Tuesday, August 25, 2009

Now, if AC/DC were underwater, they might sound better: Random Tuesday Thoughts

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It's my favorite weekday! Well, okay, not really. My favorite weekday is FRIDAY, duh. But Tuesdays are a close second. So grab the button and get your random on!

AC/DC is playing here tonight. Well, not HERE, they'd have a hard time fitting into the basement, but at the stadium in town. I can hear it, even though it's 2 miles away. And guess what? They sound just as shitty as if I were RIGHT THERE! I think I just saved myself a hundred bucks, or something.

Once when I was a teenager my friend and I were partying with this Australian guy, and my friend was the designated driver. When we got in the car to drive home, the Aussie requested some music for the ride, the name of which he pronounced "Acca Dacca". What with the accent and the pronunciation, my friend had not a single friggin' clue what he was talking about, until I piped up from the back seat, "That's how they pronounce AC/DC in Australia."

Ah! Communication success, tape in the tape deck, everybody happy. My friend brought it up the next day, but I had no idea what she was talking about. I didn't remember saying that, and I had no fucking idea I even possessed that knowledge.

That's right. I was a drunken teenage psychic, y'all.

I think I'm getting a cold, and my ears are plugged. All day, everything has sounded like it was underwater. It was really irritating, until I started picturing everything actually BEING underwater. Then it was more entertaining.

When my keyboard floated away I decided I'd probably taken too many cold meds.

It occurs to me, as I sit here in my schlumpy pajamas and glasses with my extra rolls of tummy and my hair in a ponytail, drinking extra calories that I don't really need, that I'll never be considered "a hottie" again. But that's okay, because I'm smart and funny and talented, and I've already procreated, so my worth as a human being is intact, right?

RIGHT??

Actually, that thought has occurred to me before. But don't worry, someone came along before the garage could really fill up with carbon monoxide.

My boss is out of town this week. It's been really nice to just plow through my massive workload without constant interruptions. I do like my job, just sometimes the environment sucks. This week has me thinking that I should just open my own pretzel stand six months out of the year, or maybe a gelato shop.

Um. Okay, that one even surprised ME with it's randomness. Considering I'm a graphic designer.

Sso if you're just standing around, these are called Squinters?




And...that's all folks. Do join us, won't you?




66 people talked back :

Sasha said...

I know what you mean about the job. I realize that I finish more tasks when the boss is not around than when she's there breathing down my neck haha

Acca Dacca huh? LOL

Happy Tuesday!

Sarah said...

I've lost my hotness too - I change into my "fat pants" every day as quick as I can and lounge....

Oh well.... those were good times, eh?

ACDC - teehee... I live close to a concert stadium myself, AND a Nascar Racetrack... combined it's the perfect redneck joke. They often DO have races AND concerts on the SAME weekend here!!

Happy RTT!

blueviolet said...

The accompanying music to those Winkers is even worse than the pants.

So once we have procreated, anything goes? I feel so much better now.

Kat said...

My work environment sucks sometimes too. Can't wait til both of the girls start school ;)

Stacy (the Random Cool Chick) said...

Acca Dacca...that's funny!

The next time I get a cold and take copious amounts of cold medicine, I'm going to picture everything being underwater...you're right, it usually does sound that way, so why not explore the possibilities? ;)

Thanks for the validation on my worth as a human being intact as I sit here with my hair in a ponytail drinking extra calories I don't really need... ;)

I always got way more done when the boss was out of town. Something about someone not hovering that keeps me focused. Starting tomorrow one of the hoverers will be in school all day, so once Hovering Hubby is off to work, the sky's the limit! ;)

Those jeans are SCARY looking. And yes, I think 'Squinters' is more like it.

Happy RTT! :)

Missy said...

Oh I can't stand AC/DC either. Except for maybe Big Balls. That one just cracks me up. Am I showing my age here?

Sorry your not feeling well. Get better soon Ahe?

Missy

JoyMama said...

At least you were a hottie back in the day. Me? Not so much.

Acca Dacca -- LOL!

Wicked Step Mom said...

Bear has had a really bad case of swimmer's ear since we have gotten back from vacation. Shouting to him all of the time is starting to get annoying. I suggested that he go back under the water and hang out there for a while. He was not amused.

Don't worry Keely, you will always be one Hot UnMama to me. :)

Blogging Mama Andrea said...

Those pants are just creepy, I don't care what you call them.

I'm sure work does suck. Shame I don't actually do it.

Happy Tuesday

Caitlin said...

Gelato sounds delicious...Do that one!

I'm sick too. Damn colds.

Snooker said...

A Gelato stand sounds great! I want to do that one! In fact, I just got done wolfing down my extra daily calories in the shape of one scoop of melon Gelato. Damn that little shop around the corner.

The Winkers... um, scary. Now I will have to work to get that image out of my mind.

Pollyanna said...

I'm not so sure I was ever a hottie - can't miss what you never had. The only likeness my little icon girly, girl has to me is the brown hair & eyes. I'm sure you look just like your super hero icon so what are you worried about? That extra tummy, that's just a facade to hide your secret identity I'm sure.

