Death and All His Friends

Since we're on Death Watch, might as well post a few dark and twisty things about me + my Death relationship. (I'll start off small.)

When I was in fourth grade, my mom took me out of school for a week; we travelled to her hometown of Mulhall, Oklahoma for it's centenial celebration. I had to create a presentation for the class upon my return, to show that I learned something in my absence, so I created a slide show of pictures and played the overture of Rogers & Hamerstein's 'Oklahoma!' throughout the 5 minute shindig… wheat fields and progressing into photos from the town… then into the parade day itself. Now here's where it gets a little dark & twisty. The town recreated an old-fashioned shoot-out and then proceeded to have a fake hanging. I kid you not. So the hanging became the focus of my presentation. Three whole minutes of play by play pictures of this fake outlaw death, body twisting in the breeze and all. I'm sure my teacher was mortified, but she didn't stop it, maybe I upset some of the kids? To me, it was facsinating.

Music Monday

The Temper Trap - Science of Fear

While chugging espresso and racing K into work this morning, (he passed me in his yellow speedster and yet I still pulled into the spot before him, sucker...) I heard Temper Trap for the first time on XM AltNation. From Melbourne, Australia - sounds like a great reason to visit my cousins - no tour dates announced.

What I Learned in December

Christmas trees aer only "mildly" toxic to pets.
There is no Gary Phenomenon.
There ank no Gary here.
It's not tripio, it's triplo.
There are 17 carbs in a grande mocha frappachino.
Mantequilla is Spanish for butter.
How to write my name in Macedonian.
Marketing accounts for 20 million US jobs & $5.8 million in economic output.
AKB48 = 60 Japanese girls singing.


Not a lot as I was focusing my time on other projects.
But that's how I closed out the year.

What I learned in January

Very word focused this month... too much Scrabble.

Petit Plaisir = Little Pleasure
Palek means spinach in Hindi
Drew the Half Jew Prince can rap!
qi = circulating life energy
Ashton & Demi are party schmoozes
When in doubt, nod and smile
Enrique votes for surnames first
Kelvin is a pansy when it comes to snow
Nonprofits is one word
A kat is a shrub that makes narcotic tea
Harley & Gryf eat poops. TMI
! am a Connect 4 genius
Live life without a budget
Meg Ryan is flying on our craft…
… Oprah and Steadman flew this week.
I execrate clowns of all types
Nutella is Italian (not German)
What an "ear whore" is
Conversations sans consequence, annoying in their obsequiousness
It's team Kelrotrilie & Sarniston
Get over it and pretend it's on your bucket list
Roundbale = 3 weeks of food for 3 ponies
The keywords for January are "ideal" and "process"
There's a rapper named Wacka Flocka
Tupac was born in East Harlem
Is it "a one minute conversation" or "an one minute conversation"
Edgar Allen Poe died at 40
I learned where the Mason Dixon line is
Why black dudes like big white women

Music Monday - Baby we were born to die...

Titus Andronicus - A More Perfect Union

Best re-use of a Springsteen ever. I'd go camping with these guys any day.

What, no pink pony?

Still - great execution.

Music Monday

Simply fantastic video from a wonderful group, Local Natives... Please enjoy 'Airplanes' (Had it been jetplanes, I would have loved it even more.)

Say whaaaaaa?

I said it two years ago, I'm saying it again... time goes by quickly when you're having fun. Happy 9th Sugar Pie.

Music Monday

My wonderfully quirky teammate, Tiare, got this damn song stuck in my head.
It sucks. I know.
It's Eddie Money.
It's so bad, it's so damn catchy... blarg.
I suggest you don't click this unless you want it stuck in your head too.