Blink Kitty Love

BLUE MOON

Cloudy here -- our New Year's party cancelled on account of weather, mood and etc. -- but we can still feel the moon.  TK's howling and unshaven and we're sitting around watching web shows on the Wii Opera browser, opening bags of chips and talking out the blues in honor of December and 2009 closing out with a blue moon.  So here's some of our favorite blues tinged tunes.  Tomorrow, we cheer ourselves up. 

TK  attitude:  insomniac

"Down on Virginia and La Loma,

where I got friends who care for me,

you got an attitude of everything I ever wanted.

I got an attitude of need.

So, help me stay awake, I'm fallin'...

"Perfect Blue Buildings"  Counting Crows

Tammy  attitude:  not in the mood for conversation

"Domina adjuva me

Wish you'd go

Wish you'd know I am out here

If you should go you should know I am here"

"Electric Blue"  Cranberries

Ty  attitude:  vintage

"But my dreams, they aren't as empty
As my conscience seems to be
I have hours, only lonely
My love is vengeance that's never free"

"Behind Blue Eyes"  The Who

Tinker  mood:  dancetastic

"And I thought I was mistaken

And I thought I heard you speak

Tell me how do I feel

Tell me now, how should I feel"

"Blue Monday"  New Order

CRUSH GONE WRONG, PART 1

Tammy has been suddenly reminded of a crush gone wrong and is in what we politely call a "mood."  What happened?  Well, part of the story is in Fried.  So we're making up Crush Gone Wrong playlists and here's the first installment, with a collection of some of our favorite it's not me, it's YOU songs + lyrics.  And our favorite soothe a broken heart ice cream flavors because nothing else (besides a new crush) glues the broken heart pieces back together as well -- well, TK doesn't agree with any of this and we NEVER ask him his opinions about how to fix a slightly dinged heart but he did manage to stay on topic with music.

Ty   eating:  Ben & Jerry's Chunky Monkey while watching Anvil! The Story of Anvil 

"You seem very well, things look peaceful

I'm not quite as well, I thought you should know

Did you forget about me Mr. Duplicity

I hate to bug you in the middle of dinner

It was a slap in the face how quickly I was replaced"

"You Oughta Know"  Alanis Morrisette

Tinker  eating Baskin Robbins Gold Medal Ribbon while watching Tomb Raider

"Strong words in the staffroom

The accusations fly

Its no use, he sees her

He starts to shake and cough"

"Don't Stand So Close To Me"  The Police

Tammy  eating Starbucks Mocha Frappuchino Ice Cream watching Buffy, Years 2, 6

"And it hurts to want everything and nothing at the same time

I want what's yours and I want what's mine

I want you

But I'm not giving in this time"

"Goodbye To You"  Michelle Branch

TK  eating sausage, pepperoni and onion pizza while watching the original American Pie movies

"In a trap, trip I can't grip

never thought I'd be the one who'd slip

then I started to realize

I was living one big lie"

"She ****ing Hates Me"  Puddle of Mudd

MERRY CHRISTMAS

We did our usual round of Secret Santa fun (some of us are better at it than others):  

TK giveth unto Tammy:  Ugly Winter Sweater  Status:  Soon to Be Regifted

Ty giveth unto Tinker: Waterproof iPod Case   Status:  Zooming downhill

Tinker giveth unto TK:  Food (x2)  Status:  Crumbs

Tammy giveth unto Ty:  It Might Get Loud   Status:  LOUD!

We hope your Santas, secret or otherwise, did as well!  Merry Christmas!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

#FOOD WEEK CONTINUES

Well, we're done...and the rest of the days of the week are:  

 Sunday:  #eatsomethingorangeday**

Monday:  #drinksomethingmadeinblenderday

Tuesday:  #eatsomethingonacrackerday*

*Tuesday was a trial run for party food; Tammy has decided to throw a New Year's Eve party.  Did you get your invitation yet?

**interesting side note:  Tinker managed to find something that worked for both Sunday and Tuesday.  Tammy refuses to serve it at the party, though.  Tinker might share hers if you have a good story.

Don't worry, we're not done yet...there will be occasional holidays, the #drinksomethinginashinymugdays or #eatsomethingcoatedinchocolatedays.  Stay tuned.

#FOOD OF THE WEEK

We're brilliant and we're coming up with a food system; call it the Blink Kitty Love diet if you need to, but play/tweet along:

Wednesday:  #pizzaday

Thursday:  #cookieday

Friday:  #eatsomethingdarnhealthyday

Saturday:  #grabacheeseburgerday

We are now taking suggestions for the three remaining days.  Drop a comment here or @ us (@blinkkittylove)  If not, you may end up with #frenchfriesdippedinmilkshakeday or #chocolatechipcookiesinfrenchoniondipday.

