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floatingleaf) wrote2013-05-27 11:17 pm
floatingleaf) wrote2013-05-27 11:17 pm
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how to keep your sanity when it snows in May (remedy under the cut :)
Okay. The weather continues to be ridiculously cold. It was supposed to get hot by tomorrow, but I don't see how that will happen (then again, for all I know it might, because nothing will surprise me anymore). I had some sort of crisis this morning where I just felt sick and tired of it all and utterly unable to make myself do anything. My energy levels were pitifully low, and the simplest everyday decisions seemed beyond my mental capacity. Yesterday I took care of laundry, so all I needed to do today was buy some groceries and fix some lunch food for work. But first I had to figure out WHAT I wanted to make. And I just couldn't decide, for the life of me. I paged through my entire cookbook collection, and somehow nothing seemed appealing. Besides, I was FREEZING and just didn't want to deal - so I burrowed under the duvet and just sulked at the universe for a while.;) Finally, late in the afternoon, I dragged myself out and purchased the ingredients for a light, quick and simple dish, which I then threw together. And that's it. All I've managed to do with my day. But at least I did SOMETHING... which in the morning didn't seem very likely to happen.
Btw, I just saw online that upstate New York had SNOWSTORMS this weekend. Yep. Snowstorms. On the last weekend of May. Bad enough that some highways had to close. No comments, really. Like I said, I've lost the capacity for shock. I'm just sort of blinking dazedly here. *blink blink*
Oh, and my allergies are beginning to escalate - which usually happens when the hot weather arrives. So perhaps this means it WILL be hot. Or perhaps it's just a belated reaction to the insane amounts of dust I must have breathed in while cleaning the place on Saturday (the floors were incredibly filthy, I have to admit). At any rate, I started taking Allegra again - which no doubt contributed to my general lack of energy.
Also, I was going to make some profound anniversary post to commemorate the TEN YEARS since I started this journal... but that would take way more time and brainpower than I seem to have at the moment.:/ So yeah... fail on that front as well. Maybe I'll manage to say something deep and inspiring when I reach my thousandth LJ entry.:) (Which will also happen very soon, btw.)
But before I sign off and burrow under the duvet again (which seems to be my favorite activity these days...), let me share the one thing that brought a smile to my face on this murky afternoon. I popped my headphones in while on the way to the grocery store, and was immediately revived by this awesome song:
Possibly my favorite song by Voltaire - and also possibly my favorite song about New Orleans.:D Here are the lyrics:
Don't go by the river
If you love your wife
'Cause you'll make that girl a widow
And you'll cause her pain and strife
If you go by the riverside
You'll lose your la-la-la-la-life!
People by the river
They know who's the boss
They'll get at fancy city folks
No matter what the cost
And if you go by the riverside
You'll end up lo-lo-lo-lo-lost!
There's a bat they call Lestat
Who will sink his teeth in you
You might meet a creature from a swampy black lagoon
And if the moon is full
You might meet the loup-garou
Don't go by the riverside
You'll be sorry if you do!
A young man met a lady
And she made this fellow swoon
So they went on down to New Orleans
To elope under the moon
He took her by the riverside
To give her the heirla-la-la-loom!
Well the next day he got outta bed
And she wasn't by his side
He searched the Quarter high and low
And the bayou far and wide
The locals say she ran away
But you know they la-la-la-la-lied!
There's a bat they call Lestat
Who will sink his teeth in you
You might meet a creature from a swampy black lagoon
And if the moon is full
You might meet the loup-garou
Don't go by the riverside
You'll be sorry if you do!
Who shivers when they hear about voodoo?
Don't lie to me, boy, I know you do!
You better tremble when you hear me call!
'Cause you'd make a lovely shrunken head
You'll be my favorite voodoo doll!
Sting went by the river
Now he slays on Bourbon Street
And there's that song by Concrete Blonde about where it's warm and green
And if you go by the riverside
You'll never la-la-la-la-leave!
There's a bat they call Lestat
Who will sink his teeth in you
You might meet a creature from a swampy black lagoon
And if the moon is full
You might meet the loup-garou
Don't go by the river side
(Don't go by the riverside!)
I said don't go by that riverside
(He said don't go by that riverside!)
