4 Round Up/Update [T39W43.4RU/U]
it was literally just under 100° when I came home from work today, so I've got the A/C going... shocker, I know!
but I'm not the "young man" I used t'be - not by a longshot, even if people tend to think I'm in my 20s...
*whew*
despite my past few postings regarding the fact I won't be taking a vacation this year, I've suddenly had people asking if I'm going to go visit them this year...
to those in nearby states and otherwise, no vaca is no vaca - I won't be going ANYwhere this year, I'm afraid...
I won't be celebrating any summer "holidays" (though I never have in the past, so why is that a surprise), nor my b'day (again, why a surprise, I haven't in the past, either), etc. etc.
if people want to come see me - cool... though best I can offer is a couch for a day, maybe two, IF I don't have my girls those days
and, no, if you're not stayin' in my 'burb or nearby 'burb, I won't be able t'get where ya are - I'm "lucky" that I live in a 'burb of the Cities, not downtown/uptown, which means bus service = 0, nada, zip
no worries... I've already had more visitors this year than I have since I moved to the Cities 12yrs ago and I have no expectations
again - you can ask all you like on if I'm going to visit you this year, but I'm afraid the answer is going to be "no"
no matter if you offer a place to stay or not, still can't do it
can't afford the Graedog or car rental - and car rental is cheaper than Graedog, btw, especially since I'd have t'take a taxi t'get TO the Graedog station and then back again when I get back
nonetheless...
BUT... hey, I had a vaca last year and my first vaca in over a decade the year prior - two years of vaca in a ROW!
I feel great that I was able to do so... and, who knows, maybe in a few years or so I'll be able to save up somehow and take a vaca again...
until then, sorry, kiddos... but thanks for asking!
on a side note, this last weekend my daughters were THE worst I'd ever seen them on Satyr's Day - not the worst weekend in all, though...
my eldest daughter has reached the "attitude" phase of her life, thinking she can get away with anything and a lie every hour *sighs*
doesn't help, either, that my youngest was nowhere near perfect, either - between the two of them EVERY rule I have was broken
AND even a few objects - including their favourite chairs...
I warned 'em that if they treated them that way they'd break, and Lo! they did... they were shocked and saddened, but that's how it goes
...and then more shocked/saddened that I couldn't "fix" them and that I have no plans to replace them
as posted on Tsunday (5th) ::
eldest daughter is upset because I'm sticking to the rule she has to be good BEFORE she can do things, that I don't count promises to after
she's being sad saying "I'll NEVER be able to do ANYthing if I have to be good first" and didn't like my response: "that's the point, kiddo"
Today's Random Playlist ::
Kula Shaker - Hush
Emily Browning - Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)
3 Doors Down - Loser
Stone Sour - Through Glass
Danzig - Deep
Goldfrapp - Strict Machine
Drain STH - Simon Says
- thom / Wolfox
it was literally just under 100° when I came home from work today, so I've got the A/C going... shocker, I know!
but I'm not the "young man" I used t'be - not by a longshot, even if people tend to think I'm in my 20s...
*whew*
despite my past few postings regarding the fact I won't be taking a vacation this year, I've suddenly had people asking if I'm going to go visit them this year...
to those in nearby states and otherwise, no vaca is no vaca - I won't be going ANYwhere this year, I'm afraid...
I won't be celebrating any summer "holidays" (though I never have in the past, so why is that a surprise), nor my b'day (again, why a surprise, I haven't in the past, either), etc. etc.
if people want to come see me - cool... though best I can offer is a couch for a day, maybe two, IF I don't have my girls those days
and, no, if you're not stayin' in my 'burb or nearby 'burb, I won't be able t'get where ya are - I'm "lucky" that I live in a 'burb of the Cities, not downtown/uptown, which means bus service = 0, nada, zip
no worries... I've already had more visitors this year than I have since I moved to the Cities 12yrs ago and I have no expectations
again - you can ask all you like on if I'm going to visit you this year, but I'm afraid the answer is going to be "no"
no matter if you offer a place to stay or not, still can't do it
can't afford the Graedog or car rental - and car rental is cheaper than Graedog, btw, especially since I'd have t'take a taxi t'get TO the Graedog station and then back again when I get back
nonetheless...
BUT... hey, I had a vaca last year and my first vaca in over a decade the year prior - two years of vaca in a ROW!
I feel great that I was able to do so... and, who knows, maybe in a few years or so I'll be able to save up somehow and take a vaca again...
until then, sorry, kiddos... but thanks for asking!
on a side note, this last weekend my daughters were THE worst I'd ever seen them on Satyr's Day - not the worst weekend in all, though...
my eldest daughter has reached the "attitude" phase of her life, thinking she can get away with anything and a lie every hour *sighs*
doesn't help, either, that my youngest was nowhere near perfect, either - between the two of them EVERY rule I have was broken
AND even a few objects - including their favourite chairs...