My random thoughts have rolled out into my blog. Have a great day!

Life Makes Me Laugh

Sprite's Keeper said...

I think you should open the gelato shop. You'd only have to provide freezers for the summer months. In the winter, the atmosphere can just take care of things for you. :-)

Petra a.k.a The Wise (*Young*) Mommy said...

You need to find yourself some stolen hot jeans. You will know what I am talking about if you read my post today. Seriously, they have brought back my hotness, like at least by 72%.

:)

Cara said...

I'll take a pair of those pants, kthanks.

Our whole house is sick so we're all walking around screaming at each other. Fun times.

The Mother said...

My Goth listens to Rammstein, which always sounds better if I put MY head underwater. I've seriously considered dumping his computer over a cliff, too, which might improve the sound a tad.

Those winkers are probably the stupidest thing I've ever seen. Who comes up with this junk?

Raven said...

AC/DC is okay, but I prefer other music. I'll listen to them if they come on the radio, cuz they are better than commercials, and I don't have a CD player in my car, but that's about the only time I listen to them.

I did go see them in concert in High School, but really went to see the opening act, Love/Hate, and then we left. lol

Hope you feel better soon.

Have a wonderful Random Tuesday.

Raven

Bobby G said...

I like Thunderstruck, STRICTLY for the Thunderstruck drinking game. Everyone stands in a circle and when they say THUNDER , you drink until they say THUNDER again, inevitably someone gets fucked, because there is a part where they dont say THUNDER for QUITE sometime

Baby News said...

Wow. What great pants. I think I'll have to get some. No, not really. Not ever. You couldn't pay me!

So, yeah, I'm pretty much with others here. I change the second I walk into the door into something that isn't trying to cut me in half. Ethan was born 10 months ago, so I guess I'm still holding out hope....

Erin@TheLocalsLoveIt said...

Hope you feel better.

Jennifer said...

But I WANT to be a hottie agian.... but I guess when you are pushing forty and a hundred pounds overweight there really isn't much chance of that. Not you. Me. That's me.

A Tired Wife said...

Oh Lordy ... those jeans! *shakes my newly gonna be a grandmom head*

I am Harriet said...

I'd love to see AC/DC. It's actually one group that my son and I can agree upon :)

Elle said...

At first I was pretty badly about my self-worth, the whole pony-tail thing. But after watching that video I'm feeling way better about myself. Apparently those jeans come in plus sizes too! LOL!

gigidiaz said...

Alright, those jeans are absurd. You are as sexy and hot as you believe you are; then add to that your wits and your cool personality which leaks even into your blogs, on writing, to others who've never met you!!

Happy RTT!

TheSingleGirl said...

I knew this Australian guy...

He always talked about how dumb Americans are...

Yet he thought the correct way to say A-LOO-MIN-UHM was A-LOO-MIN-EEE-UHM.

Julie@Momspective said...

You've just succeeded in scaring the absolute shit out of me. Winkers. Right up there with Clowns and Sunflowers.

Ane Fallarme said...

WTF! I'd have to agree with Julie! Some of those winkers scared the hell out of me! :D LOL And what kind of person would even want to draw attention right there? Don't we all try not to draw any attention to our asses and someone come up with winkers?? WTF is the world coming to??

Happy Tuesday Keely! :D

ArtSnark said...

I so want to see someone wearing those in real life!!

Douglas, Jennifer, Brittany, Alexis & Nicholas Glover said...

Not a big AC/DC fan myself!

Mama Badger said...

Sorry, there's just something about driving slowly through my suburban neighborhood, with it's nicely manicured lawns, with all the windows down and AC/DC blaring on the stereo. Just make me happy.

As for the jeans? Who wouldn't want to ducks on your A$$ quacking at eachother? Priceless...

Buggys said...

I think having an umbrella stand at the beach would be perfect.

Pseudonymous High School Teacher said...

We went to see Led Zepplica last Saturday night, They are actually really really good. Lead singer sounds just like Robert Plant. The preband was called Big Dog and they did AC DC covers. Hubs thought I was crazy to sit upstairs at the bar during Big Dog - but like I ever even bothered going to an AC DC concert.

Swoozie said...

Gah WInkers! I think that is one of the most disturbing things I've ever seen. Ever!

Feel better soon dammit so you can open the Gelato stand.

Big Mama Cass said...

Dear God why would anyone ever wear those god awful pants!!?!?! OI!!!

Captain Dumbass said...

I feel unclean after watching those jeans. My son loves Back in Black because it was on Iron Man. Not that I let my 6 year old watch Iron Man because that would be... ok, I let him watch it. Whatever!

I'm going rogue and Random Tuesdaying another day this week. Mostly because I got my days mixed up rather than trying to be Lone Wolf MacQuade.

Pricilla said...

I guess those jeans are what happens when you don't take your head out of your ass.

I hope you feel better.

Missty said...

Oh wow those pants! LOL Love the randomness!

LisaUnfiltered said...

First of all. "Oh. My. DEAR. SWEET. JESUS!" Those pants are HIDEOUS! And everyone who's wearing them is FAT! Why would FAT people VOLUNTARILY put that much attention on their ASS! This could seriously give a whole. NEW. Definition to "there's a party in my eye socket and everyone's invited!" Do you have to screw a thricewise to wear them??

