hello, sorry about the (sometimes unattended) mess

just finished discussing Three Cups of Tea and having a review of continents with the middle schoolers. First song I thought of. I <3 the 80s

• 17:56 twitpic.com/1yqxi - almost has dinner ready #
• 18:19 @ProfTim Oh, I'm not over it. With FCAT tomorrow, Twitter has taken tertiary focus. Well, probably below that, as there is family et cetera #
• 18:22 @h0rcrux I think my mom is from that country. #
• 19:18 @h0rcrux Hope you don't mind a follow. #
• 19:18 @Gamerette Sweeet! Can't wait to see it! w00t! #
• 19:19 @johncmayer It's the newest approach to news. Choose your own adventure-style...I MISS those types of books and should buy some soon. #
• 19:27 has committed Ben & Jerry's FAIL. Bought Half Baked FroYo instead of his favorite Cherry Garcia. Eating it when expecting the other = UGH! #
• 19:27 @Gamerette Definitely! I'm waiting to see it with my brother-in-law. Is what I've read true about a theatrical release of a director's cut? #
• 20:25 @h0rcrux Whoa, wait. You're in NY? I was born in Queens, and believe I lived on the corner of Crescent and Astoria right above a deli. #
• 20:25 @Gamerette Cool! #
• 20:25 @gnatty B. Dalton in the mall had some. I need to buy 'em. #
• 20:38 is going to help with making a promotional flyer for the Girl Scouts' Cinderella Ball coming soon. #
• 22:04 @gnatty Since I have children now, I can buy things on their behalf for mine. Yup, I do that a LOT, actually. It's tough not to spoil them. #
• 22:04 @h0rcrux Wow. That is very cool. I had to navigate to Google Maps to see what it looked like now. I just can't find the P.S. I went to. :( #
• 22:20 has had another "OOOO shiny!" moment whilst watching the Star Trek trailer during Heroes. I think I was more into it than the episode itself #
• 22:23 @h0rcrux Crazy NY school system. In Florida we have school names FWIW. Have to consult with my Horcruzian mom to see which school it was. #
• 22:42 @BillCorbett Wouldn't it be better to be a Painter of Dark. That would show that Kinkade! #
• 22:45 There are entirely too many R.E.M. songs that I believe I will be blipping. This, I believe, is an excellent st... ♫ blip.fm/~2te8e #
• 22:56 thanks NPR, I have had Smoosh as a guilty pleasure for a couple of years now. In some ways, it just seems wrong... ♫ blip.fm/~2tem0 #
• 23:04 feels as if he has too many irons in the social network fire. Blip/Twitter/et cetera et cetera et cetera. Now, to pass out--I mean, sleep. #

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There are entirely too many R.E.M. songs that I believe I will be blipping. This, I believe, is an excellent start.

• 14:45 @ProfTim Bodhi is in. I am unsure about Keanu or Busey. What I read was that Bodhi was training a new protege. Don't know much else yet. #
• 14:53 just got back from class and has one child down for a nap. That's enough to fire up a leg of a Rock Band 2 tour, yeah? Still no Watchmen yet #
• 17:46 is headed to Buca di Beppo for Rachel's birthday #
• 18:52 twitpic.com/1x2zt - added another hat to his repetoire #
• 19:16 is about stuffed. The calamari and prosciutto stuffed mushrooms were amazing, as was the rest of the meal #
• 23:10 @nebsllim Come down here, I'll go see it no matter how big of a mess people say it is. #
• 23:11 @tori_vixen I failed to capture the rat under the hat guiding my actions. #
• 23:11 @nebsllim Heck yeah, dude! Seafood FTW! #
• 23:12 @ProfTim Amazingly, I had never had the lasagna before tonight. It was EXCELLENT and we ended up with tons of leftovers. #
• 00:07 @ProfTim Any sort of insertion (of jokes or otherwise) will end in tears--or a HUGE mess! #
• 00:08 @Mia This is an easy decision: buy, of course! #

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The Doors - Light My Fire
John Cougar Mellencamp - Jack and Diane
Frank Sinatra - My Way
Radiohead - Permanent Daylight
Gladys Knight & The Pips - Midnight Train to Georgia
Missy Elliot - Get Ur Freak On (Remix)
Spandau Ballet - True

So, better late than never or not at all. I know you all have been on the edge of your seats waiting to see what random collection of songs my iPod chose to fire up for me.

You need not wait any longer, as I have finally booted a computer up and found a few moments of time to post my seven.

I'll be honest, Light My Fire was never my favorite song by The Doors. It very well may have been the first I ever heard from them, but not my favorite.

John Cougar Mellencamp finally grew on me by the time he dropped the "Cougar" nickname. There are times that it feels as if I have settled down in a town that could very well have inspired the little ditty 'bout Jack and Diane. Two 'Merican kids livin' in the heartland.

Can't really say too much about Sinatra--though having the image of Gary Olman as Sid Vicious performing a cover of it sure is something alright.

Not too familiar with this Radiohead song. Sorry.

