My Vicky Life

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Thu, 23 May 2013 01:40:00 -0400

Share 5 things that you really want.

Okay, I want…

To see Incubus in concert again.
Yahoo to leave Tumblr the fuck alone.
Miami drivers to understand that green light means go.
To finish reading Game of Thrones before I qualify for Medicare.
A friend with benefits (and I don’t mean Medicare).

What is it, sweetheart? (Sources: 1 ; 2 ; 3)

Wed, 22 May 2013 20:19:34 -0400

What is it, sweetheart?

(Sources: 1 ; 2 ; 3)

❀ : your favourite thing to do when you get bored :)

Wed, 22 May 2013 19:32:00 -0400

I search Tumblr to see what people are blogging about Incubus and Brandon Boyd. I do this not only when I’m bored, but also when I’m in the middle of doing other things, or when there are other things I should be doing but I don’t want to do them. It’s not a problem, though. It’s not like I’m addicted or anything. I can stop any time I want. ;-)

This one is stunning. incubased: Brandon Boyd...

Wed, 22 May 2013 19:15:15 -0400

This one is stunning.

incubased:

Brandon Boyd @mybrandonboyd

Oh, the humanity. Shooting with @brianbowensmith this afternoon. instagram.com/p/ZobTUNFE3z/

☾: post photo of yourself

Wed, 22 May 2013 15:19:02 -0400

☾: post photo of yourself
æ : tell 5 things about your best friend
✌: share 5 things that you really want
☮ : share 5 favourite movies
❂ : share 5 favourite foods
☯ : share 5 people you love being with
☪ : share 5 favourite celebrities
❀ : your favourite thing to do when you get bored
♡ : share 5 favourite songs
❁: share 5 favourite blogs
✓: tell 5 facts about yourself
♧ : share 5 facts about your appearance
☆: share your current mood
♒ : share about your crush
☀ : something that made you smile today
✖ : something you hate
☼ : something you love
ϟ : ask anything

The Doors - Break on Through

Mon, 20 May 2013 18:57:08 -0400

The Doors - Break on Through

Video

Mon, 20 May 2013 15:02:54 -0400

Hey, anyone ever notice this? Great minds think … well,...

Sun, 19 May 2013 19:54:01 -0400

Hey, anyone ever notice this?

Great minds think … well, like themselves, I guess. :-)

How to make a girl in a frame shop very jealous.

Sun, 19 May 2013 17:14:55 -0400

How to make a girl in a frame shop very jealous.

REBLOG IF YOU WANT TO HEAR WHAT YOUR FOLLOWERS WOULD DO IF THEY OWNED YOU FOR 24 HOURS

Sun, 19 May 2013 15:56:09 -0400

Just when you despair that certain people may not appreciate the...

Sun, 19 May 2013 15:04:38 -0400

Just when you despair that certain people may not appreciate the voluptuous, they go and surprise you.

(Source: http://instagram.com/p/ZgKgp-E76O)

Yahoo has purchased Tumblr. My heart is breaking.

Sun, 19 May 2013 13:55:00 -0400

Yahoo has purchased Tumblr. My heart is breaking.

Oh, my god - finally. Finally, a picture of these two I can put...

Sat, 18 May 2013 12:45:00 -0400

Oh, my god - finally. Finally, a picture of these two I can put on my blog because I actually like it, not because I’m trying to make some stupid point. To be honest, I don’t even care about whether or not we’re looking at a baby bump here. All I can see is that, for the first time (at least in my overly-critical opinion), she is convincing me that she really loves him. I’ve failed miserably to see that in other pictures, many of which are beautiful, but none, until this one, have I been able to think of as just plain pretty. Here she is smiling (not pouting), her hair isn’t all up in her face, and they’re not goofing around or wearing silly hats or trying to look like photography subjects. There is love in their eyes and I’m actually seeing it.

As for the rumor that they may be expecting (totally unconfirmed at this point in time), I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. These are exactly the kind of people who should be having children. Most other people aren’t. Old pessimistic cynics like me did our children a favor by not having them, but these are the crazy nut-case right-brainers who actually believe that world peace is possible, the deluded little dears. I blogged about people like that earlier today, and I confess it wasn’t too flattering, but even I, who sincerely believes that life has no purpose whatsoever, have to admit that a baby is a beautiful thing. That said, I do hope that if this rumor turns out to be true, we won’t have to listen to too many musings about the body being a vessel and all that female cosmic crap. I can be nice, but there’s a limit. As I write this, incidentally, my next door neighbor’s toddler is throwing his hourly tantrum. Love and light, Braelyn. You’re going to need it. ♥☀

foreverincubus:

Um. Is she pregnant? O.o

Incubus - Anna Molly It’s time we met and made a mess.

Sat, 18 May 2013 04:03:33 -0400

Incubus - Anna Molly

It’s time we met and made a mess.

Incubus - Oil and Water Let’s just call it what it is.

Sat, 18 May 2013 03:53:12 -0400

Incubus - Oil and Water

Let’s just call it what it is.

Apologies in advance...