Second of all, wait, what else did you write about... very transfixed on the pants... oh. AC/DC. Tickets here were about $150. Umm. Yeah. NO!

Teenage drunken psychic. Oh. MY.

Third of all, I called you cute before I even read your post. So. THERE!

Mommy Jamie said...

Acca Dacca? I love it! ha ha.

You are smart and funny and talented. Your blog always cracks me up!

I finally accepted that I was not my former size a couple of weeks ago. Then I went out and bought some new pants.

Of course, right now I am sitting here in a cami and polka dot lounge pants with a cup of coffee.

Melanie D said...

Wow, those pants are disturbing!!!!

Storm, The Psychotic Housewife said...

I actually was trying to convince my DH to open up a slushie stand back home in TX a few weeks ago. LOL Someone was selling their business for pennies. I thought it would be fun, but my DH thought I was nuts.

Well, yeah... we already established I am!

Mrsbear said...

I was never a big fan of Acca Dacca, although I had a shitty boyfriend who was, which is just one more reason to loathe AC/DC...

I've had that not-a-hottie-thought before too, but eventually I come out of the fetal position, cover my mirrors in sackcloth and pretend I still look like I'm 19 but much more clever.

Ice Queen said...

OMG...Who the HELL would wear those pants? That's the tackiest thing I've ever seen.

A Lil Enchanted said...

Oh I would love to have an AC/DC concert in my back yard! But those winkers on my ass would be a really scary thing... nit that they weren't scary enough on the ones in the video. I bet my daughter would love those... and I'll bet we'll be seeing then on lots of teenagers. Ick!

Thanks for the warning Keely!

As far being a hottie.... yep... those days are gone for me as well... why can't we have the body we used to have and the knowledge and experience we have now???

A Lil Enchanted,
~LaShan~

Ms. Salti said...

The more random the better... duh! Love the jeans... you should get a pair. And just remember that we all love you and value you as a person... just because you have a few extra rolls and sit around in your sweats with your hair piled on your head, doesn't mean you're any less of a person. I say that because I do the same thing....and I haven't procreated!

Kim said...

Acca Dacca... that is awesome! those creepy winking pants? not so much

NeCole said...

Love your blog! I'm just getting started as a blogger, but have been reading yours for a little while. Thanks for inspiring me.

Bex said...

great randomness!

is it already cold season? or are you just incredibly lucky?

have fun with your cold medicine and stay away from heavy machinery!

Casey said...

Hey man, don't knock ACDC, they ROCK. Literally. There's a country band called "Hayseed Dixie" that covers ACDC songs and it's the coolest thing I've ever heard.

You're totally hot still. At least the cartoon version of you is. And from the few pictures of the Reely Keely, you are too. So shut up. I know what you mean though, getting old sucks.

Cole said...

Haha, I love your randomness!

Amber Page Writes said...

You're still a hottie. Just a different kind of hottie. Now you're a frazzled mommy hottie...

I'm hoping mine isn't permanently gone, but only sleeping.

Jenni Jiggety said...

I am SO digging those pants...I'd like a pair in DUCK.

Jenni said...

that ass has some serious crow's feet.

Princess Andy said...

that "winkers" just brought checking out someones ass to a new level of necessity.

or mockery.

whatever.

andy:)

only a movie said...

You're still a hottie.

Great random. Love the pants!

otin said...

Your cartoon you is hot!!!! lol

Ac/Dc was not a great concert, I saw them in 83' Iron Maiden was much better!!

Kristen said...

Someone wasted a lot of time making those damn pants.

Cold meds totally make me loopy. It's those daytime ones that do me in.

And gelato sounds delish!

James (SeattleDad) said...

I love AC/DC but haven't heard them in a while. I'm in today. I'm pretty random like that.

HeatherPride said...

Oh my god. I hate the pants. I had lots to say about your post, but I've been tongue tied by the most horrific denim I've ever seen. Ever.

Michele said...

Who can we pay to kill bill_032336? Because I'll contribute to that fund.

I had nothing to post about tomorrow until I read your AC/DC paragraph. Thank you. I had nothing.

Frogs in my formula said...

If you start a pretzel stand I'll start a mustard stand.

Or not.

Sheet, I am laaaaaaaame.

CK Lunchbox said...

Those pants are the... stupid est... thing... I've... ever... seen... but... they're... so... hypnotic. LOOK! The Owl winked at me!!!

FoN said...

Don't worry, you're still hot. You live in Regina for crying out loud, the bar here is really low.

JP Shaw said...

Okay better late than never lol... Happy RTT and girl I love you! Must say though I love or rather loved ACDC and must be getting older now because none of the words I use to sing make sense and simply now just hurt my ears.

Hope you feel better soon, working always sucks when you are under the weather and feeling crappy.

See you next week. Can't wait to read what you post then.

crazylovescompany said...

How can someone walk normal wearing there are eyes, or ducks on their ass? That is the worst invention ever and if I ever see someone wearing them I will throw rotten vegetables at them.