Chapter 187 ~ Twisted. Somewhat.

At the moment, I seriously wish I could just teleport the boyfriend over here. Particularly for the sake that he doesn't freeze to Kingdom-Come. My mind's kinda in a somewhat-warped state. In other words, and I usually don't admit the following on this blog, like, EVER, but, I'm feeling a rather bit frisky!

Yeah. There. I said it. *lol*

So I think that, for the proper ocassion, I'm going to post some tunage. Some of 'em you've heard before. Others, you might not on here.

Evidence that yes, I do have some very strange tastes in what I consider to be, musically, sexy [but HEY! when you're goth/punk-rock girl thriving on indie and alternative...]. But there ya go.

*I still remember when I first heard this song. Was over at my friend Engeki-chan's apartment two years ago. The album was Mezzanine and, I think I still have my copy of that album somewhere in my apartment...
"Angel" - Massive Attack


Now before anyone starts b!tching, consider some of the lyrics here, m'kay? [Just my random thought on the matter.]
"Desperate But Not Serious" - Adam Ant


I don't know what it is about this song... maybe I am becoming addicted to it. Seriously. I've had it stuck in my head the past 2 days now.
"The Damned Don't Cry" - Visage


And I'm sure Roboter would probably consider me so wonderful to post THIS classic, though it isn't entirely up my alley. Not that I don't like the song--I do like the song. But it's not like I like to hear it all the time. Just every once in a while is sufficient enough, thank you very much! ;-)
"I Want You" - Marvin Gaye


This song is the reason I have two red dresses, one kinda cutesy and the other that I should preferably wear for the boyfriend only. And that song is always making me lean more towards that second red dress. I will say no further on that.
"Lights Go Out" - Client


Another tune off the album Mezzanine--if you're screaming "HEY! that's the song from House, damnit!!" you might wanna give yourself a cookie to calm down. Seriously. This is an almost-entirely sexy blogpost. No House references here. That said, massage and a make-out session is in order.
"Teardrop" - Massive Attack


I don't think this song needs an intro now, does it?
"Sex On Fire" - Kings of Leon


And I can't find words for this tune either. This one speaks for itself. Crank it to eleven at your own peril!
"Closer" - Nine Inch Nails


There are two versions to this tune, and the other version in my opinion just doesn't do justice. This however is proper and, uhm... between the beats and the lyrics, and the way Miss Shirley Manson vocally delivers, yeah. This could almost turn up the temperature in a room. Almost.
"#1 Crush" *from the Romeo+Juliet soundtrack* - Garbage


Finally, two proper songs from one of England's finest. First, a tune that in my opinion could start up a make-out session...
"Enjoy The Silence" - Depeche Mode


...and second, a tune that could nudge towards something further on...!
"Stripped" [The Highland Remix] *from the But Not Tonight 12" single* - Depeche Mode


...wow. Not a bad playlist in my opinion. Even with the Marvin Gaye in it. *shrug* Way to go me-under-a-minor-case-of-UST: Unresolved Sexual Tension. Seriously though, I think this is the first blogpost I've ever done here with that random whim of sexuality sewn into it. It's almost liberating. Almost.

One final memo before I forget--to our fellow American Underground Citizens, PLEASE set your clocks back one hour before you go to bed tonight. Daylight Savings Time ends this weekend. Thank you! ^_^

And on that note, I have a funny feeling the boyfriend's gonna wanna call me after he reads and hears some of this. And no, I don't think it's gonna be anything bad either. But at the moment, maybe a walk for the sake of fresh air before I get reclusive in my quaint apartment which could definitely use his company.

7-hour phone conversation, anyone?

All Saints' Day ~ Chapter 186

Almighty God,
you have knit together your elect
in one communion and fellowship
in the mystical body of your Son Christ our Lord:
grant us grace so to follow your blessèd saints
in all virtuous and godly living
that we may come to those inexpressible joys
that you have prepared for those who truly love you;
through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.

The Collect for All Saints Day.

Hymn ~ For all the saints who from their labours rest
Words: William How,
Tune: Sine Nomine - Ralph Vaughn Williams

For all the saints, who from their labor rest,
Who thee by faith before the world confessed,
Thy Name, O Jesus, be for ever blessed.
Alleluia, alleluia!

Thou wast their rock, their fortress, and their might:
Thou, Lord, their Captain in the well-fought fight;
Thou, in the darkness drear, the one true Light.
Alleluia, alleluia!

O may thy soldiers, faithful, true, and bold,
Fight as the saints who nobly fought of old,
And win, with them, the victor's crown of gold.
Alleluia, alleluia!

O blest communion, fellowship divine!
We feebly struggle, they in glory shine;
Yet all are one in thee, for all are thine.
Alleluia, alleluia!

