I Rock and I am a Girl
July 6, 2007 — VanessaSo says Jennifer.
And myself, if truth be known 
Here’s the proof:
I’m to put this on my page. I feel so special.
Like this chick, who people tell me so often I look like. Heh:
Here is where it all started.
Now, I am to bestow this honour on a few other Rockin’ Girl Bloggers. All up for the sisterhood. Yah.
A short list:
There. That ought to start the ball rolling in fruitful directions….
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I took the Hotlanta Kink Test for the first time in a couple of years and blow me down if I didn’t get exactly the same score as I did when I took it the last time.
Rockin’ Girls take those kind of tests. Right?
My score:
492: You are definitely a kinky player.
Believe me, that is not all that bad. Kind of middling, in fact.
Take it yourself here and find out.
Oh, and for goodness’ sake, let me know your score. I am a voyeur after all.
Speaking of things of a kinky nature, this is a woman in a very unfortunate situation with a spring loaded gag in her mouth. She could be quite pleased about it (doubtfully), but it gives me a compulsion to call my dentist every time I look at it. Not to mention the dreams about broken teeth…
Could I possibly find a segue from a spring loaded gag to my list of recently downloaded songs? Probably, but I’m tired…
Squirrel Nut Zippers - Hell
Squirrel Nut Zippers - Anything But Love
The Kingston Trio - Greenback Dollar
The Kingston Trio - Scotch and Soda
The Kingston Trio - Hang Your Head Down Tom Dooley
Tex Williams - Smoke! Smoke! Smoke that Cigarette
Grinderman - No Pussy Blues
John Butler Trio - Good Excuse
Anita O’Day & Cal Tjader - It Shouldn’t Happen To A Dream
Jenny Wilson - Hey, What’s The Matter?
Jenny Wilson - Let My Shoes Lead Me Forward
Elvis Costello - Accidents Will Happen
Midlake - We Gathered In Spring
The Ink Spots - Java Jive
Sarbel - Yassou Maria
Prince - Musicology
The Andrea True Connection - More, More, More (How Do You Like It)
Karolina Goceva - Mojot Svet
Roger Cicero - So Geil Berlin
Roger Cicero - Frauen Rigieren Die Welt
Michael Franti & Spearhead - Rock The Nation
Michael Franti & Spearhead - Ganja Baby
R.L. Burnside - Let My Baby Ride
Les Fatals Picards - L’Amour A La Francais
Cream - Strange Brew
Red Hot Chilli Peppers - By The Way
The White Stripes - Icky Thump
K.C. and the Sunshine Band - Keep It Comin’ Love
Tori Amos - Silent All These Years
Tori Amos - Enjoy The Silence
Tori Amos - Winter
The Black Crowes - Remedy
Electric Six - Gay Bar
Stone Temple Pilots - Interstate Love Song
At The Drive-In - One Armed Scissor
The Strokes - You Only Live Once
4291 songs on iTunes. I need to rip more cd’s.
That is all. Carry on.
Song Of The Day - Bauhaus - Bela Lugosi’s Dead
July 6, 2007 at 5:52 pm
I knew the sheep and pitchfork threat would get you posting. Congratulations on the Rockin’ Girl Blogger Award. Interesting that no men were mentioned in that list. Funny how sexism works, isn’t it? Oh, sure, it’s all right to be screaming about equality and equal pay for equal work, but when it comes to Girl Blogger Awards, the men are left out in the cold. You know, it’s awards like that that are going to keep people oppressed. Some poor little boy is going to want to grow up and win the Rockin’ Girl Blogger Award, but he’ll be told by his parents, “I’m sorry, Eugene, but the Rockin’ Girl Blogger Awards are only for girls.” And then, poor Eugene will rush off to his room, throw himself on his bed, and his little blue eyes will well with tears as he ponders the cruel nature of the universe at large. Christ, I’m crying now… - Richard
July 6, 2007 at 6:20 pm
[passes a tissue]
Funnily enough, the same thing has occurred to me. I’m guessing us girls are all feeling just a little bit oppressed STILL and there is still that inherent need to build ourselves up in the glowering shadow of the patriarchy.
