Saturday, September 07, 2002
SURVEY SAYS
The Friday Five: (found at fridayfive.org)
1. What is your biggest pet peeve? Why? Hmm. I hate it when people tailgate, and I don't know if this counts as a "pet peeve" but when some strange man leers at me, or has the nerve to make some comment to me it pisses me off beyond belief.
2. What irritating habits do you have? I sometimes (often) respond to what people are saying before they've finished talking. I'm too impulsive, I get excited, what can I say? I'm also an annoying car passenger. Driving scares me, so I tend to be the overly anxious passenger. (sorry Mark).
3. Have you tried to change the irritating habits or just let them be? I've definitely tried to work on my irritating habits, particularly trying to not interrupt people, and trying to be a better listener.
4. What grosses you out more than anything else? Why? I have a pretty high tolerance for disgusting things, I work with special needs kids so this is a must. However, any other person's body fluids coming into contact with any part of me tops the list, for fairly obvious reasons.
5. What one thing can you never see yourself doing that other people do? I don't know. There are lots of gross things I don't do, but truthfully I'm sure I have my fair share of irritating and nasty habits. I'd love to say I'll never pick my nose while driving my car, but we all know that's not true ;^)
The Friday Five: (found at fridayfive.org)
1. What is your biggest pet peeve? Why? Hmm. I hate it when people tailgate, and I don't know if this counts as a "pet peeve" but when some strange man leers at me, or has the nerve to make some comment to me it pisses me off beyond belief.
2. What irritating habits do you have? I sometimes (often) respond to what people are saying before they've finished talking. I'm too impulsive, I get excited, what can I say? I'm also an annoying car passenger. Driving scares me, so I tend to be the overly anxious passenger. (sorry Mark).
3. Have you tried to change the irritating habits or just let them be? I've definitely tried to work on my irritating habits, particularly trying to not interrupt people, and trying to be a better listener.
4. What grosses you out more than anything else? Why? I have a pretty high tolerance for disgusting things, I work with special needs kids so this is a must. However, any other person's body fluids coming into contact with any part of me tops the list, for fairly obvious reasons.
5. What one thing can you never see yourself doing that other people do? I don't know. There are lots of gross things I don't do, but truthfully I'm sure I have my fair share of irritating and nasty habits. I'd love to say I'll never pick my nose while driving my car, but we all know that's not true ;^)
We're going to try to camp this weekend up the road a spell, along the border of Georgia and South Carolina. Now, camping to us typically means a hotel without cable TV. We've almost gone real camping together on several occasions in the past, but something in our collective subconcious has always managed to find an excuse not to. Whether it was cowardice or deep-seated wisdom remains to be seen.
It is probably worth noting that the place we're going, Tallulah Gorge, was where Deliverance was filmed.
By the way, the archives over to the left appear to be fixed, so you can now browse this blog back to the berry beginning.
It is probably worth noting that the place we're going, Tallulah Gorge, was where Deliverance was filmed.
By the way, the archives over to the left appear to be fixed, so you can now browse this blog back to the berry beginning.
Friday, September 06, 2002
I have vowed to myself that if we end up in Singapore or Hong Kong, I'm going to learn to speak Chinese. Now, I got by in school pretty good by figuring out shortcuts to learning -- for instance, you can get by in physics pretty well just by learning to plug values into equations and grinding out the results. Learning a language can be frustrating to me because there aren't many shortcuts to learning short of sheer rote memorization. And now I just found this page, which has some daunting statistics about the language. Most depressing: "A Chinese child learns about 2,000 characters by the time he is ten, but it takes two or three times as many to be able to read a newspaper or novel." Yikes.
Still, I'm going to try. I can't decide whether to shoot for Cantonese (spoken by residents of Hong Kong and most Chinese in the US) or Mandarin (considered the lingua franca and spoken by two thirds of the Chinese population). There are several other dialects, spoken by tens of millions, that I'm not going to touch. Coming from the US, it's hard to fathom how a country can get by with that much disparity.
Of course, if we end up in Australia, I'll be able to speak to the natives pretty well, thanks to those Fosters commercials.
While on the subject, one thing we found hilarious while in Singapore last year was the signs that were up everywhere hawking the government-sponsored Speak Good English Movement. Note that that does not say the "Speak English Well Movement". There doesn't seem to be any of the widespread guffawing and derision there that I would expect from such a mistake, so they apparently have a long way to go.
Still, I'm going to try. I can't decide whether to shoot for Cantonese (spoken by residents of Hong Kong and most Chinese in the US) or Mandarin (considered the lingua franca and spoken by two thirds of the Chinese population). There are several other dialects, spoken by tens of millions, that I'm not going to touch. Coming from the US, it's hard to fathom how a country can get by with that much disparity.