And when the strife is fierce, the warfare long,
Steals on the ear the distant triumph song,
And hearts are brave again, and arms are strong.
Alleluia, alleluia!

The golden evening brightens in the west;
Soon, soon to faithful warriors cometh rest;
Sweet is the calm of paradise the blest.
Alleluia, alleluia!

But lo! there breaks a yet more glorious day;
The saints triumphant rise in bright array;
The King of Glory passes on his way.
Alleluia, alleluia!

From earth's wide bounds, from ocean's farthest coast,
Through gates of pearl streams in the countless host,
Singing to Father, Son, and Holy Ghost:
Alleluia, alleluia!

Hymn ~ Ye watchers and ye holy ones
Words: John A. L. Riley,
Tune: Lasst Uns Er­freu­en, Ralph Vaughn Williams

Ye watchers and ye holy ones,
Bright seraphs, cherubim and thrones,
Raise the glad strain, Alleluia!
Cry out, dominions, princedoms, powers,
Virtues, archangels, angels’ choirs:
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Alleluia!

O higher than the cherubim,
More glorious than the seraphim,
Lead their praises, Alleluia!
Thou bearer of th’eternal Word,
Most gracious, magnify the Lord.
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Alleluia!

Respond, ye souls in endless rest,
Ye patriarchs and prophets blest,
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Ye holy twelve, ye martyrs strong,
All saints triumphant, raise the song.
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Alleluia!

O friends, in gladness let us sing,
Supernal anthems echoing,
Alleluia! Alleluia!
To God the Father, God the Son,
And God the Spirit, Three in One.
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Alleluia!

There really isn't much else I can say other than, To the saints and martyrs that did proper justice to the King of Heaven, in the past and the here-and-now, my hat is tipped in your direction. Cheers!

Until the next round...

Happy Halloween!! ~ Chapter 185

Keeping it short:

Song of the day is "The Damned Don't Cry" by Visage.

And the pic of the day... well...



Halloween Cheers to one and all!! :-)

~ the Doctor

Hallowthursdayweenie!!

Yup, welcome to the special day-before-Halloween edition of the Thursday Tradition here in the Underground. First though I do need to apologise to y'all for kinda being semi-AWOL this week--between trying to put a costume together [Mew-Mew, where the ish is that scarf, good gracious!!] and working too much [9-hour days, anyone?], I think the only two people who know I'm still alive and what-not are Roboter and Kit.

Just so I get this out of the way, for starters:

The Song of the Week ~
From the Indie Intelligence Files - This song's been getting airplay in the indie/alternative station here in town these past couple of weeks. I just FINALLY found this today. Ben Folds had his new album released about a month ago, and this track off that album features Regina Spektor, whom I'd never really heard of until I heard this song. The song is almost addicting if not for the song I'm currently listening to at the moment!!
"You Don't Know Me" - Ben Folds featuring Regina Spektor


Now, I've a fairly interesting, slightly vague announcement--I am NOT incorperating the Random 20 into this week's StarMix this time around, but I *will* note the Old-School Alternation Song of the Week. Considering that this is a particularly unique mix, and the fact of the matter being that of all ocassions this is Halloween, I think it's proper time some of the finest from the Old-School Alternative/Goth got its fair day here in the Underground.

"The Queen Is Dead" - The Smiths


"People Are People" - Depeche Mode


"She's Lost Control" - Joy Division


"Harley David [Son of a B!tch]" - Bollock Brothers


"It's A Sin" - Pet Shop Boys


"Procession" - New Order


"Love My Way" - The Psychedelic Furs


"Don't Go" - Yazoo


"The Funeral Party" - The Cure


"Headhunter" - Front 242


*Song of the Week - Old-School Alternation*
"The Damned Don't Cry" - Visage


"Desperate But Not Serious" - Adam Ant


"Adorations" - Killing Joke


"More" - Sisters of Mercy


"Lovesong" - The Cure


"West End Girls" - Pet Shop Boys


"Bela Lugosi's Dead" - Bauhaus


"Cuts You Up" - Peter Murphy


"Cities In Dust" - Siouxsie and the Banshees


[This is for Roboter, who heard only the highly-abridged version this past Sunday on Sunday Night Vinyl.]
"This Corrosion" - Sisters of Mercy


[This almost goes without saying.]
"Enjoy The Silence" - Depeche Mode


"Every Day Is Halloween" - Ministry


So I got in about 21--no, correction. 22 songs... way to go me!

*yes, i edited it. forgot to add the smiths. lol.*

At the moment in the meantime I need to get a hold of Mew-Mew and see if she's got my Scarf ready to go. I sure as hell hope she does because otherwise I'll have to get to bed early and get to Wal*Mart early to get safety pins and three scarves...

*sigh* Somehow, I'm already concerned for tomorrow. Oh dear.

