For those about to debate ...

It's time for more of my Guitar Zero Hero ramblings!

I played GH2 for a little while the other day, and managed to get my score above 40,000 on Cheap Trick's "Surrender" and close to 30,000 (maybe higher) on Kiss' "Strutter". I'm quite proud of myself for that one. Maybe some day, I'll actually get past 3 stars!


Also, Kellie and I had noticed on GH3 that when you successfully complete a song, you get the whole "Congratulations - you've earned X Amount!", followed up with: "Go buy yourself something pretty." Kellie and I thought it was just something that occurred because we were playing female characters and commented that it was probably a female character-only thing. So, unless it happened with a badass mofo like Lars Umlaut (a guitar-playing Lucha Libre), it was quite sexist.

Well, the other day, I played as Lars, and got the "Go buy yourself something pretty" message. O_o I don't know ... maybe it's because I was still playing under my GH name, Carlita.

I'll set up a male name and character, to see if that damn message still comes up. Better yet, any guys that are playing GH, have you seen that message? Or do you get something more "masculine" like, "go buy some coke and whores"?

Seriously. I know that a good majority of the gamers are guys - but the ladies are getting into the games as well. Not all of us are spending hours on end playing World of Warcraft or Halo 3, but we *are* playing Guitar Hero, Rock Band and many other games. So we're out there dammit - give us a shred of respect already!

Okay - I'm a bit of a major music geek, but I'm totally stumped on something.

Am I completely delusional here - or did it really happen: Nine Inch Nails recording a cover of the Queen song, "Get Down, Make Love"?

If it really did happen, where the heck can I find a copy?!? :-/

Okay, so I should've done this a few weeks prior ... so I'm a bit behind on this one.

If you'd like a Christmas card from me, comment with your address (comments are screened) and I'll send a card to you. And no worries, I do not send cheesy and/or lame cards. Really.

I've got a dentist's appointment this afternoon - lucky me.

I made sure to take some Ativan beforehand (the one time I forgot, the drilling started and I had a freak-out ... and may have scared patients with my crying and near-screaming), and I'll be taking some Advil as well. Yes, it's just a filling, but I still get terrified going to the dentist's office.


In some happier news, I got a few Led Zeppelin songs from iTunes (now, I just want to know if/when The Beatles and Garth Brooks will come around), as well as The Killers' versions of "Ruby, Don't Take Your Love to Town" and "Romeo And Juliet". Good times.

Also, I don't know if I've said it ... but, thank you all so much for your encouragement, kind words and support while I'm going through the familial angst. I appreciate it all more than I can say, and it's great to see that I have wonderful friends and allies. :-D

Just a quick note or two:

I haven't talked to my mom yet ... kinda-sorta avoiding it, because I'm a wuss. But, I will talk to her at some point, just to get it over and done with.


Second, thank you muchly to icedmaple for the virtual bear hugs! I really appreciate it - thank you for thinking of me. :-D

moar funny pictures

Yep, more LOLcats for your enjoyment!

( I need a LOLcats icon, dammit! )

This morning, I was thinking about music, and how people tend to pick some of the most fucked-up songs for their weddings. Or, at the very least, some of the recommendations for wedding songs.

Now, I can totally get behind something like "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" or even "My Funny Valentine". But, who are the jackasses that pick these songs:

The Police - "Every Breath You Take": A song about stalking someone. Yeah, that's quite romantic. Who doesn't want a song with the line, "oh can't you see - you belong to me?", as their wedding song?

Barenaked Ladies - "Call And Answer": Sure, this one starts out sounding kind of on the sweet and lovey side. Then, halfway through the song, you're hit with, "I'm warning you, don't ever do those crazy messed-up things that you do - 'cause if you do, I'll be the first to crucify you". It's not as bad as the next one, though.

Sonic Youth - "100%": One would think that the line "100% of my love, all for you true star" makes for a good wedding song, but whomever recommended this one apparently glossed over the "gun to my head, good-bye I am dead" line. Songs that are tributes to dead friends are never a good idea. But if you insist, how about the slightly more upbeat, "People Who Died" by The Jim Carroll Band?


If *anyone* picks any of those songs for their weddings, I will be in the corner at the reception hall, in a fetal position with my ears plugged.

That being said, what absolutely wrong songs have you heard at wedding receptions - or heard/read being recommended for a wedding?

Happy Halloween, my lovelies!!

While I didn't get dressed up or anything - pretty much none of my co-workers did, really - it was kind of fun to see the creativity that went into some of the costumes, including this kitteh's:




Coming home tonight, I saw the cutest little girl trick-or-treating with her dad and younger brother/sister, and their dog (she was dressed as a princess or a ballerina - I couldn't really tell, since she was a block away). The girl was carrying her pumpkin bucket in one hand, the sib's bucket in the other, walking down the street, swinging her arms and walking as far ahead as she could. Total "awwwwww, so cute!" moment, there.


And, on a bit of a Halloween tangent, Joe Trohman of Fall Out Boy (he of the JewFro) had a funny blog entry today. {Okay, so *I* thought it was funny. But, I'm a sick puppy that way...} I've stolen it from icecreamhdaches, so credit goes there.

What are we left to do?: Halloween Reflections from Joe Trohman

creepfest 07 is coming up. yep, that's right, every child's excuse to dress up like said japanese anime character, every weirdos excuse to put poison in a snickers bar and hope they end up on the news, and that really just leaves the rest of us. were stuck in the middle. were far too sane and caring to poison children, and yet we are way to old to dress up. a skimpy nurse or devil costume is not a costume by the way, just blatantly sans clothing if you understand my lingo. what are we left to do? well, you could be like me, treat it as a normal day, catch the latest in television crime dramas, or possible romcoms. but you don't want to sit inside, you're used to the nature of the holiday, stuff that satan likes. i get it. im a professional fan of satan's favorite holiday, though i thrive under the cloak of mediocrity these days. i cant very well promote vandalism i suppose, as it could technically then be my fault, and would be my first time getting in trouble for eggs i didn't throw at _______'s house. if we are actually celebrating satan's favorite day of the year, why not be sloth-like and lazy? there is excellent programming on the discover channel. gluttony is pretty bad, and delivery is always fantastic. there are ways to celebrate this glorious of occasions. just not dressed up like a nutcase.


The sad thing, the sluttariffic costumes are being sold to younger and younger girls. Aside from that, I'll be happy to spend the day watching "Cop Drama" and cheesy chick flicks with Joe and some of my closest friends.

Okay, so I'm working on making a couple of playlists for my iPod - and I'll admit that a couple of them are bordering on really, really sick and twisted.

One list is"I Like to Watch - Voyeur Songs", the other is "You Only Stalk The Ones You Love", and I feel like there may be some overlaps.

For the "I Like to Watch" list":

"Mr. Brightside" - The Killers
"Sugar We're Going Down" - Fall Out Boy
"Every Breath You Take" - Juliana Hatfield


For the "You Only Stalk The Ones You Love" list:

"Possum Kingdom" - The Toadies
"Keli Richards" - Gin Blossoms
"It's Warmer In The Basement" - Cobra Starship
"Every Breath You Take" - Juliana Hatfield
"Straw Hat and Old Dirty Hank" - Barenaked Ladies
"If I Can't Have You" - Yvonne Elliman
"Barrel of a Gun" - Guster
"Possession" - Sarah McLachlan
"What Do I Have To Do" - Stabbing Westward


So, yeah ... any suggestions? As you can see, the list is very, very limited. :-(