Sunday Sessions No More

Dear Sunday Sessions, or should that be Dear Thea? I am leaving you, not through choice, but because of a little thing called Mixpod. Yep -> that thing on the right side of my blog that plays the tracks I choose, chop and change continually, depending on my mood. The one that makes people jump out of their skins at 1am if they do not expect it (sorry Glowless).

See, if I then posted Sunday Sessions the whole thing would become some sort of cataphonic mess and people would run screaming from their computers, and we can't have that, can we?

So, my apologies, but you are dumped. Don't take it personally.

Cheers

P.S. Go check out Thea's Sunday Sessions, after all you may not be as cool as me and have a Mixpod on your blog.

Eat It All Out - or The Madmother Munching Musical

Ladies and gentlemen, before we begin tonight's presentation I give to you one of the greatest Aussie bands EVER:

Midnight Oil!

Yes, the Oils with "Read About It"

Remember the days? Play it right through, go on. Love that driving beat, the anger, the passion. True blue Oils. Shame he didn't stick to what he did best, but that's a whole other blog topic.

Now I can hear you all muttering away there:

(though your heads are still bobbing to the steady beat as the song replays again and again in your head),

what on earth does this have to do with the

Blog This Comfort Food Challenge?

Well, I'm about to tell you.

For this challenge I have decided to do something a little off centre. I could have explained in great detail the comfort foods I turn to for consolation when life throws me more curve balls than I can handle. The love affair with pizza after a bad day at work, the satisfying nights with crispy bacon and homemade chips cooked by a man who loved me and only wished to take away my sorrow about the men who didn't. I could. But I won't.

Instead I give to you, sung to the tune of Read About It

Oh, and you could always download the song, hit play

and keep it running in the background whilst you sing. I have!

Eat It All Out 

Pepperoni pizza, dripping cheese the feature

Cholesterol will hit ya when you’re older dear

Some like fine dining, others prefer wining

For beer I am pining till my order’s here

Comfort food is greasy, digestion is so easy

In the morning I’ll be queasy, hope the bathroom’s near

Bowel motions nasty, face will be pasty

Depression will be all gone and the head will clear

         and the head will clear

You better eat it all out, eat it all out

 Just another consolation binge, trying to forget him.

Cheeseburger men are fickle, kept throwing out the pickle

He sure knew how to tickle though he was so dumb

Just give me the large chips, you know some men are such pricks

Thank God I ended this bit while I am still young

Yes, I’ll have the bacon, is it crispy you’ll be makin’

My hunger I ain’t faking, crap I burnt my tongue

My tummy’s feeling nasty, need alka seltzer fast here

Depression soon forgotten and the headache's gone
                and the headache's gone

You better eat it all out, eat it all out

Food will always help you heal, come on put it all out

You better eat it all out, eat it all out

Fritters are a glorious meal, come on pig it all out

Pepperoni pizza, hot dripping cheese the feature

Cholesterol will hit ya when you’re older dear

 My stomachs really whining, others will be dining

For beer I am still pining, oh my order’s here

Ooooh Ooooh Ooooh Ooooooooohohoho
Ooooh Ooooh Ooooh Ooooooooohohoho

Ooooooooohohoho

December 10: Album of the Year #best09

 What's rocking your world?

Gwen Bell Best of 2009 Challenge

I rarely buy an album of one person or band nowadays, I think the last ones were in 2008. But I do still buy the compilations. You know, the ones with lots and lots of hit songs on them. I have one on in my CD player in the car right now.

So I guess it is easier for me to tell you of the songs I am rocking out with. I love the Black Eyed Peas "I Gotta Feeling", it basically covers the way I am feeling about life in general at the moment.

I think I'd like the album too, if I could organise myself enough to go get it.

Another song is the new Vanessa Amorosi one. A song of strength, and finally accepting and liking oneself. I usually do but this last year threw me off balance somewhat. NO MORE! Working my way back to really liking me. Chorus goes like this:

Well it's alright to be myself

Now I've Learned To Stand

Well its OK to be just who I am

I've spent years really hating me

longing to be friends (friends)

Now I hope that you can

understand,

 

This Is Who I Am!

Rock on!

December 5: Night Out #best09

Did you have a night out with friends or a loved one that rocked your world? Who was there? What was the highlight of the night?

Gwen Bell Best of 2009 Challenge

The Black Eyed Peas sum it up nicely:

I gotta feeling...

That tonight's gonna be a good night

That tonight's gonna be a good night

That tonight's gonna be a good good night

In my younger years I was that girl. You know, the one everyone notices when she struts into a venue or club. The one everyone stage whispers about as she passes: "Look it's HER. She's here!" Not that I was beautiful, but I was confident and loved to dance. Often I was the first on the dance floor, immune to derision, ignoring any baleful stares, lordy I could dance. It wasn't unknown for me to do a wall flip as the drums kicked in with a pulsating beat. In heels. Ah, yes. Those were the days.

I am older, a little wiser, and definitely heavier and less fit. I sport various injuries earned in those party night days. If I tried a back flip now I would either end up in traction, or go through the wall... ending up in traction. Last year I celebrated my 45th anniversary of the day of my birth by hiring a rock band and taking over the local function room at the pub. With sixty odd of my nearest and dearest I danced non-stop the whole night. And walked painfully and slowly for the next few days in payment. But that was 2008 and this challenge relates to 2009.

Most of our great nights in the last twelve years are held at home. Ours tends to be the place to gather for friends, probably due to the fact it was nearly impossible for us to go elsewhere in the early ASD days.

Our most recent night out was to a friend's 40th. Held at his home. Lots of great people, some I haven't seen for a while. Really pleasant fun night. I even danced. Not up to the old standards, but still managed to impress, even if it was only my boys' music teacher.