Belle de jour!

Fanboy alert :

That title was a joke, I certainly haven't had a beautiful day, although it was rather sunny, but the sun rarely reaches me here.

One thing I did enjoy today is the new Garbage song "tell me where it hurts". It's been circulating on the Internet for a few weeks, but at last a semi-decent copy has shown up on youtube (of course I've got a better one saved to disc!).
Shirley Manson has always idolised Chrissie Hynde, ("special" even used Pretenders lyrics, with permission of course). The new Garbage single is perhaps the best song the Pretenders never recorded (no it's not a cover, I was being sarcastic) but of course in my world, blessed Shirley can do no wrong. It really is a great pop song though.

The video has a few other "interesting" points. I finally get to see Shirley Manson in full Sixties "Dolly Bird" mode (swoons) plus she spends a lot of time in her underwear!

The video appears to be an "homage" (ie blatant rip off) to "Belle de Jour" the 1967 (my dream year) Catherine Deneuve film, in which she plays a bored housewife who turns to prostitution for kicks.

Did I mention she spends a lot of time in her underwear?

Of course I must mention that Shirley Manson will be 41 in about 8 weeks, but continues to look increasingly fabulous, (albeit slightly more gaunt than usual) she looks gorgeous though, still fabulously pale (despite living in Los Angeles now) and is it possible for her hair to be any redder? (I must stop now I'm sounding like a drooling idiot - when did you not?) - did I mention she spends a lot of time in her underwear? Oh I did?



"I am not a sexy woman, I'm not beautiful, I'm not a sex kitten, I don't flirt with people, yet I've been tagged more of sex symbol than women who truly are and I that's solely because I don't reveal too much: people are curious." - Shirley Manson (this quote dates back quite a few years, when she was in serious "Rock Chick" mode, I shall let you decide if she still feels that way)

End of Fanboy Alert

"If at first you don't succeed, destroy all evidence that you tried"

Morning - Mr Procrastination here!
Days off gone and what have I done? Moped (that the mood not the two wheeled vehicle), listened to lot's of music, watched a few movies, drank some wine (actually on "paper" that sounds pretty good). I had fully intended to start my now legendary painting to go above my mantelpiece. Eighteen months now and I haven't lifted a brush. My easel (honestly, I have one) still lies folded in the cupboard. I suppose that as long as I don't start the picture has potential, as soon as I put brush to canvas it's a dud! (a load of Pollacks as the joke goes! - ha ha )



“You never know what you have until it’s gone, and I wanted to know what I had, so I got rid of everything.” - Steven Wright

Part III

Damn and bother - now I've consumed a bottle of (admittedly white) wine (never seek solace in alcohol kids, it's not big and it's not clever). Consequentially I now feel awful times two (idiot)- my head hurts (both physically and mentally), and I have a knot in my stomach, that twists, and twists, and twists.

I'll sleep very little tonight, for sure.

Now that my head is swimming, I can look for quotes - Incidentally all by Irishmen :

“A gentleman is one who never hurts anyone's feelings unintentionally.” - Oscar Wilde
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“My words in her mind: cold polished stones sinking through a quagmire” - James Joyce

“The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place.” - George Bernard Shaw

“Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better.” - Samuel Beckett

“Speak, speak, for underneath the cover there
The sand is running from the upper glass,
And when the last grain's through, I shall be lost.” - William Butler Yeats

part II

I believe this is my 200th post -The way I feel at the moment it may well be my last. The past two hours I've been waiting for an e-mail or a comment or something - phone calls go unanswered - I feel dreadful - how will I sleep tonight?

Town without pity...

I've just had a huge "movie" style mix-up with my good friend Andrea. If you stop by here Andrea - get in touch.

"What was the best thing before sliced bread?"

Days off plus bank holiday makes Billy a bored boy. Well that's not completely true, my daughter was staying with me last night, which always cheers me up. We went to buy a few things at our local Asda "Supercentre". On the way back, there was a sudden explosion (is there any other type?) and for a second we didn't quite grasp what had occurred. However the fact that we and the entire car interior were soaked with ginger beer should tell you that a bottle had exploded. Small mercies I suppose, after all ginger beer has only left a faint stain, imagine what havoc dandelion and burdock could have wreaked!!

We are off out in a minute - but it's pouring (with rain , not ginger beer)



"I would imagine if you could understand Morse Code, a tap dancer would drive you crazy!" - Mitch Hedburg

"I can read minds, but I'm illiterate."

This is one of those "I've nothing to say - just want to prove I'm still alive" posts. Work continues to stress me.
I've never felt quite like this before, there were always lows and highs, but this is relentless low. Does the problem lie with me? is it my age? my mood? or am I just reacting to external forces. Did Martin ever find true love?
Due to the Bank holiday tomorrow, today is my "wine night" so I'm quite numb at the mo'.
Here come the drums.



"I would imagine the inside of a bottle of cleaning fluid is really clean. I would imagine a vodka bottle is really drunk." - Mitch Hedburg