Should old acquaintance be forgot
and never brought to mind,
a year so long and dreary true,
the tears for auld lang syne?
For loved ones come and go so soon
that, we've somehow lacked time
for memories longer spent so dear
which now dwell in our minds.
So now gathering we all now
to celebrate the New.
Yet for some of us tears still fall
for the Old we miss, once knew.
But lift thine eyes, and have a smile,
and share a glimpse of cheer--
sweet hope for now and evermore,
this sweet, happy New Year!
Lest we forget our guardians now
whom once we held so tight,
let's breathe a silent prayer for 'em
now in eternal light,
And share a smile of faith, hope, love,
and happiness--yours, mine,
and take that cup of kindness yet
for glorious auld lang syne!
May the name of the saintly be for blessing...
~ Ani's mother ~
~ Rabbit's mother ~
~ Choir Ducky's niece ~
~ Connie's husband ~
~ Corky's husband ~
~ Hester ~
~ Juan's dad ~
~ Jeff's dad ~
~ Taubin's two pet dogs Lulu and Bozo ~
~ Ben's dog [forgot the name--sorry] ~
~ Sissy Too's dad ~
~ Normita's brother ~
~ Sarah's daughter's cousin ~
~ Paul's dad ~
~ Andie's dad ~
~ Tabbsy's uncle ~
~ Shajohnna's aunt ~
~ Elena's father ~
~ Anne's father-in-law ~
~ Melissa P.'s grandmother ~
~ Bobbie's mother ~
~ Grandma Sharon's sister in law Aunt Sue ~
~ Indy's aunt ~
May they and all the souls of the faithful departed,
by the mercy of God, rest in peace,
and may light perpetual shine on them for evermore.
Amen.
...and now, that done... it's time for THE Final Starian Union Random 20 for this year! Before I forget, yes I *will* be returning to the usual Random 20 format possibly tomorrow, just in time for the first Thursday Tradition of 2009! Now, as for today's Special Random 20: this is a 2008 Best-Of and will be a bit on the interesting side because, I have taken all the favorite tuneage that came out this year, put in one playlist, and set it to Random. Except, the first song that played became #20 for the year, the second one #19 for the year, and so on, until there was a proper Top 20. Sooo... y'all ready for the most interesting [and Final!] Random 20 Countdown of the year? Well, so am I, so LET'S GO!!
1] "The News" - Carbon Silicon
2] "Cath" - Death Cab For Cutie
3] "Sirens" - The Whip
4] "Boots of Chinese Plastic" - The Pretenders
5] "Lost!" - Coldplay
6] "The Shock of the Lightning" - Oasis
7] "Sex on Fire" - Kings of Leon
8] "Feel the Love" - Cut Copy
9] "Love Is Noise" - The Verve
10] "Oh My Heart" - James
11] "You Don't Know Me" - Ben Folds + Regina Spektor
12] "Shut Up And Let Me Go" - The Ting Tings
13] "A-Punk" - Vampire Weekend
14] "Synthesize and Divide" - The Synthetic Divide
15] "Happiness" - Goldfrapp
16] "Terminal Boredom" - The Cute Lepers
17] "That's How People Grow Up" - Morrissey
18] "3 Sevens Clash" - Alarm
19] "The Perfect Love" - Hibernate
20] "The Only One" - The Cure
And some proper tunes in particular, for the boyfriend especially, but definitely for all of you to enjoy:
"My People" - The Presets
"Graveyard Girl" [Yuksek Remix] - M83
*Honorable Mention 2008*
"Talk Like That" [Miami Horror Remix] - The Presets
*Remix of the Week [Last 2008/First 2009]*
"Feel The Love" - Cut Copy
"This Boy's In Love" - The Presets
"Happiness" - Goldfrapp
"The Perfect Love" - Hibernate
"Synthesize and Divide" [DJ mix] - The Synthetic Divide
And that'll do it for the final Underground Blogpost for 2008! It's been a madcap helluva year for all of us, between the slumping economy, Mr. Obama's historic election to the Presidency, 20 deaths [and 5 funerals!], the Episcopal Church's chaotic split, and my Quarter-Centurian Birthday. And of course, all the proper makings of a quarter-life crisis. But, all in all, it's been a whimsical year for all of us. So...
Here's to all of us, to 2009! May it be better for all of us, wherever in the world we may be!
Happy New Year 2009, to you and yours, with lots of love from the Trans-Underground Express!
~ Jenn [Sunshine]
31 December 2008
30 December 2008
Chapter 198 ~ What a Holiday!!
Sooo... I'm back... and on a freckin' laptop!! Got a laptop [from "Santa" --alias the parents] for Christmas as well as a Doctor Who shirt [from Roboter], some Hanukkah presents from the gang at the Temple, and lots of cards! *LOL* The Christmas Eve service went alright as well, and Choirmaster Peter forgave me kindly for my lack of alertness during one part of the Prelude and the sermon--he knew I had a long day and didn't get to recharge my batteries any!
In other news, surprisingly... Morrissey's got a gig at the Hard Rock Live, Sunday 1 March 2009... and I'm going... and my pal Ry's going with me! I'M GONNA GO SEE MORRISSEY FOR THE SECOND TIME LIVE!! *squee!!*
And finally, tomorrow's the final day of 2008--and good God almighty has it been a long one! So, looking back on some of the finest moments for me here...
To start, the Top 12 Pictures of 2008 ~
January [103rd Floor, Sears Tower, Chicago]
February [about an hour after the break-up with Hikari; you'd never guess I was crying an hour prior to taking this pic]
March [Saint Patrick's resident leprepunk]
April [Oakdale Cemetery, DeLand]
May [pipes from the Visser-Rowland organ at church, Pentecost Sunday ~ Remix of the Year]
June [Sissy-Boo wearing my work tie]
July [Independence Day]
August [Presbyterian Church bell tower, Celebration]
September [decorating for People Day at work]
October [the Carillon at the church]
November [Hilton Head Island, South Carolina]
December [Christmas Candlelight Concert]
Other whimsical memories--from Roboter's two cents' worth, in my words--
The two or three 8-hour conversations on the phone.
Reconnecting back in March, where it all began a second time around.
Our 1-year anniversary in October.
The letters and cards sent and received.
Our Birthdays, and workdays good and bad.
Roboter nearly getting struck by lightning.
And at another point taping storms while on the phone with me.
Late July, when we first told each other we love each other.
Kraftwerk, Doctor Who and Top Gear.
And last night--
--which is probably the closest to face-to-face as it's going to get!
And Sunday Night Vinyl, which is made of awesome.
Obviously I can't wait for tomorrow's final Blogpost of the year. And the final Random 20 Countdown of the year too, with a final Requiem prayer to start. Who's ready for the New Year?
~ me
In other news, surprisingly... Morrissey's got a gig at the Hard Rock Live, Sunday 1 March 2009... and I'm going... and my pal Ry's going with me! I'M GONNA GO SEE MORRISSEY FOR THE SECOND TIME LIVE!! *squee!!*
And finally, tomorrow's the final day of 2008--and good God almighty has it been a long one! So, looking back on some of the finest moments for me here...
To start, the Top 12 Pictures of 2008 ~
January [103rd Floor, Sears Tower, Chicago]
February [about an hour after the break-up with Hikari; you'd never guess I was crying an hour prior to taking this pic]
March [Saint Patrick's resident leprepunk]
April [Oakdale Cemetery, DeLand]
May [pipes from the Visser-Rowland organ at church, Pentecost Sunday ~ Remix of the Year]
June [Sissy-Boo wearing my work tie]
July [Independence Day]
August [Presbyterian Church bell tower, Celebration]
September [decorating for People Day at work]
October [the Carillon at the church]
November [Hilton Head Island, South Carolina]
December [Christmas Candlelight Concert]
Other whimsical memories--from Roboter's two cents' worth, in my words--
The two or three 8-hour conversations on the phone.
Reconnecting back in March, where it all began a second time around.
Our 1-year anniversary in October.
The letters and cards sent and received.
Our Birthdays, and workdays good and bad.
Roboter nearly getting struck by lightning.
And at another point taping storms while on the phone with me.
Late July, when we first told each other we love each other.
Kraftwerk, Doctor Who and Top Gear.
And last night--
--which is probably the closest to face-to-face as it's going to get!
And Sunday Night Vinyl, which is made of awesome.
Obviously I can't wait for tomorrow's final Blogpost of the year. And the final Random 20 Countdown of the year too, with a final Requiem prayer to start. Who's ready for the New Year?
~ me
23 December 2008
The Christmas Broadcast
I know that Christmas is only two days away, but this is my Christmas "broadcast" as, after today, I will be ridiculously, miserably busy. Tomorrow is Christmas Eve and Thursday is Christmas Day. Unfortunately I will be drop-dead stressed and tired to even try to enjoy the holiday. And it doesn't help that Store Manager Joel has scheduled the Christmas party at work for TOMORROW!! That doesn't start until 2 tomorrow afternoon; and on top of that I have to work at 5 in the morning anyway, which means after I clock out I gotta run across the street to Publix to get chips and either salsa or hummus. Which is what I signed myself up to bring anyway.
Mom also has to pick me up from my workplace, as I'm to be staying over at the parents' for Christmas [HEY! Robbie's always fcuking exempt from that; WTF gives, Mom!?]. Which means whatever laundry and packing-up I've needed to do tomorrow I have to get done tonight! And that includes packing up what I'll be wearing tomorrow night AND Christmas Day.
Hold up--which reminds me: Mom [or Dad] is dropping me off tomorrow evening at the Choir Room for Christmas Eve service rehearsal. That's at 9 P.M., with the service starting with the Choir singing for half an hour at 10:30 P.M., and by the time I'm back at the parents it'll be 1 A.M. Christmas freckin' morning.
And, with my luck, my little brother and sister will be waking me up six hours later with, Jenn, time to wake up and open presents! So I'll be next to comatose AND miserable about it all. Christmas Morning service at 10 A.M., possibly back at the parents' for another hour or two after that, and then finally HOME. *sigh* And with all hopes that Roboter's Christmas present and mine for him have arrived on freckin' time. And then it's back to work on Friday [we're closed for Christmas], for that and the next two days at least, so I'll have to miss another Sunday of Church quite like I did this past Sunday.
