i'm wearing a scarf given to me at a work midwinter christmas party. man, remember those midwinter christmas parties? not as scandalous as the end of year christmas parties. but scandalous enough to last me until the end of the year. in the year someone gave me that scarf i went to the party as a top of the pops audience member. it was the same year that my greatest ambition in life was to be a top of the pops audience member. not NZ top of the pops. UK top of the pops. they used to have this thing when you could apply via the internet like once every six months. they released the application date a few weeks out. and i friend in the UK and me in little ol' NZ counted down. then on the day i stayed at work late so that i could be on line when the applications opened. and i kept trying and the website was overloaded but OH YEAH I GOT ON THE SITE. then i answered all the questions honestly. who's your favourite star. JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE i said. then it asked how old me and my friend were. well specifically they asked me to confirm that i was over 16. check. at the time i was nine years older than 16. my friend was even older. then they asked how old i was. and i considered saying 16 and 2 days but was afraid you'd need to bring ID and my ID clearly states i'm a bit older than that. so i was honest. and THEY NEVER REPLIED. so i didn't get to be on UK top of the pops. true story.
another true story is that i've been listening to ashlee simpson on repeat on my ipod. i may be over sixteen in like calendar years. but not in taste sometimes. being home on friday nights can lead to distructive behaviour. obviously.
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somedays i don't get comments. when i've poured my heart out about the biggest disappointment ever and about how i love justin timberlake and how i have ashlee simpson on my ipod. it makes me insecure. ok, MORE insecure.
Does it help if I say that I have most of the modern Kylie albums? And the two Sophie Ellis Bextor albums?
(Revealing this forces me to add that I've also got a fair amount of other stuff -- Minuit, Duke Ellington, Parliament, Flanders & Swan, Ernest Ranglin, Lamb, The Blind Boys of Alabama, Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchesta and all the Loop compilations. Just to make myself feel better. :)
i appreciate you commenting svend.and for the confessions. and kylie! this morning i was walking to class and in your eyes came on my ipod. and i smiled a giant smile and lived the moment to the fullest. class was a let down after that.
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