Mood Swings ++otherthings

LFL +++

2012-02-11T03:54:00.000-08:00

Abbotsford Suxx

like, seriously.

In your life, you will never understand how mad I am about this.
deeply disturbed.

Do you want to know why? Yeaaaaahhh?!

Here are the two biggest reasons:

I am mad at superChristians who put words into God's mouth.

I am mad at the pseudo Liberals who will defend anything in the name of progress.

Reading these comments here, has been the most unenlightening time of my life.

Here are some choice ones...

"This will be a true test of women's freedom. Things like this do not oppress women nor do they injure the moral fibre of a community. "

"only fat women have a problem with it go figure."

Will they be checking IDs at the door or can any age group watch? Frankly, if I had a 12-13 year old son, I wouldn't want his raging hormones anywhere near one of those games!

etc.

..........

Objectification is oppressive to women. To make a statement that this sport could be anything but oppressive to women is flawed. There isn't so much to say here, because it is SO OBVIOUS to me, that I can't think...

Empowerment does not come from parading around in underpants, so men can drool over you.

Lingerie football is not the voice Betty Frieden writes about, dying to be heard, longing for something more.

Thinking that other women could find this empowering makes me wanna vom, you know?

Doing what you want makes you free, but what is making these women think this is what they want? If they want to play football, why not play football? If you need to play sports in underwear to be successful in a sport, to make a name for yourself as an athlete,

you're not doing it for yourself.

As well,

To make statements like "only fat women have a problem with it go figure," not only proves that you are so dumb you can't come up with your own jokes, but you're also proving that you are only interested to see the women's bodies.

Double as well,

To not want your son to go to these events is saying that LFL is purely for the erotic and not for the sport...

I hate the town in which I live.

Thankfully, there were a few sparkling rays of light commenting here.

"It's not safe to walk on the street if you're a woman, and you think this is going to discourage the attacks? Think about it. Men, you can do better than that."

(Keeping in mind that news of the LFL coming to our town came right after a - still unsolved - sexual assualt case)

"These women are not confident and secure! They do not value or respect themselves as they should. Society has placed such a high value on sex appeal, and in order for them to feel good about themselves and have tickets sell they need to be wearing next to nothing. What does that tell you? Men can play a sport and be taken seriously (wearing all of their clothes, their bodies being protected properly) and women... in order to have fans need to be near naked. Is that liberating? That tells me that the men are in control of this, not women! This does not come down to women's rights! It comes down to perversion, weak morals and insecurity. Women are being brought down to toys, not human beings with equal rights and opportunities. Men do not look at this and think "what strong women", no they have them rapped around their finger like a puppet doing what ever they want them to do in order to make money! Women need to wake up and realize that we are not mirror sex toys!"

This upsets me even more than Sarah Jessica Parker playing Gloria Steinem...

FiFi!

2012-02-04T16:56:00.000-08:00

Feezzzzz

I am so glad I do not pay anything, really. I super appreciate!

But,

I don't really agree or understand them, I guess. Maybe because I am so selfish.

So, here are some highlights of what I am sure you will agree, are dumb, unfair, fees,
That I have 'paid' in my 3 years and 2 semesters of taking only one course

ANCILLERY FEE $1,375.25
¹The ancillary fee provides support for activities, athletics, library and technical services, legacy fund, student accident insurance, and the construction of the student activity centre. It is set at 10% of the tuition.

Student Union Society Fee $325.00
..I don't even know what this covers, really. I'm sure a portion goes to on-campus events and student clubs, but, I don't really know what else. Still, I would rather pay this than Ancillery fees!

U-PASS $320.00
I get discounts at places I never go to. I get to go to Rec Centers, that I don't go to. I get ONE free cab ride >25 bones. I have to pay if I lose the dumb thing!
People living not in the Tri-City-Trap don't give a fuuuuuuuck about these things, people with cars don't care either. I wish I could opt-out of this like the equal-dumb health and dental plan.

Cascade Newspaper Fee $49.50
I think this is way unfair. The Cascade I use - reading, collaging, writing, friendship - a lot more than my U-Pass, but I have paid less than a teenagers allowance for it!! WTF

Application Fee $45
.

Last

Radio Station Fee $33.00
I have paid more to apply to attend UFV than I have in total for a Radio Station fee. I know I am bias, but serious?!!??!!!

anyway, this is lame.

I'm so sorry you have to pay all of these for realsie!

BIGNILS

2012-01-30T21:19:00.000-08:00

i likes'd this!!

me: It's Kim Gordon and Thurston Moore's (Sonic Youth) 17 year old daughter's album

It's inteeeeeeeeeeeense

.

mother: cooooool actual[ly] i even know how cool that sounds

Ind. Stud.

2012-01-26T21:38:00.000-08:00

YOYOYOYUOY9OYOIU

I am so so so so s oooo excited for Painting V I could barf all over my friends and family!

I am ripping off this one girl's idea from my last painting class.
She painted all chili peppers in different artist styles.

And I am doing that too, but instead of peppers, cassette tapes
and using different artists, or, at least different reference points.

THATS JUST THE BEGINNING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

I am going to be doing portraits of music people I like

ON ON ON ON ON ON

CASSETTE TAPES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11111

Kitttiess!!

2012-01-13T19:01:00.000-08:00

hihihihihihihihihi!!\\\

Whenever someone posts a cute video/picture/status about their kid,
I just wanna tell them about how cute my cats are!!

I refrain, because I also expect them to
1) understand
2) relate
3) not be offended
4) not make me feel weird

But, I know, in the hustle and bustle of today's ultra PC, easily offended, can't take a joke, society,
no one would understand.

everyone would be mad at me,
because I compared a child (that shits, pisses and voms all over itself)
to an animal.

EXAMPLE CONVERSATIONS

"Baby is so cute lernin' how 2 use tha pottie" - shitty mom
"Neat, the kittes took their steamers in the litter box, as usual" - AwesomeAlicia

"Aweee, my little baby Angeel is takin da bathzz in da tubz" - shitty mom
"My kits hate baths, they go meowmeowscratchscratch" - AwesomeAlicia
(note, the original post would probably have a picture of baby in
the bathtub, which I would report for nudity)

"Baby iz keepin' me ^ all night wit a cough" - shitty mom
"lock it in the kennel, that's what I do when the kits are bad" - AwesomeAlicia

"So kute baby is lernin' to talk an axe 4 shit" - shitty mom
"the kits meow when they are hungry,
but sometimes I don't know why they meow" - AwesomeAlicia

And so on and so on.
As you can see in these over-exaggerated examples,
I don't allow myself to post comments that are trying to relate to parents through my pets.

because it's weird and dummums would be offended.

So,
to end this post, I will give you a list of why my KitKats are better than your babeh

1) they will never not be cute
2) they will always love me
3) they don't cost lots of money
4) they won't abandon me
5) they clean themselves
6) people don't look at me like I fucked up my lyph

List of people I want to Paint

2012-01-13T18:41:00.000-08:00

This list will be on-going,

And by on-going I mean I'll probably forget/stop caring.

These are people I want to paint next I think think think think

Walter Matthau
Louis Riel
John Belushi
Jay Reatard
The Cancer Man
Kathleen Hanna
Nick Cave
Ian McKellen

Obvious I can't paint all of these people, but I wannawanna!!

Hopefully this semester I can paint lots of pop-portraits and build my stinky portfolio -

for whatever reason.

ripripripriprip

2012-01-13T18:33:00.000-08:00

Today it's been 2 years since Jay Reatard died.

Total bummer, he made the best music of our time, easily.

Check out the podcast of last Monday's Mood Swings show, (all Reatard++covers!)
(Jan9thJan9thJan9th)

I... don't know how to link podcasts, so, you figure it out!!

Here are some somber Reatard songs for you to hear and think about

NOTIMENOTIMENOTIMENOTIME

THEREISNOSUN

FRANCES FARMER..
one of the last recordings, says youtube.com.

----grrrl

2011-12-30T18:50:00.000-08:00

I knew I hated Pitchfork for a reason.

I don't understand why any band would not want to be compared to a riot grrrl band,
especially since bands these days are total shitcrap
and should take any complement they can get.

I think it's mega funny that around the time riot grrrls were doing their thing,
women were denying feminism.

Even women who were organizing take back the night rallies, protests, and whatever were denying that they were feminists despite the fact that what they were doing was like, ultrafeminist.

AND NOW,
Pitchfork comes out with this stupid article about girl bands denying the fact that they are riot grrrls.

Ahh, 20 year trends, how you never fail.

anyway,
if you're a girl in a band,
and you think riot grrrl and feminism are stupid.
then you're literally the dumbest in the universe.

If you're in a feminist band
and don't want to be compared to riot grrrl,
you're being hypocritical,
and that's lame.

I think what really, really, reallyreallyreallyreallyreallyreallyreally
bothers me the most

is that people put some much weight into these Pitchfork articles
and now some dumb girls are going to be like,
"riot grrrl is stupid, don't compare us to that"

Pitchfork is to hipsters as CNN is to old people.

please stop basing your own opinions
off of one person's opinion you read on Pitchfork.

ChristMass

2011-12-23T23:01:00.000-08:00

Hi!!!!!!,

I am so excitement for the Christmas!
I got my child sisters so much swag!
This is the first year I am moooore excite to see them open then to see what items I get!

PLUS AMANDA IS HERE IN THIS POOLAND!
I have no clue what Mum got me, but I know one thing Grandma got me because she had to call and double check ahhaha!

So,

for now, I'll tell you about this sweetheart book I'm about to get:::

Its this super dope GRRRL book that was just recently released!

I can't wait-o!

Double excite: We're not doing anything for Christmas!!!

Every year everyone wants us to be everywhere. edcvggte

SO, this year we threw in the towel and

we're gonna has breakfast for dinner and watch UNCLE BUCK

and, if I get my way, THE FIFTH ELEMENT.

(I've just recently admitted that the Fifth Element is one of my favourite movies.)

Jesus would be totally stoked!

Dinosaur Jr.

2011-12-19T01:50:00.000-08:00

Hey,

So I went to Dinosaur Jr. w/ the Makeup Sex and an interview with Henry Rollins tonight with Mom.

It was great, I totally didn't really know who they were before, but I knew of them and heard like, a hit or two, but they blew me away from life!!!!!!

They played their album Bug in whole and some other hits, but I didn't recognize anything really because I've only been listening to The Lung on repeat.
Before the show was the interview with Henry Rollins. He interviewed them, they were very high guys,
Especially Jay Mascis, who said things like "I don't remember" as answers to questions.

Something that wasn't really on the song recordings I listened to was distortion.
I kept saying, before, they sound like the Foo Fighters ripped them off harsh

But no.

So yeah they were crazy, their songs didn't drag
and the last song on Bug, Don't, was the most amazing thing I've ever heard live.

I'm so glad I went to this show.
And I'm so glad Mom came because she was super fun to go with and was either really good at pretending to be into it, or was really into it. Either way it was great!

PLUSPLUSPLUSPLUS
Mom got me the cassette tape boxset of their first three albums!

DOUBLE PLUS, I MET NARDWUAR!
(and gave him a CiVL pin!)

Triple plus,
Lou Barlow shredded our hearts in half with his bass and with his hair!

three things that were totally lame though were:

loser 80's burnout 80's guy attitudes
NO IN/OUTS
generic Smashing Pumpkins grunge played in bewteen

That's all I have to say now though, because distortion blew my ears and brains away forever.