There was a book I used to own once about a variety of faux pas. In it, there was a D.J.'s mispronunciation of Gladys Knight and the Pips. It was pretty funny, actually.

What Missy Misdemeanor been up to lately, hm?

Spandau Ballet gives me Sixteen Candles flashbacks of me wishing I were Jake Ryan. I ultimately would come to the realization that I really am The Geek, and I'm not so okay with that quite yet.

'Til next week.

• 08:07 twitpic.com/1u6wh - got more cards (from middle schoolers) #
• 09:09 @nebsllim The dinosaur one made me LOL. Apparently, I am OLD! ^_^ #
• 20:43 thinks falling asleep for a short time was not a good idea. Trying to mentally make myself tired so that I can get to bed at a normal time #
• 21:59 wonders who (locally) is up for Watchmen Friday night? Rachel doesn't think she's up for the challenge. Plus, she's no graphic novel fan #
• 22:05 is having a quick singing session of Rocket Man. Thanks, Life on Mars! .: I'm not the man they think I am at home, oh no, no no! :. LOL #
• 22:28 is finding out how much he liked Grosse Point Blank again. Could I be the only one? Plus, I'm a sucker for Joan Cusack as well. Le sigh #
• 23:37 @ProfTim Would I know the LDub folks? I wouldn't mind meeting up there, but I have an early class on Saturday, too. ZOMG I'm so old. :[ #
• 23:37 @ProfTim .: thinking :. Say Anything would be one of 'em. Is Better Off Dead the other? Or which one fills out the three? #
• 00:02 needs to leave hangnails alone--it's bad when the kids tell you too as well. My own AND the school children. Also, need to go to sleep #
• 00:09 @BrentSpiner Surely some Tribble pheromones will be part of the offering, no? #

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• 20:42 has an odd feeling that Firefox Portable has a memory leak akin to Johnny Mnemonic's. Sad, really...ugly, too. Clearing cache in 5..4..3..2. #
• 20:43 @gnatty It's an unspoken pawn shop rule. I used to hang around quite a few shops in my youth. Got to know them and got some decent stuff #
• 21:03 @nebsllim I actually think it may have helped. Mmmmaybe. #
• 21:19 wonders if there is such a thing as a love dodecahedron. I mean, honestly, how many different love triangles can Chuck and Sarah be in? #
• 22:52 really thinks it's a shame about LV-426 getting glassed over like that. In an unrelated note, I'd really like to try some Moxie. Yes, Moxie #

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• 12:22 is ready to get some Rock Band 2 on, but has to until later. I like picking out my own gifts! :D #
• 12:25 is apparently so excited about Rock Band 2 that he leaves out words in status updates. Still have to wait until later to play #
• 16:40 @nebsllim GameStop. #
• 20:12 @nebsllim Uhhh, too late now dude. Already have it. :( #
• 20:51 is ashamed to have played as much Rock Band 2 as he has today. The Mighty Mighty Bosstones schooled me something fierce, I must admit #
• 21:11 @TeachaKidd Wow. My vote would be with you. Bummer. #

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Michael W. Smith - Give It Away
311 - Electricity
Jackson Browne - Somebody's Baby
Elvis Presley - (Marie's the Name) His Latest Flame
Death Cab for Cutie - Sound of Settling
Belinda Carlisle - I Get Weak
Swing Out Sister - Breakout

What an odd collection of songs to have played as a group.

Both MWS and 311 songs are just eh for me, not ones I really got into.

Somebody's Baby reminds me of Jennifer Jason Leigh and Fast Times at Ridgemont High and I, suppose, Phoebe Cates. Oh yeah, and Sean Penn. And Judge Reinhold...ok, I'm stopping now.

Is it wrong that I would prefer to listen to The Smiths' live version of Marie's the Name the segues into Rusholme Ruffians? I love that song, and the bass line used to give me the most difficult time. I think I have a good part of it figured out, but don't fight with it as much anymore. Still mad at Moz for canceling his Orlando show.

Sound of Settling was the first Death Cab for Cutie song that I ever listened to. Of course, I still really like the thing.

Both Belinda Carlisle and Swing Out Sister make me kind of wistful. Le sigh for Jane Wiedlin, too.

• 16:03 is sad. A whole work day without a tweet? Really, that's sad to me. Being that busy is a foreign concept to me. From 9:00 'til 1:30 = BLUR. #
• 17:51 @nebsllim Steam powered? No way. Last Steam associated game I bought was a waste and Valve wouldn't hook me up. So, yeah, I'm a bit bitter. #
• 17:54 @tori_vixen Definitely. And now I'm sad for altogether other reasons. No idea what my problem is--well, I have one possible idea, but idk. #
• 18:44 always finds something in Pet Shop Boys songs that speaks to him #
• 20:08 @nebsllim Yeah, that was what I was commenting on. It's distributed using Valve's Steam software. Plus, my PCs probably wouldn't handle it. #
• 21:42 knows few that know of Kingdom of Loathing, and hasn't played KoL in a long while, but is reminded of it by this episode of #LOST #

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