Either that, or we’re still not letting you into the girl’s toilets at school.
So, nyah.
July 6, 2007 at 7:21 pm
Oh, the girls’ toilet. What wondrous memories I have. We knew, you see, that all kinds of incredible things took place in there. Magickal things. Mystical things. It was where girls got their power from. And we went in, one afternoon. Three of us, moving with stealth-like purpose, entering the Forbidden Realm. To this day, I think of those sights that I witnessed and I am humbled and honored. Just knowing that you girls were able to go into those bathrooms and any time is enough to make a man green with envy. I mean, for one thing, you got to sit down when you peed! How cool is that? You didn’t have to stand next to someone and risk having them take a quick peek at your Walter Cronkite — or, worse yet, you didn’t have to risk taking a quick peek yourself and then meeting the stern gaze of your co-peeing partner. *shudders* Oh, the tales I could tell about the boys’ bathroom, girl. It’d make your hair curl. - Richard
July 6, 2007 at 7:31 pm
In all the unfortunate instances that I was privy to the anti-wonder that was the boy’s toilets at school, I had no desire whatsoever to be in that room when there was anything resembling in a visual sense, what resulted in that STINK. Our toilets were not pretty, but they never, ever smelt that bad.
I have to say, that ladies toilet’s are one of the greatest advantages to womanhood. We would wee our pants before we had to wee in public - unless under the influence of copious amounts of alcohol… Which reminds me of that time when that very angry man came storming out of his house……….
Now I’m listening to “She’s A Rainbow” by the Rolling Stones. Where would pop music be without women as inspiration, I ask you?
July 6, 2007 at 7:46 pm
Let’s see. Where would pop music be without women as inspiration, eh? Easy — it would be filled with power and fury and testosterone. It wouldn’t be filled with images of love and sweetness and tenderness. No, it would be this great big roaring mountain of manliness and we’d have such songs as:
“What Are You Looking At, Asshole?” - Bob Dylan
“Bite Me, You Homo” - John Mellencamp
“I’d Like To Bite Your Homo” - Michael Jackson
“Me And You And A Boy Named Sue” - Lobo
“Mario (I Just Met A Plumber Named Mario…)” - Luigi
“We Are Sparta! (Love Theme from ‘300′)” - Los Angeles Testosterone-Enhanced Philharmonic
July 6, 2007 at 7:55 pm
And now I’m listening to Henry Rollins - Liar….
This song could still exist in that world.
Maybe.
It’s still full of power and testosterone.
Poor Brian Jones was murdered for jokingly winding up a man by implicating that he might want to have sex with him.
Thou doth protest…..
Although I’m not entirely conviced that most men aren’t bisexual… and women for that matter.
How did I get here?
We are Sparta! Brilliant.
July 6, 2007 at 9:10 pm
I’m very pleased with my “We Are Sparta” bit. It was one of those little flashes that caught me by surprise and made me smirk. I’m not normally a smirker but this particular element just calls for a smirk. I mean, a smile is too bland, when you get right down to it and a grin is much too broad. No, a smirk is what’s called for — in fact, it needs a John McClane smirk, because what other man is so obviously testosterone-ridden?
- Richard
July 6, 2007 at 9:15 pm
You’re quite right. John McLane would carry the perfect amount of testosterone for that kind of smirk. Not enough men have a good smirk.
I’m writing something right now and I need someone to beat me into shape about it…in a sense. Would you do that for me? Although it would be a difficult task, because it isn’t fiction. I’m just too drunk to see if it makes sense or has value…
Ugh.
