There Is No Spoon

Shaken... not stirred

2009-01-26T13:10:00.003-06:00

Your International Spy Name is Papa Deathbird

Your Code Name: The Pirate

You Reside in: Paris

Why You're a Good Spy: You're good with gadgets

What's Your International Spy Name?

Papa Death... BIRD??? Papa Deathbird the... PIRATE!?!

O..... M... G. Ptttttthbbbth!

Geez I need a nap.

Still haven't found what I'm looking for...

2009-01-21T11:52:00.000-06:00

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I identify with this muuuuuuuch too well. Meh.

Meme meme meme.... fnord.

2009-01-11T09:04:00.004-06:00

I almost never (ever) do memes... but in this case I'll make an exception as it's a musical one, and was posted by one of my fave chix ever, Epi. ;)

Here are the rules:

1. For each year you’ve been alive, post a song title (with performer name) that was released that year. There’s some flexibility here - singles, albums, and Billboard Top Songs Chart will all be within a year of each other, but tend not to overlap. You have a song and a date, you’re good to go.

2. You have to post songs that you own, or have owned in the past, or your parents owned when you were a child. If there’s a year where you just don’t have a song, then pick any old song from that year, but mark that year with an asterisk (*).

3. Ladies do not have to list more than the most recent 29 songs. A Gentleman never asks a Lady her age. If you want, though, list ‘em all.

4. Once you’ve posted, tag 4 other bloggers. (or less... or none)

FYI, here’s an excellent site that not only lists the Billboard Top 100 songs for each year, but they let you listen to them!

1972 Roberta Flack - The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face

1973 Marvin Gaye - Let's Get It On (umm... heh)

1974 Kool & The Gang - Jungle Boogie

1975 Van McCoy & The Soul City Symphony - The Hustle (one of 2 dances I'm capable of)

1976 Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody (NO HEADBANGING IS ALLOWED)

1977 Jimmy Buffett - Margaritaville (please rise for the national anthem!)

1978 Steely Dan - Deacon Blues (only song I know of to reference the Crimson Tide. Demz my BOYZ!)

1979 The Knack - My Sharona (My my my-yi-yi WHOOOO)

1980 Blondie - Call Me

1981 Grover Washington & Bill Withers - Just The Two Of Us (this song made me wanna learn saxophone)

1982 Steve Miller Band - Abracadabra (first casette (gee what are THOSE?) I ever owned)

1983 Thomas Dolby - She Blinded Me With Science (quirkiest song EVAR)

1984 Tina Turner - What's Love Got To Do With It (what indeed?)

1985 Madonna - Like A Virgin (as if we didn't all know better)

1986 Nu Shooz - I Can't Wait (STILL love this song)

1987 Robbie Nevil - C'est La Vie (That's just the way it goes... sometimes)

1988 Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up (ok you've officially been rickrolled!)

1989 Sheriff - When I'm With You (longest final note in history)

1990 Bell Biv Devoe - Do Me! (theme of my graduating class, allegedly... GOD have I been out of HS for 19 years??)

1991 C+C Music Factory - Gonna Make You Sweat (I'm just a squirrel, tryin' to get a nut to move your butt!)

1992 Bonnie Raitt - I Can't Make You Love Me (my personal theme song, it'd seem)

1993 Snow - Informer (WTF is he SAYING??)

1994 Melissa Etheridge - Come To My Window (we have officially entered Karaoke Hell)

1995 Natalie Merchant - Carnival (for the guitar line, believe it or not)

1996 Quad City DJ's - Come On Ride The Train (whoo WHOOOO!!)

1997 Hanson - Mmmbopp! (I thought the were girls at first!)

1998 Will Smith - Gettin' Jiggy Wit' It (best re-use of a Pointer Sisters song)

1999 Sarah McLachlan - Angel (nuff said)

2000 Macy Gray - I Try (still think Brent's version is best EVAR, Epi)

2001 Dido - Thank You

2002 DJ Sammy & Yanou - Heaven (best 80's remix period)

2003 Evanescence w. Paul McCoy - Bring Me To Life (hot goth chick, heavy guitar... what more do you need?)

2004 Los Lonely Boys - Heaven (who'da thought someone's PRAYER would go to #1?)

2005 Weezer - Beverly Hills (that's wher *I* wanna be!)

2006 Gnarls Barkley - Crazy (my new and improved theme song)

2007 KT Tunstall - Black Horse & Cherry Tree (Kat McPhee, on Idol, on her knees.... whooo)

2008 She & Him - Why Do You Let Me Stay Here (if you don't know 'em, you should. Zooey Deschanel is da SHIZNIT)

OK there it is, in all its... umm... there-ness. A veritable 36 year hit parade. Enjoy :)

Happi LOLidays!!