Televisionetic II

2011-12-13T01:15:00.000-08:00

The Walking Dead

All my friends like it, but it's so boring!!! I watched all 7 episodes of Season 2 and it's like the whole season was a build-up to the last episode. The rising build-up was for a pointless climax //disappoint

It came to a point where I was watching it for 2 reasons:
1) To know what my friends are saying
2) For the characters I am annoyed by the least

All of the characters were so annoying.
That one guy who does the other guys wife in season 1 was supposed to be dark and brooding, but he was annoying.
That old guy who tries to be wise and tries to be a father figure to the blonde girl was annoying.
That blonde girl who accidently shoots the inbred and is always mean to the old guy, who fucked the dark brooding guy was annoying.
The wife of the main guy who took all the morning after pills was annoying.
The kid who got shot, who I really wanted to die was annoying.

I liked Carol, Daryl and Glenn though! and I liked Hershel because old men are dope on tv!!
But by 'liked' I really mean those characters pissed me off the least. Still annoying, but less.

I like watching 90210, everything happens in an instant, maybe between 1-3 episodes, if 90210 had a whole season building up to one event, it wouldn't be worth watching. They utilize all of their characters so that something is always happening. This is not the case for the Walking Dead.

I can watch a dragged out storyline if it's worth it (X-Files' main storyline has been playing out since Season 1, I'm on Season 4 and still am impressed).

The Walking Dead is an endless build up of annoying people doing annoying stuff.

PLUS PLUS PLUS PLUS PLUS

ZOMBIES ARE SO LAME.

Televisionetic I

2011-12-08T02:59:00.000-08:00

X-Files Season 4, Episode 2 "Home": Scariest episode so far.

Inbreds scare me more than anything
(other than unknown creatures of the deep sea).

So many things ripped off by House of 1000 Corpses in this episode.

Rob Zombie is a douche.

Q: Who goes into a house where there are three big honking inbreds with only Scully and some no-brains local officer, named "Pastor," really?

On a lighter note,
I don't know if I can wait until January 10th to see what's going to become of:
Liam's modelling career
Marla's inheritance
Naomi and that inbred's relationship
etc, etc.

If I was like, 4 seconds away from being super famous, I would sell out Adrianna in a second.
Navid's injury make-up was so over-done it was embarassing.
I thought there was zero tolerance for Profs dating students.

Are there different drinking laws in Beverly Hills, because I thought they were all still in their teens :S

"War of the Worlds" (Cruise 2005).

2011-12-02T22:59:00.000-08:00

Hey,

So, CiVL is going through this, like, referendum period right now becuase we're requesting the student fee be increased to $7 instead of $3.

I made these kind of pooey flyers, the writing was kinda too much in a smallish kind of space.

So, our silly-willy friends at the Cascade wrote an almost funny, but poorly timed, article about us,
or, specifically, the poster I made.

So your silly-Williams friend wrote one back, because I thought my poster was very.

So:

So here it is, at long last:

The Cascade vs. CiVL Radio

We don't hate each other, we're siblings.
I don't want anyone to be mad at anyone for anything because that's super lame.

I like fun!

Kill Yr Idols

2011-11-21T00:23:00.000-08:00

So,

I just watched this movie called Kill Your Idols. You know I loved it forever.

I love Lydia Lunch
I love Thurston Moore
I love Liars
I love finding out about stuff I didn't know about when the stuff is really good
Most importantly: I LOVE LYDIA LUNCH

maybe I love the idea of her.

Anyways.

She said a few really cool things in this movie.
INCLUDING:

Before NO WAVE punk was still following a blues/Chuck Berry chord structure (obviously there are always exceptions to the rule).
So, this means to me, that nowave is more punk than punk.
But, punks thinks bands like Sonic Youth are lame art-fags.

SO, this means to me (as if it already didn't) punks are dumb shits vest losers, RIGHT!!!?

Lydia Lunch also said that in the 70's they didn't have to deal with the same shit NY bands do now
and that is
labels taking their image and selling it back to them

ex: The Strokes

Lydia Lunch is amazing, and this movie (it's on Netflix) is worth watching just for her insights on music, because she is really real.

But yeah, it kind of reminded me of this Bikini Kill song from their worst album Reject All American.
The song is RIP and in it says
"you can't put how I feel in a package, and sell it back to everyone"

Think of that shiiatt next time you tune in to the fucking Peak.

I'm so glad I don't socialize..

totalhate!

2011-11-19T01:31:00.000-08:00

Just hearing his name pisses me off...

This guy bothers me so much there is already a post about how I don't like him!

This guy isn't creative, he leaches creativity from others.

In the mid-ninties he wanted to be a rapper.
In the early two-thousands he was in an electro/dance-punk band.
In two-thousand-nine he was in an indie/folk band.
And now, he is releasing solo material.

So, he leaches creativity, and latches onto trends.

I fucking hate you, Alexander Ebert.

...and, I'm not the only one who does.

Making music for the fame factor means you make music that doesn't matter.
I can't wait until you disappear.

FunfunFUN!(not, totally not)

2011-11-14T02:42:00.000-08:00

Holla!

Do you know what I did!?

I told my teacher of paints, Chris that I would recreate 5 classic paintings:

Olympia
The Two Fridas
The Birth of Venus
Jane Avril Leaving the Moulin Rouge
Mona Lisa

But with a twist!!

Instead of painting the usual women in the paintings, I'll paint Kids in the Hall dressed like women!
And of course, of course, I said straight up I was gonna cut corners, but fuck!

Here's how:
The Two Fridas - The Two Chicken Ladies (Mark McKinney)
The Birth of Venus - The Birth of Kathy with a K (Bruce McCulloch)

I am not 100% on titles for the other ones yet, I've only just started the second one!
But the 2 Fridas is the like, center piece or whatever, and it's pretty much done!

Possible titles for the other three:

Olympia - Jocelyn (David Foley)
Mona Lisa - Queen Lisa (Scott Thompson)

But I really don't know about Kevin McDonald, Jane Avril matches him in body shape and facial expression, but I can't figure out which exact character to use :S :S

Maybe Jerry Sizzler?

FUCK DECEMBER IS GOING TO BE HERE IN LIKE A SECOND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

FUCKshitshitshitfuck

I'VE HAD SINCE LIKE, THE THIRD WEEK OF SEPTEMBER!!

Reviewzzzzzzzzz!!!

2011-11-13T02:50:00.000-08:00

OHAI!!

These are some reviews I did as a host of GRLGRMS!

Bikini Kill – “Thurston Hearts the Who”
The song I am reviewing is a review of Bikini Kill read out by Kathi Wilcox. Bikini Kill is the most intense grrrl band I’ve ever heard, and the lack of credit, and the negativity they got in the 90’s was ridiculous! Most of the time you can’t understand the review over instrumental distortion, chorus, and terrifying screams. You’ll love it!

Terror Bird – “We Were Monsters”
I’m going through this mega-huge pop phase right now, and what I like most about indie pop is swearing. I’m a big fan of casual swearing, and to hear it in an anti-love song over a dark pop beat is the ultimate! Terror Bird is like a basic but better and more powerful, version of Siouxsie!

Blondewich – “Boom Boom”
This song is a cover of The Granny Smiths. (Is it a cover when original members are in the ‘covering’ band?) The original is very pop-punky. This version is slower, almost droning on to create a better version. The yelling at the end is painful and heartfelt, like every good love song should be.

You Say Party! We Say Die! – “The Gap (between the rich and the poor)"
Do you remember how fun this band used to be to see? The Gap has the most anarchistic message out of any of YSP! WSD!’s songs. Becky yells the whole song out, but unlike the other songs reviewed here, her voice isn’t terrifying or painful. It’s strong and confident.

I'm sorry for being critical less than 30 pages in.

2011-11-12T01:58:00.000-08:00

Dear Chuck Klosterman,

When you say things like, "The truth is that nothing changes literally: It's always the same people, doing the same things,"

I can really relate.

But,
on the next page set, you have Julia unwinding, after a troubling day facing her new reality, by listening to Foreigner's Jukebox Hero and you totally lose me.

I mean, I'll keep reading, but a gal reading your book that was published in 2008 in 2011 about fictional events in 1983 isn't going to relate to Foreigner.

I'm not saying you should name-drop some super underground band that no one in 1983 would have heard of, just, not Jukebox Hero.

Your ever-admiring fan,

Alicia Williams

P.S. I know that you're like, 'into' that kind of music, but these aren't your personal interviews/stories - I wanna relate to the characters and shit.

hgfdfghjkbzzzzzzzzzzzz////

2011-11-07T23:57:00.000-08:00

If alternative is the norm, what is alternative?

The 90's are back and so is distortion.
and floral, and flannel.

Who knew subculture would turn into cookie cutter.

Everyone looks like they listen to Sonic Youth,
but they've only heard Superstar because it's in Juno!

genericgenericvintagegenericgenericgenericgenericgeneric.

We're getting older, now.

2011-10-15T22:07:00.000-07:00

Hello!

Let's not make excuses, I stopped caring.

I'm blogging again because I'm so fucking bored.

It's almost my birthday.
We recently got kitties.
My sisters live with us.
I have two radio shows.
I received honourable mentions for some radio thing.
I'm going to be seeing Shonen Knife on Nov. 11.
School is hard, and therefore sucks.
I stopped being friends with some people.
I started being friends with some new people.

Basically, life didn't stop happening because I stopped blogging. So, the sooner you accept that the better, blogger.com.

Anyways.
There is your update, let's move on to something real.

ughxinfinity

2011-03-15T00:47:00.000-07:00

Dear People I Don't Like:

Please stop liking things I like, it ruins the fuck out of it for me

Not your pal,
Alicia Williams

P.S. if you're in a band it's probably not No Age, Wavves or Black Lips, so don't sound so identical!

P.P.S. I'm so over garage/surf right now, ughughugh ugh UGH!

Gross!

bandz und stuff

2011-03-09T00:12:00.000-08:00

Hey!

Sometimes I like to tell you what my favourite bands are.
It's always changing, with some constants. But sometimes constants change.
and then it's time for me to tell you new stuff,

like right now.

SO
Here is an up-to-date, well-to-do list of hit bands I like, sans reasoning/explanation, plus, it's in not particular order!::::::;

The Pixies
The Black Angels
The Brian Jonestown Massacre
Jay Reatard/The Reatards/The Lost Sounds/Destruction Unit
Black Sabbath
The Cramps
Demon's Claws
Gravedigger V
Half Japanese!
The Minutemen
The Vaselines

obviously, shitloads of local/myspace kinds of bands as well
but it's kind of creeper to list bands you like who aren't famous, agree?
maybe, I'll tell you anyway, top three, top three

Bertha Cool
Nu Sensae
Grown-Ups

there's more, but you knows whats I likes!

to compare. this. is an old list from 2008/from my olden Nexopia blog (reposted, I didn't use Nexopia in 2008, I hope...)

these are bands i “hella” like, yo!
dead milkmen
the mummies
bikini kill+julie ruin+le tigre
the b-52′s
bratmobile
x-ray spex
the avengers
the horrorpops
the creepshow
patti smith
wu tang clan ain’t nuthin to fuck wit
joy division
the pixies
sonic youth
the cramps
the violent femmes

thats pretty much all i listen to on a regular basis
but who cares, right?

pretty sucky hey!
so, I don't listen to riot grrrl music anymore, really, but some is still on my iPod/iTunes
and the Dead Milkmen I listen to sometimes
and Sonic Youth pisses me off a lot,
but I do listen to Bad Moon Rising and Confusion is Sex/Kill Yr. Idols at times

and too, theres lots of bands I really like based on one or two songs
EXAMPLES:
Compulsive Gamblers: Sour and Vicious Man
Husker Du: Terms of Psychic Warfare and Real World
The Slits: I Heard it Through the Grapevine
Liars: Freakout

ET CETERA!

This is what I love about radio the most, being able to name drop and not seem fucking weird.

Todaiiii 07/03/11

2011-03-07T14:19:00.000-08:00

Today iz Jason's birthday!!!

