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melayneseahawk) wrote2006-01-20 04:11 pm
melayneseahawk) wrote2006-01-20 04:11 pm
Six Days Behind
But I'm catching up, slowly but slowly. Having to go to bed before midnight makes things difficult, but I really want to be caught up before classes start, or else I'll never finish.
Speaking of classes, I have a meeting on Monday morning with an advisor to figure out what courses I actually have to retake. I know I have to retake 112, but that might be the only one. It would certainly make life easier. *prays* Will post schedul for the spring as soon as it's definite.
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kashmir_ki_kali has already seen this, but go look at the mascots for the Beijing Olympics, especially the Tibetan one. Politics, much? (Though they do look cuddly. Cuddly communists? Hmm.)
Also, for the Harry Potter fans, the Harry Potter Worst Case Scenario Handbook. Make sure to put down any drinks and sit down before reading.
And, forallandaros and others, an analysis of Battlestar Galactica and sci-fi on television from The New Yorker. Worth the read, even if you disagree. allandaros, I'd love to know what you think.
Step 1: Put your music player on random.
Step 2: Pick your favorite line from the first 25 songs that play (skip anything that doesn’t have lyrics, or would be too obvious).
Step 3: Post and let everyone you know guess what song the lines come from.
Step 4: Cross songs out when guessed correctly.
(Also, if you need a hint, let me know, and I'll post a more obvious line)
i. Electric eels, I might add, do it, though it shocks ‘em, I know. ~ “Let’s Do It (Let’s Fall in Love)”, Cole Porter
ii. Make mine a double special, please, on rye. ~ “Say Something Funny”, A Class Act
iii. And besides you couldn't say "I saw Chicken Lake ballet". ~ “The Swan”, Funny Girl
iv. What made you think that I was one of those girls? ~ “Take Back Your Mink”, Guys and Dolls
v. We were cut from the same surly star, like two jewels in the sky sharing fire. ~ “Where’s the Girl?”, Scarlet Pimpernel
vi. Whether the stone hits the pitcher, or the pitcher hits the stone, it's going to be bad for the pitcher. ~ “A Little Gossip”, Man of La Mancha
vii. Believe in the magic of a young girl's soul, Believe in the magic of rock and roll, Believe in the magic that can set you free... ~ “Do You Believe in Magic?”, Lovin’ Spoonful
viii. Gotta make a move to a town that's right for me. ~ “Funkytown”, Lipps Inc.
ix. It's when you hit the ground. ~ “It’s Not the Fall That Hurts”, The Caesars
x. Well, my fiddle was my daddy’s till the day he died. And he took me by the hand and held me close to his side. Said, “live a good life and play my fiddle with pride”. ~ “Thank God I’m a Country Boy”, John Denver
xi. Noon on the clock and so still on the dock, you could hear a foghorn miles away. In the quiet of death, I'll say “Kill 'em now.” And they'll pile up the bodies and I'll say: “Hoopla!” ~ “The Black Freighter”, Steeleye Span
xii. In the paper they say the end is coming soon. I wanna make love till it's over. If I'm goin’, down it'll be with you. ~ “Love You for a Day”, Ricky Martin
xiii. Couldn't you stay content, safe behind walls, as I could not? ~ “Lament”, Into the Woods
xiv. But Momma gets married, and married, and married, and never gets carried away. ~ “If Momma Was Married”, Gypsy
xv. I feel your fingers, cold on my shoulder, your chilling touch as it runs down my spine. ~ “Dangerous Game”, Jekyll & Hyde
xvi. And after it rains, there’s a rainbow, and all of the colors are black. It’s not that the colors aren’t there, it’s just imagination they lack. ~ “My Little Town”, Simon & Garfunkel
xvii. For the civilized world accepts as unforgivable sin any talking out loud with any librarian. ~ “Marian the Librarian”, Music Man
xviii. And when you finally fly away, I’ll be hoping that I served you well. For all the wisdom of a lifetime, no one can ever tell. ~ “Forever Young”, Rod Stewart
xix. No one’s gonna drag you up to get into the light where you belong. ~ “The Sign”, Ace of Base
xx. But don't forget who's takin' you home and in whose arms you're gonna be. ~ “Save the Last Dance for Me”, Michael Buble (cover)
xxi. What a frenzied moment that was! Didn't they maintain an exhausting pace? ~ “Ascot Gavotte”, My Fair Lady
xxii. Juvenile delinquency is purely a social disease! ~ “Gee, Officer Krupke”, West Side Story
xxiii. Who is that girl I see, staring straight back at me? When will my reflection show who I am inside? ~ “Reflection”, Mulan
xxiv. And the waves crashing around me, the sand slips out to sea. And the winds that blow remind me, of what has been, and what can never be. ~ “The Lighthouse’s Tale”, Nickel Creek
xv. What if I had never let you go? Would you be the man I used to know? If I'd stayed, if you'd tried, if we could only turn back time. ~ “What If”, Kate Winslet
Speaking of classes, I have a meeting on Monday morning with an advisor to figure out what courses I actually have to retake. I know I have to retake 112, but that might be the only one. It would certainly make life easier. *prays* Will post schedul for the spring as soon as it's definite.
