Personal Stuff Unrelated to Brian/Angel/Shiny Naked Men

[sisabet]

So this weekend was nice - S. flew into town and it's always great to see him. Next weekend I have tentative plans to go see [unknown band at this time] with his girlfriend, as she will be all down with the missing of him. She's a sweet girl, I like her a lot and since we both think S. hung the moon, we rarely run out of things to talk about, such as: "S. is so very brilliant/smart/wonderful" - he has his own little mutual admiration society, which is all well and good, but we have decided to broaden our horizens a bit.So the plan is to find a local band we can be silly groupies for and dance up near the stage and get excited when we talk to the bass player after the show. Of course, getting excited about a bass player (in my experience) means being seriously intoxicated, also a requirement for any successful conversation with said bass player.

ETA: I keep forgetting to ask this - but "Prisilla, Queen of the Desert" was on the other day and until now I haven't been able to watch the complete movie because of this sinking feeling I have that something absolutely terrible is going to happen to someone. Am I right? Or can I watch?

Right now I am deep in thrall with my latest heres_luck CD. She wanted to know my reactions about Ani Difranco's "Used to You" - so here is what I have to say: I could print out the lyrics and take it to my first appointment with (theoretically)my therapist and it would be a very appropriate starting point. I'm trying not to identify too much, but that is very difficult when the song features such lyrics as:

I'm still here because
I've got nothing else to do
You're an asshole
But I'm getting used to you
I like the fact that
You talk incessantly
I got a thing for assholes
Who tell good stories

This describes huge portions of my life. It also is perhaps one of the chief reasons I have resisted getting involved with anyone for such a long time. I tend to repeat myself and I'm too tired to go through it again. Actually, that whole theoretical therapist idea is probably not of the bad.

The song on the heres_luck CD currently getting the most repeat time is The New Amsterdam's "Proceed with Caution" - because it tears me up. Emotionally wrenching is fine as long as I control what gets wrenched. I've already got the next song I'll obsess about picked out - plans make me happy.

drdawn and I fought all weekend long - and I finally figured out what about. When I was ten I remember in a moment of sudden clarity looking at Dawn and saying, "You are not the boss of me." Well, she apparently considers that statement negotiable.

cutting for TMI

Last night she mentioned being PMSy. I then noticed the big ole zit on my forehead and my crampy feelings and was pissed. See - our cycles have not been congruent until now and I was all angry that I was syncing to her's. Then I checked the calender and realized that I am right on time. She is syncing to me. Score one for the little sister, right here! Whoo, Hoo! I feel so victorious that I'll probably do what she says without comment for a week. Cause I got all this power - yep. My Womyn-Power Will Fuck Your Shit Up!

Comments

[vehiclesshockme.livejournal.com]

You can watch Priscilla all the way through, it's ok. Excellant movie btw. Just if you're watching it make sure it's an unedited version on TV!

[elynross.livejournal.com]

I would say that there's one hard bit towards the middle, but it turns out okay, and I agree, you're safe watching. It has a lovely ending!

[elke-tanzer.livejournal.com]

Hon, that last paragraph has me giggling. I don't and probably will never understand sibling stuff... but day-em, you folks are really something!

[evemac.livejournal.com]

Priscilla is a fantastic movie. You'll enjoy it muchly.

And you'll never look at ABBA again in the same way. ;)

[sisabet.livejournal.com]

Oh, I've seen the ABBA part -hee and ewww - but I can't seem to watch the end due to this incredible sense of forboding.

[momentsintime.livejournal.com]

couldn't help it you inspired me*ewg*

[sisabet.livejournal.com]

Hee - did you see Valerie's Womyn-Power Spike icon? I

[momentsintime.livejournal.com]

just checked it out.hee!
never had seen it before!

[sue-donym.livejournal.com]

The song on the heres_luck CD

Will/Did you post a track list?

[sisabet.livejournal.com]

I most certainly will.

[superplin.livejournal.com]

When I was ten I remember in a moment of sudden clarity looking at Dawn and saying, "You are not the boss of me." Well, she apparently considers that statement negotiable.

Hee. My very first complete sentence as a wee tot was addressed to my sister, to wit: "You're not my mommy!"
She still hasn't quite gotten it.

