Rather productive day

I think I got a fair bit done today. I was up before 9:00, and spent the morning reading The Manga Guide to Physics. Then after lunch I did some run-on sentence exercises in my GED book. Now I just have to do the multiple-choice wrap-up thing, and I move on to the next thing... whatever it is...

I put some dishes away after that, and then I read a bit of Blood and Chocolate until my headache got so annoying that I couldn't focus on my book. Then I rested on the couch and watched some TLC. My stomach was acting weird, too - I probably had too much sugar or something.

Yay, I found the song I've been looking for! It's called 'Rock You' and it's by Helix, and it goes "GIMME AN R! O! C! K!" It's pretty awesome. I still haven't found this other song I've had stuck in my head. I don't know what it's called or any of the lyrics. It's very irritating.

Beautiful day today - I actually saw a fly today. Me and Mom were standing on the back porch and the fly buzzed past us.

Sweet, sweet music

So in a previous post I asked you, dear reader, about songs that remind you of moments in your life or scenes from movies. I shall list all of the songs that bring back memories...

Songs and memories:

While My Guitar Gently Weeps, covered by Jeff Healey: Reminds me of Jeff Healey's death, and how it hit me hard. They say that the music died when Buddy Holly died, but for me the music seemed to die or almost die when Jeff Healey passed.

Twist and Shout, covered by The Beatles: Reminds me of the parade scene from Ferris Bueller's Day Off.

Hot Blooded by Foreigner: Reminds me of a Diet Pepsi commercial... the dude trying to get into his old jeans... :)

Summer of '69 by Bryan Adams: Reminds me of a funny moment at a youth group meeting.

There's probably a lot of other songs, but I can't think of them.

So, I'm gonna take that Zeppelin book back to the library. It's called Led Zeppelin In Their Own Words, compiled by Paul Kendall. I love the photos in it. It's the only copy that the library has, and I think it's out of print. I also have to pick up Becoming Jane, season one of Torchwood, and the complete recordings of Robert Johnson.

Plus, the tent sale at the LYS is coming up :D :D :D

On a happier note...

I heard an awesome set of songs on the radio late last night/early this morning. Until they played a song that I don't like, but oh well, that's life. Here's the list...

1. Stevie Ray Vaughan - Cold Shot
2. David Bowie - Ziggy Stardust
3. April Wine - Roller (Man, can Myles Goodwyn holler!)
4. Foreigner - Hot Blooded
5. Bruce Springsteen - Glory Days
6. The Who - I Can't Explain

All together now! "I'm in looove with my caaaar...."

I watched Queen Rock Montreal last night on PBS, and wow. I didn't know that it was Roger Taylor who did the vocals on I'm In Love With My Car. He's got a cool voice - raspy, kinda like Rod Stewart, but not mushy like Rod. I worked on my ruff while watching it, and today I cast it off and wove the ends in. Now I just have to sew on a small button, wash it, fluff up the ruffles and let it dry. Yay!

Below is the YouTube video of Killer Queen/I'm In Love With My Car...

The ruff is almost done...

I think I have another three or four inches of knitting to do before the buttonhole row. Yay! I would take a picture, but it's too dark.

There really isn't much to blog about today. I'm almost finished Troll Fell - I have less than a chapter left. Also, I'm really enjoying the new Coldplay single, 'Violet Hill'. It's calming, but also slightly heavy.

I have a question, dear reader - are there any songs that remind you of something, like a moment in your life or a scene from a movie? Every time I hear 'Twist and Shout' by The Beatles, I remember the parade scene in Ferris Bueller's Day Off, where Matthew Broderick lip-synchs. And on a sadder note, sometimes, when I hear Jeff Healey's cover of 'While My Guitar Gently Weeps', I remember how the news of his death hit me hard. I didn't know he had cancer, a cancer that took his sight. He died at a young age - I can't remember how old he was, but he was in his early forties, if I remember correctly. When I heard the news, I couldn't believe it. Then the next day it hit me - he died. I listened to sad songs. I wept.

And he left us some fabulous music to listen to with admiration.

The service is DONE!

So, the youth group service went really well. Someone was absent, but we still got through it alright. I stumbled two or three times when I read a quote as a reading, and I started bawling afterwards, so when we sang 'Can I Go Nowhere With You' I covered my face with my order of service. But during the last two hymns I sang my heart out.

Here's the quote I read...

"It was just a gradual development over the years. Last year was "All You Need Is Love." This year it's "Give Peace a Chance." Remember love. The only hope for any of us is peace. Violence begets violence. If you want peace, you can get it as soon as you like if we all pull together. You're all geniuses and you're all beautiful. You don't need anybody to tell you who you are or what you are. You are what you are. Get out there and get peace. Think peace, live peace, and breathe peace and you'll get it as soon as you like. Okay?" - John Lennon

And, in three minutes, the library will update the list of new items in the system. Now that's something I can feel happy about!

Evil Songs, Get Outta My Head!

Lately, I've had a lot of songs stuck in my head, and yesterday they kept rotating. One minute it would be Doctor Robert by The Beatles, then a little later it would be something else. Here's the songs that tend to get stuck in my head...

• The Beatles - Taxman
• The Beatles - Doctor Robert
• Black Sabbath - Never Say Die
• David Bowie - Suffragette City
• Boston - Smokin'

Feel free to tell me what songs get stuck in your head!