Sore throat, last day at work, Robert Palmer, Top Fives.
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apollaA few things...
Have got a bad throat which has decided to lead neatly into a cough. Head also fuzzy. Gah.
It was my last day at work today and it was horrible- lots of nasty, demanding people and lots of kids fucking about. However, c'est finis and I don't give a damn anymore.
Johnny Cash though cool, did not do a good version of 'Danny Boy', which is one of my favourite songs in the entire universe.
I woke up this morning/afternoon and as usual went to check the showbiz news on teletext. Was not paying full attention and nearly collapsed. The headline on the page was 'POP SINGER ROBERT PALMER DEAD' or words to that effect. I was not awake nor attentive and nearly keeled over because for a second i could've sworn it said Robert Plant. Then I felt really bad because although his stuff wasn't to my taste, Robert Palmer was a pretty cool kinda bloke and there I was sitting in the kitchen thanking God that it wasn't a different Robert that rocks. Freaked me out, man. Nevertheless: I salute thee Robert Palmer.
That triggered a certain amount of deep thought on my part because I don't like to consider my heroes as mortals and stuff like this forces me to. I live in fear of my favourite people dying, far more than I fear dying myself. I live in fear of going to that teletext page (FYI: BBC Ceefax p. 501) and the headline being someone I really care about. I can live with my heart sinking when I read things like 'Movie Legend Bronson Dies' or even 'Legend Hepburn Dead' but I'm not sure how many days I can take like the day I switched on my computer in Irvine (29th November 2001), went to the Mirror website and saw the headline 'Beatle George Dead'. Do you know what I did that day? I changed into black clothes, went to class and pretended that I wasn't dying. I bought a hat (black, incidentally). I was even comforted by my American Pop Culture prof, who knew how much I loved George and spent five minutes thanking me for attending class- he hadn't expected me to turn up at all. I sat in In-N-Out and for the first time my In-N-Out burger tasted like cardboard. I went around in a funk and Natasha had no idea what to do about it. I went back to CV and sat in front of the TV, in front of the computer dumbly doing nothing but looking at George, thinking that this was the first time since he was stabbed that he was in the news at all. I even went for a walk, thinking that it might help me break down if I wasn't in front of my roommates (I do my crying alone when I actually do it at all). That didn't work. It was something like 11pm when the dam finally broke (I must've found out around 8am-ish). I was watching NBC's news coverage of it all and got so angry that they were treating it like a fucking event. I bolted to my room and just sobbed and sobbed and sobbed. And all this for a man I never met, never really knew.
No, I'm not in a hurry for any more days like that, no matter how much of a drama queen I am.
And because I have not much else to do and because some of![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
joycecohen's answers are the same:
TOP 5 SONGS OF THE MOMENT: (not classical)
1: 'Achilles Last Stand' by Led Zeppelin
2: 'What Is and What Should Never Be' by Led Zeppelin
3: 'Ello John, Got A New Motor?' by Alexei Sayle
4: "Ramble On" by Led Zeppelin
5: 'Somethin' Else' by Eddie Cochran
TOP 5 RECORDS OF THE MOMENT:
1: Led Zeppelin II by Led Zeppelin
2: Led Zepplin III by Led Zeppelin
3: Houses of The Holy by Led Zeppelin
4: The BBC Sessions by Led Zeppelin
5: In Through the Out Door by Led Zeppelin
I've got to get sick of them some time, right?
TOP 5 PLACES OF THE MOMENT:
1: My bedroom, snuggled up under the duvet watching Errol Flynn movies.
2: The computer, naffing about online and watching Zep DVDs.
3: Co. Galway, Ireland, despite having never been there.
4: Sunderland- I did really like it there.
5: My head.
TOP 5 MOVIES OF THE MOMENT:
1: The Sea Hawk starring Errol Leslie Thomson Flynn.
2: Pirates of the Caribbean. If I ever get to see it, that is.
3: Casablanca
4: The Song Remains The Same. For anyone confused- that's the Zep movie.
