The Republic of T.

It may be the height of lazy blogging, but here’s one more meme.

How evil are you?

I’m almost disappointed. I thought I’d turn out to be at least a little evil. (Maybe the problem is that I don’t often get caught at it…)

Sounds about right. Sorry for the dearth of posts here. I’ve just about given up trying to do much blogging on the weekends, and a four-day/holiday weekend is an even bigger blogging obstacle. So, I borrowed this meme from Pink Feminist Hellcat.

I’m also gearing up to my attempt to implement at “Getting Things Done”-type organizational scheme, in the hopes that doing so will alleviate some of the frustration and tension I’ve been having lately. Who knows? Getting even halfway organized might result in more time for other stuff, like blogging…

We’ll see.

This can’t be right.

It’s a cute bit of blog fun, but I have a feeling that if certain people entered their URLs, they’d ruin the curve for the rest of us. And, actually, after taking a look at the criteria for each level, I’m just a few incoming links away from getting busted back down to B-List, at the very least.

Cute, but not to be taken seriously if it’s likely you’ll be brought back down to earth, quickly.

I honor of a certain someone I know who turns four today, and who’s sharing strawberry cupcakes with strawberry icing (his choice, mind you) with his classmates right about now, here’s a bit of a departure from the usual random mix. This one’s nothing but dance music, because it’s a happy day. Still random though, so:

1. Fire up your collection.
2. Shuffle everything.
3. Let’s see if you can count to ten.

I can. See?

1. Beautiful (Al B Rich Next Level mix) from the album “Beautiful (disc 2)” by Christina Aguilera
2. Beautiful Stranger (Calderone Club Mix) from the album “Beautiful Stranger” by Madonna
3. Popcorn (Diplo Remix) from the album “Verve Remixed 3″ by Diplo & Walter Wanderley
4. Found a Cure (Full Intention club mix) from the album “Queer as Folk: The Whole Love Thing. Sorted. (disc 1)” by Ultra Naté
5. Don’t Let Me Be The Last To Know (Thunderpuss Radio Mix) by Britney Spears
6. Lady Marmalade (Thunderpuss club mix) from the album “Lady Marmalade (feat. Lil’ Kim, Mya & Pink)” by Christina Aguilera
7. Nobody’s Supposed To Be Here from the album “Fired Up!” by Deborah Cox
8. I’m Beautiful Dammitt! (House Mix) from the album “The Groove Won’t Bite” by Uncanny Alliance
9. I’m Not Perfect from the album “12″ Single (Vinyl)” by Grace Jones
10. All I Do from the album “The Mix Summer 2006 (disc 3)” by Cleptomaniacs

Can you?

Whoops. A day off, and lunch with my husband, threw off my blogging rhythm today, so I forgot the Friday random ten post. I’m doing something a little different with it today, though. I’m kicking it off with a song that’s been in my head since election day. So it’s not entirely random, but here goes anyway. And if you want to mix it up a little, start yours with a song that this election brings to mind for you, and share it in the comments.

1. Fire up your music collection.
2. Shuffle it.
3. Deal me ten.

Here’s mine.

1. A Change Is Gonna Come from the album “The Man And His Music” by Sam Cooke
2. Unconditional Love from the album “The Donna Summer Anthology (disc 2)” by Donna Summer
3. All In Love Is Fair from the album “Innervisions” by Stevie Wonder
4. Miss Me Blind from the album “The Very Best Of” by Culture Club
5. Let The Good Times Roll from the album “An Evening With The Queen” by Koko Taylor
6. Take a Bow [Edit] from the album “GHV2″ by Madonna
7. Mercy Street from the album “Shaking The Tree” by Peter Gabriel
8. Mistake No. 3 from the album “Waking Up with the House on Fi” by Culture Club
9. Love Train from the album “Wake Up Mix” by O’Jays
10. Raisin’ The Stakes from the album “Goodbye Country (Hello Nightclub)” by Groove Armada

Actually, at second glance, there may be a few more titles in there that are appropriate to this year’s election. Any jump out at you?