Of course, if we end up in Australia, I'll be able to speak to the natives pretty well, thanks to those Fosters commercials.
While on the subject, one thing we found hilarious while in Singapore last year was the signs that were up everywhere hawking the government-sponsored Speak Good English Movement. Note that that does not say the "Speak English Well Movement". There doesn't seem to be any of the widespread guffawing and derision there that I would expect from such a mistake, so they apparently have a long way to go.
Thursday, September 05, 2002
She's like L.A., she has style but no culture...
I feel the blog is becoming too personal, and not anecdotal enough. blah blah blog. Anyway. This is a poem I wrote years and years ago when I was filled with angst.
For Sherrianne and Sputnik:
Where are you, my friend
who's flown off like that dog in space
and left me with the pedestrians
to solve this puzzle on my own.
I would have come to comfort you,
if I'd known, if they'd told me.
Instead I struggle with your memory,
knowing, not knowing, that the lack of oxygen is killing you.
I feel the blog is becoming too personal, and not anecdotal enough. blah blah blog. Anyway. This is a poem I wrote years and years ago when I was filled with angst.
For Sherrianne and Sputnik:
Where are you, my friend
who's flown off like that dog in space
and left me with the pedestrians
to solve this puzzle on my own.
I would have come to comfort you,
if I'd known, if they'd told me.
Instead I struggle with your memory,
knowing, not knowing, that the lack of oxygen is killing you.
NO! NO! NO!
I was just looking at the application form for immigrating to Australia, trying to straighten out the paperwork and get the process started and I realized that we both need to have our job skills assessed by the Australian powers that be.This means we need to tack on another 3 months (at least) to the all ready excruciatingly long migration process (9-12months)!!! AHH!!!! This is sooooo hard. I'm so ready to go, ANYWHERE. I've all ready quit my job (and gone back, sort of, I'm not working yet, supposed to happen this week, but...), we've sold a lot of our furniture, we've all ready got some of our stuff packed and boxes are spread all over the house, and we may not be going anywhere for 12 months!!! I know in the grand scheme of things this does not qualify as a "real" problem; we both have jobs, we have family and friends that care about us, we have jobs and money, but still it's a test of patience. It's like being at the start of a race, ready to run, with numerous false starts that exhaust you and deteriorate your confidence. Maybe I'm being overdramatic.
I was just looking at the application form for immigrating to Australia, trying to straighten out the paperwork and get the process started and I realized that we both need to have our job skills assessed by the Australian powers that be.This means we need to tack on another 3 months (at least) to the all ready excruciatingly long migration process (9-12months)!!! AHH!!!! This is sooooo hard. I'm so ready to go, ANYWHERE. I've all ready quit my job (and gone back, sort of, I'm not working yet, supposed to happen this week, but...), we've sold a lot of our furniture, we've all ready got some of our stuff packed and boxes are spread all over the house, and we may not be going anywhere for 12 months!!! I know in the grand scheme of things this does not qualify as a "real" problem; we both have jobs, we have family and friends that care about us, we have jobs and money, but still it's a test of patience. It's like being at the start of a race, ready to run, with numerous false starts that exhaust you and deteriorate your confidence. Maybe I'm being overdramatic.
REUNITED
Yesterday rocked. My friend Alison came into Atlanta for a brief visit home (she lives in Portland, OR). We spent the whole day running around, getting coffee, going to the High Museum to see the Jacob Lawrence exhibit, it was great. I'm pretty fortunate to have a lot of social acquaintances here, people we see at parties and go out to bars with, but most of my best friends live in other cities now. It was soooo great to visit with one of my best friends, and be able to say anything without fear of being judged or misunderstood. Alison mentioned the idea of planning a "reunion" vacation every year, this sounds like a fantastic idea to me-the last time I had all my best friends together in one place was at our wedding, and it was fantastic. So, maybe Hawaii in May 2003?
Yesterday rocked. My friend Alison came into Atlanta for a brief visit home (she lives in Portland, OR). We spent the whole day running around, getting coffee, going to the High Museum to see the Jacob Lawrence exhibit, it was great. I'm pretty fortunate to have a lot of social acquaintances here, people we see at parties and go out to bars with, but most of my best friends live in other cities now. It was soooo great to visit with one of my best friends, and be able to say anything without fear of being judged or misunderstood. Alison mentioned the idea of planning a "reunion" vacation every year, this sounds like a fantastic idea to me-the last time I had all my best friends together in one place was at our wedding, and it was fantastic. So, maybe Hawaii in May 2003?
