Wtf!?

[devilgrrl]

What the frak is up with the Gary Jules's cover of Mad World being used to promote some war video game? Seriously. That doesn't strike me as a shoot-em up kind of song.

I still feel pretty lousy today. Steven ran late today, so I ended up picking up Elliott from school. He had almost all gold stars today and I had to pee, so I told him we could drop by the new Target, ostentatiously to just buy deodorant since I used the Adidas stuff once and immediately broke out into a rash. Back to Mitchum I go. So, of course, I go by the dollar spot and find some snowflake ribbon and snowflake paper and grab that. Then Elliott asked if he could get a small toy. Yea, all right. He picked out a baby giraffe which was thankfully under $4. Then we made the mistake of going by ornaments. I was really good and did not yet buy a Hello Kitty ornament, but I did Elliott pick out his one ornament for the tree here. $17 later...

Even better, as we were leaving, Elliott saw the popcorn, which I admit smelled awesome. Elliott asked and I said no, since we were running late for karate already. He looks at me and says "But Sam, I love food! I'll die without it!" Good try and I thought the woman next to us was going to burst, but maybe next time.

Blah blah blah, karate... Dinner for the kid and McD's and a very late lunch for us. I was tired by then, so I headed home. Part of the drive smelled eeriely of spray fix, which cracked me up for some reason, probably from inhaling way too much of it in high school. Ahh, working the joys of working with charcoal...

I had a fit of inspiration tonight when we got home, so I finished the kissing ball and the toss bouquet. We're meeting with the DJ and the photog next week. Things are finally pulling together a little. Ugh, and I need to make an appointment sometime next week for my first fitting, around the middle of the month. I also need to start breaking my shoes in.

Ugh. Something's outside screaming, probably the fishercat again.

Comments

[wickedshadow.livejournal.com]

I just realized that the song by Gary Jules was on the trailer for Gears of War. I think the angle is how the words fit the overall story line for the game. Just a guess.

[devilgrrl.livejournal.com]

Possible, indeed. It just struck me has really the opposite of the onsceen action.

[amity26.livejournal.com]

I hope you feel better soon. I hate having bronchitis. I always feel like I am going to break a rib from all the coughing.
I have managed to resist the HK ornaments at Target as well. I am hoping to talk the MIL in to getting me one for my ornament from them this year.

[devilgrrl.livejournal.com]

I'm trying to convince Steven to get me one.

[plunkybug.livejournal.com]

I never cared much for Gary Jules' cover...I like the original Tears For Fears version. I have no aversion to the slower pace of the song, but I just don't like his voice. I know I am the odd man out with this, but hey, it is what I think. Perhaps if I saw the song used in the movie and had that extra dimensional aspect, I might like it more, but maybe not. I don't like his singing.

[devilgrrl.livejournal.com]

It was in Donnie Darko, wasn't it?

I like both versions, though I find the Jules one a little more desolate if that makes sense.

[plunkybug.livejournal.com]

Yeah, it was Donnie Darko. It is a bit desolate. I mean, Roland and Curt both love his version, they've started performing it slower as a result.

[devilgrrl.livejournal.com]

That's got to be the ultimate compliment.

[plunkybug.livejournal.com]

Yeah. It is.