It’s that time again, to bring out the meme that momentarily clears the air of all the political talk and writing that goes on around here. With November 7th looming in the background, it’s probably needed even more than usual. I’ve already voted. The hubby and I got absentee ballots and put them in the mail a few days ago. Nothing to do now but wait.

I don’t know about anyone else, but after the last couple of elections, I don’t plan on watching any returns. I don’t want to know anything until I wake up on the 8th and check the news, because I don’t want to go to bed thinking it went one way only to wake up and find out it went the other way. So, I’ll either go to bed early, or turn off the television and turn on the music. Speaking of which…

1. Turn on whatever your music lives on.
2. Randomize everything.
3. Share the first ten.

Here’s my results.

1. It’s Only Love from the album “All The Best (Disc 2)” by Tina Turner
2. Hammer and a Nail from the album “Nomads Indians Saints (Expanded Edition)” by Indigo Girls
3. Wonderful Night from the album “Why Try Harder: The Greatest Hits” by Fatboy Slim
4. God Bless The Child from the album “Billie Holiday Remixed Hits” by Fredco Mix
5. Comeonstrong from the album “Modulate” by Bob Mould
6. Short Circuit from the album “Discovery” by Daft Punk
7. Wake Up Everybody from the album “Peace - Back By Popular Demand” by Keb’ Mo’
8. Goodbye Sweet Pumpkinhead from the album “Love Is Everything - The Jane Siberry Anthology” by Jane Siberry
9. One from the album “Achtung Baby” by U2
10. We’ll Be Together from the album “Fields of Gold: The Best of Sting 1984-1994″ by Sting

What’s yours?

It’s that time again.

1. iTunes, iPod, etc. Whatever ya got, start it up.
2. Mix it all up.
3. Hit me with 10.

I’ll show you mine.

1. You Are My Friend from the album “The Original Hits” by Sylvester
2. Out of Touch from the album “Sounds of the Eighties: 1984″ by Hall & Oates
3. Give Your Hands To The Struggle from the album “In This Land” by Sweet Honey In The Rock
4. Imagine from the album “Peace - Back By Popular Demand” by Keb’ Mo’
5. Got To Give It Up (Part 1) from the album “Boogie Nights” by Marvin Gaye
6. Games People Play from the album “A One of a Kind Love Affair: The Anthology (disc 2)” by The Spinners
7. If You Knew/Let It Be Me from the album “Let It Be Me” by Nina Simone
8. Love One Another (Junior Vasquez’ Trance to Dance Remix) from the album “Album” by Amber
9. I Learned From The Best (Hq2 Mix) from the album “The Greatest Hits (Disc 2)” by Whitney Houston
10. The Humpty Dance from the album “Old School Rap” by Digital Underground

Show me yours?

This might be a little morbid, but since we started the day with a playlist and it’s Halloween it seems appropriate. Besides, I’ve been wanting to do a post like this since I saw this article about the most popular songs at funerals.

[James] Blunt’s song ["Goodbye, My Lover] was closely followed by pop singer Robbie Williams’s song Angels, according to a survey released Monday by the Bereavement Register, a group that works to remove the names of the deceased from direct mailing databases.

The group said that 51 per cent of people have considered a specific song to be played at their funeral. Also, 79 per cent have discussed the choice of song with family or friends.

The poll surveyed 5,000 people and, rather than unearthing a slate of dirges or elegies, turned up a list of mostly contemporary picks. …

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It’s been another long week, at least on this end. time to unwind and enjoy some music (before jumping into the day.

1. Start up your MP3 player, iTunes or whatever you got.
2. Randomize everything.
3. Post the first ten.

Here’s what I got.

