2014-04-05

Kurt Cobain 20 Yrs, Zombie Peeps and Other Weird Stuff

Saturday will be the 20-year anniversary of the passing of Kurt Cobain. I'll always be thankful to him for changing the way I looked at music. None spoke to me as much, he made me want to listen to the radio again in the 90's, after the pop-filled 80's, and being tired of the music of the 70's. Not because it's bad, not at ALL, it was just mostly ALL I listened to the first 20 years of my life. I mostly liked 80's music AFTER the year 2000, as a fun retro-ey memory. At the time, they played Safety Dance 500 times a day, you think you could handle that? I could not. But Grunge music, if you were there in the 90's and older than 10, and younger than say, 80? You probably know. I did a little tribute to him, the only way I know how, with a quick silly post called "Things Kurt Cobain Never Got To Say." It's short, but it's all I could handle. 

I'm also thankful for discount grocery stores, the one where I do 90% of our grocery shopping is the Crazy Eddie of groceries. You bring your own bags, you bag your own groceries, you often have to move empty boxes out of the way to reach what you want, and you have to RENT the cart for a quarter. If you forget to bring a quarter, you have to go INSIDE the store to get change. You have cash, because NO, they do not take credit cards. Nope, ole Visa is not everywhere I want to be, it's standards are not this low.  


Generic and/or store-brand items, for those things the discount grocery does not carry. I was pretty sure my dignity had taken all the kicks to the crotch it could take, but it's times like these you find GENERIC Feminine Products. 

Is this my future??
naturalparentsnetwork.com
I need to see if Obamacare covers hysterectomy or sex change, apparently I'm too poor to have a period. Luckily I cannot crochet, so homemade ones are out. I haven't sunk that low. Yet....Stand by.

I recommend you do not suggest the words "Diva Cup" to me. Not a good idea. Though the comments on Amazon for this disgusting vampire shot glass are totally hysterical. There are over 1,000 comments and some will make you laugh...things....out of....places. Click here if you dare.

Vampire Shot Glass will be the name of my all-girl punk bad.

4. People aren't giving up on Pluto. There is a movement to bring it back to be classified as a planet, people who still believe IT IS a planetweb sites, social media channels, the whole 9 ya--I mean the whole enchilada, let's not use the number 9 here, TOO SOON. 
from wired.com

This is as good a time as any to mention that this post is part of a whole life-changing movement called the Ten Things of Thankful. Click those words to join in and give us 10 (or even ONE) thing you're thankful for this week.

5. Thankful for Facebook groups. As much as I hate Fartbook most of the time, it has a some great things going for it. First of all, everyone and their freaking great aunt Sally is on it, and not leaving anytime soon no matter what happens to it, how many annoying sponsored ads and videos automatically start playing right at your facehole whether you want to see them or not. BUT, since everyone is on it, it's a good tool for networking, in every way. 


6. The blogging groups are a savior, and a local group has had some good information and potential (however unlikely) future opportunities. I have to take breaks from Facebook, it's a small doses network for me most days, but if you make lists (that don't work from my phone) and click right into your groups, you can minimize your exposure to the bullshittery of modern Murica.


7. Found this recipe for Easter. Perfect for kids, because it contains absinthe, and you know what they say, with family ABSINTHE makes the heart grow fonder.

Zombie Peep Corpse Reviver
¾ oz. dry gin 
¾ oz. orange liqueur
¾ oz. Lillet Blanc
¾ oz. fresh lemon juice
2 dashes absinthe

1 zombie bunny Peep
1 formerly living bunny Peep in the throes of being eaten
4 zombie apostle chick Peeps

Combine the first five ingredients in a pint glass with ice and shake well. Pour into a chilled martini glass. Garnish with Peeps as appropriate.

from philly.thedrinkreviver.com
Running out of time, so I dedicate the rest of this list to the late, great Kurt Cobain. I can do that, check the beginning of the end of Section 17-Q of the Secret Book of Rules (SBoR.)

The unplugged songs are so good, but if you're already melancholy, skip to the very end and just watch the last one. It's young teens reacting to Nirvana, it's so great. It's funny and so real. They say things like "Wow this was before videos had naked people" and "Only if music could be this good now." It will make you smile. Even if you're pretty dead inside.


Pennyroyal Tea (which does not work btw) as only he can sing unplugged.



Something In The Way


Let's pick up the mood a little, here's All Apologies.


And since I love to end with a smile, here's a great video of teens reacting to Nirvana. These kids are awesome!  This is SO MUCH FREAKING GOODNESS! Remember how young these kids are, they weren't there in the 90's, they don't know stuff. It's really funny though.




31 comments:

  1. #heartaching All Apologies is one which gets me every. single. time. I LOVE that song (and particularly that version) SO FREAKIN HARD!

    We don't get peeps in England

    And because I can (and yours is precisely the kind of blog WHERE I can...) THIS - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNUTYHJrutw

    And also FRIST! *BOOM!*

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    1. I can't wait to click that!
      I dunno how proud I would be of "First" comment. I don't get that many! hahaha but you ARE the first.
      And the BEST.
      I could send you Peeps. It's not they'll be bad if they get stale! My sister actually prefers them stale. The Sugar Barrier Wall almost prevents them from getting too bad, and probably all the preservatives, because: Murica.

