Music is What Feelings Sound Like
I have taken my last ride in the old mercury tracer. Yesterday I drove it to Kevin and Lisa's for friend memorial day bbq. As I sat in it for the first time in 3 weeks, I was instantly reminded of how accustomed I was to the feel of the car. I had had it for 10 years and had and escort as the previous car as well. But it also reminded me that there was a reason I bought the Cooper. The engine sputtered, the flex exhaust pipe still made an horrible rattling sound, and I did have to fill the coolant before setting out - though there was no big puddle below the car. Still, I'll miss it. We treated each other well and it worked out. If I could've tracked down the coolant leak I'd've kept it. But after $1000 devoted just to that, it's still leaking.
I just bought the most recent Dresden Dolls album, "No, Virginia" and was listening to it driving around in the Mini today. The 8th track is a cover of the Psychedellic Furs' "Pretty in Pink." The weird thing about covers is if you know the song, it takes you out of the album. The rest of the album is good, but I listened to Pretty in Pink 3 times and haven't gotten through the rest of the album yet.
My parents have decided to get divorced and some good friends are as well. Husbands in both cases were cheating. This really sucks but I'm clearly on the wive's side.
Dad has expressed to mom it's unfair the kids like her better than we like him. I don't understand his position because he hasn't talked to me for the entirety of my life. That's 40 years. Maybe we did have a heart-to-heart once. No, not a real heart-to-heart but a non-casual discussion. Yeah, I sorta remember that. Once. Why should anyone like someone who has never spoken to them more than another perosn who has? Much less shown actual affection? The worst part is I see myself in him. A lot. I understand what he's thinking most of the time though I will attribute more jerk/maliciousness to his actions over social naivete/stupidity. Still the end result is the same.
I'm debating whether to by Scarlett's album of Tom Waits covers. I had a Waits phase in college and if you can't sing, Waits is not a bad person to cover. Lyrically a genius but from a vocal perspective, he makes Lou Reed sound like Mariah.
Yesterday I went to Kevin and Lisa's for memorial day bbq. I drove the old car because I was going to drop it off at mom's because she can handle the car donation easier due to her teaching + school being over = lotsa free time to wait for cars to be picked up. (I don't even have time to attend to serious medical issues. My follow up GDE - ulcer stuff - was supposed to be in January, and my ear infection varies.) I was going to have mom drive me back home the next day but Matt ended up at the bbq so I just dropped the car off and had him give me a ride home. This was more convenient and he had stuff to tell me which is where I discovered about friends getting divorced.
I was really good friends with both the husband and wife. But like every relationship I've ever had with a woman, I'd screwed up the relationship with her and so repeatedly, that I have never forgiven myself. I've even kept myself more distant than usual with her. Still we've got plans to meet up -- Hi! (she's reading this,) so I'm guessing we'll have a decent amount of stuff to talk about. Though I am my father's son and can probably find a way not to talk or just screw everything up again.
I was gonna talk about techno music and DJ Bobby D but I've rambled quite a bit. Maybe another time.
[Note:This one is not on kirstgraphics.com, I've fucked up wordpress trying to upgrade it though this time I knew what I was doing. I may have to do a fresh install but I don't have time right now.]
I have taken my last ride in the old mercury tracer. Yesterday I drove it to Kevin and Lisa's for friend memorial day bbq. As I sat in it for the first time in 3 weeks, I was instantly reminded of how accustomed I was to the feel of the car. I had had it for 10 years and had and escort as the previous car as well. But it also reminded me that there was a reason I bought the Cooper. The engine sputtered, the flex exhaust pipe still made an horrible rattling sound, and I did have to fill the coolant before setting out - though there was no big puddle below the car. Still, I'll miss it. We treated each other well and it worked out. If I could've tracked down the coolant leak I'd've kept it. But after $1000 devoted just to that, it's still leaking.
I just bought the most recent Dresden Dolls album, "No, Virginia" and was listening to it driving around in the Mini today. The 8th track is a cover of the Psychedellic Furs' "Pretty in Pink." The weird thing about covers is if you know the song, it takes you out of the album. The rest of the album is good, but I listened to Pretty in Pink 3 times and haven't gotten through the rest of the album yet.
My parents have decided to get divorced and some good friends are as well. Husbands in both cases were cheating. This really sucks but I'm clearly on the wive's side.
Dad has expressed to mom it's unfair the kids like her better than we like him. I don't understand his position because he hasn't talked to me for the entirety of my life. That's 40 years. Maybe we did have a heart-to-heart once. No, not a real heart-to-heart but a non-casual discussion. Yeah, I sorta remember that. Once. Why should anyone like someone who has never spoken to them more than another perosn who has? Much less shown actual affection? The worst part is I see myself in him. A lot. I understand what he's thinking most of the time though I will attribute more jerk/maliciousness to his actions over social naivete/stupidity. Still the end result is the same.
I'm debating whether to by Scarlett's album of Tom Waits covers. I had a Waits phase in college and if you can't sing, Waits is not a bad person to cover. Lyrically a genius but from a vocal perspective, he makes Lou Reed sound like Mariah.
Yesterday I went to Kevin and Lisa's for memorial day bbq. I drove the old car because I was going to drop it off at mom's because she can handle the car donation easier due to her teaching + school being over = lotsa free time to wait for cars to be picked up. (I don't even have time to attend to serious medical issues. My follow up GDE - ulcer stuff - was supposed to be in January, and my ear infection varies.) I was going to have mom drive me back home the next day but Matt ended up at the bbq so I just dropped the car off and had him give me a ride home. This was more convenient and he had stuff to tell me which is where I discovered about friends getting divorced.
I was really good friends with both the husband and wife. But like every relationship I've ever had with a woman, I'd screwed up the relationship with her and so repeatedly, that I have never forgiven myself. I've even kept myself more distant than usual with her. Still we've got plans to meet up -- Hi! (she's reading this,) so I'm guessing we'll have a decent amount of stuff to talk about. Though I am my father's son and can probably find a way not to talk or just screw everything up again.
I was gonna talk about techno music and DJ Bobby D but I've rambled quite a bit. Maybe another time.
[Note:This one is not on kirstgraphics.com, I've fucked up wordpress trying to upgrade it though this time I knew what I was doing. I may have to do a fresh install but I don't have time right now.]