The Do-Nothing Weekend
Jun. 24th, 2007 09:28 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
vovatBoth the Honors College reunion and the company picnic for my job are this weekend, and I'm not going to either. After a week of working, all I usually want to do on the weekends is sit around on the computer and watch movies and stuff with ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
bethje. I think I kind of tired myself out by going to a concert every weekend in May. Actually, I'd probably go out a little more if I didn't work nights, but even that would probably just mean going shopping occasionally. I guess it's good that I can find amusement without a lot of external assistance, but it probably doesn't make for very interesting reading.
I do wish I could get more accomplished on the computer, though. I started work on a new Oz story, and I already have it pretty well mapped out, but none of my attempts to actually write the thing have gotten very far. Why can't I stick to things that I've started?
A few of my fellow International Wizard of Oz Club members have reported receiving the latest Baum Bugle, but I still haven't gotten mine. Maybe I'll get it on Monday, but I wouldn't count on it. Waiting for mail always brings so much disappointment, but a great sense of satisfaction when it actually arrives.
And since I promised (well, not exactly "promised," but "indicated," anyway) that I would reveal the answers to my latest lyrics quiz. So here you go:
1. Please don't ask me how I am. I'd have to lie and say I'm fine. - "I'll Be Okay," by the Fastbacks
2. My daughter needs a new phonograph, she wore out all the needles. - "Pop Hates The Beatles," by Allan Sherman.arfies recognized the song, although she didn't get the actual title or artist.
3. To my dear, dear mother, I leave my only shoes. - "Xylophone Track," by the Magnetic Fields
4. She said, "I think there's something wrong with making out to the tunes of a Daniel Johnston song." - "Robert Wilson," by Muckafurgason, who have shown up on several of my lyric guessing games, but never (to the best of my knowledge, anyway) been correctly identified.
5. Maybe I'm a witch, lost in time, running through the fields of Scotland by your side. - "Etienne," by Tori Amos, from Y Kant Tori Read. About the only person I thought would possibly get it wascolleenanne, and she didn't. I wouldn't have been able to get it either.
6. [Title], I don't know your real name, but I love you just the same. - "Dear Red," by the Young Fresh Fellows
7. If I was the [title], I'd echo everything you say. - "Grand Canyon," by the Magnetic Fields.travspence got it.
8. Well, she crept back in the house at half past three, shook her head to see him snoring in his sleep. - "The Last Polka," by Ben Folds Five.colleenanne got it.
9. Oh, my beloved [title], how I long to see your face photographed in fifteen-second intervals in a bank in San Leandro. - Come on, nobody got this? Even after all those mix tapes I put it on back in the day? It's "Tania," by Camper Van Beethoven.
10. I never went to the tropical island, though everybody says they saw me there. - "Weep Day," by They Might Be Giants.revme and rockinlibrarian both got it, and some anonymous person who refused to identify him/herself obviously knew the song but used the wrong title.
11. The jungle was giving a party, a post-hibernation ball. - "The Warthog," by Flanders and Swann
12. Just before we got up here, all the guys were having a fight. - TMBG's Minneapolis/First Avenue Stage Venue Song. Am I the only one who actually listened to the Venue Songs? Even TMBG fans seem to always miss these when they come up.
13. At the [title], you stare right at the ocean, mountains at your back you think you've tamed. - "End Of Miles," by Frank Black and the Catholics. Coincidentally, I am listening to this song right now.
14. I don't want to change your mind. I don't want to think about your mind. - "Narrow Your Eyes," by TMBG.jenhime, revme, and the anonymous TMBG fan all got it.
15. [Title] when they say that you're mistaken thinking hopes and dreams that aren't there? - "Is It Wicked Not To Care?", by Belle and Sebastian
16. Hey, hey, remember me? Oh yeah, we've met before. I used to know the drummer who's not with you anymore. - "Edmonton," by Carolyn Mark and the Room-Mates
17. Having ended all life and absorbed all other robots, ruler of the cosmos, she walks into the sunset. - "The Lonely Robot," by Future Bible Heroes
18. Actually I was never conceived, and I don't expect to be believed, but I've found my mouth stitched up with glossy pink thread. - "Our Lies," by Rasputina
19. What is there to say? Still I can't be silent. Hear [title], and you'll be enlightened. - "The Cult Of Ray," by Frank Black
20. Two big babies met on a winter's day. They thought they'd get all dressed up to play. - "Crybabies," by Rasputina
21. About a maid I'll sing a song, sing rickity-tickity-tin. About a maid I'll a sing a song, who didn't have her family long. - "The Irish Ballad," by Tom Lehrer.revme and arfies got it, and jenhime inadvertantly gave what's basically the correct title.