I didn't give him a radio shout out because he's not like that/into that or anything
but now I feel like I should have...!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JASON!!!!!

SO
there!

THEME: Songs that are also Band Names

band names include solo artists/band members hahaha

2H!
Grown-Ups vs. Brazilian Money

25 SONGS IN LESS THAN ONE HOUR!
It was super rough, but great hits!!

Listen Up!

SRRY! FEB.28/11

2011-03-07T14:14:00.000-08:00

Sores!

I furgot to post "dis shite"

We had an extra special guest host come on! Sam Costinak from Abbotsford's lil' darlings: Bertha Cool!
We had a segment called Sam's Picks, and I double forget what got played.
some were: Base King - The Minutemen,
I Don't Know What To Do with My Life - The Buzzcocks
annndd Gone Daddy Gone - The Violent Femmes
so, nevermind, I remembered all of them.

SO
THEME: FRIENDSHIP!

"cool, eh?"

2H 2H 2H 2H 2H 2H 2H 2H 2H 2H 2H : Bertha Cool vs. Fun 100

It was during this hour that we asked in depth personal questions RE: Bertha Cool songs!
Czech it out, it was gr8!

Listen Up!

21st of Feb!

2011-02-25T21:52:00.000-08:00

Straight Up!

THEME: Artz

throughout some Radio Art projects played from my Art Practices and Popular Culture class!
they were okay!

2h
bertha cool vs. babysitter vs. the wcb (from canada)

Piece Owt!

:'(

2011-02-21T21:50:00.000-08:00

Dear Classmates/Pseudo Intellectuals

Not watching certain MTV shows doesn't mean you're smarter than anyone else, it just means you're uninformed on the current state of popular culture.

On the same note, my enjoyment and the utter delight that I experience whilst watching shows such as: Teen Mom, Jersey Shore, MTV Live etc. does not make me an idiot,
so long as I do not emulate those I see smiling back at me from the TV screen.

Saying things like:
"I have never seen that show but...[quotes/summarize events in show]"
"Whenever I see a young mom on the street I am instantly reminded of the show Teen Mom...
but I've never seen that show before"
"I've never seen that show before...[later]...I've watched a few episodes with my friend who has a kid"

..makes you the idiot and no one else

I fail to see the point of reassuring your classmates, and yourself, that you do not watch these shows,
especially when you, obviously, went out of your way to sign up for an art class on Popular Culture.
Did you only expect to be looking at fucking Warhol stencils?

I mean seriously.

Your disgusted acquaintance,
Alicia Williams

Hurraay!

2011-02-14T23:51:00.000-08:00

I made this today:

For thee olden radio show!

Obv. this was the old one

I likes it better, but I needed a change of scenery on my FB fanpager

I also posted ALL of the iTunes images of song listings for each show and a description of each theme
which you can find on this blog, but I did it anyway, instead of homework
so, become a fan!

MONDAY FEb 14/11

2011-02-14T14:43:00.000-08:00

Heyo!

My keyboard is messed up with crumby crumbs!
EXPECT TYPOS/spell check is a joke

anyway

THEME: End OF Times

I CAN'T STOP listening to River of Blood by the Black Angels
They're the best band I've heard in forever
though, after playing that one Liars song today, I think I'm starting to evolve past Freak Out...
Music is so good when people aren't idiots.

anyway
2H: Mixxer mixerr

Check out Babysitter they're some really good NEW CanCon, I prefer Tape II to Tape I

Happy Valentines Day

I luv you!

I missed a show (and didn't like it) -J31 +F7

2011-02-11T21:24:00.000-08:00

GET THE REFERENCEEE?!

whatever
these are the stats for last weaks show
I missed JAN31 because I'm a last minute idiot who doesn't try in school and floats by on low B's.
(I had a presentation) It was on radio, so, my hearts were in the right place, you know...

SO
Feb. SEVEN
THEME: girls vs. boys or something...

catch the drift?

so
the secondH was 100% CNDNCNTNT
CREEPINGNOBODIES/SLIMTWIG/BRIDES
because Aaron thinks he's trillions of units cooler than me

GR8 Right!

sowee!

2011-02-07T20:08:00.000-08:00

Dear Chevrolet Cavalier,

I know you have taken too much abuse since we've been together, and for that, I'm sorry.
You haven't had an oil change. You get run to shit.
Your tires haven't been filled.
You always say "check engine," and I never do.
I kick you sometimes when I'm mad,
or slam the door really hard.
You got too much junk in your trunk.
Your alignment is all fucked from when we biffed out in the snow.
And you're perpetually riding check gages
in regards to both gas and coolant.

Anyways, I'm really sorry.
But could you do me a solid and retain the coolant I put in you!
I'm buying two jugs at a time!!
I know it's cheap, but you know I'm broke!

Your deadbeat bud,
Alicia Williams

femconnnnn! 1/17/11

2011-01-21T02:31:00.000-08:00

Heeeyyooo!!!

Last MonFun wuzzz the 17th of Jan and

THEME:: 100% FEMCON (female content)
"for arguments sake, it was only bands that had female singers - +++ minimal 'all girl' bands, cause they're starting to piss me off"

Chuu luvvd it rigghhtt>!>!???

The Programming Committee told me how to link the podcasts to you, friend, but that won't happen until next show, cause I'm lazy and me and Jason are going to watch the rest of Honey I Shrunk the Kids or the Simpsons or South Park or Futurama

or something!

ANYWAYS!!!!!

SET YOUR CLOCKS FORWARD AN HOUR

BECAUSE:

Mood Swings = = = = 11-1 from now on!

so listen earlier!

101.7 FM/CIVL.CA

01/10/11 Jay Reatard

2011-01-19T22:41:00.000-08:00

So!
JJan. 10/11 I did a Jay Reatard tribute show because he's still great and it had been (almost) a year since he died!
I played: Angry Angles, Bad Times, Destruction Unit, Final Solutions, Lost Sounds, Nervous Patterns, The Reatards, Terror Visions and quite obviously, solo Jay Reatard.

I didn't realize Sour and Vicious Man was a Compulsive Gamblers cover! I can't stop listening to it (tonight)

Stolen Organ Family Band Show!!!!

2011-01-10T00:13:00.000-08:00

We (Me, Tawnia, Jason, Mathew) went and saw the Stolen Organ Family Band last night at the Railway Club - we didn't have money, so they let us chumps in for free! Despite the creeperrr door guy the night was spec-tac! I've known about this band since their inception and having been a loving acquaintance of theirs for years, but this was the first time I've ever seen them in action.

They went onstage with an electric acoustic, a Casio keyboard, a blue suitcase, what appeared to be a Fisher Price toy and a shitload of distortion pedals. Everything got played!

Their performance was delightfully schizophrenic; alternating between charming harmonies and mellow-upbeat folksy acoustic, to complete distortion and red-faced screaming. It was fucking intense!
It was just Kelly and Conor at this show, usually there is an Ari or a different guitarist - when I heard this I was actually super disapointed, but they are incredible together! Kelly is freaking adorable, Conor pretends to freak out on her, and it's a total riot of entertainment, check them out for sure!

Best Hits to hear live: A Horse Don't Need Whisky (no more), Baby What's Your Phone Number, Plums, Here Comes the Baby

They're playing another show on the 17th at the Biltmore, and they're playing in Kelowna on Feb 5th!
Maybe I'll see you there, but I'm super brokes!
their myspace.
radio 3
their bandcamp
their fanpage

Stop listening to Mother Mother and listen to something real.

New Years whatever

2011-01-04T22:26:00.000-08:00

Resolutions!

Not owe any money anymore
Find a new job
Get less fat
Become a better radio programmer
Work really hard in school!!!!
Work on painting techniques

First Show/11 MoodSwings!

2011-01-04T21:52:00.000-08:00

Yo yo!

I never even said Happy New Year, but now it seems false to say so,

and I wouldn't mean it!

Yesturday happened yesterday
and the WHOLE theme was 'Re-friending' and I told you about my wouldbe major and we listened to my favourite hit jamz of all of the time!

THEME: Media Studies

GOOD THEME HAY!!!??????????????

2h2h2h2h2h2h2h2hh2h2h2h2h HIT JAMZZZZZZ

I watched that stupid movie about the Germs and now I like them, but the movie sucks

Sorry I was still so groggyyy from having my wisdom teeth other side removed on the 28
next week'll be better, I guess

I also have shit news to tell you: most of or all of my show will be pre-recorded from now until April....
I'm so fucking sorry! I blindly registered for courses without checking when they took place!
Normally when seeing such an error I would drop the course/not take it to begin with
but I'm already registered and I had to get special permission to entree, so, we're fucked!

YearEndzzz2010

2010-12-27T22:55:00.000-08:00

These are what got the most plays on my iPod this year!

wellwellwell

2010-12-27T22:54:00.000-08:00

2010 is pretty much over for me!
I'm getting my other two WISDOM teeth out tomorrow
So, before I forget,

I wanted to tell you my Christmas highlights!
I got great crap and 'most importantly' was around great people!

We stayed at Jason's Mom's housey for Christmas Eve
I drank paralyzers but didn't get sloppy

We started watching the Road, but, I was too sleepy, so I went to bed and read an Archie Comic (Pals'n'Gals)

The next morn I could barely get up because of my dumb teeth I had to take TWO T3s!
Then I was floating!

Presents were great! The best was Instant Hand Sanitizer that smells like CUPCAKES!!!!
And I got a perfume set and more rad rad rad stocking stuffers (incl. the EXACT colour nailpolish I was going to ask to borrow!)

We made breakfast too, but the oven wouldn't work so we had to make the hashbrowns on the BBQ!

Eventuallllly we went to my Grandma's housey in Chilliwack,
and that was super fun and we stayed for dinner there!
I got a blackfancy make up bag set from my Madre + Friends as well as some make-up and a fancy brush!

Grandma got me so many canvases, a record player and a snuggie!!
At first I was like WTFSNUGGIE! But once I got that thing home... I've never been so warm and comfy in my ENTIRE LIFEE!
I had such a super time there! Great Grandma came too, and she had the sassiest mouth I've ever heard on an old lady!

After that on our way home to Abbotsford, we stopped at my other Grandparents house!
So I got to TRIPLE OPEN PRESENTZ!!
My grandparents got me FFXIII, some clothes and some other neat stuff
K got me a million chocolates, candles and a stuffed lion holding a coffee crisp
Shan MADE me a super awesome crocheted blanket, which I will post a pic of later!
and Dad got me Black Ops, and pillows and other stuff!!

I hung out with my sisters and the puppies for a bit too, which was nice (along with other family members)

By this time I was supersupersupersupertired and was ready to go home!
AND THAT WAS CHRISTMAS!

Last Day 2010!!!!!!

2010-12-27T22:34:00.000-08:00

TODAAAII

theme: PAIN and MENTAL ANGUISH

because I just got my wisdom robbed from my mouth, and I was feelin' down

I was slow today, and I'm sorry it wasn't a better show!

2H 2H 2H 2H 2H 2H 2H 2H 2H 2H

Messy Mixx,

Today was the first time I've ever played YSP! WSD!

It'll probably be the last, but I was feeling nostalgic

Actually, I had a whole bunch of dance-y types of CanCon

...but I changed my mind

Check out Twin Crystals, they rad!

MoodSwings! DEC20

2010-12-27T12:08:00.000-08:00

This was from last week: DEC 20

Theme: Drrrgs/Bzze

It was great!

2H 2H 2H

Black Feelings VS. Demon's Claws

I have lots to tell you about my real life, but I'm doing my show righhht now!

13/12/10 Mood Swingies!

2010-12-13T16:54:00.000-08:00

!!!!!!!!!!!

