A song a day, day 4: a song that makes you sad.
For the song a day meme: a song that makes you sad. First, I want to say that I have been so grateful to hear everyone’s choices. I say “grateful” because it is not easy to share how I feel about music with other people, so I imagine it may not be easy for others, either. Part of the difficulty comes from not wanting to make obvious choices, because what’s the fun in that? And there is another part, a part that crawls around in my insecurity that says that people who truly love music wouldn’t have any use for this sort of exercise because it somehow cheapens everything to choose. Well, I call bullshit. Obvious choices, like clichés, are obvious for a reason, and music is meant to be celebrated, quibbled over, and shared....
Read MoreA song a day, day 3: a song that makes you happy.
For the song a day meme: a song that makes you happy. This one was tough. So many songs make me happy! I chose my current ringtone. Louis Armstrong — “La Vie en Rose” This doesn’t count as a full-fledged song, but I am adding it because it makes me happy: Steve Martin — “I’m Picking Out a Thermos for You” from “The...
Read MorePlenty of ugly girls.
I hadn’t taken any photos with my macro lens in a while, so I did that today while I should have been doing homework. It felt great. Lots more (and a burger) here. Click through for the title reference.
Read MoreA song a day, day 2: your least favorite song.
For the song a day meme: your least favorite song. I was a bit lost for this one because I have so many least favorites. Then I remembered this. Rupert Holmes — “Escape (The Piña Colada Song)”
Read MoreDonate to charity instead of Charlie Sheen.
Inspired by a tweet from Wil Wheaton, Andy asks people to donate the cost of a ticket to Charlie Sheen’s tour to charity instead. From his post: The short version is that it is a call to action for people to donate the cost equivalent of a Charlie Sheen ticket to charity. There is a short list of possible places to donate, but as I note in the wiki, it is not an exhaustive list. The important thing is to donate.
Read MoreA song a day, day 1: your favorite song.
The end of the semester is nigh! All thinky cells rerouted to librarying cortex. Remaining slouchy cells are loitering around here for a meme. So it’s not like it starts off in the most obvious and most difficult place or anything. My favorite song? According to number of times I have listened to it since 2004, it is Zeromancer’s cover of “Send Me an Angel”, but that is not my favorite song. It is my superhero montage song. No, I think that I will have to choose this one instead. My friend Matt introduced me to this song and it crash-landed in my heart at just the right moment. I still haven’t recovered, and I’m glad. Ben Folds — “Learn to Live With What You Are” Complete list for playing-along...
Read MoreAbout being a woman.
I have spent this lovely Sunday morning reading this AskMe thread about female experiences while drinking tea. Some of the highlights for me have been: Role models in media: The Bechdel Test illuminates this better than I can. Invisibility: “Bring a male friend with you when you go car shopping.” I do not need to elaborate on this. Pockets: I love pockets and if I could stand shopping I would go out of my way to only purchase clothing with pockets. Pockets in women’s clothing tend to be either tiny or nonexistent. I am forced, instead, to buy purses with lots of pockets which then fill up with crap I really don’t need to carry around all the time. Clothing in general: Heels are part of a “professional woman” look. When I...
Read MoreThen you are discharged.
Man in flimsy hospital gown with sweatpants — tucked in, so that was something — and a hospital bracelet. Bandage on the back of your hand. These things added up. I was concerned. I started to approach. Just as you pitched forward, opened your mouth, and emptied what seemed to be a hidden water-balloon of alcohol onto the sidewalk. It splashed up and out. Like a parlor trick. Like a rowdy bathtub wave. It happened a few more times. The wind carried the smell. I lost track of what I was about to do, what I should be doing. I think you are my dad’s age. Man in the gown with the trappings of hospital still nestled all around you, why did you take out the bottle and drink more? The cells are already floating. The cells are already afloat. What is...
Read MoreLife after Facebook.
Last Friday, I deactivated my Facebook account. I have been complaining about Facebook for a while now, so it was time for action. I opted for deactivation first before deletion because I wanted to see how a trial breakup would go. As it turns out, Facebook will still keep and mine my data! So hooray. Except the opposite of that. To be clear, Facebook isn’t evil, but it is a deeply flawed tool, and my use of it was making me more negative, paranoid, passive-aggressive, and a whole host of other things I do not want to be. I feel sad yet certain that I need to add this disclaimer: this post is about me and my opinion of Facebook. Perhaps you will relate to it, and perhaps not. I am not advising that you quit Facebook. Your comments, as always, are...
Read MoreTrivia, but not trivial.
[2009/08/29 10:14] Browman Griffith: do you think there is anything strange about 30 people, a donkey, a pig man and Doc manhattan on a pirate ship? [2009/08/29 10:14] Cygnoir Blanc: If I did, I wouldn't be here. Browman was referring to the collection of regulars at Buccaneer Bowl, a monthly team trivia event in Second Life. Bucc Bowl not only provides an outlet for my occasionally vicious competitive streak, it is also responsible for introducing me to a significant portion of my SL social circle. And then there’s the fun. And the choking during a bonus question. But mostly the fun. This team portrait was taken during the twenty-sixth Bucc Bowl earlier this month. VV for life,...
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