tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41077551421017678132024-03-13T20:59:17.750-07:00The Bus StopThe Bus Stophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07537421929213378876noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4107755142101767813.post-57577454956342631182013-11-30T17:37:00.000-08:002013-11-30T17:37:40.094-08:00Dabbling in Public Service
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Nothing says the holidays are here better than a DVR full of
sappy, crappy holiday movies. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">If you are like me one of your favourite things about the
holidays is the amount of cheese you can get sucked into right from the comfort
of your house and sweats. I’m talking about the movies that come courtesy of
the two leading movie networks, Lifetime and Hallmark. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">You might remember from my obsessive 2 am posts last year
that my heart fell for “The Christmas Table”. It was pure magic. Winnie Cooper
playing a teenager THEN playing a 20 year old falling in love with this young
dude (real 20 year old) from 90210 (the new one...or latest one… whatever… it’s
not important). Anyway, they fall in love at Marty McFly’s mom’s house and it
is just beautiful. You gotta watch this. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Another one of my favourites was “Christmas with Holly”. A
story about a little girl whose mom passes away and she goes in lives with her
uncles on Friday Harbor (which is just close enough to here to make it seem
like I am there). <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I watched this all the
way into January, I mean long hair Sean Faris. Our romance faded as each month
passed but I am more than willing to get together for the holiday season
(amiright?). Anyway, it’s highly recommended. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Some golden oldies from Christmas pasts:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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where he finds the picture and then hunts lady down except this is a card and
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I can’t wait to see what the little elves at Lifetime and
Hallmark bring this season. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Cheers, <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Amber xoxo<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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The Bus Stophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07537421929213378876noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4107755142101767813.post-38721154740961795482013-08-04T11:55:00.000-07:002013-08-04T11:55:17.439-07:00America's Last Frontier
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hey everyone! I am sorry I have not written in FOR-EVER and
I never really wrote to begin with. Not that I had much fan cheering anyways….cough…cough.
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have been spending most of my time writing about the Cold
War and the Kogi Tribe. You all look extremely impressed. However, all that
aside (insert French snorting here) I thought I would do a little post. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So I went to the mall yesterday. You know, America’s Last
Frontier. The land of teenagers, strollers, kiosks, international foods such as
sabarro, random trucks parked next to Old Navy’s, proactive vending machines.
Ya, that place. I had not been in a long time. The mall can be a little
overwhelming. First, you usually have to park your car at your house and walk
from there. Second, there are loads of people like literally loads of people. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But yesterday all the stars aligned and it was fun. I
thought I would share some of the things you can do at the mall in case like me
you have not been in a while. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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get yelled at by a 20 year old Gestapo that works there. I mean if you work at
Spencer’s you should have a sense of humor. People are going to laugh it’s not
a library (which has turned into romper room lately I might add, I mean
really..running wild in there..but I digress)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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there you will understand) and they even have an awesome Union Jack one so
enjoy!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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break. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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who works at Mac. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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can’t beat it. It’s even better than an airport although not better than a dog
(Greyhound) station. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Now it had been a while since I read the book like since 2008 so I couldn’t really remember all the details. I knew it was about a girl and some aliens and a couple dudes. I remembered I didn’t hate the book and actually I was excited for the movie. Mostly excited because I like everyone who was cast in it. Saorise Ronan is amazing (See Hanna/Atonement) Max Irons is hot (don’t see Red Riding Hood), Jake Abel, reminds me of that guy with half a tongue from the People Under The Stairs. Definitely, see that. Other notable members Diane Kruger (any relation to Freddy?) who’s host body (should Alien be capitalized?) turns out to be named Laci. Seriously, I can’t make this up. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Frances Fisher and William Hurt. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Sooooo what happens is Earth (capitalized?) has been taken over by these good looking Aliens who wear all white and grey shoes. The ladies all wear high heeled grey boots and the guys all wear grey docs. And they never get dirty, even in the desert. And in some shots you can totally see underwear. Which, come on any first day wardrobe tech should be able to correct. Unless, showing your underwear is totally an Alien thing, then carry on. Also, the Aliens have really pretty or really creepy (inset opinion here) blue eyes. Think Ian Somerhalder (but no one was that hot in this <strike>film </strike>, so maybe not think him). </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Melanie (Saorise Ronan) and her cute little brother Jamie are from Louisiana and are some of the last humans. No argument here. Long story short they meet Jarrod (Max Irons) and they end up falling in love outside<strong> On</strong> a couch <strong>In</strong> the rain with <strong>An</strong> orange mobile home in the background. I remember this from the book except in the book Mel was like 17 and Jarrod was like 27 or something. I like the movie visual better. Saorise and Max have good chemistry together. Like if they did another movie together I would totally watch it..unless it was the Host Part 2. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Back to the story…they are on the run cos the Souls are trying to track down all the last humans so they can insert the said squid inside them. One particular lady is all about the hunt. Insert Diane Kruger, the Seeker. I think Seeker means tracker or Personal Investigator. Anyway, they track down Melanie and insert said squid (Wanderer is the souls name..Wanda for short…I am not kidding) but it doesn’t go as planned and Mel stays too. This leads to them both talking a lot to each other..out loud ( this has been a huge complaint from movie goers and critics..I could probably get past this weirdness cos half my family does this..but it’s still not enough to make this good)….and they escape to go find Jamie and Jarrod (who is Mel’s lover). They end up in the desert which is really stunning to look at so thank golly for that. Mel/Wanda passes out in high heels all sun blistered and near death when her Uncle Jeb (William Hurt) finds her and takes her back to his Dark Crystal compound even though she is a blue eye. Turns out there are quite a few humans here and they grow wheat and have a doctor and everything. </span></div>
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<strong></strong>The Bus Stophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07537421929213378876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4107755142101767813.post-59048383747273808782013-03-29T19:40:00.000-07:002013-03-29T19:40:41.629-07:00I’m Sorry About The Bathroom Or, Why I Love and Hate Morrissey
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Helvetica;">I would like to start by pointing out that the
title has absolutely nothing to do with Morrissey.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s part of a conversation I heard over
lunch with my soul sistah from the Bus Stop.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>A strange fellow, who reminded me of Buffalo Bill from Silence of the
Lambs, was on the phone talking to the victims of bathroom terrorism, about how
he destroyed their bathroom and how sorry he was and how it was never going to
happen again. I sure hope it doesn’t, for the sake of the victims.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Helvetica;">On to the actual meat and potatoes of this piece
- why I love and hate Morrissey.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When I
was in middle school, I really loved heavy metal music.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Iron Maiden was (and still is) one of my
favorite bands, along with Anthrax, Megadeth, Exodus, Testament, Metallica. I
wore the black chucks, black concert T’s, ripped jeans - I loved Metal!!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Having said that, I have an older sister who
listened to The Cure, New Order, Sisters of Mercy, and The Smiths.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Basically anything that was considered
sensitive and depressing by my metal cronies.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The thing is, I secretly listened to all her cassettes and was a
closeted wannabe goth.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I told no-one
because that music was for depressed sissy’s and was “uncool”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was an uncool depressed sissy then because
I loved that music, it spoke to me in a way that I could relate to,
deeply.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Enter The Smiths and that
man-loving sparrow with a golden voice, Morrissey.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Helvetica;">The Smiths was the first band I really connected
with. Iron Maiden had great albums and the coolest mascot ever (Eddie!), but
their songs were about war and shit.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Morrissey and the Smiths sang about heartbreak, rejection, lonliness,
secret man-crushes (which I can relate to on the secret crush thing),
self-doubt, longing, you get the picture. Young adolescents dealing with
sexuality and figuring out where they fit in could all say, “that song is about
me” about any Smiths song almost (I know I did).<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Helvetica;">I ended up coming out of the closet and saying,
“the world be damned, I Love The Smiths!!”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Don’t judge me people, just love me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I became a number one fan and had all the albums and think I found my
sensitive side.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I wish I could have seen
them live but they broke up when I was 9 so I was really late to the party but
the point is I got there, ok? Fuck! Why are you so judgemental? Sorry I was
caught in a moment.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Anywho, I grew up,
and I still loved The Smiths and Morrissey.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Helvetica;">Cut to August of 2012.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Morrissey was on tour and was going to be in
Seattle that November! I became overwhelmed with joy and bought some tickets
because I knew this was my chance to finally see him!!! This man rarely tours
anymore and I haven’t lived in or near a city in my adult life where I would
have a chance to see him so I had to this time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I had to because I would never get to see The Smiths (Morrissey is a
little bitch and wants no part of a reunion) and seeing Morrissey live would be
the closest I would ever get to that and also, because his music meant so much
to me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Helvetica;">So it’s a week before the concert and the show
is cancelled.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Great sadness falls upon
me, my sister and my bff.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We were all so
excited and anticipating this concert because we all shared a love of The
Smiths and Morrissey, the color black, and depression.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Turns out Morrissey’s mum is gravely sick and
being a good son, he flies back to England to be with her in her time of
need.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Plus she’s old and might die and
stuff.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We get over it but are really
disappointed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>January 2013, the show is
rescheduled for March 2013 but now I have no one to share this event with.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Or so I think.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Helvetica;">My BFF says “they added a show in Vegas in
February, you should fly down here so we can cry and share this moment”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I say yes, of course.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Meanwhile, there are all these other shows
getting added and getting cancelled and rescheduled, Morrissey has a bleeding
ulcer and a UTI and some other health issues.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Then he gets the bronchitis (ain’t nobody got time for that!!!)
