Fast Car - Tracy Chapman

Today's song of the day is "Fast Car" by Tracy Chapman.

Everything Zen - Bush

Today's song of the day is "Everything Zen" by Bush.

As Heaven Is Wide - Garbage

Today's song of the day is "As Heaven is Wide" by Garbage

Every Breath You Take - The Police

Today's song of the day is "Every Breath You Take" by The Police

When Did Your Heart Go Missing? - Rooney

Today's song of the day is "When Did Your Heart Go Missing?" by Rooney.

You're One of Them Aren't You? - The Paper Chase

Today's song of the day is "You're One of Them Aren't You?" by The Paper Chase

Out of Reach - Bananagun

Today's song of the day is "Out of Reach" by Bananagun. Groovy!

Like Gold - Vance Joy

Today's song of the day is "Like Gold" by Vance Joy.

For Once In My Life - Stevie Wonder

Today's song of the day is "For Once in My Life" by Stevie Wonder.

From God's Perspective - Bo Burnham

Today's song of the day is "From God's Perspective" by Bo Burnham.

Pork And Beans - Weezer

And the bonus song of the day is "Pork and Beans" by Weezer.

                                              Meme-alicious!

Perfect Stranger - Patti Rothberg

Today is January 21st, 2021, and the song of the day is "Perfect Stranger" by Patti Rothberg.

Aberdeen - Cage the Elephant

Today's song of the day is "Aberdeen" by Cage the Elephant.

City of Delusion - Muse

Today's song of the day is "City of Delusion" by Muse.

Don't Stop Me Now - Queen

Today's song of the day is "Don't Stop Me Now" by Queen.

Bad Religion - Struck A Nerve

Today's song of the day is "Struck a Nerve" by Bad Religion.

The Best - Tina Turner

Today's song of the day is "The Best" by Tina Turner.

 

Tina Turner + Horse + Sax solo = The Best.

When Smokey Sings - ABC

Today's song of the day is "When Smokey Sings" by ABC

Upside Down - Jack Johnson

Today's song of the day is "Upside Down" by Jack Johnson.

6th Avenue Heartache - The Wallflowers

Burn It Down - AWOLNATION

Today's song of the day is "Burn It Down" by AWOLNATION

Send Me An Angel - Real Life

Today's song of the day is "Send Me an Angel" by Real Life

Escapade - Janet Jackson

Today's song of the day is "Escapade" by Janet Jackson.

California - Phantom Planet

Today's song of the day is "California" by Phantom Planet.

Elvis is Everywhere - Mojo Nixon

Today's song of the day is "Elvis is Everywhere" by Mojo Nixon.

The Guillotine - The Coup

Today's song of the day is "The Guillotine" by The Coup.

I Love It - Icona Pop (feat. Charli XCX)

Today's song of the day is "I Love It" by Icona Pop.

The Beast and Dragon, Adored - Spoon

Today's song of the day is "The Beast and Dragon, Adored" by Spoon.

Guarded by Monkeys - Cracker

Sour Girl - Stone Temple Pilots

Today's song of the day is "Sour Girl" by Stone Temple Pilots.

Tempted - Squeeze

Today's song of the day is "Tempted" by Squeeze.

2021 in a nutshell

Today isn't over yet, but it's had a lot of good things so far.

I weighed myself (162.)

Played Ring Fit (and nearly died as a result. Holy moly, I am *so* out of shape)

Bought John Mull's Road Kill Grill for lunch (and most likely dinner, too. Very large servings, yo.)

Destroyed the gingerbread house with Silas. (Video is up in YouTube)

Started my week 1 book for the across the year challenge.

Had a very short nap. (Any nap is a good nap)

Played some Super Mario 35 (managed to get 5 out of 35. My best ranking yet...)

I haven't started writing this months short story yet, but I do finally have an idea for it, so I'll focus on that tomorrow, I think.

All in all, today's been the best day of the year.

1921 - The Who

Happy New Year, everyone! Today's song of the day is "1921" by The Who.

Books read in 2020

 This was the second year I've done the "Across the Year" challenge that is offered up at Goodreads.com. And this time around, I completed it! Woo hoo!

I still jumped around for some of the weeks, especially later in the year, but doesn't matter. I did it. 

As always, after my thoughts on the book, I put the book's final sentence in parenthesis. I spoiler tag the sentence, except for the final word. And if the last sentence of the book *is* just a single word, then that will be completely spoiler-tagged. 