Don't go by the riverside
(Why's that?)
'Cause you might meet me if you do!
The funny thing is, I must have listened to that song at least a dozen times before I caught the reference to Lestat (calling him a bat might have confused me a little, LOL). He does sing that bit very quickly - so I felt the need to look for the lyrics to confirm my suspicions.:P
Now, every time I hear that song, I get a spring in my step and a wide grin on my face.;]
Btw, I just saw online that upstate New York had SNOWSTORMS this weekend. Yep. Snowstorms. On the last weekend of May. Bad enough that some highways had to close. No comments, really. Like I said, I've lost the capacity for shock. I'm just sort of blinking dazedly here. *blink blink*
Oh, and my allergies are beginning to escalate - which usually happens when the hot weather arrives. So perhaps this means it WILL be hot. Or perhaps it's just a belated reaction to the insane amounts of dust I must have breathed in while cleaning the place on Saturday (the floors were incredibly filthy, I have to admit). At any rate, I started taking Allegra again - which no doubt contributed to my general lack of energy.
Also, I was going to make some profound anniversary post to commemorate the TEN YEARS since I started this journal... but that would take way more time and brainpower than I seem to have at the moment.:/ So yeah... fail on that front as well. Maybe I'll manage to say something deep and inspiring when I reach my thousandth LJ entry.:) (Which will also happen very soon, btw.)
But before I sign off and burrow under the duvet again (which seems to be my favorite activity these days...), let me share the one thing that brought a smile to my face on this murky afternoon. I popped my headphones in while on the way to the grocery store, and was immediately revived by this awesome song:
Possibly my favorite song by Voltaire - and also possibly my favorite song about New Orleans.:D Here are the lyrics:
Don't go by the river
If you love your wife
'Cause you'll make that girl a widow
And you'll cause her pain and strife
If you go by the riverside
You'll lose your la-la-la-la-life!
People by the river
They know who's the boss
They'll get at fancy city folks
No matter what the cost
And if you go by the riverside
You'll end up lo-lo-lo-lo-lost!
There's a bat they call Lestat
Who will sink his teeth in you
You might meet a creature from a swampy black lagoon
And if the moon is full
You might meet the loup-garou
Don't go by the riverside
You'll be sorry if you do!
A young man met a lady
And she made this fellow swoon
So they went on down to New Orleans
To elope under the moon
He took her by the riverside
To give her the heirla-la-la-loom!
Well the next day he got outta bed
And she wasn't by his side
He searched the Quarter high and low
And the bayou far and wide
The locals say she ran away
But you know they la-la-la-la-lied!
There's a bat they call Lestat
Who will sink his teeth in you
You might meet a creature from a swampy black lagoon
And if the moon is full
You might meet the loup-garou
Don't go by the riverside
You'll be sorry if you do!
Who shivers when they hear about voodoo?
Don't lie to me, boy, I know you do!
You better tremble when you hear me call!
'Cause you'd make a lovely shrunken head
You'll be my favorite voodoo doll!
Sting went by the river
Now he slays on Bourbon Street
And there's that song by Concrete Blonde about where it's warm and green
And if you go by the riverside
You'll never la-la-la-la-leave!
There's a bat they call Lestat
Who will sink his teeth in you
You might meet a creature from a swampy black lagoon
And if the moon is full
You might meet the loup-garou
Don't go by the river side
(Don't go by the riverside!)
I said don't go by that riverside
(He said don't go by that riverside!)
Don't go by the riverside
(Why's that?)
'Cause you might meet me if you do!
The funny thing is, I must have listened to that song at least a dozen times before I caught the reference to Lestat (calling him a bat might have confused me a little, LOL). He does sing that bit very quickly - so I felt the need to look for the lyrics to confirm my suspicions.:P
Now, every time I hear that song, I get a spring in my step and a wide grin on my face.;]
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(And I love the song too, btw. :)
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I'm afraid, however, that it is we humans who have brought Mother Earth to such a precarious state. If only more people (businesses, politicians etc.) would realize this and rethink their way of relating to the environment before it is too late...
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So true, but so far politicans never care for their responsibility for all this but for their own benefits. :( And a lot of people think that those are responsible and not themselves, too. It is time for a change... :)