5: Spinal Tap. Love those boys. "We've got armadillos in our trousers!" "You can't dust for vomit"
TOP 5 WEBSITES OF THE MOMENT:
1: My LJ, of course.
2: My LJ Friends page.
3: everyone else's LiveJournal
4: www.mirror.co.uk
5: There's probably something else but I can't remember.
TOP 5 PEOPLE OF THE MOMENT:
1: Robert Plant
2: John Paul Jones.
3: Jimmy Page (see the theme yet?)
4: John Bonham
5:anneu53714 for putting up with my incessant, unyielding, neverending chatter about the other four!
1) # 1 died a painful, horrible death. May it rest in peace. Moving along...
2) Last car ride: Home from work this evening.
3) Last kiss: Kiss? Me? Yeah right.
4) Last good cry: Cry? Me? Yeah right. Seriously, I don't remember- must've been a while ago.
5) Last Library Book Checked Out: The Forsyte Saga when I was still at Lancaster.
6) Last movie seen: The Sea Hawk
7) Last Book Read: 'Rimbaud and Jim Morrison: The Rebel as Poet' by Wallace Somethingorother.
8) Last cuss word uttered: Fuckwit bollocking shitey arse.
9) Last beverage drank: Diet Coke from the bottle I'm leaning on right now as if my life depended on it. Which, btw, it probably does.
10) Last Food consumed: pasta shells, bean salad & frankfurters all smushed together and slathered in Newman's Own. Lovely.
11) Last Crush: I don't do anything as trivial as get crushes. I think.
12) Last phone call: To Sunderland University to ask why they put me on three Masters courses.
13) Last TV show watched: VH1 Classic.
15) Last time showered: yesterday afternoon.
16) Last shoes worn: my beloved b&w adidas.
17) Last CD played: In Through the Out Door by some band or other.
14) Last Item Bought: A crunchy Kit Kat at work.
18) Last downloaded: "The Crossroads" by Robert Johnson, I think.
19) Last annoyance: Work.
20) Last disappointment: not having school yesterday
21) Last soda drank: Diet Coke
22) Last thing written: Coke
23) Last key used: e
24) Last word spoken: "Fuck" to myself.
25) Last trip to the bathroom: I don't know, not really being the sort to pay too much attention to the time.
26) Last sleep: A long long time ago.
27) Last IM:anneu53714 right now.
28) Last sexual fantasy: Yeah right I'm gonna tell you that. Wouldn't that dent my 'pure as the drifted snow' image?
29) Last orgasm: Never? Am sweet, innocent leetle Catholic girl.
30) Last weird encounter: The mirror this morning.
31) Last Store Shopped at: the corner shop about a week ago when I rented Two Weeks Notice
32) Last ice cream eaten: No idea. Not any Cherry Garcia, that's fersure- can't find any anywhere in this bloody town.
33) Last time amused: About now.
34) Last time wanting to die: Not that i recall. I don't ever really want to die so much as not care if I do.
35) Last time in love: I think one must be loved in return to truly be in love and so I'm afraid the answer is never. The greatest thing, you'll ever learn is just to love and be loved in return. Nat King Cole, smart fella.
36) Last time hugged: Many times online. Recently, I hugged my mama, but as that was more to wind her up, I'm not sure it counts.
37) Last time scolded: About six miliseconds after hugging my mum!
38) Last time resentful: I try not to do 'resentful'. I smoulder occasionally though.
39) Last chair sat in: The chair I'm on right now.
40) Last lipstick used: Something forced onto me for Grad Ball back in June.
41) Last underwear worn: The stuff I'm wearing now. Not that it's anything
42) Last shirt worn: my trusty ireland rugby shirt I'm wearing right now.
43) Last class attended: Oh, something months ago. Can't remeber which was last.
44) Last Final taken: American Film was my last exam, I think.
45) Last time dancing: About two minutes ago to Travelling Riverside Blues video on me DVD.
46) Last poster looked at: Casablanca one placed opposite me bed.
47) Last show attended: No idea. Long time ago.
48) Last webpage visited: LJ Friends page.
