Life Is Good!

Life is good Award given by Amber La Shell

Hey y'all, guess what???  I got another award!!!  It's from Amber La Shell at Amber La Shell Rants if you know her already you know how super freaking cool she is and if you haven't then you definitely should go see her.  Thank you, thank you and thank you Amber!!!!  

There are rules associated with the award however.  I have to thank and link back to the giver of the award which I've done but just in case...Thank you Amber you are amazing and awesome!!

Then I answer the survey questions, (that part is coming up) and then pass it along.  I don't suppose the order matters much so I'm going to pass it on before answering the questions.  

First I want to give this blog to Oilfield Trash at Make Daddy a Sammich

Also I need to give it to Bruce and/or his evil twin at Bruce Johnson JADIP or Here  

Mrs Hyde and/or the zen bitch at A Bitch Called Mom or The Well Fed Spirit (is it cheating to award to multiple personality bloggers?)
And finally to Hed at Hed Above water

Now for the questions:

1) 1.  If you blog anonymously, are you happy doing this?  If you aren't anonymous, do you wish you started out anonymously, so that you could be anonymous now? I do blog anonymously as i have issues with being authentic in my 3D world and I'm working on those.  The blog allows me to be completely honest about what I think and fear without concern about judgements or reprisals.  


2)Describe an incident that shows your inner stubborn side.
It is my instinct to tell you I'm not stubborn, but in consulting with the Darling Husband he assures me that I am stubborn in the most passive-aggressive, non-confrontational way possible.  


3)What do you see when you really look at yourself in the mirror?
I try not to spend too much time looking in mirrors.  It troubles me.  I am middle aged, red haired, blue eyes w/blonde eyelashes and eyebrows,  completely average, overweight (no, fluffy...that's what I am, fluffy).  I rarely wear makeup since I work from home and more often than not my hair, which is long and fine, is up in a top knot or ponytail.  Plain.  That's what I see. 


4) What is your favourite summer cold drink?
I know you aren't seriously asking me that question.....vodka and with crystal light (fruit punch and lemonade) lots of ice, all crushed up together in the blender to make a lovely frozen treat. 


5)When you take time for yourself, what do you do?
Working from home isn't as glamourous as I had expected it to be.  However, when I have time for myself I spend it seducing Darling Husband as often as possible.  Aside from that, when I find time here or there, I blog if I'm inspired, read if I'm not. Sometimes I even nap...just because. 


6) Is there something that you still want to accomplish in your life?
Of course.  There will always be things that I still want to accomplish.  It seems like every time I manage to cross something off my proverbial bucket list I add two more.  It's a never ending pursuit of new experiences because when I'm an old lady I want to have a head and heart full of things that I've done, not just a house full of 'things'.


7)When you attended school, were you the class clown, the class overachiever, the shy person, or always ditching?
Never ever skipped school.  Well there was that one time, but it shouldn't count because I just went to a different school for the day to see my old drama teacher.  School is school is school, right?  As for how I would be classified.  I was a thesbian, but when I wasn't on stage I was painfully shy.  Talk about your paradoxes.  


8) If you close your eyes and want to visualize a very poignant moment in your life, what would you see?
When I close my eyes and think of a poignant experience in my life.  I see the foyer of the little public notary's place where I married Darling Husband.  I spent so much of my life to that point not knowing if I would ever have him....I remember looking into his eyes and choking up to the point that I couldn't say my vows because I was crying for happiness. 


9) Is it easy for you to share your true self in your blog, or are you more comfortable writing posts about other people and events?
I have no problem sharing about myself because it's what I know.  I like to talk about odd or funny things that I see and hear and think about.  You guys get the best and most honest parts of me because my blog is anonymous.  


10)  If you had the choice to sit down and read a book or talk on the phone, which would you do and why?
That answer is simple.  It depends on who is on the other end of the phone and what book I have to read.  


I'll be visiting my award winners soon.  I hope you all enjoy my answers.  I think I may have big news coming up in a blog soon!!!!




7)

Worst...song...ever

I have found possibly the most ridiculous song to make it to the top of the US and Canada music charts in, well maybe forever.  I came upon this as I do most things in the most roundabout way possible.  There I was last night, cruising the interwebs, and Darling Husband mentioned the death of Jerry Rafferty - for those who need help he did  the song Baker Street.  Which is a great tune in my opinion but I didn’t get there immediately with the name recognition.  

Rather than go directly to Google or YouTube (because I try to do some mental aerobics  from time to time) I started casting about in my mind for the connection.  I considered the ‘Nothing from Nothing’ song and realized that wasn’t Jerry Rafferty and wondered if it was Mac Davis (told you I got there on roundabout, stay with me...).  So I looked up the ‘Nothing from Nothing’ song and found that it was done by Billy Preston.  So clearly not Mac Davis.  Mind you I’m talking all this through out loud while Darling Husband is working.  And I wasted no time telling him how disappointed I was that he didn’t have those answers right on the top of his head ready for me too.  In all honesty, he should get some kind of award for keeping up with the random thoughts that exit my mouth on a regular basis.  I’m rabbit trailing again, someone reel me back in.  

