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Music Meme

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Stolen from Eden.

Favorite Beatles song: Let it Be…or Come Together

Favorite solo song by a former Beatle: I can hear Rand tearing his hair out, but I’d have to say Maybe I’m Amazed. 😉

Favorite Rolling Stones song: Hmmm…Paint it Black, I suppose.

Favorite Bob Dylan song: I admit that I’m not super-knowledgeable about Bob Dylan, but I like Tangled up in Blue.

Favorite Pixies song: I can’t even name a Pixies song. I am so uncool.

Favorite Prince song: Tough one, but I’ll go with 7.

Favorite Michael Jackson song: Billie Jean

Favorite Metallica song: One. Because of the ridiculous memory that comes with it. 😉

Favorite Public Enemy song: Fight the Power…because it’s the only Public Enemy song I can name.

Favorite Depeche Mode song: Either Personal Jesus or Somebody

Favorite Cure song: Just Like Heaven

Favorite song that most of your friends haven’t heard: That, For Me, is You by Jim Boggia

Favorite Beastie Boys song: Girls. or Intergalactic.

Favorite Police song: Every Little Thing She Does is Magic

Favorite Sex Pistols song: Clueless. Completely clueless.

Favorite song from a movie: Can I count Save Me or Wise Up (Aimee Mann) from Magnolia?

Favorite Blondie song: Rapture

Favorite Genesis song: Follow You, Follow Me

Favorite Led Zeppelin song: I really like Bron-Y Aur Stomp, but I admit to being more familiar with it because Carbon Leaf covers it…I also like Rock and Roll.

Favorite INXS song: Need You Tonight

Favorite Weird Al song: Oh, God…how do I choose? I’m going with My Baby’s in Love with Eddie Vedder, from Running With Scissors. Running With Scissors is brilliant.

Favorite Pink Floyd song: No idea. Comfortably Numb? Another Brick in the Wall?

Favorite cover song: Collin Raye covering Let it Be

Favorite dance song: This isn’t exactly a “dance” song, but the one song in the world guaranteed to make me get up and dance, even if I’m asleep, is Ecstasy by Rusted Root

Favorite U2 song: Pride (In the Name of Love)

Favorite disco song: Waterloo (does that count?)

Favorite The Who song: I feel like I’m stealing this from Eden, but Behind Blue Eyes

Favorite Elton John song: Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

Favorite Clash song: Should I Stay Or Should I Go

Favorite David Bowie song: Let’s Dance. Because where else can you find the world’s most nonsensical simile: tremble like a flower. Hee!

Favorite Nirvana song: Heart Shaped Box

Favorite Snoop Dogg song: I’m not really a big Snoop fan.

Favorite Ice Cube song: Er….no idea.

Favorite Johnny Cash song: Ring of Fire

Favorite R.E.M. song: You Are The Everything

Favorite Elvis song: All Shook Up

Favorite cheesy-ass country song: Oh, so hard! Ummm…John Deere Green, I suppose.

Pure nerd ;)

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Until I get into the full swing of things this lovely Monday morning, here’s a quiz, courtesy of Jen(nifer)

Pure Nerd
73 % Nerd, 47% Geek, 34% Dork
For The Record:A Nerd is someone who is passionate about learning/being smart/academia.

A Geek is someone who is passionate about some particular area or subject, often an obscure or difficult one.

A Dork is someone who has difficulty with common social expectations/interactions.

You scored better than half in Nerd, earning you the title of: Pure Nerd.

The times, they are a-changing. It used to be that being exceptionally smart led to being unpopular, which would ultimately lead to picking up all of the traits and tendences associated with the “dork.” No longer.

Being smart isn’t as socially crippling as it once was, and even more so as you get older: eventually being a Pure Nerd will likely be replaced with the following label: Purely Successful.

Congratulations!

THE NERD? GEEK? OR DORK? TEST
My test tracked 3 variables How you compared to other people your age and gender:

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You scored higher than 81% on nerdiness
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You scored higher than 58% on geekosity
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You scored higher than 61% on dork points
Link: The Nerd? Geek? or Dork? Test written by donathos on Ok Cupid

Because I can never resist a tag

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7 things…via Jen(nifer)

Things I plan to do before I die:
Go skydiving
Visit Italy
Pay off my student loans
Get a full-time job
Write (and hopefully publish!) a novel
Learn American Sign Language
Get married

7 Things I can do:
Teach
Write
Love
Make a mean apple pie
And also fantastic meatballs
Calligraphy
Type with my fingers on the right keys

7 Things I cannot do:
Save money (although I might be able to do this, should I ever actually have money)
Drive a standard
Speak a foreign language
Play an instrument
Sew
Fly an airplane
Juggle

7 Things that attract me to the opposite sex:
Humor/wit
Intelligence
Passion
Eyes (as in, �I like his eyes,� not �He has eyes.� I�ve been frequently, though not exclusively, attracted to guys with blue eyes)
A great smile
A way with words
Cuddle potential

7 Things I say most often:
Ew.
Oh, for the love of God.
Bite me. (said most often under my breath, in the car, or to inanimate objects not cooperating with me)
You do not need to be fed. (to Jen�s cats)
You have got to be kidding me.
I don�t care.
Good morning, my name is Ms N. Your assignment is on the board. (well, I�ll be saying that again very soon.)

