Is anyone out there familiar with Glengarry Bhoys, particularly the song “Deep Inside” from Juice? I need some help with a lyric.
The lyrics are *not* available online!
Thanks.
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Category Archives: media madness
Reading, watching, listening
Reading: I actually read a book this week! It was Girl’s Guide to Witchcraft by Mindy Klasky, a Red Dress Ink title. I love chick lit. I love paranormal chick lit. And as is typically the case, I finished the book wondering why I’m not writing paranormal chick lit. Sigh.
It was a fun book. Very entertaining. It is the first book in a series, though. It seems like no one just writes a novel any more. It has to be a series.
I also read the most recent issue of the Buffy comic. Still enjoying it, even if I don’t particularly like the artwork.
I have a whole pile of things to read here, which I will get to eventually…I have Monday off, so hopefully I’ll get some more reading in!
Watching: Not in much better shape than I was last week. I did watch Heroes, and I’m feeling pretty much the same. Something had better happen soon. Peter’s current storyline is feeling very “alternate 1985” to me. (I hope there are at least a couple of people out there who get that reference!)
Also watched The Office, Scrubs and 30 Rock. I’m beginning to think that The Office can’t sustain itself too much longer (and they’re talking spinoff? Hmmm…). I adore 30 Rock. Tina Fey is full of awesome. I think it’s a good thing that Scrubs is on its way out…and I loved that the whole episode centered around everyone telling JD he needs to grow up. OMG, yes.
Depending on how long this strike goes on, I may have *lots* of time to catch up on my TV viewing.
I think the last movie Rand and I saw was Superbad, which is super sad. Any recommendations?
Listening: I just downloaded the song “Deep Inside” by Glengarry Bhoys. It was the first dance song at Rand’s cousin’s wedding, and it’s a sweet, lovely little song. I’ve also been listening to Eagles Live, although I’m kinda disputing the “live” part of that title. It’s more like Eagles Studio Recordings with Audience Noise Added. I’d forgotten how much I liked “Seven Bridges Road” and “Life’s Been Good.”
Also listening to the new Michael Franti and Spearhead. Very cool stuff. Makes me want to get up and dance!
Hope you’re all having a lovely weekend. As always, feel free to share your media with me!
Thursday Thoughts
So, what’s on my mind this week?
I dunno. I’m seriously dragging today. The kids were…well, loopy today. I was sure it had to be a full moon, but no. It’s a new moon. But not on Monday. 😉
Bought myself a pumpkin spice latte at Starbucks and put some upbeat dance tunes on the iPod. That’s helping, but I don’t know how long it’s going to last. I just want to go home and crash. Thankfully, I don’t really have to *teach* tonight…just lead a peer editing workshop.
Other than that? I’ve been thinking a lot about DJs, and why I don’t want one for my wedding (Rand and I are going to go the iPod/computer route. We have a friend to serve as emcee when necessary, and we have or can get all the necessary equipment). Ninety-five percent of the time, I leave a wedding talking about how crappy the DJ was. He played inappropriate music. He mispronounced people’s names. He made lame jokes. Etc. If you’ve known me for any amount of time, you know that I have a huge beef with inappropriate wedding music. (not talking about the first dance songs, of course. that’s the fault of the bride and groom…)
For example, I’m not sure why you would ever play “Jesus Take the Wheel” as a slow dance at a wedding. Or “American Soldier.” The huh? I mean, I just think the slow songs at a wedding should be, y’know, about love. And the happy love kind. Not the “I’m crazy for lovin’ youuuuuuuuu…” kind.
And now for some audience participation…what’s one song you think absolutely *must* be played at a wedding (slow or upbeat) and one that you think should be banned forever?
Sunday stuff (and a meme)
So while I was at home over the weekend, I learned that Bigfoot has been sighted in Elk County.
I also attended my cousin’s wedding. More on that tomorrow, but for now, some photos are up here.
And now, a meme, courtesy of Samantha.
First, the rules:
There are a set of questions below that are all of the form, “The best [subgenre] in [genre] is…”.Copy the questions, and before answering them, you may modify them in a limited way, carrying out no more than two of these operations:
You can leave them exactly as is.
You can delete any one question.
You can mutate either the genre, medium, or subgenre of any one question.
For instance, you could change “The best time travel novel in SF/Fantasy is…” to “The best time travel novel in Westerns is…”, or “The best time travel movie in SF/Fantasy is…”, or “The best romance novel in SF/Fantasy is…”.
You can add a completely new question of your choice to the end of the list, as long as it is still in the form “The best [subgenre] in [genre] is…”.
You must have at least one question in your set, or you’ve gone extinct, and you must be able to answer it yourself, or you’re not viable.
Then answer your possibly mutant set of questions. Please do include a link back to the blog you got them from, to simplify tracing the ancestry, and include these instructions. Finally, pass it along to any number of your fellow bloggers. Remember, though, your success as a Darwinian replicator is going to be measured by the propagation of your variants, which is going to be a function of both the interest your well-honed questions generate and the number of successful attempts at reproducing them.
Got it? I think I do. Here goes:
My great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-grandparent is Pharyngula.
My great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-grandparent is Metamagician and the Hellfire Club.
My great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-grandparent is Flying Trilobite.
My great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-grandparent is A Blog Around the Clock.
My great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-grandparent is Primate Diaries.
My great-great-great-great-great-great-great-grandparent is Thus Spake Zuska.
My great-great-great-great-great-great-grandparent is a k8, a cat, a mission.
