Moody Meow

Liberal, lunatic lassie, with mood swings and foot-in-mouth syndrome

More human than human!

Posted on | April 15, 2008 | 2 Comments

I, the MoodyMeow, am no longer a snotmonster.

My breathing doesn’t sound like it’s being performed under duress, deep within a cavern of phlegm.

My eyes don’t have dark luggage to carry.

The cough, although still present, sounds raspy rather than earth-shattering. My lips are still chapped, as is my nose (dude….tissue paper seriously hurts), but with lotion I should be okay. No more fever. No more aching body. I’ve passed the misery on to a co-worker. This morning was the first time in over a week that I feel okay. It’s amazing.It helps that I’m sleeping. Yep, that’s all I seem to be doing lately. All weekend….bed. We did make it to Circque, late, with fever. But for the rest of the time, we dosed ourselves with thick, syrupy Nyquil/Dayquil and buried ourselves under blankets and beagles. I kept my sister from coming over. I kept everyone away because I was very busy sweating, and being miserable. This puts me almost a week behind with school (the deadline for the month was last Thursday), so I’ve got a lot of work to do but I finally feel human enough to do it.

Wh00t for humans!

D is also feeling better. It’s never good when a couple has the plague at the same time. Why? Who gets to be the nursemaid? D was very agreeable, running most of the errands and keeping me comfy. I made a trip to the grocery store on Saturday, the most beautiful day of the year so far, and bought lots of food to get better, and doughnuts. D calls them “Vitamin D” — and is convinced that they make you better. Two days later, I would almost have to say that I agree with him.

Work is nuts. I’m keeping most of my worky type stuff off here since we all know that you can find me on the great, wide, weird internets. But I did get free Stumptown coffee this morning from my bossy, and yesterday I had my 90 day review. They are happy with where I am, and I do feel more confident in what I’m doing. On Wednesday I head to Seattle for a conference. I’m spending the night @ Lex’s house :) Wh00t! Fun fun. The conference itself won’t be that thrilling. I’m going to stand in a booth all day. Joy. But it does get me out of the office. I’ll also have another one of these here in Portland. That will be more fun, I think. I hope.

And now, for music.

I think I got old. I don’t get the music of today. I still loves me some good hard beats, and I drool when I hear the heart-yanking timbre of violins, but people, please….some of these bands today are just SHITE! If you’ve ever been to my house, and I’ve had a few, I’m sure I made you sit down and listen to my music. It’s embarrassing to admit when I’m sober, but I get so damn happy when I listen to “The Tree Knows Everything” by Adam F, or that one spot in the Gladiator Soundtrack where you can feeeeeel those bombs exploding in the treetops, or the sound of sheer silly love that Goldfrapp sings about with “Number 1″… those songs rock. I still listen to “Lullabye” by the Cure, and sway. If I hear “Severance” by Dead Can Dance, I will immediately think of the past, you may see a tear, and I will sing it…. I ALWAYS sing that song. And maybe I don’t get the world we live in now. It takes time to savor. My bands wore makeup too (I don’t think I would have Robert Smith’s love child anymore…sad to say), but they looked less polished, more genuine. They didn’t look the way some record exec thought they should look. That being said, I listened to some Leaether Strip and Wumpscutt yesterday, and I think I am through with my industrial/gothy phase. It took me a while. It feels like there’s a limit to a particular type of music. I can only like so much….and goth/industrial is finished. Most trance is in the same category. But D&B and 80′s remakes still make me happy.  I have no idea why that started. I think because I am listening to Mocean Worker and grooving out.

Who knows.

I’m random.

Oh and happy Tax Day :)

Category: Contemplation, Everyday

Comments

2 Responses to “More human than human!”

  1. Hollie
    April 15th, 2008 @ 2:07 pm

    you are so quirky (sp) with you taste in music…some of it I can totally see you listening to, but then you bring up D&B and I am like …NO WAY!!! but then I think…I listen to D&B and Jungle and B spins it…so I guess it makes sense… I dont look that type, I guess.

    But enough about music… Glad that you and D are on the mend. Being sick sucks and doubly sooo when you are both sick together….

    I hope those do-nuts were Krispy Kreme… cause then it would be Vitamin K…hehehehehe…

    Love to you guys….

  2. claire
    April 15th, 2008 @ 2:36 pm

    I agree about these new bands. I don’t know if today’s youth is just less discerning in their tastes or what.

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