Possibly the Most Boring Thing I’ve Ever Written

February 25, 2009

SOMEBODY called me out yesterday on Twitter for not updating my site since last Thursday. I don’t want to out this individual, so I have cleverly concealed her identity in the below image.

So, anyway, the whole “not blogging” thing, totally not my fault. For starters, my laptop died on me. I spent two solid days trying to bring it back to life. I’m happy to say I was finally able to figure out what was wrong, even though the solution makes no freakin’ sense whatsoever.

(To the Acer laptop owners out there: If your keyboard and cursor inexplicably stop working in normal mode, but work just fine if you boot up your computer in Safe Mode, you have a bad battery in need of a good spanking. Remove the battery from the laptop, plug in your AC adapter and voila. Your problem is solved. You’ll need to buy a new battery, but that’s sure as heck cheaper than a new laptop.)

In addition to my laptop issues at home, work has been really busy lately. This would be a bigger problem if I wasn’t so super awesome at my job, but it has meant I’ve been unable to blog during my lunch breaks.

And that’s it.

What? You thought I was going to write a ridiculously long list of insane reasons I couldn’t update? Please. Does that sound like me?

So, I finally joined the rest of my generation by getting an iPod.

(Sorry, no time for segues. I have a meeting to go to in 35 minutes.)

Someone who I will only refer to as Miss Awesome gave me her iPod Nano after she bought herself a new one. It is, by far, one of the coolest gifts I’ve ever been given.

Not that I don’t have a varied taste in music (ha!), but I have added the following albums to my iPod to listen to while I’m at work:

Happy in Galoshes (Deluxe) by Scott Weiland (Scott is the lead singer of Stone Temple Pilots)
Libertad by Velvet Revolver (VR’s lead singer is Scott Weiland)
Contraband by Velvet Revolver
Shangri-La Dee Da by Stone Temple Pilots
Thank You by Stone Temple Pilots (Just the two songs I didn’t already have, thanks)
No. 4 by Stone Temple Pilots
Tiny Music… by Stone Temple Pilots
Purple by Stone Temple Pilots
Core by Stone Temple Pilots
Talk Show by Talk Show (An album by the non-Weiland members of STP)
12 Bar Blues by Scott Weiland

So, boys and girls, if you want to be cool like your buddy Kev, you now know what I’m listening to while at work.

You’re welcome, boys and girls.

(And thank you, Miss Awesome.)

Yes, I know. This was boring. But what do you want from me? I had to throw something together real quick before my 1:00 meeting. Tell you what. If you guys leave me at least 15 comments, I promise to write a REAL blog post tomorrow. Deal?

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Angi

;-) 2.25.09 at 12:57 pm:

Funny how you say “I don’t want to out this individual” AFTER you hyperlink to my blog.

But that’s okay. I’m not ashamed to call you out. Ya heard?

About time you got an iPod. Although if it inexplicably quits working like your laptop, it won’t be because you need a new battery. It will be because it has said to itself, “I cannot TAKE Scott Weiland anymore. I can’t. I QUIT.”

Diana

;-) 2.25.09 at 1:07 pm:

Haha that was funny. Poor Angi.

Are you by any chance going to add any New Kids on the Block to your iPod? You know, I’d have to say you’d be pretty cool if you did that. And you want to be cool, don’t you?

Sarah

;-) 2.25.09 at 1:29 pm:

Someday I’ll be cool like Kev and have an iPod. Maybe someone will give me one.

I agree with Diana. I’m sure she means the old NKOTB stuff though. You definitely need “Hangin’ Tough” on there. You can strut around like the bad ass you are with that song.

Diana

;-) 2.25.09 at 1:41 pm:

Oh yes, definitely the old New Kids. That new stuff is terrible! I may never think of Donnie the same way again.

Angie

;-) 2.25.09 at 3:45 pm:

15 comments on THIS? Are you SERIOUS?

While STP is cool, you need to expand your horizons a bit, my friend. I see none of the Zeppelin that would warrant a “cool” rating in my book. LOL

kev

;-) 2.25.09 at 4:06 pm:

@Angi: I didn’t WANT to out you, but I had to. That’s why I hyperlinked to you in the very first word in the blog post. I wanted to get past the conflicted feelings and move on.

