Only updating for ze meme...

So, my sis tagged me with a meme. I had a hard time with the last one, though. Alright, here we go...

(BTW sis, I'm so using your Youtube-linking-the-song idea!)

Seven Songs:

1. "De-Luxe" by Lush
I blame Rock Band 2 for this. God, the guitars in this song are hypnotic. I'm going to learn how to play it when I get my guitar (and I practice the basics). The lyrics make no sense, but the vocals are lovely.

2. "Road to Nowhere" by Talking Heads
This songs has different meanings, but I adopted an optimistic take, it becoming the unofficial theme to my new year. The video itself is quirky, but do see it.

3. "Satellite" by Guster
My favorite Guster song. This is nearly perfect: the guitars, vocals, lyrics. It's also the unofficial theme song to yet another story idea: a novel with some magic realism business. I haven't seen the whole video yet, but it looks pretty cool.

4. "Through Being Cool" by Devo
Rock Band 2 also is "blamed" for this. The song is funny, and catchy too. Whenever I get worried about people in general, this song helps me feel better.

5. "Things Fall Apart" by Jerry Harrison
Ah, no YouTube clip. So, use iTunes or whatever music program you use to listen to this one. This song is, like the last two, part of a soundtrack I made for a novel I'm working on. The lyrics kinda fit with the situations going on. I also love how he sings.

6. "Karma Police" by Radiohead
When I was going through my writing crisis, this song and "How to Disappear Completely" were my soundtrack. Later on, "Karma Police" became part of the soundtrack to a novel I'm working on. Great vocals.

7. "The Last to Know" by Celine Dion (*waits until laughter dies down*)
I've been working on my main novel project and this song plays often while I'm working on emotional scenes. Ms. Dion always provides with those kinds of songs. (Side note: Good Lord, how many videos does she have?!)

Very well, young one... I accept yer meme!

My sis tagged me with a meme. We couldn't find who came up with it originally, but if someone knows, let us know and we'll give proper credit.

Book Meme:

1. One book that changed your life
The Tao of Pooh by Benjamin Hoff. What can I say, Taoism is cool. This book made it easier to understand. And it has a beloved childhood icon!

2. One book that you've read more than once
The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton. *happy time!*

3. One book you'd want on a desert island
A House Like A Lotus by Madeleine L'Engle. I could read that book over and over and never tired of it.

4. One book that made you laugh
Same as my sis: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams. Second place would be The Age of Innocence. Upper-class snips have never been funnier!

5. One book that made you cry
The Girl Next Door by Jack Ketchum. I cried because it disturbed me greatly that I wanted to see how far the violence was going to go. I'll tell you what, it went TOO FAR!!
(sorry for the shout)

6. One book you wish you had written
What Dreams May Come by Richard Matheson. Before you give me that funny look, sis... I'm mostly jealous of the romantic ideas.

7. One book you wish had never been written
Special Topics in Calamity Physics by Marisha Pessel. Any book that makes me temporarily hate reading should be sent to the Dante's Hell of books.

8. One book you are currently reading
The Doll in the Garden by Mary Downing Hahn. A nice read, but I think I predicted the ending.

9. One book you've been meaning to read
Lady Chatterley's Lover by D.H. Lawrence.

10. Now tag five people.
Uh, no.

I leave you, wondering when the Special Topics fans will come and attack me...

Regards,
Lindsey

P.S.: Sis...



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