Crushing Krisis

Comic Books, Drag Race, & Life in New Zealand

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Krisis has been creating Crushing Krisis since 2000, writing songs since 1996, and reading comics since 1991. He is a Customer Success and Digital Brand Strategy executive, serial organizer, parent, and feminist, among other things. Based in Philly through 2017, he now resides in Wellington, NZ.

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some comments on that last bit: My favourite songs tend to reflect my favourite albums of the moment, but as you can see there are a few departures from that list. The new Elastica album is wonderful, but it has only made me lust after the 1:33 of perfection that is “All-Nighter” even more. The split entries represent songs that i usually listen to in pairs on the albums they come from. On Nina Gordon’s album, the two are really the only ones i like, but on Tracy Bonham’s and Weezer’s they’re barely better than the rest. The Pretenders are on the list just because “Back on the Chain Gang” melts my whole world. As for Ani, “Swing” is from her new EP and her last LP, “Itch” is from Not So Soft (which i recently gushed about), and the live “Firedoor” (featuring an awesome segue into “Rapper’s Delight”) is from a 1999 radio show from Stockholm.

https://crushingkrisis.com/2000/08/744981/

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current top10 songs

All-Nighter – Elastica

Swing – Ani DiFranco

Only You Know / Disconnected – Veruca Salt

2003 / Now I Can Die – Nina Gordon

Paper Bag / The Way Things Are – Fiona Apple

Itch – Ani DiFranco

Say It Ain’t So / Surf Wax America – Weezer

Back On The Chain Gang – The Pretenders

Jumping Bean / Thumbelina – Tracy Bonham

Fire Door (live) – Ani DiFranco

https://crushingkrisis.com/2000/08/744894/

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I put myself through such hell to get useless things done that it’s quite sick. My to-do list is as accurate of an example as i could possibly provide. For the staff page update i reread all of shafted, just to harvest the eight digit numbers of everyone’s best posts. Of course, now i have to find a way to seamlessly add a “best of” link to each staff listing. Meanwhile, my list of favourite songs involves not a lot of easy listening but plenty of addition, giving numerical value to things that don’t need it, and severely wasting my time. Of course, nearly everything on my to-do list qualifies as a time waste, since none of them actually effect my life (except for when i go to sleep). Obviously, i devote all of my free time to constructing massive wastes of time. And proud of it.

https://crushingkrisis.com/2000/08/744717/

Filed Under: ocd

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Things i intend to do tonite:

  • Work on a site-map
  • Finish the new staff page for shafted
  • Add perma-links, since it isn’t hard
  • Post on shafted
  • Add my two demos to the my discography
  • Work on my list of favourite songs
  • Practice something on guitar
  • Add new audio to the site
  • Write a chapter for one of my ongoing projects
  • Be asleep by 3:05am

    https://crushingkrisis.com/2000/08/744308/

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    Recently i have found myself flirting at work. It started out unintentionally, though. During my last shift a quiet and seemingly young woman came in to order a latté. After she departed, Stephanie pointed out that i seemed to be flirting with her to the best of my ability, and i agreed without challenging her opinion. The girl was pleasant, attractive, and seemed to be around Me & Steph’s age. During the course of the day she earned the nickname “cute latté girl,” but seeing as neither of us had served her before we didn’t expect to see her again. I was entirely shocked to see her return to the store today, buying our last plain bagel and a hot chocolate. I had just arrived, so was so full of energy anyway that flirting was beside the point. However, today the young lady sat down (with her back to the counter) and read a book while she sipped her hot chocolate. Ever the suspicious wierdo, i took the opportunity to regal Stephanie with my tale of the Weezer concert in case the girl was listening in. What better way to impress upon someone the nuances of my personality than to talk about a recent concert experience? Anyhow, after a longish period of time (and the entire Weezer story) the girl exited the store, visited the nearby newsstand, and then disappeared down the hall.

    Stephanie decided to wait until next week to follow her for me.

    https://crushingkrisis.com/2000/08/744222/