White Town – Your Woman
Got addicted to this song from a Loveline bumper.
Songify This – Strut That Ass
I woke up with this song stuck in my head for some reason. Never gets old.
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China Gate – Chamma Chamma
I don’t know why, but ever since I heard Bollywood type music for the first time, I instantly liked it. I especially like this song and video, I should really see the movie it’s from.
Jimmy Eat World – Bleed American and Adam Carolla musings
Adam’s theme song. Leather jacket thrown over shoulder, shades on. Driving all the chicks wild and making all the dudes green with envy.
I was going to post a comment defending Adam over at this Salon news story, Adam Carolla, unfunny comedian thinks women aren’t funny, but I can never get my account to sync up to my Facebook to let me make posts. Basically I listed all of the humorless women Adam has been subjected to working with over the years, and a mention of dear old mom, the original unfunny woman explaining where Adam gets that comment from. The article’s author made a point of how Adam says Roseanne isn’t funny and she defends Roseanne by saying she made a lot of money (doesn’t mean she’s funny, though she is, just terrible logic on the journalist’s part). I just find it a strange comment since Roseanne is a huge misandrist. You can’t hate one and not the other if we’re going on principle. I happen to absolutely love both, go figure.
A user whose account did work pointed out that Adam has made it a point to say he holds conservative views, and given that it’s a very liberal website, he had a target on his back and it was inevitable that an article would be written. I think that person is probably right. Either way, some free publicity for the ace man. People who already disliked Adam were never going to change their mind since none of his fans care and neither does he, and maybe some old fans will hear that he’s still doing stuff and check out the new book.
I sometimes have my issues with Adam. It bothers me that Adam isn’t in therapy anymore. I think now that he has kids it’s even more important. I hope Dr. Drew being on the show more will result in him getting back into it. I still also think he married his wife just so he could have more fuel for his dislike towards that type of woman. I know we all complain about our partners sometimes, but I feel like it’s far too frequent for him, even with his hypervigilance and tendency to rant taken into consideration. He always ends his rants about her by saying she’s a good wife and whatever, but that’s just compartmentalizing. It doesn’t seem like he sees her as a true partner. I guess it must be hard to do that when you’ve always only had male sidekicks and business partners. And, of course, horrible mother sets men up for failure pretty easily. I completely understand why he holds these feelings, it’s just not healthy to keep believing them when you’re married.
Benny Benassi ft. Gary Go – Skrillex remix
Yeah, I like some dubstep stuff. I’ll listen to anything but ranchera music, have to draw the line somewhere.
Vacation in Michigan 2012
My parents paid for myself and my husband to come visit them in Michigan, and to go to Traverse City together. It’s been really nice so far. Will be going back home tomorrow though, unfortunately.
We ate at a lot of lovely places; Xylo Bistro, the Omelette Shoppe, Harringtons by the Bay, and North Peak Brewing Company. I forgot to take photos at Harringtons, though.
Food
Reuben at Xylo
Ahi tuna with pomegranate vinaigrette at Xylo
Cupcake from the Omelette Shoppe which I let melt in the car and never ate
Peak burger from North Peak Brewing Company
Leelanau Peninsula
Light house signal building up in the Leelanau peninsula
The light house itself
Shot of the shoreline
The light house as seen from the shore
Sleeping Bear Dune
Shot of Lake Michigan from the top of the main hill
Some grass on one of the dunes
Another hill
Another hill; you can see the delicate wind pattern in the sand
One of Michigan’s very tiny desert-type areas
Grand Traverse Hotel
Shot of the beach from our room’s balcony
Sunrise on the bay
The beach at sunrise. I love the seagull and duck tracks.
Traverse City State Hospital
A shot of the old building next to one that is starting to be renovated; you can see the difference in the windows.
Detail of one of the awnings
I believe this is one of the surviving villas.
Despite the dilapidated appearance, the overgrowth of plants makes it seem almost charming.
I have to confess that I mostly like this because it reminds me of a Georgian Silent Hill setting
I envy the teenagers who live around here and can break into the old buildings and scare themselves at their leisure.
An Cafe – Nyappy in the World o(≧∀≦)o
It really is a shame Bou left. I haven’t had the heart to listen to the two newer CDs ever since I heard the news.
Born Under a Bad Sign – Buddy Guy and Koko Taylor
One of the songs that The Cosby Show turned me onto.