1. Issues from the album “Pride.2001″ by Vernessa Mitchell
2. Love Overboard from the album “Essential Collection” by Gladys Knight & The Pips
3. Kiss from a Rose (Kicks from a Rhodes Mix) from the album “Seal Best Remixes 1991-2005″ by Seal
4. Strange Fruit from the album “Stolen Moments: The Lady Sings Jazz and Blues” by Diana Ross
5. Sister I’m a Poet from the album “The Best of Morrissey” by Morrissey
6. Blue Eyes from the album “Greatest Hits 1970-2002 (CD 2)” by Elton John
7. Inseperable from the album “I’ve Got Love on My Mind” by Natalie Cole
8. OPP from the album “Millennium Hip-Hop Party, Volume 2″ by Naughty by Nature
9. Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da from the album “The Beatles (disc 1)” by The Beatles
10. Drop The Hate from the album “Halfway Between The Gutter And The Stars” by Fatboy Slim

What you got?

You Are Most Like George W. Bush

So what if you’re not exactly popular? You still rule the free world. And while you may be quite conservative now, you knew how to party back in the day!

This test is flawed, obviously.

Lately I’ve wished there were one or two more of me, just to deal with various aspects of my life. (It’d be easier to just get pulled in a couple of directions as opposed to half a dozen.)

HowManyOfMe.com

There are: 15 people with my name in the U.S.A. How many have your name?

But I wasn’t thinking about a number as big as 15.

Hmmm. If I had a more common name, there’d be even more.

It’s that time again. Time to forget all the news from the past week, and enjoy some music. Maybe even dance a little. So, here’s a random ten in honor of National Coming Out day.

1. Open iTunes or whatever you use.
2. Shuffle everything.
3. Post the first ten that play.

I’ll go first.

1. Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! from the album “EBX 1 (disc 3: Oh L’Amour)” by Erasure
2. All Right Now from the album “1970’s Classic Rock” by Free
3. We Don’t Have to Take Our Clothes Off from the album “Now That’s What I Call Music! 1986 (disc 2)” by Jermaine Stewart
4. Gypsys, Tramps And Thieves from the album “Cher Greatest Hits” by Cher
5. The Bad Touch from the album “Hooray for Boobies” by Bloodhound Gang
6. Waterloo from the album “Gold” by ABBA
7. I Got A Love Jones For You from the album “Love Jones” by Refugee Camp All-Stars Presnets Melky And Day
8. Let’s Groove from the album “The Waterboy” by Earth, Wind & Fire
9. Video Killed The Radio Star from the album “Other People’s Songs” by Erasure
10. At Least We Tried from the album “18″ by Moby

And of course, a bonus track in honor of NCOD.

I’m Coming Out (Maurice Joshua Club Mix) from the album “Diana Extended/The Remixes” by Diana Ross

NCOD is usually a normal day for me. But if you used the occasion to clean out your closet, please share? Who’d you come out to? How’d it go?

There’s one story I haven’t touched all week: the torture compromise. I stayed away from it for two reasons: (1) because it was already thoroughly covered by every major progressive blog in existence, and (2) I got tired of blogging about torture it once realized that a majority of Americans supported it anyway. Turns out I was almost right. Nearly half of Americans support the use of torture. Oh well. I can take some comfort in knowing that the entire House delegation from Maryland voted against torture, including the Republicans.

Torture. That’s who we are now. That’s what we want. Might as well enjoy the music.

1. Fire up the MP3 player.
2. Randomize the collection.
3. Gimme ten.

Here’s mine.

1. Give Your Hands To The Struggle from the album “In This Land” by Sweet Honey In The Rock
2. Sunset (Bird of Prey) from the album “Why Try Harder: The Greatest Hits” by Fatboy Slim
3. Sky Fits Heaven (Victor Calderone Remix Edit) from the album “Drowned World/Substitute For Love (Single) (Disc 2)” by Madonna
4. William, It Was Really Nothing from the album “Singles” by The Smiths
5. Unwritten from the album “Unwritten” by Natasha Bedingfield
6. Rapture (K-klassic Mix) from the album “Remixed Remade Remodeled” by Blondie
7. S.O.S from the album “Gold” by ABBA
8. We All Sleep Alone from the album “Cher Greatest Hits” by Cher
9. Jam For The Ladies from the album “18″ by Moby Feat. MC Lyte & Angie Stone
10. Give It To Me Baby from the album “Funk Classics - The 70’s” by Rick James

Oh. And the answer to last week’s bonus question: number three.