Marsden is Here

There was no gaming tonight, wrong combination of players unavailable, so I did the same thing I've been doing all weekend - play Civ II.

Not solely - if I tilt my head sideways and squint a bit I can almost say I completed most of the tasks I set myself this weekend.

Including getting a haircut - whatever the hairdresser put in it triggers my gag refex especially in enclosed spaces - like the car. This is why I don't try and do anything fancy with my hair.

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( song I've been hearing. Lo! Angst )
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And while I'm on about lyrics, this one's been bugging me:

"And when you hear the rolling thunder; you turn around before the lightning strikes."

Anyone else see the issue I have with this (apart from that the sentiment being expressed probably does apply to me)?

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I've acquired an amusing task at work. Hopefully I'll be able to get photos and post them during the week.

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Speaking of work, I have to be on time tomorrow so I should go to bed. My eyes are grotty from looking at the screen so much, but sleep may come less easily than I would like. That has been the pattern.

Take 2 [snarl]

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... a touch of sunburn. ow.

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My nana fell and broke her hip yesterday. It's not as bad as the feared, but she's still being brought up to Chch today for an operation to fix it. This has prevented my mother from accompanying my father to Hamilton, where he is judging at the Royal A&P show this weekend. I dropped him at the airport this morning.

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[cryptic][grumble]I knew this was going to happen[/grumble][/cryptic]

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I have no work to do. Maybe I'll be able to make a productive day out of it.

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( lyrics cut )

It's getting harder
Just keeping life and soul together
I'm sick of fighting
Even though I know I should
The cold is biting
Through each and every nerve and fibre
My broken spirit is frozen to the core
Don't wanna be here no more

And wouldn't it be good if we could wish ourselves away

Wouldn't it be good if we cold live without a care

( Everybody wants to Rule the World )

Flashbacks tonight (what I saw of it) also had the Pogues and such "classics" as Gaskrankinstation and the '95 release of Common People.

[snip]
I tear my heart open, I sew myself shut
My weakness is that I care too much
And our scars remind us that the past is real
I tear my heart open just to feel
[/snip]

Yeah, we pay a price
Yeah, I made the sacrifice

I gave my blood and I gave my soul
I stood my ground and I took control

Hear the voice of the unremembered heart
Hear the silence between each word
Black and white divided grays that cut between us
Filled with broken shards of promised days

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According to google the lyrics to Ave Dementia aren't on the web. Someone should remedy that.

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Days, how many days
Do I have until
I am set free to a better place
A place of love
A place of no tomorrow's

Release me from this need I have of me

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Here we are.Born to be kings.
We're the princes of the universe.
Here we belong.Fighting to survive.
In a world with the darkest powers.
And here we are.We're the princes of the universe.
Here we belong.Fighting for survival.
We've come to be the rulers of your world.
I am immortal.I have inside me blood of kings.
I have no rival.No man can be my equal.

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All I am, a child with promises
All I have, are miles full of promises of home.

If only I could stay with you,
my train moves on, you're gone from view,
Now I must wait until it's over.

Days will pass, your words to me,
it seems so long; eternity,
but I must wait until it's over.

On the plus side, my shiney new credit card came in the mail today.

On the minus side, tomorrow is the last session fo "Hero" in any theartre in Christchurch. Just another good movie I've missed in preference to going alone.

( heartache tonight )

Sprayed half of roses. Rinsed Car. Cleaned Shower.

Went to cousins 21st. There was nosh. There were a number of people I haven't seen in 10+ years who failed to recognise me. There were out-of-tune bagpipes.

Came home. Put in an appearance at party. Danced to a song,. Watched around. Saw a few things. Didn't stay long. No more there for me.

Posted in LJ.

( Scotland )

( Coward )

( Gambler )
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( One final thought, if you're still reading )

I finally have this as mp3 :-}

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[Alice Cooper]

Hey bro, take it slow
You ain’t livin’ in a video
You’re flying low with a high velocity
No doubt, you’re stressin’ out
That ain’t what rock n’ roll’s about
Get off that one way trip down lonely street

Now I know you’ve been kicked around
You ain’t alone in this ugly town
You stick a needle in your arm
You bite the dust, you buy the farm

Chorus
Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey stoopid
What ya tryin’ to do
Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey stoopid
They win you lose
Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey stoopid

C’mon girl, it’s a better day
Get your foot out of that grave
Don’t let that one love tear your world apart
C’mon babe, kick that stuff
Show the street it ain’t so tough
Quit lyin’ around with a crippled, broken heart

Now I know you’ve been seeing red
Don’t put a pistol to your head
Sometimes your answer’s heaven sent
Your way is so damn permanent

Chorus

This ain’t your daddy talkin’
You know, I know
Your story ain’t so shocking
You know, I know
Blow some steam
C’mon and scream

Chorus