House vs. compound

A thought occurred to me today, and now all I have are questions.  The question is:  Why do some houses get called compounds?

Do you need to have a lot of guns in a basement?

Does it have to have a fence?  Does the fence need to be a certain height?

Does the FBI have to surround your place before it can be an official compound?

Does something really horrible or illegal have to happen?

Does it have to be in Texas or Florida?

Does the oldest male occupant need to have a long beard?

So many questions.

Top ten songs

(10)  Bad- U2
(9)  Beside You - Van Morrison
(8)  Dramamine - Modest Mouse
(7)  Boots of Spanish Leather - Bob Dylan
(6)  Oh! Sweet Nuthin' - The Velvet Underground
(5)  Steam Engine - My Morning Jacket
(4)  #41 - Dave Mathews Band
(3)  Reckoner - Radiohead
(2)  Sleepwalk - Richie Valens
(1)  Little Wing - Jimi Hendrix

Hey dummies.  Take a peek.  Just to add a disclaimer: these are MY favorite songs and I'm not necessarily commenting on their musicality. Redd's list would look much, much different. Think Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd and anything they play on KRCL...he'll kill me for that one!

Hipsters 101

Hello. It's Di again, and no, I'm not taking over this blog. I guess I just have so much to say and I must say it here to avoid starting my own blog and thus set the wheels in motion for the Apocalypse. Or maybe I just want you all to have something new to read since I am certain you have been just dying for a new post. I mean, come on Redd! (click the link, it's hilarious).

I have had a lot on my mind lately when it comes to the topic of Hipsters. As Redd and I were discussing them one day (yes, we have discussed Hipsters on more than one occasion), I came to the conclusion that Hipsters are just country-fied, more colorful and pretentious Emos, and I mean that lovingly. Case in point:

Emo boy (left), girl (right)

Hipster boy and girl

Emo with glasses

Hipster with glasses

There are some obvious similarities there right? Yes, Hipsters love to wear flannel, wool, straw hats, scarfs, boots and mustaches, but like their Emo ancestors, they also dress in remnants of the 80s/60s and have a flare for dramatic, yet dead-in-the-eyes poses. Then there's the wide rim black/white/pastel glasses...shudder.

So, there you have it. Next time you are at a Fall Out Boy concert (and I hope you never are), you will know that those kids around you are Emos. You will never be able to see true Hipsters at a concert because their favorite singers have a) been dead for 20 years or b) are so obscure that they don't actually exist.

Song of the week

 

I (Di) am a sucker for Motown and love love love this cover. I've been playing it all week because I'm one of those annoying people who listen to the same song on repeat over and over.

Guest post: Top 5

You may know me as Di, Trusty Wife or Robocop.  Today I thought I would thrill you all both with my top five annoyances because, let's face it, negativity is contagious.

(5)  Going green.  No, there is nothing wrong with recycling or biking to work.  I just hate the phrase and all the trendy people using it.  Like this girl.  By the way, what is the fascination with the Kardashians?  I hate myself for even knowing their names.   

(4)  The "we're pregnant" couple.  Seriously?  Do you share a uterus?  So cheesy.

(3)  Those little family window decals on the back of people's cars.  You know, the ones that say, we have four kids and a cat, here are all their names, please follow us home and kidnap them.  Even worse are the variances of these stickers including:  The Mickey Mouse ears family, the skull and crossbones family (complete with a little bow for the daughter), and the flip flop family.

(2)  Sunglasses indoors/at night.  Because the offenders usually look like these guys.  I'm doubly annoyed if the sunglasses are white or pastel colored.
   

(1)  The Smoke Monster.  WTF is it and why does it sound like the white roller coaster at Lagoon?  Yes, we are just now watching Lost.  I know, I know, we are about five years late to the game.