So yes, needless to say, by the time it's all over, Christmas will have come and gone, and I will have had no chance in hell to celebrate it. Basically, it's going to be anything but merry for me. And this is my only opportunity to send out a Christmas blogpost before I get stormed for the season.
My only wish is that, everyone has a wonderful time, in spite of the circumstances, in spite of whatever wrong could be going on in the world in this season.
*sigh* I'm sorry, but it's being very difficult to be happy when it's Christmas, this time around. To be honest, I've felt like crying all afternoon. And I have. But it doesn't seem enough to cry just once; I've constantly been fighting tears that's been building up from frustration, from stress--from work, from the family, from... from life. LIFE! Enough to just break me down... inside, it just hurts. Never mind the fact that I dyed my hair purple this week, or that Hanukkah started wonderfully on Sunday night. Never mind the fact that the only presents I've been able to handle were Christmas cards and a Scrapbook I slaved myself tremendously for. Never mind the fact that I can't even slow down enough to enjoy the holiday because of the deaths that took its tolls on me, people that I know whose tables will be missing someone because the Great Presence that is Death. Never mind the fact that... that I just don't feel happy, at all, for Christmas, no matter how hard I try!
Never mind the fact that words can't even express just how I feel right now.
So, this song, I'm sending it out to all of you. I know I shared the Pretenders' version last week but, I think... this version seems proper for the season. If ever, while you hear this, your heart should tug, if ever tears should well up in your own eyes, if ever your memories overwhelm... let the tears fall. I'm right there with you, because the pain is different but the wish is still the same. Maybe the tears are for different reasons on our ends but, if ever your heart shares my same sorrow, then shed a tear. But never mind me--
I'm just someone trying to muddle through somehow...
"Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas" - James Taylor
From my heart, from the heart of the Underground,
to your hearts and those of yours,
the Happiest of Holidays, the Merriest of Christmases.
~ Jenn ["Sunshine"]
Mom also has to pick me up from my workplace, as I'm to be staying over at the parents' for Christmas [HEY! Robbie's always fcuking exempt from that; WTF gives, Mom!?]. Which means whatever laundry and packing-up I've needed to do tomorrow I have to get done tonight! And that includes packing up what I'll be wearing tomorrow night AND Christmas Day.
Hold up--which reminds me: Mom [or Dad] is dropping me off tomorrow evening at the Choir Room for Christmas Eve service rehearsal. That's at 9 P.M., with the service starting with the Choir singing for half an hour at 10:30 P.M., and by the time I'm back at the parents it'll be 1 A.M. Christmas freckin' morning.
And, with my luck, my little brother and sister will be waking me up six hours later with, Jenn, time to wake up and open presents! So I'll be next to comatose AND miserable about it all. Christmas Morning service at 10 A.M., possibly back at the parents' for another hour or two after that, and then finally HOME. *sigh* And with all hopes that Roboter's Christmas present and mine for him have arrived on freckin' time. And then it's back to work on Friday [we're closed for Christmas], for that and the next two days at least, so I'll have to miss another Sunday of Church quite like I did this past Sunday.
So yes, needless to say, by the time it's all over, Christmas will have come and gone, and I will have had no chance in hell to celebrate it. Basically, it's going to be anything but merry for me. And this is my only opportunity to send out a Christmas blogpost before I get stormed for the season.
My only wish is that, everyone has a wonderful time, in spite of the circumstances, in spite of whatever wrong could be going on in the world in this season.
*sigh* I'm sorry, but it's being very difficult to be happy when it's Christmas, this time around. To be honest, I've felt like crying all afternoon. And I have. But it doesn't seem enough to cry just once; I've constantly been fighting tears that's been building up from frustration, from stress--from work, from the family, from... from life. LIFE! Enough to just break me down... inside, it just hurts. Never mind the fact that I dyed my hair purple this week, or that Hanukkah started wonderfully on Sunday night. Never mind the fact that the only presents I've been able to handle were Christmas cards and a Scrapbook I slaved myself tremendously for. Never mind the fact that I can't even slow down enough to enjoy the holiday because of the deaths that took its tolls on me, people that I know whose tables will be missing someone because the Great Presence that is Death. Never mind the fact that... that I just don't feel happy, at all, for Christmas, no matter how hard I try!
Never mind the fact that words can't even express just how I feel right now.
So, this song, I'm sending it out to all of you. I know I shared the Pretenders' version last week but, I think... this version seems proper for the season. If ever, while you hear this, your heart should tug, if ever tears should well up in your own eyes, if ever your memories overwhelm... let the tears fall. I'm right there with you, because the pain is different but the wish is still the same. Maybe the tears are for different reasons on our ends but, if ever your heart shares my same sorrow, then shed a tear. But never mind me--
I'm just someone trying to muddle through somehow...
"Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas" - James Taylor
From my heart, from the heart of the Underground,
to your hearts and those of yours,
the Happiest of Holidays, the Merriest of Christmases.
~ Jenn ["Sunshine"]
18 December 2008
The Pre-Christmas Tradition!
Welcome to the special pre-Christmas edition of the Thursday Tradition. It is approximately ONE BLOODY WEEK until Christmas day, and what way to rock the house than with a quirky celebration filled with a whimsically proper assortment of tunage? I have kinda postponed the Random 20 because, with so much going on, it's a bit insane. But anywho...
Yes, it's time to deck--erm, rock the halls...
"Winter Wonderland" - The Cocteau Twins
"Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas" - The Pretenders
*Song of the Week!!*
"Christmas Wrapping" - The Waitresses
"Christmastime Is Here" [instrumental version] - The Vince Guaraldi Trio
"Frosty The Snowman" - The Cocteau Twins
AND, a little bonus showdown--the original versus the cover! Both are awesome and, quite frankly I'm going for the cover as I heard this before the original. But, hey! I want your opinion about which version's better. Sooo...
The Original: "Oi! to the World" - The Vandals
The Cover: "Oi! to the World" - No Doubt
And there y'all have it, enjoy the tunage and, until the next round... be good... Santa's on the list-checkin' these days...
Yes, it's time to deck--erm, rock the halls...
"Winter Wonderland" - The Cocteau Twins
"Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas" - The Pretenders
*Song of the Week!!*
"Christmas Wrapping" - The Waitresses
"Christmastime Is Here" [instrumental version] - The Vince Guaraldi Trio
"Frosty The Snowman" - The Cocteau Twins
AND, a little bonus showdown--the original versus the cover! Both are awesome and, quite frankly I'm going for the cover as I heard this before the original. But, hey! I want your opinion about which version's better. Sooo...
The Original: "Oi! to the World" - The Vandals
The Cover: "Oi! to the World" - No Doubt
And there y'all have it, enjoy the tunage and, until the next round... be good... Santa's on the list-checkin' these days...
15 December 2008
Chapter 197 ~ *insert eyeroll*
Okay, I think it's official. I am nearly SOOO over this year. Between the funerals, stress at work, and last week's cold, I think I'm really over this year. This week promises to be a very long one, and I'm sure I'll have a good amount of time to work on my present for Roboter for Christmas, while at the same time figure out the best pics to post up for my Top 12 Pics of the Year.
Though, before I resume talking with one of my buddies I'll give one proper highlight of the day--one of my regular customers who almost ALWAYS is in a good mood and often likes to rub it in, well, she was wigging out over her break-up with her boyfriend of 2 months. Now about 5 months or so ago her parents divorced, and she kinda wigged out about it too. I've been a bit kind and sympathetic about it. But not today, when she was whining about her break-up. Well... I gave her a proper memo that, life just ain't all that damn peachy...
"Wow. A divorce and a break-up within the course of 5 months ths year? Unlike you, I survived 2 colds, 2 break-ups, 20 deaths, 5 funerals, and lost my voice once. Now, what's YOUR excuse?"
She dared not say another word. I think it was about time too.
And on that note, until the next round...
Though, before I resume talking with one of my buddies I'll give one proper highlight of the day--one of my regular customers who almost ALWAYS is in a good mood and often likes to rub it in, well, she was wigging out over her break-up with her boyfriend of 2 months. Now about 5 months or so ago her parents divorced, and she kinda wigged out about it too. I've been a bit kind and sympathetic about it. But not today, when she was whining about her break-up. Well... I gave her a proper memo that, life just ain't all that damn peachy...
"Wow. A divorce and a break-up within the course of 5 months ths year? Unlike you, I survived 2 colds, 2 break-ups, 20 deaths, 5 funerals, and lost my voice once. Now, what's YOUR excuse?"
She dared not say another word. I think it was about time too.
And on that note, until the next round...
12 December 2008
Chapter 196 ~ Blah, hum-bug!
Blah = That's how I've kinda felt for most of the day.
Bug = Yes, a bug. A cold. Of all things.
So yes, for the better part of this week, I've been sick. I'm still sick. I was hoping to get better soon and, yesterday seemed to look like that proper progression. Unfortunately, today, I found out just how dead-wrong I was.
Sooo... as of right now, I'm at... erm... maybe... 30-50% voice? Maybe 50% at best? In any case, I'm trying my best to NOT talk. Except maybe to Roboter, but trying to not go above a whisper. Otherwise it's been pen-and-paper mode all day, and Joel was even nice enough to let me go home just before Lunch Rush began so I could rest up. I had a much-needed nap. Maybe if Kit's heading out somewhere I'll dress up for the ocassion and go if she invites as she kind-of already knows of my fairly-voiceless condition. Otherwise I'll probably be bedridden for the rest of the evening and perhaps much of tomorrow.
In other interesting news, here's the main lowdown on next week, work-wise...
Sunday ~ Closing @ 7 P.M.,
closing crew leave @ 8 P.M.
Monday ~ Opening crew arrive @ 6 A.M.,
opening @ 6:30 A.M.
Closing @ 7 P.M.,
closing crew leave @ 8 P.M.
Tuesday ~ Opening crew arrive @ 6 A.M.,
opening @ 6:30 A.M.
Lobby closes @ 8 P.M.,
Drive-thru remains open until usual close time.
