Deadweight on velveteen

Stolen from the lovely Samboy, because I can't resist these kind of things -

INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Put your iPod or other music player on shuffle.
2. For each question, press the "next" button to get your answer.
3. YOU MUST WRITE THAT SONG NAME DOWN NO MATTER HOW SILLY IT SOUNDS!
4. Tag friends who might enjoy doing this as well as the person you got this from
IF SOMEONE SAYS "IS THIS OKAY" YOU SAY?
‘Hot Tent Blues’ – Late of the pier
WHAT WOULD BEST DESCRIBE YOUR PERSONALITY?
‘Around the world’ – Daft Punk
WHAT DO YOU LIKE IN A GUY/GIRL?
‘Din-dong daddy of the D car line’ – Cherry Poppin Daddies
WHAT IS YOUR LIFE'S PURPOSE?
‘Let Go’ – Sick of it All
WHAT IS YOUR MOTTO?
‘Everybody had a hard year’ - Marz
WHAT DO YOUR FRIENDS THINK OF YOU?
‘Right on time’ – Red Hot Chilli Peppers
WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT OFTEN?
‘Hard Headed Woman – John Lee Hooker
WHAT IS 2+2?
‘Christine Bonilla’ – Joy Zipper
WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR BEST FRIEND?
‘Roll Away your stone’ – Mumford and Sons
WHAT IS YOUR LIFE STORY?
‘Hold me close’ – Lucero
WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU GROW UP??
‘Tangled up in Blue’ – Bob Dylan
WHAT DO YOU THINK WHEN YOU SEE THE PERSON YOU LIKE??
‘This time’ – John Martyn. I wish. Damn unrequited affection
WHAT DO YOUR PARENTS THINK OF YOU?
‘Capturing Moods’ – Rilo Kiley
WHAT WILL YOU DANCE TO AT YOUR WEDDING?
‘Rise Above’ – Black Flag. Awesome. Wedding beatdown
WHAT WILL THEY PLAY AT YOUR FUNERAL?
‘Seeya later’ – Boards of Canada
WHAT IS YOUR HOBBY/INTEREST?
‘Ska Wars’ - Capdown
WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST SECRET?
‘Hazy Jane’ – Nick Drake
WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR FRIENDS?
‘The Price I pay’ – Billy Bragg
WHAT'S THE WORST THING THAT COULD HAPPEN?
‘Stand in my way’ – Micah P Hinson. Too right!
HOW WILL YOU DIE?
‘Transformer’ – Gnarls Barkley
WHAT IS THE ONE THING YOU REGRET?
‘SixtyNiner’ – Boards of Canada. This just sounds wrong
WHAT MAKES YOU LAUGH?
‘Footprints’ – Roisin Murphy
WHAT MAKES YOU CRY?
‘Sun in rises’ – Fleet Foxes
WILL YOU EVER GET MARRIED?
‘Give something else away everyday’ – Magnolia Electric Company
WHAT SCARES YOU THE MOST?
‘Upward over the mountain’ – Iron and Wine
DOES ANYONE LIKE YOU?
‘Love comes to me’ – Bonnie Prince Billy.
IF YOU COULD GO BACK IN TIME, WHAT WOULD YOU CHANGE?
‘Just look around’ – Sick of it all
WHAT HURTS RIGHT NOW?
‘Easy to love’ – Ella Fitzgerald
WHAT WILL YOU POST THIS AS?
‘Deadweight on velveteen’ – Jose Gonzalez


I'm going to attempt to write a proper blog post tomorrow. I may have some pretty bizarre yet awesome news to tell, I just need to wait for a phonecall before I can get too excited. I might even, yes, might even post some photos. Of what, I don't really know. But we shall see. I'm not in work till 6pm so I have a whole day to kill, and seeing as I've been up at 6:30am the last two days for a teacher training course, I will definitely be having a lie in and a lazy day. I may even be able to get my knitting finished.

In times of utter crap, there is Al Burian

none of this furniture
is big enough
for two
what am I supposed to do?
I can upgrade
or I can get rid of you.

This weekend has been shit. I don't normally complain about stuff, but I think its safe to say I had my years worth of utter wank within the space of 24 hours. So today I have just been hiding away, knitting in the company of my lovely friend (http://www.amyblackwell.co.uk/) at her place of work and she snuck me in to watch Fantastic Mr Fox (review: not bad, I fell asleep, but thats not necessarily good judgement of the film, just my rubbish nights kip)

I'm attempting to look on the brightside. No one has died, the world is still intact (I think) and I have a cat curled up on the end of my bed.

live fast and die of something shameful your black flag bars are turning blue

what are you gonna do?

there's a russian agent in the building

So we have a new housemate. She's 5 months old, rather fluffy, likes to lick things and is named after the Russian spy agent, Illya (Kuryakin) from the man from u.n.c.l.e. Yes, we have a kitten. She is all sorts of amazing (and stupid) and I've discovered that kitten sneezes are one of the cutest things. Even if it is directed in your face. Well perhaps more gross, but still cute. I'll post a photo hopefully tomorrow as I need to spread the joy of her little face. She's got a slightly gammy eye which should clear up soon, but in the mean time she looks like she's constantly winking.

I dont know what happened, but today winter decided to decend on us. I'm even thinking about busting out the winter coat which I wasn't expecting to do just yet. I know its very British to moan about the weather but if it would just make up its mind as to what it was doing...!

Tomorrow is my first proper day off in a while, and even then I will be spending the majority of it filling out a job application. These things generally take all day as I'm the worst faffer known to man. I wish the deadline wasn't friday, as I would really like just to chill out, read, and do some knitting. And make some proper dinner. I worked a 50 hour week last week, and this week will probably be something similar. I love my jobs (all 3 of them) but still, I'm running close to empty. Although I did enjoy the wine tasting we had at lunch time today. A sophisticated palate was needed to try the wines we might be getting, so of course, I offered up my services!

Hopefully will get some London photos up here soon as well...the tattoo is healing good, although theres a section which will probably need touching up, alas. Stupid skin.

Tonight I'm off out with my lovely friend Thom for pizza and beer and maybe a film. I have spent far too much time behind the bar and not the right side of it, so I shall be rectifying that tonight hopefully.