Bad Boy

I'm at work. I'm bored. I thought I'd say hi to everyone who misses me.

I'm a bad boy.

Meme for a Musical Afternoon

Ha! Another meme swiped from Dixie, who in turn swiped it from her pal, Katya, who, according to Dix, "has a blog that talks about music and books is who I stole it from but it originated here. Ever wanted to know who Person Zero was when it came to a meme? Now you know."

Here are the rules as Bookhart wrote them:

The idea behind the blog is that it's about music, and that you can put up to three answers to any question. But no more. One answer is OK, two answers is OK, three answers is OK. Four is not OK, and five is right out. Unless otherwise indicated, you can only choose songs, and be specific--putting "anything by Madonna" doesn't count.

NAME UP TO THREE:

Song(s) That I Loathe to the Core of My Being
"Afternoon Delight" - Starland Vocal Band
That fucking "Woo hoo" song that Vonage adopted for its radio and TV advertising.
Any song involving more than a nanosecond of whistling

Musical Artist(s) That I Loathe to the Core of My Being
Mariah Carey
Whitney "Crack is whack" Houston
Anyone who whistles

Rolling Stones Song(s) I Love
"Little T&A"
"Sympathy for the Devil"
"Gimme Shelter"

Beatles Song(s) I Love*
"I've Just Seen a Face"
"Tomorrow Never Knows"
"Across the Universe"

Who Song(s) I Love
"I Can't Explain"
"The Kids Are Alright"
"Substitute"

Reggae Song(s) I Love
"Fire of Heaven/ Altar of Earth" - Matisyahu**
"Jerusalem" - Matisyahu**
"Salom/ Salaam" - Matusyahu**

Country Song(s) I Love
"Ring Of Fire" - Johnny Cash
"Western Stars" - k.d. lang
"Don't Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes" - k.d. lang

Movie Soundtrack(s) I Love
"Pulp Fiction"
"Seven Brides for Seven Brothers"
"Grease"

Musical Soundtrack(s) I Love
"Jesus Christ, Superstar"
"Oklahoma!"

Cover Song(s) I Love
"Across the Universe" - Fiona Apple (orig. The Beatles)
"September Gurls" - The Bangles (orig. Alex Chilton)
"Sway" - The Pussycat Dolls (orig. Dean Martin)

Contemporary Top-40 Artist(s) I Secretly Love
The Pussycat Dolls
Kelly Clarkson
Corinne Bailey Rae

Song(s) That Bring Me to Tears
"I Think It's Going to Rain Today" - Bette Midler
"Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye" - Annie Lennox

Song(s) That Make Me Shake My Ass***
"Sway" - Dean Martin or Pussycat Dolls

Classical Composer(s) I Love
Aaron Copland****
George Gershwin****

Rap/Hip-Hop Song(s) I Love
"Mama Said Knock You Out" - L L Cool J

70s Disco Song(s) I Love
"Heaven Must Be Missing an Angel" - Tavares
"I Feel Love" - Donna Summer
"Jungle Boogie" - Kool & the Gang

70s Supergroup Song(s) I Love
"Time for Me to Fly" - REO Speedwagon
"Feelin' That Way/ Any Time" - Journey
"Carry On Wayward Son" - Kansas

Metal Song(s) I Love
"(Don't) Fear The Reaper" - Blue Öyster Cult
"Rock and Roll" - Led Zeppelin
"Born to Be Wild" - Steppenwolf

New Wave Song(s) I Love
"Psycho Killer" - Talking Heads
"Picture This" - Blondie
"Heaven" - Eurogliders

Soul/R&B Song(s) I Love
"Chain of Fools" - The Commitments
"I'm Gonna Love You Just a Little More, Baby" - Barry White
"No Scrubs" - TLC

Power Ballad(s) I Love
"November Rain" - Guns n' Roses
"Love Song" - Tesla
"Baby Blue" - Badfinger

