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Monday, 14 December 2009
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When you say shotgun, I say wedding :D
Well, now I can officially say that the first wedding I attend will not be my own.
Justin called me this afternoon because I hadn't called him on my lunch break: I thought he was working, my bad. So I called him back and he asks me "What are you doing next Monday?" Of course my answer was "Aside from work, nothing, why?" "Oh Uncle Mike and Debbie are getting married...see if you can get the day off." Cue me going "WTF??? They aren't married????" Needless to say, I used my one allotted personal day so far on that doctors appointment last month that had my hypochondriac side thinking I had cervical cancer, so taking the day off with pay is out of the question. (I don't get time off until March I don't think) Turns out this wedding's not until 7pm so I don't have to play hooky.
Despite the title of this post, the wedding is not of the shotgun variety, however it is sudden: Less than two weeks from proposal to "I Do" (Not that it matters, cuz they've been together a long time anyway)
Last Wednesday we had our first real snowstorm of the season. Because of the state of Connecticut's incompetent and downright lazy department of transportation flat out NOT PLOWING 3/4 of my journey, it took me 2 hours to get to work, and at one point I had to pull over and wait for a plow so I could get up the hill to get to the highway. (Luckily that only took 5 minutes) But I digress. After the shiteous morning weather, we had a friggin thunderstorm that night. Apparently Justin's uncle was out walking the dog in this thunderstorm. I guess normally the dog hangs a left and then lets it flow or whatever. Wednesday the dog hung a right...and good thing. Apparently the tree over where the dog normally does its business was struck by lightning and would have fallen on Mike and the dog, killing them both.
This brush with death so to speak sent Uncle Mike into a panic and he started freaking out about the fact that Debbie and Michelle (Michelle is Justin's little cousin) wouldn't be covered by his life insurance and whatnot if God forbid something happened to him. He went home and proposed. Which is cute in a way. (Now if only we could light a torch under Justin's ass...jk...apparently he came close to marrying one of those whorebags who cheated on him because they thought she was preggers...which she wasn't...and he told me after that he swore it would have to be at least 2 years...maybe I'll get a ring this year to match those earrings...haha yeah DOUBT IT ;P But it would be nice. Fuck diamonds, I so could rock an amethyst engagement ring...but I digress again)
So here we are with an impending wedding. I'm pretty sure this is not going to be an elaborate affair given the speed at which it is happening, but I still gotta figure out what to wear. I probably could wear my anniversary dress, but it's a bit spring-y, and my prom dress, though originally intended to be a holiday party dress is probably way too fancy. I think I'll have to go scour the clearance racks at Maurices, considering I have a $10 off card, this could potentially be as splendiferous a deal as my prom dress ($11) or my anniversary dress ($18).
Next step: find out where this is all going down, which will give me a better idea at what I'm looking for.
Sunday, 13 December 2009
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Currently
The Healing of Harms
By Fireflight
Serenity
see relatedAwkwardsauce.
This week has been pretty exceptionally boring.
Except for Thursday. I decided to stop off at Wendy's for dinner after I went and dropped my prescription off/harassed Justin at Walgreens.
Worst fast-food choice ever.
Tim/the idiot ex was there. Ironically his skank-face cousin was also working there, but I'm pretty sure that was an unrelated phenomenon. Or something. I hadn't noticed his scrawny, greasy ass there until I had paid for and gotten my food. They hand me my tray, and I turn around to go find a table and I see him.
Here's a summary of my thought process: "Is that doucheface? Oh.My.Fricken.God.It.Is. Goddamn it I wish Justin was here so I could rub it in his face. I swear to god if he insinuates that I'm a whore I'm gonna beat his face in...or if he insinuates that I'm stupid...I'm not here. I don't want to have any conversation with that socially retarded fuck. Not here. Not at all. Glad to see he's as stupid as he has been...Okay he hasn't noticed me yet. There's a table I can get to without attracting attention"
After that I sat and tried to eat my food without wanting to puke. Mission accomplished. Of course while I was sitting there I was kinda looking blankly at the side of his head, giving him the stink-eye in the off chance he turned his head, and mentally berating myself at how I wasted six months on that fucker and how it really shouldn't have made it past the first fucking date.
Of course it didn't help that I was being laughed at via text. (yep, you know who you are =P) Okay, maybe it did...it's one of those situations that's hilarious as long as it's not happening to you...but yeah...
Just because I felt like it, I drove home and cranked "Picture to Burn" and sung it at the top of my lungs since that song is my fuck you to the bad karma from that relationship. Especially when I've altered the lyrics to fit my unique situation...haha
Needless to say that was the most "exciting" thing that happened to me all week. Which is kind of pathetic.
In other news, Justin's mom had me help them decorate the Christmas tree today...It came out good if you ask me :)
Saturday, 05 December 2009
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Currently
The Script
By The Script
Before the Worst
see relatedMotion City Soundtrack is BACK.
A few weeks ago Motion City Soundtrack, which is one of my top 5 favorite bands, (Fall Out Boy, Led Zeppelin, Panic! At The Disco, and The Beatles are the other four) released their new single on their website for ravenous fans like myself to snatch it up for free. When I saw them last September, "Even If It Kills Me" was a year old...so bottom line, they're a bit overdue for new material and an accompanying tour (And both times I've seen these gentlemen they've put on one HELL of a show, so I will definitely be hitting their next Connecticut show no matter what) so when this new single came out, I was very excited. The full CD is apparently out in January, sometime around my birthday, which is the 29th.