All right, let's get to it...

Movies seen in 2020

 It's that time of the year again. 

Here are all the films I watched over the past 365 million days.

I ended up seeing just shy of 100 movies, so, it's - as usual - a bit of a lengthy post. Also, there may be the occasional spoiler here or there, so, you know, be warned if that sort of thing bothers you. (Although I think for the most part I keep my thoughts about movies spoiler-free.) 

So, with that out of the way...

Impossible Year - Panic! At The Disco

The song of the day for the final day of 2020 is "Impossible Year" by Panic! At the Disco.

This Year - The Mountain Goats

Today's song of the day is "This Year" by The Mountain Goats.

Bomb. Repeat. Bomb. - Ted Leo & The Pharmacists

Today's song of the day is "Bomb. Repeat. Bomb." by Ted Leo & The Pharmacists.

You say you wanna resolution

 (I'm a wee bit UTP@, so apologies if this is rambly or incoherent or only funny to me. Although none of those things would be any different, really, than any other time I'm blogging, so I don't know what I'm doing other than stalling the inevitable getting on with the post...)

So. Yeah. Resolutions or Goals or Gimmicks or Plans or Here's What I'm Gonna Attempts. Whatever you want to call them, I've got some for the upcoming year.

Figured I'd share.

Let's get to it...

If I Can't Change Your Mind - Sugar

Today's song of the day is "If I Can't Change Your Mind" by Sugar.

American graffiti

When I'm out and about now, if I come across interesting/funny/unique graffiti, and I remember to, I'll snap a picture of it to share with ya'll.

Here are some to get us started:

Some sort of animal horse thing. I dunno, it's cute.

"Be Happy" and "Be a decent human being". Yes. Words to live by.

And sometimes simplicity is best. This one just sums up the year.

Hand Me Down World - The Guess Who

Today's song of the day is "Hand Me Down World" by The Guess Who.

I Burned The Bed - Marcy Playground

Today's song of the day is "I Burned the Bed" by Marcy Playground.

and so this is Christmas

Hasn't been a great one, that's for sure. Fuck 2020, man. Just fuck it to hell and back.

Hope everyone is having as good a day as possible, what with... well. Everything.

And, truly, from the bottom of my heart:

Merry Humbug!

and

God damn us, everyone!!

Rebirth Of Slick (Cool Like Dat) - Digable Planets

Today's song of the day is "Rebirth of Slick (Cool Like Dat)" by Digable Planets.

I Try - Macy Gray

Today's song of the day is "I Try" by Macy Gray.

Sugar Free Jazz - Soul Coughing

Today's song of the day is "Sugar Free Jazz" by Soul Coughing.

Play That Funky Music - Wild Cherry

Today's song of the day is "Play That Funky Music" by Wild Cherry.

A Long December - Counting Crows

Happy Winter Solstice! Today's song of the day is "A Long December" by Counting Crows.

Jealous - Gene Loves Jezebel

Today's song of the day is "Jealous" by Gene Loves Jezebel.

Hands - Jewel

Today's song of the day is "Hands" by Jewel.

Get Down, Make Love - Nine Inch Nails

Today's song of the day is "Get Down, Make Love" by Nine Inch Nails.

(Don't Fear) The Reaper - Blue Oyster Cult

Today's song of the day is "(Don't Fear) The Reaper" by Blue Öyster Cult

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Maps - Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Today's song of the day is "Maps" by Yeah Yeah Yeahs.

That's Not My Name - The Ting Tings

Today's song of the day is "That's Not My Name" by The Ting Tings.

Li'l Red Riding Hood - Sam The Sham & The Pharaohs -

Today's song of the day is "Li'l Red Riding Hood" by Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs

I Wonder What She's Doing Tonight - Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart

Today's song of the day is "I Wonder What She's Doing Tonight" by Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart.

Hey I Don't Know - KONGOS

Today's song of the day is "Hey I Don't Know" by KONGOS.

Song Sung Blue - Neil Diamond

Today's song of the day is "Song Sung Blue" by Neil Diamond.

Dead Leaves And The Dirty Ground -The White Stripes

Today's song of the day is "Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground" by The White Stripes

Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me - Elton John

Today's song of the day is "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" by Elton John.

Lemon Tree - Fools Garden

Today's song of the day is "Lemon Tree" by Fools Garden.

