"Mm, Florida. Just think somewhere in this state right now Jeb Bush is eating a live puppy."

[hellziggy]

Well, looks like hellbob & I aren't going to go to Florida. It was just too short of notice for anyone to come with us to help with sharing the costs. We do plan on going at some point though. Just not at the end of January.

This also means that I won't get to meet spankspike & girlpire and drive hellbob crazy with three women all babbling about how much we love Spike.

My cousin wants to take her little girl back to Disney, but she wants to go for a full week rather than just a weekend so we're going to consider that. Also, there was much interest in a large group going to Vegas in the fall. I dunno.

I think for the long weekend hellbob and I will be going to spend the weekend in the Wisconsin Dells because it's close enough to drive, but it will still get us out of town. If we decide on that for sure, then we will have to either go to Madison or you Madison people will have to come to us. OK, bloodlossgirl, bleaknimue, uglyzebras, etc?? Cuz from looking at the map, Madison is pretty close to the Dells.

Not a lot else new in life...

I'm working on making Jayne hats for Mike & Beth.

I got to hang out with genevra and the monkeys today. Yup, still have the cutest niece & nephew ever!

Went to the KalHouse last night to play Killer Bunnies with kaldeth, kalfoley, YoungestGirlChild, and hellbob. Now that I have ALL the boosters available that is a ridiculous amount of cards! :)

I didn't work on the Christmas letters at all this weekend, but I did put together two jigsaw puzzles.

On Thursday night when I was in class the teacher, (he's the same one I had for Photoshop last semester) after asking how my break was, asked if Moose had gotten to go anywhere interesting over break. He agreed that Iowa isn't that interesting.

I've watched all the Doctor Whos now. Now I need Season 2!

Through the Coverville christmas shows I discovered a new band that I just love: Save Ferris. I'm told that their style of music is ska, which I had heard of but had no idea what is was. All I know is that I used the Tower Records certificate Brian had sent me to get their two albums and I really like 'em!

I've also been enjoying the heck out of the ADDCast. Paul has a lot of the same geek interests as me and when he wanders off on tangents my ADD brain has no problem following his. *grin* Although when he suggested I send an audio comment I declined. Like most people, I hate the way my voice sounds on recordings. I'll stick to email, thank you very much.

I'm thinking that i need to make a 'covers' playlist in iTunes because I've been collecting so darn many of the things lately.

There's a guy I work with who is in a band. They have an album that will be coming out in early February. The band is called Vicious Aloysius. The album will be called Cavell. They have a myspace page where you can hear samples of the music:
clicky for the myspace page

Alright kids. I'm gonna stop babbling now and head to bed. I have to work tomorrow, unlike some other people in this house. :(

Comments

[dakegra.livejournal.com]

I've watched all the Doctor Whos now. Now I need Season 2!

Season 2 of the new Doctor? Cos that isn't out yet, even over here. We had a rather splendid christmas special with the new Doctor (David Tennant), but still waiting on the new series coming out.

[hellziggy.livejournal.com]

I didn't say it was possible... Just that I need it!
*grin*
And yes, the Christmas special was rather splendid.
Don't you think Bush is looking rather tired?

[dakegra.livejournal.com]

quite so. Blair too, imho.

:-)

[girlpire.livejournal.com]

aww man, it's too bad we won't get to meet. :(

i have the save ferris album with the spam song on it. ska is my favorite because it's so happy. :D you should check out some similar music like the mighty mighty bosstones or reel big fish. both of those bands have the same upbeat, syncopated rhythms with lots of brass, but imo they are even better than save ferris.

[hellziggy.livejournal.com]

I am musically retarded. I never know the technical details of what I'm listening to. When I hear music I can't differentiate out separate instruments like "oh, that's the bass, and that's the rhythm guitar." It drives my son-of-a-band-teacher husband CRAZY! So, I don't know what syncopated means, but I do know that I definitely like upbeat & lots of brass.
The Spam song amuses me, especially since Spam's a Minnesota product, made right down there in Austin. There's a Spam museum.

[freyjakj.livejournal.com]

Save Ferris rocks! I almost like their cover of Come on Eileen better than the original...I said almost... and then there is SPAM.

[dakegra.livejournal.com]

Save Ferris?

[hellziggy.livejournal.com]

*points upward*

You were distracted by the Doctor Who sentence. The one right after it I am talking about the band I recently discovered, Save Ferris. :)

[dakegra.livejournal.com]

aha! claro.

[hellziggy.livejournal.com]

You might find your American posse to be a bit quiet today... It is Martin Luther King Jr day so it's one of those holidays where there's no mail or school or banks open, and a lot of people still have to work, but not everyone.
*looks toward bedroom with sleeping hellbob in it*
*sigh*
And now I'm off to work...

