I just uploaded Dead or Alive's "Rip it Up" album to my computer so i could play it loud and listen to it while I cleaned. I feel dirty. It was the album my Uncle would play when he cleaned so it's kind of perma-stuck in my psyche as cleaning music but I'm sure if anyone walked in right now they'd be like. W.T.F. :horrormirth:
What songs/music do you people like to listen to, if any, when you clean, like, REALLY clean?
Flight Of The Valkyries.
Edit: Or if I'm less maniacal feeling, Fanfare For The Common Man.
Prodigy, Tool, Pendulum are my usual choices.
(like I'm about to do now as I go wash some christmas dishes...)
Slayer.
"On the floor at the Boutique" mixed by Fatboy Slim. Awesome stuff. Starts with Michael Viner's Incredible Bongo Band cover of Apache (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zjiU2YAlYKY&feature=related).
"Burning Down the House"
Who the fuck wants clean? I want dirty blues, I want Elton John...back when he knew the deal (Burn Down the Mission still does it for me). I want filth oozing out of my pores and jangled nerves up my spine while I listen to The Rolling Stones' Let It Bleed way too loud while I'm driving badly on the highway. More recently, I want Rehab's Bartender Song when I'm all fucked up on pills.
Clean? Who the fuck wants clean?
Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on December 28, 2009, 04:37:34 PM
Who the fuck wants clean? I want dirty blues, I want Elton John...back when he knew the deal (Burn Down the Mission still does it for me). I want filth oozing out of my pores and jangled nerves up my spine while I listen to The Rolling Stones' Let It Bleed way too loud while I'm driving badly on the highway. More recently, I want Rehab's Bartender Song when I'm all fucked up on pills.
Clean? Who the fuck wants clean?
CLEAN. UP. THIS. MESS!
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Quote from: Squid on December 28, 2009, 05:19:53 PM
Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on December 28, 2009, 04:37:34 PM
Who the fuck wants clean? I want dirty blues, I want Elton John...back when he knew the deal (Burn Down the Mission still does it for me). I want filth oozing out of my pores and jangled nerves up my spine while I listen to The Rolling Stones' Let It Bleed way too loud while I'm driving badly on the highway. More recently, I want Rehab's Bartender Song when I'm all fucked up on pills.
Clean? Who the fuck wants clean?
CLEAN. UP. THIS. MESS!
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NOT TIL I'M DONE ROLLING IN IT.
The Aladdin Soundtrack
no shit
Journey's Greatest Hits. No shit.
Battles - for when i'm cleaning my room.
Bomb The music industry! - for when i'm 'cleaning' my room. :lulz:
I listen to whatever, when I'm cleaning.
I clean in silence. :sad:
What is the nature of this thing we call cleaning anyway? Certainly there is a hygenic aspect, removing decay and pathogens which foster disease, but there is also an aesthetic aspect. When most people refer to cleaning it is of both parts, the cleansing of materials and surfaces, and the organization and clearing of spaces into tidyness. The former makes sense from a physical/physiological standpoint, and the latter makes sense from a psychological standpoint. The space we live in alters the space of our minds to some extent; a cluttered space will distract and detract from clarity and focus, whereas a tidy, decluttered space will amplify clarity and focus. The space is an object of subconscious cathexis.
/rambling bullshit
My wife and I have similar conflicts.
Mrs. LMNO: "The house is filthy!"
Me: "Actually, it's just cluttered. I'll straighten up."
:glub, burble, splatter:
Me: "The sewer line just erupted out of the sink. Now the house is filthy."
In my house, it seems like cleaning is like a war that has just about come to a stalemate. It's like you're just barely ahead of the clutter, but it's only temporary. We always say, "Okay, we're going to do better to keep this neat and organized". And 2 weeks later we're at it again. I also think I've discovered that I'm becoming somewhat OCD as I get older. It's like, if I don't clean that NOW, I can't do anything else. It drives my wife nuts, especially when I insist on doing some straightening when it's time to eat dinner.
As Concordian as it sounds, I find the need to make daily routines in order to keep the house neat. This is why our house always gets trashed during the holidays.
Quote from: LMNO on December 29, 2009, 01:54:52 PM
As Concordian as it sounds, I find the need to make daily routines in order to keep the house neat. This is why our house always gets trashed during the holidays.
How is that concordian?
I WILL MAINTAIN ORDER!
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Quote from: LMNO on December 29, 2009, 02:09:00 PM
I WILL MAINTAIN ORDER!
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Order is part of chaos. You know that.
Yeah, I know. I'd still prefer if machines did it for me, though.
:FFF:
I wanna get one of those robot vacuum cleaners and robot floor moppers.
for SCIENCE.
