Waterpark & Arcade Wars

I got home last night from a weekend of sun & fun in K.C. — met up with my folks & my brother & his kids to go to an indoor/outdoor waterpark for a couple of days.

Spent some time in the hot tub relaxing with Pops, then slept outside in the sun for awhile, and had a great water war with my brother & his kids.  They totally kicked my ass.  LOL!  Some times it pays to have a sense of humor and… I actually kinda like getting soaked.  Mum spent most of the day dominating the waterslides.  She was probably the only 60 year old up there, but she had a fab time!

I finally got to check out the arcade with my nephew & beat Pops at air hockey!  I still kick ass at ski ball too!  Woo hoo!  I’m wondering now if I’m a bit too old to be enjoying the arcade… but, ultimately, I don’t give a flying fuck.  I fully intend to hit it again!

Peace, Love & Happiness ~ 

GENESIS: “In Too Deep”

I love this song… I used to play the 45 over and over on the RCA I got for my b-day when I was 10.  Everytime I hear it, I’m back in 1986… mourning the end of summer… and the end of an era.  Even then, I knew it wouldn’t last forever. 

I truly hope they play this song in TO!!!! 

Just a bit of trivia — the b-side is of this 45 is ”I’d Rather Be You!”

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“IN TOO DEEP” by GENESIS

All that time I was searching,
Nowhere to run to, it started me thinking,
Wondering what I could make of my life,
And who’d be waiting.
Asking all kinds of questions to myself,
But never finding the answers,
Crying at the top of my voice, and no one listening.
All this time, I still remember everything you said
Theres so much you promised, how could I ever forget.

Listen, you know I love you, but I just can’t take this,
You know I love you, but I’m playing for keeps,
Although I need you, I’m not gonna make this,
You know I want to, but I’m in too deep.

So listen, listen to me,
Ooh you must believe me,
I can feel your eyes go thru me,
But I don’t know why.

Ooh I know you’re going, but I can’t believe
It’s the way that you’re leaving,
It’s like we never knew each other at all, it may be my fault,
I gave you too many reasons, being alone, when I didn’t want to
I thought you’d always be there, I almost believed you,
All this time, I still remember everything you said, oh
There’s so much you promised, how could I ever forget.

Listen, you know I love you, but I just can’t take this,
You know I love you, but I’m playing for keeps,
Although I need you, I’m not gonna make this,
You know I want to, but I’m in too deep.

So listen, listen to me,
I can feel your eyes go thru me
It seems I’ve spent too long
Only thinking about myself – oh
Now I want to spend my life
Just caring bout somebody else.

Listen, you know I love you, but I just can’t take this,
You know I love you, but I’m playing for keeps,
Although I need you, I’m not gonna make this,
You know I want to, but I’m in too deep.

You know I love you, but I just can’t take this,
You know I love you, but I’m playing for keeps,
Although I need you, I’m not gonna make this,
You know I want to, but I’m in too deep…

Weekend Getaways

Wow… it’s been a really hectic week.  Lots of exciting things going on, lots of work to do, lots of things to look forward to – I’m feeling great! (Luckily, the food poisoning only kept me down a couple of days…)

This weekend, I’ll be at the Lodge with my folks & my brother’s family.  It will be really nice to get in some QT & spend a few days in the out of doors!  I don’t get the chance to do that very often.

Then, weekend after that — off to TO!  GENESIS!!  I’m way too excited.  I wonder if I’ll be able to get a few pix of the concert with my cell phone.  Also, I need to find some groovy stuff to do with my folks in TO.  Something fun, but not too touristy…

I absolutely LOVE weekend getaways!