Have got a bad throat which has decided to lead neatly into a cough. Head also fuzzy. Gah.
It was my last day at work today and it was horrible- lots of nasty, demanding people and lots of kids fucking about. However, c'est finis and I don't give a damn anymore.
Johnny Cash though cool, did not do a good version of 'Danny Boy', which is one of my favourite songs in the entire universe.
I woke up this morning/afternoon and as usual went to check the showbiz news on teletext. Was not paying full attention and nearly collapsed. The headline on the page was 'POP SINGER ROBERT PALMER DEAD' or words to that effect. I was not awake nor attentive and nearly keeled over because for a second i could've sworn it said Robert Plant. Then I felt really bad because although his stuff wasn't to my taste, Robert Palmer was a pretty cool kinda bloke and there I was sitting in the kitchen thanking God that it wasn't a different Robert that rocks. Freaked me out, man. Nevertheless: I salute thee Robert Palmer.
That triggered a certain amount of deep thought on my part because I don't like to consider my heroes as mortals and stuff like this forces me to. I live in fear of my favourite people dying, far more than I fear dying myself. I live in fear of going to that teletext page (FYI: BBC Ceefax p. 501) and the headline being someone I really care about. I can live with my heart sinking when I read things like 'Movie Legend Bronson Dies' or even 'Legend Hepburn Dead' but I'm not sure how many days I can take like the day I switched on my computer in Irvine (29th November 2001), went to the Mirror website and saw the headline 'Beatle George Dead'. Do you know what I did that day? I changed into black clothes, went to class and pretended that I wasn't dying. I bought a hat (black, incidentally). I was even comforted by my American Pop Culture prof, who knew how much I loved George and spent five minutes thanking me for attending class- he hadn't expected me to turn up at all. I sat in In-N-Out and for the first time my In-N-Out burger tasted like cardboard. I went around in a funk and Natasha had no idea what to do about it. I went back to CV and sat in front of the TV, in front of the computer dumbly doing nothing but looking at George, thinking that this was the first time since he was stabbed that he was in the news at all. I even went for a walk, thinking that it might help me break down if I wasn't in front of my roommates (I do my crying alone when I actually do it at all). That didn't work. It was something like 11pm when the dam finally broke (I must've found out around 8am-ish). I was watching NBC's news coverage of it all and got so angry that they were treating it like a fucking event. I bolted to my room and just sobbed and sobbed and sobbed. And all this for a man I never met, never really knew.
No, I'm not in a hurry for any more days like that, no matter how much of a drama queen I am.
And because I have not much else to do and because some of
joycecohen's answers are the same:TOP 5 SONGS OF THE MOMENT: (not classical)
1: 'Achilles Last Stand' by Led Zeppelin
2: 'What Is and What Should Never Be' by Led Zeppelin
3: 'Ello John, Got A New Motor?' by Alexei Sayle
4: "Ramble On" by Led Zeppelin
5: 'Somethin' Else' by Eddie Cochran
TOP 5 RECORDS OF THE MOMENT:
1: Led Zeppelin II by Led Zeppelin
2: Led Zepplin III by Led Zeppelin
3: Houses of The Holy by Led Zeppelin
4: The BBC Sessions by Led Zeppelin
5: In Through the Out Door by Led Zeppelin
I've got to get sick of them some time, right?
TOP 5 PLACES OF THE MOMENT:
1: My bedroom, snuggled up under the duvet watching Errol Flynn movies.
2: The computer, naffing about online and watching Zep DVDs.
3: Co. Galway, Ireland, despite having never been there.
4: Sunderland- I did really like it there.
5: My head.
TOP 5 MOVIES OF THE MOMENT:
1: The Sea Hawk starring Errol Leslie Thomson Flynn.
2: Pirates of the Caribbean. If I ever get to see it, that is.
3: Casablanca
4: The Song Remains The Same. For anyone confused- that's the Zep movie.
5: Spinal Tap. Love those boys. "We've got armadillos in our trousers!" "You can't dust for vomit"
TOP 5 WEBSITES OF THE MOMENT:
1: My LJ, of course.