Bummer
I've been downloading MP3s for a while now, and it always bothered me how often you find that they're inconsistently labelled or contain wrong information. I'd been working on a piece of software that does a sort of mass fix-up on MP3 files, and would also rename the file itself in a consistent manner. Now I find that someone has already made a product that does almost exactly what I was hoping for. Mine would still be better in some ways, so I may still continue, but it's taken the wind out of my sails a little bit...
I've been downloading MP3s for a while now, and it always bothered me how often you find that they're inconsistently labelled or contain wrong information. I'd been working on a piece of software that does a sort of mass fix-up on MP3 files, and would also rename the file itself in a consistent manner. Now I find that someone has already made a product that does almost exactly what I was hoping for. Mine would still be better in some ways, so I may still continue, but it's taken the wind out of my sails a little bit...
Wednesday, September 04, 2002
Prediction
In five years every new car will come equipped with multiple cameras. Not so that the authorities can watch you, but so that you can watch the authorities and other drivers. The cameras would record what's ahead and behind and to the sides of you, and possibly even inside the car. For instance, a cow orker just got pulled over for rolling through a stop sign, despite the fact that his car rocked back when he stopped (he says). Imagine if he had it all on film, including the interaction with the officer; he would have saved himself a ticket. (Mi amigo Mike also just had an encounter I'd love to see footage of.) It would also be useful for absolving yourself of guilt in accidents, and for recording break-ins and vandalism. There's at least a dozen times in my life I can think of where this would have been great. Digital cameras are cheap, and are what makes it all now feasible -- you'd only have to store the last five minutes or so of what was happening around you.
In five years every new car will come equipped with multiple cameras. Not so that the authorities can watch you, but so that you can watch the authorities and other drivers. The cameras would record what's ahead and behind and to the sides of you, and possibly even inside the car. For instance, a cow orker just got pulled over for rolling through a stop sign, despite the fact that his car rocked back when he stopped (he says). Imagine if he had it all on film, including the interaction with the officer; he would have saved himself a ticket. (Mi amigo Mike also just had an encounter I'd love to see footage of.) It would also be useful for absolving yourself of guilt in accidents, and for recording break-ins and vandalism. There's at least a dozen times in my life I can think of where this would have been great. Digital cameras are cheap, and are what makes it all now feasible -- you'd only have to store the last five minutes or so of what was happening around you.
Tuesday, September 03, 2002
GROUNDED
We both made it home safely. Whew. I become rather paranoid when Mark flies without me (as if somehow my presence will protect him).
Both trips went rather well. Being in Fayetteville is such an odd, bittersweet, experience now. I have so many memories attached to every street, every landmark. It's a shame I didn't look up any old college friends who might still be there, but I didn't feel I had enough time, and I was there to see my niece.
Mark seemed to have a great visit with his folks. His mother very sweetly started a scrapbook for our wedding pictures and paraphernalia, which is something I had planned on doing, but hadn't gotten around to yet. The cover is a watercolor she painted of the location of our wedding ceremony. Really a very nice sentiment.
We both made it home safely. Whew. I become rather paranoid when Mark flies without me (as if somehow my presence will protect him).
Both trips went rather well. Being in Fayetteville is such an odd, bittersweet, experience now. I have so many memories attached to every street, every landmark. It's a shame I didn't look up any old college friends who might still be there, but I didn't feel I had enough time, and I was there to see my niece.
Mark seemed to have a great visit with his folks. His mother very sweetly started a scrapbook for our wedding pictures and paraphernalia, which is something I had planned on doing, but hadn't gotten around to yet. The cover is a watercolor she painted of the location of our wedding ceremony. Really a very nice sentiment.
Back from Florida. I guess I'll have to come to terms with the fact that every flight into or out of Orlando will be filled with screaming kids. It was a good visit though.
From the utterly useless trivia file: Found out this weekend that my godmother (who I haven't seen in decades) used to date Michael Landon. How far from Kevin Bacon does that put me?
From the utterly useless trivia file: Found out this weekend that my godmother (who I haven't seen in decades) used to date Michael Landon. How far from Kevin Bacon does that put me?
Monday, September 02, 2002
Nature boy
Started the day off feeding manatees off my parent's dock. Manatees will come up when they hear water from a hose, for a drink of fresh water. The situation looks something like this. There were three of them -- two big ones and a baby. They wouldn't come up while I was standing there holding the hose, though, like in past visits; I guess it's a good thing that they're more scared of humans. Still, any day where you feed a manatee is a good day in my book.
