More Fun With Music

Wow, three posts in a single day? Someone must have some free time. Anyways, having spotted this on Mike's blog today I figured I'd give this a shot.

IF YOUR LIFE WAS A MOVIE, WHAT WOULD THE SOUNDTRACK BE?
So, here's how it works:
1. Open your library (iTunes, Winamp, Media Player, iPod, etc)
2. Put it on shuffle
3. Press play
4. For every question, type the song that's playing
5. When you go to a new question, press the next button
6. Don't lie and try to pretend you're cool...

So here goes (now, courtesy of my even newer and trustier Zen Vision, pictured at the left):

1. Opening Credits - Elvis Presley "A Little Less Conversation"
(Either the movie's set in Las Vegas, or I'm gonna weigh 400 pounds by the end of this thing)

2. Waking Up - Cyndi Lauper "Time After Time"
(Strange choice, maybe this is an 80's movie.)

3. First Day At School - Peter Cetera "Restless Heart"
(So... I'm not a good student then?)

4. Falling In Love - Jewel "Where You Are"
(Okay, this kinda fits. Must be a hippie chick.)

5. Fight Song - Britney Spears "Toxic"
(A thirteen year old hippie chick.)

6. Breaking Up - Nelly Furtado "Maneater"
(Who can kick my ass.)

7. Life Is Good - Joanna Pacitti "Watch Me Shine"
(Kinda fits as well, but this is clearly turning into a teen movie. Probably starring Amanda Bynes... okay, not bad.)

8. Mental Breakdown - James Ingram & Linda Ronstadt "Somewhere Out There"
(Clearly it doesn't take much to put me over the edge.)

9. Driving - Roxette "Fading Like A Flower"
(Just how badly did this chick mess with my mind?)

10. Flashback - The Corrs "Summer Sunshine"
(Hmm, Las Vegas in the summer?)

11. Getting Back Together - Kelly Clarkson "Behind These Hazel Eyes"
(No guy is ever going to watch this movie.)

12. Wedding - Roxette "Church Of Your Heart"
(Couldn't have rigged this one if I'd tried.)

13. The Night Before The War - Robert Palmer "Addicted To Love"
(Must be a hell of a night.)

14. Final Battle - West End Girls "State Of The Heart"
(Is this a real war or another mental thing?)

15. Moment of Triumph - Jessica Simpson "Take My Breath Away"
(Why not, the movie to this point has been a chick flick.)

16. Death Scene - Futurama Mix "TV Party Tonight"
(My death WILL BE TELEVISED! Does this mean it's Iraq?)

17. Funeral Song - The Cardigans "Little Black Cloud"
(Finally, a little respect...)

18. Ending Credits - The Divinyls "I Touch Myself"
(... I'm so sad.)

R.I.P. Red

Sad news this evening, according to ESPN's website Red Auerbach has passed away. While I'm at heart a Spurs fan now and forever, I've long been an admirer of Red's. The legendary coach who guided the Boston Celtics to so many championships that it's hard to keep track, including a never-to-be-repeated EIGHT straight titles from 1959 to 1966. His trademark end-of-game victory cigars were just one of many things that made the man greatness personified.

Rest in Peace Red, you will be missed.

Open Season

Every once in a while, the gods smile down upon you. The Spurs finish the preseason with a win over the Mavs, a nice way to head into the regular season which starts on Thursday. I know this'll probably get Kyle all riled up, but it's time for the Mavs to wake up to the reality that last year's finals appearance was handed to them on a silver platter by a couple of bad plays from the Spurs in the dying seconds of game 7. I'll give them just enough credit that they rode that high into the Finals, but when they began to believe the ungodly hype around them it all came crashing down and they crumbled. Dirk's a good player, but he's no Tim Duncan. Avery's a good coach and one of the men who brought San Antonio it's first title in 1999, but the General's god status is on hold as long as he's with the other side.

The annual GM survey came out with the Spurs favored to win the title again, and at least they seem to get it. Tim's 100% healthy, something he wasn't for all of last season. Manu and Tony continue to improve every year, and while a year older the bench is still pretty damned impressive. Two newer, younger and more athletic centers will help (enjoy "Hands of Stone", Detroit) in Elson and Butler, not to mention the total theft of Bonner from Toronto. All in all, looks like it should be a fantastic season, capped off by the fourth championship in the past nine years.

Uh... April Fools!

Yes, it's been a while. But I'm not that upset.


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