I'm not sure about the age difference between the two of you, but my sister is 9 years older. You can just imagine the sense of entitlement, there.
Another funny thing: for the longest time, I assumed you were the older sister. Because, of course, since I am the youngest, all Dawns must necessarily be younger siblings. I was sure there was a law or something. ;)

[sisabet.livejournal.com]

Hee - Dawn tells people I am older! That bitch :)

Dawn is 3 years older than me. She was 8 years older than our brother and is 16 years older than Cappy. Dawn also has a 13 year old son. She's 17 years older than him if you're wondering;)

I was five years older than our brother and I'm 13 years older than Cappy. Who I am totally the boss of. Oh, yes. I am.

[superplin.livejournal.com]

Hee - Dawn tells people I am older! That bitch :)

See, she knows about the Law of Dawns! I knew it was real.

Dawn is 3 years older than me. She was 8 years older than our brother and is 16 years older than Cappy. Dawn also has a 13 year old son. She's 17 years older than him if you're wondering.

I'm currently in the middle of GRE prep. All you need to do is add a couple of exponents or something in there, and that paragraph looks like one of the math practice questions.
Er, there's not an actual quiz later, is there?

I was five years older than our brother and I'm 13 years older than Cappy. Who I am totally the boss of. Oh, yes. I am.

Ah, so you do know about the sense of entitlement. You big sisters are all alike. ;)
I begged my parents for a younger brother, but they weren't having it.
::pouts::

[sisabet.livejournal.com]

I wanted an older brother. I almost didn't speak to my mother when she brought a baby home from the hospital.

[caille.livejournal.com]

Okay, 'plin. If Dr. Dawn leaves Memphis at 23:10 EST on December 6, and her train is going 45 miles per hour, and if Sisabet is flying in from Madagascar, leaving at 12:05 December 5 (Madagascar time), but Cappy and the Boy are already in Santa Monica...when will I get there? And could you pick me up? Will there be refreshments?

[heresluck]

You like the CD! ::bounce::

I *thought* I was spot-on with that Ani song. Mmmm, music: identification and catharsis. Cheaper than therapy!

And oh! "Proceed With Caution"! Isn't it amazing? I love it. Love it love it love it. I will have to put more New Amsterdams on your next mix. They actually have a new CD out -- coming soon to a long-delayed Music Roundup near you.

I've already got the next song I'll obsess about picked out...

Can you tell what it is? Or hint? Or should it be a surprise?

[sisabet.livejournal.com]

No surprise - Peter Mulvey. Gah - I'm gonna post a playlist (there have been requests *g*) and a little mini review.

[coffeeandink.livejournal.com]

*thought* I was spot-on with that Ani song. Mmmm, music: identification and catharsis. Cheaper than therapy!

You're scarily good at this. I had to stop listening to the Spring CD because it kept making me want to cry.

[sisabet.livejournal.com]

It's like a gift. Wait - there is no "like" here - it is a gift.

::in awe::

[heresluck]

Ack! No! Only the first two-thirds is supposed to make you cry! The Josh Rouse song is supposed to lift you up out of the trauma into a happy place! I even ended it with the one Jeff Foucault song that's not relentlessly melancholy! It's in a major key and everything!

This is like a dare, isn't it. Make a "make mely smile" mix. You think I can't do it? Huh? Ha! Watch me!

Of course, it's September, so we'll have to start with Dar's "end of the summer" and go uphill from there. Damn. September isn't for happy music. I think I missed my seasonal window. But I am nothing if not a woman up to a challenge. Hey -- music for a new apartment!

::wanders away plotting and mumbling to self::

[coffeeandink.livejournal.com]

*waves hands around* It's a ... thing. When I'm really depressed (in the clinical sense), hopeful healing-from-depression songs just make me feel worse, because I don't see how to get there from here. So "Spring Street" would just leave me wanting to curl up in a ball and sob. Outright depressed songs are actually easier to deal with in that state.

It was also a little scary that I'd revealed that much about myself in lj entries. Or comments in other people's ljs, as the case may be. (Sorry, sisabet.)

But any CD would be cool. Including a "broadening mely's musical tastes" CD. ;)

[sisabet.livejournal.com]

Please - comment away. Makes me feel like my entry is where all the cool people are hanging out.

[coffeeandink.livejournal.com]

You are the sweetest.