Can’t we just turn off the stereo? I thought it would be enough for me to simply list the Christmas songs that get my Christmas goose. (I was gonna say “goat,” but I’ve never heard of a Christmas goat. Even though accuracy has never really prevented me from writing before.)But no. My ire, annoyance, and ear-worm eye-roll has not been tempered in the least.So I shall expound.Okay, Jackson 5. I get it. You saw Mommy kissing Santa Claus under the mistletoe last {Read More}
And Another Thing…
March 31, 2011 By 4 Comments
Spinning some Slayer. Tomorrow is April Fool’s Day. And I am not playing any tricks, nor am I currently accepting applications for tricks to be played upon me. In fact, heads will roll. Real ones. (Not pretend, April-Foolery ones.) Last year I convinced my family that, while caring for a five month-old, I was ecstatic to announce a new pregnancy. (Ha HAH!) And, if you’ll recall, my sister Em- having not the TIME to read down to the bottom of the {Read More}
I read The News, too.
March 7, 2011 By 6 Comments
Am I the only one who thinks Bruno Mars’ song ‘Grenade’ sounds like it could be a B-side from Thriller? Anyone? (…Aaand I just Wikipedia’d him and saw that the singer/songwriter/producer is heavily influenced by Michael Jackson and Motown. RESEARCH.) But seriously. It does. And while I generally leave the in-depth musical analysis to my darling sister Em, I’d be remiss if I didn’t comment on at least a few of the [startlingly dark yet catchy as anything] lyrics: I’d catch {Read More}
We Won’t Go Until We Get Some.
December 13, 2010 By 5 Comments
I am not remotely done with the Christmas songs. Whilst in the car the other day, Nora and I heard the cheerful lyrics of We Wish You A Merry Christmas. This is one of those songs that, for me, is so completely ingrained in my mind and memory of Christmas that I have fully stopped noticing the words. Until the car ride. Can you imagine if actual carolers came to your door one night? (This sort of merriment may occur in {Read More}
The menagerie’s full.
December 9, 2010 By 3 Comments
Many of you are hyper aware of my love affair with Earnest Music. (I initially typed ‘Ernest.’ That would be amazing. And most likely earnest as well. ‘Camp’ and ‘jail’ will do that to you.) My earnestitude hits a whole new high around Christmastime. Holiday songs = country music + rhyming poetry on the scale of I Mean This Message Quite Deeply. But I dig ’em anyhow. A lot. Our radio has been tuned to the Christmas station since two {Read More}
I’ll sleep in March.
November 15, 2010 By 2 Comments
Oh, Monday. In my efforts to protect my laptop, phone, coffee and child from each other, I managed to dump the third over all four things. Five, including myself. The coffee was cold. She’s fine. Maybe I need to be child-proofed from myself. (What is that glorious aroma of hazelnut coming from my iPhone case? Smells like…a warranty crying.) So, yes. Monday. It was a busy and fabulous weekend across the board- and the country. Sadly, we missed my youngest nephew {Read More}
It’s a very real issue.
June 17, 2010 By 1 Comment
Oh, this is good. Remember my investigative journalism regarding Lanacane Anti-Chafing Gel? (That’s right, I linked back to my earlier post. It was that informative.) So. We were watching TV the other night and a commercial came on- and it asked me if I hated that chafing feeling. I turned to P.J., perhaps a little too excited. It began in a crazy animated way, with cartooned, dancey figurines having trouble with, you know, walking and other thigh issues. Then- oh, then– {Read More}
You might wanna hit the bathroom before this one.
June 3, 2010 By 11 Comments
I’ll be 30 in three days. This is a very real and very definite thing. So I decided to post about what I’ve learned over the past thirty years. Then I realized that I know nothing. Absolutely nothing. Except. Perhaps I know a little bit about the music that has shaped me, be it a favorite song, a theme from a period of my life or songs that just wouldn’t leave my iPod. So I made a list. A CD, {Read More}