The new song, "Disappear" seems to be in the vain of their older stuff. It's less poppy than the stuff on "Even if it Kills Me" and "Commit This to Memory", and more along the lines of the sound of their debut "I Am the Movie", but slightly more polished sounding...if that makes any sense.
Here, I will even provide a comparison :P
This is the new song: Disappear
This is "Red Dress", off their first CD
The "revert" back to their old sound might alienate some of the newer bandwagon-y fans who were all "Zomgz MCSSSS" when their music was featured on Gossip Girl, but I don't think that it will hurt them in the long run.
Just for good measure here's two other songs of theirs from "Commit this to Memory" and "Even if it Kills Me" respectively. Justin Pierre's voice is amazing. No lie.
When "You're" Around is the acoustic version, the studio version is here.
Update: February 4th is their concert. I can't wait! -

Currently
Coming To Terms
By Carolina Liar
I'm Not Over
see relatedA peek into my iPod. Or Whatever.
You all know how I like doing these sort of "what I'm listening to these days" posts every so often...so it's due time for another one :)
Have a Cigar - Pink Floyd: This is one of those songs I know by synthesizer riff alone. Kind of like "Magic Man" by Heart and "Tom Sawyer" by Rush. This one is just really fun to drive home to, since I tend to use one hand like a musical conductor. It keeps me amused in bumper to bumper traffic, and keeps me from developing hypertension...so I'm all for it.
Congregation of the Damned - Atreyu: Their new CD is no Lead Sails, Paper Anchor, which I adored, but this song has been stuck in my head. And its one of the few songs with screaming that I can stand. I like "Bleeding is a Luxury" better though.
Yule Shoot Your Eye Out - Fall Out Boy: Emo Christmas songs FTW! Plus..."Merry Christmas, I could care less" about sums up my feelings about the holiday season this year since I'm still financially crippled from being fired. I swear if Justin gets me something worth more than about eighty bucks I'm gonna slap him, because I don't have the money to get him anything extravagant. I really don't want it to be a repeat of our anniversary where I spent a grand total of $50 and he spent god knows how much on my earrings...although I spent hours on that pack of "Reasons Why I Love You" cards. One of the things I'm getting him for Christmas is on the creative plane in the manner of that, and the other is me telling him "Go get your combat boots resoled and I'll pay for it".
Bad Romance - Lady GaGa: Who can't resist a little Lady GaGa? Especially when it gets stuck in your head within three minutes of hearing it.
Live Like We're Dying - Kris Allen: I've pretty much boycotted American Idol since the third season, when I lost all faith in the American Idol voters for letting fucking FANTASIA BARRINO win. They redeemed themselves slightly with Carrie Underwood, but then they didn't let Chris Daughtry win either. This song is pretty good. I can't judge what this dude's musical career will do based merely on this song, but it looks like people might have hit the nail on the head this year.
Breakeven - The Script: This is one of those songs that I hope to hell I will NEVER have to have on repeat for "OMG I so identify with this" reasons. Actually thinking about that makes me sick. It is catchy, and I have been digging their whole CD since I downloaded it last week.
White Liar - Miranda Lambert: I love Miranda Lambert and that twang-y quality in her voice. This song is not as "you're a douchebag, how dare you treat me like a piece of shit" as her other songs, like "Kerosene", "Gunpowder and Lead", and "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend", but I still love it.
I Know, I Know, I Know - Tegan and Sara: Once you get used to their voices, their music kinda grows on you. Plus they're a Grey's Anatomy staple :)
Hot Mess - Cobra Starship: I gained a new appreciation for them when I saw them open for Fall Out Boy...and their songs are constantly stuck in my head.
Evacuate the Dance Floor - Cascada: Another one in the manner of Lady GaGa that manages to get stuck in my head. ALL THE FRIGGIN TIME.
Tik Tok - Kesha: The first time I heard this song it drove me nuts. The more I listened to it, what little of the 80's kid I have in me decided that the background music kinda sounds like a video game...Tetris perhaps...and then I learned the words...and it's pretty fun to sing obnoxiously in my car.
Vanilla Twilight - Owl City: I love "Fireflies", and this song is even better.
Baby Girl - Sugarland: I love Sugarland...and "Dear Mom and Dad, please send money, I'm so broke that it ain't funny" is pretty much the sentiment of my life at the moment. Even though my parents mom are is barely on speaking terms with me still. My Dad is a lost cause.
If You Only Knew - Shinedown: They're growing on me. -

Currently
Life Starts Now
By Three Days Grace
Lost in You
see relatedIf you won the lottery what would be the first thing you'd buy and why?
A cute house next to a lake with beach rights
A year ago the answer to this would have been a Beemer 3-Series coupe...but I love my runty little Hyundai.
All I want is a cute little beach bungalow/cottage deal...nothing huge...and a decent enough chunk of beach to have beach bonfires.I just answered this Featured Question; you can answer it too!
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