Supersonic - J.J. Fad

Today's song of the day is "Supersonic" by J.J. Fad.

Fly Me To The Moon - Frank Sinatra

Today's song of the day is "Fly Me to the Moon" by Frank Sinatra.

Joy To The World - Three Dog Night

Today's song of the day is "Joy to the World" by Three Dog Night

Unstoppable - Foxy Shazam

Today's song of the day is "Unstoppable" by Foxy Shazam.

5 Years Time - Noah and the Whale

Today's song of the day is "5 Years Time" by Noah and the Whale.

Reboot ideas for 2020

Reboots are all the rage, right? 

And bashing on 2020 is still a thing, right?

I figure... why not combine the two. Here are my pitches for some shows to reboot, but with a 2020-style twist to them.

The Scientist - Coldplay

Today's song of the day is "The Scientist" by Coldplay.

December - Collective Soul (Official Video)

Today's song of the day is, fittingly enough, "December" by Collective Soul.

Firestarter - The Prodigy

Today's song of the day is "Firestarter" by The Prodigy.

The Rose - Bette Midler

Today's song of the day is "The Rose" by Bette Midler.

Written In The Water - Gin Wigmore

Today's song of the day is "Written in the Water" by Gin Wigmore

Physical - Olivia Newton-John

Today's song of the day is "Physcial" by Olivia Newton-John.

Raise Hell - Dorothy

Today's song of the day is "Raise Hell" by Dorothy. Happy Thanksgiving!

Slow - Grouplove

Today's song is "Slow" by Grouplove.

Big Time - Peter Gabriel

Hi there! Today's video of the day is "Big Time" by Peter Gabriel.

Stuck In A Moment You Can't Get Out Of - U2

Today's song of the day is "Stuck in a Moment You Can't Get Out Of" by U2

The Day John Kennedy Died - Lou Reed

Song of the day for November 22nd, 2020 is "The Day John Kennedy Died" by Lou Reed.

A Distorted Reality Is Now a Necessity to Be Free - Elliott Smith

Today's song of the day - "A Distorted Reality Is Now a Necessity to Be Free" by Elliott Smith.

You Can’t Always Get What You Want - The Rolling Stones

Today's song of the day: "You Can't Always Get What You Want" by The Rolling Stones.

Heavydirtysoul - Twenty One Pilots

Today's song of the day is "Heavydirtysoul" by Twenty One Pilots.

Fun - Sir Sly

Today's song of the day is "Fun" by Sir Sly.

The Love Song - Marilyn Manson

Today's song of the day is "The Love Song" by Marilyn Manson.

 

Modern Way - Kaiser Chiefs

The song of the day for today is "Modern Way" by Kaiser Chiefs. 

Daft Punk Is Playing at My House - LCD Soundsystem

The song of the day today is "Daft Punk is Playing at My House" by LCD Soundsystem:

Give A Little Bit - Supertramp

Today's song of the day: "Give a Little Bit" by Supertramp.

Quarantine - Bonaparte

Going to start posting a random song of the day. 

Sometimes it'll be a song you've heard plenty of times before, sometimes it will be something you've not heard in a long time, sometimes it might be something you've never heard of. 

Some songs may have some significance on the day I post it (like today's) , but most often it will simply be a randomly picked song that I feel like sharing.

Today's song is "Quarantine" by Bonaparte. (Today happens to be exactly 8 months since I started working from home)

 

Enjoy!

Trump Loses!

 It was WAY too close for comfort, but ultimately, he was defeated. 

Buckle in kids, this is gonna be a long post explaining all the work that went into taking down the Orange Menace.

and the vision planted in my brain

 if it had been up to me, when the crowd started booing during what was supposed to have been a moment of silence, I would have reset the clock. 

Each time.

Until they shut the hell up for the minimum amount of time required to pay some freaking respect.  I wouldn't have thought 20 seconds would be too much to ask, but, I guess this is America.

And, yeah, having them actually *be* silent for the moment of silence wouldn't have changed their viewpoint at all - they'd still be ignorant dbags, of course - but it would have made me feel better.

It would be an interesting experiment if nothing else. To see how long they'd go on voicing their oh so important opinions about their displeasure of.. common decency? Sigh. 

I don't know. I'm just tired of people being fuckwads. (Which pretty much sums up 2020.)

just testing

 Do I remember how to do this? Sort of, sure. Real blog post coming...soon? Maybe? Who knows!

or give me death

I think we can all agree that Liberty Mutual has the dumbest jingle in the history of jingles.