I have a Roomba. It's awesome, and it scares the cat. SCIENTIFICALLY.
That's precisely the kind of science I'm interested in. :evil:
Quote from: Rev. What's-His-Name? on December 29, 2009, 01:41:38 PM
In my house, it seems like cleaning is like a war that has just about come to a stalemate. It's like you're just barely ahead of the clutter, but it's only temporary. We always say, "Okay, we're going to do better to keep this neat and organized". And 2 weeks later we're at it again. I also think I've discovered that I'm becoming somewhat OCD as I get older. It's like, if I don't clean that NOW, I can't do anything else. It drives my wife nuts, especially when I insist on doing some straightening when it's time to eat dinner.
Man oh man, recurring Discordian flaw?
Our house will get completely cleaned, spotless straightened and a week later its like we're recovering from a hurricane.
Two months ago we instituted the "Plastic bag" policy. Once a week, stuff goes back where it belongs, or it goes in a plastic bag which is dropped into the trash.
The house is still a cluttered mess :-/
I don't clean the house, bathroom aside, which takes about 10 minutes (because we have another toilet, and two people use the en suite shower).
However, since I will be the sole resident of this property....6 days from now, I will have to start. I intend to listen to a Lady Gaga/BEARFORCE1 medley until every room is spotless.
Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on December 29, 2009, 02:04:59 PM
Quote from: LMNO on December 29, 2009, 01:54:52 PM
As Concordian as it sounds, I find the need to make daily routines in order to keep the house neat. This is why our house always gets trashed during the holidays.
How is that concordian?
Concordes also get trashed during the holidays.
Quote from: Rev. What's-His-Name? on December 29, 2009, 01:41:38 PM
In my house, it seems like cleaning is like a war that has just about come to a stalemate. It's like you're just barely ahead of the clutter, but it's only temporary. We always say, "Okay, we're going to do better to keep this neat and organized". And 2 weeks later we're at it again. I also think I've discovered that I'm becoming somewhat OCD as I get older. It's like, if I don't clean that NOW, I can't do anything else. It drives my wife nuts, especially when I insist on doing some straightening when it's time to eat dinner.
Perhaps you need more troops, and keep promising a withdrawal date for your house, but never actually leave.
Quote from: LMNO on December 29, 2009, 02:23:40 PM
I have a Roomba. It's awesome, and it scares the cat. SCIENTIFICALLY.
Sheesh... those things creep me out.
Quote from: Cain on December 29, 2009, 09:29:43 PM
I don't clean the house, bathroom aside, which takes about 10 minutes (because we have another toilet, and two people use the en suite shower).
However, since I will be the sole resident of this property....6 days from now, I will have to start. I intend to listen to a Lady Gaga/BEARFORCE1 medley until every room is spotless.
Video of this. Please.
You know, Poker Face and BEARFORCE1 go together surprisingly well. Even the videos are kind of matched up.
Quote from: LMNO on December 30, 2009, 12:58:50 PM
Quote from: Cain on December 29, 2009, 09:29:43 PM
I don't clean the house, bathroom aside, which takes about 10 minutes (because we have another toilet, and two people use the en suite shower).
However, since I will be the sole resident of this property....6 days from now, I will have to start. I intend to listen to a Lady Gaga/BEARFORCE1 medley until every room is spotless.
Video of this. Please.
Surprisingly, I still do not have a webcam.
Quote from: Mistress Freeky on December 30, 2009, 04:28:57 PM
You know, Poker Face and BEARFORCE1 go together surprisingly well. Even the videos are kind of matched up.
Any particular BEARFORCE1 song? As far as I'm concerned, Poker Face is one of the better tracks on the album.
Quote from: Cain on December 30, 2009, 04:38:14 PM
Quote from: LMNO on December 30, 2009, 12:58:50 PM
Quote from: Cain on December 29, 2009, 09:29:43 PM
I don't clean the house, bathroom aside, which takes about 10 minutes (because we have another toilet, and two people use the en suite shower).
However, since I will be the sole resident of this property....6 days from now, I will have to start. I intend to listen to a Lady Gaga/BEARFORCE1 medley until every room is spotless.
Video of this. Please.
Surprisingly, I still do not have a webcam.
Quote from: Mistress Freeky on December 30, 2009, 04:28:57 PM
You know, Poker Face and BEARFORCE1 go together surprisingly well. Even the videos are kind of matched up.
Any particular BEARFORCE1 song? As far as I'm concerned, Poker Face is one of the better tracks on the album.
The one that's in the A-Team/BEARFORCE1 Mashup that pops up in the news header.
Probably the medly that starts with them walking out of the ocean.
Yes.