Day #8 - of 30 Day Music Meme - a Song About Drugs or Alcohol

There's a lot of songs about drugs and alcohol, about 50-60% of Rock and Country music are about drugs and alcohol.

Which makes this really hard - but not in the way last two were, more in which song do I choose?

I have two that I adore. But they are very different, and in different music genres. One is more famous than the other - and up until this moment, it was the one I was going to go with. But alas, at the last minute - I have to go with the one I loved so much, I actually saw the woman sing it live and in person...

Don't worry I'll share both so you don't have to guess on the first one. It may, show you some insight into my eclectic music taste or not as the case may be.

The first song - by Aimee Man is very subtle, and you have to look deep to realize it is about addiction. It's in the last verse of the song. "Only you can give me the fix."

But the reason, I fell in love with the song is the refrain which is spot on metaphorically regarding substance abuse and addiction.

"Because that is how I nearly fell, trading clothes and ringing Pavlov's bell". In Mann's song it is about addictive relationships, so it may not completely work? But it also is about fixes, and drugs.

Watch on YouTube

The second song, which may work a lot better, is written by Kris Kristofferson and best sung by Johnny Cash, who gets it, and it's ...

Watch on YouTube

So if song one, doesn't work, pick song two.

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Day #148

I swear between my work place and the interminable construction going on at my apartment complex - all during a pandemic, my anxieties are always just bubbling below the surface. Making me just a tad irritable. It would be one thing if a pandemic wasn't going on at the same time.

Latest?
( crazy apartment complex and seemingly endless construction in time of COVID-19 )

You'll have to excuse me - I'm PMSing bad this month, and hormones are on the edge - phone keeps telling me that period will start in three days, but it hasn't happened yet. Was ready to jump out of my skin at various points today - so took a long walk around Greenwood Cemetery. I was soaking wet by the time I got home and jumped in the show. Middle Aged Bodies in Peri-menopause do not handle heat and humidity well. It had however cooled down a little due to an afternoon storm, so there was a breeze and it wasn't quite as hot - still was dripping wet when I got home.



Crazy Workplace

Chidi called to discuss Lando's virtual retirement party. We can't do an actual retirement party - so Chidi is going to facilitate a virtual one on Microsoft Teams with over thirty-some people.

Chidi: I've decided to set it up as a mock court room. With people testifying to Lando's qualifications to retire and whether he should be permitted to, with Boss acting as judge. Each person testifying would provide a cool story or warm fuzzy story.

I burst out laughing.
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House envy below, or rather House and Garden envy.
( house and garden envy on my walk )

I appear to have a mouse somewhere in my apartment. At least I hope it is a mouse. I've seen it dart twice now, and a tail went by me last night and under the other arm chair. Concerned I pulled out my peppermint tea bags and put them whether the mouse might be or go. Including one on the way to my bedroom. Mice hate mint and peppermint. It's a safe deterrent. Maybe it's retreated to the kitchen again and the painter will kill it.




Believe it or not, these were painted outside a gas station.

New York Vs. The Corona Virus

* New Zealand was patting itself on the back for not having any cases in 102 days, and life returning to normal. No masks. Everything open. Then - wham they ended up with a cluster of four cases within the same family, so are closing back down again.

I thought okay...meanwhile..in NY..
( the confusing thing about numbers )

( States taken off the travel advisory and put back on it again )

I'll share the rest of the Governor's email in another post, so more people can see it. It tends to get lost here.



I'm feeling better than I did last night. The walk and shower helped. So did the vodka soda that I ordered from Foodkick. And writing in this journal. Or...my hormones managed to settle. OR the barometric pressure did. I swear I'm a human weather vane - last night everything hurt, and I had troubles sleeping - had a massive hot flash/night sweat - so followed my Aunts advice, and put a cold compress on my chest and then on the back of my neck - worked like a charm.

I fell asleep and had a nightmare about going into the office for a bid opening, only to find everyone was there, there were no protections, my mask kept disappearing, or I couldn't find it, and the wall between me and cubicle mate was gone. So too were our comfortable chairs - which had been replace by wooden ones. I began to panic, and then a little voice in my head said - 'wait this can't be right, this is Tuesday, everyone is saying it is Thursday, and it's still the beginning of August not the end of it'. Then I woke up, realized I could sleep for fifteen more minutes and proceeded to do so. I have a bid opening on August 27, and apparently I'm stressing about it.

Don't you hate it when people tell you about their dreams? Particularly since most dreams are either obvious or make no sense?

Oh well, less irritable at the moment. Which is a good thing. Also less depressed. I swear my moods come and go now with no warning. It's quite distressing.

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1. DW is wonky tonight - took forever to post last entry.

2. Biden's Vice Presidential Pick

So, my mother and I have had the following on-going conversation about Biden's Vice Presidential Pick.
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3.For the first time since 1915, three baseball games will be played at three different sites in NY on the same day. Today, the Yankees, the Mets and the Blue Jays are all playing games in New York State. Earlier this year, we announced that the Toronto Blue Jays would play most home games this season at Buffalo's Sahlen Field; that means today is the first time that Buffalo has hosted a major league baseball game in 105 years. - Per the NY Governor's newsletter.

Sports is just weird right now. I feel sorry for college athletics programs. And people who watch college football. For the first time in forever - there may not be a college football program. And it doesn't like there will be a professional football season either.

4. This kind of puts a whole new spin on the idea of..."Got Milk".
On day 101, the Nourish NY program has spent more than $9 million to connect surplus food from farms to food banks across the state. So far, the initiative has redirected 14.1 million pounds of raw milk into dairy products like cheese, yogurt and milk, as well as approximately 3.5 million pounds of produce. Over 280,000 households have received products sourced from 4,100 farms.

5. 47 years ago in the Bronx, hip hop was born and today, Hip Hop Public Health launched a new PSA encouraging others to wear a mask. Following their successful "20 Seconds or More" and "20 Segundos o Mas" campaign, the organization released a new song to inform listeners of the importance of wearing a mask and how wearing a mask is an effective tool from stopping the spread of the virus. Watch the video HERE

6. Hardly surprising after San Diego Comic Con...Due to Coronavirus concerns, this year's New York Comic Con will be held virtually. The popular event which is usually held in the Javits Center in Manhattan will feature online programming from October 8-11 this year. " Maybe I can actually see some of it? I'm allergic to crowds, so never go. Comic con is apparently for extroverted fans. But the online version works quite well for the introverted fans.

I don't care if I see famous people in person. People are people. Fame doesn't tend to make them more personable or likable, actually the reverse to be honest.

There was a meme going around on FB, where you name five celebrities you've met and one who was a jerk to you. I couldn't do it - I don't think any of them were necessarily jerks - also if they are - I can kind of understand why. That said, the story that stuck with me was a waiter who had a very bad experience with Billy Crystal. The restaurant was closing. Crytal came in and threw his weight around demanding to be served. Was picky about what he got. Complained about the service. And tipped low. Ah, save me from entitled celebrities.

Folks? Just because you did something cool, doesn't entitle you to be an ass.

That said, most of the stories? I thought, look, people have bad moods. And to constantly have to deal with "Fans" who think they know you because they see you every day on television or read all your books or went to your concerts...most be difficult.

I don't want to be famous. Sounds exhausting. People are weird.