Posted by: dirkmancuso | Wednesday, January 30, 2008

Random thoughts

Yesterday morning it was a balmy 52. By noon, we had tornado warnings and torrential downpours by 4.When I went to bed, the temp had dropped and we had an inch of snow (on top of ice). This morning it is 3 degrees with the wind chill making it -16. And as if that shit weren’t enough, my fucking sinuses hurt so bad I swear my eyes are going to explode every time I bend over. Suffice it to say, I do not have what it takes to serve up much more than some snippety stuff today…

~ The Grammy Nominations. Amy Winehouse. 6 Nominations. Seriously? Can you say “over-rated”? I think the judges need to get their asses to rehab if they think she’s got talent. Of course, I have to admit that judging from this pic, she has winner written all over her. As well as “Hello, Sailor” and “Blake” and…

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~ While I’m on the subject of music, for weeks there was this song playing on the muzak at work that I had stuck in my head. So a couple of weeks ago, Carly hears me singing along and says her kids have that on their i-Pod…blah blah blah. Long story short she finds out the name of it and I buy the fucking cd single from Amazon (because I can just tell this is a one hit wonder at best). Okay, so I’m at home last week singing my ass off in the living room and all of a sudden it hit me that maybe I didn’t really know the lyrics because it kind of sounded like this guy was hooking up with someone older. Who he calls daddy. So I googled the lyrics:

I was made to love you
I was made to find you
I was made just for you
Made to adore you
I was made to love
And be loved by you
You were here before me
You were waiting on me
And you said you’d keep me
Never would you leave me
I was made to love
and be loved by you

Yeah, definitely some creepy gay May-December thing. Then I get the second verse and I read the words that made my stomach sink:

I’m reachin’ out, reachin’ up, reachin over’
I feel a breeze cover me called Jehovah
And daddy I’m on my way…

Sweet Christmas — I’d been getting my groove on to Christian rap/rock! And it’s the Big Guy he’s referring to as daddy. “Made to Love” by TobeyMac (and may I just say that a more retarded rap name would be damn near fucking impossible to come up with) is a love song to God! I feel so dirty and used.

~ Adam Levine, lead singer for Maroon 5:

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Mmmmmmmm — that’s just all kinds of yummy.

~ You know how celebrities always die in 3’s? Well, I’m totally confused by the recent spate of famous deaths: Brad Renfro, Suzanne Pleshette, Alan Melvoin, Lois Nettleton, Heath Ledger, and Christian Brando. Does anyone know if Brando completed a trio, was the second act, or started a new round? I need to start writing this shit down.

~ I did something to my fucking digital camera and unless the Best Buy guys can figure it out tomorrow, that means no pics for a while. I implore everyone to light a candle for me.

~ Finally, I know I need the fucking calories like I need a hole in the head, but has anyone had one of these?

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Oh. Em. Gee. They are like chocolate covered sex. Only better, because they’ll set you back less than 2 bucks and they won’t promise to call after you’re done and then don’t, leaving you emotionally adrift, wondering what you did wrong this time. Available at your local Target. Get one.

That’s all I got.

Have a good one, folks.


Responses

  1. Debbie Boone is referring to God in “You Light Up My Life.”

    I still like to sing “Hare Krishna” by George Harrison.

  2. Why on earth is Amy’s torso a different color than the rest of her body? And that candy bar looks like heaven I don’t need on my hips. Of course, I have some spare padding if Amy needs it.

  3. No kidding on the Christian rock! I swear every cable channel has that damn Time/Life commercial running nonstop! If I hear “Lord, I lift Your Name on High” one more time, I will scream!

    Harry and David do make some good stuff! I haven’t seen the candy bars at my local Target, but, I will keep an eye out for them!

  4. Six Grammy nominations! My, my–that’s more than Alanis Morrissette got, and the worst thing SHE did was not wash her hair! I guess they’re giving them all to Amy now, because they realize we will not be hearing from her again for quite a long while…

  5. Why do Carly’s kids have Christian rap on their ipod? Is that how kids rebel now?

    Suharto died on Sunday so there’s another to complicate the pattern.

    Moose Muncher sounds way more dependable than CG.

    PS
    I’m listening to ‘I Know What Boys Like” by The Waitresses.

  6. Eureka!! Target sells Moose Munch Bars? I’ve been ordering them (and other delectable stuff) from the H&D website….guess I’ll be going to Target at lunch!
    Temps here yesterday–1:15 pm–58; 3:15 pm–36; 9:15 pm–18
    Welcome to the midwest!

  7. Camera symptoms? Did you remove the card and battery?

  8. I dislike Amy Winehouse as much as the next person, but I have a special place in my heart for “Tears Dry On Their Own.” I mean, it’s pure 1967 Motown “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough” with a twist and suprisingly beautiful vocals. This is the only song of hers I’ll admit to liking.

    And Adam Levine — day-um he’s so fine.

  9. The Amy Winehouse thing has me puzzled too. 6 nominations? Didn’t she only have 1 semi-hit (“Rehab”)?

    One of our cable TV stations is always selling Christian pop/rock CDs and I’ve caught myself checking out the lead singers and thinking “Mmmm, he’s hot”, until I realize its f’ing Christian music.

    Mark :-)

  10. Josh Groban was singing about God when he sung “You Raise Me Up” Sing along: There is no life, no life without it’s hunger, each restless heart beat’s so imperfectly. But when You come and I am filled with wonder, sometimes I think I glimpse Eternity. You raise me up so I can stand on Mountains, you raise me up to walk on stormy seas, I am strong when I am on your shoulders, you raise me up to more than I can be.
    Adam Levine is so yummy I could eat him up!
    Did you see American Idol last night when a jubilant guy ran out the door and a shrill scream was heard? Simon said, “I think he just stepped on Ryan.” They all got a good laugh. Another contestant introduced himself and then said, “My mother always wanted a homecoming queen but she’d hoped it would be one of her daughters.”

  11. Ed, that jubilant guy is Jason Rich, I think. Wasn’t he just dreamy hot? I know if I can get him outta the middle of the cornfields I could change him. Heck, maybe even in the middle of the cornfield.

  12. I hate that when I accidentally like a Jebus song.

  13. oh my god i love this post. brilliant. awesome.


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