Until the next round...

Chapter 184 ~ Oops... FAIL!

Seriously. I think I can consider today to be a proper Oops... FAIL.

After a mostly calm yet rainy morning [calm unless you count two drive-thru headsets going dysfunctional on me within the first half hour!], one of the transformers in the north end of town went dead at a quarter to 8 this morning. Which meant it was pen and paper for taking orders, running out of food in the cabinets. Was I humored that the power went out? Uhm, of course not. Because considering the power went out from Plymouth Avenue northward, yeah. Burger King's down. Perkin's was down. Hell, everything was down. About an hour later power went back up, but that didn't last too long as, about twenty minutes later, power went down. And when that happened I fell into a minor fit: "NOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!"

So, needless to say, I was mad-livid.

After another five minutes [AND a total of 3 sheets of paper in which all the orders without the computers were taken, computed AND checked off] the power finally resumed for the rest of the day, but it was all a chaotic rush, not really stopping even as I got on break [finally] around 10 A.M. And of course, by then I was already ill-tempered enough yet still calm, but I hadn't eaten. And irritable. For the better part of the two hours since the power returned a second time, the credit card machine for the new system was down. So we had to utelise the old-system card machine. Now take into consideration the fact that there is only ONE functioning old-system machine. And of all places, they had to put it in MY BACK-DRIVE-THRU AREA. And between Kels who was my D.T. cashier, and the three order-takers in the Front Counter area... yeah. That minor concept was an Oops... FAIL!! Then again it possibly always was, as that's usually what happens once the new-system card machine is down.

Meanwhile there were some homeless people out and about, and at least TWICE Joel had to ward them off. One of them I saw wandering through the parking lot FIVE times. In the meanwhile the Lunch Rush went a bit on the tense side, as Joel was having a minor fit with the Grill Team and Rabbit was pushing us a bit hard to get 116 cars through the hour; the only saving grace was a visit from my own wonderful dad in the drive-thru. He had a Big Mac meal [dad, if you're reading this, i thought you never ate big macs; since when!?], and was very happy to see me. I introduced him to my best bud Sissy-Boo [Michelle], and she was VERY humored to be introduced to my dad. [She was my order-taker while I took cash for the rush hour today.] After I printed out the report I was elated that we did that very 116, but then my joy was a bit shot when, of all things, turns out Rabbit's goal was the oft- and highly-coveted 120 cars. So I was a bit ill-nerved when we'd missed out by only 4 cars.

And so, I have decided that, work-wise, this week was a proper Oops... FAIL!!

*sigh* I think I need a song. Except, can't figure out which one I want. Meh. I'm too tired.

I think some time hanging out with newly-single Kit might be the second-wind I need. Stat.

Stay safe in the meantime, and until the next round...

~ me

OMFG. I'm actually on time!

Happy Thursday, Underground Citizens. Time for the traditional Musicholics Anonymous get-together. First things first:

The Starian Union Radio Random 20 for Thursday 23 October 2008
1] "Sub-Culture" - New Order
2] "Every Day Is Halloween" - Ministry
3] "Hip Hop Bee Bop [Don't Stop]" - Man Parrish
4] "Cuts You Up" - Peter Murphy
5] "Colony" [Peel Session] - Joy Division
6] "Harley David [Son of a B!tch]" - Bollock Brothers
7] "Cities In Dust" - Siouxsie and the Banshees
8] "New York" - Micro Chip League
9] "A.K.A. I-D-I-O-T" - The Hives
10] "Morning Bell" - Radiohead
11] "The Perfect Drug" - Nine Inch Nails
12] "It's A Sin" - Pet Shop Boys
13] "A Message To You Rudy" - The Specials
14] "Young Folks" - Peter Bjorn and John
15] "Mesh" - New Order
16] "Open In Silence" - Mira
17] "Nummern/Computerwelt 2" - Kraftwerk
18] "Procession" - New Order
19] "Mayor Of Simpleton" - XTC
20] "Baby Got Back" - Sir Mix-A-Lot

The Song of the Week is a proper classic from at least 25 years ago. And it's one of Roboter's favorite songs even as he's heard the song God knows HOW MANY TIMES playing GTA:VC [grand theft auto - vice city]. In any case, this is for him...
"Hip Hop Be Bop" [12" version] - Man Parrish


...and for myself, I chose this. After all, this is going out to the id10t's that think I'm weaker than I look. To them, two words: FCUK OFF. Everyone else, feel free to join me in cranking this up a good few notches. Yes, a first here in the Underground: TWO Songs of the Week for this week! [And yes, I absolutely love this song. Seriously.]
"A.K.A. I-D-I-O-T" - The Hives


