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I recently took a little trip up to see Polythene Pam. Well actually it was about two weeks ago.... But still, I feel that's pretty recent. :P The reason I bring this up, is because I took some pictures up there that I thought I'd share with you! Not a lot, just a little, but it's still something.
While up there, we stayed at this beautiful house by the water that her dad has been house-sitting for the last few months. It's one of those places that's just so neat and clean and organized and zen.... that you never want to leave. So I took some pictures... of their cat, some binoculars and a plant. ...Enjoy?
I can't believe how long it's been since I've made a mix tape!! Well, here we go... my ninth mix! It's for washing dishes. :) Because really, what's more boring and unpleasant than washing dishes? Not a lot. Which is why the activity sorely needs an accompanying mix of music full of energy and catchy choruses.
Just a heads-up, I find that this one's mainly composed of older songs from the 60-80s, because I guess I prefer scrubbing dishes to oldie classics. I hope you do too! Enjoy. :D
1. "Eye of the Tiger" by Survivor
This is kind of the most inspirational song ever, which makes it great for washing dishes. I find that when I start out, I always feel so hopeless because I know I have a mountain of spaghetti covered ceramic staring at me from the sink. BUT, when I play this song I feel like I can do ANYTHING. I mean, it's all like "DUH. DUH DUH DUH. DUH DUH DUH. DUH DUH DUHHHHHHHH." So it's always a great way to start off a dish washing mix tape!
2. "Modern Love" by David Bowie
I LOVE DAVID BOWIE. I know I've definitely said this before but I just thought I'd repeat it in case anyone had forgotten... Since David Bowie is awesome, he obviously has to be featured in this mix. Come on, think about it. How can you be unhappy when David Bowie is playing anywhere within a 30 ft radius?? Pshhh, I'll tell you: it's impossible. Even if you're elbow deep in a mixture of water and other people's half eaten food! This song is also full of energy and really fun to sing along to. I think it's very important to listen to songs that you enjoy singing when you wash dishes. It always makes things 10 times more fun.
3. "Greased Lightning" by Grease (John Travolta)
Yes. This is happening, I am including a song from Grease. You're welcome Polethene Pam! Is it just me, or is hunky, young John Travolta not absolutely drool-worthy? I just loooove him. And honestly, even today (though I find him less attractive) he's pretty great. He was hilarious in Hairspray... Anyways, this is one of my favorite songs from the movie (yes I'm talking movie here, not the musical) and I just love it! Why this car could be systematic... Hydromatic... Ultramatic... Why it could be greased lightning!
4. "Build Me Up Buttercup" by The Foundations
SUCH a great sing along song. And sooooo much fun to dance around to with your friends!! It's just one of those songs that are incredibly catchy and classic.... It always puts me in a good mood, no matter what state I'm in. Do you have a song like that? You should totally share it with me. ;)
5. "Copacabana" by Barry Manilow
This and "Eye of the Tiger" are the two songs I never ever EVER leave out of my dish washing mix tapes. Ever. I first heard "Copacabana" in my 6th grade music class, and we had to learn the lyrics and analyze the song and I fell in love with it instantly. The moment I got home, I went straight to iTunes and bought it immediately! I love playing it with friends, or even just my little brother. We sing along and dance around and act out the verses... It's great. And though it's a little harder to dance to when you're stuck at the sink, I think it just gives a challenging twist to the dish washing process. If you haven't heard this song before: 1) I AM SHOCKED! and 2) I'm not gonna tell you exactly what happens, because I'd spoil it. But I will say I think it's intriguing how happy and upbeat it is, while the actual story is so utterly depressing in the end...
6. "Moves Like Jagger" by Maroon 5 ft. Christina Aguilera
I sort of felt like I should try to include a couple newer songs, so I chose Maroon 5 as one of my contemporary selections. I really love Maroon 5 (Adam Levine.... ahhhhhhhhh) and this is a pretty great song. Even my dad likes it, and he's very critical of my generation's music. I also think it's cool how they use actual footage of Mick Jagger in the music video. And it's hilarious that in this same video... Adam Levine really doesn't have a whole lot of moves at all. Yes, a gorgeous body he does have, but moves like Jagger? Not so much.
7. "Don't Fuck With My Money" by Penguin Prison
And this is my second contemporary song! I guess they're back to back.... Hmmmmm I don't know how I feel about that.. But oh well. I think it sounds good this way. Anywho, this is a song that I discovered a little while back. The singing is very much my style, and the lyrics are super catchy. And the whole song is this protest/response from the middle class to wall street and the 1%. It's from their first album, and I am CRAZY EXCITED about the group. Ooh and the music video is AWESOME. So awesome in fact, that I think I have to include it here:
If you haven't heard this song, I strongly suggest you listen to it. Oh, and if you have an aversion to profanity, even when used in an epic context such as this one, no fear! There's a clean version called "Don't Fuss With My Money".
8. "Wake Me Up Before You Go Go" by Wham!
