"Careless Whisper" by George Michael
Share a song you call something other than its official title. What do you call it?
I thought this song was called "Never gonna dance again". Maybe that's why I had trouble finding it for my music collection. My favorite part of trivia about the song was that the saxophonist didn't believe that they could make it the way that George Michael wanted.
Did my first HIIT workout in months. Just 10 minutes and I’m covered in sweat.
"Crazy" by Seal
What song has the same vibe as your favorite book? Which book?
I can't think of what my favorite book is at the moment, but I'm currently reading the Dungeon Crawler Carl series. I think this song goes hand in hand with the things that happen in the book.
Oh man, I didn’t know what this movie was about when my wife put it on. These stories were hard to watch and that makes me sad in that it echoes so much of the what happened and what continues to persist.
"Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head (Rerecorded)" by B.J. Thomas
Post one of your favorite songs about rain.
I think about this as we move closer and closer to having a rain storm.
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"Another Day in Paradise (2016 Remastered)" by Phil Collins
What song makes you feel like you're in a dream?
I sometimes feel like this is the song for people who say that they "don't want to get political". I guess that's one of those things that happen when you have the privilege of things working out for you.
Does anyone remember when the guy from Duck Dynasty was talking about how joyful slavery was? For some reason, I’m reminded of that…
"Jolene" by Dolly Parton
The Dolly Parton song that means the most to you.
I like this song because I heard it performed on the first season of the American version of The Voice by Vicci Martinez. I honestly thought she was going to win. That season allowed the contestants to perform their own songs on the show.
I’m trying to determine what the next step that I want to take will be. It feels like I’m just sitting her waiting for life to make the choice for me. Sometimes it works out, but most times it doesn’t. The horrible part is that it’s my brain telling me that it’s because I didn’t make the decision, it’s not my fault.
This is a fallacy.
Not making a choice is a choice.
If I ever send a picture of text in an email or documentation, please remind me that I’m now part of the problem.
Finished reading: Blood rising by Markus Redmond 📚
This book follows up on the Markus Redmond’s Blood Slaves. It’s not as brutal as the first book, but can still be pretty hard to read during some of the violent parts. Still has some scenes that made me wonder what exactly the author wants to do.
A flower on a dying bush.
Finished reading: All Accounts Settled: Fred the Vampire Accountant #9 by Drew Hayes 📚
A very satisfying ending to the series. Everything pretty much gets wrapped up which is good because I don’t know how you could have upped the stakes anymore with these characters.
Finished reading: Blood Slaves by Markus Redmond 📚
This was a hard one for me to read because of the violence that happens throughout the book. I’m happy that I stuck with it. Not a great book but still entertaining.
Finished reading: All Hail Chaos by Sarah Rees Brennan 📚
In stories there are two ways to end a character. There is the death of the character; for example Mercutio from Romeo and Juliet. And then there’s when you kill any reasonable reason to like a character; for example Jacob from the Twilight Saga. In the first book, you can think of our “villains” as people making the most of a situation that they have no control over and working with characters that they didn’t feel were real. In this one, it feels as if bad people are doing the worst thing they can think of simply because they are bad people.
I wonder if Ed Sheeran will be the halftime show this year.
"Cinderella" by Remi Wolf
I’ve been meaning to bring up this song. FutureBird was talking about how funk is making a come back. Some would say it never left, I feel that in light of all the algorithmically generated music, people are appreciating what a band can do.
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It doesn’t matter if you spend a lot of time making things clear. Sometimes, people just not read your emails.
"Walkin' On the Sun" by Smash Mouth
What would you put on for a long brisk walk?
A song not exactly about walking. I remember Smash Mouth as being one of those bands that had the special something that made you notice them.
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"Eins, Zwei, Drei" by LOOK MUM NO COMPUTER
What’s a great song where the lyrics include counting ‘1, 2, 3, 4’?
I don’t remember how this came onto my radar. I was looking for the perfect prompt and it came up.
It reminds me of luff balloons and da, da, da.
Plus the name of the group is perfect for the times we live in.