Todaaayyy was theme: RELIGION

the last song played was Jesustown by the Stolen Organ Family Band,
segway segway toooooo

2H Stolen Organ Family Band old favourites and new hit jamzzz

check these fellers out, they're the raddest sounding band in Vancouver and are different than lots of things you usually hear!

become their fan

visit their myspace

d/l their albums and singles

Todaydayday on MoodSwangs

2010-12-07T03:04:00.000-08:00

Today's theeme was: LONGSONGS
(because I needed to finish an essay by 4)

sorry if I wasn't all there today, I was mega busy behind the scenes

I ate my words a couple times for sure!...

"I like Sonic Youth, but I think distortion is stupid"

...who says that hahaha!

well,

C'ya latte!

I get to work on the CIVL ZINE tomorrow, and I'm supersuper super STOKED!!! yay!

Dear Alex...

2010-12-05T23:49:00.000-08:00

Dear Alex Ebert,

We all liked you better in Ima Robot.

Please stop latching onto every current music trend and create something worthwhile.

Your disappointed friend,
Alicia Williams

joyful

2010-12-04T00:13:00.000-08:00

Jonny Chance showed me this cover when I did the cover edition of my showshow!

RADRIGHT

lyfe maths

2010-12-04T00:00:00.000-08:00

I found this post in me drafts
I'll add to it for ultraultraFUN
greaterthan lessthan equalto
> < =

walking = taking the bus
driving/getting a ride > walking + bus

MTV > MuchMusic

free money from the government (that isn't welfare) > working

but, working > being bored all the time because everyone is at work and I am unemployed

slurpees > frapps

full throttle > monster + rockstar
coffee < energy drinks

wayfarer sunglasses > keffiyehs

bikini kill > le tigre
big lizard in my backyard = feed us a fetus

being awake < sleeping,
being awake + blogging < sleeping
southpark+thesimpsons+futurama > sleeping
listening to music = sleeping

seeing people i went to high school with = getting parking tickets
seeing people i went to high school with preggo > sleeping

wal mart = nuclear winter + seeing people i went to high school with
a child's cry = wal mart
a child's laughter = wal mart
a child behaving = keffiyehs

dying < sleeping

MACS > MATH

101.7 > 100.5 + 99.3

UpandComing RADIOSHOWS

2010-12-02T20:52:00.000-08:00

HELOO Hello!

Guesgesu GUESS WHAT

I have shitloadz of new THEMEs to cover with y'all! FOR MY RADIO SHOW

THESE are them:

All Dead Milkmen w/interview and side projects (that should have aired already, but I've been too busy to edit)(NOCANCON)
songs that tell you not to do stuff/songs that start with DON'T
songs dealing with BODY ISSUES(incl.Mental Illness, unless I can find enough songs to do an entire mental illness theme!)
BORDUM
songs about doing drugs and boozing
songs about FUNFUNFUN
songs about the FUTURE (focusing more on a DYSTOPIAN theme because I loves it!)
songs about being PAF/(punkasfuck)
songs about RELIGION - secretly portraying it negatively
songs about SEXXX
songs about SPOOKY GHOSTS and thee PARA-NORMAL
songs with a classic GARAGE theme - - - - SURF'S UP/STONEAGE
songs about WORKING for the man

EXTRA EXTRA EXTRA special
JAN.3=Self RE-discovery - - - I'll show you all my fav. traxxx and we'll have a theme about MEDIA STUDIES
JAN.10=JAY REATARD WE STILL LOVE YOU - 1year later(almost_anniversary) (NO CANCON)

SO,
sup,
which ones you wannwanna hear firstly>?

PAINTING II(complete(kind of))

2010-12-02T20:36:00.000-08:00

I just hads my last day of Painting ii with Chris Friesen on Tuesday!
!!!
!
BUT
I still have one more assignment due tomorrow, an optical illusion like this:

It's easy enough to do, with masking tape and etc. but it's going to be super tedious, and it's already late

The last big project I had to do for this class was a 2x3 ft. painting was carte blanche
we could do whatever we wanted.
SO
Being involved with radioradio AND being a Media and Communications student I chose to do something relatable to that.
The themes that I had to work with were: radio advertising, media studies, dystopia, vintage1950s, futuristic, post modernism.

It didn't look like an ad, or dystopian - - - there was a lot more I wanted to do with it, but I got too ambitious... but hey, it was super fun to do, except the lame oil part.

Then:
I finished thee UFO painting I posted foreever ago:

I love outerspace!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

SHOWSHOW/NOV.27 - -

2010-12-01T23:59:00.000-08:00

Yo yo yoYOYO

If y'all tuned in, you'd know it was a mega-shit-show last day!
NOT because of content.
I had slept in and was half an hour late, and missed a would-be-important meeting

I was so frustrated with myself I wasn't a very good hostess! It was sloppy and awful - BUT
IT WAS A MEGA FUN THEMe
and A sweetshit SECOND H

SO

HALFTHEME: Parents!(the bad kind)

SECONDSECOND: The WCB(from CANADA) vs. Bertha Cool

Bertha Cool does this thing where they're so new and up and coming that they don't have any releases yet!

http://www.myspace.com/itsberthacool

LIKE THIS: Rat King, Sex Witch, Die of Thirst, Beachhouse, Vampire Blood, 2010(BRAND NEW)

Listen to it lots because it's what you've been waiting for!

I had more time then I thought because I am bad at math
so I finished it off with a song longer than the time I had left on my show YIKES!

The Velvet Underground - Sister Ray

Just a note: Bertha Cool is featured here: http://blogs.civl.ca/, on CIVL's homepage, civl.ca, AND on http://www.abbotsfordtoday.ca/?p=51467 ... (only I am given no credit for writting it (they don't even give Larry credit and it says he wrote it since I was signed in through ADMIN since I have no account!))

CIVL is doing a like, weekly thing where we 'spotlight' B.C.(ONLY) bands and write up a bio and stuff
I get to do it every other week or something, so if you wanna be that band or artist and you're not too horrible e-mail me at music@civl.ca or you could e-mail Brad, but I'm not going to tell you his e-mail!

!earshot year end picks by your only pal(me)

2010-11-26T01:39:00.000-08:00

Yo! These were my picks for the !earshot end of year review thanggg

I am Alicia Williams, host of Mood Swings on CIVL Radio which broadcasts from the Abbotsford campus of the University of the Fraser Valley, I am also the Music Director here. My show focuses mainly on punk, garage and lo-fi – but it ventures to other places as well! I am currently a student at UFV taking Media Studies and Visual Arts and it’s a swell time! I have a blog, but it has too much swearing for you to look at it, sorry!

My Top 3 records of the year

Grown-Ups - Not Friends - (Self-Released)

Easily the best band in Calgary right now, and yeah, I know who else is from there! Josiah Hughes has trail blazed cool since he went to my high school however many years ago – and he’s definitely come a long way since The Hand.

The Black Angels – Phosphene Dream - (Blue Horizon Records)

One of the first albums I’ve listened to from start to finish in a long time! They remind me a lot of the Brian Jonestown Massacre – not in a rip-off sense – but in the way they sound like they could be from any time period late 1960’s onward.

The Bitters – East General - (Mexican Summer)

Everything Ben Cook does (now) is amazing! The Bitters are one of the most unique, dark, pop, garage bands I’ve ever heard – they say on myspace.com they are ‘cave pop,’ which is a totally perfect description.

Most under-rated record of the year

Petroleum By-Product – Superficial Artificial - (Mona Mona Records)

They’re a Vancouver based darker sounding new wave band, they’re super good, and I would love to see them chart more at our station and everywhere in the world! Their sound ranges anywhere from the B-52’s to Siouxsie and the Banshees, definitely check them out!

Most over-rated record of the year

Arcade Fire – Suburbs - (Merge)

This album has been charting around the top 5 since it came out in August. Personally, I don’t like Arcade Fire and think all of their music sounds boring, bland and cliché. I just don’t get it I guess.

Best local release
Ex-Friends – XFREN - (Self-Released)

I went to high school with 2/3 of the young adults in this band. They’re from Vancouver, and they have a very snotty, sassy, punk, everywhere kind of sound. My favourite tracks are Never Been Arrested and I Want to Move Out. They’ve since broken up because one of their members has moved to Toronto, Ontario, but you can still get both of their releases on this blog http://ghostplus.blogspot.com/ as well as a plethora of other Abbotsford area releases!

Best personal campus/community radio moment or experience of the year.

My favourite radio moment this year would have to be my interview with Joe Jack Talcum formerly of the Dead Milkmen. I’ve been a fan of the Dead Milkmen since I was a teen, so that will probably be my favourite radio moment forever!

Record you are most anticipating for 2011

I’m not really sure, I know Wire is releasing a new album called Red Barked Tree, but I don’t know how good it’s going to be – keeping in mind I haven’t really listened to anything they’ve put out in the recent decade. I’m just crossing my fingers hoping it will be as good as their 1978 release, Chairs Missing.

LATELATEL.A.T.E. --- Last Mondayfunday!

2010-11-26T01:35:00.000-08:00

You loved it!
right?

I had fun, Becky was there for a while and I forced her to intro somethaang -
ANYWAY: THEME: OCCULT = 1st Hour

second HOUR was a mixxy mixxx of supa hitzz

It was a stellaaar show!

Well well well, remember that song by The Cramps? "Five Years Ahead of My Time"
it was written about this band, Petroleum By-Product
This is their new music video, you love it you love it!

I know, sorry --- NOV15.10/1+2

2010-11-19T18:52:00.000-08:00

k,
Sorry for not posting the traxxx played on MON on Mood Swings,
but here they are fresh from my iTunes to your eyes/ears!

THEME: TRU.LUV. it was sweet

SECOND H. : MessyMixxxx

DOESN'T THIS MAKE SO MUCH MORE SENSE THAN TYPING EVERYTHING OUT!

Now we can talk about more important things! Like Angelina's new hit single!

ADreview - MACS(z)

2010-11-10T23:42:00.000-08:00

This is thee ad review I had to do for Darren's Advertising as Social Communication class!!

Here's the ad:

The ad I chose to analyze is from the back cover of a Naked Eye magazine issue from last summer. Naked Eye is a young, hip Canadian quarterly magazine that promotes itself as being “Canada’s only pop culture magazine.” This magazine tries very hard to be as hip as it is, of course, it isn’t Vice circa 2005, but the writers do their best to try to inform 20-somethings about what’s in and out in a variety of categories. This being said, you can see why Belvedere would choose to use this magazine to advertise in, rather than something like Women’s World or Popular Science.

The ad itself is for Belvedere Vodka and it features a girl with a surprised look on her face putting on red lipstick whilst her face is right beside an assumed male’s private area. We all know what sexual act this is a not-so-subtle reference to and it is quite obvious that the ‘hidden’ meaning behind this ad is alcohol equals sexual activity, but not just any alcohol, specifically Belvedere Vodka ‘The world's first super premium vodka.’

I find this ad to be important because I think it’s weird that there was no controversy surrounding it. Though, maybe these days an ad doesn’t spark a social backlash unless it uses a staged gang rape a la Dolce and Gabbana to sell products. Maybe I am just too old and set in my ways to see the humour or relevance of using oral sex to promote and sell alcohol. Despite not agreeing with this image’s message, especially in accordance to the product being sold, I find the colour usage to be very aesthetically pleasing. The ad subtly uses two sets of complimentary colours which drew my eyes in a lot more than if they had chosen to use a batch of random colours. The complimentary sets are blue/orange and red/green. This colour usage makes the ad pop out more which in turn leaves a lasting impression on the viewer. Terry Richardson, the person who took the photograph for this ad definitely knew what to do to grab people’s attention. The use of complimentary colours I am sure is not an accident – it wasn’t an accident when Van Gogh painted his room using the same colour schemes, so the he obviously knew something about art and how to draw people in through use of colour. This and the ad’s lack of intimidating or graphic sexual content make it so it doesn’t cause a lot of people to be speaking out against it, but it keeps you thinking about it, which is exactly what Belvedere paid for when hiring a professional photographer to do their ad.