hemorrhoids, an ingrown toenail, papercuts, rocket ass, a pimple, heartburn,
and bunions.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Shows keep getting added,
cancelled, rescheduled and my BFF and I fear our show will get cancelled to due
to pneumonia, a yeast infection, menstrual cramps, pink eye, athletes foot,
mumps, cholera; we are scared this fucker is going to die from the plague!!!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Helvetica;">I get a text from BFF saying “that
motherfucker’s show got cancelled” even though it was supposed to be his first
show back from battling diphtheria, arthritis, crohn’s disease, the avian flu,
SARS, strep throat, and bacterial vaginosis.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>BFF and I are pissed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We vow to
find him and break his legs and tie him up and force feed him veal and assorted
pork products (he is a militant vegetarian - see Meat is Murder).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Our love of Morrissey has given way to hate
and bitterness and fantasies of how we can hurt him, including taking a bat to
his kneecaps.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Helvetica;">I am very angry and sad, he has cancelled on me
twice, in two different cities, due to tendonitis, hangnails, thrush, skin
cancer, eczema, boils on his ass, and ring worm.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I want to look forward to the rescheduled show
in Seattle but I don’t know how.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There
is a light that never goes out?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>How soon
is now?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Shoplifters of the world unite?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My sister will be joining me for the show now
and she wants to be excited too but we fear another cancellation.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Helvetica;">March 6 2013, the show is not cancelled and we
see the best fucking show of our adult lives.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He was magnificent and I could no longer hate him because I was there,
sitting, and watching him sing and dance and sing with a voice that hasn’t aged
at all.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He sang some Smiths songs as
well as some of his solo stuff and he sounded and looked great!!! It was worth
all the disappointment and my sister and I could not stop talking about what a
good fucking show that half-dead diseased motherfucker put on.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What can I say, I love him once again and I
got to see him live with the one person who introduced me to him with her
cassettes, my sister.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica;"><span lang="EN-US">So, that’s my long journey with Morrissey.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He finally cancelled the rest of his 2013
tour due to mesothelioma, liver failure, dry skin, meningitis, gingivitis, and
arteriosclerosis.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Morrissey, I hope you
get better and thank you for all the memories.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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The Bus Stophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07537421929213378876noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4107755142101767813.post-83476134391038258992013-03-05T12:48:00.000-08:002013-03-05T12:48:32.213-08:00The Still Life<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Last week Little Buddy (LB) and I were planning some craft/LB time when she had this awesome idea that we should paint each other’s portrait. We both think highly of ourselves and each other so this is a perfect example of what we would spend time doing. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We decided that we would have timed sessions broken down into two parts. The first part would be using a hand crafted pencil from Italy to get the form and outline done. The second part would take place by early morning light using watercolor. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Our talks were all very professional and paintery. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Very exciting. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Today LB came by for our daily “Aren’t you excited to paint our portrait” conversation. This usually lasts about 10 minutes and we talk about how cool it will be. So today, I asked LB if she was going to let me paint her in the nude. And she said NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO. And laughed. And I said, is this NO, like the time I said we should get a couples massage and you said GROSS. And she said yes. So then I told her about my vision where she was on a chaise lounge reading a book, surrounded by her dogs and cat, and her husband was standing in the doorway watching. </span></div>
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The Bus Stophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07537421929213378876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4107755142101767813.post-54751850453199801832013-02-14T14:45:00.000-08:002013-02-14T14:45:39.682-08:00Sappy in pink!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I want to run a love business! Man a kissing booth, work on a conversation heart assembly line, give hugs, make someone smile, hold hands. I really do! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">That being said I love Valentine’s Day. I always have. Not that every day shouldn’t be dedicated to LOVE but a day mass produced into a major business. Oh my! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So as I sit here smiling while listening to the Amelie soundtrack with a heart so full of love I think it might possibly burst. I can’t help but be THANKFUL. For- Love. For my Rhino, my family, my friends, my doggies. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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The Bus Stophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07537421929213378876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4107755142101767813.post-1347982818959462022013-02-01T16:54:00.000-08:002013-02-01T16:55:37.130-08:00John hits up the Bus Stop to talk grilling cheese<br />
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I just want to give a big shout out to my dear friend George Foreman.