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    2. p.s. to ME, Peeps make better toys and decorations than food. If you put them in the microwave, they grow and mutate like monsters. I should find those videos, they will be part of next week's list so actually, just wait until then! Good luck handling that level of anticipation ;)

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    3. I'm proud enough - in this game, you take your FRISTs where you can get them. And I liked this one :D

      Awwwwwwwhhhhhh *glowytwinkly* You are so good for my ego. I shall keep you :)

      I might know a source - there's one shop in town which has 'Merican import foods, so I'll try there. But they sound WICKED! If they're one of those things with sufficient preservatives to make you wonder if you should really put them into your system, they're bound to be good :D

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  2. Ah Kurt Cobain. Random fact: I did a grid drawing of the Rolling Stone in memoriam cover of him in the 9th grade. I still have it. It's one of my prized possessions. My favorite songs are In Bloom & Come As You Are. Peeps were always too sugary for me to eat. Plus, my little brother would always say in a pitiful voice "don't eat us...we're so cute!" but then proceed to blow them up in the microwave. I will now go read the vampire shot glass comments!

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    1. The comments are gold. More power to anyone who can use this. I don't know if I'm that much of a woman.

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    2. The comments are gold. More power to anyone who can use this. I don't know if I'm that much of a woman.

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  3. Thinking of Pluto as a non-planet reminds me of how I feel when I remember that my favorite childhood dinosaur, the Brontosaurus, is actually not a dinosaur. At least we know that Pluto exists!

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    1. Ha! Yes Pluto IS there, just floating, circling the sun asking you to LOVE IT. It just got demoted.

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  4. Heart Shaped Box...that was one of my favs of his. Of course you can't forget "Smells Like Teen Spirit"...LOVE that. I remember dances at a local watering hole (that they oddly reserved Fridays for underage high-schoolers...) and we would all wear our Doc Martens...I was only allowed to wear the 3 hole...and our lumber jack shirts. Those were the days. At 34 I still listen. It's not just about the memories though, he's songs were so complex and beautiful.
    It goes to show you how long I've been living under a rock...pluto? Ditched?
    Those peeps look amazing. I only crave them at easter. Even then I can only eat one without my pancreas quivering.

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    1. Yes I loved that song too, even if it is about Courtney Love's vagina. Yes, poor Pluto was demoted to dwarf planet :( so sad for models of the solar system. Peeps are the recipe for diabeetus.

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  5. MY eyes!!!! my poor eyes!!!!


    (lol)

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    1. Sorry, I should be more sensitive to people with an aversion to marshmallow candy! Next time I'll throw down a warning.

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    2. that is not what is so disturbing to those of us from Y Chromia… lol

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    3. I know I enjoy being persnickety ;)

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  6. Peeps suck so bad that alcohol could only make them better! Although my sister like yours prefers them stale. She will pop holes in the pack and leave em out for a week. The last vid was pretty sweet... the kid who thinks no one who washed their hair would listen to Nirvana....also classic was the kid who said... "no one is stripping?!"

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    1. True! I would rather get plain marshmallows and make rice crispy treats. Those kids were great.

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  7. Hey, I am all about all natural, but reusable "feminine care" products are going too far. Stand your ground and save your pennies. You deserve a real, paper tampon!

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    1. Thank you for that support! I was wondering if I was being a princess ninny nipples about it.

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    2. oh yeah!!! Thanks Sarah! I forgot to mention that... the whole office said you were being princess ninny nipples...NO OF COURSE NOT I just wanted to type the name!!!! MY GOD if you could have been in the office when I called everyone in to see your blog... people left gagging at that... yeah , I know , It wasnt just the peeps!!!!!

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    3. hahaha! I doubt you'll be surprised to hear that this is NOT the first time someone has said that they showed other people my blog and the reaction was gagging.

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  8. Dear Lord.....what the heck? I've heard of the Diva Cup but thought it was some kind of joke. I will never, ever be the same. Onward.....
    Kurt Cobain. This is still sad twenty years later. I love All Apologies. That has to be my favorite but I love In Bloom and Come As You Are too. I'm watching all the vids after this comment. I can't wait to see the teens reactions!
    I want to go on the record saying Peeps are the grossest things ever invented....well, except the Diva Cup. That wins.

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    1. Sooooo eating Peeps out of a Diva cup would. . .win the internet??

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    2. hahahahhahaaaaaaaaaaaa.... hysterical laughing.... gaggggg, cackkkkkk......

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  9. I just learned that if you get yellow bunny peeps, pinch their ears at the tips and paint on red cheeks with edible markers, you get a Picachu Peep. http://www.pinterest.com/pin/241435229995952186/
    Love Nirvana! Thanks for these vids.

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    1. Picachu Peep sounds like the worst porno ever! But I'm totally checking out that link!

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  10. Cobain should be remembered, indeed, Joy. And no, many astronomers still don't want to give up on Pluto, thankfully.

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    1. There's a picture on that one link, where all the planets EXCEPT for Pluto are getting a big group hug from the sun, and Pluto is off in the corner with a word cloud: "Remember me?" It's so sad.

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  11. We started a thing where we roast Peeps over a bonfire on Easter. Putting them in s'mores makes them better.

    Feminine products should not be reusable. Ugh.

    Facebook, when used for good, is wonderful. Like when it is used to bring Pluto back into the fold. Poor Pluto.

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    1. Peep S'mores is a PERFECT use for those things! That and maybe melted w/butter and rice krispies, how could that possibly go wrong? Agreed on all the rest of that.

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  12. HOLY CRAP that last video of the kids? Amazing. "What is considered modern rock today anyway?" LOVE that. Damn, it was good to be young when we were young.

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