Then we took a brief sail on my parents' sailboat. I asked my dad, "Do you ever have dolphins follow you out here?" "Sure," he said. Just then I spotted one over his shoulder, and a minute later, it was beside the boat checking us out.
We ran out of wind, and had to go back in under power. On the way back in there were four more dolphins, which were kicking up big waves as they chased fish. Other wildlife spotted today: two ospreys, many cormorants, many pelicans, many seagulls, some least terns, a great blue heron, and some smaller heron.
Started the day off feeding manatees off my parent's dock. Manatees will come up when they hear water from a hose, for a drink of fresh water. The situation looks something like this. There were three of them -- two big ones and a baby. They wouldn't come up while I was standing there holding the hose, though, like in past visits; I guess it's a good thing that they're more scared of humans. Still, any day where you feed a manatee is a good day in my book.
Then we took a brief sail on my parents' sailboat. I asked my dad, "Do you ever have dolphins follow you out here?" "Sure," he said. Just then I spotted one over his shoulder, and a minute later, it was beside the boat checking us out.
We ran out of wind, and had to go back in under power. On the way back in there were four more dolphins, which were kicking up big waves as they chased fish. Other wildlife spotted today: two ospreys, many cormorants, many pelicans, many seagulls, some least terns, a great blue heron, and some smaller heron.
Sunday, September 01, 2002
Checking in from Cocoa Beach
Down to see the parental units. Was hoping to see my new nephew, but their whole family is sick, so they won't be making the drive up from Ft. Lauderdale. 'Scool, though -- still nice to be here.
For dinner, my parents invited over some friends of theirs who have traveled the world by sailboat. They met when he sailed into Fiji; he's American, she's Australian. In fact, she was working for the Australian embassy when they met -- so it was very nice to meet them! They brought along pictures of their boating adventure which started in Australia, and went through Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand, Sri Lanka, and the Middle East. It was a nice reminder of why we're going to move! My wanderlust is back with a vengeance.
Down to see the parental units. Was hoping to see my new nephew, but their whole family is sick, so they won't be making the drive up from Ft. Lauderdale. 'Scool, though -- still nice to be here.
For dinner, my parents invited over some friends of theirs who have traveled the world by sailboat. They met when he sailed into Fiji; he's American, she's Australian. In fact, she was working for the Australian embassy when they met -- so it was very nice to meet them! They brought along pictures of their boating adventure which started in Australia, and went through Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand, Sri Lanka, and the Middle East. It was a nice reminder of why we're going to move! My wanderlust is back with a vengeance.
ONE WAY OKAY
Mark and I made it safely to our destinations. He's in Florida. I'm in Arkansas. It's strange to be back here. The University of Arkansas @ Fayetteville is where I got my undergraduate degree. I haven't been here in ten years, but it's still pretty much the same, more stripmalls, a few more buildings on campus, but pretty much the same. I'm glad I left when I did, but I still have strong feelings of nostaglia for this place. Driving around this morning, every street is associated with a different memory. College was so much fun, atleast undergrad was, grad school kinda sucked.
I'm enjoying visiting with my neice. Katie's a cutie, and a pretty easy going baby, but still 24 hour baby exposure solidifies my confidence that Mark and I made the right decision (not having any).
Mark and I made it safely to our destinations. He's in Florida. I'm in Arkansas. It's strange to be back here. The University of Arkansas @ Fayetteville is where I got my undergraduate degree. I haven't been here in ten years, but it's still pretty much the same, more stripmalls, a few more buildings on campus, but pretty much the same. I'm glad I left when I did, but I still have strong feelings of nostaglia for this place. Driving around this morning, every street is associated with a different memory. College was so much fun, atleast undergrad was, grad school kinda sucked.
I'm enjoying visiting with my neice. Katie's a cutie, and a pretty easy going baby, but still 24 hour baby exposure solidifies my confidence that Mark and I made the right decision (not having any).
Saturday, August 31, 2002
We don't care. We don't have to. We're the phone company.
I was wondering why my stripped-down home phone was still costing me so much per month (about $45). So I examined the bill, and realized that they've been charging me $4.75 a month for the b.s. Inside Wire Maintenance Service Plan. It was labelled as "optional" but I sure as heck don't ever remember requesting such a service. It's useless if you're only renting. Anyway, after a half an hour of navigating the byzantine BellSouth service phone menus, it's gone...
