Thursday, 2 July 2009

still alive!

i turned on blogging, in my mind, over the last couple of weeks.  because i felt too sick and too shitty and it didn't seem to be productive. however, i immediately felt the repressive effects of not writing and took a whole heap more valium.  so i'll write again, and force it out, like a morphine poo.

had methotrexate last week, did my first little spew, i was fine but it made me extremely grumpy, the results of which were (and i would appreciate any explanation of this) refusing all my favourite things, books and dvds and friends, in favour of watching all the football television available on free to air on a regular weekend.  not limited to actual games, i also watched every conception of before/after/during/next to the game, as well as the vfl.  i now have opinions on football and have completed my descent into the unwashed masses.  goodbye bachelor of arts...

i'm going back in today (right now, technically, so must run) for more methotrexate, and i had my PET scan yesterday, so stay posted for updates on how and where the cancer is mucking around now.  should get that information this afternoon.

also, can anybody recommend any full albums that really profoundly affected them when they heard it? i want something new to listen to that really captured a zeitgeist of whatever, even if it seems really dated now, like hating the man or thatcher or commercialism.  any suggestions would be appreciated.

see you soon slaggies
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  1. Tim D2 July 2009 at 12:44

    Astral Weeks by Van Morrison. It's like aural Valium.

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  2. Anonymous3 July 2009 at 13:58

    The two types of song that seem to affect me the most are either ones that get me excited about activism and topical stuff, or ones about crap things happening and how that's okay. For the first half I would probably answer with something like Le Tigre (self-titled album) which always gets me riled up about feminism and hating on the man (if not the men), or Midnight Oil's 20,000 Watt RSL ('best of' albums may be cheating, but I don't care) for environmental / political passion. Oh! Having said that, Billy Bragg - I think the one that gets me most is 'Must I Paint You A Picture'. Bonus points because a) it really is raging against Thatcher and b) you get to do Billy Bragg impersonations later, fun for all the family.

    On the other hand I enjoy happy songs about sad things like Kimya Dawson's Remember That I Love You or Daisies of the Galaxy by Eels (and to a lesser extent Electro-shock Blues by Eels too, although that's more like really sad songs about really sad things). Kimya Dawson gets bonus points because now every time I listen to it I think I'm a sassy, pregnant teenager. Also I have to suggest The Sunset Tree by the Mountain Goats, not only because it's a great album about coping with things by going a tiny bit crazy but also because James won't forgive me otherwise.

    All the best!
    Alex

    P.S. PET scans make me think of Pete Pete Repeat.

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  3. Unknown21 July 2009 at 00:08

    Oh god, Frightened Rabbit - The Midnight Organ Fight. A Scottish guy had his heart ripped out by some girl who broke up with him, and the whole album is this angry Scottish indie acoustic amazingness. It's bitter awesome.

    Honestly, solid gold.
    Dave.

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