Though the last two songs strayed a little from the style I had previously set up for our dish washing adventure, this last one, I think, returns the mix to it nicely. It's another really great, classic feel-good song that's uber catchy and fun to move around to. And it's a great way to scrape the gunk off of those last few dishes... Hoorahhhh.
Yep. That's my mix tape for today! I hope you liked it and maybe even use it next time you are given the unpleasant task of kitchen cleanup. Oh, and let me just say, dishes are the most fun when you're doing them with friends! So whenever you're at a dinner party or something where the adults have the NERVE to make the children do the dishes (GAAASSSPPP), if you have some buddies there, just play this mix and have fun! It'll go by like a blast.
Hey guys! Guess what?? I am super over the moon right now! :D And you know why? Because a wonderful fellow blogger awarded me the Liebster Blog Award today! Her name is Etienne, and she has a great blog called "Etienne's Journal". It's really sweet and beautifully written! You should check it out by clicking this spectacular sentence... :) Thank you so very much Etienne, for giving me this award!
Here are the rules to this splendiferous blog award:
1. Thank your Liebster Blog Award presenter on your blog
2. Link back to the blogger who awarded/nominated you
3. Copy and paste the blog award to your blog
4. Reveal your top 5 blog picks
5. Drop by your top 5 picks and let them know you chose them by commenting on their blog!
So without further ado, here are my 5 blogs that I will be passing on this award to! They're all very different, but all have at least one thing in common: THEY. ARE. GREAT! I recommend you check them allllll out! Taaddaaaa:
HI GUYS!! I've just had a terribly dreadful day... Aggh.. But, to get past that, I'm going to share something with you... What, you ask? My MLKJ weekend photography!!! As you may or may not know, I visited Polethene Pam for this extra long weekend, and it was fabulous!! One of the best parts was all the photography I got to do! I feel like I never get to go out and just take photos anymore, so this trip was really, really great for my artistic self. :) I shot a ton of digital, and I even got to work on my photography class project! (Aka I also shot some film.) I think I'll share some of the photos with you later when I develop them!
So without further ado, here are some of my personal favorites from the trip:
At the bookstore...
And the water...
One of my very favorites... This is Polethene Pam!
And this is her shadow! Isn't this one cool looking?? I edited it all special like. :P
And Polethene Pam again! Ain't she puurrrtyyy? :)
Look! It's my papa! Seen through my maman!
Okay, these ones are seriously cool. They're at this old, abandoned military bunker on the coast! Unfortunately, I didn't get a lot of shots there because my battery ran out and I forgot a back up... BUT, I did take a roll of film so...
And this is a gorgeous sunrise I got up uber early for:
That's my maman and my little bro! He's pretty pissed off at me for waking him up so early... He kind of hates having his picture taken... Can you tell? ;)
I hope you had an amazing long weekend as well!
Hopefully, hopefully, hopefully I will have a snow day tomorrow and then I'll do a lot more bloggin'. :D If the universe will finally see things my way for once, I'll see you then!
I don't think I've mentioned this yet, but right now I'm visiting Polethene Pam for MLKJ weekend, and it's pretty awesome. She lives in this really cute little city and I love it! And... they have pretty gnarly graffiti. Most of the photos I have taken so far are on my D200, so I can't share them until I get back home, but I took this one on my phone so I can share it with you! Check it out!!
Cool, right??? Robots are bitchin'! Anywho, I hope you all are having a spectacular long weekend. Lots of stuff has been going on and I really, really want to share it all with you so stay tuned! I'll be doing a lot of posts for the remainder of the weekend. Soon you're gonna get to meet my new hamster... ;) Oooh and I also have some mix tapes coming up!! (Yeah, I've pretty much given up the whole mix tape Wednesday thing, and now it's just whenever I have time.)
HAPPY 2012!!!!!! Are you all ready? I think this is going to be a splendid year and I can't wait to drown in fiery flames with you all on December 21st! I mean, that is what's gonna happen, right? Actually, that's just the end of the Mayan calendar... They didn't predict that the world would implode or anything, so don't go chaining your family together in the basement JUST yet. Idiots. Hm, italics me is kind of a bitch. Well we'll show her next December when our souls ascend to heaven while she's stuck on Earth as the world collapses! AHAHAHAhahahahahaha!!! ...That's the rapture. Oh right. What's supposed to happen this time? Nothing. So again, I repeat: idiot.
Woah. It just struck me that this will be my first post of 2012. And so far I've spent it arguing with my italic self. Maybe I should be more mature. You know, reflect on how I've grown this past year, what I've accomplished, etc. I'll tell ya what, we'll give it a try.
How I've grown/changed:
I'm taller.
My hairs gotten longer.
I have two more ear piercings. Woooo. That makes three on one side and two on the other.
You know these are really supposed to be more emotional and spiritual.
Italics me, get out of my bullet points.
Okay.
Thank you.
My eyes have deteriorated even more and I'm pretty sure I'm going blind.
I've gotten even better at procrastinating till the last minute and completing the job none the less! Yesssss.
Accomplishments:
I built a pair of Lego shoes.
I finally read the first Hunger Games book. Yesterday, actually. Although I probably finished the last 50 pages in 2012, so does it still count? Yes. Yes it does.
