Thu
Apr
16
I just did something completely out of my comfort zone. A looong, looong time ago I joined this silly little dating site. I don’t think many folks from here are on it. Anyways, I joined mainly because there are a lot of quizzes… and I like taking quizzes when I’m bored.
I normally ignore all messages, unless they come from a certain real-life friend of mine who randomly found me on there one day. But today, after seeing the five-thousandth person on my Facebook feed take a stupid Facebook quiz, I broke down and decided to log back on and take another quiz. Just a side-bar… you shouldn’t have to send a quiz link to 4-8 people to get a result. That’s just stupid, Facebook.
Anywho… logged on, and didn’t get to the quizzes because I noticed I had 4 new messages. What the eff? One was just the site telling me about a super high match made with some random dude… like I care, one was from a deleted account, and one was from my friend.
The fourth one was a random note from a random stranger. Okay, so normally that’s where these whole dating sites work… strangers connecting and whatnot. But I’m not really on it for that. I’m on it for quizzes. (And friendship according to the profile… but that’s because quizzes isn’t an option.) Anyways, this random stranger just took me up on the offer of a few music choices I might like. And guess what? It wasn’t his band his was trying to sell me. It was just his honest opinion about music. He left the message open for response… and normally I would ignore it, write down the music, and take a quiz. But today, I looked at his profile and saw that we dig some of the same things. He’s seeing someone, which is good, because I’m not really looking. (Okay, that’s a whole ‘nother entry in itself) But yeah… I responded. To a stranger. On a dating site. This is totally not my scene. But who knows? Sometimes leaving comfort zones is a good thing. Right?
Goodness, I hope it is.
Well, looks like I finally used this blog for what it is… huh. Funny thing. Maybe I should do more crazy things more often. Or maybe this blog is finally living up to it’s name. I sure am thirsty.
Wed
Apr
8
People were posting about their Theme Songs today on Twitter. As if I even know… but then I gave it thought during the day, and while driving home. Then today, I went to my iPod and listened to some of my top songs… that’s how I decided.
So… after giving it FAR too much thought, I have 3 theme songs:
Rob Thomas - “Problem Girl”… Matchbox20 - “Long Day”, and The Veronicas - “Revolution”.
Although I think “So Sad, So Lonely” by Matchbox 20 is a very close runner up. But the title gives the wrong impression of the song. I’m not sad or lonely. If it was most romantic song… A-ha “Take On Me” would have taken it.
Here are some select lyrics:
Matchbox 20 - Long Day:
I’m sorry ‘bout the attitude
I need to give when I’m with you
But no one else would take this shit from me
And I’m so
Terrified of no one else but me
I’m here all the time
I won’t go away
It’s me, yeah I can’t get myself to go away
It’s me, and I can’t get myself to go away
Oh God I shouldn’t feel this way
Reach down your hand in your pocket
Pull out some hope for me
It’s been a long day, always ain’t that right
And no Lord your hand won’t stop it
Just keep you trembling
It’s been a long day, always ain’t that right
Veronica’s - Revolution:
I am temperamental
Like a heart without a home
I am sentimental
But you don’t know me at all
I have expectations
I wanna be the one you call
And I want a conversation
But you don’t know me at all
Hold on tight
I am
I’m a revolution
Close your eyes
I am, I am
I’ll blow your mind
I am
I’m a revolution
Why do I have to explain
Who I am again and again
I am
Rob Thomas - Problem Girl
Don’t let ‘em get where they’re going to
You know they’re only what they think of you
You heard of this emotional trickery
And you felt like you were learning the ropes
But where you’re going now you don’t know
And when the kids on the street say
What’s your problem girl
And the weight of their smile’s just
Too much for you to bear
When they all make you feel
Like you’re a problem girl
Remember
You’re no problem at all
You’re no problem at all
Pride like promises can let you down
You thought that you’d be feeling
Better by now
You worry all the things they could do to you
You worry about the things they could say
Maybe you’re seeing things the wrong way
I know reading lyrics can be lame… but I couldn’t find great videos on YouTube. I definitely recommend adding these songs to your music collections though. Love them.
