Thursday, December 15, 2011: The Impressions - Finally Got Myself Together

What a weird week.

Anger, regret, dreams.

Ok, so, gentle reader, I am here to let you know that I've seen the light.

I've finally got myself together.

Just look at the smile on my face.

It's all good now.

Wednesday, December 14, 2011: Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Down Boy

When I was young I had this dream. It took place in the future, I was in the local shopping mall, but it took place many years ahead in time.

I went to a video game parlor I used to frequent; this was in the 80's when those places were popular. I guess I wasn't smart enough to dream about Xboxes and Playstations and how shops like Sega Center wouldn't be around in the future.

Anyway, the whole place was a lot brighter in the future, and the walls were painted yellow. I think they were normally dark red.

I was walking around looking at all the futuristic video games, and I just couldn't understand how to play any of them. The games weren't shoot-em-ups, or space invader type games, or anything I was familiar with. One was just a screen with a cloud of rolling, changing color, and the player had to do something but I couldn't figure out what exactly. He was quickly moving his hands around the bottom of the screen, and really twisting his whole body as well. He eventually threw down his hands hard against his sides - the universal symbol for I Lost At Videogames.

After wandering around a while, I found this old school (even for the time I dreamt this) driving game, some Formula 1 type game, where the perspective is looking down on the car and the track. Nobody was on it. In fact, it looked like it hadn't been played for a long time. Well, I thought, I could do this.

So I put my money in and started to run that track. I was doing so well I began to attract the attention of other gamers. They gathered around amazed, talking about how well I was doing at this game, even though it was fairly easy for me.

And, that's it. That's the dream. Hand over heart, I have never forgotten it. I couldn't tell you why I continue to remember that dream over the thousands of others I've must have had over my life.

This has nothing to do with today's CSOTD selection, by the way, I just thought I would share it, just so someone else in this world knows of my dreams.

Tuesday, December 13, 2011: Squeeze - Pulling Mussels (From the Shell)

I do apologize, gentle reader, for my horribly negative countenance yesterday.

Sometimes the bleak mid-Winter gets me down. Or, in this case, bleak-earlish Winter.

In any case, let's turn that frown upside down, shall we, and indulge is some grade A prime upbeat New Wave, shall we?

Here's Squeeze. They're cool for cats, you know

Monday, December 12, 2011: The Temptations - I Can't Get Next To You

It's Monday, mid-December.

I can't get my Christmas shopping finished.

I can't get into the holiday spirit.

I can't get past the rude, pushy people in the stores

I can't get warm.

I can't get over the feeling that, while it won't be the end of the world, 2012 is going to be a pretty scary year

I can't get any help for those who are needy, or get any sympathy for those who are greedy

And, even with all that, I still can't get next to you

Sunday, December 11, 2011

No blogging on a Sunday.

See you Monday!

Saturday, December 10, 2011: Traffic - Mr. Fantasy

Friday, December 9, 2011: Dum Dum Girls - Bedroom Eyes

Off their recently released 2nd album, "Only In Dreams", I doubt there's a smarter way to start the weekend than with the Dum Dum Girls.

Go forth, young men and maidens, and find comfort this weekend within that special someone's bedroom eyes.