I think there are two social issues at play in this ad. The first one is the fact that she is the one about to perform the act on the male, not vice versa. Feminists from the second and third wave would probably say something here about the fact that he probably treats her like a sexual object, he dominates her, and she more than likely feels as though she has to perform this act on him for him to like her or to not seem like a freeze or a prude. The second, which ties into the first issue, is the promotion of alcohol in a magazine for hipsters in their twenties, as well as relating alcohol to sexual acts. Personally, I feel weird not drinking because I know almost everyone else my age is perpetually wasted, and this ad enforces the stereotype that everyone college-aged should be drinking and having fun, which makes those who do not engage in such activities feel like social outcasts. To tie the alcohol to sexual acts specifically, the ad portrays a generation of people who get drunk and ‘fool around,’ in a society that hasn’t been as openly and acceptably promiscuous since the age of the Roman Empire.

Conclusively, I feel that this ad is a terrible image of the state of what we now consider social norms. I’ve scoured the internet for any sort of negative feedback regarding the image and found nothing. The ad has good usage of colours but sets a bad example of what normal, beautiful twenty year olds are actually doing. If the female/male roles were reversed I might have a completely different opinion on the subject, but until then, this ad is too concerned with enforcing negative stereotypes for me to put any more thought into it.

I got an A! It's kinda everywhere sometimes because I did it the day it was due.
Evening classes are beautiful.

PAINTINGII

2010-11-10T23:10:00.000-08:00

I'm taking painting two with Chris

it's sweet

we've had to do lame colour chartsboring(ugghh)
a tri coloured image of our choosing(2x2) Kim Gordon/Kathleen Hanna - a few weeks(lazzzyyy)
an impressionist painting - replica or our own image(2x3) Mad Max II: The Road Warrior - a night and a day
a b+w greyscale smooth transition painting (1x1) A Spaceship! - a few hours - not done

So, I will now show you these paintings.

The grey one isn't done yet! Its gonna have hoops chillin'/coming out of the bottom so it
1) doesn't look so empty there
2) so it looks cool
and it's a little uneven so I'll fix that shit up too, I hope the teacher approves - he insinuated I was a slacker!
I'm actually surprised that one is almost done! Its not due until the end of the month!

Vase-Vase-Vaselines!!!

2010-10-27T14:47:00.000-07:00

Saturday was my birthday
It was fun and I got to hang around with lots of old buddies and new buddies (radio friends and regular friends)

We all went and saw the Vaselines and, to a lesser extent, the DumDum Girls

DumDum Girls opened with a boring-ish (but kind of good because I was a little drunk already) cover of Play With Fire by you know who off of the you know what soundtrack!

They were pretty in a normal alternative way - quiet and covered in make-up
All in all they were too much like Vivian Girls - only Vivian Girls seem like they have some personality....

We stopped caring about them and went out and had smokes.

When the Vaselines started we went back inside, and found a spot close-ish to the front - but unfortunetly right by the bathroom so people kept passing by and being lame.

They played a whole bunch of classics and some new songs, they did not play Teenage Superstars though

The girl beside/in front of me and Tawnia kept farting smelly, quiet farts. One of the guys standing by us pinched his nose closed and nudged the girl he was with and I saw his lips say "Let's go"

obviously they came back out for an encore after trying to be so tricky and pretending they were done

When they were done for real they got off stage like right beside where we were standing and I tugged Francis' sleeve and asked if she wanted to do an interview with CIVL Radio, and she declined...

I was HELLLA disapointed
but, I went to the merch table to buy a t-shirt anyways. people kept budging in front of me!
Francis actually came to the merch table so I decided I should buy a record and have her sign it, because I didn't want to ruin the tee I was buying already.

She signed the record "Happy Birthday" and my name and her name obviously and I asked her "So, are you sure you don't want to do an interview"
and she agreed to do one!!!

So we all went outside to smoke and make up questions, and then i wandered around for a bit more until she was ready and then helped her carry the bins of merch backstage
We were in this tiny loud room where the whole band was and it was super sweaty and gross!

But it got done and will air not this monday but next monday (Nov. 8)
you can hear the questions then and they will be posted here shortly after that.

Afterwards we all went to the Biltmore Pub and got wasted-er
and everything was cool, but I really wanted to stay the night at the hotel
so I wound up crying - esp. after the free birthday shot of fireball uggghh
This is Jason's fault for feeding me liquor and not being around to take the shot that I didn't even want!

Until the leaving part we all had a stellar time I think!

The Vaselines are swell and if they're coming to your town go see them!

Review: Bump-Its

2010-10-19T22:52:00.000-07:00

I found a wall of Bump-Its at Bed, Bath and Beyond for 3.99 a box on clearance!

Needless to say, the ads on TV made me feel like they were something I HAD to have!

So far (Since 3 days ago-ish) I've only found use for the middle one. The biggest one is too Snookie and the little one is useless and I don't understand.

They're surprisingly comfortable and easy to use, but it's like as soon as I put it on my head it's tangled because my hair is always such a knotted mess!

I should also mention that I don't have to use very much hair spray with it! The box tells me to spray medium strength hair spray, back comb, place bump it in hair, spread hair over it, and then use strong hold hair spray! I use that cheap $1.99 stuff and don't do a finishing spray and it's all fine and well and good and ok and it doesn't move or anything.

My head usually hurts after I take it off though, but whatever, right?

This is how I do mine hair now:

Only, as I'm sure you know, mine is a lot messy-eerr and gross, and my pony is higher

I totally love these already, and apparently if I put it on the crown of my head I look less J.Shore and more glamourous!

The biggest one will come in handy if I ever wanna do a beehive, but I don't really wanna do a beehive!

Also, girls I talked to in my class had no idea I was using it! ! !!

I FORGOOOT TO TELLLSS YOU!

2010-10-18T00:06:00.000-07:00

I forgot to tell you about the last time I babysat my Bro-seph like a trillioninfinity million years ago(last month-ish)

Anyways,
He ignored me and played the XBOX360 which I totally regret bringing
in fact, the only times he didn't ignore me were when I fucked up on the ZZa and when we went and rented a videogame (that I now have $$$$latefeess$$$ on)

we did have a few neat conversations

Bro: "How many controllers do you have"
Me: "Two, there's only two of us"
Bro: "Oh yeah, you and Jason"
Me: "Yeah, we don't really have any friends...."
Bro: "That's probably because you're too much of a bully"

hurtful
but this also happened

he kicked my leg
Bro: "You're fat"
Me(trying to joke): "No, you're fat"
Bro: "No, but you're actually fat"

:'(
tru dat brah
oh well

between the two of us we had 7(seven) Coke Zeros
it was sick

and all he did was play this game we rented that was created by Rockstar and totally not age appropriate!

Science!

2010-10-17T23:47:00.000-07:00

We went to Science World yesterday,
My Grandma and I

and it was the Body Works exhibit and it was super cool and I learnt a lot, I guess
I liked the fetus development part especially

BUT
I don't really think it is a place for 0-5 year olds, do you?
There were like 3 crying babies and a bunch of dumb kids ruining my time.
It's not Lego or Grossology, its fucking muscles, tendons human body Body Works
DON'T BRING YOUR KIDS
It's all reading and stuff, and your kid probably can't read that well, so you fucking feel the need to read out loud so that your idiot child can try to comprehend what's happening

Other than this and a noteworthy MouthBreather I had a swell time with Grandma!
Especially after we had gone through the exhibit and no longer felt the need to be quiet out of courtesy,
since I don't really know how to whisper

Afterwards there were lots of table top brain teasers and body experiments you could try, and we had lots of fun!

Outside of Science World we walked over to where that park is and look at what was up with BC Place or whatever, and that was neat
and on the hill we saw this like 11 year old girl making out with like a 7 or 8 year old boy
But the guy coulda just been small for his age and her big for her age, you know?
but it was really weird

Then we went to Ikea and I ate meatballs and marinara and pasta and garlic bread and root beer
and Grandma had Chili and garlic toast,
and we shared a sampler dessert

theeeeen we looked around the whole store and my feet hurt really bad after and my Grandma wouldn't buy me couches...

AND we bought this root beer from Sweden!

then we hopped on over to Bed Bath und Beyond
and that place was neat! We looked at everything available and Grandma said what she wants for Christmas and we sat in massaging chairs and mine kinda hurt but kinda felt good

In the end, I bought Jason a table lamp for 6.99 ONLY and a neat little book to write in that has (eastern) Indian designs and colours on it because thats hip for little books you can write in right now
and I bought bump its!!!!!!!!!! they were only 3.99 and I've wanted them since before Snookie denied using them!!!!! STOKED!

I can't remember what Grandma bought because I am too self involved

On the way home traffic was backed up real bad going towards Vancouver which made me ROFL
and we cracked open thee Root Beer from Sweden and it smelt strong like alcohol and tasted like Bacardi
and Grandma said "I don't think I should be drinking this now"
and I tried it and said I didn't want mine because it made me shiver like alcohol
and she told me to keep it and serve it to my friends and impress them... I don't know why ahahha <3

but yeah, we had a superfunawesome day like we usually do!!

I also forgot to mention that the whole time we listened to Sonic Youth Confusion is Sex/Kill Yr. Idols
and when Shaking Hell (I'll take off your dress/I'll shake off your flesh) came on she looked at the stereo and was likeee "oh my gaaawwdd"

She's so amazing! If you wanna come hang out with us next time message me!

YES!turdEh? UND todaaaii

2010-10-16T09:33:00.000-07:00

GUESS WHAT!?!!?!?

Tawnia got me my first, and kind of second, birthday presseeennt!!

We were at CD Plus in Chile and its hella better than anywhere in the AB-MIS-CHI area, so we found some tight deals there!!

They even had a Vivian Girls cd there! But that is not what Tawnia got me!
We found a cd copy of Sonic Youth Confusion is Sex/Kill Yr. Idols
and if you paid any attention to me AT ALL you'd know that's my favourite album ever(by them)

We did a bunch o other things in Chillsie too, like Tawnia had to go get steal toews at that Mark Works place and eat at the mall, which was kind of gross but still pretty good

Then back in ye olden Abbotsford we went to a 1$ store and found nothing, though I found a bunch of stuff I would need if I was Rockabilly
Then to VV which we totally shoulda done in Chilliwack since its better for some reason
AND I saw my old step dad and we did the Avoid Eye Contact At All Costs Mambo
AND I GOT AN MTV SHIRT which I've wanted forever but they try to charge you a fortune on eBay and at Old Navy they put lame flowers on them.

I love MTV Canada more than most people love their parents.
In fact, if it weren't for MTVNEWS I wouldn't be into swell bands like Jay Reatard and No Age!

NOW
I'm waiting for my sweetheartGrandma to pick me up and we're going to see the BodyWorks display thing at ScienceWorld!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I'M SUPER STOKED!

THEN
Afterwards I think we are going to go to Tony Parsons' restaurant the Poor Italian
because we're in love with him

Thanksgiving!!!!!!!!!!1111

2010-10-11T01:25:00.000-07:00

people are always thanking whoever for shit they got today...

SO

I'm thankful for free university-level education.
as well as medical and dental and whatever else

I'm super thankful to be Canadian and not from somewhere really shitty

I am thankful for certain members of my family
I am thankful for Jason being such a great best friend
as well as being thankful for my other friends
and to a lesser extent, acquaintances

I am thankful for being a paid employee of CIVL Radio, because it's the raddest job ever

I am EXTREMELY thankful I don't have any kids

I am thankful for television

There's more, but you get it.