Wednesday and Thursday ~ Opening crew arrive @ 5 A.M.,
opening @ 5:30 A.M.
Lobby closes @ 8 P.M.,
Drive-thru remains open until usual close time.
Friday ~ TO BE DETERMINED!
Now, what's with the early closings and odd openings? Well, construction will be going on particularly with the Lobby/Front Counter area. And the goal is to open a week from today ready to go with the rest of our coffee stuff ready to go. And considering that I still haven't had a chance at all to go to the McD's at Wal*Mart [I was supposed to go yesterday but things were hectic there and my immune system nosedived] that means Joel's got one week to get his Front Counter/Drive-Thru team AND the Managers ready to go by next Friday. And that includes how to make the espresso, how to make lattes/cappucinos/mochas, and how to ring them up in the system and edit them to suit the customers. So needless to say, next week's going to be, hands down, the longest week of the year. While I am excited, I am also very nervous as I have absolutely no clue whatsoever as to what to expect. This could get rather interesting...
Well, on that note, I'm gonna go for a small walk, and I think it'll be back to bed for me. Voiceless and what-not. Oh joy.
Until the next round...
Bug = Yes, a bug. A cold. Of all things.
So yes, for the better part of this week, I've been sick. I'm still sick. I was hoping to get better soon and, yesterday seemed to look like that proper progression. Unfortunately, today, I found out just how dead-wrong I was.
Sooo... as of right now, I'm at... erm... maybe... 30-50% voice? Maybe 50% at best? In any case, I'm trying my best to NOT talk. Except maybe to Roboter, but trying to not go above a whisper. Otherwise it's been pen-and-paper mode all day, and Joel was even nice enough to let me go home just before Lunch Rush began so I could rest up. I had a much-needed nap. Maybe if Kit's heading out somewhere I'll dress up for the ocassion and go if she invites as she kind-of already knows of my fairly-voiceless condition. Otherwise I'll probably be bedridden for the rest of the evening and perhaps much of tomorrow.
In other interesting news, here's the main lowdown on next week, work-wise...
Sunday ~ Closing @ 7 P.M.,
closing crew leave @ 8 P.M.
Monday ~ Opening crew arrive @ 6 A.M.,
opening @ 6:30 A.M.
Closing @ 7 P.M.,
closing crew leave @ 8 P.M.
Tuesday ~ Opening crew arrive @ 6 A.M.,
opening @ 6:30 A.M.
Lobby closes @ 8 P.M.,
Drive-thru remains open until usual close time.
Wednesday and Thursday ~ Opening crew arrive @ 5 A.M.,
opening @ 5:30 A.M.
Lobby closes @ 8 P.M.,
Drive-thru remains open until usual close time.
Friday ~ TO BE DETERMINED!
Now, what's with the early closings and odd openings? Well, construction will be going on particularly with the Lobby/Front Counter area. And the goal is to open a week from today ready to go with the rest of our coffee stuff ready to go. And considering that I still haven't had a chance at all to go to the McD's at Wal*Mart [I was supposed to go yesterday but things were hectic there and my immune system nosedived] that means Joel's got one week to get his Front Counter/Drive-Thru team AND the Managers ready to go by next Friday. And that includes how to make the espresso, how to make lattes/cappucinos/mochas, and how to ring them up in the system and edit them to suit the customers. So needless to say, next week's going to be, hands down, the longest week of the year. While I am excited, I am also very nervous as I have absolutely no clue whatsoever as to what to expect. This could get rather interesting...
Well, on that note, I'm gonna go for a small walk, and I think it'll be back to bed for me. Voiceless and what-not. Oh joy.
Until the next round...
11 December 2008
The Thursday Tradition #... erm...?
The Starian Union Radio Random 20 for today, Thursday 11 December 2008
1] "This Charming Man" - The Smiths
2] "Boys Don't Cry" - The Cure
3] "Girls On Film" - Duran Duran
4] "Desperate But Not Serious" - Adam Ant
5] "Punk Rock Girl" - The Dead Milkmen
6] "Love To Hate You" - Erasure
7] "Pure Energy" - Information Society
8] "Heart" - Pet Shop Boys
9] "American Soviets" [Instrumental Mix] - C.C.C.P.
10] "Angel Dust" - New Order
11] "Blasphemous Rumours" - Depeche Mode
12] "I Will Follow" - U2
13] "Love Plus One" - Haircut 100
14] "Marcia Baila" - Les Rita Mitsuoko
15] "The Headmaster Ritual" - The Smiths
16] "Cities In Dust" - Siouxsie and the Banshees
17] "Boy" - Book of Love
18] "Ceremony" - New Order
19] "Add It Up" - The Violent Femmes
20] "Lips Like Sugar" - Echo and the Bunnymen
I'm only posting this mainly as, my brain's kinda fried, I've been oogling too many Paul McGann pics [he's the Eighth Doctor], and I'm sick with a cold of sorts. Surprise, surprise. I'll probably say more tomorrow; should be better by then.
Until the next round, in the meantime...
1] "This Charming Man" - The Smiths
2] "Boys Don't Cry" - The Cure
3] "Girls On Film" - Duran Duran
4] "Desperate But Not Serious" - Adam Ant
5] "Punk Rock Girl" - The Dead Milkmen
6] "Love To Hate You" - Erasure
7] "Pure Energy" - Information Society
8] "Heart" - Pet Shop Boys
9] "American Soviets" [Instrumental Mix] - C.C.C.P.
10] "Angel Dust" - New Order
11] "Blasphemous Rumours" - Depeche Mode
12] "I Will Follow" - U2
13] "Love Plus One" - Haircut 100
14] "Marcia Baila" - Les Rita Mitsuoko
15] "The Headmaster Ritual" - The Smiths
16] "Cities In Dust" - Siouxsie and the Banshees
17] "Boy" - Book of Love
18] "Ceremony" - New Order
19] "Add It Up" - The Violent Femmes
20] "Lips Like Sugar" - Echo and the Bunnymen
I'm only posting this mainly as, my brain's kinda fried, I've been oogling too many Paul McGann pics [he's the Eighth Doctor], and I'm sick with a cold of sorts. Surprise, surprise. I'll probably say more tomorrow; should be better by then.
Until the next round, in the meantime...
05 December 2008
Chapter 195 ~ Adrenaline Rushing Again
I still haven't fully begun to slow down as far as this holiday season's concerned. There are Christmas cards still needed to be sent, and Hanukkah is almost here. I have an hour of work, a funeral, a parade and a slumber party... and that's just tomorrow! And I also need to make presents for family, friends and boyfriend.
In other news, I finally got around to updating my MySpace. And yes, new music playlist on it too.
Finally, the highlight of this week--I'm so bloody glad that I came in to work today. For a Friday morning breakfast rush, we rocked the fcukin' suburbs!
7-8 A.M. ~ 130 cars!
Yes, y'all read proper. One hundred and freckin' thirty cars. And that has NEVER happened before! Now mind you that's a usual goal for LUNCH Rush, but this morning when we got slammed for Breakfast... well, it just didnt' seem like we had 130 cars swing through the D.T. In fact I recall looking to Sissy-Too at about 5 minutes to 8 A.M. and telling her, "I know we broke 100." So when I printed out the Car Count report almost 10 minutes later and looked at the count for the 7-8 A.M. hour, I was in a minor state of shock, "Oh sh--!!" I kept repeating to myself in a hushed whisper over and over. Sissy-Too was at first like, "Shh! Don't tell me!" but then wanted to look. And when she saw it she shared in my shock... and joy!
She took the report up to Joel right after, and while the two Managers high-5'd each other I had to cheer to the crew that,
"MY CREW IS MADE OF AWESOME!! 130 CARS!!"
So it was definitely a good day all around. And we finally made that 130-cars-an-hour count. Evidence enough that breakfast rush whoops lunch rush straight in the hiney these days.
Oh and, yesterday I singlehandedly, again, moved 111 cars from 7-8 A.M. That count of 111 is my personal record and, before 2008's over, I want to beat that record. Go for 112. Even better if I can hit 115. That's my solo car-count goal to hit before the end of the year, and I think I'm definitely determined for this.
So, now you know. Maybe it was a damn good idea after all to go work this morning. Maybe God nudged Joel enough for this. Who knew!? :-)
Until the next round...
In other news, I finally got around to updating my MySpace. And yes, new music playlist on it too.
Finally, the highlight of this week--I'm so bloody glad that I came in to work today. For a Friday morning breakfast rush, we rocked the fcukin' suburbs!
7-8 A.M. ~ 130 cars!
Yes, y'all read proper. One hundred and freckin' thirty cars. And that has NEVER happened before! Now mind you that's a usual goal for LUNCH Rush, but this morning when we got slammed for Breakfast... well, it just didnt' seem like we had 130 cars swing through the D.T. In fact I recall looking to Sissy-Too at about 5 minutes to 8 A.M. and telling her, "I know we broke 100." So when I printed out the Car Count report almost 10 minutes later and looked at the count for the 7-8 A.M. hour, I was in a minor state of shock, "Oh sh--!!" I kept repeating to myself in a hushed whisper over and over. Sissy-Too was at first like, "Shh! Don't tell me!" but then wanted to look. And when she saw it she shared in my shock... and joy!
She took the report up to Joel right after, and while the two Managers high-5'd each other I had to cheer to the crew that,
"MY CREW IS MADE OF AWESOME!! 130 CARS!!"
So it was definitely a good day all around. And we finally made that 130-cars-an-hour count. Evidence enough that breakfast rush whoops lunch rush straight in the hiney these days.
Oh and, yesterday I singlehandedly, again, moved 111 cars from 7-8 A.M. That count of 111 is my personal record and, before 2008's over, I want to beat that record. Go for 112. Even better if I can hit 115. That's my solo car-count goal to hit before the end of the year, and I think I'm definitely determined for this.
So, now you know. Maybe it was a damn good idea after all to go work this morning. Maybe God nudged Joel enough for this. Who knew!? :-)
Until the next round...
04 December 2008
The Sunday Tradition!
Yes, it's Thursday, and it's the Thursday Tradition here in the Underground. Today the spotlight's on one of my particular favorite bands, like, ever. PLUS, some more Doctor WHO goodies, just in time for the holidays!