Thank you George. If it wasn't for you I would not have fond memories of
lunches with my dear friends Am and Steph. You see, lunch used to be
boring. You know, take out from McD's, or Taco Hell, or name your other fast
food poison. Or, God forbid, leftovers in the microwave. Going to
eat at an actual restaurant was fun, but limited. But the best
days...grilled cheese on the ol' foreman grill. This really opened up the
possibilities of lunch excursions. Think about it...you can add ANYTHING
to a grilled cheese sandwich. My personal favorite: onions and hot
peppers on wheat bread. We tended to keep it simple though because the
short duration of lunch period we were allotted by our less than generous
employer.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So it was the typical classic
Kraft sliced cheese on Wonderbread or some other white bread staple. <br />
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Preparations would start in the dark of morning, or what we called in the
military "o'dark thirty". I would get up extra early (well, ok,
2 minutes early), to dig out the machine from the cupboard to haul it from my
homestead all the way to work. We would sit in the lunch area where all
the other victims of indebted servitude congregated during this very brief
moment of rest from hard labor. It was a restorative reprieve from the
cruelty of the hard lashes against our backsides. Especially relieving
was the anticipation of the greasy cheesy gooey slathered bread slices sliding
off of George's invention. And the smell of it cooking...oh my God!
I can only imagine the smell wafting down the hallways into the dungeons.
I always waited for others to be drawn out of their cubical land, zombie like,
searching out this aroma of heaven. But alas, it occurred to me that
perhaps they were on different lunch periods or they were simply non-believers
of the classic gourmet meal we came to call the grilled cheese sandwich.<br />
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The others that were there on the same lunch period as us...the stares we
received....they were like piercing arrows penetrating deep into our
brains. I'm pretty certain the thoughts in their minds were "how
dare them. Look at them sitting there acting all higher than me.
What makes them think they can get away with that?" But I do not hold
any animosity towards them for the stares they threw at us. As I am
certain they were only stares of jealousy. We would even oftentimes offer
a sandwich to them as they passed by with drool hanging down the front of their
shirts. But I cannot remember any of them accepting. <br />
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I was the chef, but I use that word loosely as after all it is only a grilled
cheese. Meanwhile, Steph would be the socialite, talking to everyone who
walked by while Am would just stare off into space with sparkles in her eyes in
anticipation of the luscious meal about to be served. We had like 30
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">15 minutes cook time</span><br />
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">1 minute devouring time</span><br />
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">6 minutes of reflection and socializing time</span><br />
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<o:p>John espouses his beliefs in his blog site: <a href="http://yugasage.wordpress.com/" id="yui_3_7_2_1_1359766416560_2448" target="_blank"><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1359766436_0">http://yugasage.wordpress.com/</span></a>. He is a student of just about everything in life, but primarily studying archaeo-astronomy and the humans place in the cosmos. He enjoys traveling, outdoors, reading, photography, music, family and friends, and trying to figure out where he will be in the next life. Check out his blog.</o:p></div>
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The Bus Stophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07537421929213378876noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4107755142101767813.post-37781479019282173812013-01-19T11:52:00.002-08:002013-01-19T11:52:44.586-08:00When I say Pen You say Pal! PEEEEENNNNNHappy Sa<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">turday everyone!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The Bus Stop is built on this idea that you can write something and send it off into the Universe and it becomes a little love letter for whoever receives it. Pretty awesome, right?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">You know that feeling you got when you were a little kid and you received a letter in the mail? Maybe Grandma was sending you a dollar in quarters with a cute little card or you had a friend that lived somewhere else that would write to you. That feeling you got that someone actually took the time to sit down and write you. Bliss! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Then you got older and you discovered the Internet and smart phones and probably didn't even have a pad of paper in your house. Sometimes you would be cleaning out old drawers and come across a perfect little worn envelope that would stop you in your tracks. Before you knew it your body was covered in every letter you ever stashed, cos I mean, who throws away letters. NO ONE that is who. It's not like deleting an email. It's like throwing away a letter is throwing away a personal connection. And I love email and all that gobbly goop as much as the next person, I love how instant it is and how constant it can be. But it's not as lovely as having a rough day and coming home to find something other than junk in your mail box. Pretty stationary, and handwriting all it's own. It's just effin lovely. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Well, here is a little secret, you can still have that. You can still buy paper at stores and the pens, OMG the pens they make in every colour your head could ever dream up. You can still get peace from sitting in a quiet room and writing a letter to someone. It's therapeutic and warm. Aside from the happiness it will bring you, imagine what it will bring to the person receiving the letter. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">* Side note - you can send an anonymous letter ( you know in a non creepy way, more in a pay it forward way) as well. No return address needed in the U.S. </span><br />
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<a href="http://www.studentsoftheworld.info/menu_penpals.php"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">http://www.studentsoftheworld.info/menu_penpals.php</span></a><o:p></o:p></div>