2008-12-16T13:32:00.001-06:00

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Merry Christmas, Happy New Year and all that. :)

neo

Laaaaaaaa~~~~~

2008-12-12T11:28:00.002-06:00

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hmmm... think I'll go to karaoke tonite. ;)

Typealize this!

2008-11-24T16:28:00.007-06:00

My friend Epi recently posted her Typealizer results, so I figured I'd check it out... you know... just to see. Welp, here goes...

ISTP - The independent and problem-solving type. They are especially attuned to the demands of the moment are masters of responding to challenges that arise spontaneously. They generally prefer to think things out for themselves and often avoid inter-personal conflicts.

The Mechanics enjoy working together with other independent and highly skilled people and often like seek fun and action both in their work and personal life. They enjoy adventure and risk such as in driving race cars or working as policemen and firefighters.

Hmm... not bad. It does disagree with my Myers-Briggs type, but it's accurate to a point. my MBTI is usually (90% of testst taken) INTJ... thus:

INTJ - "Mastermind". Introverted intellectual with a preference for finding certainty. A builder of systems and the applier of theoretical models. 2.1% of total population.

Free Jung Word Choice Test (similar to MBTI)
personality tests by similarminds.com

I've never gotten an "S" before. I have gotten INTP occasionally. Who knows? I thought I was the only geek that was interested in this stuff. Glad to know I have some good company! :)

fnord,
neo

Zzzzzzzzzzzz...

2008-11-12T16:27:00.003-06:00

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Seriously... I think I *am* narco. My sleep patterns are soooo messed up. Can't drag out of bed in the mornin'. By 3pm it's Extreme Naptime, and I'm fallin' into bed at night. Doc may need to hear about this... I'll go right after... my..... nap...zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

Shoulda Stood In Bed

2008-11-12T11:07:00.001-06:00

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I hear ya, buddy... I hear ya.

-ne0

Feeling Small

2008-11-03T18:10:00.002-06:00

Ever have one of those days when the world feels so big? So big that something as small and insignificant as you just couldn't make any difference? One of those days when it seems that nothing you do will change anything, or mean anything to anyone? One of those days when you're just really quite sure that absolutely noone sees you, hears you, or gives a shit?

I'm having one of those days... today.

neo

Pet Pogo Peeve

2008-11-01T22:42:00.002-05:00

In those fleeting seconds where I have little or nothing to do, I play games on Pogo.com. Perhaps you do too. For those who don't... every game in Pogo has a mini-chatroom where players can, well, chat. Today as I was playing Bingo, my eyes strayed to the chat box. Lo and behold, there's some poor sap pleading with his (undoubtedly) cyber-girlfriend about how miserable his life is without her and how his wife(!!!) pays him no attention, he's worthles, blah blah blah... Now, I'm not saying that I'm unsympathetic to this poor fellow. Lord knows, after my divorce I don't wish marital/relationship strife on anyone. But Christ-on-a-stump, WHY would someone ever spew that kind of stuff out on a public chat room? There's a private chat tab 2cm away on the screen. Why oh why do people need to subject EVERYONE in the place to their personal misery. I don't wanna see the guy grovel.... I hate to see someone discard their dignity like that. Plus, it just plain spoils things for everyone in eyeshot. I had to close the game down and walk off. It was plain disgusting.

I promise I will never strew my private life out in public. For one thing, it's just that... private. But also , I'd never be so inconsiderate as to burden others with my junk. Just..... URRRGH!

Whew... just had to get that out. Have A Nice Day®. :)

neo

Bloggity blog blog...

2008-10-28T16:50:00.005-05:00

Sorry for not being more prolific, but I'm suffering from massive brain strain... I'll try to pop a post or 2 out before I leave this weekend. Promise.