And, as next week is Halloweek, here's a preview for next week's Random 20, which will be the 80's version of the Indie StarMix I made earlier this week. Except, in the usual tradition of the indie/alternative/gothic self that I am, you can expect Siouxsie, the Order, the Division, the Boys, Mr. Ant, and these two bands among the unique for the grand Halloween tradition:
"Jumping Someone Else's Train" - The Cure


"Bela Lugosi's Dead" - Bauhaus


And adding another proper classic from the Old-School Indie Intelligence files, this might also make the roster for Halloween this year. Sunday afternoon Erik had the Afternoon Version of my favorite radio program, Sunday Night Vinyl, and his track list for Sunday... well, let's just say it was the best SNV in practically ages. Not that every SNV was the awesomeness, but this past Sunday was truly THE Awesomeness!! He played this particular classic [as well as The Cure's "Jumping Someone Else's Train" which I just posted a moment ago], and I was pleasantly thrilled. So I think I could add this to the Halloween roster this year, no?
"Headhunter" - Front 242


The same with this track, one of the great goth classics too. I'm actually considering this as well for the Halloween mix. Because HEY! you can't have Halloween without the proper touch of goth. And out of all the songs this band's done, this is my favorite. God I love this song.
"More" - The Sisters of Mercy


And I think that will do it for this week! I had Carillon practice yesterday and, after a rather successful go at it Sunday, I'm almost ready for this Sunday upcoming. My main concern however is the whimsical concept of something properly termed Operation Doctor Scarf!!

Otherwise, enjoy the tunage, and keep out of trouble until the next round...

~ me

Chapter 183 ~ Slow down...? SLOW DOWN!?

WTF DO YOU MEAN FOR ME TO SLOW DOWN!?

*sigh* So I've been trying to get stuff done, get errands run, remake my Indie Intelligence Playlist to something virtually enjoyable no matter what the song [it's my Halloween StarMix for this year, oddly enough], catch up on e-mail and Facebook and MySpace, get caught up on the 4 or 5 forums I post in, AND I had a very late lunch. Store Manager Joel's birthday is tomorrow but he's going to be having a minor operation at the hospital, so he was here today, and I helped the crew wish him the best. Got paid, walked about 45 minutes to the credit union, FINALLY had lunch at around... er... quarter-to-4? But the real tick-off is when one of the regulars who I really don't like, mostly because he stops by at breakfast rush and almost ALWAYS wants to start a conversation with me but I'm focused on getting my drive-thru line going, spots me walking homeward and waves.

Customer - "Hey Sunshine, how are you?"
Me - "As usual. Busy."
Customer - "Aww, so I can't even stop you for a moment just to have a chat?"
Me - "I'm sorry but no, I have things to do and I need to hurry home."
Customer - "But can't you just slow down for a moment?"
Me - *with a glare* - "...I'm sorry but, slowing down is a term that does not exist in my lexicon. Look, I gotta go. I'll see you tomorrow."
Customer - *as I'm walking away, homebound* - "But Sunshine--"
Me - *looking back but still walking away* - "I'll see you tomorrow!!"

*sigh* I swear, there is no such thing as slowing down in my lexicon. Most of the time anyway.

The [revised] Indie Intelligence StarMix
1] "A-Punk" - Vampire Weekend
2] "I Feel It All" [Britt from Spoon Remix] - Feist
3] "Radiation Vibe" - Fountains of Wayne
4] "Finding Out True Love Is Blind" - Louis XIV
5] "Lost In The Supermarket" - The Clash
6] "Lights" - The Editors
7] "Hang Me Up To Dry" - Cold War Kids
8] "Here's Where The Story Ends" - The Sundays
9] "Blue Monday '88" - New Order
10] "Handle With Care" - Jenny Lewis with the Watson Twins
11] "Sex On Fire" - Kings of Leon
12] "Young Folks" - Peter Bjorn and John
13] "Monster Hospital" - Metric
14] "Little Thoughts" - Bloc Party
15] "Australia" [Peter Bjorn and John Remix] - The Shins
16] "Mayor of Simpleton" - XTC
17] "NWA" - The Terrible Sea
18] "No One's Gonna Love You" - Band of Horses
19] "Simple Economics" - Pedro the Lion
20] "Finish Line" - Michael

*sigh* Okay. I think I can declare myself dead to the rest of the world with the exception of Roboter. Good night in the meantime and stay your best behavior until the next round...

~ me

P.S. ~ Before I do get my downtime I would love the world to know that yesterday was the anniversary that Roboter and I became friends on Facebook. And to think it all began with our minor obsession with Kraftwerk!! Who knew it would turn to something more? In any case it's been a madcap year, and so I say [quoting him], here's to more years of laughs and happiness!

Roboter, you are sooo the wonderful, and I love you all the more for it. Here's to the day we finally meet face to face. And God willing it be sooner than later--much sooner!!