One of my favourite Led Zeppelin songs

I'm not sure if they wrote it, or if Willie Dixon wrote it, but it's definitely in my top 5 favourite Zeppelin songs. It's called 'I Can't Quit You Baby'.

Plus, the video shows two photos of my 'boyfriend', Robert Plant! ;)

This cake is awesome.

Mom decided to use up one of the cake mixes, so she picked a lemon one, and man, is it good! I got a second slice.

So on Wednesday, I went to pick up my stuff from the library, including Twilight. I started reading it that day, and it is now Sunday and I finished chapter five today. Wow. My Ravelry friends are right - I am getting sucked into it!

Although I was a little annoyed that it took so long to find out why Bella left Phoenix when she loves Phoenix but hates Forks...

And, though I did get excited whenever Edward was nice and caring towards Bella, or whenever he'd look at her deeply and she'd feel amazing, but I still don't go for weird dudes with dark circles under their eyes. Maybe it's something I'll appreciate more as I read the book???

The only character from a book that I find extremely attractive would have to be Numair Salmalin from the Immortals Quartet by Tamora Pierce.

Neil from I Capture the Castle sounds pretty handsome, too, but Dodie Smith doesn't describe him in great detail. I guess it's because it's Simon that get mentioned more, because he loves Rose.

But really, I prefer long-haired Englishmen. Like Robert Plant ;)

Man, this cake is good.

I worked on my story a bit more today. I might write another seperate draft for the story, either on Google Docs or on paper, since I don't trust Word '07. That reminds me, my keyboard was being stupid today, but Mom fixed it.

My cake is now gone except for crumbs, but I'm still happy.

Happy birthday, Robert Plant!

So, my 'boyfriend', Robert Plant, is 60 years old today. I completely forgot when his birthday was! I even had it written down! I was listening to the radio at probably around two in the morning, and they were playing the title track from Mighty Rearranger, his album with the Strange Sensation. I thought, I haven't heard this song in a while! Why are they playing it? I went to bed, woke up, and was listening to the radio, and they played one of his solo songs, In The Mood, and the DJ said that it was Robert's birthday!

Here's Led Zeppelin's Communication Breakdown... the video quality isn't the best, but it's still awesome :D

Feeling better

On top of the aches I mentioned in my last post, I also had a stomach ache. I didn't eat much today. As far as I remember, I consumed:

1. A not-quite-full cup of tea (I think it was English breakfast)
2. A cup of peppermint tea (for my stomach
3. A smoked salmon cream cheese sandwich
4. Some biscuits/cookies.
5. A bowl of macaroni and cheese
6. Two mints

I had a shower earlier today, which helped. I spent the whole morning in my pyjamas, I felt that awful.

I did, however, listen to disc one of The Song Remains The Same. It has some previously unreleased tracks, some of which weren't even in the film. I started crying partway through 'The Rain Song', partly because I was happy that I'm sweet on Max. I guess I was missing him, too.

I must say, though, that I like the live version of 'No Quarter'. The studio version creeps me out for some strange reason, but I don't mind the live version from The Song Remains The Same.

I'm not sure which track on disc one is my absolute favourite. It might be 'Since I've Been Loving You'. I love the studio version and the live version. I love it when Robert Plant sings like a bluesman. Well, when you think about it, he is a bluesman. A folk musician, too. That's why I hate it when people call Zeppelin's music 'metal', because they started out recording blues songs, with rock songs (like 'Communication Breakdown') and folk songs (like 'Gallow's Pole') mixed in.

If only John Bonham hadn't died. I miss you, Bonzo...

So much for regaining lost sleep...

I couldn't drift off again, so I put on my R.E.M. CD and went through some of my knitting magazines, looking for baby patterns. I'm hooked on baby knits. They're just so darn cute! The cardigan I'm working on is coming along nicely, although I'll have to block it because of some loose spots. I finished the increases, and next I have to cast on some stitches (eight, I think) on each end for the cuffs. Yep, it's knit in one piece.

My mom and I keep quoting from Rocky Horror. Like the other night. Mom was cooking dinner on the stove, and I was heating up some leftover pork chop to go with my potatoes - mom was cooking the rest of the pork chop pieces in saurkraut and onions, and I don't like saurkraut and onions most of the time, so she set aside some meat for me to heat up in the microwave. I can't remember what we were talking about, but I said, "It's ASTOUNDING..." and she continued, "Time is FLEETING..." Also, earlier tonight, I was talking to her about something (again, I can't remember what... maybe something knitting-related???), and I began, "I remember..." and my mom added, "Doing the TIME WARP...." It was so funny.

And since my mom has corners of her Flair board on Facebook devoted to certain themes (like Meatloaf and Rocky Horror), I decided to do the same thing with my Rocky Horror Flair and my Robert Plant Flair.

I hate it when I feel tired, but I can't go to sleep. Drives me nuts. I think it'll happen again tonight.

Here's my Robert :D

Nothin' new...

I feel I ought to update, even though nothing new and exciting has happened. Except for the fact that Robert Plant says that he wouldn't mind recording another album with Alison Krauss.

My thought? It's a great idea! I'm really enjoying Raising Sand. Some people might find it odd that Robert Plant is into bluegrass, but it isn't really that odd. If you listen to Led Zeppelin III, you'll hear songs that sound very much like bluegrass and folk.

Here's Robert and Alison singing The Battle of Evermore...

I think I'm on a Joe Cocker binge :p

Since we're going to be using Joe Cocker's cover of With a Little Help From My Friends for our youth group service, I was listening to that song today. I forgot how much I love that song. I mean, yeah, the original is great, but Joe gave it a touch of soul, and the result is a fabulous cover song.

I'm a little worried that people will be unprepared for the service. I shouldn't worry, really - it isn't healthy. And I do worry too much.

I picked up my library stuff today. Both CDs - Robert Plant and Alison Krauss: Raising Sand, and the Honeydrippers: The Honeydrippers, Volume One - are in great condition. I listened to The Honeydrippers, Volume One earlier, and it's a pretty good album. The book I picked up, Keeping the Moon, is a bit rough-looking, but it's in one piece thanks to the librarians and their wonderful Scotch tape. Also, my dad found a book in the recent additions - a book about Monty Python! I'm still reading Troll Fell and Led Zeppelin in Their Own Words, too, but I'm almost finished Troll Fell. Just a few more chapters!

Another ruff pic, and other random stuff.

The top photo is a recent shot of my ruff. Measuring the spine is a bit of trouble, because of the ruffles. The photo below the ruff is a shot of my dropped stitch scarf, which now has its ends woven in but needs to be blocked. The third photo is of my vest - or, rather, the right front piece of my vest.

I'm thinking that the vest will be good for wearing in the garden or to the library, because I could wear it overtop of a sweater instead of wearing a jacket, and it'll have pockets. Pockets are good.

I don't think I'll be doing much tonight, except for watching TV, maybe reading my library book, probably knitting. That reminds me.. I have to pick up a book and a CD from the library. The book? Keeping the Moon. The CD? Raising Sand!!!! I also have another CD in transit - The Honeydrippers!