Yay for free wireless internet at the Chicago Cultural Center!

[violachic]

Okay, here's a story. A true story. Not even -based- on a true story. Its real.

Backstory:

As some of you may already know, pheret1 and I were raised by wolves. By this I mean that we were pretty sheltered. Our mother was- and still is- an intellectual elitest, and nary a whisper of pop culture came through our door. Think Frances McDormand's character in Almost Famous, only instead of banning Simon and Garfunkle, she put them in my Christmas stocking when I was eight.

I began my musical evolution by late grade school, as I spent time at friends houses, and at our older sibling's houses (half siblings, eighteen and twenty years older than me, respectively). In middle school I began listening to the oldies station pretty regularly, and by eighth grade, I was on to classic rock (Chicagoans, remember what WCKG used to be?). By the time I was being driven around in friends cars, much to Mother's chagrin (she didn't trust teenaged drivers and we technically weren't allowed to ride with them, but there wasn't much she could do on this front except gnash her teeth), I was finally starting to at least catch on that this whole "pop culture" thing existed.

Now, despite the fact that I am actually teachable, I've never been considered even remotely hip. In any area. Hippy or hippie maybe, but not "hip".

Now- and this may momentarily seem unrelated, but bear with me- when a person is done with a stint on team in CPT, there is a process called the "Exit Interview" that everyone has to go through. This consists of a set of questions to that person and to several of their teammates about strengths, concerns, etc. Probably not unlike what you go through in a Real Job, but I wouldn't know because I've never had one. Now, my exit interview process was delayed, because my last week on team was when the shit hit the fan in Iraq, and we'd been dealing with that for weeks and weeks.

The Now Story:

So I finally got feedback on my exit interview stuff this week. My teammates had to tell what they thought my strengths were, if they had any concerns about my work, etc. The comments were overall really positive, but there was one place that made me laugh and be very happy.

In the section that asked "What things did this person contribute most to the team?" Matt answered "Her iPod. Amy has the best collection of rock and punk music of anyone I've ever worked with on team before".



Heeee.


Apparently, I actually do have good taste in music. And maybe- just maybe- someone thinks I'm hip.

Comments

[whereisjoy.livejournal.com]

that's wonderous. I love it.

[donia.livejournal.com]

You listen to punk? I did not know that. What kinda punk you got?

[magp.livejournal.com]

I'll bet you're so hip you haven't seen your toes in weeks... :P

And yes, I remember WCKG.

[kymc.livejournal.com]

hahah.. I am still stuck on the raised by wolves bit! lol

[violachic.livejournal.com]

I did not coin the phrase, but I believe it is apt :-D

[violachic.livejournal.com]

Heh. It is all relative, I suppose. To say "I listen to punk" isn't entirely accurate, but I have some Clash, and The Ramones, and a few other random songs on there. I like what I've heard so far, plus I'm a sucker for any music that has to do with social commentary. I'm definitely open to learning more about it. I know, it seems to go contrary to my personality.

I'd be interested in coming by tomorrow night for books, as I'll be with someone who owns a car and can swing me by. Is that possible?

[donia.livejournal.com]

The Dead Kennedys are a great punk band for social commentary, though the music is harsh and Jello Biafra's voice is an acquired taste. They have some of the best political lyrics ever. You could try Jello's spoken word stuff, too. That gives you all of the politics and very little of the pain. If you want me to burn you some of this stuff, let me know. I'll be around tomorrow after 6 p.m., if you want to stop by and pick up those books. If you respond to this tonight, I could also have a Dead Kennedys/Jello Biafra disc ready for you.

[violachic.livejournal.com]

Sorry, I didn't get this till this morning. I'd love to have you burn me some stuff, whenever.

I'll give you a call before I come over, just to make sure you're there and stuff.

Thanks.

[donia.livejournal.com]

Yo, where you at? I hope I'm just being paranoid and nothing happened to you. I made you a mix cd chock full of social commentary, though I forgot to throw on some Dead Kennedys in my ecstactic daze, but I did put on a Jello Biafra song. It's heavy on rap and punk, which are my two favorite genres for political proselytizing. It's waiting for you whenever you're ready to get the books. I'll be around this weekend, too, if that's more convenient for you. Otherwise, I'm here after 6 p.m. during the week. Hope to see you soon!