My great-great-great-great-great-grandparent is Monkeygirl.
My great-great-great-great-grandparent is DancingFish.
My great-great-great-grandparent is Dr. Brazen Hussy.
My great-great-grandparent is Addy
My great-grandparent is MommyProf
My grandparent is Dr. Curmudgeon
My parent is Samantha Says…
The best television series in SciFi is: Firefly
The best cult movie in comedy is: UHF
The best romance novel in classic fiction is: Pride and Prejudice
The best recent movie in comedy is: Knocked Up
The best non-recent movie in romantic comedy is: When Harry Met Sally…
The best pop cover of a hip-hop song is: B*****s Ain’t S**t by Ben Folds
And I guess I have to tag some people…so how about Stephanie, Hillary, Ensie, Caoimhe, and Mark.
Reading, watching, listening
Reading: Well, this one will be short. 😉 Student essays. Lots of student essays. Um…last book I finished was Beige by Cecil Castellucci. Quick, enjoyable read. I liked it even better than The Queen of Cool.
Watching: I’m pretty far behind on my TV watching as well…tivo’s got a bit of a backlog going. Heroes, I have to admit, has been sort of letting me down. I was so excited about Kristen Bell, and I’m not even sure that’s enough to hold my attention. I haven’t watched Pushing Daisies in a couple of weeks, and I’m a week behind on Chuck.
So what have I watched? Well, I’m up-to-date on The Office and Scrubs (but a week behind on 30 Rock and two on My Name is Earl. Last time I watched Earl I was a little concerned that they’re out of ideas. Two episodes in a row that didn’t advance the plot at all…)
OH! and I’m continuing to love Dirty Sexy Money…but didn’t watch this week’s episode yet. Like I said, behind. If you had asked me if I thought Dirty Sexy Money was going to become my new favorite show, I would have laughed. But there ya go.
Listening: Not much new to report musically. Rand and I have been on a comedy kick lately. I’m quite enjoying Lewis Black, Hugh Fink, Elvira Kurt, and a whole host of others that I was already familiar with.
Of course, I listened to lots of music last weekend at OVFF! I was happy to get to see Michael “Moonwulf” Longcor, who is very entertaining and has a fantastic voice!
That’s it. Look for more next week, and tell me what you’re reading/watching/listening (to)!
Friday photo
Adam and Rand were waiting to perform “Home” during the Pegasus Awards concert at OVFF last weekend. “Home” is, of course, a lovely song…but it was up against some pretty tough competition. 😉
I was trying to be stealthy with the camera, but if you get a camera within ten feet of Adam, well, this is what you get! There’s just something about the composition of this that I like…
This is also a good moment for me to congratulate all of this year’s Pegasus winners:
Best Filk Song: Rich Fantasy Lives by Rob Balder and Tom Smith
Best Classic Filk Song: Falling Down on New Jersey by Mitchell Burnside Clapp
Best Performer (tie): Dr. Mary Crowell and Seanan McGuire
Best Writer/Composer: Talis Kimberley
Best Dorsai Song: Shai! by Steve MacDonald and Steve Simmons
Best Song of Home: Emerald Green by Michelle Dockrey (vixy) and Tony Fabris
This was a difficult ballot, and I thoroughly enjoyed the concert. Lots and lots of good stuff. I didn’t know any of the Dorsai songs before last weekend, and although it did not win, I have to admit that “Green Hills of Harmony” was my personal favorite…
Tony and vixy’s performance of “Emerald Green” was stunning, and I’m sure it sent more than a few votes in their general direction! Also quite impressive was Seanan & company’s performance of “Still Catch the Tide” by Talis Kimberley. (aside–I think my favorite Talis song is “Small Mended Corners.” Does anyone perform that? I don’t think I’ve ever heard it, other than on the CD.)
I had the good fortune to sit with *three* of the winners (Seanan, vixy and Tony) at the banquet, plus two nominees (uh, that’d be Ookla, of course). Great fun was had by all. 😉
Mid-week musings
How can a short work week seem so long?
Received some potentially good (but unofficial) job-type news today. I’ll update, should it become official.
Things are going well at school…not much to say there. Still very, very busy, of course!
Watched Pushing Daisies again. I am charmed…I really am. I just don’t see how the concept is sustainable long-term. I loved Kristin Chenoweth singing “Hopelessly Devoted to You.” I *love* Chi McBride. I love that last week, when I said Ned reminded me of a male version of Jaye from Wonderfalls, I had totally forgotten that he played Jaye’s brother on Wonderfalls. (God, I loved that show. Stupid FOX.)
Heroes
Erin, to TV, when the fake Irish girl told Peter he could stay where he was for now:
Noooo! I hate fake Ireland!
Chuck
Why is Adam Baldwin so great?
🙂
That is all.
TV time
Continuing to love Dirty Sexy Money. Here’s a weird observation…Peter Krause has been in three television shows. On Sports Night, he was recently divorced from a woman named Lisa. On Six Feet Under, he had a child with and married a woman named Lisa. On Dirty Sexy Money, his wife’s name is…wait for it…Lisa.
Weird, right?
And I still adore Chuck. 🙂
Have not yet watched last week’s Reaper. We did watch the first episode of Pushing Daisies. I liked it. I’m not sure I loved it. I’m also not sure it’ll last the month. 😉
It has made me want to pull out the Wonderfalls DVDs. I adored that show.
And Heroes! Yay! Although I’m still waiting for Kristen Bell to make her appearance…