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clo_againBut uh, I have had work and then a bit of a mental day yesterday, which is why you're getting a three-in-one deal.
My mental day yesterday means that I'm pretty much sorted for Christmas-related things now though, thankfully. A little worried that only one of four internationally-posted things have shown up so far -![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
scoobydumblonde, chickybee32 and dukkehjem, could you let me know whenever anything turns up for you?
And now, back to a music meme.
December 17th: 04. a song that makes you sad
This is kind of self-explantory really. I loved university more and more every year I was there; if I won the lottery tomorrow, I'd travel to see the places I want to see and then I would go back to university (or 'college' if I went to America). And there I'd like to stay forever, even if I know it'd never be the same as Flat 7 at Lancaster Uni, even if they are making it all about the money instead of the knowledge, even if I was surrounded by teenagers when I was fifty. I love being surrounded by people who want to learn, and finding tutors who actually want to teach you. I'd like to go to universities all over the world and be taught in other languages and take degrees in anything.
Well. Maybe not maths.
December 18th: a song that reminds you of someone
I think this probably would've been Scott Edgar and the Universe - Perfect Comic Book Store which reminds me ofkindoftrouble with her love of comics and limited editions, except she used it for on of hers so I'm having a rethink. Hmm. Oh, I know!
Barenaked Ladies - Call and Answer (that's a Youtube link but the video has embedding diasbled).
In high school, I wrote an epically long, epically ridiculous self-insert series of fics for me and my friends (when I say epically long, the first one was 27,000+ words, the second I think around 50,000+, the third 87,000 words, the fourth a perfectly respectable 69,000+ words and the unfinished fifth 45,000 words. I was writing this for years). I made a soundtrack for the series, complete with inlay booklet including pictures and comments from various friends who 'starred' in it, made enough copies for everyone and handed them out.
This song was, I think, the seventh song on it and the next day, my high-school best friend came into class saying she'd been listening to it on repeat and did I have the Barenaked Ladies album and could I copy it for her? It was always the other way around music-wise; she'd find new music or new bands and get me into - some - of them, so it was really nice to feel like I had something to offer for once. Even though we fell out and haven't spoken in years, this song still reminds me of her.
For reasons I will not go into, it also reminds me of Jareth the Goblin King. No, really.
December 19th - 06. a song that reminds you of somewhere
There's no question - or really, any surprise - in this one: this song reminds me, and always will, of New Zealand. It was on my iPod the entire month I was there and, in some odd act of appropriate serendipity, it was the first song that played when I turned my iPod on on the flight leaving Christchurch (which was in fact heading west, to Melbourne!) I miss New Zealand terribly every time I hear it but it reminds me how amazing it was, and how I'm definitely going back someday too.
01 - your favorite song
02 - your least favorite song
03 - a song that makes you happy
04 - a song that makes you sad
05 - a song that reminds you of someone
06 - a song that reminds of you of somewhere
07 - a song that reminds you of a certain event
08 - a song that you know all the words to
09 - a song that you can dance to
10 - a song that makes you fall asleep
11 - a song from your favorite band
12 - a song from a band you hate
13 - a song that is a guilty pleasure
14 - a song that no one would expect you to love
15 - a song that describes you
16 - a song that you used to love but now hate
17 - a song that you hear often on the radio
18 - a song that you wish you heard on the radio
19 - a song from your favorite album
20 - a song that you listen to when you're angry
21 - a song that you listen to when you're happy
22 - a song that you listen to when you're sad
23 - a song that you want to play at your wedding
24 - a song that you want to play at your funeral
25 - a song that you love at Christmas
26 - a song that makes you laugh
27 - a song that you can play on an instrument
28 - a song that you wish you could play
29 - a song that makes you feel guilty
30 - a song from your childhood
31 - your favorite song at this time last year
~
My parents just got home after a weekend of having the house to myself. We're already arguing after five minutes. Sigh. I do like my parents a lot more when we're not all living in the same place. Or indeed, when we don't see each other at all. If I could move to Australia and be on the other side of the world from them constantly, I'd probably say that we got on quite well.