Pre 1950s Song(s) I Love
"What a Wonderful World" - Louis Armstrong
"From This Moment On" - Lena Horne
"Take the A Train" - Glenn Miller

Punk Song(s) I Love
"London Calling" - The Clash
"Should I Stay or Should I Go?" - The Clash
"Know Your Rights" - The Clash

Singer/Songwriter Song(s) I Love
"(We Have) No Secrets" - Carly Simon
"Smackwater Jack" - Carole King
"True Companion" - Marc Cohn

MTV Video(s) I Love
"Beautiful Stranger" - Madonna
"Kiss Me Deadly" - Lita Ford
"Here I Go Again" - Whitesnake

Song(s) To Have Sex To
"The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" - Roberta Flack
"Wicked Game" - Chris Isaak
"Supernova" - Liz Phair

None Of The Above Song(s) I Love
"Surrender" - Louise Goffin
"Time Waits For No One" - The Graces
"Sexy Hypnotist" - Luscious Jackson

* Easily one of my favorite bands. It's quite difficult to select only three songs, so I narrowed it down to the three that I hit the Repeat button on the most often.

** Who is Matisyahu, you ask? I wanna know why you DON'T know Matisyahu =P

*** I don't shake my ass in the classical sense. But I am good at ballroom, and "Sway" is a great song to dance to.

****In case you're protesting, Copland and Gershwin were classical composers. So there.

Lost and Found

Hell's bells. I haven't posted in almost three weeks. So much has happened, which is probably why I haven't posted in almost three weeks. So here goes:

1. LOST: Job. FOUND: Better job. I lost one job and found a new one. The job I lost I was about to quit anyway because the president of the company was giving me chest pains every time he walked into my office. He's so bad that even his son, who works for the company, can't stand him. This was on top of the fact that my duties no longer represented the job description as it was when I was hired. So I was able to file for unemployment. The downside is that filing for unemployment in Illinois is a horrible process and you can never get a real person on the phone if you have questions. But I did find a new job in a relatively short time and have been there for two weeks now. My new employer is so big and important that, if you work for a Fortune 500 company, chances are that my company has something to do with you personally. And I'll never forget my hire date because I started on my birthday.
2. LOST: 30s. FOUND: Dorian Gray. Which brings me to that milestone. Since last we spoke, I turned 43. I know that most people don't consider 43 a milestone, but to me it represents being firmly entrenched in my forties. Until then, I thought of myself as being just barely in my forties, or that I was 39-plus. So far, 43 hasn't been too bad. People still think I'm at least ten years younger, and on the second day of company orientation (everyone has to go through 2 1/2 days of getting to know the company before starting their job-specific training), another new hire flirted outrageously with me. I enjoyed it until she told me that she's 18. I have absolutely no problem with a younger woman's interest but I do draw the line when she's 25 years younger than I am.
3. LOST: One Saturday sleep-in. FOUND: One fun Saturday night. My mom retired and asked me to bake corn muffins for her retirement party. So on the day of her party I got up at the butt-crack of dawn and baked. And baked. She had almost 100 guests so I baked some more until, at noon, I decided that 12 dozen corn muffins was enough. And, for your information, I do not use a mix. I always bake from scratch. The party was a blast, and I didn't even drink.
4. LOST: Several loud sport shirts. FOUND: A sweater I thought I'd already disposed of. I have been cleaning out my closet. It's big. I found a hideous sweater that the bride of Satan bought for me. I could have sworn that I got rid of it. On the other hand, I can't find my favorite sport shirts. We've officially gone "casual" at work and I want those shirts.
5. LOST: Several hours in front of the tube. FOUND: Immense science-geek satisfaction. I'm a CSI junkie, so I've been watching a lot of CSI on DVD.
6. LOST: My mind. FOUND: My annual guilty pleasure. Summer is here, and Big Brother is on.

That reminds me: I owe you a Big Brother entry.