What’s your #mythemesong? Post it on Twitter… and let me know too! @britl.
Why is today my fake birthday? Well it falls on March 27th every year. This is because three years (minus two days) ago I decided people rely FAR too heavily on Facebook and not enough on what they know. So I changed my birthday to March 27th to see if anyone would realize that we’d all celebrated last November. Not many did. I got tons and tons of happy birthday messages from folks… which kind of made me feel bad… until I noticed that many of those folks I hadn’t spoken to since they LAST wished me a happy birthday in November. And to this day, I’ll check and some people only write on my wall when they’re wishing me a Happy Birthday. (Twice a year.)
It was such trickery, the first one, that people at work were feeling bad that they hadn’t remembered. There was talk of cakes, and celebrations, and birthday cards —- until I got a call at about 3pm going: “Hey wait - wasn’t your birthday a few months ago?” And it was.
But now every year I change my birthday to March 27. (Usually around the 25th).
Why is this year different? Well in November, I had a very chill birthday. Didn’t really feel much like celebrating. SO I decided to throw a Mad Hatter worthy UNBIRTHDAY on March 27th. Funny hats and feather boa themed.
And that’s why today is my unbirthday. Huzzah! Celebrate with me? Bring your Feather Boa’s and Funny Hats to On The Rocks on Jasper Ave this evening starting around 8pm.
(And yes, today is my Sunday - so you’re helping me have a hungover Monday)
Sat
Mar
21
Would you believe me if I told you that I’m actually really anti-social and just want to be left alone?
Thu
Mar
19
Last night I realized what was missing from my life. I need a Companda.
Please send one my way, Mr. Bowie?
Tue
Mar
17
“ How would I say this nicely… y’know, for like, the radio: ‘This scam takes a lot of balls.’ Thoughts?
Me. I get weird looks sometimes.
Sun
Mar
15
Remember when you want to take a quiz and find out ‘what type of kiss you are’ or ‘which ninja turtle will you marry’? Back when, you used to have to go to a third party site for that… now you can just use Facebook.
…I hate Facebook apps.
I might go find a quiz site and waste some time later.
Crushes cannot last if you disect them until they are dead. When will you learn?
Sat
Mar
14
“ Show me your achievement - and the knowledge will give me courage for mine.
Ayn Rand
Thu
Mar
12
Obviously there will be tons of posts about Democamp —- as well their should be… so you can find your hard-hitting desciptions somewheres else. Right now, and right here are some fun facts about Democamp.
Please feel free to add your own:
- It’s disputable - but Paul Ney was wearing the best tie tonight.
- Multiple men dressed up for the event. (or came from work - I’m going with the first one.)
- It was the highest attendance of any previous DemoCamps… and managed to peak as the 7th highest Twitter Trend during the presentations.
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@SkepticSean and I attended High School together.
- It took a tweet before @paulney and @eadnams realized we had walked from ETLC to RATT with @foomanizer
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@stellal used to live on my right shoulder. To clarify, I was wearing a t-shirt that has a map of the London Underground on it… and she was pointing it out on said map.
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I’m making this statistic up, but I would wager 87% of people in attendance considered meeting someone (for love?) using http://you-vs-me.com. I don’t think that @ryanleland much liked that idea.
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@wburris has one of the raddest beards known to man.
- There wasn’t a single person who attended who managed to meet all the other tweeters in attendance. No, not even @mastermaq
- A certain twitter-folk left me in charge of their iPhone… I found a dark secret hidden on it.
- @adampatterson and @frostedbetty had chicken lasagna for dinner. With garlic bread. Immediately it was asked that there be a #chickenlasagna meetup.
- A memorial moment of silence was held for Trout. Ye fish, we knew all too little.
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