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<a href="http://www.moreloveletters.com/"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">www.MoreLoveLetters.com</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> An organization that coordinates a community of "love letter writers" with a mission to deliver love letters to those in need of a positive word or encouragement. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #6fa8dc; color: black; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"></span><br />The Bus Stophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07537421929213378876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4107755142101767813.post-22925198350398359712013-01-12T09:12:00.002-08:002013-01-12T09:12:40.000-08:00Annie Are You OK, So, Annie Are You OK<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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obsession (the good kind….). People are always asking me for tips on
obsession…ok, not always asking for tips. Occasionally, someone will ask me to
find something for them though and I am all over that shizz. Cos I owns the
internet’s and all its glorious <strike>stalking</strike> research capabilities. I mean I am basically an unpaid
private investigator. Well, I mean, I get paid. The payment is solving the puzzle and
the enjoyment, and the entertainment. OMG – MULDER totally wrote a profile
about me in an X files episode (see…obsession)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Let me just start out by saying I am a
fairly normal person. Normal has always been defined in my family as able to
keep a job. But I have always been a curious person and liking things <strong>A LOT</strong> has
always been a part of who I am.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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in love with Adrian Zmed (TJ Hooker) and I used to kiss the TV. I really LIKED
Adrian Zmed. My dad said I winked at the doctor when I was born so no one in my
house thought it was weird that I was kissing the TV (electric shock and all)
whenever Adrian Zmed came on screen. </span></span></div>
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fascination when I was 10. I was totally obsessed with that story, short of
calling the FBI to analyze the cigarette butt. I analyzed everything I could
get my 10 year old baby hands on. I also had his FBI wanted picture hanging on
my bedroom wall. Now most 10 year olds don’t have a pin board full of evidence
but ya know different strokes for different folks. Still watch every show on
D.B.</span></span></div>
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little I thought JFK lived under my bed. I also thought I was reincarnated and
that I was on the grassy knoll the day he was assassinated. When I was 12 my
dad drove me to the library so I could check out the Warren Report. I made
sticky notes with all the disagreements I had with it and would bring it out
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">This was followed by Leo Dicaprio (still
reigning..HELLLOOOO OSCAR long over due), Edward Furlong, the New Kids on the Block, Fox Mulder, Belle &
Sebastian, countless movies and numerous books…you get my point. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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good like running marathons and becoming doctors…and then there are swimfans,
superfans and then my crowd (someone who exhibits a lot of attention to
something for a short period of time...or until a new obsession comes on).<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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you are going to just do your basic Google search. Now Google will give you a plethora
of information. From Images (sayyyy whhhaaa) to Wikipedia to IMB and on and on.
Pretty basic biography stuff. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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the next level. So you do some searching on some of the social media sites. <em>NOTE:</em>
I am not going into Fanfic, “community” sites, or blogs. Those sites my
friends are for you to decide. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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account so you are going to want to have a friend (MER) who is obsessed with
twitter and who will spend a large portion of time ciphering through shizz for
you. This usually comes packaged as a sweet little email or text. Then you are
going to want to tweet them (obsession) or have your good friend tweet them. With
a little bit of luck, good timing, and persistence they may tweet you back.
Don’t be too aggressive or scary though. So maybe a softer version of yourself.
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><strong>Facebook.</strong> Now FB sucks. Don’t get me wrong
I am obsessed with FB and I use it all the time but most people you are
obsessed with don’t use it. Sorry, it’s the truth. They may have a page that
you can like but it’s basically run by your doppelganger in Minnesota. Ya dig. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><strong>Instagram.</strong> Now if your obsession is of the
younger more hipster persuasion they are probably gonna have an instagram. Where
they can tease you with all kinds of pictures of them doing fun things and
eating things you will never eat and going to bed knowing you cannot steal any
of their pictures cos instagram is a selfish bish like that. That being said
remember there is always someone a little more cray than you and a little
quicker who has probably set up a fan page. Not even close to as good but
hey..you take what you can get stingy. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><strong>Tumblr.</strong> Hallulahyuefrigginelouaaaa. Tumbs
is boss. I mean you can follow people, you can steal from tumblr. You can have
your friend (MER) track down everything she can find and put it all together
nicely for you. Every Gif you can dream of probably exists on there and if it
doesn’t BAM..you make it. Side Note: insert amazing theme song. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=es4t1WBJKqA">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=es4t1WBJKqA</a></span></span></div>
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this one, kids. I mean…its YouTube. Any interview you ever wanted to see, any
fan tribute you wanted to see, any anything, it’s there or YOU can make it
there. Be a self starter. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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out but I think you get the jest. Finally, an extremely important tip is having
a support system in place so you can eventually have human contact. I cannot
stress this enough. When you come out of the rabbit hole like a bear after
hibernation you are gonna want someone there. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Your friends and family may not understand
your obsession but they can still support it. You may not understand why your
