Thursday, February 21, 2008

Got a bit of a crush


Oh My... Between "Roman Holiday" and "To Kill A Mockingbird"...Gregory Peck is one handsome man. And as he got older, he still had it. Yep, I got a bit of a crush now.

my thoughts on feminism



What more can I say!

we do! We really do!

OK...YES I LOVE THEM

I"m Telling you...Yes I love them. Miss Annie thinks that I am protesting too much. Well, maybe yes, but I will admit I love WHAM! and I hold no shame.
OK..I even remember who wore this shirt...Shirley and Pepsi...the WHAM! Back up singers in the tightest skirts known to man. George and ANdrew wore tham also.
But this is the reunion tour that I would wait in line to get tickets for!

ha!

Wednesday, February 20, 2008

Never be ashamed of your love.

As my sister said to me:
WHAM! is never a guilty pleasure. We shouldn't be ashamed of our love. I am not guilty that of loving them. Nor should you, seeing as it's all your fault i like them in the first place
Yep...I love WHAM! In fact, for Christmas, my baybee sista gave me an iTunes card and I downloaded "MAKE IT BIG" so that we would have it to listen to as we drove back to Mankato.
It was far to fun to travel down memory lane.

Thanks, Mimi, for reminding me that my love for 80's music isn't a crime.

Tuesday, February 19, 2008

What THE?!?!?

Ok...there is this HUGE blank space at the top of my blog. WHAT THE...
Sorry, but well...I don't know how to fix it.
Blogger might get it fixed or maybe not.
But thanks for reading anyway.
MUAH!

For your guilty viewing pleasure...


Ok...get that nasty thought out of your head, you perv.
NO...I'M NOT POSTING THAT KIND OF GUILTY VIEWING STUFF.
I just finished watching Season 2 of Weeds.
I love this show. It is one of the few shows that I actually laugh out loud while watching. (I laugh out loud to other shows...but this is one I always laught out loud with...)
Kevin Nealon's character, Doug Wilson, has got to be the funniest high-functioning pothead that I have ever seen.
There are a ton of hysterical quotes that I could put here, but even I don't think I could put them here. I'm so NOT a prude, but dang...I can't believe some of the things that are said on the show like... how Uncle Andy explains masturbation to young Shane or how Doug talks about his sex life with his wife. there are no censors people, but the writers on the show just put the words together in a way that just amaze me and I Blushingly laugh!
If you haven't seen it...just do it.

I'm Martha and I endorse this message

Ok...this is the only time I'm getting into any politics and political discussions on my blog. Yep, most of you know what my political stance is. Most of you know how I feel about important stuff.
They say never to talk about politics or religion. I'll talk to you about both...
but I saw this picture and just had to post it!
Pretty much says it all.

So Tell me Your Influences.


It's audition time for the middle school musical. I love this age group. Each year I have them fill out a questionaire with their name, age, year in school, can you read music? Can you play an instrument? Any music training? Theatrical experience? Other comments. Favourite song?
But like any good musician and the best audition question ever:
Who are your influences?
(If you have seen the movie "The Committments" you know that I copped that straight from Jimmy Rabbitt when he was setting up his Irish Soul Band)
Well, I get to one of my fave middle school guys - Ty. Ty is so cool. He is very smart and is in advanced classes. The kid analyzes everything and I respect that. Ty is also a wrestler and 4'8". He comes to my shoulders, if that. He looks like Beaver Cleaver's friend, Whitey. Just one hellofa cute kid.
So, Ty gets up in front of everyone and reads off his audition sheet and doesn't say his influences. I say...um Ty, I gotta know. Who are your influences?
And with a smile...he looks at me and says, "Well, Martha...I'm into Death Metal"
I look at him with a straight face and say "Death Metal, Huh, Ty? Like Rob Zombie" And he looks at me with wide eyes and says "Yeah, he's cool but I like other people too."
I said "Check out Primus, little man. Rock on my friend"
And I got the biggest smile from the kid.
He knew I wasn't making fun of him and respected him for his being honest for what he likes to listen to. We all listen to stuff that not everyone likes.
Who am I to judge...one of my guilty pleasures is WHAM!
HE HE
Rock on my friend.

Feisty


Yep, feisty. NO, not the singer Feist. The emotion and state of being....FEISTY
That is what my boss called me today. She said "You're feisty today. You got a lip on you, but you're so nice when you do it. You're fun to watch when you're like this."

Ding dang. Thank goodness she hasn't ever seen me pissed or downright bitchy.

Sunday, February 17, 2008

Check out the flair...

Every little piece of flair has a story...
Take a look and if you have a question, let me know.
(Sorry about the pixelation, but I got it as big as I could)

But this board is all me!

Maybe you can go back...but just for a moment.




Guess what a bunch of 30 something women are going to do this summer?

Break out the acid wash jeans and help me make my mall bangs stay high!!!

Yep...we're gonna go see the boys.
Becky, Joey, Miriam and I (and whoever else wants to do this ) are going to be "Hangin Tough"
I"m just waiting for Joey to be singing "I love you girl" in the middle of Please Don't go Girl!


