Hump Day Goodness

It's time for the hunks to come out and play. Don't I wish!

The first part of the week is over, but there's still a few more days to go until Friday and some prettyness is in order to keep me sane until Friday at 4 o'clock when I'm free for 2 days.



The lovely Mr. Costello.



The ever adorable Mr. Noone.



The sexy Mr. Jones.



Get my tongue off the monitor, Mr. Hayward.

Simple Pleasures

Viamarie tagged me to do this meme.

Name ten of life's simple pleasures that you like most, then pick ten people to do the same. Try to be original and creative and not to use things that someone else has already used.

Photography
Daydreaming
Playing with my pets
Weekend drives to anywhere but here
Cheesy pop music
A good book
Making a mix CD
Watching the waves of the Atlantic crash into the beach at Atlantic City at least once a year.
Windmills
Waterfalls

I won't tag anyone but if you want to do this meme, leave a comment so I can come and see your answers.

A Note From Peter Noone

They said that Peter Noone sends a personal note to everyone that joins his fanclub. I expected a form type note. You know, nothing special. I was wrong. Very wrong.

My mum was telling me what was in the mail as I was driving home from work yesterday, and she mentioned that I had a little card. I had no idea who would send me a card. Most of my friends don't do cards, except at Christmas. So I was baffled.

When I saw it was from Santa Barbara, CA, I started to grin. I knew who it was from. I opened the envelope to find the cutest thank you note from Peter Noone. He thanked me for joining the fan club and scribbled a cute little drawing on the card.

How sweet.



Again, you don't get anything sweet like that from the Moody Blues...

~snarls~

But they'll take $35 bucks from you and give you a website. Sorry Moodies, Peter is sweeter and he posts on his own forums. (And he's quite snarky too)

Not Enough Time

That 4 hours I had off on Friday wasn't enough to relax me. It went by much too fast and I spent so much of my weekend worrying about things that I have little to no control over.

I don't know why I did this except that I'm a natural born worrier.

I worried about my car, which hasn't had any problems, but since everyone's car has had issues lately I figured mine will too, because it will suffer envy from the attention that the other cars have received.

I'm worried about this whole "teeth" situation of mine. I went to the dentist last Thursday and he said my gums have improved a great deal in the last 3 months. Of course, after he scraped away at my teeth I've had nothing but problems since. And he mentioned the gum specialist again, which sent me into a frenzy of worry, because my issues don't seem to be going away. And though I love my dentist, he's not really talkative about what's going on in my mouth. (Was that enough TMI for you?)

I worried about whether I'd get anywhere for a short vacation, even though I know I'm at least going to Hershey in 2 months to see Gary Puckett.

Of course I worried about money because I never have any.

And then the big one, I worried about my damn weight. I hate the incredible bouncing scale that goes up then down and then up.

Anyone have any prozac or something that they can give me to stop my incessant worrying?

Random 10

The Music Memoirs ladies want to know

10 songs that sum up your weekend...or were on your weekend playlist...and one picture that relates back. (oh, and if you feel like it, tell us why you picked the songs you did)

I had a weird weekend of music.

Cliff Richard - In The Country
Justin Hayward - Right Time, Wrong Place
Ringo Starr - Stop & Take The Time To Smell The Roses
John Lodge - Summer Breeze
Herman's Hermits - Little Miss Sorrow, Child Of Tomorrow
Semisonic - Sunshine and Chocolate
Matchbox Twenty - Last Beautiful Girl
Tom Jones - You Can Leave Your Hat On (Please don't ask about this one. I'm not sure myself)
Fleetwood Mac - Seven Wonders
The Moody Blues - I'll Be Level With You

Most of these were songs that I used for mixes I posted at an LJ community. (except that damn Tom Jones song that was in a mix I downloaded. At least it wasn't Sex Bomb!)

And the picture? The tulips in my backyard

Happy Easter

I got this in my email awhile back.





Have a blessed day everyone.

Unsure

I just downloaded this CD



David Gilmour's On This Island.

I haven't figured out how I feel about it yet. I guess that's because I have such a love/hate relationship with Pink Floyd. For the most part, Floyd is just a trifle too weird for me. Though I admit to loving A Momentary Lapse of Reason



and a few other tracks from that era. I think perhaps I liked those because they sounded Moody-ish.

So I decided to snag a copy of David's new CD because he has a pleasing voice, and well I was feeling like a sheep. He's David Gilmour, this disc has to be brilliant. Right? Erm.

So far I've listened to 2 of 10 songs and I'm not impressed, I'm not excited, nor am I baffled by weirdness. What am I? Bored.

This Heaven and Where We Start are trying to send me back to bed for the day. I have to say I'm glad I just sampled this album, because for me it isn't worth 20 dollars. I'm not sure it was even worth the time it took to download it. But I'm going to give it a full listen before I send it to the recycle bin, because there may be at least one gem hidden on it.

