This Is The Day Your Life Will Surely Change

I am a slacker. I know. Sue me. I have just been so frickin busy with work and ...shock and awe....going out places! Holy shit, call the medics, Starr has been social. Well with my kidlet at least.

As I am sure you are all aware kidlet and I were champing at the bit waiting to see both Control and Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten. I know I have inflicted postage about it upon all you folks. Well last weekend, kidlet and I saw TWO movies! Seriously, I went something like 3 years without seeing more than 2 movies in a theater and this year I am rockin the multiplexes on a regular basis. See ladies, dump a guy and see more movies!

First up we saw Control on Friday the 9th after kidlet had her full physical (in which we confirmed she is indeed taller than her grandmother) and dinner out downtown. It was so very good. Sam Riley did an amazing job as Ian. I was impressed to see that the show was nearly sold out and there were, gasp, people under 30 there! Other than my rebel 12 year old of course. Very few dry eyes in the house as the credits rolled. What I liked most about it was that it gave you a 3 dimensional look at Ian outside the mythos surrounding his suicide.

Sunday we saw Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten at a little art house theater and actually sat up in the balcony, which was a first for kidlet. Again, just a great movie. If you dig The Clash, try to see this in a theater. It was a strong pro for the contention that they were indeed the only band that really mattered. Joe had a thing for bonfires at the end of his life, and Temple employed that for the interviews with people. They all sat around bonfires reminiscing about Joe. It was really great. Hard to believe he is gone.

Folks have asked for more info on the verbal assault on Mr.Principal Man. Basically, kidlets math teacher is a mess and routinely "loses" kidlets homework. Mind you, this is the child who tweaks and can't relax until her homework is done, has straight A's in every other class(including language arts and science where she has perfect scores. As in not a point missed all term) and is in the Talented and Gifted Program.

So now, her dad and I sign off on her assignments so that Teacher Twat can not say they were never done, and TT has to sign them when kidlet turns them in so she can not claim they wre not turned in. That said...the "missing" assignments that kidlet did twice and turned in back in October were not returned to her AGAIN.

At that point, I had a chat with Mr. Principal Man. Who tried to speak to me like I was his student, which in turn made me tell him to put down his whistle and clipboard and speak to me like an adult or we'd be doing this chat in the district superindents office. That shut his shortman overcompensating ass up right fast. It went downhill for him from there. I am totally unimpressed with the school district thus far. Kidlet is applying for an options school that stresses writing for next year and I so hope we make it. Lottery system though, so it is all chance.

Got Gabriel the new black kitty kat and he is so affectionate! Harley is sweet natured and loves people, but Gabe is bordering on stalker territory :P

Let's see, what else. Turkey Day is coming up, whoo hoo, with extra family which will be fun, cause I like this cousin. Kidlet's birthday is coming up and we are doing low key dinner and cake on her actual Birthday. The following weekend, the two of us are heading to the coast on Friday and staying two nights. Going to play at the beach and get massages at a day spa. That I am looking forward to!

In my recent slackerdom I was also tagged by Mo from Insides Mo's Mind for the 7 weird/random things about me. I have done the 6 and 8 things version so I am combining them and giving you all 14 things about me. If you want to play consider yourself tagged and let me know and I will link ya!

1. I have never seen The Sound of Music and I never will. I barfed a bit just typing that out.

2. I drink a lot of coffee. I mean a LOT of coffee. It is a wonder the Red Cross gets any blood out of me. I think they have to centrifuge out the espresso.

3. I have weird food rituals surrounding pancakes. I must have them after concerts and sex.

4. I read non fiction textbooks for fun. Actually I buy them not just read them.

5. I love football and action movies with much guns and violence. Jackie Chan is a bonus. They are going to take away my chick card real soon.

6. I drive to relieve stress or just for entertainment. Music loud, cold Coke, windows wide open. I love love love wind. I was a Lab in a previous life I am positive.

7. I never met my biological dad. Well at least that I can remember. Supposedly I am an interesting case study in nature vs nuture.

8. The first and last guys that I slept with were both Southern. They were also the only ones who were any good! Coincidence? Dunno!

9. I have a thing about supplying the dialogue to silent movies. Mind you it is not the ACTUAL dialogue. It is my own creation and usually wildly inappropriate (kinda like me!)

10. I can name all of the ruling Kings and Queen England from William the First (that bastard) all the way on up to QE2. I have a thing for history in general, English in particular. I buy textbooks for fun. See #4.

11. This one courtesy of my mom. I have a tendency to repeat a word over and over when I am excited or tired. It's not a stutter in that I say the entire word correctly. I just say it more than once! Of course that is a neurological thing that I can't be held responsible for as I pointed out to her. I also asked her if she poked the handicapped when she came across them :P

12. Also provided by mom, I have issues with lids and tops. Like for jars, toothpaste, etc etc. Apparently I don't like the put them on with any great consistency. Mom pondered the thought that perhaps I had a fear of enclosed spaces. It's one of those things that I am not very aware of, but looking at my desk, I see caps and lids and an open bottle of hand lotion. What can I say, Don't Fence Me In!