July 6, 2007 at 9:42 pm
Vanessa, when a girl from Down Under asks for me to beat them into shape, how in the known universe (and small portions of the unknown universe — particularly that rather odd-looking bump in the far east corner) can I possibly refuse you? You’ve got my email address, so feel free to send it or post it here or whatever it is that you need to do. - Richard
July 6, 2007 at 9:45 pm
I have your email address?
Hmm. I can probably find it, I suppose….. I’m still writing as I type… It’s just a story from my life that needs to be put down in some sense. Probably in more detail than I’ve given….
July 6, 2007 at 9:47 pm
I don’t have your email, Richard…
July 6, 2007 at 9:55 pm
Okay, Vanessa, I guess I’ve figured out that you’re the one spammer who has been searching far and wide for a way to get to me, right? I give out my email address to you and you, in turn, sell it to The Enemy — who will then plague me with more spammail than I can shake a stick at. (By the way, what the hell does that mean? I can shake a stick at a mountain, right? So does that mean that it’s got to be bigger than a mountain? That makes no sense. I mean, what’s bigger than a mountain — other than Rosie O’Donnell’s mouth, that is?) But, because I trust you, I’m going to give you my email address.
Ready?
richard =at= mediapython.com
Now, go and do no harm.
July 6, 2007 at 10:00 pm
Surely there’s a bigger mouth than hers….Then again, I’m not privy to her rantings….
I may just send you this thing without any edit. I write strangely at times… you’ll see…..
Thank you xx
July 6, 2007 at 10:25 pm
Vanessa, I had a problem with my mailbox but it’s fixed now. I don’t think that I received anything from you — unless it was that posting about Teen Lesbians Muffdiving On Interracial Couch. If that was yours, I have to tell you that I’m quite impressed with your photographic skill and artistic flair, although I did think the series with the albino clown and the water hose were a little over the top. - Richard
July 6, 2007 at 10:28 pm
Ah, that was me. Sorry about the albino. I’m glad you liked the muffdiving on the interracial couch, though. It’s always nice to get positive feedback.
My computer is behaving very badly right now. I have just rebooted and there will be something in your inbox as soon as my handicapped motherboard allows….
July 7, 2007 at 12:10 am
WTF? So pray tell what is that device supposed to do besides inspire fear (and maybe pleasure)???
You do rock, girl! I think I’m the only one who didn’t give Jen her due! I better get to working on it!
July 7, 2007 at 12:51 am
Well, it has to pleasure to some. It was found on an extreme bondage site, after all. Fetishes run rampant in the age of the internet. Crikey Moses. OWWW MY TEEETH.
I suppose it’s all about the ultimate sub…
Oh, you’re the rockinest of the rockinest. Now, follow up on that widget and spread the love…..
July 7, 2007 at 12:56 am
Oh for goodness’ sake Stil. Take the Kink Test. You’ll do well. Probably close to me. I think Richard was too chicken.
July 7, 2007 at 1:03 am
Ok I am going to crack open some wine and take it then.
BTW, I have the most disturbing bondage pic on my computer. I should upload it for you but WP says I’ve used my quota!
July 7, 2007 at 1:07 am
Arrghh! Don’t use photobucket. They’re terrible in terms of censorship. Mind you… if there’s no actual nudity…
Meh, they always get it. Imageshack.com might be a goer…
I have had wayyyy too much wine. Bloody timezones. Love that delete button.
July 7, 2007 at 1:18 am
thank you thank you thank you … miss vanessa… i will be getting to this kind of posting this weekend.. so i will talk about you when i do!!!!!!
so glad to have you back!!!!!
July 7, 2007 at 1:18 am
Ok, I’m an even 600! “Kinkier than most.”
Surprisingly, they didn’t question brown showers.
Just sayin’.
July 7, 2007 at 1:23 am
HAHAHAHAHAHAA!
Oh, that’s good. Far out. You beat me by miiiiiles. Man…
Brown showers do not sound at all appealing. Although I’m more than happy to hear all about it. Just sayin’…
Hang on. How do you do brown showers without either: the runs, or kangaroo poo pellets?