7 Celebrity crushes:
Ewan McGregor
Jon Bon Jovi
Johnny Rzeznik
John Cusack
Victor Garber
Michael Vartan
The entire male cast of Lost

Odd thing about me…I tend to have crushes on characters more so than actors…Lloyd Dobbler. Michael Vaughn. The teacher in Never Been Kissed. Jack Bristow…you see what I mean. 😉

eta Lloyd GOBBLER? oops! 🙂

7 People I Want To Do This:
Squeak
Stephanie
Caoimhe
Hilary
annabel lee
Stationery Queen
And I’ll leave the last one open to anyone/everyone. 🙂

I am milk pocky

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what flavor pocky are you?

[c] sugardew

Thanks to Jen for the link! 🙂

Rand got the same result. Isn’t that cute? 😉

I’ve been tagged!

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Hilary at Superfluous Juxtaposition tagged me on this one, so here ya go!

1. What is the total amount of music files on your computer?
3.74 GB. At least some of that is Jen’s music, though. 😉

2. The CD you last bought is:
This is hard…most of the music I’ve been listening to has come to me courtesy of R. Technically, the last CD I *bought* was the Goo Goo Dolls Live in Buffalo, for Jen. (I got my own copy of it for Christmas…) Prior to that, um, (I’m embarrassed that I’m going back this far) I think it would have to be either Carbon Leaf, Indian Summer, or Jackdaw, Triple Crown. That was in July.

3. What is the song you last listened to before reading this message?
I was just in the car, and the last song I heard on the radio was “Welcome to My Life” (Simple Plan…I had to look that up.)

4. Write down 5 songs you often listen to or that mean a lot to you:
Black Monday, Lowest of the Low
American Pie, Don McLean (It’s a college/sorority thing. Many hours were spent learning the lyrics…)
Brown Eyed Girl, Van Morrison (There’s an extreme shortage of mentions of brown eyes in songs…it’s always blue, blue, blue. So I dig this one. 😉 )
In Your Eyes, Peter Gabriel
Torn to Tattered, Carbon Leaf

5. Who are you going to pass this stick to? (3 persons) and why?
Hmm…Stephanie, because I don’t think she’s been tagged yet.
Meghan, just because she’s cool.
And Debbie, because I always enjoy her posts about music. 🙂

Music, sweet music…

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Around and around and around it goes…I first saw this list on Byzantium’s Shores. A little digging, and I learned that the list is Blender magazine’s Fifty Worst Songs (read more about it here

Here is a list of the Worst Fifty Songs of All Time, and you have to bold the ones you like. So, time for a few potentially embarrassing admissions. Remember, I like the bold ones.

***songs I don’t actively dislike in italics***

1. We Built This City … Starship
2. Achy Breaky Heart … Billy Ray Cyrus
3. Everybody Have Fun Tonight … Wang Chung
4. Rollin’ … Limp Bizkit
5. Ice Ice Baby … Vanilla Ice I know it’s a shitty song. I know he ripped off Queen. I know Vanilla Ice is lame, lame, lame…I know. 😉
6. The Heart of Rock & Roll … Huey Lewis and the News
7. Don’t Worry, Be Happy … Bobby McFerrin
8. Party All the Time … Eddie Murphy
9. American Life … Madonna
10. Ebony and Ivory … Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder
11. Invisible … Clay Aiken
12. Kokomo … The Beach Boys
13. Illegal Alien … Genesis…to be fair, I don’t know this song at all…but I don’t dislike it. 😉
14. From a Distance … Bette Midler
15. I’ll Be There for You … The Rembrandts Yeah, it was overplayed, but still catchy and fun.
16. What’s Up? … 4 Non Blondes
17. Pumps and a Bump … Hammer
18. You’re the Inspiration … Chicago
19. Broken Wings … Mr. Mister
20. Dancing on the Ceiling … Lionel Richie
21. Two Princes … Spin Doctors
22. Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue (The Angry American) … Toby Keith

I must interrupt this meme for a rant…I completely agree with whomever put this song on the list. Not only do I not mind country music, but I actually kind of like Toby Keith. And I’d have to add Alan Jackson’s “Where Were You When the World Stopped Turning.” ugh. blah. And even more obnoxious than the Toby Keith song was “Have You Forgotten” by Darrell Worley, which in addition to its general obnoxiousness, rhymes “Bin Laden” with “Forgotten”.[/rant]