13. I have a thing for retaining bizarre, pointless, music trivia. Weird stuff like knowing all 4 members of Crue while never having owned a Crue album. Why do I know this?

What drives me nuts about it is that I always forget one or two minor things which I know but for some reason, refuse to retain. Here are the big two. I always forget 1 of the 5 bands that Eric Clapton has been in. Sometimes I space John Mayall's Bluesbreakers, and other time I space out Blind Faith. But I ALWAYS forget one of them. Much like I ALWAYS space Vince Clarke's name when we get to talking about who left Depeche Mode and went to Yaz and the Erasure. I have actually woken up in the middle of the night and said "VINCE CLARKE" out loud after it has been driving on me.

14. This last I thought of right away while reading Tigg's. She writes that she still to this day sleeps with the covers tight around her neck to keep away zee vampires. A habit she picked up in childhood. I, on the other hand, used to wake up and be PISSED off that I was NOT made a vampire in my sleep. I blame this on reading Anne Rice at age 10. And yes, I am Gother Than Thou. (That's an in-joke for the black clothed contingent.)

With The Twenty Four Hour Party People

Tony Wilson Dies At 57. This bummed me out. Tony was only 57. Again this is a tangent that I am pretty sure I will be losing most of you on as I don't think there are a lot of Happy Monday/glow stick wavers/Madchester fans in my audience. Except perhaps, the Brits ;)

Tony founded Factory records in the late 70's and opened the popular (and infamous) Hacienda Club both of which were instrumental in creating the entire Madchester sound and scene which in turn influenced the later Baggy and Britpop (hello Blur and Oasis.) Not to mention the entire Rave scene and the birth of the DJ as a star rather than merely an instrument. And for giving us Joy Division and New Order, Tony is owed a huge thanks. Not to mention he was bitingly amusing as only the English can be. Sorry folks, they OWN us when it comes to irony and sarcasm.

For those of you who are familiar with the sounds of Manchester in the 80's and 90's click on the picture of Tony above for a highly entertaining interview from the 80's and definitely check out the movie 24 Hour Party People.

Every Day I Write The Book

A while back I was invited by Diogenese to participate in the "Why I Blog" project over at QuasiFictional. There are a lot of great responses over there and I was flattered to be asked why I pollute the cybersphere with my rambles. Head on over and take a look and if you want to participate click here.

Few Rambles here for you I collected over the course of my weekend. First off...Attention Johnny Depp Lovers. Rumor patrol has it that he is the first choice to play.....Michael Hutchence in a bio pic. Talk about wet dream material. Depp playing Hutch. It would be interesting. There is a likeness there. Short of Bono circa 87ish, I can't think of anyone else who really looks or has the Hutch vibe.

In other Music as a movie news, I am frickin champing at the bit for Control the bio pic of Ian Curtis lead singer of Joy Division. Anton Corbijn directed it. You all probably would know him best for his lifetime of U2 pictures including the iconic Joshua Tree shots. Anton knew Ian and actually photographed Joy Division. In addition the members of New Order, Ian's wife AND mistress have all participated and gave a thumb up. So distribute it in the USA already! Damn!

Finally on a serious note, I am sure most of you have heard of the Georgia "sex abuse" case regarding Teen Genarlow Wilson who was sent to jail for consensual oral sex with a 15 year old while he was 17. Which is fucking retarded. Mind you, Georgia has some seriously fucked up blue laws most of which yours truly has broken. But if anyone out thinks 15-17 year olds are not fucking they need to pull their heads out of the sand and take a deep breath. The court in their wisdom have overturned the sentence, but the Georgia Attorney General appears to have both a hard on for this poor kid AND his head up his ass and is appealing the courts decision. Please join me in signing Color Of Change's petition demanding that AG Thurbert Baker drop his appeal.

Thursday Thirteen 13 - Well You Lied To Me 'Cos I Asked You To

The last 13 songs played on player whilst I toil at work.....

1. The Difficult Kind - Sheryl Crow featuring Sarah McLachlan (danke)
2. Brick House - Rob Zombie
3. Love Will Tear Us Apart - Joy Division
4. Who's Gonna Ride YourWild Horses- U2
5. Too Sick To Pray - A3 (points if you have heard of them :P)
6. 2 HB - Roxy Music
7. Elegantly Wasted - INXS
8. Turning Japanese - The Vapours
9. You Know I'm No Good - Amy Winehouse (LOVE HER)
10. Thorn In My Pride - Black Crowes
11. Alone - Blues Traveler
12. Driver 8 - REM
13. Boy Named Sue - Johnny Cash