10.24.2007
10.22.2007
Halloween Madness
I'm still here! I've been trying to remember to take some photos of my sewing projects - with little success. Since Halloween is coming up, I've been paralysed with the thought of trying to top Widget's costume from last year. I don't know if that'll ever happen but the pressure's on to at least show up with Widget dressed up for the employee Halloween costume party. There have been several trips to JoAnn Fabrics this past weekend since they were having all these blowout sales and coupons galore. JoAnn's was really jammin' with people since it's probably their busiest time. There were actually normal people there - not the usual frumpy, over-accessorized crew of crafty ladies.
Aside from the Halloween madness, I have been trying to understand how to make a simple button down shirt without having it come out all wonky. I've finished making the second one and was pretty pleased. At the moment, I am taking a break from the shirts and am attempting to make a hoodie. It looks a little wide but being able to finish everything with a serger really looks nice. We'll see what happens...
Aside from the Halloween madness, I have been trying to understand how to make a simple button down shirt without having it come out all wonky. I've finished making the second one and was pretty pleased. At the moment, I am taking a break from the shirts and am attempting to make a hoodie. It looks a little wide but being able to finish everything with a serger really looks nice. We'll see what happens...
10.02.2007
M.N.-a-pa-looza
There are many bands' music that I really cannot stand. Yet, only some can be considered M.N. (in content) bands. These bands produce music that I equate on the same level as fingernails on a chalkboard. When I happen to be dialing through radio stations in the car and I come across, say The Barenaked Ladies "One Week" I instinctively scream and flail my arms trying to turn it off. Does anyone else have this reaction?
I can't even explain it but I suppose that the songs that do this to me must have something in common in terms of their structure, style and especially delivery. When I think about some bands that I really feel allergic to like, The Barenaked Ladies, Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, 311, Dave Matthews Band, Blues Traveller (to name a few at the top of the list) I do find that they have this indescribable "thing." I looked up Bone Thugs -n-Harmony on Wikipedia and found a description of their rapping style. It said, "Bone's style and technique can be described as melodic yet dark and aggressive. Their flow is often interwoven at a high speed melodic pace or slow harmonic pace." For some reason this made me laugh because it sounds so ridiculous but it is also so right on.
From this description I have deduced that it is that "aggressively melodic flow and high speed harmonies" of all the above bands that I can't stand.
There is another major group of M.N. performers that really chafe my ears and make me ask "Why?" It's the breathy, growling, yowling, verbose and MAJORLY annoying style that pretty much only exists among women performers. I am talking about Paula Cole, Alanis Morissette, Jewel, Ani Di Franco and I am sure others that are not coming to mind right now. It's kind of Lillith and is given that phony corporate "womyn" label even though it's not (except for Ani) And as if the singing of these people were not bad enough they all also do this talking/rapping thing with attitude much like in the hit single "Ironic" in which Alanis sings, "Isn't it ironic, don't cha think. A little too ironic... and yeah I really do think ...." It's that end part that just really rubs me the wrong way. Practically most of that stupid song by Paula Cole "Where Have All the Cowboys Gone" is done in that talking style as well. I must admit that I feel a little bad for ragging on these people since they are women but their crimes are so heinous they seem to overshadow their gender. Perhaps it is also because they are marketed as "women rockers" it makes it especially worse and embarrassing for people like me.
Stay tuned because I will most likely also bring up other musical styles that I find to be my total nightmare. Until then, maybe you can share with me some musical performers who create music that makes your ears want to rot and fall off your head.
I can't even explain it but I suppose that the songs that do this to me must have something in common in terms of their structure, style and especially delivery. When I think about some bands that I really feel allergic to like, The Barenaked Ladies, Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, 311, Dave Matthews Band, Blues Traveller (to name a few at the top of the list) I do find that they have this indescribable "thing." I looked up Bone Thugs -n-Harmony on Wikipedia and found a description of their rapping style. It said, "Bone's style and technique can be described as melodic yet dark and aggressive. Their flow is often interwoven at a high speed melodic pace or slow harmonic pace." For some reason this made me laugh because it sounds so ridiculous but it is also so right on.
From this description I have deduced that it is that "aggressively melodic flow and high speed harmonies" of all the above bands that I can't stand.
There is another major group of M.N. performers that really chafe my ears and make me ask "Why?" It's the breathy, growling, yowling, verbose and MAJORLY annoying style that pretty much only exists among women performers. I am talking about Paula Cole, Alanis Morissette, Jewel, Ani Di Franco and I am sure others that are not coming to mind right now. It's kind of Lillith and is given that phony corporate "womyn" label even though it's not (except for Ani) And as if the singing of these people were not bad enough they all also do this talking/rapping thing with attitude much like in the hit single "Ironic" in which Alanis sings, "Isn't it ironic, don't cha think. A little too ironic... and yeah I really do think ...." It's that end part that just really rubs me the wrong way. Practically most of that stupid song by Paula Cole "Where Have All the Cowboys Gone" is done in that talking style as well. I must admit that I feel a little bad for ragging on these people since they are women but their crimes are so heinous they seem to overshadow their gender. Perhaps it is also because they are marketed as "women rockers" it makes it especially worse and embarrassing for people like me.
Stay tuned because I will most likely also bring up other musical styles that I find to be my total nightmare. Until then, maybe you can share with me some musical performers who create music that makes your ears want to rot and fall off your head.
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