Non Sequiturs

This was going to be a solo post about the new U2 cd, but I have been so disappointed with it, I don't really want to even expend that much energy on it. So today's post is just another Non-Sequiturs post. Indulge me. Please.



The new U2 cd No Line On The Horizon came out on Tuesday. It has received probably the most bizarre set of reviews for any cd I have seen. A glance at metacritic.com shows that critics have given the cd anything from masterpiece status down to tragic mistake of biblical proportions. Mine lies somewhere in the middle, leaning more to the mistake side. I have listened to the cd over 20 times in the past 3 days and it is unfortunately a very forgettable cd. There is a lack of originality to the songs, which all seem cribbed from earlier, better songs. The last song finally began with an ambient interlude that caught my attention, and then I realized it was a sample from the Brian Eno/Harold Budd cd The Pearl. I was so pissed because it just seemed so lazy. A sample? Really? From the producer of the cd. Eno, have you no shame?

I am really enjoying the new season of Lost. It is so convoluted and confusing, yet it all seems to make sense to me.

My parents got me kitchenware for Christmas. Normally, I would not be overly excited about it, but I am really enjoying the bagel guillotine. Makes life much simpler in the morning when I am rushing around trying to get out the door to work.

Just got word on Monday that there will be no more documents loaded on this project I am working on, so by the end of March I will need to find another contract position or a full time job. Neither one is very easy to get at the moment. I haven't reached panic stage yet, which is good. Just have to do what I can and not worry about it. I can conceivably last for up to 6 months without a job (before completely depleting my savings), so I am not terrified, but I would rather not have to dip into it if at all possible.

Weird cat behavior, which I guess is rather redundant. I have a custom made bedspread that is a dark brown. The underneath is a soft white cotton material. If I am in bed and I have the covers half-pulled down where the white is showing, my cat will stand on the brown material as close to the white as possible, but will never venture over to the white side. I have tested it on several occasions and it is the same every time. Even if I grab her and put her on the white side, she will immediately leave. She is a calico cat, so my only theory is that she feels she is too exposed on the white material and cannot "hide." That is my only theory. I know it is not a brilliant one.

I haven't had a real vacation in over 5 years. An actual vacation meaning I went somewhere for a week or more. I have taken time off, but haven't actually gone anywhere. Now that I am in a position where I cannot afford to travel, I really feel depressed that I didn't take advantage of traveling when I could.

I hate having a cold. I have had a horrible one all week, and it has been miserable. I am a good patient though. When I am sick I am very quiet and don't like to be disturbed.

Lyrics In My Head

"I don't belong to you
Like you don't belong to me
So don't hold on too tightly
Let forever be

So let me know when you're lonely babe"

Roisin Murphy
Let Me Know

"A couple years went by and something happened
We gave Jed less attention
We had new inventions
We left for a convention

Jed had found our booze and drank every drop
he fizzled and popped
he rattled and knocked
and finally he just stopped."

Grandaddy
Jed The Humanoid

"Unit three thousand twenty one is warming
Makes a humming sound - when its circuits
Duplicate emotions - and a sense of coldness detaches
As it tries to comfort your sadness"

The Flaming Lips
One More Robot/Sympathy 3000-21

"Darkness falls away
Then it's only golden
Where are we today?
Somewhere near our future
So it can be saved
At least it can be reckoned
Each time we come through
Darling, you will listen"

Liars
Protection

"I don't want to swim the ocean
I don't want to fight the tide
I don't want to swim forever
When it's cold I'd like to die"

Moby
When It's Cold I'd Like To Die

Appealing Things:

David Sylvian's voice
French being spoken
Watchmen (the graphic novel; haven't seen the movie yet)
Snow falling
Snow sticking to the ground but not the streets
Pidgin
Getting over someone not good for you
Finding old letters tucked away in books
Wooden hangers
Nine Inch Nails/Jane's Addiction tour plans
Kristen Scott Thomas

Annoying Things

Colds
Atlantans panicking in the snow
The current job market
Clowns
People who won't take their bluetooth earpieces out during dinner; unless you are Lt. Uhura, you don't need to leave it in
The parking ticket machine at work that won't give you ticket half the time unless you back in and out of the entrance twice
The parking attendant who does not care that this is annoying
The quote I received from BCBS for my healthcare when my COBRA runs out