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[498] you can keep me company as long as you don't care
Today I learned that referring to things as gong shows is largely a Canadian thing, and it has rocked me to the core. TGIF!
It's almost December and I still don't think the temperature has dipped below -20 degrees yet. There's snow on the ground, but very little of it, mostly compacted into uneven layers of ice. There's still grass visible all over the place. It's honestly kind of insane? But at least it gives me something to focus on other than the current span of ~3 months in which I basically never see the sun, because I both arrive at and leave work in pitch darkness, and I no longer have every other week off. Things should start to get better towards the end of February. God I hate winter, even unseasonably mild ones.
Finished season 7 of Black Mirror, and not that anyone cares, but my ranking of the episodes goes Eulogy > Common People > USS Callister: Into Infinity > Bête Noire >>> Plaything >>>>> Hotel Reverie.
Saw Wake Up Dead Man, the first of the Knives Out mysteries to play in a theatre here, and absolutely loved it.
Wikipedia Sez: Garbage is the debut studio album by American rock band Garbage. It was released on August 15, 1995, by Almo Sounds. The album was met with critical acclaim upon its release, being viewed by some as an innovative recording for its time. It reached number 20 on the US Billboard 200 and number six on the UK Albums Chart, while charting inside the top 20 and receiving multi-platinum certifications in several territories. The album's success was helped by the band promoting it on a year-long tour, including playing on the European festival circuit and supporting the Smashing Pumpkins throughout 1996, as well as by a run of increasingly successful singles culminating with "Stupid Girl", which received Grammy Award nominations for Best Rock Song and Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group in 1997.
Genre: Pop/Rock
Styles: Alternative Dance, Alternative Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Dance-Rock, Adult Alternative Pop/Rock, Shoegaze
Release Date: August 15th, 1995
Prior Familiarity: HIGH. Garbage were such a Big Shiny Tunes band.
What I Did While Listening: Hmm, it was a few days ago now, what did I do? It was immediately pre-bedtime, I was probably putting some wrestling on my Plex server and just chilling with my phone.
Verdict: It's great! Though not necessarily an album that ever rises above feeling like a selection of good songs to me, also not a lot really stuck out. Stupid Girl honestly pretty mid. Still, I liked it enough to sit through the extra-long 20th anniversary edition (which is now 10 years old in and of itself, yeesh).
Favourite Song: Only Happy When It Rains
Leshia's Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Okay, I should probably try to do some work. It's (dare I say???) a bit of a gong show!!!
It's almost December and I still don't think the temperature has dipped below -20 degrees yet. There's snow on the ground, but very little of it, mostly compacted into uneven layers of ice. There's still grass visible all over the place. It's honestly kind of insane? But at least it gives me something to focus on other than the current span of ~3 months in which I basically never see the sun, because I both arrive at and leave work in pitch darkness, and I no longer have every other week off. Things should start to get better towards the end of February. God I hate winter, even unseasonably mild ones.
Finished season 7 of Black Mirror, and not that anyone cares, but my ranking of the episodes goes Eulogy > Common People > USS Callister: Into Infinity > Bête Noire >>> Plaything >>>>> Hotel Reverie.
Saw Wake Up Dead Man, the first of the Knives Out mysteries to play in a theatre here, and absolutely loved it.
Wikipedia Sez: Garbage is the debut studio album by American rock band Garbage. It was released on August 15, 1995, by Almo Sounds. The album was met with critical acclaim upon its release, being viewed by some as an innovative recording for its time. It reached number 20 on the US Billboard 200 and number six on the UK Albums Chart, while charting inside the top 20 and receiving multi-platinum certifications in several territories. The album's success was helped by the band promoting it on a year-long tour, including playing on the European festival circuit and supporting the Smashing Pumpkins throughout 1996, as well as by a run of increasingly successful singles culminating with "Stupid Girl", which received Grammy Award nominations for Best Rock Song and Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group in 1997.
Genre: Pop/Rock
Styles: Alternative Dance, Alternative Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Dance-Rock, Adult Alternative Pop/Rock, Shoegaze
Release Date: August 15th, 1995
Prior Familiarity: HIGH. Garbage were such a Big Shiny Tunes band.
What I Did While Listening: Hmm, it was a few days ago now, what did I do? It was immediately pre-bedtime, I was probably putting some wrestling on my Plex server and just chilling with my phone.
Verdict: It's great! Though not necessarily an album that ever rises above feeling like a selection of good songs to me, also not a lot really stuck out. Stupid Girl honestly pretty mid. Still, I liked it enough to sit through the extra-long 20th anniversary edition (which is now 10 years old in and of itself, yeesh).
Favourite Song: Only Happy When It Rains
Leshia's Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Okay, I should probably try to do some work. It's (dare I say???) a bit of a gong show!!!
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