Love, Peace & Happiness ~

Candy & Caffeine

I am incredibly wired today!  I’m going to run out of work to do before the noon hour… I only got 4 hours of sleep last night.  Tossed & turned, tossed & turned…

So, for breakfast, I had half a large bag of Reeses Pieces and a pot of coffee.  I love candy and caffeine.  Breakfast of champions!!!  Or, rather – ”Breakfast of Really Hopped-up, Jittery, Annoying People.”  My apologies to anyone I’ve annoyed thus far…

Tonight, I’m going to go home and mix some new CDs — I’m thinking a bit of new wave and maybe a bit of psychedelic rock…

Love, Peace & Happiness ~

Monday, Monday…

Today is going OK for a Monday.  A good night’s dreamless sleep was had, and I’m ready to go again.  As I was on my way out the door to leave for work, I lost my electricity again.  I lost it Thursday due to an electrical storm.  I don’t have a clue what the damage is today.  I seriously paid my bill, so… I hope it’s back up soon — I have 20 pounds of steak in the freezer!

For now, I’m fairly happy hanging out in my ”rabbit hole” with chocolate and coke.  I actually need to pick up some more chocolate on the way home.  And lollypops.  Maybe some bagels.  Definitely some cat food.  If I don’t show up at home with cat food in hand, the boys will shred my ankles. 

Tonight, I’ll probably go home & do the dishes and a bit of laundry.   That’s what happens when you have nothing better to do — you wind up doing things you should do.  Oh, well…

Oh!!!  And I just realised — in less than 4 weeks, I’ll be seeing GENESIS in TO!!!  I think I just got excited all over again.

Love, Peace & Happiness ~

It’s a Perfect Day For Bananafish

It’s Friday!! I should be happy… about something… anything. Nope. I woke up with my head on fire.  What’s the use in working for the weekend… if the week never ends?

I really wanted to go to HippieFest last weekend (one of the very very few cool events in this g-d forsaken hole) and I missed it. Didn’t get back to town in time.

I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again:
The problem with my life is not that I never get what I want. The problem lies within the fact that what I want is never what I thought it would be.

I live in a perpetual state of disappointment.

And I just… can’t take it anymore.

FUCK YOU, FRIDAY!!!!!

It’s a perfect day for bananafish…

U2: “With or Without You”

See the stone set in your eyes
See the thorn twist in your side
I wait for you

Sleight of hand and twist of fate
On a bed of nails she makes me wait
And I wait without you

With or without you
With or without you

Through the storm we reach the shore
You give it all but I want more
And I’m waiting for you

With or without you
With or without you
I can’t live
With or without you

And you give yourself away
And you give yourself away
And you give
And you give
And you give yourself away

My hands are tied
My body bruised, shes got me with
Nothing to win and
Nothing left to lose

And you give yourself away
And you give yourself away
And you give
And you give
And you give yourself away

With or without you
With or without you
I can’t live
With or without you

With or without you
With or without you
I can’t live
With or without you
With or without you

Strange Daze, But I’m Fine

Wow… what a strange, wonderful, emotional, tiring, & frustrating week.  I got back from L.A. in the wee hours of Monday morning.  Didn’t sleep at all.  Went to work all day, then crashed at my normal time Monday night.

L.A. was every bit the adventure that I remember and miss.  I met up with some groovy new people, paid a visit to some old haunts, caught up with old friends, and spent a fair amount of time mucking about.   Did you know that it’s possible to walk from NoHo to Sherman Oaks in under an hour?  Now ya do.

I took some fantabulous photos, but it seems that the disc has been demagnetized by the Airport Nazis.  I’m very bitter and upset about it… and I’ve cried like a little girl until my eyes got red and puffy and out of focus.  Some moments… only happen once.  I hope my memory holds it longer than that morsel du merde “technology.”

My life at work has been a true pisser lately.  Shit does, in fact, roll downhill — and it sucks to be at the bottom of that hill.   I hope things get better soon!  At least I now have a “cube” in which I’m able to get a little privacy while on personal phone calls.

In other news, those cool beige pants I bought a month ago (the ones I couldn’t so much as get over my hips) are now riding my backside fully zipped.  I’m so happy I could squee!  Sadly, I have no real clue how it happened.  When I get busy, I tend to forget things… like eating… and paying the rent.  Oops!  These are strange days, but I’m going to be fine.

Anyway, I’m going to go home tonight and relax with a steak pizza (that I’ll be cooking myself!) and a few margaritas… and perhaps a Two Coreys video.  :-)

Love, Peace, & Happiness ~