July 7, 2007 at 1:28 am
Paisley! I nearly missed your comment there, love. You are more than deserving of this title. I need to go to sleep now..
Maybe if the guy nextdoor will shut up with his very, very loud power tool, I could…
July 7, 2007 at 2:01 am
Well, when you don’t have a colon it’s quite easy. I can command my reconstruction like the Starship.
Oh, lookie! They’re talking about that little girl who got her intestines torn out! What a coincidence!
July 7, 2007 at 2:49 am
Hah! I beat you, Stiletto!
I scored 636!
That makes me a major league kinkster. Oh, to be as naive and innocent as you…
July 7, 2007 at 3:42 am
You do rock Vanessa! There is a guy version. I like women better than men mostly. I would never take that test, I would never even look at that quiz. Oh Stiletto, I think 93 is close enough to count as a brown shower…..just sayin!
July 7, 2007 at 6:59 am
Hi Vanessa
Glad to see you’re back on deck - it was quiet without you
Thanks for the honour - now to find others who haven’t yet been bestowed.
July 7, 2007 at 9:03 am
Thanks for the title, fellow rockin’ girl
. I will get myself into it on my blog as soon as I can. BTW, I’ve downloaded quite a lot of your list of songs a few years ago.
July 7, 2007 at 5:03 pm
OMG! Here I thought I was a bit innocent still, and I got a whopping 672! Maybe I should join that site….
You definatly do resemble that chick…..
Bela Lugosi’s Dead! All of a sudden I’m that goth kid back in high school. Rock on Bauhaus!
Squirrel Nut Zippers! I need to update my Itunes, otherwise there will be hell to pay…..
Love ya…..And the use of “……”
Okay, one more “………..”
oh yeah baby……
July 7, 2007 at 5:04 pm
Hey, where’s my picture! I’m a wordpress member now! Damn it!
July 8, 2007 at 3:51 am
You guys are all FREAKS. I wouldn’t have it any other way. I’m just a freak in my head. I don’t think it helped my score that I stopped having sex when I got married. Ahem.
Stil - Don’t have a colon? Wha? Am I missing something here? Or did I kill too many brain cells the other night…?
Jen - I command you do that quiz RIGHT NOW!!
Meg - Hey! Nice to see ya!
modobs - Ooh I wanna know what you downloaded! I have this creeping feeling I should be a bit afrraid. I have some strange tastes…….
Bri! - YAYYY! Welcome to the dark side, my love. To make your name into a link, you have to go to your profile (which you will find under “Users”
and where it says “Website”, put in your WP blog url. Did you upload a picture? You do that on Your Profile, too.
672!! Gawd, I feel like such a baby now….
I was having a teen goth moment when I chose that song. Isn’t it great?
I’ve been watching Family Plots which uses ‘Hell’ as its theme song. It was never a hit here… but it’s hellishly catchy…
I love “….” too. I ought to have just named my blog, “….” Did you know “….” has a name? My feeble memory can not remember what it is, which annoys the crap out of me, because I use “…” far too often to not know what it is called. It’s a left over relic from my days in radio writing scripts. I always called them “dot dot dots”….
July 8, 2007 at 6:07 am
Wow. I love The Divinyls. Yeah, I’m not even going to tell you my favorite song. Hell, that’s probably the only song of theirs that I know — but I still love it.
July 8, 2007 at 6:14 am
They’ve had an illustrious career in Australia. A “Hall of Fame” type career. In my personal opinion, their best work was in the early 1980’s. Songs like “Science Fiction”, “Boys In Town” and “Siren” amongst a bunch of others.
Shit, you just unleashed the music geek. Careful…
(PS I was very, very drunk the other night. I take no responsibility for anything ridiculous I might have said. I know I said something ridiculous. I always do.)