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Tis the (Halloween) Season

2008-10-26T19:30:00.003-05:00

I'll be driving all day on Halloween, but for those of you who get to participate in the tricking and treating... Here's hoping for a fun and safe day for everyone. Check that candy, Mom and Dad... And as a caution for those who might partake of TOO MANY sweet treats...

Happy Pumpkin Day!!
neo

Fall... Finally Thou Comest

2008-10-25T18:23:00.001-05:00

Forecast calls for lows in the 30's... FINALLY. I love Fall in general, but most of all I love the cooler weather it brings. Looks like we're finally gonna get some. :)

They call me... Tater Salad

2008-10-24T11:16:00.003-05:00

1. Woke up (reluctantly) around 9am mumbling "800-654-4262"...

2. 11am. Finally made it to work. No breakfast yet.

3. Breakfast: Potato salad, cheez-itz, and Coke.

Eighth (and final) day of Fall Fund Drive? You betcha.

Tension Breaker... Had To Be Done

2008-10-22T13:57:00.001-05:00

how to get rid of stress..lol

Love, sleep & Starbucks (not necessarily in that order),
neo

Own A Slice Of Air

2008-10-21T11:42:00.004-05:00

As most of my friends know, I work in radio. Not just any radio station, but an NPR-affiliated Public Radio station. "Public" meaning that we get much of our operating funds from our listening audience directly, in lieu of selling ads like commercial stations. Being dependent on public support means that twice a year we have to go on-air and ask for contributions... the dreaded semi-annual Fund Drive. You've seen these on public TV for years... they break out the live concert specials and all that to encourage folks to donate. Ours is a little different, in that we don't change our whole program schedule. It's still an extremely stressful time for everybody in the station as our daily routines get thoroughly hashed for a week and a half, shifts get longer, and of course there's the pressure of reaching the money goal.

Some people wonder why we do it. I know why I do it, and why I think my colleagues do it too. We do it because we believe that Public Radio offers the listener something that no other radio out let does. Whether it's news without the hype and hoopla, an old-fashioned on-stage live radio show (we air two such shows), or music you don't hear on pay-for-play, narrow-casted commercial radio (jazz, blues, classical). I (we) believe that it's important to have a place to find these things. If you've ever said "Hey, check out what I heard on NPR..." or if you've ever had one of those famous "driveway moments" when you just had to sit in the car til the end of the story... Pony up a buck or two to your local Public Radio station. Or heck, do me a fave and pony u a buck to mine. :) 800-654-4262 or www.apr.org

Now, I think I'm gonna find a couch to nap on...

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LOL long and prosper,
neo

Stayin' Alive... literally.

2008-10-20T08:27:00.004-05:00

I was trained in CPR yyyyyyyears ago as a Boy Scout, and I had it down pretty well. I haven't had a refresher since then, so I'm probably pretty rusty. If I'd been taught this technique, I would probably be on top of my game to this day.

If you don't know CPR, learn it. You never know when you could be in a position to save someone's life, whether it's a stranger or someone you love. If you're rusty like me, take a refresher course. I know I'm going to.

neo

p.s. As promised.... ;)

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Well, here we go again...

2008-10-19T22:36:00.001-05:00

Welcome to my umpteenth attempt at keeping a regular blog. :) I don't know what has prevented me in the past, but I've always lagged behind... and eventually stopped all together. I guess you'd say this time I've found a new motivation... y'know? My intent is to do at least SOMETHING daily, but don't hold me to it. 3x a week minimum, I believe I can promise. Nothing earthshaking... just thoughts about life, whatever's made me laugh lately. Hey, it's not much, but it's progress.

In case you're wondering about my choice of name for this blog... I consider The Matrix one of the best damn movies ever made. I identify strongly with the character Neo. He wants to believe he's in control of his own life, but is constantly challenged with decisions he doesn't understand. In The Matrix, a young "psychic spoonbender" reminds Neo that when we try to change our world, it is often we ourselves that change. I find myself constantly reminded that "there is no spoon," and that I must change and adapt if I am to make sense of the world I live in. Pretty heavy stuff, huh? :)

So as you come along with me, I hope you enjoy the ride. If not, just hang your head out the window and feel the breeze. Works for my spaniel, Rusty. ;)

Cheers,
Neo