(It's catchy though, gotta give them that.)

We can all use some good news for a change.

Fortunately, I have a piece of really EXCELLENT news!

A new Paper Mario game comes out on July 17th!

look before you

Kinda crazy that we've got another Leap Day upon us tomorrow. And that means it  was EIGHT years ago that we were in the accident with the dude that backed his truck into our van (because he missed his turn, and throwing your truck into reverse while on a busy road makes TOTAL SENSE. Sigh.)

I was thinking that it would be kind of neat if we didn't have Leap Days, just to see how long it would take for the seasons to be out of "alignment" with the calendar. (I mean, eventually they would line up again, right? So... really, what's the big deal? And, if Christmas happened to fall in the middle of 130 degree weather... would that really be such a bad thing?) Oh well.

and I approve this message

Thoughts on the barrage of political ads. Based solely on how inept they've been and/or how much of a headache they've caused me at work.

not really (but kinda?)

It feels like it's been January all year long.

I of course, had to get my obligatory saying of that out of the way, but, honestly, January has sort of flown by this time around, rather than dragging it's feet.
February is going to zip by, too, I guarantee it, even with it's extra day.
Time is all sorts of jacked up lately, is my point. And I don't see it getting straightened out anytime (heh) soon.

the 2020 reading challenge

As stated a few posts ago (last year, ha ha), I'm partaking in the Goodreads Across The Year challenge this year, in order to help me read a wider variety of books.

Here's the prompt list:

Movies seen in 2019

And now it's time for the movie part. Ah, traditions.

Books read in 2019

Well.
Here it is, the end (almost!) of the year, and that means it's time for me to transfer over my Google Docs that were keeping track of my media consumption over the course of the past 365 days.
This year I joined a group on Goodreads.com - the Across The Year Challenge board/group...thing. They post 52 book challenges - so that you have a themed book to read for each 52 weeks of the year. I ended up completing all but 14 of the weeks (I skipped around a bit, starting around week 12 or so). But I still ended up reading more than 52 books, so win-win. Also, I had the additional element of making sure that each of the books I chose for the challenge were female authors.
It was a fun challenge, and it certainly got me to pick up a lot of books I wouldn't have otherwise, so I'll try it again in 2020.

That being said...here's the book list from good ol' 19:

88 lines about my 44th birthday

Woke up early, plain to see, I was no longer 43

Yeah, not gonna rhyme this whole thing, despite *really* wanting to. I just don't have the creative juices right now. If I had conceived of the idea like a week ago, to give myself some time to come up with stuff, maybe. But, eh. This is the timeline we're stuck in. Whatchya gonna do?

So, yeah. Birthday.

I woke up at like 4, because I'm old, and because I'm relatively unhealthy, and because my sleep patterns are all jacked up. (On the bright side, it's almost been a month since I checked my work email at home! Having given up that habit has been a VAST improvement for my mental well being. So, see, things CAN get better!)

Anyway. Woke up around 4, and tried to get back to sleep for another hour. Finally got up and made my way into the day's routine.

I put on some of Rhett's beard oil - I dont really know that it does anything for my beard, but I do like the smell. And I went to work.

Work was actually ...good today! Fridays are historically extremely busy and stressful. But today was... not so much. I was able to leave the office to go to lunch (!!) AND took time out of my day to be sung to by everyone (in addition to me, another coworker has his birthday today, and another one had his yesterday, so a huge cake was bought for the 3 of us, and a gaggle of coworkers crooned Happy Birthday to us). And I recieved cupcakes, and Mtn Dew. Oh, and a gift card to Olive Garden.

I got texts wishing me happy birthday from 4 different people, and the weather was not unbearably hot out when I left work. (There was even a 25% chance of thunderstorms this afternoon/evening, but, as per usual, that's fizzled out)

When I got home, I received cards and hugs from the younger kids, and Steph showed me that I've got tickets to go see Rhett & Link next Friday. Hooray!!

I fed the turtlepeep, and made my 315th OWN episode, and had chicken fajitas for dinner and will probably watch some season 3 Survivor in about ten minutes. All in all, not a bad birthday.

(I didn't count, and I know it totally isn't, but wouldn't it be awesome/hilarious/weird if this really IS 88 lines??)