I blame comic books for my obsession with big, round numbers. My 500th MySpace blog will happen sometime before the middle of this year at just my regular pace, and I wouldn’t be shocked if I upped the pace a bit before then.
Enough about the “then”. Let’s talk about the “now”.
KKCK:
Lady Antebellum “Need You Now”
grumble grumble Country crossover grumble grumble song about drinking and regrets grumble grumble it might involve a pickup as well, but I haven’t paid too much attention grumble grumble… In all seriousness, the pop mix does a good job of hiding the fact this was a huge country song.
Ke$ha w/3OH!3 “Blah Blah Blah”
I really need to hear this entire album. MTV’s James Montgomery said something to the effect of “she is to hip hop what Avril was to pop punk”. This song is hella catchy, and Ke$ha sounds like the type of girl at the bar I’d probably be both excited by and deeply afraid of if she were to hit on me in my single days.
Justin Bieber w/Ludacris “Baby”
All the tween girls have Bieber Fever, and this song will only make the infection worse. For me, it’s confusing because I like to think I have most of Ludacris’ songs on my iPod. Does that mean I need to put a Justin Bieber song on it?
Gorillaz “Stylo”
This song reminds me of 80s music without sounding like an 80s song. Did we jump on it early? Yes, yes we did jump early like we’ve done with almost every other Gorillaz lead single. If you like your Gorillaz a bit weird, this song will cover that too.
La Roux “Bulletproof”
Speaking of songs that remind me of the 80s, we have La Roux. I don’t see many dance acts get press on Pitchfork, much less get that and start moving up the CHR chart. Another point in La Roux’s favor is that electronic dance songs that are a bit quirky often do quite well for us.
Pick to click: Justin Bieber short term, Ke$ha long term
Today I took a step towards dealing with all the lingering sadness and feelings about a lot of my childhood. I went to Western Mental Health in Marshall and started counseling/therapy. My first session was a great experience, and I’m looking forward to going back again in a few weeks. We didn’t make any major breakthroughs, but it was nice to articulate what is in my head to an expert, who told me everything I’m feeling is totally normal. The way she described my emotions made total sense, and now we can start figuring out what to do for some resolution. Here’s the real shocker of the session. She asked where I was born and from, and I told her I was born in Fargo but had grown up in a small town in Northeast South Dakota she had probably never heard of. She asked and I told her it was Veblen.
She grew up in Veblen. Class of 1967.
Seriously, what are the freakin’ odds of that?
Otherwise, things around my neck of the woods are going pretty well. I didn’t get any writing done this weekend due to a sudden illness, but I’m hoping to be more productive in the coming weeks. I had a total brain lapse today which led me to think I’d broken my wife’s car somehow. Luckily, the problem was easily solved. I’ll admit I was, in a teeny tiny way, looking forward to my car coming to her car’s rescue. Seeing my rusty old Cutlass in the rear view mirror made all the stress of a potential repair bill fade away for a few seconds. One of my co-workers sent me a link about how to get collector plates for the Cutlass, since it now technically qualifies.
I’m starting to get the feeling I’m losing one of my friends because of how infrequently we’re able to hang out. It’s not that I don’t want to hang out, far from it. When I get a call that my son or wife is ill, I feel compelled to go home and help out and do what I can. This has caused me to bail a few times, and I don’t want to make excuses because nobody wants to hear them. I have different priorities than I had for all the years I was single, and I don’t think that’s a bad thing. I don’t value our friendship any less than I used to. I just have a reason to go home now where before it didn’t really matter where I went after work. I could be wrong and he could just be busy right now, but I won’t know until I see him again next week.
OMG, did this become a tale of woe bro-mance post?
Crap.
So…baseball season is right around the corner. My Mariners are looking better than they have in years, but every team in that division could be a contender. I’d rather see a spirited scrum than see the Angels just waltz off with another division title. The Cubs should be interesting but I don’t think they have the horses for the National League derby. I like the Marlins and Athletics as dark horse teams this year. At least, I like them without looking at any preseason info.
I feel like writing more, but I’m not sure where to go next. We’ll just pick it up again next week, or sooner if inspiration hits.
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