friend keeps sending you Daryl Dixon photos at 3 am but you know what...you
text back a smiley face before your roll back over and go to bed. Why, because
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Then like the lovely nerds we are we will open them all up on New Year's Eve and be reminded of all the blessings that have happened this year. Who wants to cry and get nostalgic with me? C'mon! If you do put together a jar, post a picture of it in the comments. I want to see these glorious things.</span> </div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Amber xoxo</span>The Bus Stophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07537421929213378876noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4107755142101767813.post-6240256040680721702012-12-21T08:57:00.000-08:002012-12-21T08:57:06.923-08:00The Musings of a Small Town Paper~<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">A while back “Little Buddy (LB)” and I decided that we would make a game of finding fantastic news stories. We would amuse ourselves with our own commentary and add ins. We didn’t have to look too far to see we had a goldmine in front of us. LB in all her glory is a subscriber to the Walla Walla Union Bulletin (UB) (see online here http://union-bulletin.com/).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In this loveliness of a goldmine there is a section called<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> “Emergency Services” </b>which is just entertaining as hell. Over the past few months LB and I have trolled and loved this section. You will too once you have a taste. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Now upon reading these you will wonder if: 1. If someone at the UB has too much time on their hands or 2. Has a sense of humor perfect for two giggly gals. </span></div>
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The Bus Stophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07537421929213378876noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4107755142101767813.post-62860476578930734322012-12-05T19:33:00.002-08:002012-12-05T19:33:54.459-08:00You got to know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Papyrus; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The other day a couple friends and
I were talking about cars and if we named our cars. The consensus was that most
people do not name their car. Which I thought was fascinating because I have
named every car I ever had. Now, I could write a whole section in a book about
the cars we had growing up and all the adventures we had. <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Papyrus; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Growing up our car always had a
name and that name was always<strong> BETSY</strong>. I’m not sure why it was always<strong> </strong>Betsy.
Maybe because it was easy to scream when it caught on fire and you had to dash
out or Bets was a lovely nickname for when it was running good. Either way, all
our cars were Betsy. So I made a vow (yes, I use that word in its serious sense)
that I would not be naming MY car Betsy when I grew up. So now my cars name is
Brit. I couldn’t quite get away from the B names. <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Papyrus; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Anyway, over the years we had a
lot of Betsy’s. Mostly cars that my dad brought home (kinda like a lost pet)
where he spent most of his time either working on Bets, cursing Bets, or
figuring out how to trade it for a new Bets. <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Papyrus; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">And over the years, they would
start on fire at the grocery store and we would have to abandon ship. I don’t
remember ever towing any of the Betsy’s home I learned very young that when a
car started on fire you just grabbed anything you wanted out of it and started
the walk home. If we ever asked where Bets went my dad would always reply “The
Farm” which was pretty much his go to for lost things. I always imagined this
incredible farm kinda like the land of lost toys where all of our stuff
disappeared to, our old cars, our pets, socks, my Cheetos, relatives we didn’t
see that much. <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Papyrus; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Most of the Bets were old cars but
we did have a gold Toyota van once. I loved that van and would always want to
sit in the way back. It was a 2 rower which was awesome and came in handy when
my brother and I discovered hand to hand combat. From the outside the van was
perfect, not a dent on her and shiny gold. However, as time went on we had to
push start her to get her going. I remember in the winter in Colorado the
neighborhood kids would all come over and help push her. Snow can be a bitch in
these “situations”. Pinky always had a candy dish full of butterscotch and
ribbon candies for payment. <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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famous car has its advantages and then there are ages when having a famous car……is…what’s
the word?…<strong>NOT COOL!!!</strong> For example, Junior High. <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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fall day and my brother and I were still at school (I know…it gets weirder)
when my dad pulled up in front of the school to get us. Now, normally this
wouldn’t be an issue because you see this school has a hill out front which is
as pretty awesome as it gets when you have a car that needs to be pushed to
start. So there we are out front and we see dad coming and haven’t got a worry
in our heads because of that hill and it doesn’t matter to us that other kids are
outside because we have that damn hill and that hill will be our saving grace.
I think me and my brother even did a little “we got this” head nod to each
other. Well my dad stops in front of us and takes his freakin foot off the clutch.
Now imagine our faces here. But we remain calm, we are in junior high and we
are experts at remaining calm in all situations at this point in our lives, we
have been trained well. <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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choice words to our dad and say ok, “Hill it, Pops”. Well here is the thing…..it
won’t go…..no movement. It doesn’t have enough momentum to roll at a speed
acceptable for popping the clutch. Sheer panic comes over both my brother and I
and we must make a decision, abandon ship and my dad all together, wait it out
until all the kids, the janitor and the neighbors go to sleep or push.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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makes the decision for us by yelling “Get out and push and I will jump it”.