I can finally apply eyeliner without getting it ALL OVER MY EYELIDS. However a makeup guru, this does not make me. Yoda style.
I made new friends!
I participated in my first high school play!! I really hope I do some more this year...
I took the PSATs. Scored in the 99th and 98th percentiles! WHAT WHAT! Imma tell you a secret... My mom actually made me take the SATs in 8th grade and I don't want to brag but I honestly did really well. So the PSATs were UBER stressful because I was super worried I'd get a worse score than on my SATs. Buuut I didn't! *fist pump*
I started a blog! Really, this is one of my favorite accomplishments and I am so grateful to anyone who actually reads all my rambling discourses. You guys make my days and my nights and I love you all! But especially you. Yeah, you. YOU. ARE. My very favorite. ;P
Started a short sci-fi novella thingy that I'm actually really into. That doesn't sound like a big accomplishment, but for me, it is. I love love love writing, but I'm horrible at thinking up stories that I'm still interested in telling, 4 pages in. Maybe I actually have a chance at finishing this one! Who knows...
And finally... I maintained a journal and filled it alll up. And then started another. (A sort of "second volume".) This may sound lame, but for me it is also a huge accomplishment. I've started many a journal, but I've never filled a whole notebook with regular entries before. This is a wonderful first!
My Goals for this glorious new year:
Work out regularly on my NEW TREADMILL! There's something just sooo great about running in place. I LOVE it.
Start diving in to my community service so I don't end up doing it all my junior and senior years.
Build up my college resume... Ick.
Start wearing my cowboy boots more often. It's time the cowboy boots thrived again, my friends.
Keep my room cleaner.
Force my dad to build me more bookshelves so I can be done with this ridiculous book stacking that's been going on.
Develop better studying and homework doing habits.
Get straight As! But that's probably not gonna happen... Chemistry is hard. :'(
Well there ya go. A semi-traditional New Year's post.
I hope you all have a wonderful 2012! You guys really are the best and without you, I would have nothing to keep me writing this blog and would probably then go insane. So thanks mom. And Miss Mixie. And Polethene Pam! You guys are the bomb-diggity. C:
Hello friends! Or acquaintances... (I guess I don't know you all too well.) Oh what the hell, let's just be amigos! We'll see where this crazy friend-SHIP takes us! Gosh, I hope we don't hit an ICEBERG. AHAHAHAhahahahahaaaa I am just sooo funny...
Moving. On.
I am very happy and very sad. Want to know why? First off, I'm very happy because I have a bunch of friends all visiting right now from various places out of town, which makes me all smiley. (Polethene Pam, Miss Mixie, the glorious sister of Miss Mixie) :) I am sad, because one of these aforementioned friends (Miss Mixie) is terribly ill with suspected food poisoning... :( I feel so sad that she's all sick and icky feeling while she's supposed to be enjoying her vacation!! You know in the Peter Pan movie when tinker bell gets poisoned and everybody claps really hard at the same time and thus render her healthy and glowing again (still don't understand the science behind that btdubs)? Well I figure our dear Miss Mixie is quite an awful lot like a sparkly, flying fairy thingy herself, so perhaps if we all clap really hard, she might just get better? So clap, my minions, CLAP YOUR HANDS!! This is totally going to work.
Now that I've shared with you my ingenious plan to restore Miss Mixie to perfect health, I'm going to share some stuff with you! First off, an adorable cat picture. Because I am a very original blogger who posts very original material. I mean, please, name one other blogger who posts cute cat photos! I dare you. Bet you $5 you won't find one. Oh. Oh, really? You found one? Well I guess I owe you $5...... What a surprise.
Anyways, here's the photo:
Heehee. I took this pic of a cut out magazine picture that was hanging on the wall in this really cool barbershop. Miss Mixie's sister got her hair dyed today (AHH!!! :D) and I was chillin' out with her while she got it done. We got it done at the "original rock & roll barbershop" which is this super cool place only a few blocks from my house. It has magazine clippings and stickers and stuff literally plastering the walls and it's super cool. So yeah. That's the explanation behind my discovery of this adorableness.
The next thing I wanted to share with you is the purchase I made earlier this same day. It. Is. Spectacular. I probably haven't mentioned this before, but lately I have sorely needed a fun, casual belt. I probably have mentioned my love of dinosaurs. Yes, now that I think of it, yes I have. Well today... I found the greatest belt in the whole wide world. Or at least a pretty cool one.
Feast your eyes upon it's glory:
Since you can sort of see it, do you like my shirt? :) My brother gave it to me for Christmas. <3
IT'S A SEAT BELT. COVERED IN DINOSAURS. IN PRIMARY COLORS! <3 I just love it so much! And it's super adjustable and comfy and awesome. While it holds up my pants quite well, it really knocks of my socks if you know what I mean...
Now it's super late, so I best be going. I've got SO MUCH to do and break is fast coming to a close, so it's best that I get my sleep. Don't forget to clap for my poor, sick Mixie! Pozegnanie!