Hmmm, I thought I had cancelled my long distance carrier on my home line too. But then I see they're still charging me for MCI's PrimeTime Friends and Family plan. So I call MCI to cancel. They put me on hold for a half an hour. Finally I talk to someone, who transfers me to the automated cancellation line. (Gee, they could allow someone to go to an automated line automatically, but that would be too easy). On the automated line they ask me if I've already chosen another carrier through my residential phone service. I select "no", because I'm not switching, I'm canceling. The automated voice tells me that to cancel my long distance through MCI, I must first choose another carrier through my local service -- "Goodbye". Dial tone. Rrrrrrrr...
I call back. Another half hour wait. My ear is sweaty. Finally I tell the operator about the dilemma in their cancellation menu. This time they try to sell me on a new option -- no monthly fee, $0.35 connection plus $0.07/minute for long distance. I tell her no, just cancel the damn thing. She says okay, but you'll have to go though the cancellation menu. "Now, it's going to hang up on you if you answer 'no' to that question..." "So I should say 'yes'?" She laughs. "I can't officially counsel you to do that, but..." "Gotcha. Let's do it." I wait another minute. Instead of the cancellation menu, she comes back on, to ask me if I want to switch to their local service! No thanks, I'm fine with BellSouth. But, having had a few minutes to think, I tell her I want to go with the $0.35 connection/$0.07 per minute option. If we never use it, it costs nothing. You can bet I'll be examining next month's bill with a magnifying glass, though.
I was wondering why my stripped-down home phone was still costing me so much per month (about $45). So I examined the bill, and realized that they've been charging me $4.75 a month for the b.s. Inside Wire Maintenance Service Plan. It was labelled as "optional" but I sure as heck don't ever remember requesting such a service. It's useless if you're only renting. Anyway, after a half an hour of navigating the byzantine BellSouth service phone menus, it's gone...
Hmmm, I thought I had cancelled my long distance carrier on my home line too. But then I see they're still charging me for MCI's PrimeTime Friends and Family plan. So I call MCI to cancel. They put me on hold for a half an hour. Finally I talk to someone, who transfers me to the automated cancellation line. (Gee, they could allow someone to go to an automated line automatically, but that would be too easy). On the automated line they ask me if I've already chosen another carrier through my residential phone service. I select "no", because I'm not switching, I'm canceling. The automated voice tells me that to cancel my long distance through MCI, I must first choose another carrier through my local service -- "Goodbye". Dial tone. Rrrrrrrr...
I call back. Another half hour wait. My ear is sweaty. Finally I tell the operator about the dilemma in their cancellation menu. This time they try to sell me on a new option -- no monthly fee, $0.35 connection plus $0.07/minute for long distance. I tell her no, just cancel the damn thing. She says okay, but you'll have to go though the cancellation menu. "Now, it's going to hang up on you if you answer 'no' to that question..." "So I should say 'yes'?" She laughs. "I can't officially counsel you to do that, but..." "Gotcha. Let's do it." I wait another minute. Instead of the cancellation menu, she comes back on, to ask me if I want to switch to their local service! No thanks, I'm fine with BellSouth. But, having had a few minutes to think, I tell her I want to go with the $0.35 connection/$0.07 per minute option. If we never use it, it costs nothing. You can bet I'll be examining next month's bill with a magnifying glass, though.
Seems like whenever a plan begins to jell, more water gets added to the mix. Our man in Singapore has been hinting that he wants to go to Spain, and has suggested that we might want to come along as well. Marjorie could teach English while he and I looked for work. Now, Marjorie and I went to Spain a few years back and loved it, but this is quite a change to grok. We are apprehensive about the language barrier, and our ability to land a job in the now-more-restrictive EU. I suspect we're still going to pursue the original plan, but this new proposition merits consideration...
FLY AWAY
I'm going to Fayetteville, AR today, without Mark, to meet my niece, Katie. She's 5 months old now, I should have met her ages ago, but between our schedule with the wedding and now the move, and my sister's initial reluctance to fly with Katie until she had her shots, this is the first opportunity I've had. I'm excited to see her and my sister and brother-in-law, but I hate to fly alone.
Mark is going to Florida this weekend to visit his parents and sister. He's flying too, which makes me doubly nervous.
For someone who enjoys traveling, and thereby flies relatively frequently, I'm a really nervous flyer. Maybe it's the loss of control, or maybe it's the thought of hurtling through the air (or towards the ground) at 1000 miles per hour that scares me. Rationally, I know anyone's chances of dying in a car crash or random accident are much greater then the probability of dying in a plane crash, but fear is often not a rational thing.
Wish us both safe flights and a safe return home.
I'm going to Fayetteville, AR today, without Mark, to meet my niece, Katie. She's 5 months old now, I should have met her ages ago, but between our schedule with the wedding and now the move, and my sister's initial reluctance to fly with Katie until she had her shots, this is the first opportunity I've had. I'm excited to see her and my sister and brother-in-law, but I hate to fly alone.