Then again...I"m fitting into my 80's Guess jeans. Just maybe...maybe...I might be wearing these said jeans - with the triangle on the pocket - in public and get away with it.
I"ll keep you posted on this one.

Being Cute...



There are times where I really hate my job, because I have to "play the game".

There are times where I bite my toungue when I want to really say what is on my mind.

But the other day, I got so mad that I finally said what was on my mind and I felt so good. I apologized to someone in person, but I still let them know that I am peeved to the max.

But I did have a really good rant with my boss the other day and when we were finished...she called me cute.
I like being cute.

In a Few Weeks....

My wonderful friend Beth is getting married to Derek. The wedding will be at the St Paul Union Depot and it will be oh so much fun.
I'm so looking forward to seeing my "chosen" family from Superior. My best friend and his awesome wife will be arriving from Portland and there will be the Morssettes and the Divine Miss Nic.
I hope the food is good. I hope that the music is easy to dance to and I hope to have a partner to dance with me.
But...the best part of all will be laughing and sharing and just being with the people that I love the most.
And I am so happy for Beth. Happy ever afters are something that can happen.
(See...my mood is getting better...I"m getting out of the February Funk!)

Wednesday, February 13, 2008

It's that day again...


The picture you see will be how I will be celebrating the most inane holiday contrived by the materialistic sob's that feel that love should be objectified. Am I a bit bitter...no, just bittersweet.

I'll take vodka and Chaka Kahn.

Monday, February 11, 2008

Top 5 things that are keeping me sane at the Moment.

1. Chocolate Chocolate chip Muffins. Yes...those wonderful fat-filled goodies from the Kwik Trip bakery case. They taste like giant unfrosted chocolate cupcakes. I love unfrosted cupcakes.
2. Diablo Cody
The woman can write. She just did an editorial for Entertainment Weekly (she does them regularly) on the possible reunion of NKOTB...yes NEW KIDS!!! To quote her:
"Naturally, when I heard New Kids on the Block might reunite, a flock of exotic butterflies took wing in my lower torso"
YES!!! I would love to hear "The Right Stuff" live and hear Joey McEntyre sing/say "Cuz I love you girl" and do a killer key change in the middle of "Please Don't Go Girl"
to borrow from Diablo: "Bubblegum may lose its flavor, but it can tick with you for life" (Miriam...you need to live by this creed)
3. Shelby Lynne.
Her new album is a tribute to Dusty Springfield... and you know how I feel about Dusty. She said that this album could be one of 2 things: (I paraphrase) A sunday brunch easy morning kind of album or a late saturday night bottle of wine with a big fat joint relaxing kind of album.
She's right...but I haven't tried either.
4. Fitting into your old jeans
I have lost enough weight that I have now been able to wear my fave jeans from college. That is so cool...but they are so old. Only around the house or when I am alone. God...the guess jeans with the triangle on the back! HA!
5. The Weather
Now, you're probably shaking your head wondering...what the hell?!? But I listen to the rotten weather forcasts and I remind myself that : THIS TOO SHALL PASS.
We bitch when it is too cold. We bitch when it is too hot.
Spring is coming. Summer nights are coming. Fall days will come too.
This crap will end.
5.5....Dove Chocolate.
It is in it's plentitude thanks to that EVIL holiday called "Valentine's day"
Yes, I'm getting my bitter attitude on. Valentine's day is Thursday and it makes me puke.
This statement coming from the biggest hopeless romantic on the planet...but yes, Valentines day makes me bummed.

RANT ALERT!

Can I be just royally pissed? And can I be really sad at the same time?
Between a co-worker throwing me "under the bus" (which things are fine right now...I didn't get into any trouble, but she made herself a royal pain in the ass to my boss) and the crazy customers at work...ding dang. No wonder people go nuts.
I think the biggest thing that has peeved me is something that just irks me to no end. I have had 2 friends do some things that have royally gutted me in the last few weeks. One was a blatant outright bold faced lie that was told by a person to many and it caused much strife. The other thing was that a very good friend doubted/didn't believe/questioned me...something I never expected from this person. I refuse to air "dirty laundry" and go into great detail what was done or said by either person. This isn't the time or the place...and I maintain a sense of decorum and a bit of discreetness. (even though I am making this posting a public rant. Bitter irony of the sittuation here!)
The first person...well, I am just keeping at an arms length. I keep the conversation jovial and trivial and just enough to keep them thinking that all is well, but I don't think I will ever trust them fully again. It hurts me to watch this person's dysfunction, yet I have to let them just go through this phase of their life. I only hope that they come out of it with some sort of sanity and happiness intact.
The second person...It was the one "little" last thing that set me over the edge. (there have been so many little things that I overlooked or made excuses for...)I was SO angry and needed to tell this person exactly what I felt that I wrote down exactly what I wanted to say and went directly to their voice mail and left them the message. I felt better by telling them, but I knew that there would be consequences.
The first person...I have talked to and as I said, keeping at arms length.
The second person... I have not heard a word. I don't know if I will hear a word. And I have to accept if I hear nothing. But the saddest thing...I may have lost someone whom I consider a dear friend and someone that I "let down the walls" and allowed myself to trust. I guess that is why it hurts so much.

