earwormed

[derien]

eor started singing "Driving On 9" this morning (originally by Ed's Redeeming Qualities, covered by The Breeders). I teased him he was doing the Breeders version - "higher pitched, slower, and more breathy." ;) And he teased me that he'd given me the gift that lasts all day - the earworm. Have you ever tried to find ERQ lyrics? An excercise in futility, but I'm doing it anyway. I can find the Breeders version of the lyrics - most people who reference it seem to think it's their song - but the Breeders left out half the verses because they couldn't easily be transferred to a female perspective. ("How old is Cindy? She sure looks like me.") Here I found the description of the song: a sad but quirky song about a man driving to visit his about-to-be remarried ex-wife and a daughter he hasn't seen in years.

ETA: I found the connection... Carrie Bradley was with Ed's Redeeming Qualities and also was with the Breeders.

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Just got a phone call from my Dad. He'd left a message on my machine last night and I should have called him back, then. I thought I should not call when I could only talk for about 10 minutes, but... He wanted to double-check my address, but he then decided to mail it out before calling me today. Of course he sent it to my old address AND addressed it to 'Derien.' Which if you hadn't guessed, is not my actual name, so the post office might not forward it. And we only talked for about 10 minutes after all. *sigh*

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[dervlaincognito.livejournal.com]

You should see the skunk I sent Lauren.

I collect elephants, though, so that one jumped out at me on the shelf. I was pleased it was a birthday card so I'd have an excuse to buy it, since that was what I was looking for.