[freyjakj.livejournal.com]

Sigh - Don't feel too badly, hellziggy - Even when I worked for the schools, I never had the day officially off... ACK, though...you remind me of a point - going to Target today with C had better be done early, since school won't be in session!! ;-p The Heffelumps next door will be in full swing, as well.

(Our endearing name for the feet thudding, stair pounding neighbor children)

[hellziggy.livejournal.com]

Yes, that is a darn good cover!
And ya gotta love Spam!

[bloodlossgirl.livejournal.com]

The Dells are definitely pretty close, and I don't mind small roadtrips one bit! (or larger ones, either) So just keep me posted when you'll be in the Dells and I'm sure we can arrange something.

[hellziggy.livejournal.com]

Info on the current plans for the Dells weekend:
http://www.livejournal.com/users/hellziggy/320100.html

The condo will sleep 6 if you and anyone who comes with you want to plan on staying. There are two separate bedrooms. One has a queen bed for sure that Rick & I will be taking and the other will have either a queen or two twins, and then there is a foldout queen size couch.

[bloodlossgirl.livejournal.com]

Looks like fun!~ I would love for you guys to meet Nick! But we wouldn't be able to stay over (he has a dog), but we could either come for a couple of hours, or if you came to Madison (hint hint!) for dinner, we could probably spend more time :) Do you still have my cellphone #? If not I'll email it to you. But definitely I want to see you. OMG y'all are coming to WISCONSIN.

[scubagrrl.livejournal.com]

I'd be happy to play Disney geek to you and your friend, if you want. I've got a season pass, so I can go nearly any day I like. Some of the summer days are blocked out, and some holiday times, but I have a lot of days that are good. :)

And Vegas! :) Vegas is fun. I hope you get to go. :)

[spankspike.livejournal.com]

I've been out of town for almost 5 days and this is the news I come back to.

No you in FL!

*flails and cries*

Now I guess I don't have to feel bad that I spent all of my money buying an XM radio system for my car and probably wouldn't have been able to afford to do anything fun anyway.

Per my usualy luck, the previously mentioned XM satellite radio which I purchased in a small town in GA - worked wonderfully. That is until I got back to Orlando, where apparently we have used up all of the available radio stations so my system doesn't have a spare one to receive the XM satellite system on. Now after my fat investment, I'm going to have to buy another attachment and pay someone to install it.

My further genius was to leave the box it came in at my sister's in GA so I can't even return it.

I may have it working by the summer if you guys come to FL then. I can drive you around and we can all enjoy it. Or if I'm not able to make it work, I can celebrate your visit by riding a roller coaster with you guys and tossing it off the ride at high speed.

[hellziggy.livejournal.com]

I know! No meeting you! *pout* Now you & girlpire can talk about how much you didn't really want to meet me anyway. :)
If we came down it would likely be fall. The easiest time for me to get off work is Sept, Oct, Nov.

[spankspike.livejournal.com]

I didn't even know Girlpire was planning to come to Orlando - but it'll help ease the pain of you not visiting if the two of us can get together and talk badly about you.

If you come in the fall my bank account may have actually recovered from Christmas, and then I can afford to join in on something fun !

[hellziggy.livejournal.com]

The Big Damn Heroes have lured her & her sister & her brother-in-law to your fine city! :)

Just remember when talking badly about me that she can call me old, being just a young pup herself, but you can't! hee hee!

[spankspike.livejournal.com]

Just remember when talking badly about me that she can call me old, being just a young pup herself, but you can't! hee hee!

OMG - you have just "gone there". The gauntlet has officially been thrown, and it is - as they say - ON! (Though quite honestly I'm not sure who "they" are, but now that "they've" said it - I must follow the rules.)

Just kidding, feel free to call me old.

I'm sure someone as young as you probably won't even bother with having a birthday this year - and since you're so young, I guess I won't have to write anymore birthday porn for you in the future.

*runs away and holds birthday porn hostage while awaiting heart-felt apologies*

[hellziggy.livejournal.com]

*groveling commences*
I'm so so sorry. I didn't mean to imply that you are old. William the Bloody? Now he's old. You're just a young sprite of a girl. I believe it was my disappointment at not getting to meet a pretty young thing like you that caused me to let slip such a serious social faux pas. Yes, I am old, and getting older by the minute. So old I might have two birthdays this year... (not a ploy for extra birthday porn...nope, not at all...) Now if you'll excuse me, lights out here at the old folks home is in 10 minutes.
/groveling

Good enough to release the hostage?

[spankspike.livejournal.com]

The hostages are free!!!!

And now that I know you really don't concern yourself with birthday porn, even though you plan to have two birthdays this year, I'll also advise you that you will not be intersted to know that I have posted yet more RPS.

I know you really hate that, and reading it would just be more punishment!

[hellziggy.livejournal.com]

Yup, I found it! :)