July 8, 2007 at 6:29 am
If you don’t remember, Vanessa, I’m not telling you. You do remember the email, right?
You were not ridiculous, by the way. You were courageous. There’s a difference.
July 8, 2007 at 6:35 am
Yes…. I do remember the email. I remember what I said, then I remember what you said quite clearly, then whatever I said after that is a blur. I’m afraid to look. The “ridiculous” tag is all about personal perception.
Hm. Should I have a shower, play Sudoku, do laundry, or watch a movie? That is the burning question.
July 8, 2007 at 6:46 am
Don’t fall for it Vanessa!
July 8, 2007 at 6:48 am
Go with a movie. You can’t go wrong.
July 8, 2007 at 7:06 am
Fall for what? Sudoku? Too late. I just printed out a bunch of puzzles. I also had a shower. I’ll do the laundry tomorrow and now I’m going to eat and watch a movie. Everybody sing - Laaazy Sunday afternoon…….I got no mind to worry…
Sometimes it’s the little things…
July 8, 2007 at 7:09 am
Jennifer is warning you not to fall for anything that I say because I’m only going to wind up disappointing you. And I have to admit that she’s right. I honestly don’t intend to let people down but I think it’s a genetic failing of mine. No, I’m not going to blame genes on this. I’m just going to blame myself. Whenever I find myself beginning to let my guard down, I find a way to screw things up. In the most recent case, I vanished from everyone’s lives for a while, not thinking about how anyone would react.
July 8, 2007 at 7:25 am
That’s quite ok, Richard. I’m a champion at doing the very same. I have also recently done a spectacular disappearing act and people are getting rather upset with me, but I’m still not of a mind to fix it. I’m waiting for my conscience to overwhelm me and compel me into writing around 20 grovelling notes of apology. Waiting. Waiting.
I have also been disappointed recently by couple of people, and the positive thing that has come out of that is the lowering of my expectations in regards to the actions (or non-actions) of others. Also, the realisation that getting terribly upset at people is somewhat hypocritical at this point.
Don’t worry Richard. I just take you as you are.
July 8, 2007 at 7:33 am
You know, I’m glad you actually took the time early on to get past some of the defenses, Vanessa. That’s probably why I wrote what I did yesterday. Maybe I was trying to make up for hurting others by helping you. Who the hell knows? Right now, I’m dead on my feet and I need to get some rest. I’ll see you tomorrow.
July 8, 2007 at 7:48 am
BTW I meant don’t fall for it, you probably did do something ridiculous! Considering we were both drunk blogging and got married the first night we met! Holyfriggingshisester!
I socked it to Richard when I saw an opening….. oops!
I just want you both to know that I sell absolution on my blog for a fair price. Or you can stay with guilt and lowered expectations, that’s free!
You still love me right?
July 8, 2007 at 9:56 am
Oh, it’s just a big ol’ love fest around here. I adore you, wifey-poo. You hit the nail on the head in regards to my penchant for being ridiculous. I manage to embarrass myself almost every time I drink. I probably ought to learn something from that and stop after the second bottle of fizzy stuff. Ahem.
Absolution for a fair price? I’m a bit skint at the mo’, but it’s worth a thought. I kinda like the lowered expectations. Makes life a whole lot less stressful, even though there’s a sprinkling of jadedness that goes along with that. I can live without the guilt. How much to get rid of the guilt?
Richard, your defenses are quite… endearing. Sleep well.
July 8, 2007 at 10:37 am
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July 8, 2007 at 4:31 pm
Richard, you dirty ol bastard, you cheated, don’t you?
July 8, 2007 at 4:55 pm
Bladewielder, I have not cheated. I have always played fair. Granted, these seven-sided dice are not what most people expect in a game of craps, but then again, most people get things out of life they didn’t expect.
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October 25, 2007 at 5:47 am
Old Scifi is the bomb! I grew up watching that stuff all the time.