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Damn you, whetherwoman, codingparadox, chiclet, snakedancer and commonvee

Open iTunes/iPod or Windows Media Player to answer the following. Go to your library. Answer, no matter how embarrasing it is.

How many songs? 21,951 from 2,536 artists in 2,241 albums.

Sorted by song title. First Song: !@#*, by Rusted Root. Last Song: Zydeco, from Cirque de Soleil

Sorted by time. Shortest Song: Fingertips 11 and 16, by They Might Be Giants, each at 4 seconds. Longest Song: Nothing Lasts, by Schpongle, at 1 hour, 7 minutes, 2 seconds.

Sorted by album. First Song: La Salle De Bain, by 椎名林檎, from りんごのうた. Last Song: Gianna by Factor6, from ZX Spectrum is Alive.

Top Five Most Played Songs:

1. With 93 plays, Mad World, covered by Gary Jules
2. With 70 plays, Wish You Were Here, a cello cover, by who I don’t know.
3. With 57 plays, Heaven Is A Halfpipe, by OPM
4. With 54 plays and considerable embarassment, All The Things She Said, by Тату
5. With 54 plays, Where You End, by Moby

First 5 song that comes up on Shuffle:

1. Nothing Else Matters, covered by Apocalyptica, live edition from Disc 2 of the special edition Cult album.
2. Youri Toufar sung by Sheila Ryan, from her album Samrad Linn
3. So Long, by the Goo Goo Dolls, from A Boy Named Goo
4. the theme to Schindler’s List, by Itzak Perlman
5. Cocoon, by Björk, from Vespertine Live

Search….

• “sex”: 51 songs, the first being Sex Changes, by the Dresden Dolls
• “death”: 30 songs, the first being Creeping Death, covered by Apocalyptica
• “love”: 957 songs, including much by Laura Love, the first being Marvin, I Love You, from the Dr. Demento show
• “you”: 1,881 songs, Wish You Were Here came up first — yes, it’s still sorted by play count.
• “fuck”: 10 songs, first is Don’t You Fuck, by Arling And Cameron. Other artists I can’t suggest on daytime radio include Ani Difranco, Tenacious D, and RX/ThePartyParty.

If you find this fascinating for some reason, you should look at my Last.fm page a bit.

Hearing from someone you love unexpectedly really helps make a mediocre-to-bad day better.

I have had the (second) most horrible headache off and on since 1400 on Friday. I spent most of this afternoon asleep or trying to be, and now it’s dulled down to a dull throb and some mild visual hallucinations.

Why a headache? I mean, I’d rather have the flu and the joint pain that entails. Sounds much better to me. Anyone out there want to trade?

I wish I wasn’t terrified of making personal phone calls.

I am at once sad and very very happy.

I realized today what a tiny tolerance I have for firm plans that get abandoned. My dad is going to Denver today to visit my brother. I was supposed to sign a birthday card for Thomas before he left and drop off some spices for his new kitchen. Mom said that dad would be leaving within an hour, so I say I’ll be there shortly, I finish my coffee, go home, get the spices and show up at the house to find that dad has already left. I think I get a bit disproportionately upset at this, but I feel so disregarded– they knew I was coming, and didn’t even give a second thought when dad left and I hadn’t been by yet. No phone call, not even trying to meet up. If I hadn’t gone home to get the spices I would have met up, too… I feel thwarted for going the extra mile.

I’m not sure what feeling is more intense or more wonderful: being in love and loved, or knowing that friends who deserve, are healed by and are growing with loving and being loved are.

These tears are happy tears.

Hott.

I just finished my winter coat. It still needs buttons, but it’s otherwise ready. I’ve been at it nearly ten hours, but it’s done!. Hems, cuffs, collar, finish stitching done! It’s blue wool, with a green tweedy lining. I was aiming for a slightly more form-fitting design, but it’s really comfortably drapey as it is. I think I’ll not bother tailoring it further, since I’m happy.

Today I’m thankful that my family’s not so insane that we can’t get together and enjoy a meal. We get along really well, and manage to just set our discomforts aside when we’re together. It so often feels like the elephant in the livingroom, but we’re pretty damn functional about it.

I’m thankful I have such wonderful friends, and I have so much amazing support and love. Today isn’t so much a day for me to reflect on what I have to be thankful for, but to let the reflection I do every day out and outloud. And I’m thankful that I have so much that I can remember every day.

I’m thankful I have a wonderful life.

Sam Ruby is again genius. “Just” use XML is delicious.

I’m mostly better. I’m so glad I heal fast, because I hate being sick.

I met a little foxy-haired girl one day

“Good mornin’, little foxy-haired girl“ I’d say

“Good mornin’ little beggarman, how do you do

With your bags and your rags and your old raggadhu”

Who should awaken but the woman of the house

With a white spotted apron and a calico blouse

She began to frighten, so I said “Boo!

S***, don’t be afraid, it’s old Johnny Dhu”

Great Big Sea

The lyrics rather made me think of raijna.

I have a new phone, now. Same number as before but I’m using Cingular now. So far, so good. It also can get on LJ!