I warned 'em that if they treated them that way they'd break, and Lo! they did... they were shocked and saddened, but that's how it goes
...and then more shocked/saddened that I couldn't "fix" them and that I have no plans to replace them
as posted on Tsunday (5th) ::
eldest daughter is upset because I'm sticking to the rule she has to be good BEFORE she can do things, that I don't count promises to after
she's being sad saying "I'll NEVER be able to do ANYthing if I have to be good first" and didn't like my response: "that's the point, kiddo"
Today's Random Playlist ::
Kula Shaker - Hush
Emily Browning - Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)
3 Doors Down - Loser
Stone Sour - Through Glass
Danzig - Deep
Goldfrapp - Strict Machine
Drain STH - Simon Says
- thom / Wolfox
Let The Second Third Of The Year Begin! : The 39 Week 43 Round Up/Update -1 [T39W43RU/U -1]
I think I've found my new themesong in Helloween's latest album ::
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still listening to the music I picked up a few weeks ago cheaply...
I know most of the songs (excepting the CDs that came out this year), but there's always a song or two on a CD - even one from "yesteryear" - that I've either forgotten or never heard
...I sometimes wonder if, without music and cinema, what kind of person I'd be - but, then again, I don't think I'd like that person a'tall !!
particularly since I'm feeling just-so-slightly mentally off of late - as I mentioned in the last post
busy, busy times - and May will surely be no exception!
a full month of "weekends" with the girls will be interesting - and probably spendy from a groceries point of view *smirks*
my lovely spawnlings, the wonderful chaos in my life - and, yes, I do mean that! I'd rather have their chaos than the chaos of my past any day!
still catching up at work since taking on the new addition to my position...
I'm nigh certain that if I'd started from "ground zero" with training, rather than start off behind while training, there'd be no worries
instead it feels as though I'm "maintaining" rather than catching up, though I have caught up a little... just not as much as I'd have liked
it's been brought up and may lead to minor changes, but I'm fine with that, I am
I'd rather be busy than not at all - but assuredly I'd rather be making faster progress!
this week we've had summer, than fall, now winter once more *sighs* - gotta love this state... and, yes, I'm being sarcastic this time
been craving "openness" - but the only real "open" area in this area is the graveyards...
but the last two times I was there I was aggressively asked to leave, since I know no one who died there
don't know why it's such a bad thing for me to be there, all I do is wander about with my notepad and headphones and relax
*sighs*
I'm very, very tempted to go back once the weather is warm again... but I was threatened with them calling the PD next time
oh well, I guess I'm just meant to be "encaged" ?
ANYways... enjoy the month, hopefully it's relaxing and enjoyable for everyone!
Today's Random Playlist ::
David Bowie - The Next Day [entire album]
-thom / thom W sR Rhose
( "if people gave the time and money they give to 'their' church to their communities instead, we'd have cleaner, safer, nicer communities...!" )
( "we are all inmates in the same asylum, some of us are just better at bribing the guards" )
( "Who do I think I am? thom Wolfox sR Rhose, official slaveboy, SchmooGod of the MidWest, and RedKnight of Pattern - amongst other names, why?" )
( "Godfuck Me, Jesus!" )
( *breathe ... relax ... kill ... rinse ... repeat* )
( "In a previous life I was the engine block to a '56 chevy, I lost my heart to a Volkswagen Bus... er, wait - or was that a '57?" )
( "I may not be the brightest orange in this bag o'donuts, but I know vasoline when I smell it!" )
"Just fear me, love me, do as I say, and I will be your slave..."
"Oh, man. I'm sensing something very canadian about this place..."
"It's all true, god's an astronaut, Oz is over the rainbow, and Midian is where the monsters live..."
Jax : "yay for you, do you want a cookie or a bozo button?"
I think I've found my new themesong in Helloween's latest album ::
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still listening to the music I picked up a few weeks ago cheaply...
I know most of the songs (excepting the CDs that came out this year), but there's always a song or two on a CD - even one from "yesteryear" - that I've either forgotten or never heard
...I sometimes wonder if, without music and cinema, what kind of person I'd be - but, then again, I don't think I'd like that person a'tall !!
particularly since I'm feeling just-so-slightly mentally off of late - as I mentioned in the last post
busy, busy times - and May will surely be no exception!
a full month of "weekends" with the girls will be interesting - and probably spendy from a groceries point of view *smirks*
my lovely spawnlings, the wonderful chaos in my life - and, yes, I do mean that! I'd rather have their chaos than the chaos of my past any day!
still catching up at work since taking on the new addition to my position...
