3/25/12

let's just say...

"and better isn't always doing well, I know because I am better now myself...I wish I didn't love you quite as much" -Wye Oak

There are two parts to the quote above.

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First, I can't sleep, again. I got nearly 6 hours of sleep Friday night. Big f-ing deal, right? Unfortunately this means that awake will be my state for the next 72 hours.  This might also mean it's time to give Ambien a second shot. Uck.

Have you ever seen those sleep aid commercials with Abe Lincoln, an astronaut, and a beaver?  Their catch phrase is something practical like, "your dreams miss you."  Well funny thing about that is that I have determined the cause of my insomnia (or at least one of the main causes) to be avoidance of my dreams.  When I do sleep I have been having horrific nightmares about being trapped, chased, robbed, or murdered.  Come to think of it, I wrote about this in an earlier post.  Moral of the story is that your dreams may want you back, but you might not want them back. So, that ad campaign can suck it.  I don't know what it's going to take, but boy would I sure love to make a change in my sleep patterns and mental health, a genuine non-drug assisted change.  If I had dreams filled with Abe Lincoln, astronauts, and beavers (so long as they were not actively trying to hurt me), I wouldn't be an insomniac, guaranteed.

Hmm, guess the campaign won an award.
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Second, some heartaches will last a life time, this I have decided from firsthand experience.

3/3/12

snowball

snowball: (verb) to increase, accumulate, expand, or multiply at a rapidly accelerating rate

Umm. This post started out as a small idea.  Three, four pictures tops. But instead, it has snowballed out of control. Not just a small snowball gently tumbling down the hill; this is a frinkin' avalanche and it will engulf you in your entirety. Prepare for it!

Before I scare you away, I should tell you the reason behind this post-- according to the Library of Congress March is national women's history month. In celebration, I knew I wanted to post something pertinent. But what? Well, in full disclosure I have these growing crushes on women musicians, so I decided to post a tribute of sorts to all the women musicians I respect and adore to pieces.  As I alluded to earlier, I thought this number would be relatively small. Again, three maybe four as most. Oh, no. I was ghastly mistaken. Apparently, I have a thing for girls with guitars and microphones. Go figure.













love, love, love, extra love!





still going strong at 74




























2 links! One with Eddie Veder, that's just how badass she is.






this video was taken at my alma mater!



you know, for some reason inner city British kids and I, we get along. Weird.




If I could make babies with anyone, despite their biological sex, it would be this woman





I take no credit for this GIF, thanks for whoever made it!


that smile kills me, my heart just melts

okay, okay, I cannot express to you enough how much I love these Canadian twins.  They are hilarious, and adorable, and like to banter in concert, and I highly suggest you stalk them on youtube. Seriously, people! Also, if you have a sister, you will totally understand.




"I gotta take my jacket off, I'm hot"