As I promised, it's the Sundays up in the Underground tonight. And it's my Top 10 favorite Sundays tunage of all time. I chose between the two brilliant albums Reading, Writing & Arithmetic and Blind as third and last album Static and Silence [from 1997] wasn't up-to-par. And I have a very proper Honourable Mention to note as well. So, that said...
1] I remember falling in love with this song the first time I heard it. There are times nowadays that I'll fall into a glum and this will be the song I put on. The lyrics in the chorus are just so true sometimes. Really.
~ "Love" [from Blind]
2] I actually hear this song every now and then at work. Who knew!?
~ "My Finest Hour" [from Reading, Writing & Arithmetic]
3] This is the tune that the Sundays are, if anything, well-known for. Whether everyone knew who the Sundays knew or not. My parents heard about a minute of it on the radio while we were heading to South Carolina, and then they changed it. I got kinda mad but got over it and listened to my Sundays mix all Thanksgiving long.
~ "Here's Where The Story Ends" [from Reading, Writing & Arithmetic]
4] There's something about this song. I've lost count as to how many times I've fallen asleep to this song on repeat!
~ "24 Hours" [from Blind]
5] Probably the catchiest beat I've heard from 'em. I just... I don't know... bop my head along...
~ "A Certain Someone" [from Reading, Writing & Arithmetic]
6] Chances are, I've sung along to the first two lines of the song so many times. I never really tire of it. Nice tune.
~ "Goodbye" [from Blind]
7] And this is one of the reasons why as a whole I adore the album it's from.
~ "Blood On My Hands" [from Blind]
8] Between this song and "Medicine", I'll take this song any day. And anyway, I love to sing along to this song like it's nobody's business. [Never mind the fact that I've listened to the album so many times more than RW+A...]
~ "More" [from Blind]
9] A proper tune that ended the album it's from. All in all a classic on its own.
~ "Joy" [from Reading, Writing & Arithmetic]
10] This tune can classify itself as almost--ALMOST--punky. Don't ask me as to how or why I even considered it. Maybe it's the beat. Not sure.
~ "Hideous Towns" [from Reading, Writing & Arithmetic]
Honourable Mention] To be honest with you this is my favorite cover song of all time. The original was done by the Rolling Stones and, while I really love the original version, nothing really touches this cover. Nothing.
~ "Wild Horses" [from Blind]
Well there you have it! My take on the spotlighted group, the Sundays! Hopefully y'all kinda learned something new or another in your musical education. :-)
And now, some Whovian musical treats! To start, a song that got SNV airplay last month, just in time for the 45th anniversary of the show...
"Doctorin' the TARDIS" - KLF [The Timelords]
Two, my Christmas Song of the Year. Just heard it for the first time earlier today. Still hearing it. I think it's been replaying about 10 times now... anywho, it's dedicated to my beloved fellow Whovian...
"I'm Gonna Spend My Christmas With A Dalek" - The Go-Go's
Oh and, one more thing. My favorite titles video on my favorite rendition of the theme...
One final note--today it was agreed between store manager Joel [it was his idea] and I that I will be working TOMORROW from 5 A.M. to 1 P.M., and Saturday I'll be from 5 A.M. to 6, for one hour. As soon as the 6 o'clockers arrive I'll be dismissed for the day so I can rest up some more and be better ready for both a funeral AND a Christmas Parade later on that night. Turns out Manager Carlina [who did the schedule to begin with!] forgot about Saturday's parade at the time she was putting the Schedule together. But in any case all is well. And today was probably the best day of the week, though some of the crew were clueless as to why I said earlier this afternoon "I'll see y'all tomorrow!"
And on that note, until the next round...
As I promised, it's the Sundays up in the Underground tonight. And it's my Top 10 favorite Sundays tunage of all time. I chose between the two brilliant albums Reading, Writing & Arithmetic and Blind as third and last album Static and Silence [from 1997] wasn't up-to-par. And I have a very proper Honourable Mention to note as well. So, that said...
1] I remember falling in love with this song the first time I heard it. There are times nowadays that I'll fall into a glum and this will be the song I put on. The lyrics in the chorus are just so true sometimes. Really.
~ "Love" [from Blind]
2] I actually hear this song every now and then at work. Who knew!?
~ "My Finest Hour" [from Reading, Writing & Arithmetic]
3] This is the tune that the Sundays are, if anything, well-known for. Whether everyone knew who the Sundays knew or not. My parents heard about a minute of it on the radio while we were heading to South Carolina, and then they changed it. I got kinda mad but got over it and listened to my Sundays mix all Thanksgiving long.
~ "Here's Where The Story Ends" [from Reading, Writing & Arithmetic]
4] There's something about this song. I've lost count as to how many times I've fallen asleep to this song on repeat!
~ "24 Hours" [from Blind]
5] Probably the catchiest beat I've heard from 'em. I just... I don't know... bop my head along...
~ "A Certain Someone" [from Reading, Writing & Arithmetic]
6] Chances are, I've sung along to the first two lines of the song so many times. I never really tire of it. Nice tune.
~ "Goodbye" [from Blind]
7] And this is one of the reasons why as a whole I adore the album it's from.
~ "Blood On My Hands" [from Blind]
8] Between this song and "Medicine", I'll take this song any day. And anyway, I love to sing along to this song like it's nobody's business. [Never mind the fact that I've listened to the album so many times more than RW+A...]
~ "More" [from Blind]
9] A proper tune that ended the album it's from. All in all a classic on its own.
~ "Joy" [from Reading, Writing & Arithmetic]
10] This tune can classify itself as almost--ALMOST--punky. Don't ask me as to how or why I even considered it. Maybe it's the beat. Not sure.
~ "Hideous Towns" [from Reading, Writing & Arithmetic]
Honourable Mention] To be honest with you this is my favorite cover song of all time. The original was done by the Rolling Stones and, while I really love the original version, nothing really touches this cover. Nothing.
~ "Wild Horses" [from Blind]
Well there you have it! My take on the spotlighted group, the Sundays! Hopefully y'all kinda learned something new or another in your musical education. :-)
And now, some Whovian musical treats! To start, a song that got SNV airplay last month, just in time for the 45th anniversary of the show...
"Doctorin' the TARDIS" - KLF [The Timelords]
Two, my Christmas Song of the Year. Just heard it for the first time earlier today. Still hearing it. I think it's been replaying about 10 times now... anywho, it's dedicated to my beloved fellow Whovian...
"I'm Gonna Spend My Christmas With A Dalek" - The Go-Go's
Oh and, one more thing. My favorite titles video on my favorite rendition of the theme...
One final note--today it was agreed between store manager Joel [it was his idea] and I that I will be working TOMORROW from 5 A.M. to 1 P.M., and Saturday I'll be from 5 A.M. to 6, for one hour. As soon as the 6 o'clockers arrive I'll be dismissed for the day so I can rest up some more and be better ready for both a funeral AND a Christmas Parade later on that night. Turns out Manager Carlina [who did the schedule to begin with!] forgot about Saturday's parade at the time she was putting the Schedule together. But in any case all is well. And today was probably the best day of the week, though some of the crew were clueless as to why I said earlier this afternoon "I'll see y'all tomorrow!"
And on that note, until the next round...
03 December 2008
Chapter 194 ~ OMG. WTF?
So you'd expect me to have a brilliant half-week so far, except... well, surprise-surprise.
Reposting from the Rant of the Day thread [that I quaintly started] on the Opacity forum...
*sigh* So there. Basically this week in a nutshell. I still need to mend my burn-turned-cut, and I'm starting to lose excitement over this Saturday night's Christmas parade in Downtown DeLand.
Monday we got our monthly newsletters from the store owners with the dates and times for when our store was closing early for construction/remodeling for the rest of the coffee stuff. So when I worked on the Enthusiasm Calendar for the crew yesterday and checked for the times with Supervisor Chris he was like, "Shine [*yes, chris is the only person that is allowed to call me Shine and get away with it*], the times... wait. Let me see that newsletter." I showed the newsletter to him and he's like, "Bloody hell... I mean, the dates are correct... the times are all wrong!" So of course I'm somewhat irritated. He hasn't gotten back to me yet with the correct times, so I've got basically no clue as to the whens in case the other crewfolk ask.
On my way home from work a second time [this time it was at 9:30 last night after visiting for a couple of hours, dinner, and finishing the calendar somewhat], I tried to get a hold of Roboter to let him know I was on my way home. First time around, after one ring: voicemail. The two or three times after that: straight to vociemail. So great--I was late trying to get a hold of him, and mind you I told him I'd call him when the calendar drama was over. So never mind the fact that I got a bit more frustrated over that! [Which, I know, sometimes those minor ill glitches are part of the whole relationship. But still... still!! Yeah, I'm over that minor problem because I called someone else to help "walk" me home.]
So maybe it was a good idea that I didn't get a hold of him last night because maybe he wouldn't have to hear me rant about the day as a whole. Except just now I've ranted about him so... *sigh*
Saturday is the memorial service for fellow Chorister Bobbie's mom. Terry and Steffi are picking me up from work on Saturday, and then it's back to work for the gathering so the parade legion can make it to the parade line-up together, as a group. Then after the parade it's a sleepover party at Sissy-Boo's place, and Sissy-Too's daughter Amber is staying over too. So hopefully I won't be entirely exhausted so that I can enjoy the time with the gals.
*sigh* So yes, that was my rant. I ranted about life, and work, and the boyfriend, and this week. And now I actually feel better enough to get to Discipleship class. But still...
[A minor note--Roboter, I'm sorry I had to plunker you into the rant, but I've been having a rather frustrating week, time hasn't been very kind to me, and neither has been life or God. And it kinda hurts when the one person I can count on to be there when the day is done... well... isn't there. I still love you--I just wanted to let you know why I had to rant about you. As I said, this week's been a long one.]
Sooo... in closing, and considering all that I've been through, two songs by Liam Lynch...
This is dedicated to the current state of things...
"United States of Whatever" - Liam Lynch
And this being my Song of the Week, is dedicated to the few people that's gotten on my bad side which, this week, ranged from very annoyed to duck and fucking cover...