Now I'm going back to watch the World Cup Showjumping at Olympia for as long as possible, until the parentals demand the TV. Sigh.
My mental day yesterday means that I'm pretty much sorted for Christmas-related things now though, thankfully. A little worried that only one of four internationally-posted things have shown up so far -
scoobydumblonde, chickybee32 and dukkehjem, could you let me know whenever anything turns up for you?And now, back to a music meme.
December 17th: 04. a song that makes you sad
This is kind of self-explantory really. I loved university more and more every year I was there; if I won the lottery tomorrow, I'd travel to see the places I want to see and then I would go back to university (or 'college' if I went to America). And there I'd like to stay forever, even if I know it'd never be the same as Flat 7 at Lancaster Uni, even if they are making it all about the money instead of the knowledge, even if I was surrounded by teenagers when I was fifty. I love being surrounded by people who want to learn, and finding tutors who actually want to teach you. I'd like to go to universities all over the world and be taught in other languages and take degrees in anything.
Well. Maybe not maths.
December 18th: a song that reminds you of someone
I think this probably would've been Scott Edgar and the Universe - Perfect Comic Book Store which reminds me of
kindoftrouble with her love of comics and limited editions, except she used it for on of hers so I'm having a rethink. Hmm. Oh, I know!Barenaked Ladies - Call and Answer (that's a Youtube link but the video has embedding diasbled).
In high school, I wrote an epically long, epically ridiculous self-insert series of fics for me and my friends (when I say epically long, the first one was 27,000+ words, the second I think around 50,000+, the third 87,000 words, the fourth a perfectly respectable 69,000+ words and the unfinished fifth 45,000 words. I was writing this for years). I made a soundtrack for the series, complete with inlay booklet including pictures and comments from various friends who 'starred' in it, made enough copies for everyone and handed them out.
This song was, I think, the seventh song on it and the next day, my high-school best friend came into class saying she'd been listening to it on repeat and did I have the Barenaked Ladies album and could I copy it for her? It was always the other way around music-wise; she'd find new music or new bands and get me into - some - of them, so it was really nice to feel like I had something to offer for once. Even though we fell out and haven't spoken in years, this song still reminds me of her.
For reasons I will not go into, it also reminds me of Jareth the Goblin King. No, really.
December 19th - 06. a song that reminds you of somewhere
There's no question - or really, any surprise - in this one: this song reminds me, and always will, of New Zealand. It was on my iPod the entire month I was there and, in some odd act of appropriate serendipity, it was the first song that played when I turned my iPod on on the flight leaving Christchurch (which was in fact heading west, to Melbourne!) I miss New Zealand terribly every time I hear it but it reminds me how amazing it was, and how I'm definitely going back someday too.
01 - your favorite song
02 - your least favorite song
03 - a song that makes you happy
04 - a song that makes you sad
05 - a song that reminds you of someone
06 - a song that reminds of you of somewhere
07 - a song that reminds you of a certain event
08 - a song that you know all the words to
09 - a song that you can dance to
10 - a song that makes you fall asleep
11 - a song from your favorite band
12 - a song from a band you hate
13 - a song that is a guilty pleasure
14 - a song that no one would expect you to love
15 - a song that describes you
16 - a song that you used to love but now hate
17 - a song that you hear often on the radio
18 - a song that you wish you heard on the radio
19 - a song from your favorite album
20 - a song that you listen to when you're angry
21 - a song that you listen to when you're happy
22 - a song that you listen to when you're sad
23 - a song that you want to play at your wedding
24 - a song that you want to play at your funeral
25 - a song that you love at Christmas
26 - a song that makes you laugh
27 - a song that you can play on an instrument
28 - a song that you wish you could play
29 - a song that makes you feel guilty
30 - a song from your childhood
31 - your favorite song at this time last year
~
My parents just got home after a weekend of having the house to myself. We're already arguing after five minutes. Sigh. I do like my parents a lot more when we're not all living in the same place. Or indeed, when we don't see each other at all. If I could move to Australia and be on the other side of the world from them constantly, I'd probably say that we got on quite well.
Now I'm going back to watch the World Cup Showjumping at Olympia for as long as possible, until the parentals demand the TV. Sigh.