<strong>Loud</strong> enough for the townspeople 2 towns over to hear. So my brother and I get
out. I go to the back and start pushing and I realize that it is not moving, so
I am yelling what the hell I can’t move it and I hear my dad laughing and
laughing and I think he is laughing because I am a bad pusher so I get even
more mad and start pushing with all my might..And all I hear is his booming
laugh. Having enough I start walking toward his window to tell him to get out
and push Betsy and that is when I see my brother in the front of the van. <strong>HE</strong> has
been pushing from the front while I was pushing from the back……seriously, this
is my life. Anyway, we finally got Bets rolling and we were off, not long after
we got another Bets a gold (we like gold) Corsica with Zebra seat covers. <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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Am xoxoxoThe Bus Stophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07537421929213378876noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4107755142101767813.post-22558022495333320382012-11-28T20:16:00.000-08:002012-11-28T20:16:02.021-08:00Happy Bread Balls To All~
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allow me introduce/or reacquaint you with “Bread Balls”. I understand that a lot of you think you know what bread balls are or you may have heard of them. I know
there is a lot of talk on the internet with recipes and such. However, I don’t
think these are the bread balls you think you know (unless you are related to
me..then CHAAAAA you know..who the hell am I to question <strong>YOU</strong>). <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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passed down in my family for many generations and finally it was my parent’s
time to teach us about bread balls. Now bread has always been huge in our house
and a sign of wealth. Now, that may seem funny to some folks but they don’t
call dough “money “ for nothing. <em>Oooookkkkk.<o:p></o:p></em></span></span></div>
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brother 6 when my mom (Pinky..seriously..can't make this shizz up) laid out the logistics of bread balls (this was around the same time that we were told snack/meal time was up to us). I will demonstrate to you in
the pictures below. Now, my brother always being somewhat fussy in nature never
came to love crust the way some of us did and was always determined to cut it
right off. So, I want to add in <em>right now</em> that you can do this * crust-less or
*crust-included. <em>*Actual terms when referring to the crust that lines bread.</em> I
also want to point out at this time that you can use any kind of bread you want
but our liking was always for white <strong>Wonder</strong> bread. (I know I know..no mas the<strong>
Wonder</strong>…go on a mission for a substitute and stat. R.I.P <strong>Wonder</strong>). <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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going, because my lovely's presentation is half the battle and it’s called
“Bread Balls” not “Bread Ball”. Once you have a nice plate full. Dig in, share a
conversation with a loved one or complete stranger and finish with your favourite drink (or water if that is all you got, but your gonna need a bev for this). I paired my gorgeous plate of bread balls with an 09' PBR. </span></span></div>
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The Bus Stophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07537421929213378876noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4107755142101767813.post-76158983320525861342012-11-24T14:30:00.000-08:002012-11-24T14:30:50.253-08:00Writing Process of a Procrastinator - Mer hits up the Bus Stop!
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hello Everyone! How’s it goin’? I’m Mer. I
am a lover of beautiful things, great design and funny stuff. I am big fan of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>vintage stuff and love in general in any form.
Also, Commas, I really like to use commas and then obsess over them. I am a
very well rounded lovely person in most aspects of life (not to toot my own
horn, it’s true). However, I have a huge flaw. I live life with
Procrastination. Every.Day. There are only three things a person like me can do
when asked to be a guest blogger at The Bus Stop.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Obviously, PANIC. Self doubt rises, it grabs a hold and hangs on to your back like
a child that wants something from you. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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You’re gonna wanna field the texts from Amber in a way that makes her giggle,
because she likes to laugh and she’s more likely to forgive you for being
unreliable if she is giggling. Maybe send her a present, she likes them. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Say what you will, but it works for me.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Procrastination phase is the one that’s
going to last the longest. During this time I will want to catch up on all my
shows but also be thinking of everything I can possibly ever blog about and
then just go blank. When I finally think of a gem <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I try not to write it down, because then I
might remember it. I also like to do a few crafts, maybe clean the house from
top to bottom (trying<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to be inspired),
there could also be an excursion into the movie theatre. Don’t judge me, I
crack under pressure. Shut up. Anyway, In the end I have to come to grips with
the fact that my unconscious or not so unconscious mind is putting great effort
into avoiding the fact that I have something to do.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When this happens, I head straight back to
number one and then just avoid all contact with the human race for a few days.
I feel like they can see through me and know I am a bad person in some way
because I can’t even make an effort to shower much less write a thought down.