"The Happy Song" - Liam Lynch
*whew* Okay. Ranting done. On with the second half of my week.
Until the next round...
Reposting from the Rant of the Day thread [that I quaintly started] on the Opacity forum...
This week's been a pissload and it's only half over! The original grill oven at work died between Monday night and yesterday morning, so we had the back-up oven sent from another store. THAT stopped working last night, and I know because I returned to work on a calendar for the crew while all hell broke loose! And between wrong times for updates and my store manager Joel in absolute PMS-mode TODAY over all the chaos of the week, uhm... yeah...
Oh and, here's the best part--I've got Friday off [uhm, yay, but WHY!?], but I work Saturday. Followed IMMEDIATELY by yet ANOTHER post-mortem service [#5 for the year] and then it's back to the workplace to meet up with the crew walking in the Christmas parade later that night!
And never mind the fact that I'm living paycheck to paycheck so I won't be able to buy Christmas presents this year. I'm surprised I could afford the box of cards and some stamps.
I really wish I could drop dead, but I can't 'cause I have to keep pressing on. But here's probably the only proper place for me to rant [besides the blog], because there really hasn't been anything good this week to think on. And I really don't want to end up ranting to my boyfriend every time the day goes to hell. Yes, I've already cried a bit today, but I don't want to overwhelm my boyfriend and get on his nerves by bitching about today. Because, I'll be honest:
Life fucking sucks right now.
*sigh* So there. Basically this week in a nutshell. I still need to mend my burn-turned-cut, and I'm starting to lose excitement over this Saturday night's Christmas parade in Downtown DeLand.
Monday we got our monthly newsletters from the store owners with the dates and times for when our store was closing early for construction/remodeling for the rest of the coffee stuff. So when I worked on the Enthusiasm Calendar for the crew yesterday and checked for the times with Supervisor Chris he was like, "Shine [*yes, chris is the only person that is allowed to call me Shine and get away with it*], the times... wait. Let me see that newsletter." I showed the newsletter to him and he's like, "Bloody hell... I mean, the dates are correct... the times are all wrong!" So of course I'm somewhat irritated. He hasn't gotten back to me yet with the correct times, so I've got basically no clue as to the whens in case the other crewfolk ask.
On my way home from work a second time [this time it was at 9:30 last night after visiting for a couple of hours, dinner, and finishing the calendar somewhat], I tried to get a hold of Roboter to let him know I was on my way home. First time around, after one ring: voicemail. The two or three times after that: straight to vociemail. So great--I was late trying to get a hold of him, and mind you I told him I'd call him when the calendar drama was over. So never mind the fact that I got a bit more frustrated over that! [Which, I know, sometimes those minor ill glitches are part of the whole relationship. But still... still!! Yeah, I'm over that minor problem because I called someone else to help "walk" me home.]
So maybe it was a good idea that I didn't get a hold of him last night because maybe he wouldn't have to hear me rant about the day as a whole. Except just now I've ranted about him so... *sigh*
Saturday is the memorial service for fellow Chorister Bobbie's mom. Terry and Steffi are picking me up from work on Saturday, and then it's back to work for the gathering so the parade legion can make it to the parade line-up together, as a group. Then after the parade it's a sleepover party at Sissy-Boo's place, and Sissy-Too's daughter Amber is staying over too. So hopefully I won't be entirely exhausted so that I can enjoy the time with the gals.
*sigh* So yes, that was my rant. I ranted about life, and work, and the boyfriend, and this week. And now I actually feel better enough to get to Discipleship class. But still...
[A minor note--Roboter, I'm sorry I had to plunker you into the rant, but I've been having a rather frustrating week, time hasn't been very kind to me, and neither has been life or God. And it kinda hurts when the one person I can count on to be there when the day is done... well... isn't there. I still love you--I just wanted to let you know why I had to rant about you. As I said, this week's been a long one.]
Sooo... in closing, and considering all that I've been through, two songs by Liam Lynch...
This is dedicated to the current state of things...
"United States of Whatever" - Liam Lynch
And this being my Song of the Week, is dedicated to the few people that's gotten on my bad side which, this week, ranged from very annoyed to duck and fucking cover...
"The Happy Song" - Liam Lynch
*whew* Okay. Ranting done. On with the second half of my week.
Until the next round...
29 November 2008
Chapter 193 ~ Oh. My. God.
Okay, I'll admit it. What. a. week.
Monday I burned my finger. Bad. To the point where I decided it best to hide in my apartment the rest of the day and play nurse. Needless to say I couldn't get to a blog or write to save my life. And I couldn't get to the laundry.
Tuesday store manager Joel had me work on that darn Christmas tree at work. Finally. And yet, of all the days to have done so... In any case I got started fighting the tree lights and garlands at 2 in the afternoon; by the time all was said and done [between fighting the strings and buying the new treetopper and putting the whole damn tree together!], it was 6:30 P.M., almost 7. Manager Daniel and his sister Manager Veronica were very nice to take me home [and probably the proper repentance at it was at the fault of Daniel that I'd burned my finger on Monday!!]. After I got home I got to the laundry [with caution due to the finger], time was spent on the phone with Roboter but not for too long. Particularly due to exhaustion.
Wednesday had me working like a hellhound on Wild Turkey Lunch Rush, finishing up the tree, and no time for pre-Thanksgiving Day feast lunch whatsoever [the managers brought in food for the crew and Joel cooked a turkey in the grill oven]. Got home, got packed, got picked up by the parents, got dinner, and got out of town!!
Thursday was Thanksgiving Day here in America, spent in Hilton Head Island, in South Carolina, with the family and the Grandparents...
Taken in the room where I was staying, looking out the window.
Best wishes from the family!
Off to the beach with the family, which helped to make this the best Thanksgiving day, ever; the weather was, in a word, perfect...
My new pet Tom wanted some shells...
Grandma and Zach found some sand dollars too.
Yesterday, weatherwise it wasn't so great...
Tom wanted another souvenir photo so...
And for this one I did a color effect on the phone camera. Gave it a blueish tint.
Went to the Mall in another part of the Island with Addie and Mom...
You can't see it too well, but that's Saint Luke Episcopal Church across from our little area of the Island known as Shipyard.
Later on I went with Grandma and Addie to an area of the Island known as South Beach. NOT RELATED AT ALL to the overrated South Beach of Miami, Florida...
Grandma even got her two granddaughters some ice cream! Addie went for mint chocolate-chip, I opted for this tasty flavor: brownie-cheesecake. Yummy!!
This morning wasn't too bad, finally stopped raining.
At 9 A.M. this morning we set out for home! I took more pictures along the way and, mind you, it's NOT easy taking pictures with a cameraphone while in a moving van!!
Final shots of South Carolina:
Georgia:
Along the Georgia-Florida Border, our quick stop at a gas station which, with the gas station at this pic, was at $1.67 a gallon!!
Hi Florida, We're Baaaaack!!
Jacksonville, Florida:
A Super-Size can of 7-Up...!
Right around the center of the photo is, yes, a blimp.
This one's for Choirmaster Peter, who lives in Palatka. ^_^
Weight stations are lovin' it...
It's just SOOO good to be home!!
So there you have it, pictures to offer up for my weeklong absence! AND, tomorrow's the First Sunday of Advent, which means Service at 11 A.M. as usual. But wait--what the... OH YEAH! Evensong is at 4 P.M., Choir assembles for practice at 3. So I might get a chance to blog before the Evensong, because after that is the Choir party at Dr. Steeves' place. So this promises to be a very thrilling day tomorrow.
With that, apologies again about my week-long absence, I posted some pics. And here's two songs to crank up the volume to. I still have more of my to-do list to get done before tomorrow as I didn't get 'em done this week [Opacity holiday card exchange anyone?] AND I have dinner in less than two hours! Whew!!
This one's kinda more for Roboter. Uhm, anyone remember when I posted the edited version on the codename ~ TECHNO post some weeks back? Well, this one's the full version, basically. Roboter hun [and everyone for that matter], you have my full permission to crank this track up full blast...
"Who's Your Daddy" [original extended mix] - Benny Benassi
The other track was first heard in brief when I went to the DJ mix set with Benny Loco [Friday 24 May was the concert, Saturday 25 May was the blogpost, Chapter 130 (One By One I'll Knock Ya Out!!) which noted it]. I just finally found the full version of this remix. And to be honest, I'm thinking about making it my Remix of the Week.
"Get Innocuous!" [Soulwax remix] - LCD Soundsystem
And that's about it, the week in a nutshell! Belated Thanksgiving wishes to you and yours, and may God prosper us all as a new Church year begins with Advent I tomorrow.
--oh and yes, this week's Thursday Tradition will be a double-feature: The Sundays and... well... I don't quite know who yet... maybe Depeche Mode or Massive Attack or something...
Until the next round...
~ me
Monday I burned my finger. Bad. To the point where I decided it best to hide in my apartment the rest of the day and play nurse. Needless to say I couldn't get to a blog or write to save my life. And I couldn't get to the laundry.
Tuesday store manager Joel had me work on that darn Christmas tree at work. Finally. And yet, of all the days to have done so... In any case I got started fighting the tree lights and garlands at 2 in the afternoon; by the time all was said and done [between fighting the strings and buying the new treetopper and putting the whole damn tree together!], it was 6:30 P.M., almost 7. Manager Daniel and his sister Manager Veronica were very nice to take me home [and probably the proper repentance at it was at the fault of Daniel that I'd burned my finger on Monday!!]. After I got home I got to the laundry [with caution due to the finger], time was spent on the phone with Roboter but not for too long. Particularly due to exhaustion.
Wednesday had me working like a hellhound on Wild Turkey Lunch Rush, finishing up the tree, and no time for pre-Thanksgiving Day feast lunch whatsoever [the managers brought in food for the crew and Joel cooked a turkey in the grill oven]. Got home, got packed, got picked up by the parents, got dinner, and got out of town!!
Thursday was Thanksgiving Day here in America, spent in Hilton Head Island, in South Carolina, with the family and the Grandparents...
Taken in the room where I was staying, looking out the window.
Best wishes from the family!