PINK

TK is suddenly suffering from a fascination with men's a cappella/barbershop singing thanks to the Christmas stylings of Straight No Chaser and running into @michaelkelly02 and @a_cappella while tweeting so now, to make up for his efforts to convince the band it could be even cooler as a men's barbershop quartet (let's not even discuss what he wanted to rename us or how Tammy and Tinker were supposed to meet and/or ignore the male part of that equation).  We COULD discuss how very off key TK sings.  But instead we're going to discuss pink, one of the girliest colors there is (and no one writes songs about fuschia)...welcome back to our world and its warped and tinted hues.

Ty   mood:  anywhere but having this conversation

"See a sweet in floral prints, my mind begins the arrangements

But when I start to feel that pull, turns out I just pulled myself

She would never go out with me, were I the last girl on earth"

"Pink Triangle"  Weezer

Tinker  mood: Yoshimi

"Those evil-natured robots

they're programmed to destroy us

she's gotta be strong to fight them

so she's taking lots of vitamins"

"Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots"  The Flaming Lips

Tammy  mood:  chainsaw*

"I've got a brand new attitude,

I'm gonna wear it tonight

I'm gonna get in trouble

I want to start a fight"

"So What"  Pink

*watch the video; you'll understand

TK  mood:  dressed to .....?

"So what I've got a short attention span

A coke in my hand

Because I'd rather have the afternoon, relax and understand

My hip hop and flip-flops it don't stop with the light rock"

"Geek in The Pink"  Jason Mraz

ELF PANIC starring Blink Kitty Love

ALL WE WANT FOR CHRISTMAS

Is for you to buy the first ever Blink Kitty Love t-shirt.  You're reading this, so just admit you love us and we can go from there...Yes,  if we sell enough of them, we might be able to spring for pizza (yes, we know, all about the food, but all that not rehearsing burns calories) BUT even more importantly, you walking around in the shirt is the best advertising we could ever get.  Yes, we adore you.  You are the coolest person we know.  We might even be crushing on you little.  It's what we do.  So help spread the Blink Kitty Love.  It'll be fun -- and a guaranteed conversation starter.

And because it's also what we do, we'll leave you with some lyrics from The Plain White T's:  "You and Me"

"You and me, we like the same kind of music

That's why we, make a good you and me

We got style, baby we know how to use it

That's why we, make a good you and me"

"YOU CHANGE YOUR MIND LIKE THE WEATHER"

Well, we only do that about songs...and food...and movies and...ANYWAY, we're here to talk about bands that have chosen to dive into the HURRICANE, swallow the THUNDER, dart between RAINdrops...bands that have chosen to name themselves after the phenomena we call weather.  So here's a sampling of our favorites (and the lyric in our title?  Thank the Hooters and "Hanging on a Heartbeat").

Tinker  mood:  seasonally cold yet sentimental

"If I lay here
If I just lay here
Would you lie with me
And just forget the world?"

"Chasing Cars" Snow Patrol

Ty  mood:  smooth and bright

"You taught it to me too
Exactly what you do
And now you love me too"

"You Showed Me"  The Lightning Seeds

Tammy   mood:  loud and undecided

"Delicious is this energy

Between you and you and you and me"

"You & You & Me"   Storm Large

TK  mood: untranslatable

"Ahora la luna es un collar.

Y cuando vuelvo a despertar sonmíferos he de tomar.

Hay tantas cremalleras en tus trajes"

"Ahora Feliz, Feliz"  El Niño Gusano

HAIR

No, not Shampoo or the Age of Aquarius; just the stuff on your head.  You know, the stuff that goes out and parties all night while you're sleeping and then won't be contained no matter how much product you use.  Yeah, hair. We've got it, some days we almost get along with it...and here's some songs about how it can catch your attention.  

Tinker mood: leggy

My head is full of magic, baby, 
And I can't share this with you. 
The feel I'm on top again, baby, 
That's got everything to do with you.

"So Alive" Love & Rockets

Ty mood: unshaven, ready for the weekend

"Zoot suit, white jacket with side vents
Five inches long.
I'm out on the street again
And I'm leaping along."

"Cut My Hair" The Who

TK  mood: we're not sure and we really don't want to ask

"Who is he, what is he, nobody knows

 Both of his heels are as bare as his toes 

Never had his whiskers sheared 

He's The Man With The Weird Beard"

"He's The Man With The Weird Beard"  Ray Charles

His first choice was actually "Hey Blondie" by Amon Tobin but a choice w/ lyrics was demanded.

Tammy   mood:  hat hair (on the plus side, it's not country, but Beck is wearing a cowboy hat through most of the video and not normally a Tammy favorite so we continue concerned)

"Something's wrong 'cause my mind is fading

Ghetto blasting disintegrating

Rock 'n' roll, know what I'm saying

And everywhere I look there's a devil waiting"

"Devil's Haircut" Beck