Mark is going to Florida this weekend to visit his parents and sister. He's flying too, which makes me doubly nervous.
For someone who enjoys traveling, and thereby flies relatively frequently, I'm a really nervous flyer. Maybe it's the loss of control, or maybe it's the thought of hurtling through the air (or towards the ground) at 1000 miles per hour that scares me. Rationally, I know anyone's chances of dying in a car crash or random accident are much greater then the probability of dying in a plane crash, but fear is often not a rational thing.
Wish us both safe flights and a safe return home.
Friday, August 30, 2002
Just came across an interesting tidbit about our city, Atlanta. While reading Matt Ridley's excellent best seller Genome, I learned that most cancer cells used in laboratories can trace their way back to a woman, Henrietta Lacks, who died in 1951 of cervical cancer. They've been keeping her cancer cells -- now commonly referred to as HeLa cells -- alive since then, and replicating them. The estimated biomass of all her cells in labs around the world comes to more than 400 times what she ever weighed during her life. Atlanta has designated October 11 to be Henrietta Lacks Day. I had never heard of it or her before. Digging around a bit, I found that there are even more interesting things about this story.
COPY CAT
This is my second attempt at this blog, the first one somehow got erased. DOH!
How can I resist the survey? Hope it's not too boring to see it twice-different responses this time though!
Name the song that.....
Reminds you of an ex-friend:
Red Red Wine -- UB40
Reminds you of your childhood:
Maxwell's Silver Hammer -- The Beatles, my sister and I used to play Abbey Road constantly when I was in elementary school.
Makes you cry:
Dream # 9 -- John Lennon, such a beautiful song
Makes you laugh:
Eric the 1/2 a bee -- Monty Python
Makes you wanna dance:
Anything off Michael Jackson's "Off the Wall" album.
Reminds you of the one you want:
Like Mark, there are many. Two in particular are Waterloo Sunset by the Kinks & Into the sunset by Neil Finn
Reminds you of an ex-love:
Too many puppies -- Primus, reminds me of my college boyfriend, Dave.
Makes you very, very sleepy:
Moon River -- Johnny Mercer, this song always seemed like a lullaby to me.
You wish you wrote:
Hmm, tough one. How 'bout "I confess" by the English Beat. "I know I'm shouting, I like to shout" No wait, I think I changed my mind, I choose Rattlesnakes by Lloyd Cole "she says ohh it's so hard to love when love was your great disappointment" I love that line.
You wish had been written for you:
Oh my love -- John Lennon
Fills you with complete joy:
Ackee 123 -- The English Beat "it'll just get you laughing" and it does
You never want to hear again:
Anything by Led Zeppelin, The Eagles, The Doors, or any southern rock band.
You want to get married to:
Rainy Night In Soho -- The Pogues (which was one of our wedding songs)
You want played at your funeral:
I don't know. Really, no idea.
Makes you want to mosh/slam dance:
Orgasm Addict -- The Buzzcocks
Sums up your teenage years:
Not sure I understand the question, but the albums that most remind me of my teenage years are The Queen is Dead by the Smiths & Life's Rich Pageant by R.E.M.
You used to hate but now love:
Good Vibrations by the Beach Boys. I didn't get it, and then one day I really "heard" it, it was almost a life changing experience.
You like to wake up to:
Silence. And coffee.
You like out of your parents record collection:
The Beatles, Some Bob Dylan, Some Buddy Holly
Your parents like out of your collection:
I suspect my dad would approve of my Beach Boys and Beatles Cd's. My mom on the other hand, hmm, I really don't know.
You love that you wouldn't know about if it wasn't for a friend:
You know, I love the Strokes album, and I really resisted it because I thought there was too much hype around them, but my friend Karen made me listen and she was right, I love it.
You think of someone who died:
I have four friends who died in a car accident coming home from a Grateful Dead concert, and sometimes the Dead remind me of them.
You love the video more than the tune:
Hungry like the wolf -- Duran Duran
Reminds you of your first crush:
Sadly "Careless Whispers" by Wham.
You love which is from one of your favourite movies:
The valley girl soundtrack, the movie is a favourite BECAUSE of the soundtrack
Makes you think of the moon:
"How high the moon" not sure who wrote it, I know Chet Atkins recorded it.
Makes you think of sex:
Any Cocteau twins album.
Makes you think of being alone:
The Unforgettable fire by U2 is an album that (I think) is better for solitary listening.
You love to hear at clubs:
Hmm, it makes me happy to hear anything I like when I'm out.