Off to the beach with the family, which helped to make this the best Thanksgiving day, ever; the weather was, in a word, perfect...
My new pet Tom wanted some shells...
Grandma and Zach found some sand dollars too.
Yesterday, weatherwise it wasn't so great...
Tom wanted another souvenir photo so...
And for this one I did a color effect on the phone camera. Gave it a blueish tint.
Went to the Mall in another part of the Island with Addie and Mom...
You can't see it too well, but that's Saint Luke Episcopal Church across from our little area of the Island known as Shipyard.
Later on I went with Grandma and Addie to an area of the Island known as South Beach. NOT RELATED AT ALL to the overrated South Beach of Miami, Florida...
Grandma even got her two granddaughters some ice cream! Addie went for mint chocolate-chip, I opted for this tasty flavor: brownie-cheesecake. Yummy!!
This morning wasn't too bad, finally stopped raining.
At 9 A.M. this morning we set out for home! I took more pictures along the way and, mind you, it's NOT easy taking pictures with a cameraphone while in a moving van!!
Final shots of South Carolina:
Georgia:
Along the Georgia-Florida Border, our quick stop at a gas station which, with the gas station at this pic, was at $1.67 a gallon!!
Hi Florida, We're Baaaaack!!
Jacksonville, Florida:
A Super-Size can of 7-Up...!
Right around the center of the photo is, yes, a blimp.
This one's for Choirmaster Peter, who lives in Palatka. ^_^
Weight stations are lovin' it...
It's just SOOO good to be home!!
So there you have it, pictures to offer up for my weeklong absence! AND, tomorrow's the First Sunday of Advent, which means Service at 11 A.M. as usual. But wait--what the... OH YEAH! Evensong is at 4 P.M., Choir assembles for practice at 3. So I might get a chance to blog before the Evensong, because after that is the Choir party at Dr. Steeves' place. So this promises to be a very thrilling day tomorrow.
With that, apologies again about my week-long absence, I posted some pics. And here's two songs to crank up the volume to. I still have more of my to-do list to get done before tomorrow as I didn't get 'em done this week [Opacity holiday card exchange anyone?] AND I have dinner in less than two hours! Whew!!
This one's kinda more for Roboter. Uhm, anyone remember when I posted the edited version on the codename ~ TECHNO post some weeks back? Well, this one's the full version, basically. Roboter hun [and everyone for that matter], you have my full permission to crank this track up full blast...
"Who's Your Daddy" [original extended mix] - Benny Benassi
The other track was first heard in brief when I went to the DJ mix set with Benny Loco [Friday 24 May was the concert, Saturday 25 May was the blogpost, Chapter 130 (One By One I'll Knock Ya Out!!) which noted it]. I just finally found the full version of this remix. And to be honest, I'm thinking about making it my Remix of the Week.
"Get Innocuous!" [Soulwax remix] - LCD Soundsystem
And that's about it, the week in a nutshell! Belated Thanksgiving wishes to you and yours, and may God prosper us all as a new Church year begins with Advent I tomorrow.
--oh and yes, this week's Thursday Tradition will be a double-feature: The Sundays and... well... I don't quite know who yet... maybe Depeche Mode or Massive Attack or something...
Until the next round...
~ me
23 November 2008
Chapter 192 ~ Another Requiem...
I think I had too much fun on Friday to even realise what needed to be done [by that I mean this blog--sorry I didn't get on her sooner]; Friday night's concert with the Stetson University Symphony Orchestra was just magnificent. Yesterday's picture-taking drama was a bit crazy [kinda hard to explain] but, it went alright. Not exactly the picture I'd want to send to my out-of-town family and friends but, I'm sure I'll think of something for my holiday pic for this year.
Happy Christ the King Sunday to the Christian Church, the final Sunday of the Church Year. Onward to Advent and, God willing, better things to come.
And on that note... well... I regret to inform the Underground that Aunt Sue did pass away. I spoke with Grandma Sharon yesterday and she'd reported to me that Aunt Sue had died on Friday. Grandma will be leaving tomorrow for Indiana for the funeral; tonight meanwhile will be Thanksgiving dinner at her place.
Another death to note--one of my friends and fellow Choir Altos, Bobbie [she gave me a book with positive thoughts to read; i may need to find that book again], her mother Virginia passed away Thursday at the ripe age of 100 years and 2 days old.
The only song I can think of now for the tears is this one. And it's also how I'm going to close this post until the next round. Words are of no use to me at the moment.
"Street Spirit [Fade Out]" - Radiohead
Happy Christ the King Sunday to the Christian Church, the final Sunday of the Church Year. Onward to Advent and, God willing, better things to come.
And on that note... well... I regret to inform the Underground that Aunt Sue did pass away. I spoke with Grandma Sharon yesterday and she'd reported to me that Aunt Sue had died on Friday. Grandma will be leaving tomorrow for Indiana for the funeral; tonight meanwhile will be Thanksgiving dinner at her place.
Another death to note--one of my friends and fellow Choir Altos, Bobbie [she gave me a book with positive thoughts to read; i may need to find that book again], her mother Virginia passed away Thursday at the ripe age of 100 years and 2 days old.
The only song I can think of now for the tears is this one. And it's also how I'm going to close this post until the next round. Words are of no use to me at the moment.
"Street Spirit [Fade Out]" - Radiohead
20 November 2008
The One-Week-To-Turkey Tradition!
Welcome, Underground Citizens, to another Thursday Tradition post. One week from today exactly it'll be Thanksgiving day and, I do have info concerning that actually. Pay very close attention to the following schedule for the next handful of days:
Tomorrow [Friday 21 November] - The new alto in our Choir, Chrissy, has a concert with the Stetson University Orchestra and, Ani thinks she'd appreciate it if I made an appearance. Sooo... that's where I'll be tomorrow evening. Don't worry, I'll blog up though.
Saturday 22 November - Family holiday picture day. It'll possibly be hectic, but as [Step]Mom's trying to get the main core of the family together--which means my bigger younger brother Robbie better be done with work ASAP!--for this, I'm hoping it'll go alright with not too many problems.
Sunday 23 November - The Celebration of Christ the King. Choir raising the Church roof up a few feet AGAIN; it's also early Thanksgiving Dinner at Grandma Sharon's.
Monday 24 November - Work, possibly blog AND/OR decorate the workplace for Thanksgiving.
Tuesday 25 November - Work, packing up for going out-of-town the next day.
Wednesday 26 November - Work in the A.M. to early P.M., leaving later on for the South Carolina/Georgia border, somewhere along that area, for Thanksgiving. This is also going to be my final post until Sunday 30 November, and the Thursday Tradition will also be moved over to this day in light of the Thanksgiving Holiday the following day.
Thursday 27 November - Happy Thanksgiving Day!!
Friday 28 November - Still out of town...
Saturday 29 November - Returning to Florida. I won't have time to blog as I'll probably be so busy getting adjusted for the next day which will be...
Sunday 30 November - First Sunday of Advent. Also there's an Evensong at 4 in the afternoon so it's back to the Choir Room at 3 for practice. I'll be fairly exhausted by the time it's all over. What a way to end the month of November...
Speaking of Grandma Sharon, I'd received word earlier today via the Prayer Chain I'm involved with that, Grandma Sharon's sister-in-law Auntie Sue has been diagnosed with multiple cancers. And unfortunately the prognosis is not good either. So please--I mean PLEASE--keep my family [and particularly Auntie Sue] in your warm thoughts and prayers.
*whew* That said... the Starian Union Random 20 for today, Thursday 20 November 2008...
Theme: Sisters of Mercy
1] "Marian"
2] "Alice"
3] "I Was Wrong"
4] "Watch"
5] "Flood II"
6] "Nine While Nine"
7] "Train"
8] "Something Fast"
9] "Phantom"
10] "Anaconda"
11] "Valentine"
12] "Walk Away"
13] "Long Train"
14] "Lucretia My Reflection" [Extended Single]
15] "Temple of Love" [1992]
16] "This Corrosion"
17] "Dominion/Mother Russia"
18] "Body Electric"
19] "Burn"
20] "Body and Soul"
The Song of the Week, meanwhile, has NOTHING to do with the SoM...
"Love" - The Sundays
I'm about to put a mix of the Sundays together for next week's roadtrip. The Sundays will be my band of the week for next week's Thursday Tradition which, in the case of next week, will be the Turkey Tradition. The playlist will consist of tracks from their first two albums, Reading, Writing and Arithmetic [from 1990] and Blind [from 1992]. Their third and last album [which was Static and Silence from 1997] wasn't quite so good, so I'm sticking to their essential stuff. Which would be those two albums right there. [By the way, "Here's Where The Story Ends" is from RW+A and "Love" is from Blind so, there ya go.]
*sigh* Well, alrighty. I think I need to take a walk or something. In any case, I'll be around until next Wednesday. Hopefully things will improve with Auntie Sue...
Fingers crossed, until the next round...
~ me
Tomorrow [Friday 21 November] - The new alto in our Choir, Chrissy, has a concert with the Stetson University Orchestra and, Ani thinks she'd appreciate it if I made an appearance. Sooo... that's where I'll be tomorrow evening. Don't worry, I'll blog up though.
Saturday 22 November - Family holiday picture day. It'll possibly be hectic, but as [Step]Mom's trying to get the main core of the family together--which means my bigger younger brother Robbie better be done with work ASAP!--for this, I'm hoping it'll go alright with not too many problems.
Sunday 23 November - The Celebration of Christ the King. Choir raising the Church roof up a few feet AGAIN; it's also early Thanksgiving Dinner at Grandma Sharon's.
Monday 24 November - Work, possibly blog AND/OR decorate the workplace for Thanksgiving.
Tuesday 25 November - Work, packing up for going out-of-town the next day.
Wednesday 26 November - Work in the A.M. to early P.M., leaving later on for the South Carolina/Georgia border, somewhere along that area, for Thanksgiving. This is also going to be my final post until Sunday 30 November, and the Thursday Tradition will also be moved over to this day in light of the Thanksgiving Holiday the following day.
Thursday 27 November - Happy Thanksgiving Day!!
Friday 28 November - Still out of town...