Sat, 18 May 2013 03:32:00 -0400

Anonymous has sent me the loveliest ask, but I hesitate to reproduce it here in full because it does name names (well, one name anyway), and as some of you know, I can be very critical and contrary sometimes, and I’ve been struggling a lot lately with wanting to speak my mind yet not wanting to offend anyone. I could, of course, respond to Anonymous privately, but she (I’m assuming she’s a she) has brought up some interesting things that I’d really like to address, and those of you who have been following me long enough to know how to read between my lines will understand.

Here is part of her message:

“…I know this ask is totally out of line, but I just have something to bring up, totally in peace. It seems you have some self-image struggles (don’t we all), but since I think you’re great, I wanted to share some things that helped me with my self-image.

”..I know it’s hard to take the advice of someone with differing opinions, but I won’t tell if you won’t.”

First of all, dear Anonymous, you are not being out of line at all. Differing opinions, especially those expressed so nicely, are always welcome on my blog. You are quite correct - I do have major self-image issues, most of which are associated with my advanced age. (Well, “advanced” compared to most people who have blogs like mine.) The thing about old age is that there is nothing, absolutely nothing, that can change or improve it. If you’re young and unhappy with your body, you can diet and exercise. If you’re young and unhappy with your face, there are things you can do to enhance your best features. If you’re young and you fuck something up, you can try again. But if you’re old, there’s simply nothing you can do. The best you can hope for is to be in good health for as long as possible, but there is nothing good about being old. Not one thing. There is only one way to deal with it, and that is to accept it, and that’s where I’m having so much difficulty. Part of my problem is that I greatly prefer the company of younger people, but that’s what younger people tend to prefer too. They might want to hang out with me for a little while, but in the end they’ll want to be with their own kind, and that’s as it should be. I simply cannot compete, and you’re probably thinking, “it’s not a competition.” Oh, but it is.

But enough of that rant. I do very strongly agree with you that it’s important to be good to yourself, so I looked up the daily ritual you recommended for improving self-image - the one you said you had read about on the blog of the person who shall remain nameless. It actually sounds wonderful, but I have to confess I have two problems with it. First, the whole idea of ritual and ceremony is something I often find counter-productive, at least for me. For example, I once attended a very authentic demonstration of a tea ceremony, which I found to be fascinating and stunningly beautiful, but also, I have to say, a little uptight. I’m uptight enough as it is, so I just think that something like a daily ritual, where I’m doing the same thing every day, would, for me, just make things worse. I think I need to learn to be more messy and non-sequitur, if that makes any sense. Second, and I really hope you’ll forgive me here, but the particular ritual to which you refer in your message is supposed to be something like a beauty regimen, and maybe I have a one track mind, but it sounds a whole lot more like masturbation to me. Not that there’s anything wrong with that whatsoever - I’d just prefer to call it what it is.

So, of course, in order to find this blog post I had to scroll down through the other posts of this person who shall remain nameless, which I usually try to avoid doing because it only makes me feel all the more curmudgeonly. I mean, this is a person who actually believes in the possibility of world peace, for heaven’s sake. What cracks me up even more is her belief that not only is world peace possible, but that all we have to do to achieve it is to celebrate our inner goddesses or some such ridiculousness. I don’t know what kind of fantasy land this person is living in, but in my opinion, world peace is only remotely possible if we humans step aside and let some other species take over, like the cockroaches maybe. And even then, as soon as cockroach food becomes scarce, you can best believe there’ll be a cockroach war. The only difference is, humans make war even when food isn’t scarce. Further proof that we don’t deserve this planet.

See? I’m doing it again. Stop, Vicky, stop! Sigh. I’m afraid I’m just a boring old realist, and the reality is that this person I’m criticizing so profusely is probably someone I might actually like if I got to know her. In fact, I’d go so far as to say that if I ever had the opportunity to have lunch with her and her boyfriend, I wouldn’t be surprised if, in the end, it was the boyfriend I found irritating and she and I became best friends. Life is like that sometimes. Or not.

Anyway, Anonymous, you came in peace and I thanked you by going off the deep end, so I do apologize for that. I don’t know if you still think I’m great, but you are most definitely great. Tumblr wouldn’t be anywhere near as therapeutic without you. ♥

Vitamin Sea by Brandon Boyd ; The Little Prince by Antoine...

Sat, 18 May 2013 00:10:03 -0400

Vitamin Sea by Brandon Boyd ; The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

Chris Cornell - Can’t Change Me (French...

Thu, 16 May 2013 22:39:12 -0400

Chris Cornell - Can’t Change Me (French version)

C’est très génial what you find on YouTube.

Chris Cornell - As Hope and Promise Fade (excerpt - audio...

Thu, 16 May 2013 19:47:00 -0400

Chris Cornell - As Hope and Promise Fade (excerpt - audio only)

Recorded one year ago today at the Fillmore Miami Beach. They were really strict about taking pictures and video. I did my best to comply - better, in fact, than most others in the audience - so this teensy bit of scratchy audio stays right where it is until I get a cease and desist order from the copyright police.

P.S. Who else thinks Ann Wilson from Heart should do a cover of this song?

The brevity of this clip is a bit frustrating, but there’s...

Thu, 16 May 2013 11:07:10 -0400

The brevity of this clip is a bit frustrating, but there’s something oh so satisfying about the crunchy sound of that camera. And the wind. And the subject. This thing needs to loop.

fuckyeahincubus:

Brandon Boyd | Behind The Scenes with Ben Cope (by IncubusForeverFans)