I've been starved for new music lately, so today I treated myself to a few new treats. I came home with the Magnolia soundtrack (with Aimee Mann), All-Time Quarterback (with the frontman from Death Cab for Cutie), and the new Oasis album. Yes, I admit it, I like Oasis. Yes I know they're assholes, but it's a guilty pleasure.
I also bought two near pairs of geeky glasses. Go indie girl, go.
This is my second attempt at this blog, the first one somehow got erased. DOH!
How can I resist the survey? Hope it's not too boring to see it twice-different responses this time though!
Name the song that.....
Reminds you of an ex-friend:
Red Red Wine -- UB40
Reminds you of your childhood:
Maxwell's Silver Hammer -- The Beatles, my sister and I used to play Abbey Road constantly when I was in elementary school.
Makes you cry:
Dream # 9 -- John Lennon, such a beautiful song
Makes you laugh:
Eric the 1/2 a bee -- Monty Python
Makes you wanna dance:
Anything off Michael Jackson's "Off the Wall" album.
Reminds you of the one you want:
Like Mark, there are many. Two in particular are Waterloo Sunset by the Kinks & Into the sunset by Neil Finn
Reminds you of an ex-love:
Too many puppies -- Primus, reminds me of my college boyfriend, Dave.
Makes you very, very sleepy:
Moon River -- Johnny Mercer, this song always seemed like a lullaby to me.
You wish you wrote:
Hmm, tough one. How 'bout "I confess" by the English Beat. "I know I'm shouting, I like to shout" No wait, I think I changed my mind, I choose Rattlesnakes by Lloyd Cole "she says ohh it's so hard to love when love was your great disappointment" I love that line.
You wish had been written for you:
Oh my love -- John Lennon
Fills you with complete joy:
Ackee 123 -- The English Beat "it'll just get you laughing" and it does
You never want to hear again:
Anything by Led Zeppelin, The Eagles, The Doors, or any southern rock band.
You want to get married to:
Rainy Night In Soho -- The Pogues (which was one of our wedding songs)
You want played at your funeral:
I don't know. Really, no idea.
Makes you want to mosh/slam dance:
Orgasm Addict -- The Buzzcocks
Sums up your teenage years:
Not sure I understand the question, but the albums that most remind me of my teenage years are The Queen is Dead by the Smiths & Life's Rich Pageant by R.E.M.
You used to hate but now love:
Good Vibrations by the Beach Boys. I didn't get it, and then one day I really "heard" it, it was almost a life changing experience.
You like to wake up to:
Silence. And coffee.
You like out of your parents record collection:
The Beatles, Some Bob Dylan, Some Buddy Holly
Your parents like out of your collection:
I suspect my dad would approve of my Beach Boys and Beatles Cd's. My mom on the other hand, hmm, I really don't know.
You love that you wouldn't know about if it wasn't for a friend:
You know, I love the Strokes album, and I really resisted it because I thought there was too much hype around them, but my friend Karen made me listen and she was right, I love it.
You think of someone who died:
I have four friends who died in a car accident coming home from a Grateful Dead concert, and sometimes the Dead remind me of them.
You love the video more than the tune:
Hungry like the wolf -- Duran Duran
Reminds you of your first crush:
Sadly "Careless Whispers" by Wham.
You love which is from one of your favourite movies:
The valley girl soundtrack, the movie is a favourite BECAUSE of the soundtrack
Makes you think of the moon:
"How high the moon" not sure who wrote it, I know Chet Atkins recorded it.
Makes you think of sex:
Any Cocteau twins album.
Makes you think of being alone:
The Unforgettable fire by U2 is an album that (I think) is better for solitary listening.
You love to hear at clubs:
Hmm, it makes me happy to hear anything I like when I'm out.
I've been starved for new music lately, so today I treated myself to a few new treats. I came home with the Magnolia soundtrack (with Aimee Mann), All-Time Quarterback (with the frontman from Death Cab for Cutie), and the new Oasis album. Yes, I admit it, I like Oasis. Yes I know they're assholes, but it's a guilty pleasure.
I also bought two near pairs of geeky glasses. Go indie girl, go.
This is irresistible... Mi amigo Deano posted this song survey on his blog. I can't resist doing likewise...
Name the song that...
Reminds you of an ex-friend:
In A Big Country -- Big Country
Reminds you of your childhood:
Baby Elephant Walk -- ???
Makes you cry:
Closing piano theme from "The Incredible Hulk" series.