Saturday 29 November - Returning to Florida. I won't have time to blog as I'll probably be so busy getting adjusted for the next day which will be...
Sunday 30 November - First Sunday of Advent. Also there's an Evensong at 4 in the afternoon so it's back to the Choir Room at 3 for practice. I'll be fairly exhausted by the time it's all over. What a way to end the month of November...
Speaking of Grandma Sharon, I'd received word earlier today via the Prayer Chain I'm involved with that, Grandma Sharon's sister-in-law Auntie Sue has been diagnosed with multiple cancers. And unfortunately the prognosis is not good either. So please--I mean PLEASE--keep my family [and particularly Auntie Sue] in your warm thoughts and prayers.
*whew* That said... the Starian Union Random 20 for today, Thursday 20 November 2008...
Theme: Sisters of Mercy
1] "Marian"
2] "Alice"
3] "I Was Wrong"
4] "Watch"
5] "Flood II"
6] "Nine While Nine"
7] "Train"
8] "Something Fast"
9] "Phantom"
10] "Anaconda"
11] "Valentine"
12] "Walk Away"
13] "Long Train"
14] "Lucretia My Reflection" [Extended Single]
15] "Temple of Love" [1992]
16] "This Corrosion"
17] "Dominion/Mother Russia"
18] "Body Electric"
19] "Burn"
20] "Body and Soul"
The Song of the Week, meanwhile, has NOTHING to do with the SoM...
"Love" - The Sundays
I'm about to put a mix of the Sundays together for next week's roadtrip. The Sundays will be my band of the week for next week's Thursday Tradition which, in the case of next week, will be the Turkey Tradition. The playlist will consist of tracks from their first two albums, Reading, Writing and Arithmetic [from 1990] and Blind [from 1992]. Their third and last album [which was Static and Silence from 1997] wasn't quite so good, so I'm sticking to their essential stuff. Which would be those two albums right there. [By the way, "Here's Where The Story Ends" is from RW+A and "Love" is from Blind so, there ya go.]
*sigh* Well, alrighty. I think I need to take a walk or something. In any case, I'll be around until next Wednesday. Hopefully things will improve with Auntie Sue...
Fingers crossed, until the next round...
~ me
17 November 2008
Chapter 191 ~ A Lamentation for the Fallen...
The funeral Saturday went alright. I can't really say much else other than, the pain's a little greater than I can bear right now.
I could really use a distraction. Until then...
There is a quaint and proper halo,
when the tears can't be cried,
when the pain can't be said enough,
when the hurt isn't worth the words--
a silver lining in the clouds of despair,
in the dark sky of sorrow,
that silver lining being hope,
the assurance of faith in things
greater than the pain.
To the few and many that have passed on,
to leave friends and loved ones behind,
but not without leaving sweet reminders
of the reward for keeping the faith...
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
~ Ani's mother ~
~ Rabbit's mother ~
~ Choir Ducky's niece ~
~ Connie's husband ~
~ Corky's husband ~
~ Hester ~
~ Juan's dad ~
~ Jeff's dad ~
~ Taubin's two pet dogs Lulu and Bozo ~
~ Ben's dog [forgot the name--sorry] ~
~ Sissy Too's dad ~
~ Normita's brother ~
~ Sarah's daughter's cousin ~
~ Paul's dad ~
~ Andie's dad ~
~ Tabbsy's uncle ~
~ Shajohnna's aunt ~
~ Elena's father ~
~ Anne's father-in-law ~
"Love" ~ The Sundays *song of the week*
May they and all the souls
of the faithful departed,
by the Mercy of God,
Father, Son, and Holy Spirit,
rest in peace,
light perpetual ever shining upon them.
Amen.
I think that, finally, I have begun to move on. Again.
14 November 2008
Chapter 190 ~ Chaos. Stop. Breathe. Recover. REPEAT.
Before I get into a proper recap of this week's dilemma, I got a special request for a proper addendum for what I noted originally in Chapter 189 [Between the Goth and the Funeral, Tuesday 11 November]. It ran as such--
Well, Roboter wanted me to note that, his father, a veteran of the Second World War, is still going strong at age 86. I think there's a quaint sense of pride that Roboter has for his dad, for such a dilemma as such that presented itself, implications and all. I don't know if any of my family members ever served in the military [though I did once see a pic of my Uncle Raul in a sort of military uniform so there is a chance I do have former-military folk in my family]; I may have to ask Grandpa Eddie the next time I see him. In any case, I tip my hat in the direction of Roboter's dad. :-)
Now, that said, I am, at the moment, exhausted--physically [after working AT LEAST 40 hours this week], mentally [given the extra work I needed to get done this week not including preparing for tomorrow], and emotionally [thank you to the stress at work and the thought of tomorrow]. I still have to rework the blue hair dye too, which I'll be doing first thing tomorrow which means that, I might not really get to sleep in that much after all. Not that I sleep in a lot on Saturdays [unless you count sleeping in until 9 A.M.], but still. My only proper soundtrack is the new gothic mix I'm working on, and if that's the only thing that's saving my sanity then... well...
*sigh* I guess there really isn't much else for me to do at this point. Tonight I'll try to numb myself somehow, but I think that'll be to no avail.
I think I've spent hours trying to put into proper words just how I feel about the fact that I'll be attending my fourth funeral this year tomorrow. I just... hell... words fail me. There really isn't much help in trying to find the words at the moment.
I swear, I'll get myself pulled together by Sunday afternoon. Today's not quite a proper day to put words together on such a subject.
EDIT -
P.S. The new playlist is done for the moment.
"The Queen Is Dead" - The Smiths
"American Soviets" [Instrumental Mix] - CCCP
"Fade to Gray" - Visage
"Marian" - Sisters of Mercy
"New York" - Microchip League
"Desperate But Not Serious" - Adam Ant
"Enjoy The Silence" - Depeche Mode
"West End Girls" - Pet Shop Boys
"Bela Lugosi's Dead" - Bauhaus
"Headhunter" - Front 242
"Join In The Chant" - Nitzer Ebb
"Cuts You Up" - Peter Murphy
"Cities In Dust" - Siouxsie and the Banshees
"Every Day Is Halloween" - Ministry
Well... it didn't turn out too gothic now, did it?
Until the next round...
One thing more--and kinda saving this for last--Roboter's dad is a veteran. And as today IS Veterans' Day for us American Underground Citizens, I believe a proper moment of salute is in order for those who fought for the sake of our country and the freedom and liberty that we enjoy. So to Roboter's dad, and for those you Veterans who somehow come across this blog, I tip my hat in your direction and thank you for knowing and showing what it took, the sacrifices being made, the courage high when the odds were high enough. Cheers!!
Well, Roboter wanted me to note that, his father, a veteran of the Second World War, is still going strong at age 86. I think there's a quaint sense of pride that Roboter has for his dad, for such a dilemma as such that presented itself, implications and all. I don't know if any of my family members ever served in the military [though I did once see a pic of my Uncle Raul in a sort of military uniform so there is a chance I do have former-military folk in my family]; I may have to ask Grandpa Eddie the next time I see him. In any case, I tip my hat in the direction of Roboter's dad. :-)
Now, that said, I am, at the moment, exhausted--physically [after working AT LEAST 40 hours this week], mentally [given the extra work I needed to get done this week not including preparing for tomorrow], and emotionally [thank you to the stress at work and the thought of tomorrow]. I still have to rework the blue hair dye too, which I'll be doing first thing tomorrow which means that, I might not really get to sleep in that much after all. Not that I sleep in a lot on Saturdays [unless you count sleeping in until 9 A.M.], but still. My only proper soundtrack is the new gothic mix I'm working on, and if that's the only thing that's saving my sanity then... well...
*sigh* I guess there really isn't much else for me to do at this point. Tonight I'll try to numb myself somehow, but I think that'll be to no avail.
I think I've spent hours trying to put into proper words just how I feel about the fact that I'll be attending my fourth funeral this year tomorrow. I just... hell... words fail me. There really isn't much help in trying to find the words at the moment.
I swear, I'll get myself pulled together by Sunday afternoon. Today's not quite a proper day to put words together on such a subject.
EDIT -
P.S. The new playlist is done for the moment.
"American Soviets" [Instrumental Mix] - CCCP
"Fade to Gray" - Visage
"Marian" - Sisters of Mercy
"New York" - Microchip League
"Desperate But Not Serious" - Adam Ant
"Enjoy The Silence" - Depeche Mode
"West End Girls" - Pet Shop Boys
"Bela Lugosi's Dead" - Bauhaus
"Headhunter" - Front 242
"Join In The Chant" - Nitzer Ebb
"Cuts You Up" - Peter Murphy
"Cities In Dust" - Siouxsie and the Banshees
"Every Day Is Halloween" - Ministry
Well... it didn't turn out too gothic now, did it?
Until the next round...
13 November 2008
The Sisters of the Tradition...?
...or, welcome to the special Sisters of Mercy edition of the Thursday Tradition, Underground Citizens. Okay okay, so the title of this week's Thursday Tradition isn't the best or most original but, I've been trying to put this blogpost together for at least a freckin' hour now. And I'll admit, it's not an easy task when I don't have a whole lot of SoM in possession. But currently I have the album First and Last and Always, and a few more of their songs, and if this doesn't delve me further into the gothic side of me then I don't know what band will! [Er, other than the Division, the Cure, the Banshees...]
To start off, a song that I gave some quaint showing-off time a couple of days ago...
"Flood II" [from Floodland, 1987]
All I can say is, this song is the ish...
"Body and Soul" [from the EP Body and Soul, 1984]
If you can handle all bloody 10 minutes of this, crank this grand goth anthem up full blast, Citizens...
"This Corrosion" [from Floodland, 1987]
Now while I'm not entirely fond of this song, hey, it's not that bad. [That's what happens when you try to share a bit of everything in this...]
"Alice" [from the EP Alice, 1983]
Another reason why I love that first album by the SoM.
"Possession" [from First and Last and Always, 1985]
Taking another '87 tune, I don't understand how this tune didn't get much playing time. It's a very good song, honest...
"Lucretia My Reflection" [from Floodland, 1987]
Another early something...
"On The Wire" [from the Walk Away 12", 1984]
Something about this song. Can't put my finger on it.