I know
kashmir_ki_kali has already seen this, but go look at the mascots for the Beijing Olympics, especially the Tibetan one. Politics, much? (Though they do look cuddly. Cuddly communists? Hmm.)Also, for the Harry Potter fans, the Harry Potter Worst Case Scenario Handbook. Make sure to put down any drinks and sit down before reading.
And, for
allandaros and others, an analysis of Battlestar Galactica and sci-fi on television from The New Yorker. Worth the read, even if you disagree. allandaros, I'd love to know what you think.Step 1: Put your music player on random.
Step 2: Pick your favorite line from the first 25 songs that play (skip anything that doesn’t have lyrics, or would be too obvious).
Step 3: Post and let everyone you know guess what song the lines come from.
Step 4: Cross songs out when guessed correctly.
(Also, if you need a hint, let me know, and I'll post a more obvious line)
i. Electric eels, I might add, do it, though it shocks ‘em, I know. ~ “Let’s Do It (Let’s Fall in Love)”, Cole Porter
ii. Make mine a double special, please, on rye. ~ “Say Something Funny”, A Class Act
iii. And besides you couldn't say "I saw Chicken Lake ballet". ~ “The Swan”, Funny Girl
v. We were cut from the same surly star, like two jewels in the sky sharing fire. ~ “Where’s the Girl?”, Scarlet Pimpernel
vi. Whether the stone hits the pitcher, or the pitcher hits the stone, it's going to be bad for the pitcher. ~ “A Little Gossip”, Man of La Mancha
viii. Gotta make a move to a town that's right for me. ~ “Funkytown”, Lipps Inc.
ix. It's when you hit the ground. ~ “It’s Not the Fall That Hurts”, The Caesars
xi. Noon on the clock and so still on the dock, you could hear a foghorn miles away. In the quiet of death, I'll say “Kill 'em now.” And they'll pile up the bodies and I'll say: “Hoopla!” ~ “The Black Freighter”, Steeleye Span
xii. In the paper they say the end is coming soon. I wanna make love till it's over. If I'm goin’, down it'll be with you. ~ “Love You for a Day”, Ricky Martin
xiii. Couldn't you stay content, safe behind walls, as I could not? ~ “Lament”, Into the Woods
xiv. But Momma gets married, and married, and married, and never gets carried away. ~ “If Momma Was Married”, Gypsy
xvi. And after it rains, there’s a rainbow, and all of the colors are black. It’s not that the colors aren’t there, it’s just imagination they lack. ~ “My Little Town”, Simon & Garfunkel
xvii. For the civilized world accepts as unforgivable sin any talking out loud with any librarian. ~ “Marian the Librarian”, Music Man
xviii. And when you finally fly away, I’ll be hoping that I served you well. For all the wisdom of a lifetime, no one can ever tell. ~ “Forever Young”, Rod Stewart
xx. But don't forget who's takin' you home and in whose arms you're gonna be. ~ “Save the Last Dance for Me”, Michael Buble (cover)
xxi. What a frenzied moment that was! Didn't they maintain an exhausting pace? ~ “Ascot Gavotte”, My Fair Lady
xxii. Juvenile delinquency is purely a social disease! ~ “Gee, Officer Krupke”, West Side Story
xxiii. Who is that girl I see, staring straight back at me? When will my reflection show who I am inside? ~ “Reflection”, Mulan
xxiv. And the waves crashing around me, the sand slips out to sea. And the winds that blow remind me, of what has been, and what can never be. ~ “The Lighthouse’s Tale”, Nickel Creek
xv. What if I had never let you go? Would you be the man I used to know? If I'd stayed, if you'd tried, if we could only turn back time. ~ “What If”, Kate Winslet
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xi. The Black Freighter
That read, along with good things I've heard from others (such as
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Actually, I'd been asking about the article. I've seen bits of the show, and I don't like it so much. I really don't like the funky things they do with the camera angles, and the philosophic nature of it gets a little bit grating. But that's just me.
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I think what the article is groping towards is the split between "high SF" and "low SF," which map fairly well to high fantasy and low fantasy. High fantasy is your LOTR and Beowulf, low fantasy is your Fafhrd and Grey Mouser, your Thieves' World.
It's definitely possible to map these distinctions to SF, looking at your traditional space opera and the darker, grimmer views of Whedon, Moore, and the latest set of hard-SF writers.
(Note that hard SF will probably have a tendency to fall into "low SF" rather than high, though this is not absolute - i.e. Dune and the Known Space stories).
Seemed to me that the only part of the article I might take exception to is the bit about the bumpy foreheads. Only reason I object is because Trek finally had a rational explanation for why all the species were humanoid (in The Chase from TNG).
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xxii: I think it's from Rocky Horror, but I've got no clue.
xxiii. "Reflection", or summat like that, from Mulan
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Not bad!
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xv. "It's a Dangerous Game", Jekyll and Hyde
xvii. "Marian the Librarian", The Music Man
xxi. "Ascot Gavotte", My Fair Lady
xxii. something from west side story?
xxiii. "Reflection", Christina Aguilera (Mulan)
Yeah, the only music i know is show tunes :P
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(Anonymous) 2006-01-21 12:12 am (UTC)(link)xix. "the sign" ace of base
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Can I ask who you are?
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(Anonymous) 2006-01-21 05:26 am (UTC)(link)xx. Save the Last Dance For Me
I win at oldies!
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