22. You're one groovy gypsy man. I did this abandoned car. I slip off my flip-flops and walk past the crash pad, and step on some broken glass. - "Chaos By Design," by TMBG, credited to "Colorwheel" as part of their Battle of the Bands project. If you don't know this song, you should, because it's awesome.
23. [Title] is where I hang. [Title] is where I am again, and don't try hard to get down or move to better company there. - "On The Wall," by the Fastbacks
24. There's a sale on our gabardine suits today. They're all 30% off from yesterday. - "King Of Suede," "Weird Al" Yankovic's parody of the Police's "King Of Pain."travspence got it.
25. We're caught in a trap. I can't walk out, because I love you too much, baby. - "Suspicious Minds," by Elvis Presley. Pretty much everyone who participated got this one.
26. Now, somewhere in the black mining hills of Dakota, there lived a young boy named [title]. - "Rocky Raccoon," by the Beatles. Not surprisingly,rockinlibrarian and arfies both got it.
27. Laying on the [title], my heart, it flares like fire. - "Grass," by XTC. Well, actually, the track that came up was by a band called Maplewood for the Losers' Lounge tribute to XTC, but nobody had any way of knowing that.jenhime and revme got it.
28. I met someone at the dog show. - "She's An Angel," by TMBG.colleenanne, revme, and the anonymous poster got it. rockinlibrarian also recognized the song, but didn't know the actual title.
29. Good morning lethargy. Drink Pepsi, it's good for energy. - "Look Inside America," by Blur
30. It's such a dreamlike view from the ceiling where every feeling is part of the fall. - "Centre For Holy Wars," by the New Pornographers. I've mentioned several times how I can never learn the lyrics to their songs, so I'm not surprised that no one got it.
If I were keeping score,revme would be the winner, with seven right answers. But since I'm not giving out any prizes or anything, does it really matter?
bethje. I think I kind of tired myself out by going to a concert every weekend in May. Actually, I'd probably go out a little more if I didn't work nights, but even that would probably just mean going shopping occasionally. I guess it's good that I can find amusement without a lot of external assistance, but it probably doesn't make for very interesting reading.I do wish I could get more accomplished on the computer, though. I started work on a new Oz story, and I already have it pretty well mapped out, but none of my attempts to actually write the thing have gotten very far. Why can't I stick to things that I've started?
A few of my fellow International Wizard of Oz Club members have reported receiving the latest Baum Bugle, but I still haven't gotten mine. Maybe I'll get it on Monday, but I wouldn't count on it. Waiting for mail always brings so much disappointment, but a great sense of satisfaction when it actually arrives.
And since I promised (well, not exactly "promised," but "indicated," anyway) that I would reveal the answers to my latest lyrics quiz. So here you go:
1. Please don't ask me how I am. I'd have to lie and say I'm fine. - "I'll Be Okay," by the Fastbacks
2. My daughter needs a new phonograph, she wore out all the needles. - "Pop Hates The Beatles," by Allan Sherman.
arfies recognized the song, although she didn't get the actual title or artist.3. To my dear, dear mother, I leave my only shoes. - "Xylophone Track," by the Magnetic Fields
4. She said, "I think there's something wrong with making out to the tunes of a Daniel Johnston song." - "Robert Wilson," by Muckafurgason, who have shown up on several of my lyric guessing games, but never (to the best of my knowledge, anyway) been correctly identified.
5. Maybe I'm a witch, lost in time, running through the fields of Scotland by your side. - "Etienne," by Tori Amos, from Y Kant Tori Read. About the only person I thought would possibly get it was
colleenanne, and she didn't. I wouldn't have been able to get it either.6. [Title], I don't know your real name, but I love you just the same. - "Dear Red," by the Young Fresh Fellows
7. If I was the [title], I'd echo everything you say. - "Grand Canyon," by the Magnetic Fields.
travspence got it.8. Well, she crept back in the house at half past three, shook her head to see him snoring in his sleep. - "The Last Polka," by Ben Folds Five.
colleenanne got it.9. Oh, my beloved [title], how I long to see your face photographed in fifteen-second intervals in a bank in San Leandro. - Come on, nobody got this? Even after all those mix tapes I put it on back in the day? It's "Tania," by Camper Van Beethoven.