I'm nigh certain that if I'd started from "ground zero" with training, rather than start off behind while training, there'd be no worries
instead it feels as though I'm "maintaining" rather than catching up, though I have caught up a little... just not as much as I'd have liked
it's been brought up and may lead to minor changes, but I'm fine with that, I am
I'd rather be busy than not at all - but assuredly I'd rather be making faster progress!
this week we've had summer, than fall, now winter once more *sighs* - gotta love this state... and, yes, I'm being sarcastic this time
been craving "openness" - but the only real "open" area in this area is the graveyards...
but the last two times I was there I was aggressively asked to leave, since I know no one who died there
don't know why it's such a bad thing for me to be there, all I do is wander about with my notepad and headphones and relax
*sighs*
I'm very, very tempted to go back once the weather is warm again... but I was threatened with them calling the PD next time
oh well, I guess I'm just meant to be "encaged" ?
ANYways... enjoy the month, hopefully it's relaxing and enjoyable for everyone!
Today's Random Playlist ::
David Bowie - The Next Day [entire album]
-thom / thom W sR Rhose
( "if people gave the time and money they give to 'their' church to their communities instead, we'd have cleaner, safer, nicer communities...!" )
( "we are all inmates in the same asylum, some of us are just better at bribing the guards" )
( "Who do I think I am? thom Wolfox sR Rhose, official slaveboy, SchmooGod of the MidWest, and RedKnight of Pattern - amongst other names, why?" )
( "Godfuck Me, Jesus!" )
( *breathe ... relax ... kill ... rinse ... repeat* )
( "In a previous life I was the engine block to a '56 chevy, I lost my heart to a Volkswagen Bus... er, wait - or was that a '57?" )
( "I may not be the brightest orange in this bag o'donuts, but I know vasoline when I smell it!" )
"Just fear me, love me, do as I say, and I will be your slave..."
"Oh, man. I'm sensing something very canadian about this place..."
"It's all true, god's an astronaut, Oz is over the rainbow, and Midian is where the monsters live..."
Jax : "yay for you, do you want a cookie or a bozo button?"
"anatomically random" : The 39 Week 42.2 Round Up/Update [T39W42.2RU/U]
should I start off with the good or the bad ??
let's go with good first... after a short "goal" post ::
I've kinda-sorta got a goal for this summer as well, though it's one that will have to utilize friends in a vehicular aspect
I need more bookshelves and it'd be kinda nice to (finally) get a dresser for my clothes (which are found all over the apartment now)
...the bookshelves are my primary goal, though - even thinking of getting one for the girls' room for their books
my head has been suddenly full of (visual) ideas with the "warming of the weather"
hopefully I'll be able to take these scratchpad of ideas and turn them into actual art (and/or poetry)
...seriously, my mind is swarming - though I don't know if I'll have the talent to make it real
nonetheless - once I get them cleared out and focused a little, I'll pull out the Wacom and try my hand!
I think some of my old fears are starting to raise themselves up again... at this point they only seem mildly affecting, but still
good thing : maybe I can quell them early before they become what they were early on in my life
bad thing : it took major - in some cases disastrous - things to quell them back in the day *sighs*
my social abilities also seem to be diminishing slowly but surely...
though I admit it doesn't help that strangers will outright stop conversing or abruptly get themselves away from me when I laugh and/or smile
...at least I still have the friends that I do - they thankfully know me for who I am and not how I look
( not that I was ever a "looker," nor is it likely that I ever will be )
coinciding with the growing "eccentricities" is the random return of memoria...
no, I don't mind remembering things - but why is it that when I do have memoria rear its head of late, it's only the horrible moments from my life ?
there are days I honestly wish that the head-damage incurred memory loss included those moments (and not just 95% of my life before I was 15)...
but then I suppose I'd probably end up "repeating history," as they say, and go through all the shiite I went through back then once again
*ponders*
BUT... I've got laundrification ritual #42 going, so I know what I'll be doing most of the day
will probably pop in a flick or two while it goes on - I did two loads yesterday and COULD do a good 4-6 loads today (I have the quarters)!
Today's Random Playlist ::
Helloween - Straight Out Of Hell (entire album)
- thom / Wolfox
should I start off with the good or the bad ??
let's go with good first... after a short "goal" post ::
I've kinda-sorta got a goal for this summer as well, though it's one that will have to utilize friends in a vehicular aspect
I need more bookshelves and it'd be kinda nice to (finally) get a dresser for my clothes (which are found all over the apartment now)
...the bookshelves are my primary goal, though - even thinking of getting one for the girls' room for their books
my head has been suddenly full of (visual) ideas with the "warming of the weather"
hopefully I'll be able to take these scratchpad of ideas and turn them into actual art (and/or poetry)
...seriously, my mind is swarming - though I don't know if I'll have the talent to make it real
nonetheless - once I get them cleared out and focused a little, I'll pull out the Wacom and try my hand!
