Six Days Behind

[melayneseahawk]

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.

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

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