It Just Doesn't Seem Right

This Holy Week is off kilter for me. I didn't get to any services at all, through some fault of mine and some fault of the wacko situation of my family. There's a Byzantine church about 3 blocks from my home and usually on Holy Thursday I go sit in the church for awhile. I didn't get to do that.

One of our former priests has a parish in Avella, PA and on Good Friday we'd go with another family to night prayers. This year, the older son has a girlfriend, and my parents weren't up to being out late so at home we stayed.

I don't quite feel like it's about to be Easter. Maybe I'll feel better tomorrow after I've been to church. I used to be much better about going to church. I was much better at doing a lot of things, but I've become a bit lazy.

I think it's time for a change. It's a time for new life and things to come into bloom. I think I'm going to bloom this year too.

Top 5 On Friday

Another meme from Music Memoirs.

Top 5 Songs And/Or Albums That Get You Going

First up the songs:

Erasure - Don't Say You're Love Is Killing Me

Duran Duran - Electric Barbarella

Elvis Costello - Monkey To Man

Justin Hayward - I'm Sorry

Oingo Boingo - Not My Slave

Next the albums

1. Erasure - Wild!



2. Duran Duran - Greatest (Because all DD albums getting me going, including Thank You which gets me going to the bathroom to toss my cookies, cos it's so bad!)



3. Madonna - Like A Virgin (Vintage Maddy is the best!)



4. Elvis Costello - Punch The Clock (I want to bop around the room to this CD)



5. Pet Shop Boys - Nightlife (There's nothing better to dance to then this CD)

Thursday Thirteen

13 Things That Keep Me Sane

1. Books - Nothing like a little fantasy to help me escape the drudgery of life.

2. Music - Sometimes even the worst music keeps me from dying of boredom or killing someone or going off the deep end. Of course sometimes, songs like Mistletoe and Wine can be the cause of me going off the deep end.

3. Long Drives - I was always a little happier when I had a longer drive too and from work. I don't know why, except that it gave me time to wind down after work was over.

4. Road Trips - The possiblity of taking off for parts unknown and known can give me the strength to soldier on. Only 2 months until the Gary Puckett concert!!!

5. Eye Candy - When all else fails look at something pretty.

Like this



6. My pets - The beauty of animals is the unconditional love that they give. They are far more loyal than any person I've ever met.

7. My family - Funny, these people are a double edged sword. They can help keep me sane all the while making me insane. That takes talent, I tell you!

8. A good movie - When time and my short attention span permits, a good movie can relax me into sanity. Funny thing is this, one of my favorite films is nearly 3 hours long; Van Helsing.

9. Shopping - Spending money is good for the soul I tell you.

10. Meditation/Prayer - Quiet time communing with the higher power takes away stress.

11. Writing - I don't do this very often anymore. I can get lost in telling a story when the mood strikes me. Sadly I've burned myself out and right now, my creative bursts are few and far between.

12. Naps - A litle shut eye can always make life better.

13. Monkee episodes - I don't have nearly enough of them either. One day I'll buy the DVD box sets. Of course, then I may just have too much joy in my life, and that's not allowed to happen.

Another Cliff Richard Song In My Head

It was bad enough at Christmastime when Mistletoe and Wine decided to reside between my ears 24/7 but now there's another song moving in.

Cliff sure knows how to pick catchy songs.

I've found myself singing this damn tune at random points during the day, and let me tell you I'm thankful that there wasn't anyone around when I burst into song. My singing curdles milk.

So I've decided to share my trauma with all of you.

I command you to download this song now!

Cliff Richard - Climbing Up Mount Everest

Hunk Day!

Yay it's Wednesday! A little birdie told me I may only be working til noon on Friday, so I have something to live for right now. And to help me survive the next few days, I'll need the help of the hunks to get me through.


Vintage Peter Noone! Too cute!


George Harrison is eternally a hunk in my book.


I've been staring at this picture of Justin Hayward since yesterday afternoon.


Mmmm. Elvis Costello, nuff said.



Cliff Richard looking gorgeous and I guess Olivia Newton-John can be the honorary hunkette for the guys, right?

Everyone Needs To Hear This Song

It's a new track by Keri Noble and it's gorgeous.

Remember My Name

Download it and enjoy!

No Rest

I hate sleepless nights. I hate sleepless nights accompanied by cramps even more. Needless to say, I sleep less than 5 hours last night and then when I did fall asleep I had weird dreams. I don't know if it was the advil I took before bed, or if my mind was totally in a jumble, but I had a weird dream that I can barely remember.

All I can remember is that Michael Crawford was in it.



Maybe if I listen to my Phantom of the Opera CD a few dozen times today I'll be able to get him out of my head. It would have been nicer if he had been singing me to sleep last night.

