My car's working like it should but boy the effort to get it back was full of issues. Also I managed to miss an incredible classic in my best Aussie song list and I've gone so hard on the mute button as of late, Facebook is really trying its hardest to get me to hang on.
HOW DID I MISS OVERKILL?
It wasn't until the song played in the latest day of the Oztober 300 that it dawned on me, I missed one of the greatest Aussie songs ever written for my top ten list yesterday. I speak of course of Men At Work's Overkill.
And the reason I cherish this song so much is twofold - firstly its lyrical brilliance. As a massive over thinker, there have been far too many sleepless nights to count in my life. There's been far too much time tossing and turning when I should be slumbering. The annoying 'let's play this life's mistake' replay over and over in the wee AM has definitely overstayed its welcome decades ago.
Overkill relates to this so well - when I hear the song, I'm suddenly Colin Hay singing along, tapping into exactly how I feel going over and over things and over complicating the most simple notions. I love relatable lyrics and this one absolutely connects in so many ways.
The second reason is that it's such a powerful song, it sounds just as good if not better when you hear it performed in different ways. Case in point - two guitars, Colin leading the charge and a choir adding incredible magic to an already beautiful song. Have some decent headphones on when trying this on and if you're already a fan of the song, enjoy the goosebumps!
THINGS ARE COOLER NOW
Honestly, it was a few hours I'd like to forget because what should have been an easy pickup of my car yesterday from the radiator shop turned into a comedy of errors in no time flat. What made things worse was having my son with me - because idiot luck and myself go hand in hand but I certainly don't wish it on anyone else..
2pm - grabbed a cab to retrieve the car from the radiator shop. Unfortunately the team were slammed so it wouldn't be ready until 3pm. Okay, we'll do the school pickup and come back, no worries. According to Google Maps, it was an hour walk to the school from the shop. Okay then, let's walk for a little bit and call a cab.
2:40pm - Called a cab. First one available.
3pm - No sign of said taxi.
3:05pm - Called the school. 'Yeah we're still waiting on a taxi, could you please let my daughter Sophie know we might be a touch late.' Yep, no problems.
3:10pm - When I call the automated service tells me they're still trying to find me a taxi.
3:15pm - When I call the automated service tells me they're still trying to find me a taxi.
3:20pm - When I call the automated service tells me they're still trying to find me a taxi.
3:25pm - When I call the automated service tells me they're still trying to find me a taxi. Meanwhile I'm trying to calm my son who's with me and is getting very anxious for Sophie's sake.
3:27pm - Update from the radiator shop - needs a little more time, please pick up after 4pm. Okay.
3:30pm - When I call the automated service tells me they're still trying to find me a taxi.
3:35pm - Taxi arrives!
3:38pm - School calls just to check. 'I'm on my way!'
3:39pm - Wifey returns my call. I reassure her that everything is okay.
3:42pm - Get to school. Everyone relieved. Wife suggests she pick us up when she finishes so I can go and get the car without getting another taxi runaround. Walk home from school.
4:30pm - No word from wifey.
4:40pm - No word from wifey. Call and explain we'll get a taxi again and she agrees because she's slammed at work. Book taxi.
4:50pm - When I call the automated service tells me they're still trying to find me a taxi...
5pm - When I call the automated service tells me they're still trying to find me a taxi.
5:10pm - Wifey arrives home annnnnd when I call the automated service tells me they're still trying to find me a taxi. Promptly cancel.
5:25pm - Get to radiator shop. Pay bill, drive car back with no overheating issues, joy. Go off to see Black Adam, trying to forget the absolute s- show that just occurred and the mixed service I had from three different taxis..
At least Black Adam was good!
OFF YOU SNOOZE
For the sake of my mental health, I've muted quite a lot of friends on Facebook. Not unfollowed, we're still mates on Facey, I've just got tired of various things that I wanted to take a break from and have handed out 30 day snoozes
Things such as:
-If you're updating your life every. single. day. with 5-6 posts a day? Sorry, I don't think I'd enjoy that from people I admire in life, let alone the people I work with. I don't need to see so many pictures of your kids, pets or renovations day in and day out. Thank you, no.
-Endless negativity. I get it, life sucks, work sucks, moneys tight, people are pricks. But I feel you'd do a lot better at things generally if you stopped pissing and moaning about it daily and focused on what's bringing you down and how you could improve things. Mood is contagious, I really don't want to be knocked down a few pegs because your bus was late again, cheers.
-Conspiracy theories. I'm good thanks.
-One subject, flogged to death. I appreciate your updates, I do. If I've got something humorous to add, I generally will. But when all you do is post up links to articles to support your stance on something day after day, then I'm going to start to get tired on you pushing your agenda on me and I'll reach for the snooze button. If you're still doing it when you reappear on my news feed in a month, well that's a 'no more updates from this person' CLICK type of Facebook friendship.
-Anything related to 'Find out what kind of star sign/ stop sign/ Disney Princess/ random rock/ spirit animal' you are. Oh please, enough already, they're all just shit. Case in point, this supposed psychic cock.
So as you could imagine with those guidelines, I've cleaned out a lot of the usual junk in my Facebook feed. However rather than just give me the bare minimum of friends updates, Facebook is now suggesting groups I should be part of.
Yeah, I kid you not. Rather than blank spaces, Facebook is digging deep to find me groups relevant to my interests such as cars, wrestling and movies. Because it wants to stay there as long as I can and absorb as many paid ads during my stays. Ugh. (Don't get me started on how many ads I've had to mark as 'Not relevant to me' such as the stupid AI blog generators.)
If you're reading this and having lunch with Zuckerberg soon, could you please pass on a message for me? And that is 'No news is good news.' I really don't have a need to be there any longer than I have to and am more than happy to read a couple of happy and relevant status updates daily and then move on with my life.
Is that too much to ask?
Chat tomorrow
-Almigo
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