Makes you laugh:
"Czar" -- Frank Black
Makes you wanna dance:
"Beercan" -- Beck
Reminds you of the one you want:
So many... How about "Poses" -- Rufus Wainwright
Reminds you of an ex-love:
Hmmmm... Nothing comes to mind
Makes you very, very sleepy:
Nothing comes to mind here either
You wish you wrote:
"Little Palaces" -- Elvis Costello
You wish had been written for you:
"Two of Us" -- Beatles (MacCartney)
Fills you with complete joy:
"Section 2 (It's The Sun)" -- Polyphonic Spree
You never want to hear again:
"Don't You Forget About Me" -- Simple Minds
"How Soon Is Now?" -- The Smiths
You want to get married to:
"Grow Old Along With Me" -- John Lennon (hey, we DID get married to that)
You want played at your funeral:
"Anywhere I Lay My Head" -- Tom Waits. No question.
Makes you want to mosh/slam dance:
"Knock Me Down" -- Red Hot Chili Peppers
Sums up your teenage years:
"Roadhouse Blues" -- The Doors (doesn't really sum them up, but is strongly associated)
You used to hate but now love:
Any Beastie Boys song
You like to wake up to:
Nothing familiar -- anything new helps get me going
You like out of your parents record collection:
Hmmm, Ricky Lee Jones?
Your parents like out of your collection:
Maybe Chet Baker?
You love that you wouldn't know about if it wasn't for a friend:
"The Warmest Room" -- Billy Bragg
You think of someone who died:
"In A Flash" -- Ron Sexsmith (think about Jeff Buckley)
You love the video more than the tune:
Video? What's a video?
Reminds you of your first crush:
"Beat It" -- Michael Jackson
You love which is from one of your favourite movies:
Sheee, the whole Rushmore soundtrack
Makes you think of the moon:
"Man on the Moon" -- REM
Makes you think of sex:
"Give It To Me Baby" -- Rick James
Makes you think of being alone:
Aztec Camera, several songs on "High Land Hard Rain"
You love to hear at clubs:
Any Soul Coughing
In other music news, a friend brought a bootleg copy of the forthcoming Peter Gabriel album to cards last night. It sounds like a true return to form. I suspect we'll be hearing his name a lot in the coming months.
Name the song that...
Reminds you of an ex-friend:
In A Big Country -- Big Country
Reminds you of your childhood:
Baby Elephant Walk -- ???
Makes you cry:
Closing piano theme from "The Incredible Hulk" series.
Makes you laugh:
"Czar" -- Frank Black
Makes you wanna dance:
"Beercan" -- Beck
Reminds you of the one you want:
So many... How about "Poses" -- Rufus Wainwright
Reminds you of an ex-love:
Hmmmm... Nothing comes to mind
Makes you very, very sleepy:
Nothing comes to mind here either
You wish you wrote:
"Little Palaces" -- Elvis Costello
You wish had been written for you:
"Two of Us" -- Beatles (MacCartney)
Fills you with complete joy:
"Section 2 (It's The Sun)" -- Polyphonic Spree
You never want to hear again:
"Don't You Forget About Me" -- Simple Minds
"How Soon Is Now?" -- The Smiths
You want to get married to:
"Grow Old Along With Me" -- John Lennon (hey, we DID get married to that)
You want played at your funeral:
"Anywhere I Lay My Head" -- Tom Waits. No question.
Makes you want to mosh/slam dance:
"Knock Me Down" -- Red Hot Chili Peppers
Sums up your teenage years:
"Roadhouse Blues" -- The Doors (doesn't really sum them up, but is strongly associated)
You used to hate but now love:
Any Beastie Boys song
You like to wake up to:
Nothing familiar -- anything new helps get me going
You like out of your parents record collection:
Hmmm, Ricky Lee Jones?
Your parents like out of your collection:
Maybe Chet Baker?
You love that you wouldn't know about if it wasn't for a friend:
"The Warmest Room" -- Billy Bragg
You think of someone who died:
"In A Flash" -- Ron Sexsmith (think about Jeff Buckley)
You love the video more than the tune:
Video? What's a video?
Reminds you of your first crush:
"Beat It" -- Michael Jackson
You love which is from one of your favourite movies:
Sheee, the whole Rushmore soundtrack
Makes you think of the moon:
"Man on the Moon" -- REM
Makes you think of sex:
"Give It To Me Baby" -- Rick James
Makes you think of being alone:
Aztec Camera, several songs on "High Land Hard Rain"
You love to hear at clubs:
Any Soul Coughing
In other music news, a friend brought a bootleg copy of the forthcoming Peter Gabriel album to cards last night. It sounds like a true return to form. I suspect we'll be hearing his name a lot in the coming months.
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