Proof That I'm Easily Amused

Driving to Ohiopyle yesterday, I spotted a windfarm off in the distance. I love windfarms. I'm completely fascinated by them. And though this particular farm was way off in the distance, and though I had no idea how to get to it, I had to have a picture of it.

So what did I do?

I made sure that on the way back from the falls my friend stopped the car, so I could test the zoom on my camera.

From Bad To Worse

I should have gone back to bed yesterday. Out of 24 hours only one thing is worth mentioning. Gary Puckett is playing Hersheypark on June 4. The cost of the concert is the price of the admission for the amusement park. So, guess who's going to Hershey in 2 months!

Squee!

That was the high point of the day.

The bad things are as follows and there are several.

1. Argued with grandma because I wanted to pay her gas bill at a payment center that charges one dollar to accept the payment. The payment center is right next to my hairdresser, where I was going to be, but nope, that's a waste of 60 odd cents. Mail that stupid bill. ARGH!

2. The parents car has a suspicious leak somewhere. Not sure what it is and since it's the weekend, we won't know until tomorrow. That means my old clunker car is the only car in the family that's slightly trustworthy. Anyone have about 6 thousand dollars so I can get a better car?

3. Ate Chinese food for dinner. Ugh! I used to love Chinese food, but for some reason lately it hasn't agreed with me. It made my belly wonky and it causes me to retain more water than any human should.

4. I could find no one to go on a drive with me to see the covered bridges at Mingo Park, so I sat at home until about 7 o'clock when my nephew condescended to accompany me to Walmart so I could get batteries for my damn camera.

I'm glad I'm going into the mountains today, because when I get there I'm going to scream at the top of my lungs!

Having A Bad Day

You know it's going to be a bad day when you wake up and step in dog crap. Grrr. My dogs, well my dog and my sister's dog that we sit for during the day, decided that it was too rainy outside to do their business. My bedroom and the upstairs hallway are a much better place to do that.

Right now I'm really loving my cats, because they know where they have to go to pooh! Bless their tiny furry little hearts.

I don't want to think about how the rest of the day is going to go if this is how mine is going to start out. And let me tell you, I have more than the usual amount of Saturday stuff to do today.

Perhaps the best thing to do would be to crawl back into bed and start over.

Top 5 On Friday

From the ladies @ Music Memoirs

Top 5 songs played on your winamp, media player, ipod, etc.

OK, this is weird, my winamp and my last.fm page are slightly different. I'm going to go with my winamp list, because I know that last.fm isn't as accurate as it should be.

1. The Moody Blues - Send Me No Wine (Played 203 times, probably all one day when the damn song got stuck in my head)

2. The Moody Blues - Don't Need A Reindeer (Played 160 times, and not all at Christmas!)

3. The Moody Blues - Yes, I Believe (Played 157, again not all at Christmas either)

4. The Moody Blues - I'll Be Level With You (Played 145 times, this is another song that occassionally gets stuck in my head)

5. John Lodge - Street Cafe (Played 136 times. Funny that Thunder Child wasn't on here, it's actually my most played song on Last.fm)

It's obvious by this list that I really like The Moody Blues, isn't it?

Thursday Thirteen

Thirteen of my favorite snapshots

All thirteen of these are taken by moi! I won't repost the 3 shots from the other day, though they are big favorites of mine, particularly the shot with the bird. But anyway.

1.

This is a shot of the Chime Tower at Longwood Gardens, Kennett Square, PA. I hope I get to go back there this year. The conservatory is going to be completed and I've never seen it when all the rooms were done. They've been renovating it since I was a little girl.

2.

I took this shot of Justin Hayward and Paul Bliss at the second night at the Borgata last year. I love the look on Justin's face and I love how Paul seems to be springing out of his shoulder.

3.

From that same trip to New Jersey, a lovely shot of a seagull (goonie bird!) I love birds and getting good shots of them sometimes is damn hard!

4.

This shot of Elvis Costello was taken last July at the Chevrolet Amphitheater at Station Square. I wasn't allowed to bring my camera into the venue, but what they don't know won't hurt them, right?

5.

Who could resist such a cute little piggy?

6.

The Balloon Ride is my favorite ride at Idlewild Park.

7.

A beautiful butterfly on a bloom at the Palace of Gold in Moundsville, WV.

8.

Red Robin sitting on the fence in my yard.

9.

Oogie is such a silly little boy!

10.

Another beautiful butterfly, this one was found at Round Hill Park.

11.

A perfectly posed ducky.

12.

A gorgeous waterlily at Longwood Gardens

13.

The falls at Ohiopyle State Park

Hump Day Hunkaroos!!

I can't believe it's already Wednesday! That's a good thing, really, because I really need some extra sleep! But since it's time to get ready for work, I'll let the Hump Day Hunkaroos wake me up!