Friday, January 27, 2006

Listening to Joni Mitchell songs

Standing in a crowded elevator this morning with the iPod in my pocket, I was listening to a Joni Mitchell song for the nth time and her lyrics still make me feel ... human. Sad and happy at the same time. It's almost impossible to explain, especially for the stodgy science student that I am, still waiting for my artistic gene to kick in.

"I feel your legs under the table
Leaning into mine
I feel renewed
I feel disabled
By these bonfires in my spine ....

I fear the sentence of this solitude
200 years on hold
Oh and all we ever wanted
Was just to come in from the cold"

I was introduced to Joni Mitchell's Night Ride Home album by an ex-boyfriend who had the advantage (and all the benefits) of 7 years over me. It's amazing how I managed to attribute the sensitivity, soulfulness and lyricism of the entire album to his personality but that's what wimmen do when they're 21 and dumb, I guess. Looking back, I think he could have been as sensitive and soulful as I thought but he was certainly very good at concealing it. "Sensitive-Lite", as the husband would say.

There really should be a Registry of Ex-Boyfriends, where men who wish to date will have to register with their CVs and references from ex-girlfriends/ ex-boyfriends. For this guy, I would have said "Has an exaggerated view of own soulfulness. Does not admit to extruding nostril hair. I have 6 of his CDs and I'm not giving them back."

10 Comments:

At 1:27 AM, Blogger valkyrie said...

this registry thingy sounds like a great idea! someone quick setup an Exster website where you can post profiles of ex-boyfriends! where anyone can leave a testimonial! complete with pictures and everything!

 
At 11:57 AM, Blogger gremlin said...

yeah! it's soooo way cool! jaffar do it and we'd be your first subscribers! can make money you know...no anonymous postings/comments type otherwise would defeat the purpose.WK's a loser. keep them CDs - but return mine, COW. what tears would you shed with soulless ally mcbeal soundtrack and whats-her-name-jazz-woman anyways?! COW.

 
At 6:07 AM, Blogger Blanc Fleur said...

i agree with the registry thing. "has a dick smaller than his brain. likes to think about what to eat after, during sex. cannot sing to save his life, but likes to do so at family functions, e.g my mother's birthday."

 
At 6:31 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Actually I would have thought that most men's dicks ARE smaller than their brains. Wait. Actually I always suspected that some of the guys I've dated have brains smaller than their dicks... it's a tough call, that.

HD

 
At 7:33 AM, Blogger gremlin said...

oh, I believe this guy has none. lost it with his mind some time ago. which reminds me,jaffar, you really ought to get those eyes checked. it's looong overdue.

 
At 6:11 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

"has a dick smaller than his brain. likes to think about what to eat after, during sex. cannot sing to save his life, but likes to do so at family functions, e.g my mother's birthday."

uhmmm.
What an interesting exchange.
Well as we all have limited blood.
The blood has to flow downwards to the dick or upwards to the brain, therefore only one should be functioning properly at any one time.
I am surprised he can think of what to eat during sex.

The Guru

 
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