10. I never went to the tropical island, though everybody says they saw me there. - "Weep Day," by They Might Be Giants.
revme and rockinlibrarian both got it, and some anonymous person who refused to identify him/herself obviously knew the song but used the wrong title.11. The jungle was giving a party, a post-hibernation ball. - "The Warthog," by Flanders and Swann
12. Just before we got up here, all the guys were having a fight. - TMBG's Minneapolis/First Avenue Stage Venue Song. Am I the only one who actually listened to the Venue Songs? Even TMBG fans seem to always miss these when they come up.
13. At the [title], you stare right at the ocean, mountains at your back you think you've tamed. - "End Of Miles," by Frank Black and the Catholics. Coincidentally, I am listening to this song right now.
14. I don't want to change your mind. I don't want to think about your mind. - "Narrow Your Eyes," by TMBG.
jenhime, revme, and the anonymous TMBG fan all got it.15. [Title] when they say that you're mistaken thinking hopes and dreams that aren't there? - "Is It Wicked Not To Care?", by Belle and Sebastian
16. Hey, hey, remember me? Oh yeah, we've met before. I used to know the drummer who's not with you anymore. - "Edmonton," by Carolyn Mark and the Room-Mates
17. Having ended all life and absorbed all other robots, ruler of the cosmos, she walks into the sunset. - "The Lonely Robot," by Future Bible Heroes
18. Actually I was never conceived, and I don't expect to be believed, but I've found my mouth stitched up with glossy pink thread. - "Our Lies," by Rasputina
19. What is there to say? Still I can't be silent. Hear [title], and you'll be enlightened. - "The Cult Of Ray," by Frank Black
20. Two big babies met on a winter's day. They thought they'd get all dressed up to play. - "Crybabies," by Rasputina
21. About a maid I'll sing a song, sing rickity-tickity-tin. About a maid I'll a sing a song, who didn't have her family long. - "The Irish Ballad," by Tom Lehrer.
revme and arfies got it, and jenhime inadvertantly gave what's basically the correct title.22. You're one groovy gypsy man. I did this abandoned car. I slip off my flip-flops and walk past the crash pad, and step on some broken glass. - "Chaos By Design," by TMBG, credited to "Colorwheel" as part of their Battle of the Bands project. If you don't know this song, you should, because it's awesome.
23. [Title] is where I hang. [Title] is where I am again, and don't try hard to get down or move to better company there. - "On The Wall," by the Fastbacks
24. There's a sale on our gabardine suits today. They're all 30% off from yesterday. - "King Of Suede," "Weird Al" Yankovic's parody of the Police's "King Of Pain."
travspence got it.25. We're caught in a trap. I can't walk out, because I love you too much, baby. - "Suspicious Minds," by Elvis Presley. Pretty much everyone who participated got this one.
26. Now, somewhere in the black mining hills of Dakota, there lived a young boy named [title]. - "Rocky Raccoon," by the Beatles. Not surprisingly,
rockinlibrarian and arfies both got it.27. Laying on the [title], my heart, it flares like fire. - "Grass," by XTC. Well, actually, the track that came up was by a band called Maplewood for the Losers' Lounge tribute to XTC, but nobody had any way of knowing that.
jenhime and revme got it.28. I met someone at the dog show. - "She's An Angel," by TMBG.
colleenanne, revme, and the anonymous poster got it. rockinlibrarian also recognized the song, but didn't know the actual title.29. Good morning lethargy. Drink Pepsi, it's good for energy. - "Look Inside America," by Blur
30. It's such a dreamlike view from the ceiling where every feeling is part of the fall. - "Centre For Holy Wars," by the New Pornographers. I've mentioned several times how I can never learn the lyrics to their songs, so I'm not surprised that no one got it.
If I were keeping score,
revme would be the winner, with seven right answers. But since I'm not giving out any prizes or anything, does it really matter?