Sorry for never posting (JK)

2010-10-09T00:42:00.000-07:00

I've had so many bullshit assignments and teachers yankin' on my balls that I haven't posted anything in 3 years!

First: I have hella homework which is always expected and accepted
Second: My ENGL online Prof sucks everything imaginable... and I'm dropping outta thurrr
Third: My new job rules, despite being tedious and making my back hurt from sitting in a chair/having a large bossom
Fourth: We are going to Jason's Mom's for turkie lurkie - despite assignments I need to eat birds
Fifth: I am painting a still from the video for Bull In The Heather of Kim and Kathleen
Six: Most bands in Vancouver wish they were Black Lips or early British new wave (except Nu Sensae)
Seventh: Despite sounding like Black Lips I really like this band Demon's Claws, they are newer
Eighth: I got 19.5/20 on my first Sociology assignment and am kind of upset I didn't get 20
Ninth: Jason is too pretentious for Jay-Z and Beyonce, starting NOW
Tenth: My car was dead and now it's better (again) because my sweet Grandpa hit the battery with a wrench
Eleventh: I missed my last radio show due to devestating sneezesnot illness
Twelveth: All we ever do is watch Pawn Stars
Thirteenth: I'm still sad that Jay Reatard is dead.

More is happening but I don't care.
My shoes are taped together and I switched to Diet Coke
Great Value chocolate isn't as gross as you think
My underneath nails are dirty and I recently plucked my eyebrows after a month of them running rampant on my eyelids

News is news, but nothing is really new

NOT "down with the sickness"

2010-10-04T15:21:00.000-07:00

I have the grossest flu right now!
I learned in WMST that if y'all are compatable then y'all won't get sick when you give each other sloppy gross open mouth kisses.

Science is retarded I guess.

SO now I'm super fucking sick, and we're broke zeros and all we have to eat pretty much are eggs!!
AND I had to cancel my radio show :(
AND I've fallen behind in English so now I wanna drop it.
AND I've got mega paintings due for Painting II
AND I've got my first assignment due for Soc. 101
AND I'm missing MACS today!
AND We just bought a FLAT of Diet Coke but I'm too sick it hurts my throat with it's delicious bubbles

but I can't even focus my brain on books.
I just want to watch those fat slobs walk around and breath heavily on PawnStars...

UGHHH

on the bright side I get to take the echinacea medicine that is super expensive but tastes really really good.
AND me and jason watched Total Recall yesterday morning because we were so sick to wanna do anything else!

it sucks having no money (thanks to SUS and Jim Pattison) though, because I realllaaayayy wantttt BoosterJuice :(

2DAI///MOODSWINGS

2010-09-27T20:00:00.000-07:00

Today was the first show in a many part/multiple show COVERS special.
because we all secretly loves them!!1 Thee second H. was ALL Pointed Sticks!

FIRST HOUR
the faction - california dreamin'
atom and his package - P.P.
the cramps - muleskinner blues
camper van beethoven - wasted
the gories - great big idol with a golden head
the cramps - psychotic reaction
half japanese - can't stand it anymore
burn witch burn - saltomorrow's parties
sleater-kinney - more than a feeling
thee headcoatees - ca plane pour moi
the skull t-shirts - W.A.S.Y.A.N.
sonic youth - computer age
the fleshtones - play with fire
thee headcoats - louie riel
black flag - louie, louie
thee headcoats - the witch
the pointed sticks - the witch

The Pointed Sticks
the witch
real thing
lies
perfect youth
what do you want me to do
somebody's mom
nothing else to do
part of the noise
out of luck
american song
way you do
all i could take
all that matters
shapes of things to come
destitute
i'm numb
telephone song
man of the crowd

Reviewzzzzz....zzzzz

2010-09-24T19:33:00.000-07:00

Heyy!
These are the reviews I did for the new issue of the CIVLian, which is out now and you can get on campus at UFV!

The Descendants – Milo Goes To College 1982
I just recently picked this album up after watching a video of Ezra Koenig from Vampire Weekend do a cover of Parents with Toronto hardcore band, Fucked Up. Before listening to this album in full, all I had heard from The Descendants were boring songs, like Silly Girl and songs on Punk-O-Rama compilations – I was beginning to think the only good song they had was Hope. This entire album is great, it’s fast, sassy and P.A.F., plus, it’s only 22 and a half minutes long, so if you don’t like it (you will like it) you will not have wasted your whole day! This is one of the few albums that make it seem like the 80’s weren’t a total waste of a decade.

Women – Public Strain 2010

Women are an incredible band, but I think they may be one of those bands who impact you more when you listen to them alone. I don’t mean on your iPod, I mean alone in your room. They’re a great band to listen to when you lie in bed and stare at the ceiling, and I mean that in the greatest way possible. They’re quiet, but they’re not boring, and they’re intense, but not in your face. If you have a ‘bands to watch’ list, then these guys should be on there for sure, they’re mega-up-and-coming CanCon. Listen to: China Steps, Heat Distraction, and Narrow With the Hall.

Rich Aucoin – Public Publication 2010

This album kind of reminds me of a less intrusive version of Black Kids. It has a really familiar vibe to it, but not in a copy-cat/rip-off way. The vocals seem to be at like the same sound level as the music, which is cool because everything blends together in a unique way. Rich Aucoin is a quiet kind of intense. You should definitely check this guy out, because I think very soon you’ll be able to say cool sentences like: “I liked him before everyone else did,” or something else to that extent! There are only four tracks, so listen to them all!

B.A. Johnston – Thankyou for Being a Friend 2010
This is totally not my kind of music, generally I say things like “folk/acoustic sucks,” but this guy, B.A. Johnston, has such a funny take on the genre that it is impossible not to like! He sings about things you liked when you were a kid, like NBA Jam and Steve Guttenberg (don’t pretend you didn’t love Three Men and a Baby, because we ALL did). The entire album is like a satiric look at the happenings in his life, and I like that, when people don’t sing about love or drugs, but sing about their everyday lives and opinions. This is the kind of music that isn’t given any justice listening to, you really need to go out and see him live to get the full experience. Check out: Love=NBA Jam, CLIF, and I am Doing Better in a Parallel Universe.

No Warning – Suffer, Survive 2004
No Warning is one of Ben Cook’s (from Fucked Up, The Bitters, The Marvellous Darlings, and Young Governor) first projects. I just became friends with this guy on Facebook, and am usually grotesquely stoked on EVERYTHING he does, but this is just bad. Maybe it’s just me, but the more I listen to it the more I hear an ultra-aggressive version of Linkin Park, sans rapcore. The vocals (done by Ben Cook) are really surprising because if you listen to his solo project Young Governor it’s a completely different sound. A lot of my favourite CanCon is done by Fucked Up and all of the members’ side projects, but this a band I am not going to let circulate on my iPod and mess up my pristine Last.fm profile. Sorry.

Pissed Jeans – King of Jeans 2009

Pissed Jeans are another entry on the long list of things I like in Pennsylvania. The vocals are uniquely aggressive, at times it almost sounds like he’s slurring and at the same time chanting. The music itself is really crisp and chaotic and that mixed with the vocals makes for a really cool sound! They’re the perfect amount of loudness for me, and a lot of their songs have that ‘anthem-y’ feel to them. Listen to: Lip Ring, She is Science Fiction and Dominate Yourself for sure!

Yeah, so if you want a hard copy of these thoughts you should pick yoself up an issue! PLUS you'd get to see a SUPERCUTE/reallyblurry picture of me!!!!! YAY

Hello, Hello from CIVL Radio

2010-09-20T20:02:00.000-07:00

YO bitch

dis wuzz z todai show

THEME- TEENZ

like this:
times new viking - teen drama
no age - teen creeps
the undertones - teenage kicks
the vaselines - teenage superstars
beat happening - youth
bikini kill - jigsaw youth
black lips - bad kids
thee headcoatees - teenages kicks
the brian jonestown massacre - 13
beat happening - fourteen
sneaky pinks - i can't wait
mika miko - teen magazine
sonic youth - teenage riot
the ramones - teenage labotomy
little girls - youth tunes
the cramps - i was a teenage werewolf
the fleshtones - i was a teenage zombie
beat happening - teenage caveman
times new viking - post teen drama

needless to say, i'm going through a megaBeatHappening phase!

the second h. was an Alberta theme!
I shuffled up thee selections so these are the bands I played

Bikeland
Brazilian Money
Dropping Out
Endangered Ape
Grown Ups
Myelin Sheaths
Women

These bands are sweet and current so czech them out, chumps!

uhhh, HELLO

2010-09-19T16:07:00.000-07:00

Dearest Wal Mart,

I found the perfect pair of pants today, deep within your fluorescent caverns.
They were grey (the best colour for pants), and they had this really cool wash (a wash I don't think ACE girls would wear!!!)

I put them against my body, and they were gonna fit my big bad self, but waaaay too long for my leggies

and then I turned them over, and what did I see???

FUCKING EMBROIDERED FLOWERS AND FUCKING GEMS!!!!1

Why, why do you ruin everysingle thing you make with something so retarded!!

I don't even know what else to say to you right now....

-Alicia

P.S. Make bigger pants (sans gems/embroidery)

BIRTHDDAAAY LISST!

2010-09-19T15:53:00.000-07:00

Heeey!
so, a few years ago I had what was the worst day of my life, you know, so far. That day also happened to be my birthday, so since then it really hasn't been the same and my life really hasn't been the same. The experience made me quit drinking(for the most part) and rethink my life and friendships and etc.

I don't want to write about it really on my blog, because this blog is cheap and meaningless.

I WILL HOWEVER! Tell YOU what to BUY ME for my birthday!!!!! Yay!

Dis iz it:

NEWIPODNEWIPODNEWIPOD -- green, black or blue 16GB!!!! GUHGUHGUH

Catcher in the Rye (because I just reread a book that was called a modern day version of, and I feel like it's something I should read because it's a cultclassic type -my book was The Perks of Being a Wallflower)

There are two perfumes(OTHER THAN VANILLA FIELDS) that I like, they are: Chanel - Chance and Juicy Couture -Viva La Juicy, theres two different ones and I like the pink one! It smells like burnt marshmellows in the nicest way possible!!!

I want lots of stuff with elephants, but I don't want dumb things that look like toys from places in the malls or wal marts, you know? I like it when things are more unique and I feel like I'm the only one in the world who could possibly have it, even though that is probably impossible!

cool glasses frames are cool. I really want cat eye glasses, but not the black ones. I want them to be lie creamy coloured from oldness with sparkles or something. or the ones that are black on the top and clear a lot. You know, the ones that are really hipstertrendy right now, only it's okay because I am not a hipster.

MATTE NAILPOLISH

a digital camera so I have something nice to take FB pictures with! I like the polka dot one and theres a new one called Flip that I used to like, but some youtube.com video told me it sucked and only took video!

Hook & the Daggers - This is Ballroom Thrash
Gravedigger V - All Black and Hairy

NEW HEADPHONES! Thee earbud kinds, not the big gothic industrial raverloser kind!!!

good liquid eyeliner that doesn't smudge and is easy to use!

FFXIII for XBOX - it wasn't good enough for me to buy for myself, but if you bought it for me I would play it HELLA!!!!!!!!!!!!

jeggings!

a cool vest like what ferris bueller wore in the cool scene

tattoo gift certiificates for prision quality work

There's gotta bee more stuff I "need" butttt thats all I can think of at the moment!

If you enjoy reading my blog and aren't a sex pervert you can message me and I will give you my address so you can send me nice gifts!! (please do not send me gross stuff like your excrement)

don't tell Jason that I'll give you my address, he'll be fucking choooooked!

