Mandaris

"Quickly" by John Legend

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What’s your favorite collaboration between artists?

I didn't think that Brandy would be on a better duet than when she sang "The Boy Is Mine" with Monica.

What I enjoy most about this song is the amount of longing for love.

If I had twenty million dollars in a vault somewhere baby
It wouldn't matter anyway
'Cause the doctor told me that I'm dying slowly
So I guess I got to love you while I'm here baby
Did you know?

It's one of my favorite John Legend songs.

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I went to a local anime convention last weekend. It was pretty fun getting to see all the people there. I even had some fun with the foam fighting.

January of next year will mark the 20th anniversary of the event and I’m wondering about what I’ll dress up as if I go.

"Firestarter" by The Prodigy

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Which song would you use to introduce yourself to someone new?

For some reason, this song came to mind. I don't think that it's me at the moment, but it resonates with some of the periods of my life.

I like that aspect of fire; the symbolism of change and how it can make things better.

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I decided to do a little thought experiment as Apple has an announcement on the 9th where they will most likely reveal when the new operating system will become publicly available.

According to Wikipedia, Mountain Lion was the last release that you had to pay for. It was available through the App Store at $19.99 in 2012 which is the equivalent of a dozen eggs or a roll of toilet paper in the United States as of this writing.

All jokes aside, I have been enjoying more than 10 years of updates to the operating system since then. Not every release equally, but I’m grateful for updates and new features to unlock more from hardware that I’ve already purchased. I feel that this should not be taken for granted as we’ve seen business move to subscription models.

At this moment, Liquid Glass has taken up a majority of my thoughts about the upcoming operating system(s). I understand that there are security fixes and maybe a couple other things, but I can’t name them off of my head.

At this point in time, - after running it all summer- I don’t feel I would pay the $28.13 plus tax for this upgrade.

I had never seen this movie, but I am familiar with the phrase we're going to need a bigger boat. I had no idea why a 50 year old movie about a shark could hold so much influence. In the end, I was happy to have seen it.

I had read on the internet that the mayor is The Real Villain and the shark is just trying to be the best shark that he can be. I think that’s just trying to simplify the problem of a community dependent on tourism having to balance the welfare of the residence versus the guests. Most of the townsfolk are content with little accidents until it becomes a directly affects them.

That was the scariest part of this movie.

The inconvenient truth that a whole group of people are ok with the idea that someone could die from going into the water… as long as it does not affect the bottom line.

But, going back to the movie in general, the acting and pacing are really good. I say this as someone who is battling a phone addiction.

Overview

When the seaside community of Amity finds itself under attack by a dangerous great white shark, the town's chief of police, a young marine biologist, and a grizzled hunter embark on a desperate quest to destroy the beast before it strikes again.

"Children's Story" by Slick Rick

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Share a song that tells a great story.

The old man in me jumps up and yells about how that's when rap music was about something and kids these days with their mush mouth songs.

I'm actually a little sad to hear the backing track used in other songs because the story in this song is a good warning on what not to do.

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"We Like To Party! (The Vengabus)" by Vengaboys

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What song always makes you feel better?

This song has a great beat to it. It's simple and soothing at the same time.

Amusement parks would use the song for there commercials to get people excited and it was a whole thing.

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"Hopeless" by Dionne Farris

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Share a song that represents your current mood.

I woke up with a headache. Just feeling a little downtrodden. I don't feel that I met my personal goals this month.

Maybe I can turn it around later on and make next month just a little better.

Well, I'm going to get dressed and go for a walk.

I hope you have a good day.

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