2: My LJ Friends page.
3: everyone else's LiveJournal
4: www.mirror.co.uk
5: There's probably something else but I can't remember.
TOP 5 PEOPLE OF THE MOMENT:
1: Robert Plant
2: John Paul Jones.
3: Jimmy Page (see the theme yet?)
4: John Bonham
5:
anneu53714 for putting up with my incessant, unyielding, neverending chatter about the other four!1) # 1 died a painful, horrible death. May it rest in peace. Moving along...
2) Last car ride: Home from work this evening.
3) Last kiss: Kiss? Me? Yeah right.
4) Last good cry: Cry? Me? Yeah right. Seriously, I don't remember- must've been a while ago.
5) Last Library Book Checked Out: The Forsyte Saga when I was still at Lancaster.
6) Last movie seen: The Sea Hawk
7) Last Book Read: 'Rimbaud and Jim Morrison: The Rebel as Poet' by Wallace Somethingorother.
8) Last cuss word uttered: Fuckwit bollocking shitey arse.
9) Last beverage drank: Diet Coke from the bottle I'm leaning on right now as if my life depended on it. Which, btw, it probably does.
10) Last Food consumed: pasta shells, bean salad & frankfurters all smushed together and slathered in Newman's Own. Lovely.
11) Last Crush: I don't do anything as trivial as get crushes. I think.
12) Last phone call: To Sunderland University to ask why they put me on three Masters courses.
13) Last TV show watched: VH1 Classic.
15) Last time showered: yesterday afternoon.
16) Last shoes worn: my beloved b&w adidas.
17) Last CD played: In Through the Out Door by some band or other.
14) Last Item Bought: A crunchy Kit Kat at work.
18) Last downloaded: "The Crossroads" by Robert Johnson, I think.
19) Last annoyance: Work.
20) Last disappointment: not having school yesterday
21) Last soda drank: Diet Coke
22) Last thing written: Coke
23) Last key used: e
24) Last word spoken: "Fuck" to myself.
25) Last trip to the bathroom: I don't know, not really being the sort to pay too much attention to the time.
26) Last sleep: A long long time ago.
27) Last IM:
anneu53714 right now.28) Last sexual fantasy: Yeah right I'm gonna tell you that. Wouldn't that dent my 'pure as the drifted snow' image?
29) Last orgasm: Never? Am sweet, innocent leetle Catholic girl.
30) Last weird encounter: The mirror this morning.
31) Last Store Shopped at: the corner shop about a week ago when I rented Two Weeks Notice
32) Last ice cream eaten: No idea. Not any Cherry Garcia, that's fersure- can't find any anywhere in this bloody town.
33) Last time amused: About now.
34) Last time wanting to die: Not that i recall. I don't ever really want to die so much as not care if I do.
35) Last time in love: I think one must be loved in return to truly be in love and so I'm afraid the answer is never. The greatest thing, you'll ever learn is just to love and be loved in return. Nat King Cole, smart fella.
36) Last time hugged: Many times online. Recently, I hugged my mama, but as that was more to wind her up, I'm not sure it counts.
37) Last time scolded: About six miliseconds after hugging my mum!
38) Last time resentful: I try not to do 'resentful'. I smoulder occasionally though.
39) Last chair sat in: The chair I'm on right now.
40) Last lipstick used: Something forced onto me for Grad Ball back in June.
41) Last underwear worn: The stuff I'm wearing now. Not that it's anything
42) Last shirt worn: my trusty ireland rugby shirt I'm wearing right now.
43) Last class attended: Oh, something months ago. Can't remeber which was last.
44) Last Final taken: American Film was my last exam, I think.
45) Last time dancing: About two minutes ago to Travelling Riverside Blues video on me DVD.
46) Last poster looked at: Casablanca one placed opposite me bed.
47) Last show attended: No idea. Long time ago.
48) Last webpage visited: LJ Friends page.
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Date: 2003-09-26 21:03 (UTC)