2 posts tagged “music”
I have the day off today, as I am working tomorrow, and it seems that I am mostly going to spend it cleaning and playing online. Not a terrible shock, and as the holiday season is always hectic, it isn't exactly unwelcome. I went back to Ohio for Christmas, and because I couldn't get vacation days, it was a super quick trip - in very late Friday night and back to New York on Monday. It was a fantastic time and I looooved being able to see all of my family, whom I miss terribly. Since I had to go right back to work on Tuesday, though, seems like I haven't had time to just relax and breathe a bit, which is where today comes in. I slept in and have been listening to the radio (I love you XM!) and it's been nice. Soon I shall go do dishes and clean the apartment a bit more thoroughly than has been done in awhile. Which will be good too, not only because I hate the mess but because I've always found the cleaning process a bit cathartic.
Before that though, as I am feeling type-y, I thought I would scroll through the vox archives and answer some of the Questions of the Day that I missed. I am bad a regularly logging on here and posting, something I sort of wish to change. If I were a believer in New Year's resolutions, doing so might be one of mine. The questions are probably my favorite part of vox, and maybe the photo hunt will go along with that, since I want to start using my pretty camera more. So, we'll see.
In the meantime, here are a few answers that I've missed giving these last few months.
How do you take your tea or coffee?
I wish that I liked tea, because it seems like such a cozy thing to drink and I like the idea of putting the kettle on and snuggling down with a cuppa, but I really don't. Maybe I should try it some more and it will grow on me, as I can't imagine that I was instantly a fan of coffee when I started drinking it (which I do believe happened when I was in college). I do so love my coffee though, and tend to take it black, no sugar. Preferably iced. In general, I'm just not a fan of hot beverages. Which could also go a ways in explaining my reluctance to embrace tea. Although I do love hot chocolate ... Anyway, back to the coffee. I can drink it with milk or sugar, but generally don't like to. I like it strong and bitter. I find it very interesting that, here in New York, people think you generally odd if you drink it this way. I can't tell you how many clerks in coffee shops give you looks - and even ask you questions like "Really? Are you sure?" if you say no to milk and sugar. Sometimes I like to get a shot of syrup in the coffee, usually raspberry. I also enjoy mocha cappucinos and other fancy starbucks drinks, but don't get those so often.
What are your superstitions?
My boyfriend teases me that it is a fine line between superstion and o.c.d. Thinks that I might clarify as the one would be seen by someone else as the other. Thus, thinking not about quirks that may seem slightly obsessive-compulsive and limiting myself to traditional superstitions, the one that I am most consistent about is knocking on wood, which I do frequently. I also pick up pennies. And while I don't avoid sewing on Sundays, when it's necessary, I invariably feel a little guilty about it.
What books did you love as a child?
Oh, so very many. I was hugely into Nancy Drew and other syndicate series books, like the Dana Girls and Trixie Belden. I loved the Beverly Cleary and Judy Blume books, like practically everyone (even still today - I love it that I am always having to replace these books at work because so many kids read them). For a long time, my favorite books was The Westing Game. I loved all the Katharine Patterson books, especially The Great Gilly Hopkins and Bridge to Terebithia. Where the Red Fern Grows. Mr. Popper's Penguins. Remember Me to Harold Square. The Anne and Emily books by L.M. Montgomery. Going back earlier, Are You My Mother? is the picture book (although it's really an Easy Reader) that I remember adoring and reading over and over again.
What is your favorite board game?
Scrabble. It's a classic for a reason, and remains the one that I play most frequently. We also play a lot of Yahtzee, although technically there's no board with that one. I love Trivial Pursuit, Monopoly, Life and Clue, although Trivial Pursuit is the only one of thse that we play even a bit. Scattergories is always a good time. I haven't kept up with new games that much, although I really enjoyed the few that I played at parties - like Apples to Apples and that one where you build train lines, the name of which I don't remember. In general, I adore board games and when I was younger my sister and her family would come over and we would have "Family Fun Night" which frequently involved playing games. It may seem sort of cheesy, but I always loved those nights and they are some of my favorite memories.
Top 5 Tv shows of 2006?
The show I've been most into this season is Bones. It's one of those shows that sort of creeps up on you and is much better than you expect it to be, even though it doesn't get tons of buzz. I am still very loyal to Veronica Mars - although I haven't been as into this season as in past ones - and The Gilmore Girls - which I know lots of people are critical of and think has jumped the shark, but I'm actually enjoying this season way more than last season, which I just thought was so Not Good. The Office is probably the only comedy that I look forward to watching. Um, that's only four, so for the fifth, pick the guilty pleasure reality show of your choice - Top Chef, Project Runway, Big Brother, etc.
What song gives you the most holiday cheer?
Fairytale of New York. It's Christmas (Baby Please Come Home). Silver Bells. Winter Wonderland.
What were you afraid of as a child that seems silly to you now?
That my entire family would be replaced by pod people when I wasn't paying attention. Seriously. I think I must have seen Invasion of the Body Snatchers at a fairly young age, although I don't recall doing so. Just the fear, which I never realized was probably inspired by said film, until I saw it with a friend during the college years.
What is your favorite cover song?
Recently, I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight, as covered by Sleater Kinney.
What tv show was cancelled way too soon?
Well, I have the Freaks and Geeks and Wonderfalls DVD sets for a reason.
These answers are getting shorter - must mean it's time to sign off and clean, no? Thus, I'll just offer one more, which seems a good sort of summing up one -
How did you pick your Vox name? Does it mean something?
I wanted to choose a name that was a little more annonymous than previous online monikers I've had. When I signed up for Vox, I was listening to a lot of Belle and Sebastian - they're sort of one of my go-to bands. The depth of my affection waxes and wanes, but it never goes away completely and sometimes verges on mania, when the mood is right. Slow Graffiti is not my very favorite song by them, but it is on my favorite ep (This is Just a Modern Rock Song) and I'm very fond of it. And, it sounds just interesting enough, even if you don't know the song. And if I were inclined to get very pomo and analytical about it - which I've never been tempted to do until this very moment - blogs are sort of like technical graffiti; and I am quite untimely about it, as the very existence of this post proves. So, there you go.
I just dragged myself out of bed and turned on the sleeping computer, because I had the sudden urge to hear a song, which I seem not to already have digitally. Alas, the shady site that I usually get music from is down and I'm not sure if the urgent needs extends to spending 99¢.
anyhow, since I'm awake, I figured that now was as good a time as any to actually write something here. Historically, I'm best at doing these things in the middle of the night anyway, not that I tend to do them much at all these days. Surely, my first foray here shouldn't be navel-gazing, justify-my-presence-here, shall it? It's such a cliche. And yet, seemingly so necessary ... I don't need another forum, but here I am. Shall this space be more annonymous, so I can offer secrets that I dare not share elsewhere? Or less so, so I can finally have a safe space to point out family and such? I signed up with the intent of it being the latter, but who knows if that will pan out. I just know that my usual haunts don't do so much for me these days, and maybe things could be different here. So, maybe.
