Something for everyone, and also a lot for no one

Today, bethje and I went to see a comedy show at the Trocadero. Michael Showalter was the draw for us, and he was accompanied by Eugene Mirman and Leo Allen. Honestly, I really don't go to that many comedy shows. I saw George Carlin when I was in college, Mr. Show during there Hooray for America Tour, and some not-very-good thing at the UCB Theatre when I was up in New York with Beth, colleenanne, and themall. That's all I can think of offhand. But anyway, getting back to the topic at hand, I'd never heard of either of the two non-Michael comedians, but they were all funny. Describing comedy routines usually doesn't work that well, so I'm not going to say that much about them, but I do think it's worth mentioning that Michael shared some jokes that he'd come up with in his dreams, which made no real sense when he was awake. After the show, Beth and I both bought posters, and all three guys signed them for us. Beth also got a DVD of the Stella shorts, which Michael autographed.

By the way, the EP by The Last Car that I bought yesterday is cool, but way too short. It has six songs, but three of them are the short ones about Mr. T that were featured on the They Might Be Giants podcast.

I'm pretty tired right now, so I think I'll go to bed soon. Maybe tomorrow I'll be able to catch up on my friends page, but I wouldn't count on it.

In Which Nathan Revives the Lyric-Guessing Game and Eeyore Joins In

I had a dream the night before last where I was wondering where the "Winnie" in "Winnie-the-Pooh" came from. Now that I'm awake, I actually still do wonder that. I remember the books said something about why he was called "Pooh" (and no, kids of the nineties, it has nothing to do with fecal matter), and that his real name was Edward Bear. But I don't recall the "Winnie" actually being used much at all outside of the titles.

Last night, I had a dream that bethje was going out on a date with another man, and I was jealous, but I didn't have any real objection to it. Then there was another dream where I was riding a bus back from somewhere, and when I got off, I saw all these kids trick-or-treating. Since it was supposed to be September, I figured it must be some weird idea the local schools thought up. Maybe I had that "Orange and Black Day" that was in the news last year on my mind.

Anyway, the main point of this post is to provide another set of lyrics for you to guess. rockinlibrarian did this again recently, and I decided I might as well follow suit. There are thirty of them, and they all came up randomly on iTunes, although I skipped quite a few that I didn't know very well or thought were too easy. (Really, is there any line in "I've Got A Fang" that wouldn't automatically give it away to anyone who'd heard the song even once?)

1. Some people say that I am out of my tree, or just a strawberry fool.
2. Men have gargoyles 'round their hearts.
3. We could eat fish all day, not worry about how we smell.
4. On the twisting highway, headlamps and moonlight light the way.
5. Thirty miles by hundred miles by stinking island.
6. Prove it to yourself if you've got something to offer.
7. For when we smite them with our swords in the name of our just Lord, we do bring glory to His name.
8. There she told me that she loved me, not with words but with a kiss.
9. Are you bigger than a breadbox, heavy like a bag of rocks?
10. They say he sprung from the skull of Athena. Think about your own head and the headache he gave.
11. Have you seen her car? Eight-track is the latest!
12. While the glory of God is simple to some, the heaven of headlines is better, and much easier to attain.
13. On request from her dad, she takes a seat centre stage, and starts to play.
14. If you hide yourself away, your country will honor you.
15. Nothing lies like no parade for the highest grade. It's time to call a spade a spade.
16. It's a thousand pages, give or take a few. I'll be writing more in a week or two.
17. We'll meet beyond the shore. We'll kiss just as before.
18. What are we going to do with these bones?
19. We chased the tide as the treasures were gathered.
20. Look at them eating. I guess it tastes real good.
21. Prayers to my chosen deity. Modulation, and I hold a high note.
22. He was the first boy born in space.
23. Am I a fool? I'm not as smart as a rat. I'm much smarter than that.
24. I sing myself to sleep at night.
25. Everybody's having fun, dancing with the skeleton.
26. I noticed that he had a watch and hat that looked familiar.
27. The world is a rock that's spinning so fast, it'll give you jim-jams.
28. You act like you're fourteen years old. Everything you say is so obnoxious, funny, true and mean.
29. Caviar, radiccio, snow pea, scampi.
30. We're the highlights in your hairdo, the extra arms on Vishnu.

I don't think there are any more than three songs by any one artist, but don't hold me to that. I remember messing up on that last time. For some reason, the same artists tended to clump together. I thought about rearranging the list, but that would be too much trouble, really.