That's all part of life. And I really know the meaning of bittersweet at the moment.

Tuesday, February 05, 2008

Ok...it's been too long

Fine, well...and I humbly say:
OH CRAP! SO SORRY! I'm Sorry that I haven't written and kept you up to date.

Sad thing, nothing exciting happened at the holiday time - it was just work and sleep, and eat and work again. Not even a fantastic mullet sighting or cat fight - just boring retail hell.

So here are a few things

1.MY iPOD. Yes. Woah! How did I ever NOT live with one of these? I t was a suprese presen but OH SO WONDERFUL. Those of you that have them know what I mean. 8 Gigs are almost gone. I'm amazed, but I loaded my cds, bought some iTunes, and loaded High Fidelity. I'm happy as a lark

2. Mom broke her leg a few weeks before Christmas. Bummer. She was so upset. I have never EVER seen her that upset. Between Miss Mim and Dad taking care of her and me, in between retail hell, we helped take care of her. I am so proud of MIM. Dad has become an amazing househusband, but is pretty tired. He realized how much mama did around the house. But the man can make a mean batch of chili, a great Tuna Noodle and some mean Swedish Meatballs.

3. I had a bout the the upper respretory plague. It wasn't the flu - my body didn't hurt, but from the mid chest up...it was nasty.
WORD OF CAUTION! Do not fall asleep to Public Radio while on NYQUIL. I have the strangest dreams. My most fave dream was that I went shopping with Bill Clinton and then took him to the Joynt, where he held court with the owner and many people. That was a whacked out dream.
4. Books Read:
U2 by U2
The Other Boleyn Sister
The Wives of Henry the VIII
Paula Deen's Autobiography
Atonement
Middlesex
Love is a Mix Tape. MUST READ THIS BOOK. Sad, but so true on how music makes such an impact in our lives and amazing how certian songs can take you back in time. Mim bought me this for Christmas and told me to read it. She cried...I cried...so good
And various Chick Lit of no consequence.

5. Music
Man...this will be a whole new and separate entry for the blog. Let's just say I LOVE iTUNES recommendations.

5. Movies
Away from Her
Waitress
Roman Holiday

Ok...there's the top five for now. I"ll keep you posted. Promise.

My WIKI Pseudo Band


My sister came across an interesting way to waste time. "I want everyone to do this" so says my sister. She did it and then proceded to write a wonderful history of a band she was in called "Queen Elizabeth College"
It's a hoot:
So this is what ya do:
1. Go to Wikipedia.
2. Hit the "Random Article" button on the side tab. This is your band name.
3. Hit the "Random Article" button again. This is your album title.
4. Hit the "Random Article" button 10 or so more times. These are the track names for your latest cd.
5. Repeat this process as many times as you feel necessary to create an excellent discography and musical history.
My results:Las Meninas (Spanish for The Maids of Honour) - Existentialism is a Humanism (L'existentialisme est un humanisme)
1 - Raining Blood
2 - Smoke Stack
3 - Francis Dolan Collins
4 - Pannier (disambiguation)
5 - Channelling (physics)
6 - Baryon number
7 - Pavol Hudák
8 - UN Watch
9 - Didier of Cahors
10 - Jersey Mountain Road
Bonus Tracks Only on CD
1 - Gana la Verde
2 - Old Age
3 - Moodna Viaduct
4 - Bharatakula
Back in the late 80's, there were five girls that decided to start and all girl band. We were heavily influenced by The Go Go's, The Bangles and Bananarama but also girl metal as well as the girl groups of the 60's. Tatum, Kate, Jessie, Mina and me. I played keyboards and sang most of the leads with Mina. Jessie was the art history major and found our name. So in between changing our hair colors to either black or platinum blonde, we wrote songs and lined up gigs, thanks to our uber- manager, Mark.
WE got our big break when we were playing the 7th Street and A few of the Replacements and Husker Du had dropped in. This was pure luck. So we went into the recording studio and layed down the tracks for our first album and had more material that we knew what to do with. We just let our producer decide and it was brilliant. We had this wall of sound feel to us, yet we retained our pop sensiblity.
Then it all turned wrong...Tatum ended up with a guy named Banky, who was a major coke head and she turned to the stuff. She went to Hazeldon in 96, but relapsed and is somewhere in California. Kate had enough and left with her partner, Joan, for New York. She got her social work degree and is working with innercity kids. Mina, Jessie and I decided to call it a day. Damn good album. Mina is in the Twin Cities running a spa and Jessie is a curator for a museum in Arizona. Me...I'm hiding out in Wisconsin. You might find me on Water Street or at the Mall. But I'm happy and I have no regrets.
Funny thing....they approaced Mina and I for the rights to use "UN Watch" for a politician's theme song. We didn't give them the rights. That would be a sell out, but a car company wanted to use "Jersey Mountain Road" and we said ok. We got a new car and some great royalties...

SUCH GREAT CRAP, but live out your rock star fantasies! Let me know!!!