I think you ARE a little ashamed. You’re probably blushing right now. Aren’t you?

Okay, I know you just didn’t bash Scott Weiland. Is nothing sacred with you, Ang??

@Diana: Um…I thought you already knew this, but I’m a dude. I have not and will never listen to New Kids on the Block (new OR old version). I don’t care HOW “cool” it would make me!

@Sarah: Can’t I strut around like a bad a** while listening to STP??

@Diana: Who is Donnie? Why can’t you ever think of him the same way again?

@Angie: Yes I’m serious!! If you guys really love my writing, 15 comments on this post should be a snap. ;-D

STP was influenced heavily by Zeppelin. Doesn’t that count??

gianna

;-) 2.25.09 at 4:24 pm:

thank God someone called you out on the lack of updates, i was getting desperate for some SKOS.
and what is with the weak sauce music you listen to???

kev

;-) 2.25.09 at 4:29 pm:

@gianna: Weak sauce music?!?!?!?!?!

You are joking, right?

gianna

;-) 2.25.09 at 7:01 pm:

you have a dozen songs and all they have in common are uninspired melodies and the same not-so-hunky lead singer…

are you emo or just a typical preteen girl?

Diana

;-) 2.25.09 at 8:02 pm:

Donnie is one of the New Kids and I can’t think of him the same anymore because their new stuff is horrible.

I can’t believe I actually cried at one of their concerts once. :X

Angie

;-) 2.25.09 at 8:04 pm:

Again, are you serious? “INFLUENCED” should count? The soulful wail of Plant and transcendental strummings of Page…. any comparison at ALL? No way, brutha.

Angi

;-) 2.25.09 at 9:12 pm:

You’re all off track.

Ya’ll need to download some Snow Patrol, Mae, The Bravery, or The Last Goodnight.

Hard rock?? Hardly.

Amazing music?? Absolutely.

Erin

;-) 2.25.09 at 10:22 pm:

Gosh, I’ve had meetings and such all week, too! Meetings are so boring. The other day I dozed off during this one guy’s testimony. When I snapped out of it, he was still droning on and on. Later that day, I found out the room I was in is on camera and you can view it online. I was really excited to get back to the office and talk to my boss after that.

It’s okay about your favorite music. I’ve recently become obsessed with ABBA, so I it wouldn’t be right for me to judge anybody. My height of coolness is without peer.

Josh H.

;-) 2.26.09 at 8:43 am:

Sorry about your Acer.

(To the Mac laptop owners out there, ignore the part about how to fix your laptop b/c you won’t have to worry about it.)

@Kev: Congrats on the iPod, but dude (Hurley alert!), variety is the spice of life. You need some good ol’ indie rock on there. I would suggest Ever Stays Red (On the Brink of It All), Seabird (‘Til We See the Shore), John Davis (Arigato!), Starflyer 59 (Talking Voice vs. Singing Voice), and Dead Poetic (Vices). That last one’s for the edgier side of Kev.

kev

;-) 2.26.09 at 9:55 am:

@gianna: I’ll let all that slide since you are clearly delusional (and because you are a regular and I am required by SKOS Law to cut you some slack ). One, I have 130+ songs listed, not a dozen. And two, based on your “uninspired melodies” critique, you clearly have STP (and its variations) confused with some other band. But it’s okay. I forgive you.

@Diana: You cried at one of their concerts??? Please tell me someone was mugging you at the time.

@Angie: Yep, it should totally count. Besides, Weiland has a much better voice than Plant. ;-P

@Angi: When you say we’re all off track, you mean everyone except me…right, Ang?

@Erin: Your boss watches all of you online when you’re in meetings? That’s kind of…creepy. Did he say anything about you napping??

Abba, eh? Mama Mia that is some…interesting music there, Erin.

@Josh: Very funny. You forget, though, I know the Macbook’s weakness. Sure, the keyboard and mouse don’t freak out on you. But if heavy objects fall on the Macbook, it’s powerless just like regular laptops.