23. Sunglasses at Night … Corey Hart
24. Superman … Five for Fighting
25. I’ll Be Missing You … Puff Daddy featuring Faith Evans and 112
26. The End … The Doors
27. The Final Countdown … Europe
28. Your Body Is a Wonderland … John Mayer…(I liked this song until someone told me it was about Jennifer Love Hewitt. I haven’t been able to get that image out of my head since.)
29. Breakfast at Tiffany’s … Deep Blue Something
30. Greatest Love of All … Whitney Houston I learned this in sign language when I was in Girl Scouts. Yes, this story has no point.
31. Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm … Crash Test Dummies
32. Will 2K … Will Smith I don’t own it or anything, but I thought this one was fun.
33. Barbie Girl … Aqua
34. Longer … Dan Fogelberg I know it reminds my dear roommie of the condom commercial…I don’t care. I think it’s sweet.
35. Shiny Happy People … R.E.M.
36. Make Em Say Uhh! … Master P featuring Silkk, Fiend, Mia-X and Mystikal
37. Rico Suave … Gerardo
38. Cotton Eyed Joe … Rednex
39. She Bangs … Ricky Martin
40. I Wanna Sex You Up … Color Me Badd
41. We Didn’t Start the Fire … Billy Joel
42. The Sound of Silence … Simon & Garfunkel
43. Follow Me … Uncle Kracker
44. I’ll Do Anything for Love (But I Won’t Do That) … Meat Loaf
45. Mesmerize … Ja Rule featuring Ashanti
46. Hangin’ Tough … New Kids on the Block…I have never danced on a bar with a stripper pole while this song was playing. Ahem…
47. The Only Thing That Looks Good on Me Is You … Bryan Adams
48. Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da … The Beatles
49. I’m Too Sexy … Right Said Fred
50. My Heart Will Go On … Celine Dion

No big shock here…

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Yep, another quiz.


Your Dominant Intelligence is Linguistic Intelligence


You are excellent with words and language. You explain yourself well.
An elegant speaker, you can converse well with anyone on the fly.
You are also good at remembering information and convicing someone of your point of view.
A master of creative phrasing and unique words, you enjoy expanding your vocabulary.You would make a fantastic poet, journalist, writer, teacher, lawyer, politician, or translator.

Journalist. Writer. Teacher. Hmmm…maybe I should try one of those. 😉

I also learned that my famous blog twin is Wil Wheaton. Maybe I should start reading him, eh?

What’s my age again?

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So finally, I bowed to peer pressure and took the “what’s your real age” quiz:


You Are 32 Years Old

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Under 12: You are a kid at heart. You still have an optimistic life view – and you look at the world with awe.

13-19: You are a teenager at heart. You question authority and are still trying to find your place in this world.

20-29: You are a twentysomething at heart. You feel excited about what’s to come… love, work, and new experiences.

30-39: You are a thirtysomething at heart. You’ve had a taste of success and true love, but you want more!

40+: You are a mature adult. You’ve been through most of the ups and downs of life already. Now you get to sit back and relax.

Easy as 1-2-3

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This has been floating around the blogosphere, and I just couldn’t resist. 🙂

Three Names You Go By: Um….Erin. I had a brief stint as Erin-ya, reduced simply to Ya, in college.

Three Screennames You Have: Billiard, erinna27, lowgirl_27

Three Things You Like About Yourself: My strong sense of compassion, my enthusiasm for things I enjoy, my capacity for love.

Three Things You Dislike About Yourself: I procrastinate. I sometimes depend too heavily on other people. I have terrible eating habits.

Three Parts of Your Heritage:  Italian. Sicilian. And, uh, Italian. 😉

Three Things That Scare You: Bees. Hate and intolerance. The thought of ending up alone.

Three of Your Everyday Essentials: Email. Tea. Kisses. 😉

Three Things You Are Wearing Right Now: Black pants, pink sweater, boots.

Three of Your Favorite Bands/Artists (at the moment): (I’m going to go with ones OTHER than the ones linked on my sidebar! They’re a given…) Ookla the Mok ;), Hawksley Workman, the Shins.

Three New Things You Want to Try in the Next 12 Months: Irish step dancing, writing a screenplay, sushi.

Three Things You Want in a Relationship (love is a given): Affection. Security. Great conversation.

Two Truths and a Lie: (in no particular order)
1. Once at a New Year’s Eve party, I was kissed by two different guys.
2. In college, my friends and I snuck into a fraternity house and stole one of their composite photos.
3. I know every word to Disney’s the Little Mermaid.

Three Physical Things About the Opposite Sex (or same) That Appeal to You: Glasses. Blue eyes. Huggability. 😉

Three Things You Just Can’t Do: Be something I’m not. Do anything that’s in direct opposition to my beliefs. Get a teaching job. (ha)

Three of Your Favorite Hobbies: Writing, reading, dancing.

Three Things You Want to do Really Badly Right Now: Go someplace warm. Sit in a cozy coffee shop with my journal. Go back to bed. 😉

Three Careers You’re Considering: Teacher. Novelist. College professor.

Three Places You Want to Go on Vacation: Italy. Australia. Ireland.

Three Kids’ Names: Angelina, Emma, Katherine (Kate, Katie)

Three Things You Want to Do Before You Die: Write a novel, direct a (high school) play, grow old with someone.

Thus with a kiss, I die.

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Romeo and Juliet
One step at a time, okay?

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(Thanks Jen)