Have I Sold Out?

So I broke down and bought the new INXS CD, Switch, today. First of all, I used to buy CD's all the time when I was younger. Then when I got a laptop a few years ago, I'm ashamed to say that I used to scam music from Kazaa. That eventually turned my computer into a virus riddled mess and it was probably a good thing that I spilled wine on it last year and ruined it. So with this new laptop, I vowed to never download music from the internet again and go back to buying CD's. The reason I used to buy CD's is because I knew if I liked at least one song on the album, I would probably like most of the CD.

That theory is true with this INXS CD. The song "Pretty Vegas" is the track that gets the radio play and MTV time right now. The rest of the album is pretty good. But I wrestled getting the CD because of the way INXS got their lead singer. In 1997, the former lead singer, Michael Hutchence, committed suicide. Until 2005, the band did not have a front man. Last year, Fox's show Rockstar with David Navarro and the band of INXS did a reality show to find a new lead singer. I hate to admit it but I watched almost every episode. They ended up with JD Fortune as their front man. I wasn't a big fan of him at all in the show but I have to admit that he does a good job and I'm impressed that he helped write about half of the songs on the album. Anyways, some might say I'm a sell out but I'm just a fan of good music.

New herbs, how I make my salad and my favorite music

My last post was about how I was feeling a little down and not knowing why. I figured it out. I hadn't taken my Vicodin for the day. Granted I only take one a day usually and that's only because I had back sugery in August and I still have a perscription for them. So I was looking online for some mood altering herbs and I think I may have found at least one: Passion Flower. Apparently, it's supposed to help you relax and put you in a good mood, so we'll see.

I try to eat a salad everyday. Not because I have to but because they are easy to bring to work and light on my tummy when I work at night. I take a bag of assorted greens that you can buy in the produce section, some crumbled Feta cheese, baby carrots, some sort of nuts (walnuts, almonds, sunflower seeds, pine nuts), thinly sliced pepperoni (very yummy), crushed Ramen noodles and lite balsamic vinagarette. I hated salad when I was a kid but the way I make it now, I could eat it every night! Oh yeah, sometimes I will put drained canned chicken on it too.

Lately, I've been delving into some different music genres and I'm really digging what's called Trip Hop. It's a cross between trance, electronic, ambient and abstract beats. The recent CD's that I have bought are Boards of Canada and Thievery Corporation. It's chill music to listen to if you're surfing the net, sitting bored at work or my favorite, on a pill high* at work : ) Ok, I don't get high at work but I can imagine, right : )

*or smoking pot, trying to go to sleep, making out with significant other etc.

**by the way, the picture of Colin Farrell is just for my enjoyment : )

Good Times, Where Are They?

So I had dinner with the youngster last night. He invited me over and his roommate cooked a great comfort food meal. Those of you who read normally know that I have blown this guy off for a couple of weeks by not responding to his phones calls. But I felt like a little lovin' couldn't hurt so I broke down. We ate dinner, watched a couple of movies, cuddled on the big leather couch and and the end of the night, I was a little too groggy to drive home ; ) Ok, sure I had an ulterior motive. My roommate calls me a "cake and eat it too girl". I'm not hurting anybody. He's going to be gone in two months anyways. But even the 30 minutes of passion didn't raise my spirits. Well, it did about three times but I still felt amiss as I fell asleep. Maybe I need more caffiene. My vitamin regimen is a little off lately, maybe that has something to do with it. Work is the best part of my day and that's sad. I would rather stay in bed all day to tell you the truth. If I were to describe the feeling it's like I'm homesick but I don't miss my family. I feel like I've taken a Xanax but the "I don't care" feeling isn't there. Maybe I will feel better tommorrow or maybe I need to look into taking some sort of mood enhancing herb.

Sitting in JFK Airport

So I missed my flight to Denver last night. We were on the runway in Orlando for 90 minutes and I only had an hour lay over in NYC. So JetBlue put me up at a Hampton Inn last night and I have a flight out in about an hour. So here I sit in one of the biggest airports in America watching the hustle and bustle of a variety of people walk by me. This is my first time in New York by the way. What a weird experience. I checked into my hotel and there was a guy at the desk who asked me to have a drink. So I put my stuff in my room and met him at the bar. He was a harmless guy from Indiana who drove bakery delivery trucks for a living. While I was sitting there talking to him, I met a couple of other guys from Philadelphia. Needless to say, I didn't spend any money last night. Probably the best thing about being a girl. Come to think about it, the only money I've spent on this trip is to park my car at the Denver Airport. Not bad for a five day kinda vacation. Oh by the way, I called the youngster last night. I know, what am I thinking? But I need some love, ya know? Nothing better than a little sympathy from an admirer. God, I hope he never reads this : ) Alright, I'm out for now, gotta board the plane.

Does Everything Happen for a Reason??

So this trip to Florida has been planned for a few months and the anticipation was ridiculous to be able to hang out with my guy friend, NY Mike. My last post was the other night while he was passed out and I couldn't go to sleep. The next morning we woke up fairly early ready to start the day and he saw that he had missed a phone call from his mom. He called her and found out that his dad had a heart attack the night before. He had to leave immediately and I have not heard from him yet. Our villa was already paid for and so was my flight and ironically my dad's family are all in Orlando so I got to visit with them all weekend. But that leads me to the question, does everything happen for a reason?? What was the reason? It just doesn't make sense to me. I don't even know how I could survive if something like that had happened to my dad and I can't imagine what Mike is going through. If you believe in a higher power then you have to know that everything is predestined and there is a strange plan woven through our lives as we knock shoulders with eachother. I don't get it, what was the reason?? Anyway, my heart goes out to Mike and his family and I hope and pray that everything is OK.