The Kit Kat Club

More musicspam. Sorry, I did that letter song meme...again.

The Rules:

1. Reply to this post and I'll assign you a letter. (If you want a letter, just say so)
2. List (and upload) 5-10 songs that begin with that letter.
3. Post them to your journal with these instructions.

alienchrist gave me R.

1. The Decemberists -- The Rake's Song (lyrics) (Warning: This song is about infanticide, basically. It scares the shit out of me.)
No more a rake and no more a bachelor
I was wedded and it whetted my thirst
Until her womb start spilling out babies
Only then did I reckon my curse

2. We're About 9 -- Reading You (lyrics)
Are you out there, Florence?
I have been reading you
You are the star that set me dreaming
And all I've ever known of

3. The Beatles -- Real Love (lyrics)
Thought I'd been in love before
But in my heart I wanted more
Seems like all I really was doing
Was waiting for you

( 4 more under the cut. )

Lovely, crazy weekend. I stayed over steel_lily09's house for two nights, and we partied with VF folk. We had a "pagan festival" -- really, complete with (somewhat half-assed) spell casting. The best part, natch, was the part where we painted all over each other. I had an elephant, three snakes, and two vaginas painted on me, not to mention myriad pretty designs all over my arms, legs, back and face. Sam took some truly gorgeous photos, so hopefully photographic proof will be forthcoming. I love you guys so much ;_;

On Wednesday I'm going to see Spring Awakening with Lil! Fantabulous! The seats aren't great, so I think I might take her out to dinner beforehand to make up for it somewhat.

Despite not actually having permission yet, I am thoroughly planning my trip to go see apple_scruffer in DC on July 17. We're going to go to dinner at Rasika, both because it has great Indian food and because Rahm Emanuel has been seen eating there :D :D :D clearly we will be dining simultaneously and he will ask us to dine with him. I'm seriously considering buying a new dress for the occasion, namely, this dress. What do you think?

And am going to bug you all with a music-spam. Nothing special, just a few songs I can't stop listening to as of late.

1. Lenka -- The Show. Apparently this song was really famous at some point and used in a bunch of commercials. I live under a rock and didn't hear about it till apple_scruffer posted it. Now I can't stop listening to it. It's happy and fun and wonderful.
I'm just a little bit caught in the middle
Life is a maze and love is a riddle
I don't know where to go I can't do it alone I've tried
And I don't know why

2. Uh Huh Her -- Covered. I need more songs by these girls. I got this off a mix. A little techno, a little Tegan and Sara-esque, maybe a little TATU? Or maybe I just say that because they're lesbians.
Hollar now you want it
Gonna see, see how do you love again?
Higher than the stars
You're covered in my hands tonight

3. Tori Amos -- Welcome to England Sweet, sad, melancholy.
I forgot that you said, "Girl if you come...
you better bring your sun.
Sweet girl, you gotta bring your sun
Now don't you forget you bring your sun--
Just enough for
everyone
for everyone
Welcome to England"

( 8 more, and a bonus track. Make me happy, check it out. )

Hope you enjoyed this installment of Carolyn's boredom, and maybe you even saw some music you wanted to hear!

The next few weekends are packed. I hope Jack doesn't need me for weekend nights.
This weekend: Bryn Mawr Girlchoir reunion on Saturday, staying over Julia's, "pagan festival" in VF Park with my middle school buds!
Next weekend (June 26-28): My birthday!
July 3-5: Spending it with JT and Kelsey!
July 10-12: Free?
July 17-19: HOPEFULLY HOPEFULLY HOPEFULLY visiting apple_scruffer in DC.
July 24-26: Visiting kk_kk_kk!

( Hey, wanna see what happens when I stand up for my political beliefs on a bitchy Republican's Facebook? It's long but, IMHO, worth a read. )

Corynn = Good Cop. Me = FUCKING INSANE Cop.

But really. First of all, if you felt like I was in the wrong in this situation, I'd understand. I was (and am) an elitist bitch. Some of my arguments were a tad unfair/immature (bragging about Oberlin [even if it is true] and claiming CNN and BBC are "fair"; they are rather liberally biased). But I never sunk to name-calling.

Yeah, basically, I'm not sure whether to laugh or bang my head against the wall for a few hours. There's just no reasoning with some people.

Happy things for today:
-I think I'm done with all of my Christmas shopping! I've got things for my dad, brother, sister (wait, I have to place that order), nephew, Franny, Corynn, and Lili. I think I'm chipping in on some family present for my mom? I might knit Yelena a hat at some point, but she doesn't really care about Christmas yet obviously.

-Went to the library today, got "Barrel Fever" (David Sedaris), "Timequake" (Kurt Vonnegut), and "Slaughterhouse 5" (also Vonnegut, obviously).

-Since getting ahold of the Decemberists songs which I previously lacked, I have fallen deeply in love with "Eli the Barrow Boy," "The Culling of the Fold," "After the Bombs," and "Of Angels and Angles."

-I've come into contact with a really sweet, interesting, handsome guy on OkCupid. We've been sending each other absurdly long messages. I can't seem to stop asking him questions. Only downside is that he goes to school in Atlanta (wow -- strawberrysgirl, now I'm wondering if you know him) and lives the rest of the year in California.

-I absolutely adore rahmbamarama. Everyone is completely insane, but also totally loving and accepting. The Rose/Doctor fandom seems so utterly cold in comparison. This is the first time I've ever felt remotely "liked" in a fandom.

Ok, now on the subject of not-so-happy stuff. My financial situation. It's not good. I have a checking account where I put paychecks and whatnot, and my mom and I also share a joint savings account, which is mostly her money but also contains my scholarship money and a few old checks of mine. She says I can take money out of it whenever I need -- problem is, I've been doing that a LOT. I've never been good with saving my money. I get food from Decafe too often, and I pay for other people when we go out to eat way too often.

As of right now, I am 100% unemployed at college. I've applied to work as an editor for the Review, and also applied to Concert Sound, but I obviously can't start those till February. I hope, I do, that Jack can give me a few hours at the candy store while I'm home. And, charliesmum, would you want me maybe to watch Charlie after school or any other time you needed it?

I think I'm going to go work on DJ's scarf and watch something.

Packing for winter break/winter term is proving to be difficult. I have to pack a month and a half's worth of clothes and supplies into a suitcase better suited for a trip of, oh, ten days or so. I have absolutely no idea how I'm going to do this, especially considering I have to fit winter coats and boots into the mix as well. Ahh!

I slept all day, and now I'm playing loud music and packing and defrosting my fridge. Exciting times.

I got tagged by reaperfox!

The rules are that for 8 days you have to post something that made you happy that day. Tag 8 people to do the same.
-I got to sleep in really late.
-I went on DC++ and downloaded every single Decemberists song that I was missing, plus "The Tain."
-I don't have to think about schoolwork until like...February.

Tagging:
strawberrysgirl, emo_munchkin, gazzafizza06, wrestlingdog, soullessthinker, cirquoise, nowgoesquickly, xcursed_gold