Just plain wrong...

My favorite morning radio show was talking about this today when I was taking hubby to work. I don't even know what to say...it's just disturbing on so many levels. Few things in life truly frighten me. This is one of them, I'm afraid.





Who would actually eat this????

Nostaliga

I was getting ready to log on to Yahoo for a rousing game of on-line pool, when these 2 headlines caught my eye.
25 Best Hair-Metal Bands
25 Worst Hair-Metal Bands
Sadly, I know of all of these bands...Which shows my age more than anything. My thing is, I liked most of them...From both lists. I am surprised that Posion and Skid Row topped the Worst list, whereas Ratt, Faster Pussycat, and L.A. Guns made the Best list. Don't get me wrong...I said I liked most of them, those bands included. But a lot of that late 80's/early 90's Hair band stuff was all copied off each other. It wasn't very often that a group came along with an original look and sound, although it was refreshing when it did happen.
Anyways...I found both lists to be entertaining, thought you might as well.
After seeing these lists, it got me thinking about all the different types of music that I have enjoyed over the years. I would still have to say that, even though I haven't had the privilege of seeing them perform live, Metallica is still my all time favorite. More recently, I have been listening to a lot of Papa Roach, 3 Days Grace, Breaking Benjamin (remember, I have a teenager), and that got me thinking that I'm super-bored with the music scene right now. I am anxiously awaiting the release of the new Motley Crue album, although I am a little bit nervous that it might be the same ole', same ole'...Let's hope not. I am also VERY anxious about the rumors of a new Metallica album this year, and I even found myself to be a little excited about hear that AC/DC was back in the studio...Even though most (or all, your opinion) of their songs sound the same.
So...Like I was saying, I'm bored with the music scene right now...Anyone have any suggestions for me? Please??

Ok, for real this time...

Alright, I know I said I was back before, and then disappeared for a while, but I'm really back this time. I've had some serious life-changes in the past few months, and suddenly have an over-abundance of time on my hands, and what better way to spend my free time than to jot down my inner-most thoughts and feelings? Alright, maybe that was a little deep and all, but you get my drift.

So...where have I been? No where, really...Just kinda got out of the whole blogging thing for a bit...Ever get that feeling that whatever you're doing just seems redundant? Like you just keep saying or doing the same thing over and over and over? Yeah...

Life has been...Well, life has been pretty shitty as of late. I left a semi-secure job of 7 years, which I was completely unhappy in, to take a chance on a new job that turned out to be a joke. They recruited me...Actually chased me down for several weeks until I finally agreed to leave my secure little place in the workforce, only to drag me down a wretched path of self-doubt, questioning my abilities to function in a "real-world" job, and then fired me 7 weeks later. To say it was doomed from the start would be an understatement. They claimed that I wasn't living up to their expectations...What I don't get is what exactly those expectations were, because I did every single thing they asked me to do, and I even did it in a timely manner too. I guess I wasn't kissing the right ass or something. Anyways...

I'm not out to point fingers or place blame. We all make our own choices in life, right? And, I suppose that I could go back to my semi-secure former job, that I totally loathed, but I don't want to resort to that. I'd almost rather flip burgers at McD's or sling grease at TacoHell than to go back there. Fortunately, I am eligible for unemployment insurance for a bit, which isn't as much as I was bringing home at the new job, but it is still enough that I can take some time and find a job that I really like this time around. Hubby got promoted a few weeks back at his job and got a $1 an hour raise, and as long as Drama Queen's daddy keeps paying his support, we'll be OK for a bit.

Spring Break was a couple weeks back for the local school system and it just so happened that the day I got fired was the last day that DQ had school, and we had some extra cash stashed away, left over from our tax return this year, so Hubby took a couple extra days off from work and we rented a car and drove down to Nashville, TN to see the in-laws. Hubby hadn't seen his family in over 2 years and DQ and I hadn't ever met any of them, so it was pretty cool to get to meet the family and see where it was that my man came from. His family are lovely people and I was glad to finally have the chance to meet them all. Nashville is a beautiful place to visit, although I don't know that I would want to live there. We were kind of on a tight budget for the trip, so we didn't get to do as much as we would have liked to do, but it was cool just to walk around downtown and see things...For example, we walked across the Shelby Street pedestrian bridge and got some great photos looking into the Titans football stadium. DQ has become quite the photo-bug and she was snapping pictures the whole time we were there. She was even snapping pictures of herself in the car on the way down!! Silly girl...We are gonna try to go back for a couple days at the end of May for Hubby's nephew's high school graduation, but that is dependant on if I find another job and what condition our finances are in when that time rolls around.

Well, I guess I really don't have much more to say at the moment. I'm not gonna promise how much more I will update but let's shoot for every couple of days for now...I've updated the Blogroll with a couple new ones that amuse me. Check 'em out.
Peace out.