Bah Humbug

[liadnan]

I'm still tired, and fed up, and there's a few hours yet to go. Again. I know this is all part of what I signed up for, and at least I'm not in the position of people in commercial City solicitors' firms, where there are showers and beds in the offices for a reason... but still.

Last job went out fairly quickly in the end. 'Twas a situation where we couldn't work out why someone had done something, and after looking around it somewhat suspiciously for a long time I came to the conclusion that the answer was "because their legal team are idiots".
Hopefully that thought won't come back to haunt me.

Feeling depressed, albeit in an existential rather than specific way. If that makes sense, which I doubt. I reserve making sense for when I need it these days.

I never have the time to write anything any more. No, that's a lie. I never have the energy to write anything anymore.

Ho hum.

I am not kidding about the "current music" by the way. It's brilliant, I don't care what anyone says, and I fully intend to get myself a copy of "Make Hay, Not War" if I can. Admittedly it lacks the genuinely superlative voice of wossname (Nutter?) on the "Pissing the night away" line, but otherwise it's a treat...

And now it's finished and I have to chose between Pet Shop Boys Actually and a recording of a live U2 concert from that short moment between them having a genuine claim to the title "greatest rock band in the world" and their realising it and almost immediately turning into a bunch of self-indulgent wankers. Oh, and there's the Alabama 3 CD as well, but all their songs sound like their one real hit, the Sopranos theme. Which is admittedly a damn fine song. Heigh ho, decisions, decisions.

Sorry, burbling. Onto the next thing.

Comments

[qkellie.livejournal.com]

Random factoid: One of the best concerts I ever saw was Alabama 3 and Chumbawamba. My friends dragged me off behind the club after the show to meet the bands, whereupon A3's keyboardist proceeded to flirt with me.

I now regret rather ignoring him in lieu of my date for the evening, for God knows I would've had much more fun if I hadn't.

[liadnan]

Alabama 3 I heard at Glastonbury last year, but wasn't hugely impressed. And didn't get flirted with by anyone... though I'm not sure whether that counts as a good or bad thing.
Chumba always sound good but their kneejerk hard leftism drives me up the wall. Slightly surprised they were on the same bill though...

[greyarea.livejournal.com]

Mmm, I watched Alabama 3 at Glastonbury last year as well. I also was not flirted with.

Did that package turn up at yours yet BTW?

[liadnan]

No, but a "come and collect it" note from the incompetent arseholes at Royal Mail did, which I imagine is same. Am intrigued...

[greyarea.livejournal.com]

don't get too excited. It's not something that's going to change your life.

[liadnan]

Actually less so now I note that Chumba rate the Alabama 3 quite highly...

[rparvaaz.livejournal.com]

Feeling depressed in an existential rather than a specific way sounds familiar. Usually happens when I am exhausted and from this particular vantage point, every thing appears to be irritatingly dreary.

[liadnan]

Thing is, I decided I was bored with being long term existentially depressed about this time last year, and actually managed to snap out of it for the first time in years, mainly by properly resolving things with a significant ex. So I don't welcome its return. You're right though, exhaustion is a major factor.

[rparvaaz.livejournal.com]

Long term existential depression does sound awful. Still, some rest and a vacation might get rid of it. So when are you going to Greece? :)
I wonder, is depression better or worse than melted brains?

[liadnan]

Not unitl 21st August.
I have both...

[rparvaaz.livejournal.com]

You win. :)

[adjectivemarcus.livejournal.com]

*shakes brain*

Adge Cutler?

[liadnan]

Nono, he's the bloke from the Wurzels isn't he? No, I was somewhat obliquely referring to and trying to remember the name of the lead female vocalist from Chumbawumba. Who has a fantastic voice, though I probably deserve to be first against the wall when the revolution comes for (a) suggesting that the words "lead" and "Chumbawumba" belong in the same sentence and (b) using the word female. Possibly also (c) being elitist enough to suggest that the fact they are musically talented is relevant... (sorry, they just push the wrong buttons sometimes)

[greyarea.livejournal.com]

Yep, she's Alice Nutter. Who, IIRC, is named after a witch who was executed...somewhere. Salem maybe?

The other mainman (responsible for the tipping of water at the Brits) is Danbert Nobacon.

[liadnan]

I remember her having a fantastic barney with that idiot Howells on Today recently. She was partly right too (it was the video-games etc. = violence theme).