ALSO: You are invited to my birthday party! We're all going to the Vaselines at the Biltmore.
don't ask me when because 1) you should know, and 2) you can look it up and not look like an idiot

Today on MoodSwings

2010-09-13T22:00:00.000-07:00

Today's show's theme was Outter Spaaaacccccccceeeeee!

it went something like this:
sonic's rendezvous band - asteroid b-612
brazilian money - bored in space
cheater slicks - child of the moon
the dead milkmen - astro zombies
kid romance - galaxy smash hit
liars - houseclouds
the b-52's - planet claire
the spits - planet failure
the frumpies - planet what
the cramps - rock on the moon
the dead milkmen - rocketship
the lost sounds - saturn stomp
swell maps - full moon in my pocket
devo - space junk
husker du - books about ufos

to make up for this severe lack of CanCon, I played a full hour of beautiful Canadian stuff!
I don't remember how the list went but these albums were on shuffle and I was talking in between!
grown ups - i can't win ep
grown ups - not friends
needles//pins - the egg nog experience
needles//pins - first world problems
young governor - english tim
young governor - hidden love
young governor - virginia creeper

Arts++Crafts(not the lame kind)

2010-09-11T12:00:00.000-07:00

I went outties with mine Grandma yesterdayyyy and we had delicious salad lunches from that place in SevenOaks along with bubble teeeaa!!

G had papaya, and I had chocolate! I'm not allowed to post the two pics I took of Grandma becausee she didn't like them <3 BUUUUTT, this was the lid on my bubble tea and I was superstoked on it!

Then we went and got my supplies for painting ii, which was 254!!!!! guuhhh!

then we went to winnerz and I got a new wallet that isn't leopard print, but is way better

It's dark purple and has blue flowers outlined allll over it and those circles are the gross insides/middles of flowers that get all over your hands and feel gross (when they're real)

So that was dope, I love new stuff!

But more than stuff, I love Grandma, and it was superfun hanging out with her!

Because we haven't really done that lately!

Then I went and got thee ole' Jase Case,

and theeeen I had to go get/drop off Tawnia at Twassen, she wanted to go to HORSESHOEBAY

but I was like "no deal"

Then me and Jason didn't do anything allllll night because he had to work in the morn.

Then this morning he was super grumps and mean!!!!!!!

and I haven't heard from him allthelivelongday

But, tonight I get to babysit my babybrother!

He is 9, and he is no baby

He wants me to bring over the xbox, but then we don't hang out,

he plays games

and doesn't share!!!

Hello, Hello from CIVL Radio...

2010-09-09T21:22:00.000-07:00

I've come up with a whole buncha stellar themes,
BUT, I may need your help to come up with even more!

SO FAR (new):
about punks/punk as fuck
religion
education (haven't started, just an idea)
COVERS
Teenagerz
Friendships (haven't started)
Love?
boredom
songs that begin with 'don't'
drgzz/alcohol
occult/darkness
sexxx
surf'sup(beach time)/stoneage(caveman+iceage)
OUTTAAA SPACCEEE
teenzs
band's themes

some'll need to be combo-ed to last a full hour, but lots are finished because I had to babysit last night
So that'll get me well into October, but I'll need more ideas to keep 'er going!
Also, I need more wicked CanCon, suggestions?

RadRADIO Newzzzz

2010-09-09T19:57:00.000-07:00

DID you know, that CIVL radio is on thee air now! It's 101.7 (oneohonepointseven), and it's been on the air since twosday!

SO, on TWOSDAY, for the welcomoe back to UFV BBQ, CIVL got to (as with everyyear) DJ and etc. on the green in the CIVLtent! It was super awesome, and I got to DJ for awhile while Larry was in class!! So I was live and on the airwaves and speaking in front of a buttload of people who were only half paying attention!

I played quite a bit of music, so it's hard for me to remember exactly what I played,
I played some songs/artists that I didn't personally like, but it helped to promote upcoming concerts/events being put on at UFV by student organizations like SUS, CIVL, the Cascade etc!

But I also got to play killertraxxx that I like and promoted my show, Mood Swings a little bit!
I know for shore I played
BERTHA COOL - RAT KING
Atom and His Package - Punk Rock Academy
Liars - Freak-Out
The Gories - Thunderbird ESQ
GROWN UPS- We're Not Friends and Waste Your Life
Japandroids - Wet Hair
MakeOut Videotape - Heat Wave
Swell Maps - Full Moon In My Pocket/BLAM!

For Student Orgs I played stuff like: You Say Party!, Teen Daze, Christian Hansen and the Autistics, Said the Whale, Whale Tooth, Oh No! Yoko

If I had it my way I would have played only Half Japanese, Gravedigger V - Stoneage Stomp, and Grown Ups!

NEW SEMESTERRR!!!!!

2010-09-08T22:37:00.000-07:00

Holla Balla,

I had my first class today of my brand new semester!! The summer semester was a roughdeal time, I didn't really get a break between that and the winter semester and my grade I think reflect that. PLUS, I'm not quite a morning person yet, so it was dumb times to take a bunch of crapmorningblahblah classes! The classes were good, but I was always dead tired!

ANYWAYS,
I'm taking English 105 online, because I hear it's a total drag face2face. The first day of an online course you have to do a dumb introduction so everyone gets to know each other, but you already know that, right? So, this was mine:

Hello! My name is Alicia Williams, I'm 21, and I am in my second year here at UFV. So far, I've mostly taken Media and Communications courses, which are incredible! I have yet to decide on my major, it's a toss up between Visual Arts and Sociology - with a MACS minor/extended minor.
In my spare time I play video games, surf the internet for interesting music and invite people to my birthday. I also host a radio show on our community/campus radio station 101.7 CIVL, I do this every Monday from 12-2 pm. My show is called Mood Swings and on it I play mostly punk, lo-fi and garage!
That's really all I do, I have no job and no kids.

It used to take me forever to do those, but now I don't give any shits about what the onlineclassfatties think of my bad self.

Today I had Sociology 101. My teacher is Anita van Wyk, I chose to take a class with her because of her rating on RateMyProff.com, I go on there to find which teacher is NICEST, I don't care how easy/difficult he/she is as a proff, as long as their nice to me and don't make me scorn their name!

I am ALREADYBEYONDSTOKED on her! I showed up late, not my fault, but was there in time to hear this GOLDEN quote about if you miss a class/exam/assignment. She said: "I don't care if your great-grandpa died and your great grandma is sad and needs you there, or if you are sad or mentally disturbed, I DONT WANT TO HEAR ABOUT IT." As you may know, from knowing me IRL or maybe just from reading my blog, this is enough to make me LOVE a teacher!!
BUT IT GETS BETTER!!!!!!!!!!!!!! When I got there a sheet was being passed around with our presentation topics already assigned to us... this is something that otherwise frustrates me, until I finally got to see which on I got

SOCIAL MOVEMENTS!!!!!!!!

I KNOW RIGHT, fucking peeeerrrfect!!!! This class isn't gonna know what hit them come Decemeber 1, 2010!! I even told her I was unbelievably stoked on my topic (as well as apologized for being late)

I say words like "stoked, totally, nice, choice, sweet" etc to teachers because I feel that the next generation of socalledintellectuals are going to speak like that and not be fakesmartoversmart, you know?! And I don't like being fake, I like being real.

I'VE HAD SUCH AN AMAZING WEEK SO FAR! which totally makes up for the shitfuck weekend I had!!!

I have hella radio news too, but I'll discuss that in a different post to avoid confusion.

forshore!

2010-08-12T02:27:00.000-07:00

I've been so busy with things that don't include blogging regularly that I've forgotten to blog regularly!

Who cares about most things, what important is what I'm about to write about!

I am going to dye my hairsoonsoonsoon!!
DON'T pay attention to who this picture is of, but I saw a preview for the new season and she has the exact red I tried for last time, only she has lots of money to get it right (kinda)

That'd be super dope, right?!

Also, some life changing news, I am soon to get two more tattoos.

One'll be an elephant dressed in Indian attire:

I didn't draw this but I think it's supercute!

Only, I'll choose my own colours and the tusks won't be cut!

I'll probs get it on the side of my thigh - I'm thinking the right one.

AND I don't care if the trunks raised - because believing something could be bad luck is stupid.

The other will be something like the figures on the cover of this book:

Only, I'll make it look like me and dress it in clothes that I wear.

I've always wanted to get a tattoo that references feminism,

but the Venus symbol or the Venus symbol with the fist are too obvious.

Feminism is the only thing that makes me feel anything.

It's the only thing that can make me cry without hurting my feelings

so I think it is suiting to commemorate it on my skin, permanently.

I think I'll get this on my right leggy above my heel area, but not all up on my calf.

So that's what's gonna go down body-wise.

As Well, I'm going to get my ears pierced,

I 'found' a giftcertificate for an disreputable tattoo parlor place in Abbotsford,

buuuuuut I don't want another tattoo that looks like it was done in prison,

so I'm just getting my ears done there.

I don't have my ears pierced!

Last Week Sucked

2010-07-11T17:26:00.000-07:00

I had like a billion (2) assignments due!

One was a presentation in my Simpson's course. It had to be 25-30 minutes long, I think mine was just under or just over 20. But that wasn't the only way I came up short, I feel the presentation had lots of holes, and could have used more work. Also, the PowerPoint sucked, and I didn't take my eyes off the paper the whole time.

But it's done with, and I don't care as long as I get like a B, which I probably/hopefully will!
So that's what I did on Wednes.

FRIDAY, I had to have a 3x3 foot painting of a celebrity of my choosing done. I did Tony Parsons. Being busy all week with the presentation for Darren's class, I had to hella rush on the painting. I started that Thursday afternoon (after my class) around 2, and finished (after a couple breaks) around 1:35 AM!
guuh!

It was a rough deal, so this weekend I'm "takin 'er easy" before getting balls deep into finishing the semester!

ALSO! It's 7-11 day today, and I celebrated by going and getting 4 of those fucking tiny slurpees for Jason and me and having them spill all the fuck over my front-seat.
I continued this celebration by getting the trunk of my car to try to slam on my shoulder, and by having the passenger door slam on my leg because neither of these things stay open on their own!!

Other than this all I've done this weekend is hang out with my pal, Grandma, and watch Kenny vs Spenny.

LG!

South Park

2010-06-18T23:26:00.000-07:00

Jason won't fucking stop quoting this!!

He'll do the face and everything! Even if I'm mega-grumpy!

He says that this is the best thing he's ever seen on South Park, I guess he needs to watch Prehistoric Ice Man again, hey!?

"But you love your Simpsons course!"

2010-06-16T11:40:00.000-07:00

That gender/Simpsons project I've been half thinking of/working on for awhile died!

Well, I thought it was due on the 23, but I was fucking wrong!
It was supposed to be due today... BUT, last night I e-mailed my proff, Darren saying this:

Hey Darren,

I thought I was presenting on the 23rd, which is of course, not true!

So I've been working all week trying to get this presentation done, but

the two readings (which are not a part of the course) I've found

impossible to relate. I'm still going to keep working so I'll

technically have something to present tomorrow, but I won't be

confident in it AT ALL!

I was hoping maybe to save myself the embarrassment of presenting

something I think is total garbage and do Social Class or Identity

(that looked like it was still open).

I was using Chris Turner's book Planet Simpson - the chapter titled

Lisa Lionheart and Lana F. Rakow's essay "Feminist Approaches to

Popular Culture: Giving Patriarchy Its Due." Her essay seemed like a

good source after scouring the internet looking for something I thought

was valid, but the more I try to relate the two the more I feel like a

total idiot...

So could I please switch topics? I'm sorry I am bringing this up so

late

-Alicia.

I felt like a total knob, I don't usually do this with school. After sending this and re-reading the course outline, I realized I had really done this project COMPLETLY WRONG!!! I was supposed to use one COURSE reading and one other theorist and compare, or whatever. I used two of my own choosing, and then found I couldn't even fucking relate the two together!
SO, after trying to make it work, trying to make it work, refreshing and refreshing and refreshing myUFV e-mail, I started crying, pathetically!