I think some of my old fears are starting to raise themselves up again... at this point they only seem mildly affecting, but still
good thing : maybe I can quell them early before they become what they were early on in my life
bad thing : it took major - in some cases disastrous - things to quell them back in the day *sighs*
my social abilities also seem to be diminishing slowly but surely...
though I admit it doesn't help that strangers will outright stop conversing or abruptly get themselves away from me when I laugh and/or smile
...at least I still have the friends that I do - they thankfully know me for who I am and not how I look
( not that I was ever a "looker," nor is it likely that I ever will be )
coinciding with the growing "eccentricities" is the random return of memoria...
no, I don't mind remembering things - but why is it that when I do have memoria rear its head of late, it's only the horrible moments from my life ?
there are days I honestly wish that the head-damage incurred memory loss included those moments (and not just 95% of my life before I was 15)...
but then I suppose I'd probably end up "repeating history," as they say, and go through all the shiite I went through back then once again
*ponders*
BUT... I've got laundrification ritual #42 going, so I know what I'll be doing most of the day
will probably pop in a flick or two while it goes on - I did two loads yesterday and COULD do a good 4-6 loads today (I have the quarters)!
Today's Random Playlist ::
Helloween - Straight Out Of Hell (entire album)
- thom / Wolfox
Beautiful Weekend Lament : The 39 Week 42 Round Up/Update +1 [T39W42RU/U +1]
I can honestly say I'm torn...
it's looking to be a beautiful weekend, which makes me want to wander about and enjoy it - BUT...
it's been an ultrabusy past few weeks and I just want to be lazy and relax!
to make things even crazier is that May is going to be "daughter month" - I have them at least one day every weekend!
seriously, see ::
May 4th / 5th - my weekend with the spawnlings
May 12th - Mother's Day, my holiday with the spawnlings
May 18th/19th - my weekend with the spawnlings
May 27th - Memorial Day, my holiday with the spawnlings
Oi! I honestly LOVE it!! ...but at the same time it's crazy, and the first time it's happened
I'm even tempted to walk to the Cinema Grill this evening (they've got Warm Bodies playing, amongst others)...
but the "relax!" portion of my brain doesn't want to walk the 45+mins there and 45+mins back after the film
as mentioned already, it's been busy and doesn't look to be letting up any time soon
every time I seem to be catching up, more is added to the plate
I admit, I thrive on chaos... but even I need a moment or two to relax as well
ANYways... that's about all I've got - nothing spectacular or interesting/intriguing, I'm afraid
maybe if a few someone(s) would throw some questions my way, I'd at least have those to answer? (hint, hint)
Farethee well for now, and hopefully the weather is beautiful your way and life is as good as it can get!
Today's Random Playlist ::
3 Minute Hero - Rubber Room
Violent Femmes - America Is
Korn - B.B.K.
Danzig - Tired Of Being Alive
- thom / Wolfox
I can honestly say I'm torn...
it's looking to be a beautiful weekend, which makes me want to wander about and enjoy it - BUT...
it's been an ultrabusy past few weeks and I just want to be lazy and relax!
to make things even crazier is that May is going to be "daughter month" - I have them at least one day every weekend!
seriously, see ::
May 4th / 5th - my weekend with the spawnlings
May 12th - Mother's Day, my holiday with the spawnlings
May 18th/19th - my weekend with the spawnlings
May 27th - Memorial Day, my holiday with the spawnlings
Oi! I honestly LOVE it!! ...but at the same time it's crazy, and the first time it's happened
I'm even tempted to walk to the Cinema Grill this evening (they've got Warm Bodies playing, amongst others)...
but the "relax!" portion of my brain doesn't want to walk the 45+mins there and 45+mins back after the film
as mentioned already, it's been busy and doesn't look to be letting up any time soon
every time I seem to be catching up, more is added to the plate
I admit, I thrive on chaos... but even I need a moment or two to relax as well
ANYways... that's about all I've got - nothing spectacular or interesting/intriguing, I'm afraid
maybe if a few someone(s) would throw some questions my way, I'd at least have those to answer? (hint, hint)
Farethee well for now, and hopefully the weather is beautiful your way and life is as good as it can get!
Today's Random Playlist ::
3 Minute Hero - Rubber Room
Violent Femmes - America Is
Korn - B.B.K.
Danzig - Tired Of Being Alive
- thom / Wolfox