All this made me wonder why the name Mac Davis was floating around in my head at all.  Casting about in my memory a little more and I realized that he had a hit song in the early 70s (yes, I know, I’m dating myself) called...wait for it....”Baby, Don’t get Hooked on Me”.  I’m not quite that old so it was probably mid or late-seventies when I saw him do it on the Muppet Show, sitting on a fish hook with Miss Piggy. 

YouTube produced a video with Lyrics for your viewing and listening pleasure.  If you are young or unfamiliar please take the couple of minutes, it’s a pretty short song.  

Because I was so young when it came out all I remembered was that pleading chorus and no real idea what the song was about.  When I watched the above YouTube last night I nearly fell out of my chair with laughter. 

Let’s break down the lyrics...

Girl you're getting that look in your eyes

And it's starting to worry me

I ain't ready for no family ties

Nobody's gonna hurry me - Translation: I’m a player, I like being a player and I’m going to play until I am all played out. 

Just keep it friendly girl

'Cause I don't want to leave

Don't start clinging to me girl

'Cause I can't breathe - Translation: As long as you want to be fuck buddies then we’re all good, but if you’re looking for something more, hate that for you.

Baby, baby don't get hooked on me

Baby, baby don't get hooked on me

'Cause I'll just use you then I'll set you free

Baby, baby don't get hooked on me - Translation:  Don’t fall in love with me because I’m using you for your sex and when I fine another or get bored I’ll send your ass packing.

Girl you're a hot blooded woman child

And it's warm where you're touching me

But I can tell by your trembling smile

You're seeing way too much in me - Translation: I love having you in my bed and wherever else, because you are hot shit and I love when you ______(I have something for that but it really is better suited for Mynx's Secret Pleasures page), but I am a sex addict and I’ll never be the man you think I am or want me to be. 

Girl don't let your life get tangled up with mine

'Cause I'll just leave you

I can't take no clinging vine - Translation: I have commitment issues and there’s too much nookie in the world for me to be stuck with yours forever. 

And chorus to the end.  

This song is like a dear Jane letter warning the females that he is the way he is and just can’t help it because of course back then no one went to therapy and we didn’t have terms for sex addiction, narcissistic tendencies or fear of commitment issues.  And he had the audacity to make it *sound* like a love song.  WTF?  

In all honestly, if I’m going to be warned of a guy’s philandering nature in a song I’d just as soon it be along the lines of Robert Palmer (you know he really meant Addicted to sex) or Naughty Naughty by John Parr or even have Naughty by Nature rap to me about the never ending quest for OPP.  

By the way, he didn’t just sing this song, he also composed it. Same man who wrote and sang the song ‘Lord, It’s Hard to Be Humble’ (if you are sufficiently interested youtube it you’ll find a pattern here).   

I hope you find it as ridiculous and entertaining as I did last night. Enjoy, happy Thursday everyone. 

Laundry List

Hey there guys.  I really should think of a name for you guys.  Would you be 'relatives'?  No too much potential for negative connotation there.  What about 'relaters'?  Huh, huh? Oh hell, I'll add that to the list too.  This blog is me reaching out for help to all of you so the my blog can be better....more awesom'er.

So being relatively new to the blog world there are cool things that I see on other blogs that I want to be able to do on mine.  For example.  I want to be able to put people's blog buttons on my blog and have the go to the proper place.  I've managed photos of my awards but they don't go anywhere.  Should they?  They should right, so that the person who awarded can get proper link-age?

Also I want to make my own cool button and have a link for it too.  How do I do that?  I mean I can probably make my own button but how to I give it a link?

Oh and how do I make those random words come up.  Are those tags or labels that you put on your posts and how many times they've been used?  If so, damn...that's cool.  I should have been labeling all along.

Additionally, how do I make my blog show up as an active link in people's comment's?

What else?  Oh this isn't about me (necessarily) but now is the time to nominate for the bloggy awards.  They are technically the 11th annual weblog awards.  You can nominate me (or yourself or anyone else for that matter).  Personally I think I'm a good fit for the best kept secret blog award, but decide for yourself.  It isn't that big of a deal but we have such a large community and I'm sure that it wouldn't hurt anyone's feelings to be nominated and voted for.   Here's the link just in case Weblog Award Nominations. What?  If I can't shamelessly self promote on my own blog then what's the point really.

If anyone can help me out with any of the questions above, I'd love to hear how to make it happen!  Including what, if anything my followers should be dubbed.

Check you guys soon!  Man, I've missed blogging.