Jason walked into the room as I was looking for a course to take Jul/Aug so I could just withdraw if Darren said "no."

He didn't though! Cause he's super cool, and probably was like "whoooooa, she did this so wrong"
After spilling my heart's contents and admitting I felt like an idiot he said

Hi Alicia,
July 7th, Identity. It's yours.

darren

Awesome!

B.J.M.

2010-06-16T11:29:00.000-07:00

So,
The Brian Jonestown Massacre concert I've been looking forward to for MONTHS may be cancelled!

BUT, we're not entirely sure yet?
Ticketmaster and the Commodore have no clue what's up,
IN FACT, ticketmaster said "according to them the concert was still on so they're going to continue selling tickets."
And the Commodore said they've heard rumours but don't know anything for sure....

I had e-mailed Anton Newcombe's myspace (assuming, of course, it was actually him and not an imposter) asking for an interview for my radio show, Mood Swings, and he said:

"unfortunately the concert is cancelled.

i'm sorry,

a"

it also says the show was cancelled on their official myspace! :(!

I really hope this show runs, if it doesn't there is a good chance I will die!

Joel Gion!

2010-06-14T15:22:00.000-07:00

People are super dope sometimes!

I just watched the movie Dig! and now I am obsessed with the above!

Is it terrible that I go from one unhealthy celebrity obsession to the next?

Probably

I'll tell you about the movie later, right now I'm supposed to be doing homework!

UNTIL THEN:

HBO BROS

2010-06-12T08:45:00.000-07:00

Jason and my own self just finished watching all of HBO's Spartacus! There were only like 12 or 13 eps. but they were so good!

The first few episodes are sweet, but then after like 4 or something some of the characters get FUCKED, like, in the head, you know!?
It's a little 300-y, and the blood is super-duper fake, and sometimes it isn't historically accurate (according to reviewers on IMDB) but its a great show, especially if you're into stuff like that!

I don't wanna summarize the whole show, so guess who will (for the most part) for me, Wikipedia! The only thing you don't get from there is the ba-zillions of times you get to see Lucy Lawless' boobies! You get to see other womens too, and some full-frontal male N, but nothing beats Xena, riiiight!?

Unfortunetly, I get to be super disapointed BECAUSE the Spartacus dude got like blood-cancer or something shitty, and can't go on to do the second season (yet?). BUT, I guess until then we have to make due with the Spartacus pre-quel HBO is making in the meantime, whenever that airs!

Whatever though, this show is totally dope so you should stop watching United States of Tara and get caught up with your ole' pal Spartacus!

Beth-st Friends!

2010-06-09T14:15:00.000-07:00

My Grandpa and I went and saw my Grandma in the hospital today.

We were talking about how my little cousins apparently tease my grandparents dog, Beth

My Grandma said that they get it from my Grandpa

who will stomp to scare the dog and do other teasing type things

To this my Grandpa responded

"That dog just wants to fight all the time."

....Beth is the dog in the picture, a toy poodle

WE'RE THE WORST!

2010-06-07T22:32:00.000-07:00

Jason and my bad self kind-of-recently discovered we have this song stuck in our heads super-often :(

Isn't that super terrible? Just the chorus though, does that make it better?

Monday, June 7th, 2010

2010-06-07T22:15:00.000-07:00

I did my radio show, Mood Swings, today!
This is how it works: the first hour or the show has a set theme or 'spotlight' on one particular artist, the second half of the show has conditions though.

If the first half of the show is a spotlight of an American (or from another country other than Canada) artist then the second half of the show will be a mix of various Canadian artists.
If the first half of the show is all Canadian or a Canadian artist then the second half is a mix of artists from any country.
And any other variation of the above, you know?!

So whatever, right? Today I did a theme, which was Native Indians.
For that I played:
Thee Headcoats - Poccahontas Was Her Name
Thee Headcoats - Cowboys Are Square
Indian Wars - Comanche Killer
Thee Headcoats - Louie Riel
Keith Secola - NDN Kars
The Wax Museums - Cowboys and Indians
Atom and His Package - If You Own the Washington Redskins, You're a Cock
Thee Headcoats - Comanche
Beat Happening - Indian Summer
Black Lips - Navajo
Pradada - Wasted Indians

That was about 1/4 of the show. I couldn't really find any Native titled/related songs in the Garage/Punk kind of genre

So, then I started with the mix!:
Bertha Cool - Rat King
The b-52's - 52 Girls
The Dead Milkmen - Dean's Dream
Clues - You Have My Eyes Now
The Bitters - Nurtured Disease
The Dead Milkmen - Take Me Apart
Meth Teeth - I Was Wrong
Cheater Slicks - It's OK, What You Weigh
Brazilian Money - Give and Take, It's OK

And theeeen, my iPod was almost dead, because I'm a total idiot!
So I played songs from the CIVL Station computer these were:
Fun 100 - Roger and Me
Caribou - Found Out
The Weakerthans - Civil Twilight
Wolf Parade - Shine a Light

These songs gave my iPod enough time to charge to finish my show, so I continued with:

The Gruesomes - Why Me?
Makeout Videotape - Basketball Kids
The Embarrassment - Careen
Young Governor - You're So Sad
The Marvelous Darlings - Careerist
The Creeping Nobodies - Cowbell
Sneaky Pinks - Life Stupid, I Stupid
The Fleshtones - Play With Fire
Nu Sensae - Brain Aid
Grown-Ups - Waste Your Life
Fun 100 - Kimmy Gibbler is My Girlfriend
Dayglo Abortions - Bedtime Story
Shearing Pinx - Tropical Dementia

I may have gotten the order confused, but I don't really care, if you wanna you can see for yourself and then send me vicious hate mail - you know I would love it!

ALSO, I've missed a number of shows (today was my first Monday show), so if you click a link and it's not what you're looking for (if you know what I mean) then I was probably gone on business that day, sorry!

TV and the Soc. Value of the Simpsons

2010-06-04T15:40:00.000-07:00

I'm in this course - titled above - and I have to do a 25-30 minute presentation on gender in the televion show "The Simpsons."

Obviously, my brain immediately went to the topic of gender stereotyping, but thats such a vanilla topic - anyone doing gender would choose it! I've finally decided, after a month of contemplating, "positive gender reinforcment within the Simpsons." I'll probably use clips of the Malibu Stacey/Lisa Lionheart episode, the ep. where Marge gets implants (not sure yet), the ep. where Marge's old BFF is a famous news anchorwoman and possibly others!

I have to use the ideas of two theorists in this presentation, but I haven't decided yet :( maybe, if I focus heavily on the Malibu Stacey ep. I could use Angela McRobbie/Girls Bedroom Culture? I don't know!

My teacher, Darren, said I could use the theme from my directed studies course which was Girls in Subcultures, and then talk about how Bart is always attracted to the "bad girl" type and their relevance in the show. But I'm not sure, I think I like using my own ideas better - even though I technically still would be, I just like to "get there" myself, you know?

We're about 4/5 weeks into this course and I think the greatest life lesson I've learned so far is that I like South Park and Futurama best!

Mid-Simpsons seasons are so good though! After watching all of the episodes I hadn't seen I think my favourite seasons are like 11-13.

heartzz

2010-06-02T23:08:00.000-07:00

I forgot to tell you!

As of today Jason and myself have been together for 3 years!!!!
Isn't that super dope!? We're super stoked on each other still, which is even more amazing and nice!

I always assumed that once you were together for a hella long time you hated each other, or does that not happen until we are married?

So today was pretty dope, we had a humungous breakfast for lunch and Stephen Harper paid me that money he owed me (almost 1000 bones!) and we went and got my BlackBerry at stupid SevenOaks!

ANNNNNND we went to Wal Mart and got a video game (UFC 2010) and the movie, Dead Snow. But I didn't read the labels and Dead Snow isn't in English, so I don't wanna own it, I'll just borrow it from Tawnia and return my copy.

I went and got provisions at Safeway - because they have the muffins Jason likeys! and I came home and we ate delicious wedge fries, I had a samosa and Jason had a crap-load of sausage rolls. Then we took turns defeating each other in UFC, I was Frank Mir, Jason was a number of characters incl. Kimbo, and that really ugly-faced, scar-back guy!

Then we laid in bed together and played cell phone games!!!

We're gonna go out-out tomorrow hopefully, but Jason has to work early tomorrow so we couldn't really do anything for reals!

"HEY, BBM ME"

2010-06-02T22:38:00.000-07:00

Needless to say I just got a BlackBerry Curve! It's purple, which is my favourite colour in the entire world, which already makes it the best phone ever!

Jason just went through this thing where he hated his phone because you couldn't load your own song as a ringtone (with the LG Rumour) annndd gueesss what my phone can do?! BURRRN!

Now, it is just a matter of finding the perfect ringtone that celebrates my own personal unique flair and love for life. And trying to figure out if I am too old to cover the rubber case/protector with Simpsons stickers I found...

Not to mention the billions of apps there probably are for me to enjoy and consume!

It took me awhile to figure out what was up, but I think after about a week I'll be pro, manuals can suck it, they're so borrring!

I'll tell you more about it when I learn more :)

D: TNG was the "Best [You'll] Ever [Have]"

2010-05-27T23:11:00.000-07:00

YIKES!

.. but seriously, we're all thinking it

^^^^

||||

one of many reasons why

if this is the ultimate truth/it had to come out sooner or later

2010-05-24T16:59:00.000-07:00

So, for the longest time now (under a month) my life has been total shit - while driving. My beautiful cassette adapter that I connect my stereo and iPod together with has broken.

My nice friend bought me a new one, but it got stuck in where the e-brake is and I tried to slam it down anyways and the stick that goes into my iPod got all mangled and sad.

Now all I have up in my car is: one of the cassettes of the American Graffiti soundtrack, Led Zeppelin IV, an unfinished Megadeth tape my boyfriend made, an unfinished tape I made a long time ago of music I don't like anymore (like the Transplants) and 2 Dead Milkmen tapes (Soul Rotation and Bucky Fellini).

Needless to say, the only tape(s) I can listen to on a daily basis are the Dead Milkmen ones. Which is kind of great, because I really forgot how amazing they are (especially Soul Rotation)!

The Dead Milkmen are the greatest, most-original punk band of all time! So put down Anarchy in the U.K. and go get yourself Big Lizard in My Backyard

C'mon Give Us a Try!

2010-05-24T13:51:00.000-07:00

I just finished watching the complete first season of Degrassi High and am now almost finished the second season.

I would just like to say that it was really, really shitty of B.L.T. to rag on Michelle about EVERYTHING! He harped on her about her Dad being racist, about how she should move out of her Dad's house, and was a total dick about her parents spliting up!!

So, poor, confused Michelle moves out and into this house with a bunch of other people. She has to sell her Grandmother's ring to pay first month/last months rent, get a really shitty job where they get her to skip school to work, and she's always hella tired and falling asleep everywhere!

So instead of manning up and getting a job, Degrassi basketball star B.L.T. starts flappin' his beak about how Michelle shouldn't work so much because they never get to see each other and she's always tired.

She should have dumped his ass right there, instead of getting cheated on and dumped by him at the beginning of the next school year!!

PRBLM SLVD - lesson learned: If you disobey your parents your boyfriend will cheat on you.

Welcome to a nice friendship!

2010-05-24T13:39:00.000-07:00

Hello Internet!

It has been awhile since I have shared my opinions with you.
Here is the place we used to meet previously: http://eatpills.wordpress.com/ but that's old news.

On this brand new blog we can meet up and discuss my radio show with CIVL and various things I like or don't like! Maybe other things too, who knows!