The Slits, Gong, Kirsty MacColl

I am going on vacation in eight days. I cannot wait! This is a lame blog entry, so I will write about something else.

I have made a lot of music discoveries the last couple of days. The first is a punk band from the late '70s, The Slits. Well, they were originally a punk band, but their album Cut, is more like a reggae/dub kink of a thing. It's fuckin' awesome! It's a surprisingly catchy fun record, but the some of the topics are bad, like shoplifting, drug use and etc. etc. That doesn't stop me from listening to it. No sirree!

Next: Kirsty MacColl. A wonderful English singer/songwriter who is an awesome interpreter of other people's songs. Her covers of The Smiths and Billy Bragg are great! Also, what an amazing voice. Fantastic.

Now: Gong. What a weird band. Kind of like Pink Floyd but trippier. They have a song called Pothead Pixies, and another called Witches Song - I Am Your Pussy. Some crazy shiznit. I like it!

Anyhow, what a way to spend a rainy day! Listening to good music and cleaning the flat. Nice.

You're The Wish You Are I Had

Okay, I'm gonna start talking about Saturday, and my unusual day at work. I work in the produce department at Felpuausch, a grocery store known to people who live in southwest Michigan. I get back from my lunch break, and there is a little mound of brown something on the floor. I take a closer look, and what is it? A little mound of baby poo! Now, who let's their baby poop on the floor, and not say anything to anyone? Just let people slip and fall over some baby crap. They just let it sit there. Stupid ass people! And don't get me started on those little produce bags! People open them and leave them everywhere. They also like to stuff them behind the bananas, I don't know why. Another thing, why do people take grapes out of the bag they are originally in, leave the five they are going to buy in the original bag, and then leave a whole bunch of grapes just sitting out! You know what we have to do with that huge cluster of grapes? We gotta throw it away, that's what!


Now I have ranted about my job, I will tell you about my day. Chris (my husband) and I went on a little shopping spree. I went to Kohls and got a pair of new shoes ( half off) and a sun dress that was on clearance. Chris bought two pairs of shorts for our little vacation that's coming up in two weeks time. It's getting closer to vay-cay-shun time!!! It's so relaxing to be miles away from your home and your job. No responsibilities, just relaxation. I think I am going to make some compilation CD's for the four hour drive. Rockin'!

"It's not a lack of a sense, it's called ambivilence!" Oh Canada by Kathleen Edwards

New blog, new start!

I started this blog today, hopefully to upstart my former love of writing. I haven't written anything in a long time, so here goes!

My husband Chris worked all day today, so I have been lazing around watching the telly and listening to my new Aimee Mann album. It's pretty good, but I'll have to listen to it a couple times more to get the feel of it. My hubby's sister, her husband and their three kids came up from Texas this week and they left today. I have fallen in love with those three kids, Madison, Grace and Emilie. On Tuesday we went to the Calhoun County Fair in Marshall for 5 and a 1/2 hours. It was fun but boy did I get a wicked sunburn on my chest. It hurts! Wednesday we went to Lake Michigan for a couple of hours and I made it worse. Good job, Leslie!

I also am supposed to be on vacation this week, but they made me work anyway. I'm such a sucker. Why do I let people walk all over me?I too nice, that's why. At least it's more money for our vacation in a couple of weeks. We are going up north. I can't wait!!!!