"Nine While Nine" [from First and Last and Always, 1985]
Kicking up the adrenaline... just a tiny little bit...
"Dominion/Mother Russia" [from Floodland, 1987]
I don't remember what year the original came out, but I definitely like this version better than the original. In any case, the track is class.
"Temple of Love" [1992 remake] [from the compilation Some Girls Wander By Mistake]
For me, I'm sorry, but it's NOT a Sisters of Mercy StarMix without this track. Second only to this week's Song of the Week, it's my favorite SoM tune. It was the tune that introduced me to 'em. I'd heard it so many times while at Indie Bar, but never knew who did that or what the song was. I fcuking love this song.
"More" [from Vision Thing, 1990]
Song of the Week ~ This song's been replaying in my head since Sunday. I now have the album First, Last and Always and, while much of the album if not all is quite the gothique, I haven't really stopped listening to this track...
"Marian" [from First and Last and Always, 1985]
...and there you have it! Yup, between all the hunting and typing and listening to the SoM and catching up... gosh... when did I start putting this together? It's almost 20 after 8 P.M. right now SO... 5:33 P.M.!?
So yes, I spent almost 3 hours on this week's Thursday Tradition. Hopefully it serves the Sisters proud. Or something. I think Roboter will be most humored.
Until the next round...!
To start off, a song that I gave some quaint showing-off time a couple of days ago...
"Flood II" [from Floodland, 1987]
All I can say is, this song is the ish...
"Body and Soul" [from the EP Body and Soul, 1984]
If you can handle all bloody 10 minutes of this, crank this grand goth anthem up full blast, Citizens...
"This Corrosion" [from Floodland, 1987]
Now while I'm not entirely fond of this song, hey, it's not that bad. [That's what happens when you try to share a bit of everything in this...]
"Alice" [from the EP Alice, 1983]
Another reason why I love that first album by the SoM.
"Possession" [from First and Last and Always, 1985]
Taking another '87 tune, I don't understand how this tune didn't get much playing time. It's a very good song, honest...
"Lucretia My Reflection" [from Floodland, 1987]
Another early something...
"On The Wire" [from the Walk Away 12", 1984]
Something about this song. Can't put my finger on it.
"Nine While Nine" [from First and Last and Always, 1985]
Kicking up the adrenaline... just a tiny little bit...
"Dominion/Mother Russia" [from Floodland, 1987]
I don't remember what year the original came out, but I definitely like this version better than the original. In any case, the track is class.
"Temple of Love" [1992 remake] [from the compilation Some Girls Wander By Mistake]
For me, I'm sorry, but it's NOT a Sisters of Mercy StarMix without this track. Second only to this week's Song of the Week, it's my favorite SoM tune. It was the tune that introduced me to 'em. I'd heard it so many times while at Indie Bar, but never knew who did that or what the song was. I fcuking love this song.
"More" [from Vision Thing, 1990]
Song of the Week ~ This song's been replaying in my head since Sunday. I now have the album First, Last and Always and, while much of the album if not all is quite the gothique, I haven't really stopped listening to this track...
"Marian" [from First and Last and Always, 1985]
...and there you have it! Yup, between all the hunting and typing and listening to the SoM and catching up... gosh... when did I start putting this together? It's almost 20 after 8 P.M. right now SO... 5:33 P.M.!?
So yes, I spent almost 3 hours on this week's Thursday Tradition. Hopefully it serves the Sisters proud. Or something. I think Roboter will be most humored.
Until the next round...!
11 November 2008
Chapter 189 ~ Between the Goth and the Funeral...
For some reason, I seem to have "Marian" by the Sisters of Mercy--yes, the Sisters of Mercy--replaying in my head. After yesterday being exhausting and today just plain irrationally upsetting, I think this might be the proper song of the day. I don't know why... it just, I don't know, it just seems appropriate. Maybe it's the music. Bit in any case, for all I know, it's replaying in my head. That and "Flood II" as well. I think a Sisters of Mercy spotlight might be in order for this week's Thursday Tradition.
Saturday I went to a tea party hosted by my two best friends in the Choir, and it was a quaint four hours of fun, tea and seriously good snacks. And I got to spend time with my two dear pals.
Sunday was the annual Church Fish Fry at the home of the Underhills. [Yes, the family name is Underhill. Don't even start with the jokes!] The Fish Fry was absolute fun, complete with hay rides, horses [thank you trudie for bringing 'em over!], and other surprises. Here are my favorite pics that were taken Sunday afternoon [all of 'em I'd sent to Roboter after I'd taken them, and the album in its entirety with the larger versions will be up tomorrow]...
Lake Daugherty, being the end of the Underhills' backyard!
Homemade vanilla ice cream!!
Trudie with her horse.
A game of badminton.
The boys-vs-girls Tug-o-War... which the girls won, by the way!
Time for a hay ride!!
Returned just in time to catch a pic of Deacon Nana on one of the horses.
And as things dwindled down, all in all a fun time was sure to be had by all.
This week it's all 5 A.M. to 1 P.M., Wednesday evening I have Discipleship class as usual, and Thursday being our favorite day of the week here with the music. But I'll also be busy preparing for what is, unfortunately, my fourth funeral this year. Last Wednesday, Store Manager Joel sent Grill Team member Elena home early so she could help take care of her father, who was very ill.
Sadly, word was received two days afterwards [last Friday] that her father had passed away.
So this Saturday, I'll be joining the funeral-attending team from our Store to be there for Elena at the funeral. I know, I don't really know the deceased, but this is my friend Elena here. She's in her late-20's... maybe early-30's? Still kinda young to lose a father. And I know it's going to be very difficult for me to go through this, but I have to be strong--if anything--for Elena's sake. Sure, I'll be emotionally spent by the time all this is over. Sure, I'm going to get all bent-up and half-past emo. And yes, chances are I'll need a Kleenix. I just don't do funerals very well. Yet I go through 'em anyway, as death is a part of life. But even Saint Paul got it right when he said--and mind you the Choir sang this as our anthem two days ago!!--
If we believe that Jesus died and rose again,
even so them also who sleep in Jesus,
will God bring with him.
Wherefore comfort one another with these words.
~ 1 Thessalonians 4: 14, 18
One thing more--and kinda saving this for last--Roboter's dad is a veteran. And as today IS Veterans' Day for us American Underground Citizens, I believe a proper moment of salute is in order for those who fought for the sake of our country and the freedom and liberty that we enjoy. So to Roboter's dad, and for those you Veterans who somehow come across this blog, I tip my hat in your direction and thank you for knowing and showing what it took, the sacrifices being made, the courage high when the odds were high enough. Cheers!!
In closing, and before I forget, and as a minor little preview for this week's Thursday Tradition, yes. One of the songs I heard on Sunday Night Vinyl [it was a special Sisters of Mercy edition], and probably the Song of the Week if I can't find "Marian"...
"Flood II" - Sisters of Mercy
*sigh* I suppose dinner is in order. I haven't eaten since breakfast, and I'm going to need it after a very long day spent in near-hell. Something to that effect. I can't be so entirely sure at the moment.
Until the next round...
Saturday I went to a tea party hosted by my two best friends in the Choir, and it was a quaint four hours of fun, tea and seriously good snacks. And I got to spend time with my two dear pals.
Sunday was the annual Church Fish Fry at the home of the Underhills. [Yes, the family name is Underhill. Don't even start with the jokes!] The Fish Fry was absolute fun, complete with hay rides, horses [thank you trudie for bringing 'em over!], and other surprises. Here are my favorite pics that were taken Sunday afternoon [all of 'em I'd sent to Roboter after I'd taken them, and the album in its entirety with the larger versions will be up tomorrow]...
Lake Daugherty, being the end of the Underhills' backyard!
Homemade vanilla ice cream!!
Trudie with her horse.
A game of badminton.
The boys-vs-girls Tug-o-War... which the girls won, by the way!
Time for a hay ride!!
Returned just in time to catch a pic of Deacon Nana on one of the horses.
And as things dwindled down, all in all a fun time was sure to be had by all.
This week it's all 5 A.M. to 1 P.M., Wednesday evening I have Discipleship class as usual, and Thursday being our favorite day of the week here with the music. But I'll also be busy preparing for what is, unfortunately, my fourth funeral this year. Last Wednesday, Store Manager Joel sent Grill Team member Elena home early so she could help take care of her father, who was very ill.
Sadly, word was received two days afterwards [last Friday] that her father had passed away.
So this Saturday, I'll be joining the funeral-attending team from our Store to be there for Elena at the funeral. I know, I don't really know the deceased, but this is my friend Elena here. She's in her late-20's... maybe early-30's? Still kinda young to lose a father. And I know it's going to be very difficult for me to go through this, but I have to be strong--if anything--for Elena's sake. Sure, I'll be emotionally spent by the time all this is over. Sure, I'm going to get all bent-up and half-past emo. And yes, chances are I'll need a Kleenix. I just don't do funerals very well. Yet I go through 'em anyway, as death is a part of life. But even Saint Paul got it right when he said--and mind you the Choir sang this as our anthem two days ago!!--
even so them also who sleep in Jesus,
will God bring with him.
Wherefore comfort one another with these words.
~ 1 Thessalonians 4: 14, 18
One thing more--and kinda saving this for last--Roboter's dad is a veteran. And as today IS Veterans' Day for us American Underground Citizens, I believe a proper moment of salute is in order for those who fought for the sake of our country and the freedom and liberty that we enjoy. So to Roboter's dad, and for those you Veterans who somehow come across this blog, I tip my hat in your direction and thank you for knowing and showing what it took, the sacrifices being made, the courage high when the odds were high enough. Cheers!!
In closing, and before I forget, and as a minor little preview for this week's Thursday Tradition, yes. One of the songs I heard on Sunday Night Vinyl [it was a special Sisters of Mercy edition], and probably the Song of the Week if I can't find "Marian"...
"Flood II" - Sisters of Mercy
*sigh* I suppose dinner is in order. I haven't eaten since breakfast, and I'm going to need it after a very long day spent in near-hell. Something to that effect. I can't be so entirely sure at the moment.
Until the next round...
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