Crazytown is not far away at this point. Just around the bend. I have to jump
off this train or I’ll actually get to the station and I’ll never be able to
get back on the train out of crazytown because I’ll be procrastinating the whole
time. So I do what any self respecting procrastinator would do... I jump ship
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The Bus Stophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07537421929213378876noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4107755142101767813.post-127333188110825612012-11-23T11:11:00.000-08:002012-11-23T11:11:06.032-08:00And If We Get Together Don't Let The Pictures Leave Your Phone<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">In the spirit of full disclosure let me just say that I wanted my first official post to be something really meaningful like an exposé on spreading world peace or how YouTube literally changed my life but the truth is I was listening to One Direction’s (1D) “Take Me Home” and I got inspired. With 1D’s sophomore record hot off the presses I am having a hard time concentrating on anything else. </span><br />
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<br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">First things first, if you know nothing about 1D…errr….*cough* *cough* how is that possible?</span><br />
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<em>Any--Ways</em>, if you know nothing, please spend a good 20 minutes on Google. Or maybe you are familiar with 1D’s previous hits such as “What Makes You Beautiful”, “One Thing” and my favorite “More Than This”. So, before some of you start rolling your eyes and talking shizz…THEY ARE ALL LEGAL AND BY LEGAL I MEAN OVER 18 AND FOREIGN. Let me just say that aside from these guys being total cutie pie’s they are also talented. I mean, they sing, they play instruments… they …dance. They….somewhat dance..and if that fails to draw you in they are English/Irish. In my experience sometime’s that’s all it takes. <br />
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<br /><br />Take Me Home is an ambitious 17 tracks. </span><br />
<br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Starting out strong with the already classic “Live While We’re Young”. This song is extremely catchy and let’s be honest we all want to live while we’re young. BONUS – awesome video. See HERE. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbPED9bisSc">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbPED9bisSc</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Some of my favorite scenes include: Sofa in tent sleeping, Green hoodie Liam, Niall jumping up all cute, Harry riding a banana (seriously…was that improv..genius), Louis dressed like a weird uncle, Zayne’s singing..seriously boy can SING, and of course the 1D choreographed dance blip. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><br />Live While We’re Young sets the mood for several dancey/true 1D songs like “Kiss Me” “C’mon C’mon” , “Back For You” “She’s Not Afraid” and “Still The One”. Now, listen closely to the lyrics on some of these gems..not sure who is writing them but I am guessing there is a team of 30/40 year old men involved. I picture this board room full of these dudes brainstorming what teen girls want. <br />
<br />WEIRD ALERT – “Little Things”…First things first, SEE HERE for video. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xGPeNN9S0Fg">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xGPeNN9S0Fg</a><br />
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Black and white loveliness. I watched the vid and was like..wait…what are they saying? Then came a fit of nervous laughter..followed by an SOS text to MER who decided it must have been written by a 35 year old weird uncle. I wish I could have been there when they recorded this..or when they had the convo to decide to make a video..It’s just bad but it’s the bad you can’t stop listening to. Side Note- Harry’s voice is changing…just sayin..<br />Note – “I Would” and “Over Again” also has a flair for entertaining lyrics. ;) <br />
<br />In true Direction fashion they are also a number of slow jams. <br />
<br />My favorite’s are:<br />
<br />“Rock Me” – Starts out with…..“do you remember summer 09”. ;) Yes, yes, I do. <br />
<br />“Back For You” – totally an “I’m with the band” song. I think it’s safe to say we have all lived this song. <br />
<br />“Summer Love” – No explanation needed.<br />
<br />“Loved You First” – My inner stalker sways…<br />
<br />At the end of the day I don’t love “Take Me Home” as much as ID’s debut but I am still committed to this relationship and can’t wait to see where it next takes us.<br /><br />What do you all think? And by all I mean the 3 people who are reading this. <br />
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Cheers, Am xoxox</span><br />The Bus Stophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07537421929213378876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4107755142101767813.post-72046343198449935722012-11-18T17:04:00.001-08:002012-11-18T17:04:03.802-08:00Welcome<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Hello there! If you have somehow found yourself on this page and were expecting a bigger opening, I apologize. In my head a circus is appearing before you...but I have no idea what is appearing in your head. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">The Bus Stop has been a vision of mine forever...not exactly a blog..more like a British club where I spin awesome music and we watch French films together over whiskey. I know I know....snap out of it..it will still fun. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">So go with me and Esther (my lovely lady of a laptop) on this escapade of random shizz. Pop culture, music, books, the black box..... There will also be guest posts so if you are interested in contributing to the blog..HOLLA.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Cheers, </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Am xoxo</span>The Bus Stophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07537421929213378876noreply@blogger.com2