it's days like these that keep me on my winning streak

hi there!

So you may have heard that we've had some weather around here this weekend. Either on my twitter or Facebook or on the news or whatever. We got about 18 inches of snow, making it the 5th largest snowstorm of all time here in the Cities. Or something like that. We already had like 10-12 inches on the ground, so there's a lot of fucking snow out there.

Knowing that it was going to be bad and the fact that they never, ever plow the lot at my apt building well or on time, I decided to stay at my parents house on Fri night since I had to work in the morning. (they live like a mile from my crap retail job) This worked out well. I brought laundry. I helped my mom decorate for Christmas. My dad cleaned off my car for me in the morning. Aces.

Work SUCKED. The storm got worse and we'd had 3 whole customers by the time our owners let us close at 1pm. I only made it out of the parking lot because one of the plow guys saw me trying to get traction and made a path for me. The short drive back to my parents was ridic and I knew I'd never make it all the way to my place, so I stayed there another night. My dad moved his POS Jeep so I could park in his car port. Finished Christmas decorating. Finished cross-stitching gifts for my Star Trek secret santa person. Stayed warm.

This morning was cold and sunny. My dad moved my car into the sun to warm it up and clean the snow off. I stayed through dinner and finally got back to my place about an hour ago. Which was hardly plowed. =( I barely made it up the hill into the lot, but Lil' Min is a champ and made it! And I managed to snag the one lone spot in the entire lot that was actually plowed out. Thankfully, my dad also gave me a shovel just in case I have to dig my way out tomorrow. The streets around are mostly okay, it's just this place that sucks. But there's a guy in a truck and one with a snowblower now trying to make a dent. Which is good because several cars were plowed in behind 3-4 foot high walls of snow.

Also, this happened this morning:


I realize you've probably seen it today, on the news or sports coverage, but it bears watching again. And again and again! The best part is the dude in the golf cart hightailing it the fuck out of there. Can we just burn the whole thing to the ground?

tl;dr version: I am safe and dry and happy. And now going to spend the rest of the evening reading Pinto fic like it's my job. =)

Day 29 - A song from your childhood
The Monkees - 'Every Step of the Way

In '86-'88, I was TOTALLY in love with The Monkees. They were replaying the show on Nickelodeon and I had a crazy crush on Davy Jones. And in 1987 they released a new album (Pool It!) with this song as the first single:



And I loved it. LOVED IT! It comes up on my iPod once in a while and I still singalong, even though it's really a terrible song. I can't help what I love!

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Day 27 - A song that you wish you could play
Melissa Etheridge & Bruce Springsteen - 'Thunder Road'

I was just about to go to bed when I realized I'd forgotten to do something. And here I am posting instead of sleeping. ;) So, 'Thunder Road' is a great song. One of the all-time greatest. But I fell in love with it from this version:



Melissa & Bruce doing a live acoustic version on MTV Unplugged. Absolute perfection! I listen to this all the time. I used to own this on a bootleg cassette I bought years and years ago that I actually wore the tape out on. So yeah, if I knew how to play guitar, this would be one of the songs I would need to know how to play.

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Day 25 - A song that makes you laugh
Southgang - 'Tainted Angel'

First off, I LOVE this song. I love this whole album! Since the first time I heard it and still adore it now. But this is kind of ridiculous:



Knowing Butch Walker now (well, not that I know him) and listening to this, it gives me a serious case of the giggles. Look at all the hair whipping and hip thrusting in this video! No wonder he pretty much refused to talk about his hair band days for years...

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Doing this early today since I won't be home until late. Gotta get my party on! ;)

Day 23 - A song that you want to play at your wedding
Sam Thacker - 'The Last'

This song is so beautiful:



and kind of bittersweet. Which is probably why I love it. I can totally envision it being the song for the first dance at my theoretical wedding.

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Day 21 - A song that you listen to when you’re happy
Shooter Jennings - '4th of July'

So umm. I forgot to do this last night. Well actually, I remembered that I needed to post this and then promptly passed the hell out. It's been a looooong week already and it's only Tuesday. =( In any case, I'm going to pick up where I left off with this song:



I love this song so much! It's perfect to sing along to! And happy and goofy and just about perfect. There's no way for me to be sad when it's on. =)

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And now, since I couldn't read el jay at all today, time to catch up on fic then Imma gonna watch me some Hoarders.

Day 19 - A song from your favorite album
Butch Walker - 'Closer to the Truth and Further From the Sky'

No question about it, this is definitely the only choice for this song:



Honestly, I never thought I'd find anything I loved more than Pearl Jam's Ten. When Sycamore Meadows first came out, I was a little disappointed with it since there were kind of a lot of quieter songs and I like it when Butch rocks. But after a few listens I realized I was totally wrong and over time it's become my all-time favorite album. And this song is probably my favorite on the album, but it's definitely my favorite to see live. In fact, it's probably my #1 favorite live song. That moment the band kicks in makes me jump up and down in ridiculous happiness and sing at the top of my lungs. So this is a live version of the song and one that I recorded myself, from the show at the Varsity last year. One of my favorite concerts EVER. =)

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And now back to fanmixing...

Day 17 - A song that you hear often on the radio
Five Finger Death Punch - 'Bad Company'

I don't listen to the radio much. Mostly just in the mornings, before work. But this song seems to be on a lot:



Eh, at least it's not that fucking Katy Perry song.

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Day 15 - A song that describes you
Matt Nathanson - 'Car Crash'

Yeah. I had a hard time with this one. Like a REALLY hard time. I almost went with Kasey Chambers' 'Stronger'. Or with the Unknown Prophets' 'The Road Less Traveled' since I really am a Minnesota girl at heart. But this song won out in the end:



Like literally from the very first time I heard this, it's been *my* song. As in 'listen to this song and you can see inside my head.' So I guess this is the song for me!

( Okay, here's the Unknown Prophets too. Because I can! )

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Day 13 - A song that is a guilty pleasure
Damn Yankees - 'High Enough'

Let's be honest. I love a lot of terribly cheesy music. So I had a long list of songs to pick for this one. But I decided to go with this one:



I love this song. So so so much. Crazy Uncle Ted and all.

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